Act 14:23 | NET2full | STEP | When they had appointed elders for them in the various churches , with prayer and fasting they entrusted them to the protection of the Lord in whom they had believed .

‏ Acts 14:23

23 When they had appointed elders ^{▼▼sn Appointed elders. See Acts 20:17.} for them in the various churches, ^{▼▼tn The preposition κατά (kata) is used here in a distributive sense; see BDAG 512 s.v. κατά B.1.d.} with prayer and fasting ^{▼▼tn Literally with a participle (προσευξάμενοι, proseuxamenoi) rather than a noun, “praying with fasting,” but the combination “prayer and fasting” is so familiar in English that it is preferable to use it here.} they entrusted them to the protection ^{▼▼tn BDAG 772 s.v. παρατίθημι 3.b has “entrust someone to the care or protection of someone” for this phrase. The reference to persecution or suffering in the context (v. 22) suggests “protection” is a better translation here. This looks at God’s ultimate care for the church.} of the Lord in whom they had believed.