Act 15:14 | NETfull | STEP | Simeon has explained how God first concerned himself to select from among the Gentiles a people for his name.

Acts 15:14

14 Simeon ^{▼▼ Simeon is a form of the apostle Peter’s Aramaic name. James uses Peter’s “Jewish” name here.} has explained ^{▼▼ Or “reported,” “described.”} how God first concerned himself ^{▼▼ BDAG 378 s.v. ἐπισκέπτομαι 3 translates this phrase in Acts 15:14, “God concerned himself about winning a people fr. among the nations.”} to select ^{▼▼ Grk “to take,” but in the sense of selecting or choosing (accompanied by the preposition ἐκ [ek] plus a genitive specifying the group selected from) see Heb 5:1; also BDAG 584 s.v. λαμβάνω 6.} from among the Gentiles ^{▼▼ In the Greek text the expression “from among the Gentiles” is in emphatic position.} a people for his name.