13:48 When the Gentiles heard this, they began to rejoice181 and praise182 the word of the Lord, and all who had been appointed for eternal life183 believed.
tn The imperfect verb ἔχαιρον (echairon) and the following ἐδόξαζον (edoxazon) are translated as ingressive imperfects.
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tn Or “glorify.” Although “honor” is given by BDAG258s.v.δοξάζω as a translation, it would be misleading here, because the meaning is “to honor in the sense of attributing worth to something,” while in contemporary English usage one speaks of “honoring” a contract in the sense of keeping its stipulations. It is not a synonym for “obey” in this context (“obey the word of the Lord”), but that is how many English readers would understand it.
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sn Note the contrast to v. 46 in regard to eternal life.