Here "he" refers to Jesus. The prophets before the time of Jesus would have referred to him as the Messiah or the Christ. Alternate Translation: "people would say that the Christ is a Nazarene"
Mat 4:25
the Decapolis
This name means "the Ten Towns." This is the name of a region to the southeast of the Sea of Galilee.
Mat 8:28
country of the Gadarenes
The Gadarenes were named after the town of Gadara.
Mat 12:42
Queen of the South
This refers to the Queen of Sheba. Sheba is a land south of Israel.
Mat 14:3
Philip's wife
Philip was Herod's brother. Herod had taken Philip's wife to be his own wife.
Mat 14:34
Gennesaret
This is a small town on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee.
Mat 15:39
Magadan
This region is sometimes called "Magdala."
Mat 16:17
Simon Bar Jonah
Simon son of Jonah
Mat 21:1
Bethphage
This is a village near Jerusalem.
Mat 22:16
Herodians
These were officials and followers of the Jewish king Herod. He was friends with Roman authorities.
Mat 27:57
Arimathea
This is the name of a city in Israel.
Mrk 2:14
Levi son of Alphaeus
Alpheus was Levi's father.
Mrk 3:17
the name Boanerges, that is, sons of thunder
Jesus called them this because they were like thunder. Alternate Translation: "the name Boanerges, which means men who are like thunder" or "the name Boanerges, which means thunder men"
Mrk 3:18
Thaddaeus
This is the name of a man.
Mrk 5:1
Gerasenes
This name refers to the people who live in Gerasa.
Mrk 5:20
Decapolis
This is the name of a region that means Ten Cities. It is located to the southeast of the Sea of Galilee.
Mrk 5:22
Jairus
This is the name of a man.
Mrk 6:17
his brother Philip's wife
the wife of his brother Philip. Herod's brother Philip is not the same Philip who was an evangelist in the book of Acts or the Philip who was one of Jesus' twelve disciples.
Mrk 6:45
Bethsaida
This is a town on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee.
Mrk 6:53
Gennesaret
This is the name of the region to the northwest of the Sea of Galilee.
Mrk 7:26
Syrophoenician
This is the name of the woman's nationality. She was born in the Phoenician region in Syria.
Mrk 7:31
Decapolis
This is the name of a region that means Ten Cities. It is located to the southeast of the Sea of Galilee. See how you translated this in [Mark 5:20](../05/20.md).
Mrk 8:10
Dalmanutha
This is the name of a place on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee.
Mrk 8:22
Bethsaida
This is a town on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee. See how you translated the name of this town in [Mark 6:45](../06/45.md).
Mrk 10:46
the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar
a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus. Bartimaeus is the name of a man. Timaeus is his father's name.
Mrk 11:1
Bethphage
This is the name of a village.
Mrk 14:3
Simon the leper
This man previously had leprosy but was no longer ill. This is a different man than Simon Peter and Simon the Zealot.
Mrk 15:21
Simon ... Alexander ... Rufus
These are names of men.
Mrk 15:21
Cyrene
This is the name of a place.
Mrk 15:22
Place of a Skull
Skull Place or "Place of the Skull." This the name of a place. It does not mean that there are lots of skulls there.
Mrk 15:40
Joses
This Joses was not that same person as the younger brother of Jesus. See how you translated the same name in [Mark 6:3](../06/03.md).
Mrk 15:40
Salome
Salome is the name of a woman.
Mrk 15:43
Joseph of Arimathea
Joseph from Arimathea. Joseph is the name of a man, and Arimathea is the name of the place his is from.
Mrk 15:47
Joses
This Joses was not that same person as the younger brother of Jesus. See how you translated the same name in [Mark 6:3](../06/03.md).
Luk 1:3
Theophilus
This name means "friend of God." It may describe this man's character or it may have been his actual name. Most translations have it as a name.
Luk 2:1
Caesar Augustus
King Augustus or "Emperor Augustus." Augustus was the first emperor of the Roman Empire.
Luk 2:2
Quirinius
Quirinius was appointed to be the governor of Syria.
Luk 2:36
Phanuel
the name of a man.
Luk 3:1
Philip ... Lysanias
These are the names of men.
Luk 3:1
Ituraea and Trachonitis ... Abilene
These are names of territories.
Luk 3:23
the son of Heli, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi
Consider how people normally list ancestors in your language. You should use the same wording throughout the whole list. Possible formats are 1) "who was the son of Heli, who was the son of Matthat, who was the son of Levi" or 2) "Joseph was the son of Heli, Heli was the son of Matthat, Matthat was the son of Levi" or 3) "Heli's father was Matthat, Matthat's father was Levi"
Luk 3:24
the son of Heli, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi
Consider how people normally list ancestors in your language. You should use the same wording throughout the whole list. Possible formats are 1) "who was the son of Heli, who was the son of Matthat, who was the son of Levi" or 2) "Joseph was the son of Heli, Heli was the son of Matthat, Matthat was the son of Levi" or 3) "Heli's father was Matthat, Matthat's father was Levi"
Luk 3:25
the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos ... Joda
This is a continuation of the list of Jesus' ancestors. Use the same format as you used in the previous verses.
Luk 3:26
the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos ... Joda
This is a continuation of the list of Jesus' ancestors. Use the same format as you used in the previous verses.
Luk 3:27
the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa ... Levi
This is a continuation of the list of Jesus' ancestors. Use the same format as you used in the previous verses.
Luk 3:29
the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa ... Levi
This is a continuation of the list of Jesus' ancestors. Use the same format as you used in the previous verses.
Luk 3:30
the son of Simeon, the son of Judah ... Nahshon
This is a continuation of the list of Jesus' ancestors. Use the same format as you used in the previous verses.
Luk 3:32
the son of Simeon, the son of Judah ... Nahshon
This is a continuation of the list of Jesus' ancestors. Use the same format as you used in the previous verses.
Luk 3:33
the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin ... Shelah
This is a continuation of the list of Jesus' ancestors. Use the same format as you used in the previous verses.
Luk 3:35
the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin ... Shelah
This is a continuation of the list of Jesus' ancestors. Use the same format as you used in the previous verses.
Luk 3:36
the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad ... Adam
This is a continuation of the list of Jesus' ancestors. Use the same format as you used in the previous verses.
Luk 3:38
the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad ... Adam
This is a continuation of the list of Jesus' ancestors. Use the same format as you used in the previous verses.
Luk 4:27
Naaman the Syrian
A Syrian is a person from the country of Syria. The people of Syria were Gentiles, not Jews. Alternate Translation: "the Gentile Naaman from Syria"
Luk 7:11
Nain
the name of a city
Luk 8:2
Mary ... Susanna
Three of the women are listed: Mary, Joanna, and Susanna.
Luk 8:3
Mary ... Susanna
Three of the women are listed: Mary, Joanna, and Susanna.
Luk 8:3
Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's manager
Joanna was Chuza's wife, and Chuza was Herod's manager. "Joanna, the wife of Herod's manager, Chuza"
Luk 8:26
region of the Gerasenes
Gerasenes were people from the city called Gerasa.
Luk 9:10
Bethsaida
This is the name of a city.
Luk 13:4
Siloam
This is the name of an area in Jerusalem.
Luk 19:29
Bethphage
Bethphage was (and still is) a village on the Mount of Olives, which is across the Kidron Valley from Jerusalem.
Luk 23:26
one Simon of Cyrene
a man named Simon, from the city of Cyrene
Luk 23:51
the Judean town of Arimathea
Here "Judean town" means it was located in Judea. Alternate Translation: "the town called Arimathea, which is in Judea"
Luk 24:13
Emmaus
This is the name of a town.
Luk 24:18
Cleopas
This is the name of a man.
Jhn 2:11
Cana
This is a place name.
Jhn 3:23
Aenon
This word means "springs," as of water.
Jhn 3:23
Salim
a village or town next to the Jordan River
Jhn 5:2
Bethesda
a place name
Jhn 11:16
Didymus
This is a male name that means "twin."
Jhn 14:22
Judas (not Iscariot)
This refers to another disciple whose name was Judas, not to the disciple who was from the village of Kerioth who betrayed Jesus.
Jhn 18:1
Kidron Valley
a valley in Jerusalem separating the Temple Mount from the Mount of Olives
Jhn 18:10
Malchus
Malchus is a male servant of the high priest.
Jhn 19:38
Joseph of Arimathea
Arimathea was a small town. Alternate Translation: "Joseph from the town of Arimathea"
Jhn 20:24
Didymus
This is a male name that means "twin." See how this name is translated in [John 11:15](../11/15.md).
Jhn 21:2
Didymus
This is a male name that means "twin." See how this name is translated in [John 11:15](../11/15.md).
Act 1:1
Theophilus
Luke wrote this book to a man named Theophilus. Some translations follow their own culture's way of addressing a letter and write "Dear Theophilus" at the beginning of the sentence. Theophilus means "friend of God"
Act 2:9
Parthians ... Arabians
This lists some of the many nations, regions, and cities from which they came.
Act 2:11
Parthians ... Arabians
This lists some of the many nations, regions, and cities from which they came.
Act 8:27
Candace
This was a title for the queens of Ethiopia. It is similar to the way the word Pharaoh was used for the kings of Egypt.
Act 9:10
General Information:
The story of Saul continues but Luke introduces another man named Ananias. This is not the same Ananias who died earlier in Acts [Acts 5:3](../05/03.md). You may translate it the same way though as you did in [Acts 5:1](../05/01.md).
Act 9:36
Tabitha, which is translated as "Dorcas."
Tabitha is her name in the Aramaic language, and Dorcas is her name in the Greek language. Both names mean "gazelle." Alternate Translation: "Her name in the Greek language was Dorcas"
Act 12:20
Blastus
Blastus was an assistant to or an officer of King Herod.
Act 13:1
Simeon ... Niger ... Lucius ... Manaen
These are men's names.
Act 13:6
whose name was Bar Jesus
Bar Jesus means "Son of Jesus." There is no relation between this man and Jesus Christ. Jesus was a common name at that time.
Act 13:8
Elymas "the magician"
This was Bar-Jesus, who was also called "the magician."
Act 14:6
Lycaonia
A district in Asia Minor
Act 14:6
Lystra
A city in Asia Minor south of Iconium and north of Derbe
Act 14:6
Derbe
A city in Asia Minor south of Iconium and Lystra
Act 14:12
Zeus
Zeus was the king over all the other pagan gods.
Act 14:12
Hermes
Hermes was the pagan god who brought messages to people from Zeus and the other gods.
Act 15:22
Judas called Barsabbas
This is the name of a man. "Barsabbas" is a second name that people called him.
Act 15:23
Cilicia
This is the name of a province on the coast in Asia Minor north of the Island of Cyprus.
Act 16:7
Mysia ... Bithynia
These are two more regions in Asia.
Act 16:11
Samothrace ... Neapolis
These are coastal cities near Phillipi in Macedonia.
Act 16:14
Thyatira
This is the name of a city.
Act 17:1
cities of Amphipolis and Apollonia
These are coastal cities in Macedonia.
Act 17:5
Jason
This is the name of a man.
Act 17:13
General Information:
Athens is down the coast from Barea which is in Macedonia. Athens was one of the most important cities in Greece.
Act 17:18
Epicurean and Stoic philosophers
These people believed all things were formed by chance and that the gods were too busy being happy to be bothered with governing the universe. They rejected the resurrection and wanted only simple pleasures.
Act 17:18
Stoic philosophers
These people believed freedom comes from resigning oneself to fate. They rejected a personal loving God and the resurrection.
Act 17:19
Areopagus
This is a prominent rock outcropping or hill in Athens upon which the supreme court of Athens may have met.
Act 17:21
all the Athenians
Athenians are people from Athens, a city near the coast below Macedonia (present day Greece).
Act 17:34
Dionysius the Areopagite
Dionysius is a man's name. Areopagite implies that Dionysius was one of the judges at the council of Areopagus.
Act 17:34
Damaris
This is the name of a woman.
Act 18:2
a native of Pontus
Pontus was a province on the southern coast of the Black Sea.
Act 18:2
Italy
This is the name of land. Rome is the capital city of Italy.
Act 18:7
Titius Justus ... Crispus
These are names of men.
Act 18:8
Titius Justus ... Crispus
These are names of men.
Act 18:12
General Information:
Achaia was the Roman province in which Corinth was located. It was the largest city in southern Greece and the capital of the province.
Act 18:12
Gallio
This is the name of a man.
Act 18:17
Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue
Sosthenes was the Jewish ruler of the synagogue at Corinth.
Act 18:18
General Information:
Cenchreae was a seaport that was part of the greater Corinth city area.
Act 18:24
an Alexandrian by birth
a man who was born in the city of Alexandria. This was a city in Egypt on the north coast of Africa.
Act 19:9
Tyrannus
This is the name of a man.
Act 19:14
Sceva
This is the name of a man.
Act 19:22
Erastus
This is the name of a man.
Act 19:23
General Information:
Ephesus had a large temple dedicated to the goddess Artemis, sometimes translated as "Diana." She was a false goddess of fertility.
Act 19:24
named Demetrius
This is the name of a man. Demetrius was a silversmith in Ephesus who was against Paul and the local church.
Act 19:29
Gaius and Aristarchus
These are names of men.
Act 19:33
Alexander
This is the name of a man.
Act 20:4
Sopater ... Pyrrhus ... Secundus ... Tychicus ... Trophimus
These are names of men.
Act 20:4
Berea ... Derbe ... Troas
These are names of places.
Act 20:5
Berea ... Derbe ... Troas
These are names of places.
Act 20:9
Eutychus
This is the name of a man.
Act 20:13
sailed away to Assos
Assos is a town located directly below present day Behram in Turkey on the coast of the Aegean sea.
Act 20:14
went to Mitylene
Mitylene is a town located in present day Mitilini in Turkey on the coast of the Aegean sea.
Act 20:15
the island of Chios
Chios is an island off the coast of modern day Turkey in the Aegean Sea.
Act 20:15
island of Samos
Samos is an island south of Chios in the Aegean Sea off the coast of modern day Turkey.
Act 20:15
the city of Miletus
Miletus was a port city in western Asia Minor near the mouth of the Meander River.
Act 20:16
For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus
Paul sailed south past the port city of Ephesus, further south in order to land at Miletus.
Act 20:17
Miletus
Miletus was a port city in western Asia Minor near the mouth of the Meander River. See how you translated this in [Acts 20:15](./15.md).
Act 21:1
city of Cos
Cos is a Greek island off the coast of modern day Turkey in the South Aegean Sea region.
Act 21:1
city of Rhodes
Rhodes is a Greek island off the coast of modern day Turkey in the South Aegean Sea region south of Cos and northeast of Crete.
Act 21:1
city of Patara
Patara is a city on the southwest coast of modern day Turkey south of the Aegean Sea in the Mediterranean Sea.
Act 21:7
we arrived at Ptolemais
Ptolemaic was a city south of Tyre, Lebanon. Ptolemaic is modern day Acre, Israel.
Act 21:10
named Agabus
Agabus was a man from Judea.
Act 21:16
Mnason, a man from Cyprus
Mnason is a man from the island of Cyprus.
Act 22:12
Ananias
Though this is not the same Ananias who died earlier in Acts [Acts 5:3](../05/03.md), you may translate it the same way though as you did in [Acts 5:1](../05/01.md).
Act 23:2
Ananias
This is the name of a man. Though this is the same name, this not the same Ananias as in [Acts 5:1](../05/01.md) nor the same Ananias as in [Acts 9:10](../09/10.md).
Act 23:25
General Information:
Claudius Lysias is the name of the chief captain. Governor Felix was the Roman governor over the whole region.
Act 23:31
General Information:
Antipatris was a city built by Herod in honor of his father, Antipater. It stood at a site located today in central Israel.
Act 24:1
Ananias
This is the name of a man. This is not the same Ananias as in [Acts 5:1](../05/01.md) nor the same Ananias as in [Acts 9:10](../09/10.md). See how you translated this in [Acts 23:1](../23/01.md).
Act 24:1
Tertullus
This is the name of a man.
Act 24:22
General Information:
Felix is the Roman governor of the area who resides at Caesarea. See how you translated this name in [Acts 23:24](../23/22.md).
Act 24:24
Drusilla his wife
Drusilla is a woman's name.
Act 24:27
Porcius Festus
This was the new roman Governor who replaced Felix.
Act 27:1
General Information:
Adramyttium was a city possibly located on the west coast of modern-day Turkey.
Act 27:1
a centurion named Julius
Julius is a man's name.
Act 27:1
the Imperial Regiment
This was the name of the battalion or army from which the centurion came. Some versions translate this as "the Augustan Regiment."
Act 27:5
landed at Myra
Myra is the name of a city.
Act 27:5
a city of Lycia
Lycia was a Roman province, located on the southwestern coast of modern-day Turkey.
Act 27:6
Alexandria
This is the name of a city.
Act 27:7
near Cnidus
This is an ancient settlement located in modern-day Turkey.
Act 27:7
opposite Salmone
This is a coastal city in Crete.
Act 27:8
Fair Havens
This was a port near Lasea, located on the south coast of Crete.
Act 27:8
near the city of Lasea
This is a coastal city in Crete.
Act 27:12
city of Phoenix
Phoenix is a city port on the south coast of Crete.
Act 27:16
a small island called Cauda
This island was located on the south coast of Crete.
Act 27:17
sandbars of Syrtis
Sandbars are very shallow areas in the sea where ships can get stuck in the sand. Syrtis is located on the coast of Libya, northern Africa.
Act 27:27
the Adriatic Sea
This is the sea between Italy and Greece.
Act 28:1
the island was called Malta
Malta is an island located south of the modern-day island of Sicily.
Act 28:7
a man named Publius
This is the name of a man.
Act 28:12
city of Syracuse
Syracuse is a city on the southeast coast of the modern-day island of Sicily, just southwest of Italy.
Act 28:13
General Information:
The Market of Appius and The Three Taverns was a popular market and inn on the main highway called the Appian Way, about 50 kilometers south of the city of Rome.
Act 28:13
city of Rhegium
This is the port city located at the southwestern tip of Italy.
Act 28:13
city of Puteoli
Puteoli is located in modern-day Naples on the west coast of Italy.
Rom 9:25
Hosea
Hosea was a prophet.
Rom 15:24
Spain
This is a roman province west of Rome that Paul desired to visit.
Rom 16:1
Phoebe
This is a woman's name.
Rom 16:1
Cenchrea
This was a seaport city in Greece.
Rom 16:3
Priscilla and Aquila
Priscilla was the wife of Aquila.
Rom 16:5
Epaenetus
This is the name of a man.
Rom 16:6
Mary
This is a woman's name.
Rom 16:7
Andronicus ... Ampliatus
These are men's names.
Rom 16:7
Junias
This could be either 1) Junia, a woman's name, or, much less likely, 2) Junias, a man's name.
Here "sister" means she was a believer, and not a relative. Alternate Translation: "Apphia our fellow believer" or "Apphia our spiritual sister"
Phm 1:2
Archippus
This is the name of a man in the church with Philemon.
Phm 1:10
Onesimus
The name "Onesimus" means "profitable" or "useful."
Phm 1:23
Epaphras
This is a fellow believer and prisoner with Paul.
Phm 1:24
Mark ... Aristarchus ... Demas ... Luke
These are names of men.
Heb 7:1
Salem
This is the name of a city.
Heb 11:32
Barak
This is the name of a man.
Heb 13:24
Italy
This is the name of a region at that time. Rome was the then-capital city of Italy.
2Pe 2:4
he handed them down to Tartarus
The word "Tartarus" is a term from Greek religion that refers to the place where evil spirits and wicked men who have died are punished. Alternate Translation: "he cast them into hell"
3Jn 1:1
Gaius
This is a fellow believer to whom John is writing this letter.
3Jn 1:9
Diotrephes
He was a member of the congregation.
3Jn 1:12
Demetrius
This is probably a man whom John wants Gaius and the congregation to welcome when he comes to visit.
Jud 1:1
Jude, a servant of
Jude is the brother of James. Alternate Translation: "I am Jude, a servant of"