4:11a

Jesus, who is called Justus: This does not refer to Jesus Christ. Jesus is the Greek form of the Hebrew name Joshua, which was a common name for Jewish men. This is why the Good News Translation uses the name Joshua here. However it is better to use Jesus as the rest of the major English versions do.

who is called Justus: It was also common at the time Paul lived for Jews to have a Roman or Greek name as well as a Jewish name. This friend of Paul named Jesus was also called Justus.

4:11b

for the kingdom of God: The term kingdom of God (or kingdom of heaven) is used many times in Matthew, Mark, and Luke. See “kingdom of God” in Key Biblical Terms and meaning 2 in the glossary. You should translate this term here in a similar way to the way you translated it in those books.

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