speaking about the kingdom of God

The Greek in Acts 1:3 that is translated “speaking about the kingdom of God” in English is translated in the following ways:

  • “Jesus talked with them concerning the matter of God’s having authority over us” in Chicahuaxtla Triqui
  • “he spoke the word of how God is the boss of people’s hearts” in Lalana Chinantec
  • “he taught before them the great big power of God” in Kekchí
  • “Jesus said to them everything which is in God’s hand” in Chuj
  • “they were told by him how God rules Isthmus Mixe (source for this and above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)

See also kingdom (of God / heaven).

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