The supplementary question, Of himself or of someone else?, must frequently be filled out, for the ellipsis which is perfectly appropriate in English may not be satisfactory in other languages. Therefore, one may translate: “Was he talking about himself or was he talking about someone else?”

Quoted with permission from Newman, Barclay M. and Nida, Eugene A. A Handbook on The Acts of the Apostles. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1972. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .