Acts 9:15

9:15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, because this man is my chosen instrument ¹  to carry my name before Gentiles and kings and the people of Israel. ² 

Acts 9:1

The Conversion of Saul

9:1 Meanwhile Saul, still breathing out threats ³  to murder ⁴  the Lord’s disciples, went to the high priest

Acts 4:3-4

4:3 So ⁵  they seized ⁶  them and put them in jail ⁷  until the next day (for it was already evening). 4:4 But many of those who had listened to ⁸  the message ⁹  believed, and the number of the men ¹⁰  came to about five thousand.

Acts 4:2

4:2 angry ¹¹  because they were teaching the people and announcing ¹²  in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.

Acts 2:20-21

2:20 The sun will be changed to darkness

and the moon to blood

before the great and glorious ¹³  day of the Lord comes.

2:21 And then ¹⁴  everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’ ¹⁵ 

Acts 2:1

The Holy Spirit and the Day of Pentecost

2:1 Now ¹⁶  when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.

Acts 3:17

3:17 And now, brothers, I know you acted in ignorance, ¹⁷  as your rulers did too.

¹ tn Or “tool.”

² tn Grk “the sons of Israel.” In Acts, Paul is a minister to all nations, including Israel (Rom 1:16-17).

³ tn Or “Saul, making dire threats.”

⁴ tn The expression “breathing out threats and murder” is an idiomatic expression for “making threats to murder” (see L&N 33.293). Although the two terms “threats” and “murder” are syntactically coordinate, the second is semantically subordinate to the first. In other words, the content of the threats is to murder the disciples.

⁵ tn Grk “And” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the logical sequence of events.

⁶ tn Or “they arrested”; Grk “they laid hands on.”

⁷ tn Or “prison,” “custody.”

⁸ tn Or “had heard.”

⁹ tn Or “word.”

¹⁰ tn In the historical setting it is likely that only men are referred to here. The Greek term ἀνήρ (anhr) usually refers to males or husbands rather than people in general. Thus to translate “of the people” would give a false impression of the number, since any women and children were apparently not included in the count.

¹¹ tn Or “greatly annoyed,” “provoked.”

¹² tn Or “proclaiming.”

¹³ tn Or “and wonderful.”

¹⁴ tn Grk “And it will be that.”

¹⁵ sn A quotation from Joel 2:28-32.

¹⁶ tn Grk “And” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic. Greek style often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” but English style does not.

¹⁷ sn The ignorance Peter mentions here does not excuse them from culpability. It was simply a way to say “you did not realize the great mistake you made.”