Acts 1:11

1:11 and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand here ¹  looking up into the sky? This same Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven ²  will come back in the same way you saw him go into heaven.”

Acts 4:24

4:24 When they heard this, they raised their voices to God with one mind ³  and said, “Master of all, ⁴  you who made the heaven, the earth, ⁵  the sea, and everything that is in them,

Acts 28:21

28:21 They replied, ⁶  “We have received no letters from Judea about you, nor have any of the brothers come from there ⁷  and reported or said anything bad about you.

¹ tn The word “here” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the modern English reader.

² tc Codex Bezae (D) and several other witnesses lack the words εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν (ei" ton ouranon, “into heaven”) here, most likely by way of accidental deletion. In any event, it is hardly correct to suppose that the Western text has intentionally suppressed references to the ascension of Christ here, for the phrase is solidly attested in the final clause of the verse.

³ sn With one mind. Compare Acts 1:14.

⁴ tn Or “Lord of all.”

⁵ tn Grk “and the earth, and the sea,” but καί (kai) has not been translated before “the earth” and “the sea” since contemporary English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

⁵ tn Grk “they said to him.”

⁶ tn Or “arrived”; Grk “come” (“from there” is implied). Grk “coming.” The participle παραγενόμενος (paragenomeno") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.