Acts 1:20

1:20 “For it is written in the book of Psalms, ‘Let his house become deserted, and let there be no one to live in it,’ and ‘Let another take his position of responsibility.’

Acts 7:26

7:26 The next day Moses saw two men fighting, and tried to make peace between them, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers; why are you hurting one another?’

Acts 15:36

Paul and Barnabas Part Company

15:36 After some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s return and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord to see how they are doing.”


tn Or “uninhabited” or “empty.”

sn A quotation from Ps 69:25.

tn Or “Let another take his office.”

tn Grk “he”; the referent (Moses) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tn Grk “saw them”; the context makes clear that two individuals were involved (v. 27).

tn Or “tried to reconcile” (BDAG 964-65 s.v. συναλλάσσω).

tn Grk “Returning let us visit.” The participle ἐπιστρέψαντες (epistreyante") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

tn See the note on the phrase “word of the Lord” in v. 35.

tn BDAG 422 s.v. ἔχω 10.b has “how they are” for this phrase.