Acts 1:8

1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest parts ¹  of the earth.”

Acts 2:22

2:22 “Men of Israel, ²  listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man clearly attested to you by God with powerful deeds, ³  wonders, and miraculous signs ⁴  that God performed among you through him, just as you yourselves know –

Acts 3:12

3:12 When Peter saw this, he declared to the people, “Men of Israel, ⁵  why are you amazed at this? Why ⁶  do you stare at us as if we had made this man ⁷  walk by our own power or piety?

Acts 10:38

10:38 with respect to Jesus from Nazareth, ⁸  that ⁹  God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power. He ¹⁰  went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, ¹¹  because God was with him. ¹² 

¹ tn Or “to the ends.”

² tn Or “Israelite men,” although this is less natural English. The Greek term here is ἀνήρ (anhr), which only exceptionally is used in a generic sense of both males and females. In this context, it is conceivable that this is a generic usage, although it can also be argued that Peter’s remarks were addressed primarily to the men present, even if women were there.

³ tn Or “miraculous deeds.”

⁴ tn Again, the context indicates the miraculous nature of these signs, and this is specified in the translation.

³ tn Or perhaps “People of Israel,” since this was taking place in Solomon’s Portico and women may have been present. The Greek ἄνδρες ᾿Ισραηλῖται (andre" Israhlitai) used in the plural would normally mean “men, gentlemen” (BDAG 79 s.v. ἀνήρ 1.a).

⁴ tn Grk “or why.”

⁵ tn Grk “him”; the referent (the man) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ sn The somewhat awkward naming of Jesus as from Nazareth here is actually emphatic. He is the key subject of these key events.

⁵ tn Or “how.” The use of ὡς (Jws) as an equivalent to ὅτι (Joti) to introduce indirect or even direct discourse is well documented. BDAG 1105 s.v. ὡς 5 lists Acts 10:28 in this category.

⁶ tn Grk “power, who.” The relative pronoun was replaced by the pronoun “he,” and a new sentence was begun in the translation at this point to improve the English style, due to the length of the sentence in Greek.

⁷ tn The translation “healing all who were oppressed by the devil” is given in L&N 22.22.

⁸ sn See Acts 7:9.