Acts 2:25

2:25 For David says about him,

‘I saw the Lord always in front of me, ¹ 

for he is at my right hand so that I will not be shaken.

Acts 2:34

2:34 For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says,

‘The Lord said to my lord,

“Sit ²  at my right hand

Acts 3:7

3:7 Then ³  Peter ⁴  took hold ⁵  of him by the right hand and raised him up, and at once the man’s ⁶  feet and ankles were made strong. ⁷ 

Acts 5:31

5:31 God exalted him ⁸  to his right hand as Leader ⁹  and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. ¹⁰ 

Acts 7:55-56

7:55 But Stephen, ¹¹  full ¹²  of the Holy Spirit, looked intently ¹³  toward heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing ¹⁴  at the right hand of God. 7:56 “Look!” he said. ¹⁵  “I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!”

Acts 2:33

2:33 So then, exalted ¹⁶  to the right hand ¹⁷  of God, and having received ¹⁸  the promise of the Holy Spirit ¹⁹  from the Father, he has poured out ²⁰  what you both see and hear.

¹ tn Or “always before me.”

² sn Sit at my right hand. The word “sit” alludes back to the promise of “seating one on his throne” in v. 30.

³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “Then” to reflect the sequence of events.

⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Peter) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn Grk “Peter taking hold of him…raised him up.” The participle πιάσας (piasas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

⁶ tn Grk “his”; the referent (the man) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁷ sn At once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong. Note that despite the past lameness, the man is immediately able to walk. The restoration of his ability to walk pictures the presence of a renewed walk, a fresh start at life; this was far more than money would have given him.

⁴ tn Grk “This one God exalted” (emphatic).

⁵ tn Or “Founder” (of a movement).

⁶ tn Or “to give repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.”

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

⁶ tn Grk “being full,” but the participle ὑπάρχων (Juparcwn) has not been translated since it would be redundant in English.

⁷ tn Grk “looking intently toward heaven, saw.” The participle ἀτενίσας (atenisa") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

⁸ sn The picture of Jesus standing (rather than seated) probably indicates his rising to receive his child. By announcing his vision, Stephen thoroughly offended his audience, who believed no one could share God’s place in heaven. The phrase is a variation on Ps 110:1.

⁶ tn Grk “And he said, ‘Look!’” Because of the length of the Greek sentence and the tendency of contemporary English style to use shorter sentences, καί (kai) has not been translated here; a new sentence is begun instead.

⁷ tn The aorist participle ὑψωθείς (Juywqei") could be taken temporally: “So then, after he was exalted…” In the translation the more neutral “exalted” (a shorter form of “having been exalted”) was used to preserve the ambiguity of the original Greek.

⁸ sn The expression the right hand of God represents supreme power and authority. Its use here sets up the quotation of Ps 110:1 in v. 34.

⁹ tn The aorist participle λαβών (labwn) could be taken temporally: “So then, after he was exalted…and received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit.” In the translation the more neutral “having received” was used to preserve the ambiguity of the original Greek.

¹⁰ tn Here the genitive τοῦ πνεύματος (tou pneumato") is a genitive of apposition; the promise consists of the Holy Spirit.

¹¹ sn The use of the verb poured out looks back to 2:17-18, where the same verb occurs twice.