Acts 26:31

26:31 and as they were leaving they said to one another, ¹  “This man is not doing anything deserving ²  death or imprisonment.”

Acts 11:20

11:20 But there were some men from Cyprus ³  and Cyrene ⁴  among them who came ⁵  to Antioch ⁶  and began to speak to the Greeks ⁷  too, proclaiming the good news of the Lord Jesus.

Acts 19:6

19:6 and when Paul placed ⁸  his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came ⁹  upon them, and they began to speak ¹⁰  in tongues and to prophesy. ¹¹ 

Acts 4:31

4:31 When ¹²  they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken, ¹³  and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak ¹⁴  the word of God ¹⁵  courageously. ¹⁶ 

¹ tn Grk “they spoke to one another saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in English and has not been translated.

² tn BDAG 93 s.v. ἄξιος 1.b has “θανάτου ἢ δεσμῶν ἄ. nothing deserving death or imprisonment 23:29; 26:31.”

³ sn Cyprus was a large island in the Mediterranean off the south coast of Asia Minor.

⁴ sn Cyrene was a city on the northern African coast west of Egypt.

⁵ tn Grk “among them, coming to Antioch began to speak.” The participle ἐλθόντες (elqonte") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

⁶ sn Antioch was a city in Syria (not Antioch in Pisidia). See the note in 11:19.

⁷ sn The statement that some men from Cyprus and Cyrene…began to speak to the Greeks shows that Peter’s experience of reaching out to the Gentiles was not unique.

⁵ tn Or “laid.”

⁶ sn The coming of the Holy Spirit here is another case where the Spirit comes and prophesy results in Acts (see Acts 2). Paul’s action parallels that of Peter (Acts 8) and not just with Gentiles.

⁷ tn The imperfect verb ἐλάλουν (elaloun) has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.

⁸ tn The imperfect verb ἐπροφήτευον (eprofhteuon) has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.

⁷ tn Grk “And when.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.

⁸ sn The place where they were assembled…was shaken. This signifies that God is in their midst. See Acts 16:26; Exod 19:18; Ps 114:7; Isa 6:4.

⁹ tn The imperfect verb has been translated as an ingressive imperfect (“began to speak”). Logical sequencing suggests that their speaking began after they were filled with the Spirit. The prayer was answered immediately.

¹⁰ tn Or “speak God’s message.”

¹¹ tn Or “with boldness.”