Acts 3:16

3:16 And on the basis of faith in Jesus’¹ name,² his very name has made this man – whom you see and know – strong. The³ faith that is through Jesus⁴ has given him this complete health in the presence⁵ of you all.

Acts 11:4

11:4 But Peter began and explained it to them point by point,⁶ saying,

Acts 13:30

13:30 But God raised⁷ him from the dead,

Acts 17:33

17:33 So Paul left the Areopagus.⁸

Acts 18:16

18:16 Then he had them forced away⁹ from the judgment seat.¹⁰

Acts 23:15

23:15 So now you and the council¹¹ request the commanding officer¹² to bring him down to you, as if you were going to determine¹³ his case¹⁴ by conducting a more thorough inquiry.¹⁵ We are ready to kill him¹⁶ before he comes near this place.”¹⁷

Acts 28:6

28:6 But they were expecting that he was going to swell up¹⁸ or suddenly drop dead. So after they had waited¹⁹ a long time and had seen²⁰ nothing unusual happen²¹ to him, they changed their minds²² and said he was a god.²³

¹tn Grk “in his name”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

²sn Here is another example of appeal to the person by mentioning the name. See the note on the word name in 3:6.

³tn Grk “see and know, and the faith.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation and καί (kai, “and”) has not been translated.

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

⁵tn Or “in full view.”

⁶tn Or “to them in logical sequence,” “to them in order.” BDAG 490 s.v. καθεξῆς has “explain to someone point by point” for this phrase. This is the same term used in Luke 1:3.

¹¹sn See the note on the phrase “raised up” in v. 22, which is the same Greek verb used here.

¹⁶tn Grk “left out of their midst”; the referent (the Areopagus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

²¹tn Grk “driven away,” but this could result in a misunderstanding in English (“driven” as in a cart or wagon?). “Forced away” conveys the idea; Gallio rejected their complaint. In contemporary English terminology the case was “thrown out of court.” The verb ἀπήλασεν (aphlasen) has been translated as a causative since Gallio probably did not perform this action in person, but ordered his aides or officers to remove the plaintiffs.

²²sn See the note on the term judgment seat in 18:12.

²⁶tn Grk “the Sanhedrin” (the Sanhedrin was the highest legal, legislative, and judicial body among the Jews).

²⁷tn Grk “the chiliarch” (an officer in command of a thousand soldiers). See note on the term “commanding officer” in v. 10.

²⁸tn Or “decide.” BDAG 227 s.v. διαγινώσκω has “ἀκριβέστερον τὰ περὶ αὐτοῦ to make a more thorough examination of his case Ac 23:15.”

²⁹tn Grk “determine the things about him.”

³⁰tn The expression “more thorough inquiry” reflects the comparative form of ἀκριβέστερον (akribesteron).

³¹sn “We are ready to kill him.” Now those Jews involved in the conspiracy, along with the leaders as accomplices, are going to break one of the ten commandments.

³²tn The words “this place” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.

³¹tn Or “going to burn with fever.” According to BDAG 814 s.v. πίμπρημι, either meaning (“swell up” or “burn with fever”) is possible for Acts 28:6.

³²tn The participle προσδοκώντων (prosdokwntwn) has been taken temporally.

³³tn The participle θεωρούντων (qewrountwn) has been taken temporally.

³⁴tn Grk “happening.” The participle γινόμενον (ginomenon) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

³⁵tn Grk “changing their minds.” The participle μεταβαλόμενοι (metabalomenoi) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

³⁶sn And said he was a god. The reaction is like Acts 14:11-19 where the crowd wanted to make Paul and Barnabas into gods. The providence of God had protected Paul again.