Acts 3:19

3:19 Therefore repent and turn back so that your sins may be wiped out,

Acts 5:33

5:33 Now when they heard this, they became furious and wanted to execute them.

Acts 8:6

8:6 The crowds were paying attention with one mind to what Philip said, as they heard and saw the miraculous signs he was performing.

Acts 15:25

15:25 we have unanimously decided to choose men to send to you along with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul,

Acts 17:30

17:30 Therefore, although God has overlooked such times of ignorance, he now commands all people everywhere to repent, 10 

Acts 25:18

25:18 When his accusers stood up, they did not charge 11  him with any of the evil deeds I had suspected. 12 

Acts 26:12

26:12 “While doing this very thing, 13  as I was going 14  to Damascus with authority and complete power 15  from the chief priests,


sn The only other use of this verb for anger (furious) is Acts 7:54 after Stephen’s speech.

sn Wanted to execute them. The charge would surely be capital insubordination (Exod 22:28).

tn Grk “to what was being said by Philip,” a passive construction that has been changed to active voice in the translation.

tn Here the following context indicates the miraculous nature of the signs mentioned. This term appears 13 times in Acts, but only twice more after Acts 8:13 (i.e., 14:3; 15:12).

tn Grk “having become of one mind, we have decided.” This has been translated “we have unanimously decided” to reduce the awkwardness in English.

tn BDAG 255 s.v. δοκέω 2.b.β lists this verse under the meaning “it seems best to me, I decide, I resolve.”

tn Or “has deliberately paid no attention to.”

tn Or “times when people did not know.”

tn Here ἀνθρώποις (anqrwpoi") has been translated as a generic noun (“people”).

sn He now commands all people everywhere to repent. God was now asking all mankind to turn to him. No nation or race was excluded.

tn Grk “they brought no charge of any of the evil deeds.” BDAG 31 s.v. αἰτία 3.b has “αἰτίαν φέρεινbring an accusation Ac 25:18.” Since κατήγοροι (kathgoroi, “accusers”) in the previous clause is somewhat redundant with this, “charge” was used instead.

tn Or “I was expecting.”

tn Grk “in which [activity].” Due to the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started at the beginning of v. 12 in the translation. The referent of the relative pronoun (“which”) was specified as “this very thing” for clarity.

tn Grk “going.” The participle πορευόμενος (poreuomenos) has been taken temporally.

tn L&N 37.40 s.v. ἐπιτροπή states, “the full authority to carry out an assignment or commission – ‘authority, complete power.’ πορευόμενος εἰς τὴν Δαμασκὸν μετ᾿ ἐξουσίας καὶ ἐπιτροπῆς τῶν ἀρχιερέων ‘going to Damascus with authority and complete power from the high priests’ Ac 26:12. In Ac 26:12 the combination of ἐξουσία and ἐπιτροπή serves to reinforce the sense of complete authority.”