Acts 4:21

4:21 After threatening them further, they released them, for they could not find how to punish them on account of the people, because they were all praising ¹  God for what had happened.

Acts 4:33

4:33 With ²  great power the apostles were giving testimony ³  to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was on them all.

Luke 2:52

2:52 And Jesus increased ⁴  in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and with people.

Luke 19:48

19:48 but ⁵  they could not find a way to do it, ⁶  for all the people hung on his words. ⁷ 

Romans 14:18

14:18 For the one who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by people. ⁸ 

¹ tn Or “glorifying.”

² tn Grk “And with.” 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.

³ tn Or “were witnessing.”

⁴ tn Or “kept increasing.” The imperfect tense suggests something of a progressive force to the verb.

⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

⁶ tn Grk “they did not find the thing that they might do.”

⁷ sn All the people hung on his words is an idiom for intent, eager listening. Jesus’ popularity and support made it unwise for the leadership to seize him.

⁸ tn Grk “by men”; but ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is generic here (“people”) since the contrast in context is between God and humanity.