Acts 4:24

4:24 When they heard this, they raised their voices to God with one mind ¹  and said, “Master of all, ²  you who made the heaven, the earth, ³  the sea, and everything that is in them,

Acts 27:40

27:40 So they slipped ⁴  the anchors ⁵  and left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the linkage ⁶  that bound the steering oars ⁷  together. Then they hoisted ⁸  the foresail ⁹  to the wind and steered toward ¹⁰  the beach.

¹ sn With one mind. Compare Acts 1:14.

² tn Or “Lord of all.”

³ tn Grk “and the earth, and the sea,” but καί (kai) has not been translated before “the earth” and “the sea” since contemporary English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

⁴ tn That is, released. Grk “slipping…leaving.” The participles περιελόντες (perielonte") and εἴων (eiwn) have been translated as finite verbs due to requirements of contemporary English style.

⁵ tn The term is used of a ship’s anchor. (BDAG 12 s.v. ἄγκυρα a).

⁶ tn Grk “bands”; possibly “ropes.”

⁷ tn Or “rudders.”

⁸ tn Grk “hoisting…they.” The participle ἐπάραντες (eparante") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

⁹ tn Grk “sail”; probably a reference to the foresail.

¹⁰ tn BDAG 533 s.v. κατέχω 7 states, “hold course, nautical t.t., intr….κατεῖχον εἰς τὸν αἰγιαλόν they headed for the beach Ac 27:40.”