Acts 4:31

4:31 When ¹  they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken, ²  and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak ³  the word of God ⁴  courageously. ⁵ 

Acts 6:14

6:14 For we have heard him saying that Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place and change the customs ⁶  that Moses handed down to us.”

Acts 7:49

7:49 ‘Heaven is my throne,

and earth is the footstool for my feet.

What kind of house will you build for me, says the Lord,

or what is my resting place? ⁷ 

Acts 12:17

12:17 He motioned to them ⁸  with his hand to be quiet and then related ⁹  how the Lord had brought ¹⁰  him out of the prison. He said, “Tell James and the brothers these things,” and then he left and went to another place. ¹¹ 

Acts 16:3

16:3 Paul wanted Timothy ¹²  to accompany him, and he took ¹³  him and circumcised ¹⁴  him because of the Jews who were in those places, ¹⁵  for they all knew that his father was Greek. ¹⁶ 

Acts 25:16

25:16 I answered them ¹⁷  that it was not the custom of the Romans to hand over anyone ¹⁸  before the accused had met his accusers face to face ¹⁹  and had been given ²⁰  an opportunity to make a defense against the accusation. ²¹ 

¹ 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.

² 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.

³ 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.

⁴ tn Or “speak God’s message.”

⁵ tn Or “with boldness.”

⁶ tn Or “practices.”

¹¹ sn What kind…resting place? The rhetorical questions suggest mere human beings cannot build a house to contain God.

¹⁶ tn Or “He gave them a signal.” Grk “Giving them a signal…he related to them.” The participle κατασείσας (kataseisa") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

¹⁷ tc ‡ Most mss, including some of the most important ones (B D E Ψ Ï sy), read αὐτοῖς (autoi", “to them”) here, while some excellent and early witnesses (Ì^45vid,74vid א A 33 81 945 1739 pc) lack the pronoun. Although it is possible that the pronoun was deleted because it was seen as superfluous, it is also possible that it was added as a natural expansion on the text, strengthening the connection between Peter and his listeners. Although a decision is difficult, the shorter reading is slightly preferred. NA²⁷ puts the pronoun in brackets, indicating some doubts as to its authenticity.

¹⁸ tn Or “led.”

¹⁹ sn He…went to another place. This is Peter’s last appearance in Acts with the exception of the Jerusalem council in Acts 15.

²¹ tn Grk “this one”; the referent (Timothy) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

²² tn Grk “and taking him he circumcised him.” The participle λαβών (labwn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. Paul’s cultural sensitivity showed in his action here. He did not want Timothy’s lack of circumcision to become an issue (1 Cor 9:15-23).

²³ tn The verb περιέτεμεν (perietemen) here may be understood as causative (cf. ExSyn 411-12) if Paul did not personally perform the circumcision.

²⁴ tn Or “who lived in the area.”

²⁵ tn The anarthrous predicate nominative has been translated as qualitative (“Greek”) rather than indefinite (“a Greek”).

²⁶ tn Grk “to whom I answered.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, the relative pronoun (“whom”) has been replaced with a personal pronoun (“them”) and a new sentence started in the translation at the beginning of v. 16.

²⁷ tn Grk “any man.” This is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpos).

²⁸ tn Or “has met his accusers in person.”

²⁹ tn Grk “and receives.”

³⁰ tn Or “indictment” (a legal technical term). BDAG 273-74 s.v. ἔγκλημα 1 states, “legal t.t.…ἀπολογία περὶ τοῦ ἐ. defense against the accusation Ac 25:16.” L&N 56.6 defines ἔγκλημα (enklhma) as “(a technical, legal term) a formal indictment or accusation brought against someone – ‘indictment, accusation, case.’ …‘and might receive an opportunity for a defense against the indictment’ Ac 25:16.”