Acts 5:15

5:15 Thus ¹  they even carried the sick out into the streets, and put them on cots and pallets, so that when Peter came by at least his shadow would fall on some of them.

Acts 5:2

5:2 He ²  kept back for himself part of the proceeds with his wife’s knowledge; he brought ³  only part of it and placed it at the apostles’ feet.

Acts 4:29-31

4:29 And now, Lord, pay attention to ⁴  their threats, and grant ⁵  to your servants ⁶  to speak your message ⁷  with great courage, ⁸  4:30 while you extend your hand to heal, and to bring about miraculous signs ⁹  and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.” 4:31 When ¹⁰  they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken, ¹¹  and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak ¹²  the word of God ¹³  courageously. ¹⁴ 

Acts 13:20-21

13:20 All this took ¹⁵  about four hundred fifty years. After this ¹⁶  he gave them judges until the time of ¹⁷  Samuel the prophet. 13:21 Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled ¹⁸  forty years.

¹ tn This is a continuation of the preceding sentence in Greek, but because this would produce an awkward sentence in English, a new sentence was begun here in the translation.

² tn Grk “And he.” Because of the length of the Greek sentence and the tendency of contemporary English style to use shorter sentences, καί (kai) has not been translated here.

³ tn The participle ἐνέγκας (enenka") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

⁴ tn Or “Lord, take notice of.”

⁵ sn Grant to your servants to speak your message with great courage. The request is not for a stop to persecution or revenge on the opponents, but for boldness (great courage) to carry out the mission of proclaiming the message of what God is doing through Jesus.

⁶ tn Grk “slaves.” See the note on the word “servants” in 2:18.

⁷ tn Grk “word.”

⁸ tn Or “with all boldness.”

⁹ tn The miraculous nature of these signs is implied in the context.

¹⁰ 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.

¹¹ 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.

¹² 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.

¹³ tn Or “speak God’s message.”

¹⁴ tn Or “with boldness.”

¹⁵ tn The words “all this took” are not in the Greek text, but are supplied to make a complete statement in English. There is debate over where this period of 450 years fits and what it includes: (1) It could include the years in Egypt, the conquest of Canaan, and the distribution of the land; (2) some connect it with the following period of the judges. This latter approach seems to conflict with 1 Kgs 6:1; see also Josephus, Ant. 8.3.1 (8.61).

¹⁶ tn Grk “And after these things.” 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.

¹⁷ tn The words “the time of” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.

¹⁸ tn The words “who ruled” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. They have been supplied as a clarification for the English reader. See Josephus, Ant. 6.14.9 (6.378).