Acts 6:10

6:10 Yet ¹  they were not able to resist ²  the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.

Luke 6:10-11

6:10 After ³  looking around ⁴  at them all, he said to the man, ⁵  “Stretch out your hand.” The man ⁶  did so, and his hand was restored. ⁷  6:11 But they were filled with mindless rage ⁸  and began debating with one another what they would do ⁹  to Jesus.

Luke 21:15

21:15 For I will give you the words ¹⁰  along with the wisdom ¹¹  that none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict.

¹ tn Grk “and.” The context, however, indicates that the conjunction carries an adversative force.

² sn They were not able to resist. This represents another fulfillment of Luke 12:11-12; 21:15.

³ tn Grk “And after.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁴ tn The aorist participle περιβλεψάμενος (peribleyameno") has been translated as antecedent (prior) to the action of the main verb. It could also be translated as contemporaneous (“Looking around… he said”).

⁵ tn Grk “him”; the referent (the man with the withered hand) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁶ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the man) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

⁷ sn The passive was restored points to healing by God. Now the question became: Would God exercise his power through Jesus, if what Jesus was doing were wrong? Note also Jesus’ “labor.” He simply spoke and it was so.

⁵ tn The term ἄνοια (anoia) denotes a kind of insane or mindless fury; the opponents were beside themselves with rage. They could not rejoice in the healing, but could only react against Jesus.

⁶ tn The use of the optative (ποιήσαιεν, poihsaien, “might do”) in an indirect question indicates that the formal opposition and planning of Jesus’ enemies started here (BDF §§385.1; 386.1).

⁷ tn Grk “a mouth.” It is a metonymy and refers to the reply the Lord will give to them.

⁸ tn Grk “and wisdom.”