2:29 “Brothers, 3 I can speak confidently 4 to you about our forefather 5 David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
1 tn The word “there” is not in the Greek text. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the modern English reader.
2 tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”
3 tn Since this represents a continuation of the address beginning in v.14 and continued in v. 22, “brothers” has been used here rather than a generic expression like “brothers and sisters.”
4 sn Peter’s certainty is based on well-known facts.
5 tn Or “about our noted ancestor,” “about the patriarch.”