Acts 8:26

Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch

8:26 Then an angel of the Lord ¹  said to Philip, ²  “Get up and go south ³  on the road that goes down from Jerusalem ⁴  to Gaza.” (This is a desert ⁵  road.) ⁶ 

Acts 9:15

9:15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, because this man is my chosen instrument ⁷  to carry my name before Gentiles and kings and the people of Israel. ⁸ 

Acts 22:10

22:10 So I asked, ⁹  ‘What should I do, Lord?’ The Lord said to me, ‘Get up ¹⁰  and go to Damascus; there you will be told about everything ¹¹  that you have been designated ¹²  to do.’

Acts 24:25

24:25 While Paul ¹³  was discussing ¹⁴  righteousness, self-control, ¹⁵  and the coming judgment, Felix ¹⁶  became ¹⁷  frightened and said, “Go away for now, and when I have an opportunity, ¹⁸  I will send for you.”

¹ tn Or “the angel of the Lord.” See the note on the word “Lord” in 5:19.

² tn Grk “Lord spoke to Philip, saying.” The redundant participle λέγων (legwn) has not been translated.

³ tn Or “Get up and go about noon.” The phrase κατὰ μεσημβρίαν (kata meshmbrian) can be translated either “about noon” (L&N 67.74) or “toward the south” (L&N 82.4). Since the angel’s command appears to call for immediate action (“Get up”) and would not therefore need a time indicator, a directional reference (“toward the south”) is more likely here.

⁴ map For the location of Jerusalem see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁵ tn Or “wilderness.”

⁶ tn The words “This is a desert road” are probably best understood as a comment by the author of Acts, but it is possible they form part of the angel’s speech to Philip, in which case the verse would read: “Get up and go south on the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza – the desert road.”

⁷ tn Or “tool.”

⁸ tn Grk “the sons of Israel.” In Acts, Paul is a minister to all nations, including Israel (Rom 1:16-17).

¹³ tn Grk “So I said.”

¹⁴ tn Grk “Getting up.” The participle ἀναστάς (anasta") is an adverbial participle of attendant circumstance and has been translated as a finite verb.

¹⁵ tn Grk “about all things.”

¹⁶ tn Or “assigned,” “ordered.” BDAG 991 s.v. τάσσω 2.a has “act. and pass., foll. by acc. w. inf.…περὶ πάντων ὧν τέτακταί σοι ποιῆσαι concerning everything that you have been ordered to do 22:10.” There is an allusion to a divine call and commission here.

¹⁹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

²⁰ tn Or “speaking about.”

²¹ tn Grk “and self-control.” This καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

²² sn See the note on Felix in 23:26.

²³ tn Grk “becoming.” The participle γενόμενος (genomenos) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

²⁴ tn Or “when I find time.” BDAG 639 s.v. μεταλαμβάνω 2 has “καιρὸν μ. have an opportunity = find time…Ac 24:25.”