Acts 9:10

9:10 Now there was a disciple in Damascus named Ananias. The ¹  Lord ²  said to him in a vision, “Ananias,” and he replied, “Here I am, ³  Lord.”

Acts 10:4

10:4 Staring at him and becoming greatly afraid, Cornelius ⁴  replied, ⁵  “What is it, Lord?” The angel ⁶  said to him, “Your prayers and your acts of charity ⁷  have gone up as a memorial ⁸  before God.

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.’

¹ tn Grk “And the.” 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 Lord is directing all the events leading to the expansion of the gospel as he works on both sides of the meeting between Paul and Ananias. “The Lord” here refers to Jesus (see v. 17).

³ tn Grk “behold, I,” but this construction often means “here is/there is” (cf. BDAG 468 s.v. ἰδού 2).

⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Cornelius) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn Grk “said,” but in response to the angel’s address, “replied” is better English style.

⁶ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁷ tn Or “your gifts to the needy.”

⁸ sn The language used in the expression gone up as a memorial before God parallels what one would say of acceptable sacrifices (Ps 141:2; Sir 35:6; 50:16).

⁷ tn Grk “So I said.”

⁸ tn Grk “Getting up.” The participle ἀναστάς (anasta") is an adverbial participle of attendant circumstance and has been translated as a finite verb.

⁹ tn Grk “about all things.”

¹⁰ 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.