9:26 When he arrived in Jerusalem, 5 he attempted to associate 6 with the disciples, and they were all afraid of him, because they did not believe 7 that he was a disciple.
1 sn Ananias replied. Past events might have suggested to Ananias that this was not good counsel, but like Peter in Acts 10, Ananias’ intuitions were wrong.
2 tn The word “people” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.
3 sn See the note on synagogue in 6:9.
4 tn The ὅτι (Joti) is understood to introduce direct (“This man is the Son of God”) rather than indirect discourse (“that this man is the Son of God”) because the pronoun οὗτος (Jouto") combined with the present tense verb ἐστιν (estin) suggests the contents of what was proclaimed are a direct (albeit summarized) quotation.
5 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
6 tn Or “join.”
7 tn The participle πιστεύοντες (pisteuonte") has been translated as a causal adverbial participle.