Matthew 8:15

8:15 He touched her hand, and the fever left her. Then ¹  she got up and began to serve them.

Psalms 119:67

119:67 Before I was afflicted I used to stray off, ² 

but now I keep your instructions. ³ 

Psalms 119:71

119:71 It was good for me to suffer,

so that I might learn your statutes.

Luke 18:43

18:43 And immediately he regained ⁴  his sight and followed Jesus, ⁵  praising ⁶  God. When ⁷  all the people saw it, they too ⁸  gave praise to God.

Acts 26:18

26:18 to open their eyes so that they turn ⁹  from darkness to light and from the power ¹⁰  of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share ¹¹  among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then.”

² tn Heb “before I suffered, I was straying off.”

³ tn Heb “your word.”

⁴ tn Or “received” (see the note on the phrase “let me see again” in v. 41).

⁵ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁶ sn The presence of God’s work leads again to joy, with both the beggar and the people praising God (1:64; 2:20; 5:25-26; 7:16; 13:13; 17:15; 19:37).

⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁸ tn The word “too” has been supplied for stylistic reasons.

⁹ sn To open their eyes so that they turn… Here is Luke’s most comprehensive report of Paul’s divine calling. His role was to call humanity to change their position before God and experience God’s forgiveness as a part of God’s family. The image of turning is a key one in the NT: Luke 1:79; Rom 2:19; 13:12; 2 Cor 4:6; 6:14; Eph 5:8; Col 1:12; 1 Thess 5:5. See also Luke 1:77-79; 3:3; 24:47.

¹⁰ tn BDAG 352-53 s.v. ἐξουσία 2 states, “Also of Satan’s power Ac 26:18.” It is also possible to translate this “the domain of Satan” (cf. BDAG 353 s.v. 6)

¹¹ tn Or “and an inheritance.”