1 Corinthians 4:5

4:5 So then, do not judge anything before the time. Wait until the Lord comes. He will ¹  bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the motives of hearts. Then each will receive recognition ²  from God.

1 Corinthians 15:23

15:23 But each in his own order: Christ, the firstfruits; then when Christ comes, those who belong to him. ³ 

John 14:3

14:3 And if I go and make ready ⁴  a place for you, I will come again and take you ⁵  to be with me, ⁶  so that where I am you may be too.

John 21:22

21:22 Jesus replied, ⁷  “If I want him to live ⁸  until I come back, ⁹  what concern is that of yours? You follow me!”

Acts 1:11

1:11 and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand here ¹⁰  looking up into the sky? This same Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven ¹¹  will come back in the same way you saw him go into heaven.”

Acts 1:1

Jesus Ascends to Heaven

1:1 I wrote ¹²  the former ¹³  account, ¹⁴  Theophilus, ¹⁵  about all that Jesus began to do and teach

Acts 4:16

4:16 saying, “What should we do with these men? For it is plain ¹⁶  to all who live in Jerusalem that a notable miraculous sign ¹⁷  has come about through them, ¹⁸  and we cannot deny it.

Acts 4:2

4:2 angry ¹⁹  because they were teaching the people and announcing ²⁰  in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.

Acts 1:10

1:10 As ²¹  they were still staring into the sky while he was going, suddenly ²²  two men in white clothing stood near them

Acts 2:2-3

2:2 Suddenly ²³  a sound ²⁴  like a violent wind blowing ²⁵  came from heaven ²⁶  and filled the entire house where they were sitting. 2:3 And tongues spreading out like a fire ²⁷  appeared to them and came to rest on each one of them.

Hebrews 9:28

9:28 so also, after Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many, ²⁸  to those who eagerly await him he will appear a second time, not to bear sin ²⁹  but to bring salvation. ³⁰ 

Hebrews 9:2

9:2 For a tent was prepared, the outer one, ³¹  which contained ³²  the lampstand, the table, and the presentation of the loaves; this ³³  is called the holy place.

Hebrews 3:10

3:10 “Therefore, I became provoked at that generation and said, ‘Their hearts are always wandering ³⁴  and they have not known my ways.’

Hebrews 3:1

Jesus and Moses

3:1 Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, ³⁵  partners in a heavenly calling, take note of Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess, ³⁶ 

Hebrews 2:1

Warning Against Drifting Away

2:1 Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.

Jude 1:14

1:14 Now Enoch, the seventh in descent beginning with Adam, ³⁷  even prophesied of them, ³⁸  saying, “Look! The Lord is coming ³⁹  with thousands and thousands ⁴⁰  of his holy ones,

Revelation 1:7

1:7 (Look! He is returning with the clouds, ⁴¹ 

and every eye will see him,

even ⁴²  those who pierced him, ⁴³ 

and all the tribes ⁴⁴  on the earth will mourn because ⁴⁵  of him.

This will certainly come to pass! ⁴⁶  Amen.) ⁴⁷ 

Revelation 20:11-12

The Great White Throne

20:11 Then ⁴⁸  I saw a large ⁴⁹  white throne and the one who was seated on it; the earth and the heaven ⁵⁰  fled ⁵¹  from his presence, and no place was found for them. 20:12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne. Then ⁵²  books were opened, and another book was opened – the book of life. ⁵³  So ⁵⁴  the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to their deeds. ⁵⁵ 

Revelation 22:20

22:20 The one who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon!” Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!

[4:5]  ¹ tn Grk “time, until the Lord comes, who will bring to light.”

[4:5]  ² tn Or “praise.”

[15:23]  ³ tn Grk “then those who belong to Christ, at his coming.”

[14:3]  ⁴ tn Or “prepare.”

[14:3]  ⁵ tn Or “bring you.”

[14:3]  ⁶ tn Grk “to myself.”

[21:22]  ⁷ tn Grk “Jesus said to him.”

[21:22]  ⁸ tn Grk “to stay” or “to remain”; but since longevity is the issue in the context, “to live” conveys the idea more clearly.

[21:22]  ⁹ tn The word “back” is supplied to clarify the meaning.

[1:11]  ¹⁰ tn The word “here” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the modern English reader.

[1:11]  ¹¹ tc Codex Bezae (D) and several other witnesses lack the words εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν (ei" ton ouranon, “into heaven”) here, most likely by way of accidental deletion. In any event, it is hardly correct to suppose that the Western text has intentionally suppressed references to the ascension of Christ here, for the phrase is solidly attested in the final clause of the verse.

[1:1]  ¹² tn Or “produced,” Grk “made.”

[1:1]  ¹³ tn Or “first.” The translation “former” is preferred because “first” could imply to the modern English reader that the author means that his previous account was the first one to be written down. The Greek term πρῶτος (prwtos) does not necessarily mean “first” in an absolute sense, but can refer to the first in a set or series. That is what is intended here – the first account (known as the Gospel of Luke) as compared to the second one (known as Acts).

[1:1]  ¹⁴ tn The Greek word λόγος (logos) is sometimes translated “book” (NRSV, NIV) or “treatise” (KJV). A formal, systematic treatment of a subject is implied, but the word “book” may be too specific and slightly misleading to the modern reader, so “account” has been used.

[1:1]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “O Theophilus,” but the usage of the vocative in Acts with ὦ (w) is unemphatic, following more the classical idiom (see ExSyn 69).

[4:16]  ¹⁶ tn Or “evident.”

[4:16]  ¹⁷ tn Here σημεῖον (shmeion) has been translated as “miraculous sign” rather than simply “sign” or “miracle” since both components appear to be present in the context. It is clear that the healing of the lame man was a miracle, but for the Sanhedrin it was the value of the miraculous healing as a sign that concerned them because it gave attestation to the message of Peter and John. The sign “speaks” as Peter claimed in 3:11-16.

[4:16]  ¹⁸ tn Or “has been done by them.”

[4:2]  ¹⁹ tn Or “greatly annoyed,” “provoked.”

[4:2]  ²⁰ tn Or “proclaiming.”

[1:10]  ²¹ tn Grk “And as.” 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.

[1:10]  ²² tn Grk “behold.”

[2:2]  ²³ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated for stylistic reasons. It occurs as part of the formula καὶ ἐγένετο (kai egeneto) which is often left untranslated in Luke-Acts because it is redundant in contemporary English. Here it is possible (and indeed necessary) to translate ἐγένετο as “came” so that the initial clause of the English translation contains a verb; nevertheless the translation of the conjunction καί is not necessary.

[2:2]  ²⁴ tn Or “a noise.”

[2:2]  ²⁵ tn While φέρω (ferw) generally refers to movement from one place to another with the possible implication of causing the movement of other objects, in Acts 2:2 φέρομαι (feromai) should probably be understood in a more idiomatic sense of “blowing” since it is combined with the noun for wind (πνοή, pnoh).

[2:2]  ²⁶ tn Or “from the sky.” The Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) may be translated “sky” or “heaven” depending on the context.

[2:3]  ²⁷ tn Or “And divided tongues as of fire.” The precise meaning of διαμερίζομαι (diamerizomai) in Acts 2:3 is difficult to determine. The meaning could be “tongues as of fire dividing up one to each person,” but it is also possible that the individual tongues of fire were divided (“And divided tongues as of fire appeared”). The translation adopted in the text (“tongues spreading out like a fire”) attempts to be somewhat ambiguous.

[9:28]  ²⁸ sn An allusion to Isa 53:12.

[9:28]  ²⁹ tn Grk “without sin,” but in context this does not refer to Christ’s sinlessness (as in Heb 4:15) but to the fact that sin is already dealt with by his first coming.

[9:28]  ³⁰ tn Grk “for salvation.” This may be construed with the verb “await” (those who wait for him to bring them salvation), but the connection with “appear” (as in the translation) is more likely.

[9:2]  ³¹ tn Grk “the first,” in order of approach in the ritual.

[9:2]  ³² tn Grk “in which [were].”

[9:2]  ³³ tn Grk “which,” describing the outer tent.

[3:10]  ³⁴ tn Grk “they are wandering in the heart.”

[3:1]  ³⁵ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 2:11.

[3:1]  ³⁶ tn Grk “of our confession.”

[1:14]  ³⁷ tn Grk “the seventh from Adam.”

[1:14]  ³⁸ tn Grk “against them.” The dative τούτοις (toutois) is a dativus incommodi (dative of disadvantage).

[1:14]  ³⁹ tn Grk “has come,” a proleptic aorist.

[1:14]  ⁴⁰ tn Grk “ten thousands.” The word μυριάς (muria"), from which the English myriad is derived, means “ten thousand.” In the plural it means “ten thousands.” This would mean, minimally, 20,000 (a multiple of ten thousand). At the same time, the term was often used in apocalyptic literature to represent simply a rather large number, without any attempt to be specific.

[1:7]  ⁴¹ sn An allusion to Dan 7:13.

[1:7]  ⁴² tn Here καί (kai) was translated as ascensive.

[1:7]  ⁴³ sn An allusion to Zech 12:10.

[1:7]  ⁴⁴ tn In this context, tribes (φυλαί, fulai) could also be translated as “nations” or “peoples” (L&N 11.56).

[1:7]  ⁴⁵ tn The conjunction ἐπί (epi) is most likely causal here. The people who crucified him are those of every tribe on the earth and they will mourn because he comes as judge.

[1:7]  ⁴⁶ tn Grk “Yes, Amen.” The expression “This will certainly come to pass” is an attempt to capture the force of the juxtaposition of the Greek ναί (nai) and the Hebrew ἀμήν (amhn). See L&N 69.1.

[1:7]  ⁴⁷ sn These lines are placed in parentheses because they form an aside to the main argument.

[20:11]  ⁴⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[20:11]  ⁴⁹ tn Traditionally, “great,” but μέγας (megas) here refers to size rather than importance.

[20:11]  ⁵⁰ tn Or “and the sky.” The same Greek word means both “heaven” and “sky,” and context usually determines which is meant. In this apocalyptic scene, however, it is difficult to be sure what referent to assign the term.

[20:11]  ⁵¹ tn Or “vanished.”

[20:12]  ⁵² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[20:12]  ⁵³ tn Grk “another book was opened, which is of life.”

[20:12]  ⁵⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the books being opened.

[20:12]  ⁵⁵ tn Grk “from the things written in the books according to their works.”