2 Corinthians 11:32

11:32 In Damascus, the governor ¹  under King Aretas was guarding the city of Damascus ²  in order to arrest ³  me,

Acts 9:24

9:24 but Saul learned of their plot against him. ⁴  They were also watching ⁵  the city gates ⁶  day and night so that they could kill him.

Acts 17:5

17:5 But the Jews became jealous, ⁷  and gathering together some worthless men from the rabble in the marketplace, ⁸  they formed a mob ⁹  and set the city in an uproar. ¹⁰  They attacked Jason’s house, ¹¹  trying to find Paul and Silas ¹²  to bring them out to the assembly. ¹³ 

[11:32]  ¹ tn Grk “ethnarch.”

[11:32]  ² tn Grk “the city of the Damascenes.”

[11:32]  ³ tn Or “to seize,” “to catch.”

[9:24]  ⁴ tn The words “against him” are implied, as suggested by L&N 30.71.

[9:24]  ⁵ tn Or “guarding.” This is a negative term in Luke-Acts (Luke 6:7; 14:1; 20:20).

[9:24]  ⁶ tn The word πύλη (pulh) may refer to a house door or gate, or to the large gates used in a palace, temple, or city wall. Here the context clearly indicates a reference to the latter, so the translation “city gates” is used.

[17:5]  ⁷ tn Grk “becoming jealous.” The participle ζηλώσαντες (zhlwsante") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. So elsewhere in Acts (5:17; 7:9; 13:45).

[17:5]  ⁸ tn Literally ἀγοραῖος (agoraio") refers to the crowd in the marketplace, although BDAG 14-15 s.v. ἀγοραῖος 1 gives the meaning, by extension, as “rabble.” Such a description is certainly appropriate in this context. L&N 15.127 translates the phrase “worthless men from the streets.”

[17:5]  ⁹ tn On this term, which is a NT hapax legomenon, see BDAG 745 s.v. ὀχλοποιέω.

[17:5]  ¹⁰ tn BDAG 458 s.v. θορυβέω 1 has “set the city in an uproar, start a riot in the city” for the meaning of ἐθορύβουν (eqoruboun) in this verse.

[17:5]  ¹¹ sn The attack took place at Jason’s house because this was probably the location of the new house church.

[17:5]  ¹² tn Grk “them”; the referents (Paul and Silas) have been specified in the translation for clarity.

[17:5]  ¹³ tn BDAG 223 s.v. δῆμος 2 has “in a Hellenistic city, a convocation of citizens called together for the purpose of transacting official business, popular assembly προάγειν εἰς τὸν δ. Ac 17:5.”