Discovery BoxActs 10:22
Context10:22 They said, “Cornelius the centurion, 1 a righteous 2 and God-fearing man, well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, 3 was directed by a holy angel to summon you to his house and to hear a message 4 from you.”
Acts 22:12
Context22:12 A man named Ananias, 5 a devout man according to the law, 6 well spoken of by all the Jews who live there, 7
Acts 22:1
Context22:1 “Brothers and fathers, listen to my defense 8 that I now 9 make to you.”
Acts 4:12
Context4:12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among people 10 by which we must 11 be saved.”
Acts 4:1
Context4:1 While Peter and John 12 were speaking to the people, the priests and the commander 13 of the temple guard 14 and the Sadducees 15 came up 16 to them,
Acts 3:7
Context3:7 Then 17 Peter 18 took hold 19 of him by the right hand and raised him up, and at once the man’s 20 feet and ankles were made strong. 21
[10:22] 1 sn See the note on the word centurion in 10:1.
[10:22] 3 tn The phrase τοῦ ἔθνους τῶν ᾿Ιουδαίων (tou eqnou" twn Ioudaiwn) is virtually a technical term for the Jewish nation (1 Macc 10:25; 11:30, 33; Josephus, Ant. 14.10.22 [14.248]). “All the Jewish people,” while another possible translation of the Greek phrase, does not convey the technical sense of a reference to the nation in English.
[10:22] 4 tn Grk “hear words.”
[22:12] 5 tn Grk “a certain Ananias.”
[22:12] 6 sn The law refers to the law of Moses.
[22:12] 7 tn BDAG 534 s.v. κατοικέω 1.a translates this present participle “ὑπὸ πάντων τῶν (sc. ἐκεῖ) κατοικούντων ᾿Ιουδαίων by all the Jews who live there Ac 22:12.”
[22:1] 8 sn Listen to my defense. This is the first of several speeches Paul would make in his own defense: Acts 24:10ff.; 25:8, 16; and 26:1ff. For the use of such a speech (“apologia”) in Greek, see Josephus, Ag. Ap. 2.15 [2.147]; Wis 6:10.
[22:1] 9 tn The adverb νυνί (nuni, “now”) is connected with the phrase τῆς πρὸς ὑμᾶς νυνὶ ἀπολογίας (th" pro" Juma" nuni apologia") rather than the verb ἀκούσατε (akousate), and the entire construction (prepositional phrase plus adverb) is in first attributive position and thus translated into English by a relative clause.
[4:12] 10 tn Here ἀνθρώποις (anqrwpoi") has been translated as a generic noun (“people”).
[4:12] 11 sn Must be saved. The term used here (δεῖ, dei, “it is necessary”) reflects the necessity set up by God’s directive plan.
[4:1] 12 tn Grk “While they”; the referents (Peter and John) have been specified in the translation for clarity.
[4:1] 14 tn Grk “the official of the temple,” a title for the commander of the Jewish soldiers guarding the temple (thus the translation, “the commander of the temple guard”). See L&N 37.91.
[4:1] 15 sn The Sadducees controlled the official political structures of Judaism at this time, being the majority members of the Sanhedrin. They were known as extremely strict on law and order issues (Josephus, J. W. 2.8.2 [2.119], 2.8.14 [2.164-166]; Ant. 13.5.9 [13.171-173], 13.10.6 [13.293-298], 18.1.2 [18.11], 18.1.4 [18.16-17], 20.9.1 [20.199]; Life 2 [10-11]). See also Matt 3:7; 16:1-12; 22:23-34; Mark 12:18-27; Luke 20:27-38; Acts 5:17; 23:6-8.
[4:1] 16 tn Or “approached.” This verb often denotes a sudden appearing (BDAG 418 s.v. ἐφίστημι 1).
[3:7] 17 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “Then” to reflect the sequence of events.
[3:7] 18 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Peter) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[3:7] 19 tn Grk “Peter taking hold of him…raised him up.” The participle πιάσας (piasas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
[3:7] 20 tn Grk “his”; the referent (the man) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[3:7] 21 sn At once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong. Note that despite the past lameness, the man is immediately able to walk. The restoration of his ability to walk pictures the presence of a renewed walk, a fresh start at life; this was far more than money would have given him.
