Acts 12:12

12:12 When Peter ¹  realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John Mark, ²  where many people had gathered together and were praying.

Acts 13:5

13:5 When ³  they arrived ⁴  in Salamis, ⁵  they began to proclaim ⁶  the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. ⁷  (Now they also had John ⁸  as their assistant.) ⁹ 

Acts 13:13

Paul and Barnabas at Pisidian Antioch

13:13 Then Paul and his companions put out to sea ¹⁰  from Paphos ¹¹  and came to Perga ¹²  in Pamphylia, ¹³  but John ¹⁴  left them and returned to Jerusalem. ¹⁵ 

Acts 15:37-39

15:37 Barnabas wanted to bring John called Mark along with them too, 15:38 but Paul insisted ¹⁶  that they should not take along this one who had left them in Pamphylia ¹⁷  and had not accompanied them in the work. 15:39 They had ¹⁸  a sharp disagreement, ¹⁹  so that they parted company. Barnabas took along ²⁰  Mark and sailed away to Cyprus, ²¹ 

Acts 15:2

15:2 When Paul and Barnabas had a major argument and debate ²²  with them, the church ²³  appointed Paul and Barnabas and some others from among them to go up to meet with ²⁴  the apostles and elders in Jerusalem ²⁵  about this point of disagreement. ²⁶ 

Acts 4:11

4:11 This Jesus ²⁷  is the stone that was rejected by you, ²⁸  the builders, that has become the cornerstone. ²⁹ 

Acts 4:1

The Arrest and Trial of Peter and John

4:1 While Peter and John ³⁰  were speaking to the people, the priests and the commander ³¹  of the temple guard ³²  and the Sadducees ³³  came up ³⁴  to them,

Acts 5:13

5:13 None of the rest dared to join them, ³⁵  but the people held them in high honor. ³⁶ 

[12:12]  ¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Peter) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:12]  ² tn Grk “John who was also called Mark.”

[13:5]  ³ tn Grk “And when.” 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.

[13:5]  ⁴ tn The participle γενόμενοι (genomenoi) is taken temporally.

[13:5]  ⁵ sn Salamis was a city on the southeastern coast of the island of Cyprus. This was a commercial center and a center of Judaism.

[13:5]  ⁶ tn The imperfect verb κατήγγελλον (kathngellon) has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.

[13:5]  ⁷ sn See the note on synagogue in 6:9.

[13:5]  ⁸ sn John refers here to John Mark (see Acts 12:25).

[13:5]  ⁹ tn The word ὑπηρέτης (Juphreth") usually has the meaning “servant,” but it is doubtful John Mark fulfilled that capacity for Barnabas and Saul. He was more likely an apprentice or assistant to them.

[13:13]  ¹⁰ tn BDAG 62 s.v. ἀνάγω 4, “as a nautical t.t. (ἀ. τὴν ναῦν put a ship to sea), mid. or pass. ἀνάγεσθαι to begin to go by boat, put out to sea.”

[13:13]  ¹¹ sn Paphos was a city on the southwestern coast of the island of Cyprus. See Acts 13:6.

[13:13]  ¹² sn Perga was a city in Pamphylia near the southern coast of Asia Minor. The journey from Paphos to Perga is about 105 mi (175 km).

[13:13]  ¹³ sn Pamphylia was a province in the southern part of Asia Minor.

[13:13]  ¹⁴ sn That is, John Mark.

[13:13]  ¹⁵ sn Returned to Jerusalem. John Mark had originally accompanied them from Jerusalem (see Acts 12:25). John Mark’s decision to leave became an issue later for Barnabas and Paul (Acts 15:36-39).

[15:38]  ¹⁶ tn BDAG 94 s.v. ἀξιόω 2.a has “he insisted (impf.) that they should not take him along” for this phrase.

[15:38]  ¹⁷ sn Pamphylia was a province in the southern part of Asia Minor. See Acts 13:13, where it was mentioned previously.

[15:39]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “There happened a sharp disagreement.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[15:39]  ¹⁹ tn BDAG 780 s.v. παροξυσμός 2 has “sharp disagreement” here; L&N 33.451 has “sharp argument, sharp difference of opinion.”

[15:39]  ²⁰ tn Grk “taking along Mark sailed.” The participle παραλαβόντα (paralabonta) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[15:39]  ²¹ sn Cyprus is a large island in the Mediterranean off the south coast of Asia Minor.

[15:2]  ²² tn Grk “no little argument and debate” (an idiom).

[15:2]  ²³ tn Grk “they”; the referent (the church, or the rest of the believers at Antioch) has been specified to avoid confusion with the Judaizers mentioned in the preceding clause.

[15:2]  ²⁴ tn Grk “go up to,” but in this context a meeting is implied.

[15:2]  ²⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[15:2]  ²⁶ tn Or “point of controversy.” It is unclear whether this event parallels Gal 2:1-10 or that Gal 2 fits with Acts 11:30. More than likely Gal 2:1-10 is to be related to Acts 11:30.

[4:11]  ²⁷ tn Grk “This one”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:11]  ²⁸ tn The word “you” is inserted into the quotation because Peter is making a direct application of Ps 118:22 to his hearers. Because it is not in the OT, it has been left as normal type (rather than bold italic). The remarks are like Acts 2:22-24 and 3:12-15.

[4:11]  ²⁹ sn A quotation from Ps 118:22 which combines the theme of rejection with the theme of God’s vindication/exaltation.

[4:1]  ³⁰ tn Grk “While they”; the referents (Peter and John) have been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:1]  ³¹ tn Or “captain.”

[4:1]  ³² 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]  ³³ 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]  ³⁴ tn Or “approached.” This verb often denotes a sudden appearing (BDAG 418 s.v. ἐφίστημι 1).

[5:13]  ³⁵ tn Or “to associate with them.” The group was beginning to have a controversial separate identity. People were cautious about joining them. The next verse suggests that the phrase “none of the rest” in this verse is rhetorical hyperbole.

[5:13]  ³⁶ tn Or “the people thought very highly of them.”