Acts 1:10

1:10 As ¹  they were still staring into the sky while he was going, suddenly ²  two men in white clothing stood near them

Acts 1:14

1:14 All these continued together in prayer with one mind, together with the women, along with Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers. ³ 

Acts 2:2

2:2 Suddenly ⁴  a sound ⁵  like a violent wind blowing ⁶  came from heaven ⁷  and filled the entire house where they were sitting.

Acts 2:42

The Fellowship of the Early Believers

2:42 They were devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, ⁸  to the breaking of bread and to prayer. ⁹ 

Acts 5:12

The Apostles Perform Miraculous Signs and Wonders

5:12 Now many miraculous signs ¹⁰  and wonders came about among the people through the hands of the apostles. By ¹¹  common consent ¹²  they were all meeting together in Solomon’s Portico. ¹³ 

Acts 11:20

11:20 But there were some men from Cyprus ¹⁴  and Cyrene ¹⁵  among them who came ¹⁶  to Antioch ¹⁷  and began to speak to the Greeks ¹⁸  too, proclaiming the good news of the Lord Jesus.

Acts 12:3

12:3 When he saw that this pleased the Jews, ¹⁹  he proceeded to arrest Peter too. (This took place during the feast of Unleavened Bread.) ²⁰ 

Acts 12:12

12:12 When Peter ²¹  realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John Mark, ²²  where many people had gathered together and were praying.

Acts 13:48

13:48 When the Gentiles heard this, they began to rejoice ²³  and praise ²⁴  the word of the Lord, and all who had been appointed for eternal life ²⁵  believed.

Acts 14:4

14:4 But the population ²⁶  of the city was divided; some ²⁷  sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.

Acts 14:26

14:26 From there they sailed back to Antioch, ²⁸  where they had been commended ²⁹  to the grace of God for the work they had now completed. ³⁰ 

Acts 21:29

21:29 (For they had seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with him previously, and ³¹  they assumed Paul had brought him into the inner temple courts.) ³² 

[1:10]  ¹ 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]  ² tn Grk “behold.”

[1:14]  ³ sn Jesus’ brothers are mentioned in Matt 13:55 and John 7:3.

[2:2]  ⁵ 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]  ⁶ tn Or “a noise.”

[2:2]  ⁷ 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]  ⁸ tn Or “from the sky.” The Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) may be translated “sky” or “heaven” depending on the context.

[2:42]  ⁷ sn Fellowship refers here to close association involving mutual involvement and relationships.

[2:42]  ⁸ tn Grk “prayers.” This word was translated as a collective singular in keeping with English style.

[5:12]  ⁹ tn The miraculous nature of these signs is implied in the context.

[5:12]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “And by.” 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.

[5:12]  ¹¹ tn Or “With one mind.”

[5:12]  ¹² tn Or “colonnade”; Grk “stoa.”

[11:20]  ¹¹ sn Cyprus was a large island in the Mediterranean off the south coast of Asia Minor.

[11:20]  ¹² sn Cyrene was a city on the northern African coast west of Egypt.

[11:20]  ¹³ tn Grk “among them, coming to Antioch began to speak.” The participle ἐλθόντες (elqonte") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[11:20]  ¹⁴ sn Antioch was a city in Syria (not Antioch in Pisidia). See the note in 11:19.

[11:20]  ¹⁵ sn The statement that some men from Cyprus and Cyrene…began to speak to the Greeks shows that Peter’s experience of reaching out to the Gentiles was not unique.

[12:3]  ¹³ tn This could be a reference to the Jewish people (so CEV) or to the Jewish leaders (so NLT). The statement in v. 4 that Herod intended to bring Peter “out to the people” (i.e., for a public trial) may suggest the former is somewhat more likely.

[12:3]  ¹⁴ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.

[12:12]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Peter) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:12]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “John who was also called Mark.”

[13:48]  ¹⁷ tn The imperfect verb ἔχαιρον (ecairon) and the following ἐδόξαζον (edoxazon) are translated as ingressive imperfects.

[13:48]  ¹⁸ tn Or “glorify.” Although “honor” is given by BDAG 258 s.v. δοξάζω as a translation, it would be misleading here, because the meaning is “to honor in the sense of attributing worth to something,” while in contemporary English usage one speaks of “honoring” a contract in the sense of keeping its stipulations. It is not a synonym for “obey” in this context (“obey the word of the Lord”), but that is how many English readers would understand it.

[13:48]  ¹⁹ sn Note the contrast to v. 46 in regard to eternal life.

[14:4]  ¹⁹ tn BDAG 825 s.v. πλῆθος 2.b.γ has this translation for πλῆθος (plhqo").

[14:4]  ²⁰ tn These clauses are a good example of the contrastive μὲν…δέ (men…de) construction: Some “on the one hand” sided with the Jews, but some “on the other hand” sided with the apostles.

[14:26]  ²¹ sn Antioch was the city in Syria (not Antioch in Pisidia) from which Paul’s first missionary journey began (see Acts 13:1-4). That first missionary journey ends here, after covering some 1,400 mi (2,240 km).

[14:26]  ²² tn Or “committed.” BDAG 762 s.v. παραδίδωμι 2 gives “commended to the grace of God for the work 14:26” as the meaning for this phrase, although “give over” and “commit” are listed as alternative meanings for this category.

[14:26]  ²³ tn BDAG 829 s.v. πληρόω 5 has “to bring to completion an activity in which one has been involved from its beginning, complete, finish” as meanings for this category. The ministry to which they were commissioned ends with a note of success.

[21:29]  ²³ tn Grk “whom.”

[21:29]  ²⁴ tn On the phrase “inner temple courts” see the note on the word “temple” in v. 28.