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 2:2

2:2 Suddenly ³  a sound ⁴  like a violent wind blowing ⁵  came from heaven ⁶  and filled the entire house where they were sitting.

Acts 2:34

2:34 For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says,

‘The Lord said to my lord,

“Sit ⁷  at my right hand

Acts 3:21

3:21 This one ⁸  heaven must ⁹  receive until the time all things are restored, ¹⁰  which God declared ¹¹  from times long ago ¹²  through his holy prophets.

Acts 7:55-56

7:55 But Stephen, ¹³  full ¹⁴  of the Holy Spirit, looked intently ¹⁵  toward heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing ¹⁶  at the right hand of God. 7:56 “Look!” he said. ¹⁷  “I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!”

Acts 10:11

10:11 He ¹⁸  saw heaven ¹⁹  opened ²⁰  and an object something like a large sheet ²¹  descending, ²²  being let down to earth ²³  by its four corners.

Acts 11:6

11:6 As I stared ²⁴  I looked into it and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, reptiles, ²⁵  and wild birds. ²⁶ 

Acts 17:24

17:24 The God who made the world and everything in it, ²⁷  who is ²⁸  Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by human hands, ²⁹ 

Acts 22:6

22:6 As ³⁰  I was en route and near Damascus, ³¹  about noon a very bright ³²  light from heaven ³³  suddenly flashed ³⁴  around me.

[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.”

[2:2]  ³ 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]  ⁴ tn Or “a noise.”

[2:2]  ⁵ 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]  ⁶ tn Or “from the sky.” The Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) may be translated “sky” or “heaven” depending on the context.

[2:34]  ⁵ sn Sit at my right hand. The word “sit” alludes back to the promise of “seating one on his throne” in v. 30.

[3:21]  ⁷ tn Grk “whom,” continuing the sentence from v. 20.

[3:21]  ⁸ sn The term must used here (δεῖ, dei, “it is necessary”) is a key Lukan term to point to the plan of God and what must occur.

[3:21]  ⁹ tn Grk “until the times of the restoration of all things.” Because of the awkward English style of the extended genitive construction, and because the following relative clause has as its referent the “time of restoration” rather than “all things,” the phrase was translated “until the time all things are restored.”

[3:21]  ¹⁰ tn Or “spoke.”

[3:21]  ¹¹ tn Or “from all ages past.”

[7:55]  ⁹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Stephen) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[7:55]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “being full,” but the participle ὑπάρχων (Juparcwn) has not been translated since it would be redundant in English.

[7:55]  ¹¹ tn Grk “looking intently toward heaven, saw.” The participle ἀτενίσας (atenisa") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[7:55]  ¹² sn The picture of Jesus standing (rather than seated) probably indicates his rising to receive his child. By announcing his vision, Stephen thoroughly offended his audience, who believed no one could share God’s place in heaven. The phrase is a variation on Ps 110:1.

[7:56]  ¹¹ tn Grk “And he said, ‘Look!’” Because of the length of the Greek sentence and the tendency of contemporary English style to use shorter sentences, καί (kai) has not been translated here; a new sentence is begun instead.

[10:11]  ¹³ tn Grk “And he.” Because of the length of the Greek sentence, the conjunction καί (kai) has not been translated here. Instead a new English sentence is begun.

[10:11]  ¹⁴ tn Or “the sky” (the same Greek word means both “heaven” and “sky”).

[10:11]  ¹⁵ tn On the heavens “opening,” see Matt 3:16; Luke 3:21; Rev 19:11 (cf. BDAG 84 s.v. ἀνοίγω 2). This is the language of a vision or a revelatory act of God.

[10:11]  ¹⁶ tn Or “a large linen cloth” (the term was used for the sail of a ship; BDAG 693 s.v. ὀθόνη).

[10:11]  ¹⁷ tn Or “coming down.”

[10:11]  ¹⁸ tn Or “to the ground.”

[11:6]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “Staring I looked into it.” The participle ἀτενίσας (atenisa") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[11:6]  ¹⁶ tn Or “snakes.” Grk “creeping things.” According to L&N 4.51, in most biblical contexts the term (due to the influence of Hebrew classifications such as Gen 1:25-26, 30) included small four-footed animals like rats, mice, frogs, toads, salamanders, and lizards. In this context, however, where “creeping things” are contrasted with “four-footed animals,” the English word “reptiles,” which primarily but not exclusively designates snakes, is probably more appropriate.

[11:6]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “the birds of the sky” or “the birds of the heaven”; the Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) may be translated either “sky” or “heaven,” depending on the context. The idiomatic expression “birds of the sky” refers to wild birds as opposed to domesticated fowl (cf. BDAG 809 s.v. πετεινόν).

[17:24]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “all the things that are in it.” The speech starts with God as Creator, like 14:15.

[17:24]  ¹⁸ tn Or “because he is.” The participle ὑπάρχων (Juparcwn) could be either adjectival, modifying οὗτος (Joutos, “who is Lord…”) or adverbial of cause (“because he is Lord…”). Since the participle διδούς (didou") in v. 25 appears to be clearly causal in force, it is preferable to understand ὑπάρχων as adjectival in this context.

[17:24]  ¹⁹ sn On the statement does not live in temples made by human hands compare Acts 7:48. This has implications for idols as well. God cannot be represented by them or, as the following clause also suggests, served by human hands.

[22:6]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “It happened that as.” 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.

[22:6]  ²⁰ tn Grk “going and nearing Damascus.”

[22:6]  ²¹ tn BDAG 472 s.v. ἱκανός 3.b has “φῶς a very bright light Ac 22:6.”

[22:6]  ²² tn Or “from the sky” (the same Greek word means both “heaven” and “sky”).

[22:6]  ²³ tn Or “shone.”