Acts 1:22

1:22 beginning from his baptism by John until the day he ¹  was taken up from us – one of these must become a witness of his resurrection together with us.”

Acts 2:29

2:29 “Brothers, ²  I can speak confidently ³  to you about our forefather ⁴  David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

Acts 21:8

21:8 On the next day we left ⁵  and came to Caesarea, ⁶  and entered ⁷  the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, ⁸  and stayed with him.

Acts 25:17

25:17 So after they came back here with me, ⁹  I did not postpone the case, ¹⁰  but the next day I sat ¹¹  on the judgment seat ¹²  and ordered the man to be brought.

[1:22]  ¹ tn Here the pronoun “he” refers to Jesus.

[2:29]  ² tn Since this represents a continuation of the address beginning in v.14 and continued in v. 22, “brothers” has been used here rather than a generic expression like “brothers and sisters.”

[2:29]  ³ sn Peter’s certainty is based on well-known facts.

[2:29]  ⁴ tn Or “about our noted ancestor,” “about the patriarch.”

[21:8]  ³ tn Grk “On the next day leaving, we came.” The participle ἐξελθόντες (exelqonte") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[21:8]  ⁴ sn Caesarea was a city on the coast of Palestine south of Mount Carmel (not Caesarea Philippi). See the note on Caesarea in Acts 10:1. This was another 40 mi (65 km).

[21:8]  ⁵ tn Grk “and entering…we stayed.” The participle εἰσελθόντες (eiselqonte") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[21:8]  ⁶ sn Philip was one of the seven deacons appointed in the Jerusalem church (Acts 6:1-7).

[25:17]  ⁴ tn BDAG 969-70 s.v. συνέρχομαι 2 states, “συνελθόντων ἐνθάδε prob. means (because of συνκαταβάντες 25:5) they came back here with (me) 25:17.”

[25:17]  ⁵ tn BDAG 59 s.v. ἀναβολή states, “‘delay’…legal t.t. postponement…ἀ. μηδεμίαν ποιησάμενος I did not postpone the matter Ac 25:17.” “Case” has been supplied instead of “matter” since it is more specific to the context. The participle ποιησάμενος (poihsameno") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[25:17]  ⁶ tn Grk “sitting…I ordered.” The participle καθίσας (kaqisa") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[25:17]  ⁷ tn Although BDAG 175 s.v. βῆμα 3 gives the meaning “tribunal” for this verse, and a number of modern translations use similar terms (“court,” NIV; “tribunal,” NRSV), since the bema was a standard feature in Greco-Roman cities of the time, there is no need for an alternative translation here.