Acts 1:23

1:23 So they ¹  proposed two candidates: ²  Joseph called Barsabbas (also called Justus) and Matthias.

Acts 10:1

Peter Visits Cornelius

10:1 Now there was a man in Caesarea ³  named Cornelius, a centurion ⁴  of what was known as the Italian Cohort. ⁵ 

Acts 15:37

15:37 Barnabas wanted to bring John called Mark along with them too,

Acts 27:14

27:14 Not long after this, a hurricane-force ⁶  wind called the northeaster ⁷  blew down from the island. ⁸ 

Acts 28:1

Paul on Malta

28:1 After we had safely reached shore, ⁹  we learned that the island was called Malta. ¹⁰ 

Acts 1:12

A Replacement for Judas is Chosen

1:12 Then they returned to Jerusalem ¹¹  from the mountain ¹²  called the Mount of Olives ¹³  (which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey ¹⁴  away).

Acts 4:18

4:18 And they called them in and ordered ¹⁵  them not to speak or teach at all in the name ¹⁶  of Jesus.

Acts 14:12

14:12 They began to call ¹⁷  Barnabas Zeus ¹⁸  and Paul Hermes, ¹⁹  because he was the chief speaker.

Acts 27:16

27:16 As we ran under the lee of ²⁰  a small island called Cauda, ²¹  we were able with difficulty to get the ship’s boat ²²  under control.

Acts 1:19

1:19 This ²³  became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so that in their own language ²⁴  they called that field ²⁵  Hakeldama, that is, “Field of Blood.”)

Acts 3:11

Peter Addresses the Crowd

3:11 While the man ²⁶  was hanging on to Peter and John, all the people, completely astounded, ran together to them in the covered walkway ²⁷  called Solomon’s Portico. ²⁸ 

Acts 7:58

7:58 When ²⁹  they had driven him out of the city, they began to stone him, ³⁰  and the witnesses laid their cloaks ³¹  at the feet of a young man named Saul.

Acts 8:10

8:10 All the people, ³²  from the least to the greatest, paid close attention to him, saying, “This man is the power of God that is called ‘Great.’” ³³ 

Acts 27:8

27:8 With difficulty we sailed along the coast ³⁴  of Crete ³⁵  and came to a place called Fair Havens that was near the town of Lasea. ³⁶ 

Acts 9:11

9:11 Then the Lord told him, “Get up and go to the street called ‘Straight,’ ³⁷  and at Judas’ house look for a man from Tarsus named Saul. For he is praying,

Acts 13:1

The Church at Antioch Commissions Barnabas and Saul

13:1 Now there were these prophets and teachers in the church at Antioch: ³⁸  Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, ³⁹  Lucius the Cyrenian, ⁴⁰  Manaen (a close friend of Herod ⁴¹  the tetrarch ⁴²  from childhood ⁴³ ) and Saul.

Acts 15:22

15:22 Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided ⁴⁴  to send men chosen from among them, Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, ⁴⁵  leaders among the brothers, to Antioch ⁴⁶  with Paul and Barnabas.

Acts 24:2

24:2 When Paul ⁴⁷  had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, ⁴⁸  saying, “We have experienced a lengthy time ⁴⁹  of peace through your rule, ⁵⁰  and reforms ⁵¹  are being made in this nation ⁵²  through your foresight. ⁵³ 

[1:23]  ¹ tc Codex Bezae (D) and other Western witnesses have “he proposed,” referring to Peter, thus emphasizing his role above the other apostles. The Western text displays a conscious pattern of elevating Peter in Acts, and thus the singular verb here is a palpably motivated reading.

[1:23]  ² tn Grk “So they proposed two.” The word “candidates” was supplied in the text for clarity.

[10:1]  ³ sn Caesarea was a city on the coast of Palestine south of Mount Carmel (not Caesarea Philippi). It was known as “Caesarea by the sea” (BDAG 499 s.v. Καισάρεια 2). Largely Gentile, it was a center of Roman administration and the location of many of Herod the Great’s building projects (Josephus, Ant. 15.9.6 [15.331-341]).

[10:1]  ⁴ sn A centurion was a noncommissioned officer in the Roman army or one of the auxiliary territorial armies, commanding a centuria of (nominally) 100 men. The responsibilities of centurions were broadly similar to modern junior officers, but there was a wide gap in social status between them and officers, and relatively few were promoted beyond the rank of senior centurion. The Roman troops stationed in Judea were auxiliaries, who would normally be rewarded with Roman citizenship after 25 years of service. Some of the centurions may have served originally in the Roman legions (regular army) and thus gained their citizenship at enlistment. Others may have inherited it, like Paul.

[10:1]  ⁵ sn A cohort was a Roman military unit of about 600 soldiers, one-tenth of a legion (BDAG 936 s.v. σπεῖρα). The Italian Cohort has been identified as cohors II Italica which is known to have been stationed in Syria in a.d. 88.

[27:14]  ⁵ tn Grk “a wind like a typhoon.” That is, a very violent wind like a typhoon or hurricane (BDAG 1021 s.v. τυφωνικός).

[27:14]  ⁶ sn Or called Euraquilo (the actual name of the wind, a sailor’s term which was a combination of Greek and Latin). According to Strabo (Geography 1.2.21), this was a violent northern wind.

[27:14]  ⁷ tn Grk “from it”; the referent (the island) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[28:1]  ⁷ tn Grk “We having been brought safely through” [to land] (same verb as 27:44). The word “shore” is implied, and the slight variations in translation from 27:44 have been made to avoid redundancy in English. The participle διασωθέντες (diaswqente") has been taken temporally.

[28:1]  ⁸ sn Malta is an island (known by the same name today) in the Mediterranean Sea south of Sicily. The ship had traveled 625 mi (1,000 km) in the storm.

[1:12]  ⁹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[1:12]  ¹⁰ tn Or “from the hill.” The Greek term ὄρος (oros) refers to a relatively high elevation of land in contrast with βουνός (bounos, “hill”).

[1:12]  ¹¹ sn The Mount of Olives is the traditional name for this mountain, also called Olivet. The Mount of Olives is really a ridge running north to south about 1.8 mi (3 km) long, east of Jerusalem across the Kidron Valley. Its central elevation is about 100 ft (30 m) higher than Jerusalem. It was named for the large number of olive trees which grew on it.

[1:12]  ¹² sn The phrase a Sabbath day’s journey refers to the distance the rabbis permitted a person to travel on the Sabbath without breaking the Sabbath, specified in tractate Sotah 5:3 of the Mishnah as 2,000 cubits (a cubit was about 18 inches). In this case the distance was about half a mile (1 km).

[4:18]  ¹¹ tn Or “commanded.”

[4:18]  ¹² sn In the name of Jesus. Once again, the “name” reflects the person. The person of Jesus and his authority is the “troubling” topic that, as far as the Jewish leadership is concerned, needs controlling.

[14:12]  ¹³ tn The imperfect verb ἐκάλουν (ekaloun) has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.

[14:12]  ¹⁴ sn Zeus was the chief Greek deity, worshiped throughout the Greco-Roman world (known to the Romans as Jupiter).

[14:12]  ¹⁵ sn Hermes was a Greek god who (according to Greek mythology) was the messenger of the gods and the god of oratory (equivalent to the Roman god Mercury).

[27:16]  ¹⁵ tn BDAG 1042 s.v. ὑποτρέχω states, “run or sail under the lee of, nautical t.t.…Ac 27:16.” The participle ὑποδραμόντες (Jupodramonte") has been taken temporally (“as we ran under the lee of”). While this could also be translated as a participle of means (“by running…”) this might suggest the ship was still under a greater degree of control by its crew than it probably was.

[27:16]  ¹⁶ sn Cauda. This island was located south of Crete, about 23 mi (36 km) from where they began. There are various ways to spell the island’s name (e.g., Clauda, BDAG 546 s.v. Κλαῦδα).

[27:16]  ¹⁷ sn The ship’s boat was a small rowboat, normally towed behind a ship in good weather rather than stowed on board. It was used for landings, to maneuver the ship for tacking, and to lay anchors (not a lifeboat in the modern sense, although it could have served as a means of escape for some of the sailors; see v. 30). See L. Casson, Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World, 248f.

[1:19]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “And this.” 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.

[1:19]  ¹⁸ sn Their own language refers to Aramaic, the primary language spoken in Palestine in Jesus’ day.

[1:19]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “that field was called.” The passive voice has been converted to active in the translation in keeping with contemporary English style.

[3:11]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the man) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[3:11]  ²⁰ tn Or “portico,” “colonnade”; Grk “stoa.” The translation “covered walkway” (a descriptive translation) was used here because the architectural term “portico” or “colonnade” is less familiar. However, the more technical term “portico” was retained in the actual name that follows.

[3:11]  ²¹ sn Solomon’s Portico was a covered walkway formed by rows of columns supporting a roof and open on the inner side facing the center of the temple complex. It was located on the east side of the temple (Josephus, Ant. 15.11.3-5 [15.391-420], 20.9.7 [20.221]) and was a place of commerce and conversation.

[7:58]  ²¹ tn Grk “And when.” 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.

[7:58]  ²² sn They began to stone him. The irony of the scene is that the people do exactly what the speech complains about in v. 52.

[7:58]  ²³ tn Or “outer garments.”

[8:10]  ²³ tn Grk “all of them”; the referent (the people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:10]  ²⁴ tn Or “This man is what is called the Great Power of God.” The translation “what is called the Great Power of God” is given by BDAG 263 s.v. δύναμις 5, but the repetition of the article before καλουμένη μεγάλη (kaloumenh megalh) suggests the translation “the power of God that is called ‘Great.’”

[27:8]  ²⁵ tn Grk “sailing along the coast…we came.” The participle παραλεγόμενοι (paralegomenoi) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. L&N 54.8, “παραλέγομαι: (a technical, nautical term) to sail along beside some object – ‘to sail along the coast, to sail along the shore.’ …‘they sailed along the coast of Crete’ Ac 27:13.”

[27:8]  ²⁶ tn Grk “it”; the referent (Crete) has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[27:8]  ²⁷ sn Lasea was a city on the southern coast of the island of Crete. This was about 60 mi (96 km) farther.

[9:11]  ²⁷ sn The noting of the detail of the locale, ironically called ‘Straight’ Street, shows how directive and specific the Lord was.

[13:1]  ²⁹ sn Antioch was a city in Syria (not Antioch in Pisidia).

[13:1]  ³⁰ sn Simeon may well have been from North Africa, since the Latin loanword Niger refers to someone as “dark-complexioned.”

[13:1]  ³¹ sn The Cyrenian refers to a native of the city of Cyrene, on the coast of northern Africa west of Egypt.

[13:1]  ³² sn Herod is generally taken as a reference to Herod Antipas, who governed Galilee from 4 b.c. to a.d. 39, who had John the Baptist beheaded, and who is mentioned a number of times in the gospels.

[13:1]  ³³ tn Or “the governor.”

[13:1]  ³⁴ tn Or “(a foster brother of Herod the tetrarch).” The meaning “close friend from childhood” is given by L&N 34.15, but the word can also mean “foster brother” (L&N 10.51). BDAG 976 s.v. σύντροφας states, “pert. to being brought up with someone, either as a foster-brother or as a companion/friend,” which covers both alternatives. Context does not given enough information to be certain which is the case here, although many modern translations prefer the meaning “close friend from childhood.”

[15:22]  ³¹ tn BDAG 255 s.v. δοκέω 2.b.β lists this verse under the meaning “it seems best to me, I decide, I resolve.”

[15:22]  ³² sn Silas. See 2 Cor 1:19; 1 Thess 1:1; 2 Thess 1:1 (= Silvanus).

[15:22]  ³³ sn Antioch was a city in Syria (not Antioch in Pisidia).

[24:2]  ³³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[24:2]  ³⁴ tn Or “began to bring charges, saying.”

[24:2]  ³⁵ tn Grk “experienced much peace.”

[24:2]  ³⁶ tn Grk “through you” (“rule” is implied).

[24:2]  ³⁷ tn This term is used only once in the NT (a hapax legomenon). It refers to improvements in internal administration (BDAG 251 s.v. διόρθωμα).

[24:2]  ³⁸ tn Or “being made for this people.”

[24:2]  ³⁹ sn References to peaceful rule, reforms, and the governor’s foresight in the opening address by Tertullus represent an attempt to praise the governor and thus make him favorable to the case. Actual descriptions of his rule portray him as inept (Tacitus, Annals 12.54; Josephus, J. W. 2.13.2-7 [2.253-270]).