Acts 1:7

1:7 He told them, “You are not permitted to know ¹  the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority.

Acts 12:4

12:4 When he had seized him, he put him in prison, handing him over to four squads ²  of soldiers to guard him. Herod ³  planned ⁴  to bring him out for public trial ⁵  after the Passover.

[1:7]  ¹ tn Grk “It is not for you to know.”

[12:4]  ² sn Four squads of soldiers. Each squad was a detachment of four soldiers.

[12:4]  ³ tn Grk “guard him, planning to bring him out.” The Greek construction continues with a participle (βουλόμενος, boulomeno") and an infinitive (ἀναγαγεῖν, anagagein), but this creates an awkward and lengthy sentence in English. Thus a reference to Herod was introduced as subject and the participle translated as a finite verb (“Herod planned”).

[12:4]  ⁴ tn Or “intended”; Grk “wanted.”

[12:4]  ⁵ tn Grk “to bring him out to the people,” but in this context a public trial (with certain condemnation as the result) is doubtless what Herod planned. L&N 15.176 translates this phrase “planning to bring him up for a public trial after the Passover.”