Acts 10:19

10:19 While Peter was still thinking seriously about ¹  the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Look! Three men are looking for you.

Acts 11:12

11:12 The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers ²  also went with me, and we entered the man’s house.

Acts 13:2-4

13:2 While they were serving ³  the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart ⁴  for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” 13:3 Then, after they had fasted ⁵  and ⁶  prayed and placed their hands ⁷  on them, they sent them off.

Paul and Barnabas Preach in Cyprus

13:4 So Barnabas and Saul, ⁸  sent out by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, ⁹  and from there they sailed to Cyprus. ¹⁰ 

Acts 16:6-7

Paul’s Vision of the Macedonian Man

16:6 They went through the region of Phrygia ¹¹  and Galatia, ¹²  having been prevented ¹³  by the Holy Spirit from speaking the message ¹⁴  in the province of Asia. ¹⁵  16:7 When they came to ¹⁶  Mysia, ¹⁷  they attempted to go into Bithynia, ¹⁸  but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow ¹⁹  them to do this, ²⁰ 

Acts 20:22-23

20:22 And now, ²¹  compelled ²²  by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem ²³  without knowing what will happen to me there, ²⁴  20:23 except ²⁵  that the Holy Spirit warns ²⁶  me in town after town ²⁷  that ²⁸  imprisonment ²⁹  and persecutions ³⁰  are waiting for me.

Isaiah 65:24

65:24 Before they even call out, ³¹  I will respond;

while they are still speaking, I will hear.

Hosea 6:3

6:3 So let us acknowledge him! ³² 

Let us seek ³³  to acknowledge ³⁴  the Lord!

He will come to our rescue as certainly as the appearance of the dawn,

as certainly as the winter rain comes,

as certainly as the spring rain that waters the land.”

Hosea 6:1

Superficial Repentance Breeds False Assurance of God’s Forgiveness

6:1 “Come on! Let’s return to the Lord!

He himself has torn us to pieces,

but he will heal us!

He has injured ³⁵  us,

but he will bandage our wounds!

Colossians 1:11

1:11 being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might for the display of ³⁶  all patience and steadfastness, joyfully

Colossians 1:1

Salutation

1:1 From Paul, ³⁷  an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

Colossians 4:1

4:1 Masters, treat your slaves with justice and fairness, because you know that you also have a master in heaven.

[10:19]  ¹ tn The translation “think seriously about” for διενθυμέομαι (dienqumeomai) is given in L&N 30.2. Peter was “pondering” the vision (BDAG 244 s.v.).

[11:12]  ² sn Six witnesses is three times more than what would normally be required. They could confirm the events were not misrepresented by Peter.

[13:2]  ³ tn This term is frequently used in the LXX of the service performed by priests and Levites in the tabernacle (Exod 28:35, 43; 29:30; 30:20; 35:19; 39:26; Num 1:50; 3:6, 31) and the temple (2 Chr 31:2; 35:3; Joel 1:9, 13; 2:17, and many more examples). According to BDAG 591 s.v. λειτουργέω 1.b it is used “of other expression of religious devotion.” Since the previous verse described the prophets and teachers in the church at Antioch, it is probable that the term here describes two of them (Barnabas and Saul) as they were serving in that capacity. Since they were not in Jerusalem where the temple was located, general religious service is referred to here.

[13:2]  ⁴ tn Or “Appoint.”

[13:3]  ⁵ tn The three aorist participles νηστεύσαντες (nhsteusante"), προσευξάμενοι (proseuxamenoi), and ἐπιθέντες (epiqente") are translated as temporal participles. Although they could indicate contemporaneous time when used with an aorist main verb, logically here they are antecedent. On fasting and prayer, see Matt 6:5, 16; Luke 2:37; 5:33; Acts 14:23.

[13:3]  ⁶ tn Normally English style, which uses a coordinating conjunction between only the last two elements of a series of three or more, would call for omission of “and” here. However, since the terms “fasting and prayer” are something of a unit, often linked together, the conjunction has been retained here.

[13:3]  ⁷ sn The placing of hands on Barnabas and Saul (traditionally known as “the laying on of hands”) refers to an act picturing the commission of God and the church for the task at hand.

[13:4]  ⁸ tn Grk “they”; the referents (Barnabas and Saul) have been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:4]  ⁹ sn Seleucia was the port city of Antioch in Syria.

[13:4]  ¹⁰ sn Cyprus was a large island in the Mediterranean off the south coast of Asia Minor.

[16:6]  ¹¹ sn Phrygia was a district in central Asia Minor west of Pisidia.

[16:6]  ¹² sn Galatia refers to either (1) the region of the old kingdom of Galatia in the central part of Asia Minor (North Galatia), or (2) the Roman province of Galatia, whose principal cities in the 1st century were Ancyra and Pisidian Antioch (South Galatia). The exact extent and meaning of this area has been a subject of considerable controversy in modern NT studies.

[16:6]  ¹³ tn Or “forbidden.”

[16:6]  ¹⁴ tn Or “word.”

[16:6]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “Asia”; in the NT this always refers to the Roman province of Asia, made up of about one-third of the west and southwest end of modern Asia Minor. Asia lay to the west of the region of Phrygia and Galatia. The words “the province of” are supplied to indicate to the modern reader that this does not refer to the continent of Asia.

[16:7]  ¹⁶ tn BDAG 511 s.v. κατά B.1.b has “to Mysia” here.

[16:7]  ¹⁷ sn Mysia was a province in northwest Asia Minor.

[16:7]  ¹⁸ sn Bithynia was a province in northern Asia Minor northeast of Mysia.

[16:7]  ¹⁹ tn Or “permit”; see BDAG 269 s.v. ἐάω 1.

[16:7]  ²⁰ tn The words “do this” are not in the Greek text, but are supplied for stylistic reasons, since English handles ellipses differently than Greek.

[20:22]  ²¹ tn Grk “And now, behold.” Here ἰδού (idou) has not been translated.

[20:22]  ²² tn Grk “bound.”

[20:22]  ²³ sn This journey to Jerusalem suggests a parallel between Paul and Jesus, since the “Jerusalem journey” motif figures so prominently in Luke’s Gospel (9:51-19:44).

[20:22]  ²⁴ tn BDAG 965 s.v. συναντάω 2 has τὰ ἐν αὐτῇ συναντήσοντα ἐμοὶ μὴ εἰδώς without knowing what will happen to me there Ac 20:22.”

[20:23]  ²⁵ tn BDAG 826 s.v. πλήν 1.d has “πλὴν ὅτι except that…Ac 20:23.”

[20:23]  ²⁶ tn The verb διαμαρτύρομαι (diamarturomai) can mean “warn” (BDAG 233 s.v. διαμαρτύρομαι 2 has “solemnly urge, exhort, warn…w. dat. of pers. addressed”), and this meaning better fits the context here, although BDAG categorizes Acts 20:23 under the meaning “testify of, bear witness to” (s.v. 1).

[20:23]  ²⁷ tn The Greek text here reads κατὰ πόλιν (kata polin).

[20:23]  ²⁸ tn Grk “saying that,” but the participle λέγον (legon) is redundant in English and has not been translated.

[20:23]  ²⁹ tn Grk “bonds.”

[20:23]  ³⁰ tn Or “troubles,” “suffering.” See Acts 19:21; 21:4, 11.

[65:24]  ³¹ tn The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.

[6:3]  ³² tn The object (“him”) is omitted in the Hebrew text, but supplied in the translation for clarity.

[6:3]  ³³ tn Heb “let us pursue in order to know.” The Hebrew term רָדַף (radaf, “to pursue”) is used figuratively: “to aim to secure” (BDB 923 s.v. רָדַף 2). It describes the pursuit of a moral goal: “Do not pervert justice…nor accept a bribe…pursue [רָדַף] justice” (Deut 16:20); “those who pursue [רָדַף] righteousness and who seek [בָּקַשׁ, baqash] the Lord” (Isa 51:1); “He who pursues [רָדַף] righteousness and love finds life, prosperity, and honor” (Prov 21:20); “Seek [בָּקַשׁ] peace and pursue [רָדַף] it” (Ps 34:15); “they slander me when I pursue [רָדַף] good” (Ps 38:21).

[6:3]  ³⁴ tn The Hebrew infinitive construct with לְ (lamed) denotes purpose: “to know” (לָדַעַת, lada’at).

[6:1]  ³⁵ tn “has struck”; NRSV “struck down.”

[1:11]  ³⁶ tn The expression “for the display of” is an attempt to convey in English the force of the Greek preposition εἰς (eis) in this context.

[1:1]  ³⁷ tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.