Acts 10:35

10:35 but in every nation ¹  the person who fears him ²  and does what is right ³  is welcomed before him.

Acts 13:10

13:10 and said, “You who are full of all deceit and all wrongdoing, ⁴  you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness – will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord? ⁵ 

Acts 17:31

17:31 because he has set ⁶  a day on which he is going to judge the world ⁷  in righteousness, by a man whom he designated, ⁸  having provided proof to everyone by raising ⁹  him from the dead.”

Acts 24:25

24:25 While Paul ¹⁰  was discussing ¹¹  righteousness, self-control, ¹²  and the coming judgment, Felix ¹³  became ¹⁴  frightened and said, “Go away for now, and when I have an opportunity, ¹⁵  I will send for you.”

[10:35]  ¹ sn See Luke 24:47.

[10:35]  ² tn Or “shows reverence for him.”

[10:35]  ³ tn Grk “works righteousness”; the translation “does what is right” for this phrase in this verse is given by L&N 25.85.

[13:10]  ⁴ tn Or “unscrupulousness.”

[13:10]  ⁵ sn “You who…paths of the Lord?” This rebuke is like ones from the OT prophets: Jer 5:27; Gen 32:11; Prov 10:7; Hos 14:9. Five separate remarks indicate the magician’s failings. The closing rhetorical question of v. 10 (“will you not stop…?”) shows how opposed he is to the way of God.

[17:31]  ⁷ tn Or “fixed.”

[17:31]  ⁸ sn The world refers to the whole inhabited earth.

[17:31]  ⁹ tn Or “appointed.” BDAG 723 s.v. ὁρίζω 2.b has “of persons appoint, designate, declare: God judges the world ἐν ἀνδρὶ ᾧ ὥρισεν through a man whom he has appointed Ac 17:31.”

[17:31]  ¹⁰ tn The participle ἀναστήσας (anasthsa") indicates means here.

[24:25]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[24:25]  ¹¹ tn Or “speaking about.”

[24:25]  ¹² tn Grk “and self-control.” This καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

[24:25]  ¹³ sn See the note on Felix in 23:26.

[24:25]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “becoming.” The participle γενόμενος (genomenos) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[24:25]  ¹⁵ tn Or “when I find time.” BDAG 639 s.v. μεταλαμβάνω 2 has “καιρὸν μ. have an opportunity = find time…Ac 24:25.”