Acts 10:9

10:9 About noon ¹  the next day, while they were on their way and approaching ²  the city, Peter went up on the roof ³  to pray.

Acts 10:23-24

10:23 So Peter ⁴  invited them in and entertained them as guests.

On the next day he got up and set out ⁵  with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa ⁶  accompanied him. 10:24 The following day ⁷  he entered Caesarea. ⁸  Now Cornelius was waiting anxiously ⁹  for them and had called together his relatives and close friends.

Acts 14:20

14:20 But after the disciples had surrounded him, he got up and went back ¹⁰  into the city. On ¹¹  the next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe. ¹² 

Acts 21:8

21:8 On the next day we left ¹³  and came to Caesarea, ¹⁴  and entered ¹⁵  the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, ¹⁶  and stayed with him.

Acts 20:7

20:7 On the first day ¹⁷  of the week, when we met ¹⁸  to break bread, Paul began to speak ¹⁹  to the people, and because he intended ²⁰  to leave the next day, he extended ²¹  his message until midnight.

Acts 22:30

Paul Before the Sanhedrin

22:30 The next day, because the commanding officer ²²  wanted to know the true reason ²³  Paul ²⁴  was being accused by the Jews, he released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole council ²⁵  to assemble. He then brought ²⁶  Paul down and had him stand before them.

Acts 25:6

25:6 After Festus ²⁷  had stayed ²⁸  not more than eight or ten days among them, he went down to Caesarea, ²⁹  and the next day he sat ³⁰  on the judgment seat ³¹  and ordered Paul to be brought.

Acts 25:23

Paul Before King Agrippa and Bernice

25:23 So the next day Agrippa ³²  and Bernice came with great pomp ³³  and entered the audience hall, ³⁴  along with the senior military officers ³⁵  and the prominent men of the city. When Festus ³⁶  gave the order, ³⁷  Paul was brought in.

[10:9]  ¹ tn Grk “about the sixth hour.”

[10:9]  ² tn The participles ὁδοιπορούντων (Jodoiporountwn, “while they were on their way”) and ἐγγιζόντων (engizontwn, “approaching”) have been translated as temporal participles.

[10:9]  ³ sn Went up on the roof. Most of the roofs in the NT were flat roofs made of pounded dirt, sometimes mixed with lime or stones, supported by heavy wooden beams. They generally had an easy means of access, either a sturdy wooden ladder or stone stairway, sometimes on the outside of the house.

[10:23]  ⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Peter) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:23]  ⁵ tn Or “went forth.”

[10:23]  ⁶ sn Some of the brothers from Joppa. As v. 45 makes clear, there were Jewish Christians in this group of witnesses.

[10:24]  ⁷ tn Grk “On the next day,” but since this phrase has already occurred in v. 23, it would be redundant in English to use it again here.

[10:24]  ⁸ sn Caesarea was a city on the coast of Palestine south of Mount Carmel (not Caesarea Philippi).

[10:24]  ⁹ tn Normally προσδοκάω (prosdokaw) means “to wait with apprehension or anxiety for something,” often with the implication of impending danger or trouble (L&N 25.228), but in this context the anxiety Cornelius would have felt came from the importance of the forthcoming message as announced by the angel.

[14:20]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “and entered”; the word “back” is not in the Greek text but is implied.

[14:20]  ¹¹ tn Grk “And on.” 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.

[14:20]  ¹² sn Derbe was a city in Lycaonia about 35 mi (60 km) southeast of Lystra. This was the easternmost point of the journey.

[21:8]  ¹³ 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]  ¹⁴ 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]  ¹⁵ 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]  ¹⁶ sn Philip was one of the seven deacons appointed in the Jerusalem church (Acts 6:1-7).

[20:7]  ¹⁶ sn On the first day. This is the first mention of a Sunday gathering (1 Cor 16:2).

[20:7]  ¹⁷ tn Or “assembled.”

[20:7]  ¹⁸ tn The verb διαλέγομαι (dialegomai) is frequently used of Paul addressing Jews in the synagogue. As G. Schrenk (TDNT 2:94-95) points out, “What is at issue is the address which any qualified member of a synagogue might give.” Other examples of this may be found in the NT in Matt 4:23 and Mark 1:21. In the context of a Christian gathering, it is preferable to translate διελέγετο (dielegeto) simply as “speak” here. The imperfect verb διελέγετο has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.

[20:7]  ¹⁹ tn BDAG 628 s.v. μέλλω 1.c.γ has “denoting an intended action: intend, propose, have in mind…Ac 17:31; 20:3, 7, 13ab; 23:15; 26:2; 27:30.”

[20:7]  ²⁰ tn Or “prolonged.”

[22:30]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the commanding officer) has been supplied here in the translation for clarity.

[22:30]  ²⁰ tn Grk “the certainty, why.” BDAG 147 s.v. ἀσφαλής 2 has “τὸ ἀ. the certainty = the truth (in ref. to ferreting out the facts…ἵνα τὸ ἀ. ἐπιγνῶ) γνῶναι 21:34; 22:30.”

[22:30]  ²¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[22:30]  ²² tn Grk “the whole Sanhedrin” (the Sanhedrin was the highest legal, legislative, and judicial body among the Jews).

[22:30]  ²³ tn Grk “and bringing.” The participle καταγαγών (katagagwn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was begun in the translation, and καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to clarify the logical sequence.

[25:6]  ²² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Festus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[25:6]  ²³ tn Grk “Having stayed.” The participle διατρίψας (diatriya") has been taken temporally.

[25:6]  ²⁴ 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.

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

[25:6]  ²⁶ 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 bhma was a standard feature in Greco-Roman cities of the time, there is no need for an alternative translation here.

[25:23]  ²⁵ sn See the note on King Agrippa in 25:13.

[25:23]  ²⁶ tn Or “great pageantry” (BDAG 1049 s.v. φαντασία; the term is a NT hapax legomenon).

[25:23]  ²⁷ tn Or “auditorium.” “Auditorium” may suggest to the modern English reader a theater where performances are held. Here it is the large hall where a king or governor would hold audiences. Paul once spoke of himself as a “spectacle” to the world (1 Cor 4:8-13).

[25:23]  ²⁸ tn Grk “the chiliarchs” (officers in command of a thousand soldiers). In Greek the term χιλίαρχος (ciliarco") literally described the “commander of a thousand,” but it was used as the standard translation for the Latin tribunus militum or tribunus militare, the military tribune who commanded a cohort of 600 men.

[25:23]  ²⁹ sn See the note on Porcius Festus in 24:27.

[25:23]  ³⁰ tn Grk “and Festus ordering, Paul was brought in.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was begun in the translation, and καί (kai) has not been translated. The participle κελεύσαντος (keleusanto") has been taken temporally.