Acts 11:12

11:12 The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers ¹  also went with me, and we entered the man’s house.

Acts 22:30

Paul Before the Sanhedrin

22:30 The next day, because the commanding officer ²  wanted to know the true reason ³  Paul ⁴  was being accused by the Jews, he released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole council ⁵  to assemble. He then brought ⁶  Paul down and had him stand before them.

[11:12]  ¹ sn Six witnesses is three times more than what would normally be required. They could confirm the events were not misrepresented by Peter.

[22:30]  ² tn Grk “he”; the referent (the commanding officer) has been supplied here in the translation for clarity.

[22:30]  ³ 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]  ⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[22:30]  ⁵ tn Grk “the whole Sanhedrin” (the Sanhedrin was the highest legal, legislative, and judicial body among the Jews).

[22:30]  ⁶ 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.