Acts 12:17
Context12:17 He motioned to them 1 with his hand to be quiet and then related 2 how the Lord had brought 3 him out of the prison. He said, “Tell James and the brothers these things,” and then he left and went to another place. 4
Acts 21:24
Context21:24 take them and purify 5 yourself along with them and pay their expenses, 6 so that they may have their heads shaved. 7 Then 8 everyone will know there is nothing in what they have been told 9 about you, but that you yourself live in conformity with 10 the law. 11


[12:17] 1 tn Or “He gave them a signal.” Grk “Giving them a signal…he related to them.” The participle κατασείσας (kataseisa") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
[12:17] 2 tc ‡ Most
[12:17] 4 sn He…went to another place. This is Peter’s last appearance in Acts with the exception of the Jerusalem council in Acts 15.
[21:24] 5 sn That is, undergo ritual cleansing. Paul’s cleansing would be necessary because of his travels in “unclean” Gentile territory. This act would represent a conciliatory gesture. Paul would have supported a “law-free” mission to the Gentiles as an option, but this gesture would represent an attempt to be sensitive to the Jews (1 Cor 9:15-22).
[21:24] 6 tn L&N 57.146 has “δαπάνησον ἐπ᾿ αὐτοῖς ‘pay their expenses’ Ac 21:24.”
[21:24] 7 tn The future middle indicative has causative force here. BDAG 686 s.v. ξυράω has “mid. have oneself shaved…τὴν κεφαλήν have one’s head shaved…Ac 21:24.”
[21:24] 8 tn Grk “and.” 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 indicate the logical sequence.
[21:24] 9 tn The verb here describes a report or some type of information (BDAG 534 s.v. κατηχέω 1).
[21:24] 10 tn Grk “adhere to the keeping of the law.” L&N 41.12 has “στοιχέω: to live in conformity with some presumed standard or set of customs – ‘to live, to behave in accordance with.’”