Acts 13:35

13:35 Therefore he also says in another psalm, ¹  ‘You will not permit your Holy One ²  to experience ³  decay.’ ⁴ 

Acts 15:6

15:6 Both the apostles and the elders met together to deliberate ⁵  about this matter.

Acts 2:27

2:27 because you will not leave my soul in Hades, ⁶ 

nor permit your Holy One to experience ⁷  decay.

Acts 22:18

22:18 and saw the Lord ⁸  saying to me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.’

Acts 28:20

28:20 So for this reason I have asked to see you and speak with you, for I am bound with this chain because of the hope of Israel.” ⁹ 

Acts 19:21

A Riot in Ephesus

19:21 Now after all these things had taken place, ¹⁰  Paul resolved ¹¹  to go to Jerusalem, ¹²  passing through Macedonia ¹³  and Achaia. ¹⁴  He said, ¹⁵  “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.” ¹⁶ 

Acts 22:14

22:14 Then he said, ‘The God of our ancestors ¹⁷  has already chosen ¹⁸  you to know his will, to see ¹⁹  the Righteous One, ²⁰  and to hear a command ²¹  from his mouth,

[13:35]  ¹ tn Grk “Therefore he also says in another”; the word “psalm” is not in the Greek text but is implied.

[13:35]  ² tn The Greek word translated “Holy One” here (ὅσιόν, {osion) is related to the use of ὅσια (Josia) in v. 34. The link is a wordplay. The Holy One, who does not die, brings the faithful holy blessings of promise to the people.

[13:35]  ³ tn Grk “to see,” but the literal translation of the phrase “to see decay” could be misunderstood to mean simply “to look at decay,” while here “see decay” is really figurative for “experience decay.”

[13:35]  ⁴ sn A quotation from Ps 16:10.

[15:6]  ⁵ tn The translation for ἰδεῖν (idein) in this verse is given by BDAG 279-80 s.v. εἶδον 3 as “deliberate concerning this matter.” A contemporary idiom would be to “look into” a matter.

[2:27]  ⁹ tn Or “will not abandon my soul to Hades.” Often “Hades” is the equivalent of the Hebrew term Sheol, the place of the dead.

[2:27]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “to see,” but the literal translation of the phrase “to see decay” could be misunderstood to mean simply “to look at decay,” while here “see decay” is really figurative for “experience decay.”

[22:18]  ¹³ tn Or “Jesus”; Grk “him.” The referent (the Lord, cf. v. 19) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[28:20]  ¹⁷ sn The hope of Israel. A reference to Israel’s messianic hope. Paul’s preaching was in continuity with this Jewish hope (Acts 1:3; 8:12; 14:22; 19:8; 20:25).

[19:21]  ²¹ tn Grk “all these things had been fulfilled.”

[19:21]  ²² tn Grk “Paul purposed in [his] spirit” (an idiom). According to BDAG 1003 s.v. τίθημι 1.b.ε the entire idiom means “to resolve” (or “decide”): “ἔθετο ὁ Παῦλος ἐν τῷ πνεύματι w. inf. foll. Paul resolved 19:21.”

[19:21]  ²³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[19:21]  ²⁴ sn Macedonia was the Roman province of Macedonia in Greece.

[19:21]  ²⁵ sn Achaia was the Roman province of Achaia located across the Aegean Sea from Ephesus. Its principal city was Corinth.

[19:21]  ²⁶ tn Grk “Achaia, saying.” Because of the length of the Greek sentence and the awkwardness in English of having two participial clauses following one another (“passing through…saying”), the participle εἰπών (eipwn) has been translated as a finite verb and a new sentence begun here in the translation.

[19:21]  ²⁷ sn This is the first time Paul mentions Rome. He realized the message of Christianity could impact that society even at its heights.

[22:14]  ²⁵ tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”

[22:14]  ²⁶ tn L&N 30.89 has “‘to choose in advance, to select beforehand, to designate in advance’…‘the God of our ancestors has already chosen you to know his will’ Ac 22:14.”

[22:14]  ²⁷ tn Grk “and to see.” 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.

[22:14]  ²⁸ sn The Righteous One is a reference to Jesus Christ (Acts 3:14).

[22:14]  ²⁹ tn Or “a solemn declaration”; Grk “a voice.” BDAG 1071-72 s.v. φωνή 2.c states, “that which the voice gives expression to: call, cry, outcry, loud or solemn declaration (… = order, command)…Cp. 22:14; 24:21.”