Acts 13:42

13:42 As Paul and Barnabas ¹  were going out, ²  the people ³  were urging ⁴  them to speak about these things ⁵  on the next Sabbath.

Acts 17:15

17:15 Those who accompanied Paul escorted him as far as Athens, ⁶  and after receiving an order for Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible, they left. ⁷ 

Acts 20:7

20:7 On the first day ⁸  of the week, when we met ⁹  to break bread, Paul began to speak ¹⁰  to the people, and because he intended ¹¹  to leave the next day, he extended ¹²  his message until midnight.

Acts 27:43

27:43 But the centurion, ¹³  wanting to save Paul’s life, ¹⁴  prevented them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land, ¹⁵ 

[13:42]  ¹ tn Grk “they”; the referents (Paul and Barnabas) have been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:42]  ² tn Or “were leaving.” The participle ἐξιόντων (exiontwn) is taken temporally.

[13:42]  ³ tn Grk “they”; the referent (the people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:42]  ⁴ tn Or “begging,” “inviting.”

[13:42]  ⁵ tn Or “matters.”

[17:15]  ⁶ map For location see JP1 C2; JP2 C2; JP3 C2; JP4 C2.

[17:15]  ⁷ sn They left. See 1 Thess 3:1-2, which shows they went from here to Thessalonica.

[20:7]  ¹¹ sn On the first day. This is the first mention of a Sunday gathering (1 Cor 16:2).

[20:7]  ¹² tn Or “assembled.”

[20:7]  ¹³ 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]  ¹⁴ 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]  ¹⁵ tn Or “prolonged.”

[27:43]  ¹⁶ sn See the note on the word centurion in 10:1.

[27:43]  ¹⁷ tn Or “wanting to rescue Paul.”

[27:43]  ¹⁸ tn BDAG 347 s.v. I. ἔξειμι has “ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν get to land Ac 27:43.”