Acts 14:12

14:12 They began to call ¹  Barnabas Zeus ²  and Paul Hermes, ³  because he was the chief speaker.

Acts 26:2

26:2 “Regarding all the things I have been accused of by the Jews, King Agrippa, ⁴  I consider myself fortunate that I am about to make my defense before you today,

Acts 7:10

7:10 and rescued him from all his troubles, and granted him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made ⁵  him ruler over Egypt and over all his household.

Acts 15:22

15:22 Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided ⁶  to send men chosen from among them, Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, ⁷  leaders among the brothers, to Antioch ⁸  with Paul and Barnabas.

[14:12]  ¹ tn The imperfect verb ἐκάλουν (ekaloun) has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.

[14:12]  ² sn Zeus was the chief Greek deity, worshiped throughout the Greco-Roman world (known to the Romans as Jupiter).

[14:12]  ³ sn Hermes was a Greek god who (according to Greek mythology) was the messenger of the gods and the god of oratory (equivalent to the Roman god Mercury).

[26:2]  ⁴ sn See the note on King Agrippa in 25:13.

[7:10]  ⁷ tn Or “appointed.” See Gen 41:41-43.

[15:22]  ¹⁰ tn BDAG 255 s.v. δοκέω 2.b.β lists this verse under the meaning “it seems best to me, I decide, I resolve.”

[15:22]  ¹¹ sn Silas. See 2 Cor 1:19; 1 Thess 1:1; 2 Thess 1:1 (= Silvanus).

[15:22]  ¹² sn Antioch was a city in Syria (not Antioch in Pisidia).