Acts 14:28

14:28 So they spent ¹  considerable ²  time with the disciples.

Acts 15:35

15:35 But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, ³  teaching and proclaiming (along with many others) ⁴  the word of the Lord. ⁵ 

Acts 25:14

25:14 While ⁶  they were staying there many days, Festus ⁷  explained Paul’s case to the king to get his opinion, ⁸  saying, “There is a man left here as a prisoner by Felix.

[14:28]  ¹ tn BDAG 238 s.v. διατρίβω gives the meaning as “spend” when followed by an accusative τὸν χρόνον (ton cronon) which is the case here.

[14:28]  ² tn Grk “no little (time)” (an idiom).

[15:35]  ³ sn Antioch was a city in Syria (not Antioch in Pisidia).

[15:35]  ⁴ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.

[15:35]  ⁵ sn The word of the Lord is a technical expression in OT literature, often referring to a divine prophetic utterance (e.g., Gen 15:1, Isa 1:10, Jonah 1:1). In the NT it occurs 15 times: 3 times as ῥῆμα τοῦ κυρίου (rJhma tou kuriou; Luke 22:61, Acts 11:16, 1 Pet 1:25) and 12 times as λόγος τοῦ κυρίου (logo" tou kuriou; here and in v. 36; Acts 8:25; 13:44, 48, 49; 16:32; 19:10, 20; 1 Thess 1:8, 4:15; 2 Thess 3:1). As in the OT, this phrase focuses on the prophetic nature and divine origin of what has been said.

[25:14]  ⁵ tn BDAG 1105-6 s.v. ὡς 8.b states, “w. pres. or impf. while, when, as long as…Ac 1:10; 7:23; 9:23; 10:17; 13:25; 19:9; 21:27; 25:14.”

[25:14]  ⁶ sn See the note on Porcius Festus in 24:27.

[25:14]  ⁷ tn Grk “Festus laid Paul’s case before the king for consideration.” BDAG 74 s.v. ἀνατίθημι 2 states, “otherw. only mid. to lay someth. before someone for consideration, declare, communicate, refer w. the added idea that the pers. to whom a thing is ref. is asked for his opinion lay someth. before someone for consideration…Ac 25:14.”