Acts 14:7

14:7 There ¹  they continued to proclaim ²  the good news.

Acts 27:6

27:6 There the centurion ³  found ⁴  a ship from Alexandria ⁵  sailing for Italy, and he put us aboard it.

Acts 25:20

25:20 Because I was at a loss ⁶  how I could investigate these matters, ⁷  I asked if he were willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried ⁸  there on these charges. ⁹ 

Acts 17:13

17:13 But when the Jews from Thessalonica ¹⁰  heard that Paul had also proclaimed the word of God ¹¹  in Berea, ¹²  they came there too, inciting ¹³  and disturbing ¹⁴  the crowds.

Acts 22:10

22:10 So I asked, ¹⁵  ‘What should I do, Lord?’ The Lord said to me, ‘Get up ¹⁶  and go to Damascus; there you will be told about everything ¹⁷  that you have been designated ¹⁸  to do.’

[14:7]  ¹ tn Grk “region, and there.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, καί (kai) has not been translated and a new sentence begun in the translation.

[14:7]  ² tn The periphrastic construction εὐαγγελιζόμενοι ἦσαν (euangelizomenoi hsan) has been translated as a progressive imperfect.

[27:6]  ³ sn See the note on the word centurion in 10:1.

[27:6]  ⁴ tn Grk “finding.” The participle εὑρών (Jeurwn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[27:6]  ⁵ sn Alexandria (modern Alexandria) was a great city of northern Egypt which was a center for grain trade to Rome. Therefore this type of travel connection was common at the time. For a winter journey (considered hazardous) there were special bonuses and insurance provided (Suetonius, Life of Claudius 18.1-2).

[25:20]  ⁵ tn Or “Because I was undecided.” Grk “Being at a loss.” The participle ἀπορούμενος (aporoumeno") has been translated as a causal adverbial participle.

[25:20]  ⁶ tn L&N 27.34 states, “ἀπορούμενος δὲ ἐγὼ τὴν περὶ τούτων ζήτησιν ‘I was undecided about how I could get information on these matters’ Ac 25:20. The clause ‘about how I could get information on these matters’ may also be rendered as ‘about how I should try to find out about these matters’ or ‘about how I could learn about these matters.’”

[25:20]  ⁷ tn Or “stand trial.”

[25:20]  ⁸ tn Grk “on these things.”

[17:13]  ⁷ sn Thessalonica was a city in Macedonia (modern Salonica).

[17:13]  ⁸ tn Grk “that the word of God had also been proclaimed by Paul.” This passive construction has been converted to an active one in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[17:13]  ⁹ sn Berea (alternate spelling in NRSV Beroea; Greek Beroia) was a very old city in Macedonia on the river Astraeus about 45 mi (75 km) from Thessalonica.

[17:13]  ¹⁰ tn BDAG 911 s.v. σαλεύω 2 has “incite” for σαλεύοντες (saleuonte") in Acts 17:13.

[17:13]  ¹¹ tn Or “stirring up” (BDAG 990-91 s.v. ταράσσω 2). The point is the agitation of the crowds.

[22:10]  ⁹ tn Grk “So I said.”

[22:10]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “Getting up.” The participle ἀναστάς (anasta") is an adverbial participle of attendant circumstance and has been translated as a finite verb.

[22:10]  ¹¹ tn Grk “about all things.”

[22:10]  ¹² tn Or “assigned,” “ordered.” BDAG 991 s.v. τάσσω 2.a has “act. and pass., foll. by acc. w. inf.…περὶ πάντων ὧν τέτακταί σοι ποιῆσαι concerning everything that you have been ordered to do 22:10.” There is an allusion to a divine call and commission here.