Acts 17:13

17:13 But when the Jews from Thessalonica ¹  heard that Paul had also proclaimed the word of God ²  in Berea, ³  they came there too, inciting ⁴  and disturbing ⁵  the crowds.

Acts 19:35

19:35 After the city secretary ⁶  quieted the crowd, he said, “Men of Ephesus, what person ⁷  is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is the keeper ⁸  of the temple of the great Artemis ⁹  and of her image that fell from heaven? ¹⁰ 

Acts 21:24

21:24 take them and purify ¹¹  yourself along with them and pay their expenses, ¹²  so that they may have their heads shaved. ¹³  Then ¹⁴  everyone will know there is nothing in what they have been told ¹⁵  about you, but that you yourself live in conformity with ¹⁶  the law. ¹⁷ 

Acts 21:34

21:34 But some in the crowd shouted one thing, and others something else, ¹⁸  and when the commanding officer ¹⁹  was unable ²⁰  to find out the truth ²¹  because of the disturbance, ²²  he ordered Paul ²³  to be brought into the barracks. ²⁴ 

Acts 21:37

21:37 As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, ²⁵  he said ²⁶  to the commanding officer, ²⁷  “May I say ²⁸  something to you?” The officer ²⁹  replied, ³⁰  “Do you know Greek? ³¹ 

Acts 22:14

22:14 Then he said, ‘The God of our ancestors ³²  has already chosen ³³  you to know his will, to see ³⁴  the Righteous One, ³⁵  and to hear a command ³⁶  from his mouth,

Acts 22:30

Paul Before the Sanhedrin

22:30 The next day, because the commanding officer ³⁷  wanted to know the true reason ³⁸  Paul ³⁹  was being accused by the Jews, he released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole council ⁴⁰  to assemble. He then brought ⁴¹  Paul down and had him stand before them.

Acts 23:6

23:6 Then when Paul noticed ⁴²  that part of them were Sadducees ⁴³  and the others Pharisees, ⁴⁴  he shouted out in the council, ⁴⁵  “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. I am on trial concerning the hope of the resurrection ⁴⁶  of the dead!”

[17:13]  ¹ sn Thessalonica was a city in Macedonia (modern Salonica).

[17:13]  ² 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]  ³ 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]  ⁴ tn BDAG 911 s.v. σαλεύω 2 has “incite” for σαλεύοντες (saleuonte") in Acts 17:13.

[17:13]  ⁵ tn Or “stirring up” (BDAG 990-91 s.v. ταράσσω 2). The point is the agitation of the crowds.

[19:35]  ⁶ tn Or “clerk.” The “scribe” (γραμματεύς, grammateu") was the keeper of the city’s records.

[19:35]  ⁷ tn This is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo").

[19:35]  ⁸ tn See BDAG 670 s.v. νεωκόρος. The city is described as the “warden” or “guardian” of the goddess and her temple.

[19:35]  ⁹ sn Artemis was a Greek goddess worshiped particularly in Asia Minor, whose temple, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, was located just outside the city of Ephesus.

[19:35]  ¹⁰ tn Or “from the sky” (the same Greek word means both “heaven” and “sky”).

[21:24]  ¹¹ sn That is, undergo ritual cleansing. Paul’s cleansing would be necessary because of his travels in “unclean” Gentile territory. This act would represent a conciliatory gesture. Paul would have supported a “law-free” mission to the Gentiles as an option, but this gesture would represent an attempt to be sensitive to the Jews (1 Cor 9:15-22).

[21:24]  ¹² tn L&N 57.146 has “δαπάνησον ἐπ᾿ αὐτοῖς ‘pay their expenses’ Ac 21:24.”

[21:24]  ¹³ tn The future middle indicative has causative force here. BDAG 686 s.v. ξυράω has “mid. have oneself shaved…τὴν κεφαλήν have one’s head shaved…Ac 21:24.”

[21:24]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “and.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was begun in the translation, and καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the logical sequence.

[21:24]  ¹⁵ tn The verb here describes a report or some type of information (BDAG 534 s.v. κατηχέω 1).

[21:24]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “adhere to the keeping of the law.” L&N 41.12 has “στοιχέω: to live in conformity with some presumed standard or set of customs – ‘to live, to behave in accordance with.’”

[21:24]  ¹⁷ sn The law refers to the law of Moses.

[21:34]  ¹⁶ tn L&N 33.77 has “ἄλλοι δὲ ἄλλο τι ἐπεφώνουν ἐν τῷ ὄχλῳ ‘some in the crowd shouted one thing; others, something else’ Ac 21:34.”

[21:34]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the commanding officer) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:34]  ¹⁸ tn This genitive absolute construction has been translated temporally; it could also be taken causally: “and since the commanding officer was unable to find out the truth.”

[21:34]  ¹⁹ tn Or “find out what had happened”; Grk “the certainty” (BDAG 147 s.v. ἀσφαλής 2).

[21:34]  ²⁰ tn Or “clamor,” “uproar” (BDAG 458 s.v. θόρυβος).

[21:34]  ²¹ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:34]  ²² tn Or “the headquarters.” BDAG 775 s.v. παρεμβολή 2 has “barracks/headquarters of the Roman troops in Jerusalem Ac 21:34, 37; 22:24; 23:10, 16, 32.”

[21:37]  ²¹ tn Or “the headquarters.” BDAG 775 s.v. παρεμβολή 2 has “barracks/headquarters of the Roman troops in Jerusalem Ac 21:34, 37; 22:24; 23:10, 16, 32.”

[21:37]  ²² tn Grk “says” (a historical present).

[21:37]  ²³ tn Grk “the chiliarch” (an officer in command of a thousand soldiers) See note on the term “commanding officer” in v. 31.

[21:37]  ²⁴ tn Grk “Is it permitted for me to say” (an idiom).

[21:37]  ²⁵ tn Grk “He”; the referent (the officer) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:37]  ²⁶ tn Grk “said.”

[21:37]  ²⁷ sn “Do you know Greek?” Paul as an educated rabbi was bilingual. Paul’s request in Greek allowed the officer to recognize that Paul was not the violent insurrectionist he thought he had arrested (see following verse). The confusion of identities reveals the degree of confusion dominating these events.

[22:14]  ²⁶ tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”

[22:14]  ²⁷ 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]  ²⁸ 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]  ²⁹ sn The Righteous One is a reference to Jesus Christ (Acts 3:14).

[22:14]  ³⁰ 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.”

[22:30]  ³¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the commanding officer) has been supplied here in the translation for clarity.

[22:30]  ³² tn Grk “the certainty, why.” BDAG 147 s.v. ἀσφαλής 2 has “τὸ ἀ. the certainty = the truth (in ref. to ferreting out the facts…ἵνα τὸ ἀ. ἐπιγνῶ) γνῶναι 21:34; 22:30.”

[22:30]  ³³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[22:30]  ³⁴ tn Grk “the whole Sanhedrin” (the Sanhedrin was the highest legal, legislative, and judicial body among the Jews).

[22:30]  ³⁵ tn Grk “and bringing.” The participle καταγαγών (katagagwn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was begun in the translation, and καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to clarify the logical sequence.

[23:6]  ³⁶ tn BDAG 200 s.v. γινώσκω 4 has “to be aware of someth., perceive, notice, realize”; this is further clarified by section 4.c: “w. ὅτι foll….Ac 23:6.”

[23:6]  ³⁷ sn See the note on Sadducees in 4:1.

[23:6]  ³⁸ sn See the note on Pharisee in 5:34.

[23:6]  ³⁹ tn Grk “the Sanhedrin” (the Sanhedrin was the highest legal, legislative, and judicial body among the Jews).

[23:6]  ⁴⁰ tn That is, concerning the hope that the dead will be resurrected. Grk “concerning the hope and resurrection.” BDAG 320 s.v. ἐλπίς 1.b.α states, “Of Israel’s messianic hope Ac 23:6 (ἐ. καὶ ἀνάστασις for ἐ. τῆς ἀν. [obj. gen] as 2 Macc 3:29 ἐ. καὶ σωτηρία).” With an objective genitive construction, the resurrection of the dead would be the “object” of the hope.