Acts 17:25

17:25 nor is he served by human hands, as if he needed anything, ¹  because he himself gives life and breath and everything to everyone. ² 

Acts 2:2

2:2 Suddenly ³  a sound ⁴  like a violent wind blowing ⁵  came from heaven ⁶  and filled the entire house where they were sitting.

[17:25]  ¹ tn L&N 57.45 has “nor does he need anything more that people can supply by working for him.”

[17:25]  ² tn Grk “he himself gives to all [people] life and breath and all things.”

[2:2]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated for stylistic reasons. It occurs as part of the formula καὶ ἐγένετο (kai egeneto) which is often left untranslated in Luke-Acts because it is redundant in contemporary English. Here it is possible (and indeed necessary) to translate ἐγένετο as “came” so that the initial clause of the English translation contains a verb; nevertheless the translation of the conjunction καί is not necessary.

[2:2]  ⁴ tn Or “a noise.”

[2:2]  ⁵ tn While φέρω (ferw) generally refers to movement from one place to another with the possible implication of causing the movement of other objects, in Acts 2:2 φέρομαι (feromai) should probably be understood in a more idiomatic sense of “blowing” since it is combined with the noun for wind (πνοή, pnoh).

[2:2]  ⁶ tn Or “from the sky.” The Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) may be translated “sky” or “heaven” depending on the context.