Acts 2:21

2:21 And then ¹  everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’ ² 

Acts 19:5

19:5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus,

Acts 8:16

8:16 (For the Spirit ³  had not yet come upon ⁴  any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.) ⁵ 

Acts 9:14

9:14 and here he has authority from the chief priests to imprison ⁶  all who call on your name!” ⁷ 

Acts 13:6

13:6 When they had crossed over ⁸  the whole island as far as Paphos, ⁹  they found a magician, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus, ¹⁰ 

Acts 22:16

22:16 And now what are you waiting for? ¹¹  Get up, ¹²  be baptized, and have your sins washed away, ¹³  calling on his name.’ ¹⁴ 

Acts 26:9

26:9 Of course, ¹⁵  I myself was convinced ¹⁶  that it was necessary to do many things hostile to the name of Jesus the Nazarene.

Acts 13:8

13:8 But the magician Elymas ¹⁷  (for that is the way his name is translated) ¹⁸  opposed them, trying to turn the proconsul ¹⁹  away from the faith.

Acts 3:16

3:16 And on the basis of faith in Jesus’ ²⁰  name, ²¹  his very name has made this man – whom you see and know – strong. The ²²  faith that is through Jesus ²³  has given him this complete health in the presence ²⁴  of you all.

Acts 4:12

4:12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among people ²⁵  by which we must ²⁶  be saved.”

Acts 9:15

9:15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, because this man is my chosen instrument ²⁷  to carry my name before Gentiles and kings and the people of Israel. ²⁸ 

Acts 9:21

9:21 All ²⁹  who heard him were amazed and were saying, “Is this not ³⁰  the man who in Jerusalem was ravaging ³¹  those who call on this name, and who had come here to bring them as prisoners ³²  to the chief priests?”

Acts 15:17

15:17 so that the rest of humanity ³³  may seek the Lord,

namely, ³⁴  all the Gentiles ³⁵  I have called to be my own,’ ³⁶  says the Lord, ³⁷  who makes these things

Acts 19:13

19:13 But some itinerant ³⁸  Jewish exorcists tried to invoke the name ³⁹  of the Lord Jesus over those who were possessed by ⁴⁰  evil spirits, saying, “I sternly warn ⁴¹  you by Jesus whom Paul preaches.”

Acts 19:17

19:17 This became known to all who lived in Ephesus, ⁴²  both Jews and Greeks; fear came over ⁴³  them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was praised. ⁴⁴ 

[2:21]  ¹ tn Grk “And it will be that.”

[2:21]  ² sn A quotation from Joel 2:28-32.

[8:16]  ³ tn Grk “For he”; the referent (the Spirit) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:16]  ⁴ tn Or “fallen on.”

[8:16]  ⁵ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.

[9:14]  ⁵ tn Grk “to bind.”

[9:14]  ⁶ sn The expression “those who call on your name” is a frequent description of believers (Acts 2:21; 1 Cor 1:2; Rom 10:13).

[13:6]  ⁷ tn Or “had passed through,” “had traveled through.”

[13:6]  ⁸ sn Paphos. A city on the southwestern coast of the island of Cyprus. It was the seat of the Roman proconsul.

[13:6]  ⁹ sn Named Bar-Jesus. “Jesus” is the Latin form of the name “Joshua.” The Aramaic “bar” means “son of,” so this man was surnamed “son of Joshua.” The scene depicts the conflict between Judaism and the emerging new faith at a cosmic level, much like the Simon Magus incident in Acts 8:9-24. Paul’s ministry looks like Philip’s and Peter’s here.

[22:16]  ⁹ tn L&N 67.121 has “to extend time unduly, with the implication of lack of decision – ‘to wait, to delay.’ νῦν τί μέλλεις… ἀναστὰς βάπτισαι ‘what are you waiting for? Get up and be baptized’ Ac 22:16.”

[22:16]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “getting up.” The participle ἀναστάς (anasta") is an adverbial participle of attendant circumstance and has been translated as a finite verb.

[22:16]  ¹¹ sn The expression have your sins washed away means “have your sins purified” (the washing is figurative).

[22:16]  ¹² sn The expression calling on his name describes the confession of the believer: Acts 2:17-38, esp. v. 38; Rom 10:12-13; 1 Cor 1:2.

[26:9]  ¹¹ tn BDAG 737 s.v. οὖν 3 states, “It has been proposed that some traces of older Gk. usage in which οὖν is emphatic, = certainly, really, to be sure etc. (s. L-S-J-M s.v. 1) remain in the pap…and in the NT…indeed, of course Ac 26:9.”

[26:9]  ¹² tn Grk “I thought to myself.” BDAG 255 s.v. δοκέω 2.a has “ἔδοξα ἐμαυτῷ δεῖν πρᾶξαι = Lat. mihi videbar I was convinced that it was necessary to do Ac 26:9.”

[13:8]  ¹³ tn On the debate over what the name “Elymas” means, see BDAG 320 s.v. ᾿Ελύμας. The magician’s behavior is more directly opposed to the faith than Simon Magus’ was.

[13:8]  ¹⁴ sn A parenthetical note by the author.

[13:8]  ¹⁵ sn The proconsul was the Roman official who ruled over a province traditionally under the control of the Roman senate.

[3:16]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “in his name”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[3:16]  ¹⁶ sn Here is another example of appeal to the person by mentioning the name. See the note on the word name in 3:6.

[3:16]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “see and know, and the faith.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation and καί (kai, “and”) has not been translated.

[3:16]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[3:16]  ¹⁹ tn Or “in full view.”

[4:12]  ¹⁷ tn Here ἀνθρώποις (anqrwpoi") has been translated as a generic noun (“people”).

[4:12]  ¹⁸ sn Must be saved. The term used here (δεῖ, dei, “it is necessary”) reflects the necessity set up by God’s directive plan.

[9:15]  ¹⁹ tn Or “tool.”

[9:15]  ²⁰ tn Grk “the sons of Israel.” In Acts, Paul is a minister to all nations, including Israel (Rom 1:16-17).

[9:21]  ²¹ tn Grk “And all.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.

[9:21]  ²² tn The Greek interrogative particle used in this verse (οὐχ, ouc) expects a positive reply. They all knew about Saul’s persecutions.

[9:21]  ²³ tn Normally, “destroying,” but compare 4 Macc 4:23; 11:4 and MM 529 s.v. πορθέω for examples from Koine papyri. See also BDAG 853 s.v. πορθέω.

[9:21]  ²⁴ tn Grk “bring them bound”; the translation “bring someone as prisoner” for δεδεμένον ἄγειν τινά (dedemenon agein tina) is given by BDAG 221 s.v. δέω 1.b.

[15:17]  ²³ tn Or “so that all other people.” The use of this term follows Amos 9:11 LXX.

[15:17]  ²⁴ tn Here καί (kai) introduces an explanatory clause that explains the preceding phrase “the rest of humanity.” The clause introduced by καί (kai) could also be punctuated in English as a parenthesis.

[15:17]  ²⁵ tn Or “all the nations” (in Greek the word for “nation” and “Gentile” is the same).

[15:17]  ²⁶ tn Grk “all the Gentiles on whom my name has been called.” Based on well-attested OT usage, the passive of ἐπικαλέω (epikalew) here indicates God’s ownership (“all the Gentiles who belong to me”) or calling (“all the Gentiles whom I have called to be my own”). See L&N 11.28.

[15:17]  ²⁷ sn A quotation from Amos 9:11-12 LXX. James demonstrated a high degree of cultural sensitivity when he cited a version of the text (the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Old Testament) that Gentiles would use.

[19:13]  ²⁵ tn Grk “some Jewish exorcists who traveled about.” The adjectival participle περιερχομένων (periercomenwn) has been translated as “itinerant.”

[19:13]  ²⁶ tn Grk “to name the name.”

[19:13]  ²⁷ tn Grk “who had.” Here ἔχω (ecw) is used of demon possession, a common usage according to BDAG 421 s.v. ἔχω 7.a.α.

[19:13]  ²⁸ sn The expression I sternly warn you means “I charge you as under oath.”

[19:17]  ²⁷ map For location see JP1 D2; JP2 D2; JP3 D2; JP4 D2.

[19:17]  ²⁸ tn Grk “fell on.” BDAG 377 s.v. ἐπιπίπτω 2 has “φόβος ἐ. ἐπί τινα fear came upon someone…Ac 19:17.”

[19:17]  ²⁹ tn Or “exalted.”