Acts 2:21

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

Acts 5:14

5:14 More and more believers in the Lord were added to their number, ³  crowds of both men and women.

Acts 9:42

9:42 This became known throughout all ⁴  Joppa, and many believed in the Lord. ⁵ 

Acts 10:14

10:14 But Peter said, “Certainly not, Lord, for I have never eaten anything defiled and ritually unclean!” ⁶ 

Acts 11:8

11:8 But I said, ‘Certainly not, Lord, for nothing defiled or ritually unclean ⁷  has ever entered my mouth!’

Acts 12:24

12:24 But the word of God ⁸  kept on increasing ⁹  and multiplying.

Acts 13:49

13:49 So the word of the Lord was spreading ¹⁰  through the entire region.

Acts 15:11

15:11 On the contrary, we believe that we are saved through ¹¹  the grace of the Lord Jesus, in the same way as they are.” ¹² 

Acts 19:5

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

Acts 19:20

19:20 In this way the word of the Lord ¹³  continued to grow in power ¹⁴  and to prevail. ¹⁵ 

Acts 21:14

21:14 Because he could not be persuaded, ¹⁶  we said no more except, ¹⁷  “The Lord’s will be done.” ¹⁸ 

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

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

[5:14]  ³ tn Or “More and more believers were added to the Lord.”

[9:42]  ⁵ tn Or “known all over.” BDAG 511 s.v. κατά A.1.c. has “became known throughout all Joppa” for γνωστὸν γενέσθαι καθ᾿ ὅλης ᾿Ιόππης (gnwston genesqai kaq’ {olh" Iopph").

[9:42]  ⁶ sn This became known…many believed in the Lord. This is a “sign” miracle that pictures how the Lord can give life.

[10:14]  ⁷ tn Possibly there is a subtle distinction in meaning between κοινός (koinos) and ἀκάθαρτος (akaqarto") here, but according to L&N 53.39 it is difficult to determine precise differences in meaning based on existing contexts.

[11:8]  ⁹ tn Possibly there is a subtle distinction in meaning between κοινός (koinos) and ἀκάθαρτος (akaqartos) here, but according to L&N 53.39 it is difficult to determine precise differences in meaning based on existing contexts. The sentiment Peter expressed is like Ezek 4:14.

[12:24]  ¹¹ sn A metonymy for the number of adherents to God’s word.

[12:24]  ¹² tn Or “spreading.”

[13:49]  ¹³ tn BDAG 239 s.v. διαφέρω 1 has “spread” for διαφέρετο (diafereto) in connection with a teaching. This is the first summary since Acts 9:31.

[15:11]  ¹⁵ tn Or “by.”

[15:11]  ¹⁶ tn Or “Jesus, just as they are.” BDAG 1016-17 s.v. τρόπος 1 translates καθ᾿ ὃν τρόπον (kaq’ Jon tropon) here as “in the same way as.”

[19:20]  ¹⁷ 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 Acts 8:25; 13:44, 48, 49; 15:35, 36; 16:32; 19:10; 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.

[19:20]  ¹⁸ tn The imperfect verb ηὔξανεν (huxanen) has been translated as a progressive imperfect, as has the following verb ἴσχυεν (iscuen).

[19:20]  ¹⁹ sn The word of the Lord…to prevail. Luke portrays the impact of Christianity in terms of the Lord’s transforming power in the lives of individuals.

[21:14]  ¹⁹ tn The participle πειθομένου (peiqomenou) in this genitive absolute construction has been translated as a causal adverbial participle.

[21:14]  ²⁰ tn Grk “we became silent, saying.”

[21:14]  ²¹ sn “The Lord’s will be done.” Since no one knew exactly what would happen, the matter was left in the Lord’s hands.