Acts 2:23

2:23 this man, who was handed over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you executed ¹  by nailing him to a cross at the hands of Gentiles. ² 

Acts 16:10

16:10 After Paul ³  saw the vision, we attempted ⁴  immediately to go over to Macedonia, ⁵  concluding that God had called ⁶  us to proclaim the good news to them.

Acts 17:27

17:27 so that they would search for God and perhaps grope around ⁷  for him and find him, ⁸  though he is ⁹  not far from each one of us.

[2:23]  ¹ tn Or “you killed.”

[2:23]  ² tn Grk “at the hands of lawless men.” At this point the term ἄνομος (anomo") refers to non-Jews who live outside the Jewish (Mosaic) law, rather than people who broke any or all laws including secular laws. Specifically it is a reference to the Roman soldiers who carried out Jesus’ crucifixion.

[16:10]  ³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:10]  ⁴ tn Grk “sought.”

[16:10]  ⁵ sn Macedonia was the Roman province of Macedonia in Greece.

[16:10]  ⁶ tn Or “summoned.”

[17:27]  ⁵ tn See BDAG 1097-98 s.v. ψηλαφάω, which lists “touch, handle” and “to feel around for, grope for” as possible meanings.

[17:27]  ⁶ sn Perhaps grope around for him and find him. The pagans’ struggle to know God is the point here. Conscience alone is not good enough.

[17:27]  ⁷ tn The participle ὑπάρχοντα (Juparconta) has been translated as a concessive adverbial participle.