Acts 2:24

2:24 But God raised him up, ¹  having released ²  him from the pains ³  of death, because it was not possible for him to be held in its power. ⁴ 

Acts 5:16

5:16 A crowd of people from the towns around Jerusalem ⁵  also came together, bringing the sick and those troubled by unclean spirits. ⁶  They ⁷  were all ⁸  being healed.

Acts 8:6

8:6 The crowds were paying attention with one mind to what Philip said, ⁹  as they heard and saw the miraculous signs ¹⁰  he was performing.

Acts 10:42

10:42 He ¹¹  commanded us to preach to the people and to warn ¹²  them ¹³  that he is the one ¹⁴  appointed ¹⁵  by God as judge ¹⁶  of the living and the dead.

Acts 12:5

12:5 So Peter was kept in prison, but those in the church were earnestly ¹⁷  praying to God for him. ¹⁸ 

Acts 16:4

16:4 As they went through the towns, ¹⁹  they passed on ²⁰  the decrees that had been decided on by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem ²¹  for the Gentile believers ²²  to obey. ²³ 

Acts 16:6

Paul’s Vision of the Macedonian Man

16:6 They went through the region of Phrygia ²⁴  and Galatia, ²⁵  having been prevented ²⁶  by the Holy Spirit from speaking the message ²⁷  in the province of Asia. ²⁸ 

Acts 17:19

17:19 So they took Paul and ²⁹  brought him to the Areopagus, ³⁰  saying, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are proclaiming?

Acts 20:3

20:3 where he stayed ³¹  for three months. Because the Jews had made ³²  a plot ³³  against him as he was intending ³⁴  to sail ³⁵  for Syria, he decided ³⁶  to return through Macedonia. ³⁷ 

Acts 22:11

22:11 Since I could not see because of ³⁸  the brilliance ³⁹  of that light, I came to Damascus led by the hand of ⁴⁰  those who were with me.

Acts 24:26

24:26 At the same time he was also hoping that Paul would give him money, ⁴¹  and for this reason he sent for Paul ⁴²  as often as possible ⁴³  and talked ⁴⁴  with him.

Acts 26:7

26:7 a promise ⁴⁵  that our twelve tribes hope to attain as they earnestly serve God ⁴⁶  night and day. Concerning this hope the Jews are accusing me, ⁴⁷  Your Majesty! ⁴⁸ 

Acts 27:41

27:41 But they encountered a patch of crosscurrents ⁴⁹  and ran the ship aground; the bow stuck fast and could not be moved, but the stern was being broken up by the force ⁵⁰  of the waves.

[2:24]  ¹ tn Grk “Whom God raised up.”

[2:24]  ² tn Or “having freed.”

[2:24]  ³ sn The term translated pains is frequently used to describe pains associated with giving birth (see Rev 12:2). So there is irony here in the mixed metaphor.

[2:24]  ⁴ tn Or “for him to be held by it” (in either case, “it” refers to death’s power).

[5:16]  ⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[5:16]  ⁶ sn Unclean spirits refers to evil spirits.

[5:16]  ⁷ tn Literally a relative pronoun, “who.” In English, however, a relative clause (“bringing the sick and those troubled by unclean spirits, who were all being healed”) could be understood to refer only to the second group (meaning only those troubled by unclean spirits were being healed) or even that the unclean spirits were being healed. To avoid this ambiguity the pronoun “they” was used to begin a new English sentence.

[5:16]  ⁸ sn They were all being healed. Note how the healings that the apostles provided were comprehensive in their consistency.

[8:6]  ⁹ tn Grk “to what was being said by Philip,” a passive construction that has been changed to active voice in the translation.

[8:6]  ¹⁰ tn Here the following context indicates the miraculous nature of the signs mentioned. This term appears 13 times in Acts, but only twice more after Acts 8:13 (i.e., 14:3; 15:12).

[10:42]  ¹³ tn Grk “and he.” 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.

[10:42]  ¹⁴ tn The verb διαμαρτύρομαι (diamarturomai) can mean “warn,” and such a meaning is highly probable in this context where a reference to the judgment of both the living and the dead is present. The more general meaning “to testify solemnly” does not capture this nuance.

[10:42]  ¹⁵ tn The word “them” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the modern English reader.

[10:42]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “that this one is the one,” but this is awkward in English and has been simplified to “that he is the one.”

[10:42]  ¹⁷ tn Or “designated.” BDAG 723 s.v. ὁρίζω 2.b has “the one appointed by God as judge” for this phrase.

[10:42]  ¹⁸ sn Jesus has divine authority as judge over the living and the dead: Acts 17:26-31; Rom 14:9; 1 Thess 5:9-10; 1 Tim 4:1; 1 Pet 4:5.

[12:5]  ¹⁷ tn Or “constantly.” This term also appears in Luke 22:14 and Acts 26:7.

[12:5]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “but earnest prayer was being made by the church to God for him.” The order of the clauses has been rearranged to follow English style, and the somewhat awkward passive “prayer was being made” has been changed to the simpler active verb “were praying.” Luke portrays what follows as an answer to prayer.

[16:4]  ²¹ tn Or “cities.”

[16:4]  ²² tn BDAG 762-63 s.v. παραδίδωμι 3 has “they handed down to them the decisions to observe Ac 16:4.”

[16:4]  ²³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[16:4]  ²⁴ tn Grk “for them”; the referent (Gentile believers) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:4]  ²⁵ tn Or “observe” or “follow.”

[16:6]  ²⁵ sn Phrygia was a district in central Asia Minor west of Pisidia.

[16:6]  ²⁶ sn Galatia refers to either (1) the region of the old kingdom of Galatia in the central part of Asia Minor (North Galatia), or (2) the Roman province of Galatia, whose principal cities in the 1st century were Ancyra and Pisidian Antioch (South Galatia). The exact extent and meaning of this area has been a subject of considerable controversy in modern NT studies.

[16:6]  ²⁷ tn Or “forbidden.”

[16:6]  ²⁸ tn Or “word.”

[16:6]  ²⁹ tn Grk “Asia”; in the NT this always refers to the Roman province of Asia, made up of about one-third of the west and southwest end of modern Asia Minor. Asia lay to the west of the region of Phrygia and Galatia. The words “the province of” are supplied to indicate to the modern reader that this does not refer to the continent of Asia.

[17:19]  ²⁹ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[17:19]  ³⁰ tn Or “to the council of the Areopagus.” See also the term in v. 22.

[20:3]  ³³ tn BDAG 841 s.v. ποιέω 5.c, “w. an acc. of time spend, stay.”

[20:3]  ³⁴ tn The participle βενομένης (benomenh") has been translated as a causal adverbial participle. L&N 30.71 has “ἐπιβουλῆς αὐτῷ ὑπὸ τῶν ᾿Ιουδαίων ‘because the Jews had made a plot against him’ Ac 20:3.”

[20:3]  ³⁵ sn This plot is one of several noted by Luke (Acts 9:20; 20:19; 23:30).

[20:3]  ³⁶ tn BDAG 628 s.v. μέλλω 1.c.γ has “denoting an intended action: intend, propose, have in mind…Ac 17:31; 20:3, 7, 13ab; 23:15; 26:2; 27:30.”

[20:3]  ³⁷ tn BDAG 62 s.v. ἀνάγω 4 gives “put out to sea” here (as a nautical technical term). However, since the English expression “put out to sea” could be understood to mean Paul was already aboard the ship (which is not clear from the context), the simpler expression “sail” is used at this point in the translation.

[20:3]  ³⁸ tn BDAG 199 s.v. γίνομαι 7 has “ἐγένετο γνώμης he decided Ac 20:3.”

[20:3]  ³⁹ sn Macedonia was the Roman province of Macedonia in Greece.

[22:11]  ³⁷ tn BDAG 106 s.v. ἀπό 5.a has “οὐκ ἐνέβλεπον ἀπὸ τῆς δόξης τοῦ φωτός I could not see because of the brilliance of the light Ac 22:11.”

[22:11]  ³⁸ tn Or “brightness”; Grk “glory.”

[22:11]  ³⁹ tn Grk “by” (ὑπό, Jupo), but this would be too awkward in English following the previous “by.”

[24:26]  ⁴¹ tn Grk “he was hoping that money would be given to him by Paul.” To simplify the translation, the passive construction has been converted to an active one.

[24:26]  ⁴² tn Grk “him”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[24:26]  ⁴³ tn “As often as possible” reflects the comparative form of the adjective πυκνός (puknos); see BDAG 897 s.v. πυκνός, which has “Neut. of the comp. πυκνότερον as adv. more often, more frequently and in an elative sense very often, quite frequently…also as often as possible…Ac 24:26.”

[24:26]  ⁴⁴ tn On this term, which could mean “conferred with him,” see BDAG 705 s.v. ὁμιλέω.

[26:7]  ⁴⁵ tn Grk “to which [promise] our twelve tribes…” The antecedent of the relative pronoun (the promise in v. 6) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[26:7]  ⁴⁶ tn Or “earnestly worship.” The object of this service, God, is omitted but implied: BDAG 587 s.v. λατρεύω states, “Without the dat. of the one to whom service is given: ἐν ἐκτενείᾳ νύκτα κ. ἡμέραν λ. serve (God) earnestly night and day Ac 26:7.” Although clear from the context in Greek, “God” must be supplied as the recipient of the service for the modern English reader.

[26:7]  ⁴⁷ tn Grk “I am being accused by the Jews.” The passive construction was simplified by converting it to an active one in the translation.

[26:7]  ⁴⁸ tn Grk “O King!”

[27:41]  ⁴⁹ tn Grk “fell upon a place of two seas.” The most common explanation for this term is that it refers to a reef or sandbar with the sea on both sides, as noted in BDAG 245 s.v. διθάλασσος: the “τόπος δ. Ac 27:41 is a semantic unit signifying a point (of land jutting out with water on both sides).” However, Greek had terms for a “sandbank” (θῖς [qis], ταινία [tainia]), a “reef” (ἑρμα [Jerma]), “strait” (στενόν [stenon]), “promontory” (ἀρωτήρον [arwthron]), and other nautical hazards, none of which are used by the author here. NEB here translates τόπον διθάλασσον (topon diqalasson) as “cross-currents,” a proposal close to that advanced by J. M. Gilchrist, “The Historicity of Paul’s Shipwreck,” JSNT 61 (1996): 29-51, who suggests the meaning is “a patch of cross-seas,” where the waves are set at an angle to the wind, a particular hazard for sailors. Thus the term most likely refers to some sort of adverse sea conditions rather than a topographical feature like a reef or sandbar.

[27:41]  ⁵⁰ tn Or “violence” (BDAG 175 s.v. βία a).