Acts 2:25

2:25 For David says about him,

‘I saw the Lord always in front of me, ¹ 

for he is at my right hand so that I will not be shaken.

Acts 10:2

10:2 He ²  was a devout, God-fearing man, ³  as was all his household; he did many acts of charity for the people ⁴  and prayed to God regularly.

Acts 17:26

17:26 From one man ⁵  he made every nation of the human race ⁶  to inhabit the entire earth, ⁷  determining their set times ⁸  and the fixed limits of the places where they would live, ⁹ 

[2:25]  ¹ tn Or “always before me.”

[10:2]  ² tn In the Greek text this represents a continuation of the previous sentence. Because of the tendency of contemporary English to use shorter sentences, a new sentence was begun here in the translation.

[10:2]  ³ sn The description of Cornelius as a devout, God-fearing man probably means that he belonged to the category called “God-fearers,” Gentiles who worshiped the God of Israel and in many cases kept the Mosaic law, but did not take the final step of circumcision necessary to become a proselyte to Judaism. See further K. G. Kuhn, TDNT 6:732-34, 43-44, and Sir 11:17; 27:11; 39:27.

[10:2]  ⁴ tn Or “gave many gifts to the poor.” This was known as “giving alms,” or acts of mercy (Sir 7:10; BDAG 315-16 s.v. ἐλεημοσύνη).

[17:26]  ³ sn The one man refers to Adam (the word “man” is understood).

[17:26]  ⁴ tn Or “mankind.” BDAG 276 s.v. ἔθνος 1 has “every nation of humankind Ac 17:26.”

[17:26]  ⁵ tn Grk “to live over all the face of the earth.”

[17:26]  ⁶ tn BDAG 884-85 s.v. προστάσσω has “(οἱ) προστεταγμένοι καιροί (the) fixed times Ac 17:26” here, but since the following phrase is also translated “fixed limits,” this would seem redundant in English, so the word “set” has been used instead.

[17:26]  ⁷ tn Grk “the boundaries of their habitation.” L&N 80.5 has “fixed limits of the places where they would live” for this phrase.