Acts 2:34

2:34 For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says,

‘The Lord said to my lord,

“Sit ¹  at my right hand

Acts 7:23

7:23 But when he was about forty years old, it entered his mind ²  to visit his fellow countrymen ³  the Israelites. ⁴ 

Acts 8:31

8:31 The man ⁵  replied, “How in the world can I, ⁶  unless someone guides me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

Acts 10:9

10:9 About noon ⁷  the next day, while they were on their way and approaching ⁸  the city, Peter went up on the roof ⁹  to pray.

Acts 24:11

24:11 As you can verify ¹⁰  for yourself, not more than twelve days ago ¹¹  I went up to Jerusalem ¹²  to worship.

[2:34]  ¹ sn Sit at my right hand. The word “sit” alludes back to the promise of “seating one on his throne” in v. 30.

[7:23]  ² tn Grk “heart.”

[7:23]  ³ tn Grk “brothers.” The translation “compatriot” is given by BDAG 18-19 s.v. ἀδελφός 2.b.

[7:23]  ⁴ tn Grk “the sons of Israel.”

[8:31]  ³ tn Grk “He”; the referent (the man) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:31]  ⁴ tn Grk “How am I able, unless…” The translation is based on the force of the conjunction γάρ (gar) in this context. The translation “How in the world can I?” is given in BDAG 189 s.v. γάρ 1.f.

[10:9]  ⁴ tn Grk “about the sixth hour.”

[10:9]  ⁵ tn The participles ὁδοιπορούντων (Jodoiporountwn, “while they were on their way”) and ἐγγιζόντων (engizontwn, “approaching”) have been translated as temporal participles.

[10:9]  ⁶ sn Went up on the roof. Most of the roofs in the NT were flat roofs made of pounded dirt, sometimes mixed with lime or stones, supported by heavy wooden beams. They generally had an easy means of access, either a sturdy wooden ladder or stone stairway, sometimes on the outside of the house.

[24:11]  ⁵ tn BDAG 369 s.v. ἐπιγινώσκω 2.c has “notice, perceive, learn of, ascertain…Also as legal t.t. ascertain (2 Macc 14:9) τὶ Ac 23:28; cp. 24:8. W. ὅτι foll. Ac 24:11.” “Verify” is an English synonym for “ascertain.”

[24:11]  ⁶ tn Grk “it is not more than twelve days from when.” This has been simplified to “not more than twelve days ago.”

[24:11]  ⁷ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.