Acts 2:37

The Response to Peter’s Address

2:37 Now when they heard this, ¹  they were acutely distressed ²  and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “What should we do, brothers?”

Acts 2:42

The Fellowship of the Early Believers

2:42 They were devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, ³  to the breaking of bread and to prayer. ⁴ 

Acts 4:33

4:33 With ⁵  great power the apostles were giving testimony ⁶  to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was on them all.

Acts 4:36

4:36 So Joseph, a Levite who was a native of Cyprus, called by the apostles Barnabas (which is translated “son of encouragement”), ⁷ 

Acts 5:2

5:2 He ⁸  kept back for himself part of the proceeds with his wife’s knowledge; he brought ⁹  only part of it and placed it at the apostles’ feet.

Acts 5:12

The Apostles Perform Miraculous Signs and Wonders

5:12 Now many miraculous signs ¹⁰  and wonders came about among the people through the hands of the apostles. By ¹¹  common consent ¹²  they were all meeting together in Solomon’s Portico. ¹³ 

Acts 5:40

5:40 and they summoned the apostles and had them beaten. ¹⁴  Then ¹⁵  they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus and released them.

Acts 8:14

8:14 Now when the apostles in Jerusalem ¹⁶  heard that Samaria had accepted the word ¹⁷  of God, they sent ¹⁸  Peter and John to them.

Acts 8:18

8:18 Now Simon, when he saw that the Spirit ¹⁹  was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, offered them money,

Acts 11:1

Peter Defends His Actions to the Jerusalem Church

11:1 Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles too had accepted ²⁰  the word of God. ²¹ 

Acts 14:4

14:4 But the population ²²  of the city was divided; some ²³  sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.

Acts 15:4

15:4 When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were received ²⁴  by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported ²⁵  all the things God had done with them. ²⁶ 

Acts 15:23

15:23 They sent this letter with them: ²⁷ 

From the apostles ²⁸  and elders, your brothers, ²⁹  to the Gentile brothers and sisters ³⁰  in Antioch, ³¹  Syria, ³²  and Cilicia, greetings!

Acts 16:4

16:4 As they went through the towns, ³³  they passed on ³⁴  the decrees that had been decided on by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem ³⁵  for the Gentile believers ³⁶  to obey. ³⁷ 

[2:37]  ¹ tn The word “this” is not in the Greek text. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek, but must be supplied for the modern English reader.

[2:37]  ² tn Grk “they were pierced to the heart” (an idiom for acute emotional distress).

[2:42]  ³ sn Fellowship refers here to close association involving mutual involvement and relationships.

[2:42]  ⁴ tn Grk “prayers.” This word was translated as a collective singular in keeping with English style.

[4:33]  ⁵ tn Grk “And with.” 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.

[4:33]  ⁶ tn Or “were witnessing.”

[4:36]  ⁷ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author. Note how the actions of Barnabas are in keeping with the meaning of his nickname. He stands in contrast to Ananias and Sapphira in 5:1-11.

[5:2]  ⁹ tn Grk “And he.” Because of the length of the Greek sentence and the tendency of contemporary English style to use shorter sentences, καί (kai) has not been translated here.

[5:2]  ¹⁰ tn The participle ἐνέγκας (enenka") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[5:12]  ¹¹ tn The miraculous nature of these signs is implied in the context.

[5:12]  ¹² tn Grk “And by.” 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.

[5:12]  ¹³ tn Or “With one mind.”

[5:12]  ¹⁴ tn Or “colonnade”; Grk “stoa.”

[5:40]  ¹³ sn Had them beaten. The punishment was the “forty lashes minus one,” see also Acts 22:19; 2 Cor 11:24; Mark 13:9. The apostles had disobeyed the religious authorities and took their punishment for their “disobedience” (Deut 25:2-3; m. Makkot 3:10-14). In Acts 4:18 they were warned. Now they are beaten. The hostility is rising as the narrative unfolds.

[5:40]  ¹⁴ tn The word “Then” is supplied as the beginning of a new sentence in the translation. The construction in Greek has so many clauses (most of them made up of participles) that a continuous English sentence would be very awkward.

[8:14]  ¹⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[8:14]  ¹⁶ tn Or “message.”

[8:14]  ¹⁷ sn They sent. The Jerusalem church with the apostles was overseeing the expansion of the church, as the distribution of the Spirit indicates in vv. 15-17.

[8:18]  ¹⁷ tc Most witnesses (Ì^45,74 A* C D E Ψ 33 1739 Ï latt sy bo) here read “the Holy Spirit” (τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, to pneuma to {agion), while a few key mss have simply τὸ πνεῦμα (א A^c B sa mae). Although it is possible that some scribes omitted τὸ ἅγιον because of its perceived superfluity (note vv. 15, 17, 19), it is far more likely that others added the adjective out of pious motives.

[11:1]  ¹⁹ tn See BDAG 221 s.v. δέχομαι 5 for this translation of ἐδέξαντο (edexanto) here.

[11:1]  ²⁰ tn Here the phrase “word of God” is another way to describe the gospel (note the preceding verb ἐδέξαντο, edexanto, “accepted”). The phrase could also be translated “the word [message] from God.”

[14:4]  ²¹ tn BDAG 825 s.v. πλῆθος 2.b.γ has this translation for πλῆθος (plhqo").

[14:4]  ²² tn These clauses are a good example of the contrastive μὲν…δέ (men…de) construction: Some “on the one hand” sided with the Jews, but some “on the other hand” sided with the apostles.

[15:4]  ²³ tn BDAG 761 s.v. παραδέχομαι 2 has “receive, accept” for the meaning here.

[15:4]  ²⁴ tn Or “announced.”

[15:4]  ²⁵ tn “They reported all the things God had done with them” – an identical phrase occurs in Acts 14:27. God is always the agent.

[15:23]  ²⁵ tn Grk “writing by their hand” (an idiom for sending a letter).

[15:23]  ²⁶ tn Grk “The apostles.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.

[15:23]  ²⁷ tn Grk “brothers,” but “your” is supplied to specify the relationship, since without it “brothers” could be understood as vocative in English.

[15:23]  ²⁸ tn Grk “to the brothers who are from the Gentiles.”

[15:23]  ²⁹ sn Antioch was a city in Syria (not Antioch in Pisidia).

[15:23]  ³⁰ tn Grk “and Syria,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

[16:4]  ²⁷ tn Or “cities.”

[16:4]  ²⁸ tn BDAG 762-63 s.v. παραδίδωμι 3 has “they handed down to them the decisions to observe Ac 16:4.”

[16:4]  ²⁹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[16:4]  ³⁰ tn Grk “for them”; the referent (Gentile believers) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:4]  ³¹ tn Or “observe” or “follow.”