Acts 2:40

2:40 With many other words he testified ¹  and exhorted them saying, “Save yourselves from this perverse ²  generation!”

Acts 8:31

8:31 The man ³  replied, “How in the world can I, ⁴  unless someone guides me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

Acts 11:23

11:23 When ⁵  he came and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain true ⁶  to the Lord with devoted hearts, ⁷ 

Acts 14:22

14:22 They strengthened ⁸  the souls of the disciples and encouraged them to continue ⁹  in the faith, saying, “We must enter the kingdom ¹⁰  of God through many persecutions.” ¹¹ 

Acts 16:40

16:40 When they came out of the prison, they entered Lydia’s house, and when they saw the brothers, they encouraged them and then ¹²  departed.

Acts 19:31

19:31 Even some of the provincial authorities ¹³  who were his friends sent ¹⁴  a message ¹⁵  to him, urging him not to venture ¹⁶  into the theater.

Acts 20:1

Paul Travels Through Macedonia and Greece

20:1 After the disturbance had ended, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging ¹⁷  them and saying farewell, ¹⁸  he left to go to Macedonia. ¹⁹ 

Acts 27:34

27:34 Therefore I urge you to take some food, for this is important ²⁰  for your survival. ²¹  For not one of you will lose a hair from his head.”

Acts 28:20

28:20 So for this reason I have asked to see you and speak with you, for I am bound with this chain because of the hope of Israel.” ²² 

[2:40]  ¹ tn Or “warned.”

[2:40]  ² tn Or “crooked” (in a moral or ethical sense). See Luke 3:5.

[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.

[11:23]  ⁵ tn Grk “Antioch, who when.” The relative pronoun was omitted and a new sentence was begun in the translation at this point to improve the English style, due to the length of the sentence in Greek.

[11:23]  ⁶ tn BDAG 883 s.v. προσμένω 1.a.β has “remain true to the Lord” for προσμένειν (prosmenein) in this verse.

[11:23]  ⁷ tn Grk “with purpose of heart”; BDAG 869 s.v. πρόθεσις 2.a translates this phrase “purpose of heart, i.e. devotion” here.

[14:22]  ⁷ tn Grk “to Antioch, strengthening.” Due to the length of the Greek sentence and the tendency of contemporary English to use shorter sentences, a new sentence was started here. This participle (ἐπιστηρίζοντες, episthrizonte") and the following one (παρακαλοῦντες, parakalounte") have been translated as finite verbs connected by the coordinating conjunction “and.”

[14:22]  ⁸ sn And encouraged them to continue. The exhortations are like those noted in Acts 11:23; 13:43. An example of such a speech is found in Acts 20:18-35. Christianity is now characterized as “the faith.”

[14:22]  ⁹ sn This reference to the kingdom of God clearly refers to its future arrival.

[14:22]  ¹⁰ tn Or “sufferings.”

[16:40]  ⁹ tn “Then” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to clarify the logical sequence in the translation.

[19:31]  ¹¹ tn Grk “Asiarchs” (high-ranking officials of the province of Asia).

[19:31]  ¹² tn Grk “sending”; the participle πέμψαντες (pemyante") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[19:31]  ¹³ tn The words “a message” are not in the Greek text but are implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the modern English reader.

[19:31]  ¹⁴ tn BDAG 242-43 s.v. δίδωμι 11 has “to cause (oneself) to go, go, venture somewhere (cp. our older ‘betake oneself’)…Ac 19:31.” The desire of these sympathetic authorities was surely to protect Paul’s life. The detail indicates how dangerous things had become.

[20:1]  ¹³ tn Or “exhorting.”

[20:1]  ¹⁴ tn Or “and taking leave of them.”

[20:1]  ¹⁵ sn Macedonia was the Roman province of Macedonia in Greece.

[27:34]  ¹⁵ tn Or “necessary.” BDAG 873-74 s.v. πρός 1 has “πρ. τῆς σωτηρίας in the interest of safety Ac 27:34”; L&N 27.18 has “‘therefore, I urge you to take some food, for this is important for your deliverance’ or ‘…for your survival’ Ac 27:34.”

[27:34]  ¹⁶ tn Or “deliverance” (‘salvation’ in a nontheological sense).

[28:20]  ¹⁷ sn The hope of Israel. A reference to Israel’s messianic hope. Paul’s preaching was in continuity with this Jewish hope (Acts 1:3; 8:12; 14:22; 19:8; 20:25).