Acts 2:43
Context2:43 Reverential awe 1 came over everyone, 2 and many wonders and miraculous signs 3 came about by the apostles.
Acts 5:11
Context5:11 Great 4 fear gripped 5 the whole church 6 and all who heard about these things.
Acts 5:5
Context5:5 When Ananias heard these words he collapsed and died, and great fear gripped 7 all who heard about it.
Acts 19:17
Context19:17 This became known to all who lived in Ephesus, 8 both Jews and Greeks; fear came over 9 them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was praised. 10


[2:43] 2 tn Grk “on every soul” (here “soul” is an idiom for the whole person).
[2:43] 3 tn In this context the miraculous nature of these signs is implied. Cf. BDAG 920 s.v. σημεῖον 2.a.
[5:11] 4 tn Grk “And great.” 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.
[5:11] 5 tn Or “fear came on,” “fear seized”; Grk “fear happened to.”
[5:11] 6 sn This is the first occurrence of the term church (ἐκκλησία, ekklhsia) in Acts. It refers to an assembly of people.
[5:5] 7 tn Or “fear came on,” “fear seized”; Grk “fear happened to.”
[19:17] 10 map For location see JP1 D2; JP2 D2; JP3 D2; JP4 D2.
[19:17] 11 tn Grk “fell on.” BDAG 377 s.v. ἐπιπίπτω 2 has “φόβος ἐ. ἐπί τινα fear came upon someone…Ac 19:17.”