Acts 2:47

2:47 praising God and having the good will ¹  of all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number every day ²  those who were being saved.

Acts 4:1

The Arrest and Trial of Peter and John

4:1 While Peter and John ³  were speaking to the people, the priests and the commander ⁴  of the temple guard ⁵  and the Sadducees ⁶  came up ⁷  to them,

Acts 5:24

5:24 Now when the commander ⁸  of the temple guard ⁹  and the chief priests heard this report, ¹⁰  they were greatly puzzled concerning it, ¹¹  wondering what this could ¹²  be.

Acts 8:12

8:12 But when they believed Philip as he was proclaiming the good news about the kingdom of God ¹³  and the name of Jesus Christ, ¹⁴  they began to be baptized, ¹⁵  both men and women.

Acts 9:8

9:8 So Saul got up from the ground, but although his eyes were open, ¹⁶  he could see nothing. ¹⁷  Leading him by the hand, his companions ¹⁸  brought him into Damascus.

Acts 11:20

11:20 But there were some men from Cyprus ¹⁹  and Cyrene ²⁰  among them who came ²¹  to Antioch ²²  and began to speak to the Greeks ²³  too, proclaiming the good news of the Lord Jesus.

Acts 11:24

11:24 because he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and a significant number of people ²⁴  were brought to the Lord.

Acts 13:2

13:2 While they were serving ²⁵  the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart ²⁶  for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”

Acts 19:31-32

19:31 Even some of the provincial authorities ²⁷  who were his friends sent ²⁸  a message ²⁹  to him, urging him not to venture ³⁰  into the theater. 19:32 So then some were shouting one thing, some another, for the assembly was in confusion, and most of them did not know why they had met together. ³¹ 

Acts 22:11

22:11 Since I could not see because of ³²  the brilliance ³³  of that light, I came to Damascus led by the hand of ³⁴  those who were with me.

[2:47]  ¹ tn Or “the favor.”

[2:47]  ² tn BDAG 437 s.v. ἡμέρα 2.c has “every day” for this phrase.

[4:1]  ³ tn Grk “While they”; the referents (Peter and John) have been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:1]  ⁴ tn Or “captain.”

[4:1]  ⁵ tn Grk “the official of the temple,” a title for the commander of the Jewish soldiers guarding the temple (thus the translation, “the commander of the temple guard”). See L&N 37.91.

[4:1]  ⁶ sn The Sadducees controlled the official political structures of Judaism at this time, being the majority members of the Sanhedrin. They were known as extremely strict on law and order issues (Josephus, J. W. 2.8.2 [2.119], 2.8.14 [2.164-166]; Ant. 13.5.9 [13.171-173], 13.10.6 [13.293-298], 18.1.2 [18.11], 18.1.4 [18.16-17], 20.9.1 [20.199]; Life 2 [10-11]). See also Matt 3:7; 16:1-12; 22:23-34; Mark 12:18-27; Luke 20:27-38; Acts 5:17; 23:6-8.

[4:1]  ⁷ tn Or “approached.” This verb often denotes a sudden appearing (BDAG 418 s.v. ἐφίστημι 1).

[5:24]  ⁵ tn Or “captain.”

[5:24]  ⁶ tn Grk “the official of the temple,” a title for the commander of the Jewish soldiers guarding the temple (thus the translation, “the commander of the temple guard”). See L&N 37.91.

[5:24]  ⁷ tn Grk “heard these words.”

[5:24]  ⁸ tn Grk “concerning them,” agreeing with the plural antecedent “these words.” Since the phrase “these words” was translated as the singular “this report,” the singular “concerning it” is used here.

[5:24]  ⁹ tn The optative verb here expresses confused uncertainty.

[8:12]  ⁷ sn The kingdom of God is also what Jesus preached: Acts 1:3. The term reappears in 14:22; 19:8; 28:23, 31.

[8:12]  ⁸ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

[8:12]  ⁹ tn The imperfect verb ἐβαπτίζοντο (ebaptizonto) has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.

[9:8]  ⁹ tn Grk “his eyes being open,” a genitive absolute construction that has been translated as a concessive adverbial participle.

[9:8]  ¹⁰ sn He could see nothing. This sign of blindness, which was temporary until v. 18, is like the sign of deafness experienced by Zechariah in Luke 1. It allowed some time for Saul (Paul) to reflect on what had happened without distractions.

[9:8]  ¹¹ tn Grk “they”; the referents (Saul’s companions) have been specified in the translation for clarity.

[11:20]  ¹¹ sn Cyprus was a large island in the Mediterranean off the south coast of Asia Minor.

[11:20]  ¹² sn Cyrene was a city on the northern African coast west of Egypt.

[11:20]  ¹³ tn Grk “among them, coming to Antioch began to speak.” The participle ἐλθόντες (elqonte") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[11:20]  ¹⁴ sn Antioch was a city in Syria (not Antioch in Pisidia). See the note in 11:19.

[11:20]  ¹⁵ sn The statement that some men from Cyprus and Cyrene…began to speak to the Greeks shows that Peter’s experience of reaching out to the Gentiles was not unique.

[11:24]  ¹³ tn Grk “a significant crowd.”

[13:2]  ¹⁵ tn This term is frequently used in the LXX of the service performed by priests and Levites in the tabernacle (Exod 28:35, 43; 29:30; 30:20; 35:19; 39:26; Num 1:50; 3:6, 31) and the temple (2 Chr 31:2; 35:3; Joel 1:9, 13; 2:17, and many more examples). According to BDAG 591 s.v. λειτουργέω 1.b it is used “of other expression of religious devotion.” Since the previous verse described the prophets and teachers in the church at Antioch, it is probable that the term here describes two of them (Barnabas and Saul) as they were serving in that capacity. Since they were not in Jerusalem where the temple was located, general religious service is referred to here.

[13:2]  ¹⁶ tn Or “Appoint.”

[19:31]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “Asiarchs” (high-ranking officials of the province of Asia).

[19:31]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “sending”; the participle πέμψαντες (pemyante") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[19:31]  ¹⁹ 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]  ²⁰ 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.

[19:32]  ¹⁹ tn Or “had assembled.”

[22:11]  ²¹ tn BDAG 106 s.v. ἀπό 5.a has “οὐκ ἐνέβλεπον ἀπὸ τῆς δόξης τοῦ φωτός I could not see because of the brilliance of the light Ac 22:11.”

[22:11]  ²² tn Or “brightness”; Grk “glory.”

[22:11]  ²³ tn Grk “by” (ὑπό, Jupo), but this would be too awkward in English following the previous “by.”