Acts 2:8

2:8 And how is it that each one of us hears them ¹  in our own native language? ² 

Acts 7:12

7:12 So when Jacob heard that there was grain ³  in Egypt, he sent our ancestors ⁴  there ⁵  the first time.

Acts 7:15

7:15 So Jacob went down to Egypt and died there, ⁶  along with our ancestors, ⁷ 

Acts 19:37

19:37 For you have brought these men here who are neither temple robbers ⁸  nor blasphemers of our goddess. ⁹ 

Acts 21:17

21:17 When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us gladly. ¹⁰ 

[2:8]  ¹ tn Grk “we hear them, each one of us.”

[2:8]  ² tn Grk “in our own language in which we were born.”

[7:12]  ³ tn Or possibly “food,” since in a number of extrabiblical contexts the phrase σιτία καὶ ποτά (sitia kai pota) means “food and drink,” where solid food is contrasted with liquid nourishment (L&N 3.42).

[7:12]  ⁴ tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”

[7:12]  ⁵ tn The word “there” is not in the Greek text. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the modern English reader.

[7:15]  ⁵ tn The word “there” is not in the Greek text. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the modern English reader.

[7:15]  ⁶ tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”

[19:37]  ⁷ tn Or perhaps, “desecrators of temples.”

[19:37]  ⁸ sn Nor blasphemers of our goddess. There was no formal crime with which Paul could be charged. He had the right to his religion as long as he did not act physically against the temple. Since no overt act had taken place, the official wanted the community to maintain the status quo on these religious matters. The remarks suggest Paul was innocent of any civil crime.

[21:17]  ⁹ tn Or “warmly” (see BDAG 144 s.v. ἀσμένως).