Acts 21:35

21:35 When he came to the steps, Paul ¹  had to be carried ²  by the soldiers because of the violence ³  of the mob,

Acts 20:19

20:19 serving the Lord with all humility ⁴  and with tears, and with the trials that happened to me because of the plots ⁵  of the Jews.

Acts 3:10

3:10 and they recognized him as the man who used to sit and ask for donations ⁶  at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with astonishment and amazement ⁷  at what had happened to him.

[21:35]  ¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:35]  ² sn Paul had to be carried. Note how the arrest really ended up protecting Paul. The crowd is portrayed as irrational at this point.

[21:35]  ³ tn This refers to mob violence (BDAG 175 s.v. βία b).

[20:19]  ⁴ sn On humility see 2 Cor 10:1; 11:7; 1 Thess 2:6; Col 3:12; Eph 4:2; Phil 2:3-11.

[20:19]  ⁵ sn These plots are mentioned in Acts 9:24; 20:13.

[3:10]  ⁷ tn Grk “alms,” but this term is not in common use today, so the closest modern equivalent, “donations,” is used instead. The idea is that of a donation to charity.

[3:10]  ⁸ sn Amazement is a frequent response to miracles of Jesus or the apostles. These took the ancients by as much surprise as they would people today. But in terms of response to what God is doing, amazement does not equal faith (Luke 4:36; 5:9, 26; 7:16).