Acts 24:14

24:14 But I confess this to you, that I worship ¹  the God of our ancestors ²  according to the Way (which they call a sect), believing everything that is according to the law ³  and that is written in the prophets.

Acts 22:3

22:3 “I am a Jew, ⁴  born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up ⁵  in this city, educated with strictness ⁶  under ⁷  Gamaliel ⁸  according to the law of our ancestors, ⁹  and was ¹⁰  zealous ¹¹  for God just as all of you are today.

Acts 28:17

Paul Addresses the Jewish Community in Rome

28:17 After three days ¹²  Paul ¹³  called the local Jewish leaders ¹⁴  together. When they had assembled, he said to them, “Brothers, ¹⁵  although I had done ¹⁶  nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors, ¹⁷  from Jerusalem ¹⁸  I was handed over as a prisoner to the Romans. ¹⁹ 

[24:14]  ¹ tn Or “serve.”

[24:14]  ² tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”

[24:14]  ³ sn That is, the law of Moses. Paul was claiming that he legitimately worshiped the God of Israel. He was arguing that this amounted to a religious dispute rather than a political one, so that the Roman authorities need not concern themselves with it.

[22:3]  ⁴ tn Grk “a Jewish man.”

[22:3]  ⁵ tn BDAG 74 s.v. ἀνατρέφω b has “of mental and spiritual nurture bring up, rear, train…ἀνατεθραμμένος ἐν τ. πόλει ταύτῃ 22:3.”

[22:3]  ⁶ tn Or “with precision.” Although often translated “strictly” this can be misunderstood for “solely” in English. BDAG 39 s.v. ἀκρίβεια gives the meaning as “exactness, precision.” To avoid the potential misunderstanding the translation “with strictness” is used, although it is slightly more awkward than “strictly.”

[22:3]  ⁷ tn Grk “strictly at the feet of” (an idiom).

[22:3]  ⁸ tn Or “brought up in this city under Gamaliel, educated with strictness…” The phrase παρὰ τοὺς πόδας Γαμαλιὴλ (para tou" poda" Gamalihl) could be understood with what precedes or with what follows. The punctuation of NA²⁷ and UBS⁴, which place a comma after ταύτῃ (tauth), has been followed in the translation.

[22:3]  ⁹ tn Or “our forefathers.”

[22:3]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “ancestors, being.” The participle ὑπάρχων (Juparcwn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[22:3]  ¹¹ tn BDAG 427 s.v. ζηλωτής 1.a.α has “of pers. …ζ. τοῦ θεοῦ one who is loyal to God Ac 22:3.”

[28:17]  ⁷ tn Grk “It happened that after three days.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[28:17]  ⁸ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[28:17]  ⁹ tn L&N 33.309 has “‘after three days, he called the local Jewish leaders together’ Ac 28:17.”

[28:17]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “Men brothers,” but this is both awkward and unnecessary in English.

[28:17]  ¹¹ tn The participle ποιήσας (poihsas) has been translated as a concessive adverbial participle.

[28:17]  ¹² tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”

[28:17]  ¹³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[28:17]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “into the hands of the Romans,” but this is redundant when παρεδόθην (paredoqhn) has been translated “handed over.”