Acts 24:5

24:5 For we have found ¹  this man to be a troublemaker, ²  one who stirs up riots ³  among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader ⁴  of the sect of the Nazarenes. ⁵ 

Acts 24:1

The Accusations Against Paul

24:1 After five days the high priest Ananias ⁶  came down with some elders and an attorney ⁷  named ⁸  Tertullus, and they ⁹  brought formal charges ¹⁰  against Paul to the governor.

Colossians 1:19

1:19 For God ¹¹  was pleased to have all his ¹²  fullness dwell ¹³  in the Son ¹⁴ 

Galatians 5:20

5:20 idolatry, sorcery, ¹⁵  hostilities, ¹⁶  strife, ¹⁷  jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish rivalries, dissensions, ¹⁸  factions,

Titus 3:10

3:10 Reject a divisive person after one or two warnings.

Titus 3:2

3:2 They must not slander ¹⁹  anyone, but be peaceable, gentle, showing complete courtesy to all people.

Titus 2:1

Conduct Consistent with Sound Teaching

2:1 But as for you, communicate the behavior that goes with ²⁰  sound teaching.

[24:5]  ¹ tn Grk “For having found.” The participle εὑρόντες (Jeurontes) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[24:5]  ² tn L&N 22.6 has “(a figurative extension of meaning of λοιμός ‘plague,’ 23.158) one who causes all sorts of trouble – ‘troublemaker, pest.’ … ‘for we have found this man to be a troublemaker” Ac 24:5.”

[24:5]  ³ tn Or “dissensions.” While BDAG 940 s.v. στάσις 3 translates this phrase “κινεῖν στάσεις (v.l. στάσιν) τισί create dissension among certain people Ac 24:5,” it is better on the basis of the actual results of Paul’s ministry to categorize this usage under section 2, “uprising, riot, revolt, rebellion” (cf. the use in Acts 19:40).

[24:5]  ⁴ tn This term is yet another NT hapax legomenon (BDAG 894 s.v. πρωτοστάτης).

[24:5]  ⁵ sn The sect of the Nazarenes is a designation for followers of Jesus the Nazarene, that is, Christians.

[24:1]  ⁶ sn Ananias was in office from a.d. 47-59.

[24:1]  ⁷ tn The term refers to a professional advocate (BDAG 905 s.v. ῥήτωρ).

[24:1]  ⁸ tn Grk “an attorney, a certain Tertullus.”

[24:1]  ⁹ tn Grk “who” (plural). Because in English the relative pronoun “who” could be understood to refer only to the attorney Tertullus and not to the entire group, it has been replaced with the third person plural pronoun “they.” “And” has been supplied to provide the connection to the preceding clause.

[24:1]  ¹⁰ tn BDAG 326 s.v. ἐμφανίζω 3 has “ἐ. τινὶ κατά τινος bring formal charges against someone…Ac 24:1; 25:2.”

[1:19]  ¹¹ tn The noun “God” does not appear in the Greek text, but since God is the one who reconciles the world to himself (cf. 2 Cor 5:19), he is clearly the subject of εὐδόκησεν (eudokhsen).

[1:19]  ¹² tn The Greek article τό (to), insofar as it relates to God, may be translated as a possessive pronoun, i.e., “his.” BDAG 404 s.v. εὐδοκέω 1 translates the phrase as “all the fullness willed to dwell in him” thus leaving the referent as impersonal. Insofar as Paul is alluding to the so-called emanations from God this is acceptable. But the fact that “the fullness” dwells in a person (i.e., “in him”) seems to argue for the translation “his fullness” where “his” refers to God.

[1:19]  ¹³ tn The aorist verb κατοικῆσαι (katoikhsai) could be taken as an ingressive, in which case it refers to the incarnation and may be translated as “begin to dwell, to take up residence.” It is perhaps better, though, to take it as a constative aorist and simply a reference to the fact that the fullness of God dwells in Jesus Christ. This is a permanent dwelling, though, not a temporary one, as the present tense in 2:9 makes clear.

[1:19]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “him”; the referent (the Son; see v. 13) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:20]  ¹⁵ tn Or “witchcraft.”

[5:20]  ¹⁶ tn Or “enmities,” “[acts of] hatred.”

[5:20]  ¹⁷ tn Or “discord” (L&N 39.22).

[5:20]  ¹⁸ tn Or “discord(s)” (L&N 39.13).

[3:2]  ¹⁹ tn Or “discredit,” “damage the reputation of.”

[2:1]  ²⁰ tn Grk “say what is fitting for sound teaching” (introducing the behavior called for in this chapter.).