Acts 27:44

27:44 and the rest were to follow, ¹  some on planks ²  and some on pieces of the ship. ³  And in this way ⁴  all were brought safely to land.

Acts 1:2

1:2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, ⁵  after he had given orders ⁶  by ⁷  the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.

Acts 6:6

6:6 They stood these men before the apostles, who prayed ⁸  and placed ⁹  their hands on them.

Acts 24:19

24:19 But there are some Jews from the province of Asia ¹⁰  who should be here before you and bring charges, ¹¹  if they have anything against me.

Acts 26:17

26:17 I will rescue ¹²  you from your own people ¹³  and from the Gentiles, to whom ¹⁴  I am sending you

Acts 1:7

1:7 He told them, “You are not permitted to know ¹⁵  the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority.

Acts 6:3

6:3 But carefully select from among you, brothers, ¹⁶  seven ¹⁷  men who are well-attested, ¹⁸  full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge ¹⁹  of this necessary task. ²⁰ 

Acts 17:7

17:7 and ²¹  Jason has welcomed them as guests! They ²²  are all acting against Caesar’s ²³  decrees, saying there is another king named ²⁴  Jesus!” ²⁵ 

Acts 19:25

19:25 He gathered ²⁶  these ²⁷  together, along with the workmen in similar trades, ²⁸  and said, “Men, you know that our prosperity ²⁹  comes from this business.

Acts 5:25

5:25 But someone came and reported to them, “Look! The men you put in prison are standing in the temple courts ³⁰  and teaching ³¹  the people!”

Acts 7:43

7:43 But you took along the tabernacle ³²  of Moloch ³³  and the star of the ³⁴  god Rephan, ³⁵  the images you made to worship, but I will deport ³⁶  you beyond Babylon.’ ³⁷ 

Acts 15:17

15:17 so that the rest of humanity ³⁸  may seek the Lord,

namely, ³⁹  all the Gentiles ⁴⁰  I have called to be my own,’ ⁴¹  says the Lord, ⁴²  who makes these things

Acts 25:16

25:16 I answered them ⁴³  that it was not the custom of the Romans to hand over anyone ⁴⁴  before the accused had met his accusers face to face ⁴⁵  and had been given ⁴⁶  an opportunity to make a defense against the accusation. ⁴⁷ 

Acts 28:15

28:15 The brothers from there, ⁴⁸  when they heard about us, came as far as the Forum of Appius ⁴⁹  and Three Taverns ⁵⁰  to meet us. When he saw them, ⁵¹  Paul thanked God and took courage.

[27:44]  ¹ tn The words “were to follow” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. They must be supplied to clarify the sense in contemporary English.

[27:44]  ² tn Or “boards” according to BDAG 913 s.v. σανίς.

[27:44]  ³ tn Grk “on pieces from the ship”; that is, pieces of wreckage from the ship.

[27:44]  ⁴ tn Grk “And in this way it happened that.” 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.

[1:2]  ⁵ tn The words “to heaven” are not in the Greek text, but are supplied from v. 11. Several modern translations (NIV, NRSV) supply the words “to heaven” after “taken up” to specify the destination explicitly mentioned later in 1:11.

[1:2]  ⁶ tn Or “commands.” Although some modern translations render ἐντειλάμενος (enteilameno") as “instructions” (NIV, NRSV), the word implies authority or official sanction (G. Schrenk, TDNT 2:545), so that a word like “orders” conveys the idea more effectively. The action of the temporal participle is antecedent (prior) to the action of the verb it modifies (“taken up”).

[1:2]  ⁷ tn Or “through.”

[6:6]  ⁹ tn Literally this is a participle in the Greek text (προσευξάμενοι, proseuxamenoi). It could be translated as a finite verb (“and they prayed and placed their hands on them”) but much smoother English results if the entire coordinate clause is converted to a relative clause that refers back to the apostles.

[6:6]  ¹⁰ tn Or “laid.”

[24:19]  ¹³ tn Grk “Asia”; in the NT this always refers to the Roman province of Asia, made up of about one-third of the west and southwest end of modern Asia Minor. Asia lay to the west of the region of Phrygia and Galatia. The words “the province of” are supplied to indicate to the modern reader that this does not refer to the continent of Asia.

[24:19]  ¹⁴ tn BDAG 533 s.v. κατηγορέω 1 states, “nearly always as legal t.t.: bring charges in court.” L&N 33.427 states for κατηγορέω (kathgorew), “to bring serious charges or accusations against someone, with the possible connotation of a legal or court context – ‘to accuse, to bring charges.’”

[26:17]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “rescuing.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, the participle ἐξαιρούμενος (exairoumeno") has been translated as a finite verb and a new sentence started in the translation at the beginning of v. 17.

[26:17]  ¹⁸ tn That is, from the Jewish people. Grk “the people”; the words “your own” have been supplied to clarify the meaning.

[26:17]  ¹⁹ tn The antecedent of the relative pronoun is probably both the Jews (“your own people”) and the Gentiles, indicating the comprehensive commission Paul received.

[1:7]  ²¹ tn Grk “It is not for you to know.”

[6:3]  ²⁵ tn It is not clear from a historical standpoint (but it is unlikely) that women would have been involved in the selection process too. For this reason the translation “brothers” has been retained, rather than “brothers and sisters” (used in contexts where both male and female believers are clearly addressed).

[6:3]  ²⁶ sn Seven. Jewish town councils often had seven members (Josephus, Ant. 4.18.14 [4.214]).

[6:3]  ²⁷ tn Or “are of good reputation” (BDAG 618 s.v. μαρτυρέω 2.b).

[6:3]  ²⁸ tn The translation “put in charge” is given by BDAG 492 s.v. καθίστημι 2.

[6:3]  ²⁹ tn Grk “of this need”; translated “necessary work” or “needed task” by L&N 42.22.

[17:7]  ²⁹ tn Grk “whom.” Because of the awkwardness in English of having two relative clauses follow one another (“who have stirred up trouble…whom Jason has welcomed”) the relative pronoun here (“whom”) has been replaced by the conjunction “and,” creating a clause that is grammatically coordinate but logically subordinate in the translation.

[17:7]  ³⁰ tn Grk “and they.” Because of the length of the Greek sentence, the conjunction καί (kai) has not been translated here. Instead a new English sentence is begun.

[17:7]  ³¹ tn Or “the emperor’s” (“Caesar” is a title for the Roman emperor).

[17:7]  ³² tn The word “named” is not in the Greek text, but is supplied for clarity.

[17:7]  ³³ sn Acting…saying…Jesus. The charges are serious, involving sedition (Luke 23:2). If the political charges were true, Rome would have to react.

[19:25]  ³³ tn Grk “gathering.” The participle συναθροίσας (sunaqroisa") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[19:25]  ³⁴ tn Grk “whom”; because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, the relative pronoun (“whom”) has been replaced with a pronoun (“these”) and a new sentence begun in the translation.

[19:25]  ³⁵ sn Workmen in similar trades. In effect, Demetrius gathered the Ephesian chamber of commerce together to hear about the threat to their prosperity.

[19:25]  ³⁶ tn Another possible meaning is “that this business is an easy way for us to earn a living.”

[5:25]  ³⁷ tn Grk “the temple.” This is actually a reference to the courts surrounding the temple proper, and has been translated accordingly.

[5:25]  ³⁸ sn Obeying God (see v. 29), the apostles were teaching again (4:18-20; 5:20). They did so despite the risk.

[7:43]  ⁴¹ tn Or “tent.”

[7:43]  ⁴² sn Moloch was a Canaanite deity who was believed to be the god of the sky and the sun.

[7:43]  ⁴³ tc ‡ Most mss, including several important ones (Ì⁷⁴ א A C E Ψ 33 1739 Ï h p vg sy^h mae bo Cyr), have ὑμῶν (Jumwn, “your”) here, in conformity with the LXX of Amos 5:26. But other significant and diverse witnesses lack the pronoun: The lack of ὑμῶν in B D 36 453 gig sy^p sa Ir^lat Or is difficult to explain if it is not the original wording here. NA²⁷ has the word in brackets, indicating some doubt as to its authenticity.

[7:43]  ⁴⁴ sn Rephan (῾Ραιφάν, RJaifan) was a pagan deity. The term was a name for Saturn. It was variously spelled in the mss (BDAG 903 s.v. has Rompha as an alternate spelling). The references cover a range of deities and a history of unfaithfulness.

[7:43]  ⁴⁵ tn Or “I will make you move.”

[7:43]  ⁴⁶ sn A quotation from Amos 5:25-27. This constituted a prediction of the exile.

[15:17]  ⁴⁵ tn Or “so that all other people.” The use of this term follows Amos 9:11 LXX.

[15:17]  ⁴⁶ tn Here καί (kai) introduces an explanatory clause that explains the preceding phrase “the rest of humanity.” The clause introduced by καί (kai) could also be punctuated in English as a parenthesis.

[15:17]  ⁴⁷ tn Or “all the nations” (in Greek the word for “nation” and “Gentile” is the same).

[15:17]  ⁴⁸ tn Grk “all the Gentiles on whom my name has been called.” Based on well-attested OT usage, the passive of ἐπικαλέω (epikalew) here indicates God’s ownership (“all the Gentiles who belong to me”) or calling (“all the Gentiles whom I have called to be my own”). See L&N 11.28.

[15:17]  ⁴⁹ sn A quotation from Amos 9:11-12 LXX. James demonstrated a high degree of cultural sensitivity when he cited a version of the text (the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Old Testament) that Gentiles would use.

[25:16]  ⁴⁹ tn Grk “to whom I answered.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, the relative pronoun (“whom”) has been replaced with a personal pronoun (“them”) and a new sentence started in the translation at the beginning of v. 16.

[25:16]  ⁵⁰ tn Grk “any man.” This is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpos).

[25:16]  ⁵¹ tn Or “has met his accusers in person.”

[25:16]  ⁵² tn Grk “and receives.”

[25:16]  ⁵³ tn Or “indictment” (a legal technical term). BDAG 273-74 s.v. ἔγκλημα 1 states, “legal t.t.…ἀπολογία περὶ τοῦ ἐ. defense against the accusation Ac 25:16.” L&N 56.6 defines ἔγκλημα (enklhma) as “(a technical, legal term) a formal indictment or accusation brought against someone – ‘indictment, accusation, case.’ …‘and might receive an opportunity for a defense against the indictment’ Ac 25:16.”

[28:15]  ⁵³ sn Mention of Christian brothers from there (Rome) shows that God’s message had already spread as far as Italy and the capital of the empire.

[28:15]  ⁵⁴ sn The Forum of Appius was a small traveler’s stop on the Appian Way about 43 mi (71 km) south of Rome (BDAG 125 s.v. ᾿Αππίου φόρον). It was described by Horace as “crammed with boatmen and stingy tavernkeepers” (Satires 1.5.3).

[28:15]  ⁵⁵ sn Three Taverns was a stop on the Appian Way 33 mi (55 km) south of Rome.

[28:15]  ⁵⁶ tn Grk “whom, when he saw [them], Paul.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, the relative pronoun (“whom”) was replaced by the personal pronoun (“them”) and a new sentence begun here in the translation.