Acts 28:28

28:28 “Therefore be advised ¹  that this salvation from God ²  has been sent to the Gentiles; ³  they ⁴  will listen!”

Acts 11:18

11:18 When they heard this, ⁵  they ceased their objections ⁶  and praised ⁷  God, saying, “So then, God has granted the repentance ⁸  that leads to life even to the Gentiles.” ⁹ 

Acts 14:27

14:27 When they arrived and gathered the church together, they reported ¹⁰  all the things God ¹¹  had done with them, and that he had opened a door ¹²  of faith for the Gentiles.

Acts 21:19

21:19 When Paul ¹³  had greeted them, he began to explain ¹⁴  in detail ¹⁵  what God ¹⁶  had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

Acts 26:23

26:23 that ¹⁷  the Christ ¹⁸  was to suffer and be the first to rise from the dead, to proclaim light both to our people ¹⁹  and to the Gentiles.” ²⁰ 

Acts 4:27

4:27 “For indeed both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, assembled together in this city against ²¹  your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, ²² 

Acts 15:12

15:12 The whole group kept quiet ²³  and listened to Barnabas and Paul while they explained all the miraculous signs ²⁴  and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.

Acts 26:20

26:20 but I declared to those in Damascus first, and then to those in Jerusalem and in all Judea, ²⁵  and to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, ²⁶  performing deeds consistent with ²⁷  repentance.

[28:28]  ¹ tn Grk “Therefore let it be known to you.”

[28:28]  ² tn Or “of God.”

[28:28]  ³ sn The term Gentiles is in emphatic position in the Greek text of this clause. Once again there is the pattern: Jewish rejection of the gospel leads to an emphasis on Gentile inclusion (Acts 13:44-47).

[28:28]  ⁴ tn Grk “they also.”

[11:18]  ⁵ tn Grk “these things.”

[11:18]  ⁶ tn Or “became silent,” but this would create an apparent contradiction with the subsequent action of praising God. The point, in context, is that they ceased objecting to what Peter had done.

[11:18]  ⁷ tn Or “glorified.”

[11:18]  ⁸ sn Here the summary phrase for responding to the gospel is the repentance that leads to life. Note how the presence of life is tied to the presence of the Spirit (cf. John 4:7-42; 7:37-39).

[11:18]  ⁹ sn In the Greek text the phrase even to the Gentiles is in an emphatic position.

[14:27]  ⁹ tn Or “announced.”

[14:27]  ¹⁰ sn Note that God is the subject of the activity. The outcome of this mission is seen as a confirmation of the mission to the Gentiles.

[14:27]  ¹¹ sn On the image of opening, or of the door, see 1 Cor 16:9; 2 Cor 2:12; Col 4:3.

[21:19]  ¹³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:19]  ¹⁴ tn Or “to report,” “to describe.” The imperfect verb ἐξηγεῖτο (exhgeito) has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.

[21:19]  ¹⁵ tn BDAG 293 s.v. εἷς 5.e has “καθ᾿ ἕν one after the other (hence τὸ καθ᾿ ἕν ‘a detailed list’: PLille 11, 8 [III bc]; PTebt. 47, 34; 332, 16) J 21:25. Also καθ᾿ ἕν ἕκαστον…Ac 21:19.”

[21:19]  ¹⁶ sn Note how Paul credited God with the success of his ministry.

[26:23]  ¹⁷ tn BDAG 277-78 s.v. εἰ 2 has “marker of an indirect question as content, that…Sim. also (Procop. Soph., Ep. 123 χάριν ἔχειν εἰ = that) μαρτυρόμενος…εἰ παθητὸς ὁ Χριστός testifying…that the Christ was to suffer…Ac 26:23.”

[26:23]  ¹⁸ tn Or “the Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

[26:23]  ¹⁹ tn That is, to the Jewish people. Grk “the people”; the word “our” has been supplied to clarify the meaning.

[26:23]  ²⁰ sn Note how the context of Paul’s gospel message about Jesus, resurrection, and light both to Jews and to the Gentiles is rooted in the prophetic message of the OT scriptures. Paul was guilty of following God’s call and preaching the scriptural hope.

[4:27]  ²¹ sn The application of Ps 2:1-2 is that Jews and Gentiles are opposing Jesus. The surprise of the application is that Jews are now found among the enemies of God’s plan.

[4:27]  ²² sn A wordplay on “Christ,” v. 26, which means “one who has been anointed.”

[15:12]  ²⁵ tn BDAG 922 s.v. σιγάω 1.a lists this passage under the meaning “say nothing, keep still, keep silent.”

[15:12]  ²⁶ tn Here in connection with τέρατα (terata) the miraculous nature of these signs is indicated.

[26:20]  ²⁹ tn BDAG 1093-94 s.v. χώρα 2.b states, “of the provincial name (1 Macc 8:3) ἡ χώρα τῆς ᾿Ιουδαίας Ac 26:20.”

[26:20]  ³⁰ sn That they should repent and turn to God. This is the shortest summary of Paul’s message that he preached.

[26:20]  ³¹ tn BDAG 93 s.v. ἄξιος 1.b, “καρποὶ ἄ. τῆς μετανοίας fruits in keeping with your repentance…Lk 3:8; Mt 3:8. For this ἄ. τῆς μετανοίας ἔργα Ac 26:20.” Note how Paul preached the gospel offer and the issue of response together, side by side.