Acts 3:13

3:13 The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, ¹  the God of our forefathers, ²  has glorified ³  his servant ⁴  Jesus, whom you handed over and rejected ⁵  in the presence of Pilate after he had decided ⁶  to release him.

Acts 13:27

13:27 For the people who live in Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize ⁷  him, ⁸  and they fulfilled the sayings ⁹  of the prophets that are read every Sabbath by condemning ¹⁰  him. ¹¹ 

Acts 16:15

16:15 After she and her household were baptized, she urged us, ¹²  “If ¹³  you consider me to be a believer in the Lord, ¹⁴  come and stay in my house.” And she persuaded ¹⁵  us.

Acts 17:31

17:31 because he has set ¹⁶  a day on which he is going to judge the world ¹⁷  in righteousness, by a man whom he designated, ¹⁸  having provided proof to everyone by raising ¹⁹  him from the dead.”

Acts 20:16

20:16 For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus ²⁰  so as not to spend time ²¹  in the province of Asia, ²²  for he was hurrying ²³  to arrive in Jerusalem, ²⁴  if possible, ²⁵  by the day of Pentecost.

Acts 23:3

23:3 Then Paul said to him, “God is going to strike you, you whitewashed wall! ²⁶  Do ²⁷  you sit there judging me according to the law, ²⁸  and in violation of the law ²⁹  you order me to be struck?”

Acts 23:6

23:6 Then when Paul noticed ³⁰  that part of them were Sadducees ³¹  and the others Pharisees, ³²  he shouted out in the council, ³³  “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. I am on trial concerning the hope of the resurrection ³⁴  of the dead!”

Acts 25:9-10

25:9 But Festus, ³⁵  wanting to do the Jews a favor, asked Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and be tried ³⁶  before me there on these charges?” ³⁷  25:10 Paul replied, ³⁸  “I am standing before Caesar’s ³⁹  judgment seat, ⁴⁰  where I should be tried. ⁴¹  I have done nothing wrong ⁴²  to the Jews, as you also know very well. ⁴³ 

[3:13]  ¹ tc ‡ The repetition of ὁ θεός (Jo qeos, “God”) before the names of Isaac and Jacob is found in Ì⁷⁴ א C (A D without article) 36 104 1175 pc lat. The omission of the second and third ὁ θεός is supported by B E Ψ 33 1739 Ï pc. The other time that Exod 3:6 is quoted in Acts (7:32) the best witnesses also lack the repeated ὁ θεός, but the three other times this OT passage is quoted in the NT the full form, with the thrice-mentioned θεός, is used (Matt 22:32; Mark 12:26; Luke 20:37). Scribes would be prone to conform the wording here to the LXX; the longer reading is thus most likely not authentic. NA²⁷ has the words in brackets, indicating doubts as to their authenticity.

[3:13]  ² tn Or “ancestors”; Grk “fathers.”

[3:13]  ³ sn Has glorified. Jesus is alive, raised and active, as the healing illustrates so dramatically how God honors him.

[3:13]  ⁴ sn His servant. The term servant has messianic connotations given the context of the promise, the note of suffering, and the titles and functions noted in vv. 14-15.

[3:13]  ⁵ tn Or “denied,” “disowned.”

[3:13]  ⁶ tn This genitive absolute construction could be understood as temporal (“when he had decided”) or concessive (“although he had decided”).

[13:27]  ⁷ tn BDAG 12-13 s.v. ἀγνοέω 1.b gives “not to know w. acc. of pers.” as the meaning here, but “recognize” is a better translation in this context because recognition of the true identity of the one they condemned is the issue. See Acts 2:22-24; 4:26-28.

[13:27]  ⁸ tn Grk “this one.”

[13:27]  ⁹ tn Usually φωνή (fwnh) means “voice,” but BDAG 1071-72 s.v. φωνή 2.c has “Also of sayings in scripture…Ac 13:27.”

[13:27]  ¹⁰ tn The participle κρίναντες (krinante") is instrumental here.

[13:27]  ¹¹ tn The word “him” is not in the Greek text but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the modern English reader.

[16:15]  ¹³ tn Grk “urged us, saying.” The participle λέγουσα (legousa) is redundant in English and has not been translated.

[16:15]  ¹⁴ tn This is a first class condition in Greek, with the statement presented as real or true for the sake of the argument.

[16:15]  ¹⁵ tn Or “faithful to the Lord.” BDAG 821 s.v. πίστος 2 states concerning this verse, “Of one who confesses the Christian faith believing or a believer in the Lord, in Christ, in God πιστ. τῷ κυρίῳ Ac 16:15.” L&N 11.17 has “one who is included among the faithful followers of Christ – ‘believer, Christian, follower.’”

[16:15]  ¹⁶ tn Although BDAG 759 s.v. παραβιάζομαι has “urge strongly, prevail upon,” in contemporary English “persuade” is a more frequently used synonym for “prevail upon.”

[17:31]  ¹⁹ tn Or “fixed.”

[17:31]  ²⁰ sn The world refers to the whole inhabited earth.

[17:31]  ²¹ tn Or “appointed.” BDAG 723 s.v. ὁρίζω 2.b has “of persons appoint, designate, declare: God judges the world ἐν ἀνδρὶ ᾧ ὥρισεν through a man whom he has appointed Ac 17:31.”

[17:31]  ²² tn The participle ἀναστήσας (anasthsa") indicates means here.

[20:16]  ²⁵ map For location see JP1 D2; JP2 D2; JP3 D2; JP4 D2.

[20:16]  ²⁶ tn Grk “so that he might not have to spend time.” L&N 67.79 has “ὅπως μὴ γένηται αὐτῷ χρονοτριβῆσαι ἐν τῇ ᾿Ασίᾳ ‘so as not to spend any time in the province of Asia’ Ac 20:16.”

[20:16]  ²⁷ 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.

[20:16]  ²⁸ tn Or “was eager.”

[20:16]  ²⁹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[20:16]  ³⁰ tn Grk “if it could be to him” (an idiom).

[23:3]  ³¹ sn You whitewashed wall. This was an idiom for hypocrisy – just as the wall was painted on the outside but something different on the inside, so this person was not what he appeared or pretended to be (L&N 88.234; see also BDAG 1010 s.v. τοῖχος). Paul was claiming that the man’s response was two-faced (Ezek 13:10-16; Matt 23:27-28). See also Deut 28:22.

[23:3]  ³² tn Grk “And do.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.

[23:3]  ³³ tn The law refers to the law of Moses.

[23:3]  ³⁴ tn BDAG 769 s.v. παρανομέω has “παρανομῶν κελεύεις in violation of the law you order Ac 23:3.”

[23:6]  ³⁷ tn BDAG 200 s.v. γινώσκω 4 has “to be aware of someth., perceive, notice, realize”; this is further clarified by section 4.c: “w. ὅτι foll….Ac 23:6.”

[23:6]  ³⁸ sn See the note on Sadducees in 4:1.

[23:6]  ³⁹ sn See the note on Pharisee in 5:34.

[23:6]  ⁴⁰ tn Grk “the Sanhedrin” (the Sanhedrin was the highest legal, legislative, and judicial body among the Jews).

[23:6]  ⁴¹ tn That is, concerning the hope that the dead will be resurrected. Grk “concerning the hope and resurrection.” BDAG 320 s.v. ἐλπίς 1.b.α states, “Of Israel’s messianic hope Ac 23:6 (ἐ. καὶ ἀνάστασις for ἐ. τῆς ἀν. [obj. gen] as 2 Macc 3:29 ἐ. καὶ σωτηρία).” With an objective genitive construction, the resurrection of the dead would be the “object” of the hope.

[25:9]  ⁴³ sn See the note on Porcius Festus in 24:27.

[25:9]  ⁴⁴ tn Or “stand trial.”

[25:9]  ⁴⁵ tn Grk “concerning these things.”

[25:10]  ⁴⁹ tn Grk “said.”

[25:10]  ⁵⁰ tn Or “before the emperor’s” (“Caesar” is a title for the Roman emperor).

[25:10]  ⁵¹ tn Although BDAG 175 s.v. βῆμα 3 gives the meaning “tribunal” for this verse, and a number of modern translations use similar terms (“court,” NIV; “tribunal,” NRSV), since the bema was a standard feature in Greco-Roman cities of the time, there is no need for an alternative translation here. Here of course Paul’s reference to “Caesar’s judgment seat” is a form of metonymy; since Festus is Caesar’s representative, Festus’ judgment seat represents Caesar’s own.

[25:10]  ⁵² tn That is, tried by an imperial representative and subject to Roman law.

[25:10]  ⁵³ sn “I have done nothing wrong.” Here is yet another declaration of total innocence on Paul’s part.

[25:10]  ⁵⁴ tn BDAG 506 s.v. καλῶς 7 states, “comp. κάλλιον (for the superl., as Galen, Protr. 8 p. 24, 19J.=p. 10, 31 Kaibel; s. B-D-F §244, 2) ὡς καί σὺ κ. ἐπιγινώσκεις as also you know very well Ac 25:10.”