Discovery BoxActs 3:2
Context3:2 And a man lame 1 from birth 2 was being carried up, who was placed at the temple gate called “the Beautiful Gate” every day 3 so he could beg for money 4 from those going into the temple courts. 5
Acts 17:11
Context17:11 These Jews 6 were more open-minded 7 than those in Thessalonica, 8 for they eagerly 9 received 10 the message, examining 11 the scriptures carefully every day 12 to see if these things were so.
Acts 17:31
Context17:31 because he has set 13 a day on which he is going to judge the world 14 in righteousness, by a man whom he designated, 15 having provided proof to everyone by raising 16 him from the dead.”
Acts 19:9
Context19:9 But when 17 some were stubborn 18 and refused to believe, reviling 19 the Way 20 before the congregation, he left 21 them and took the disciples with him, 22 addressing 23 them every day 24 in the lecture hall 25 of Tyrannus.
Acts 20:16
Context20:16 For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus 26 so as not to spend time 27 in the province of Asia, 28 for he was hurrying 29 to arrive in Jerusalem, 30 if possible, 31 by the day of Pentecost.
Acts 27:33
Context27:33 As day was about to dawn, 32 Paul urged them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day you have been in suspense 33 and have gone 34 without food; you have eaten nothing. 35
[3:2] 2 tn Grk “from his mother’s womb.”
[3:2] 3 tn BDAG 437 s.v. ἡμέρα 2.c has “every day” for this phrase.
[3:2] 4 tn Grk “alms.” The term “alms” is not in common use today, so what the man expected, “money,” is used in the translation instead. The idea is that of money given as a gift to someone who was poor. Giving alms was viewed as honorable in Judaism (Tob 1:3, 16; 12:8-9; m. Pe’ah 1:1). See also Luke 11:41; 12:33; Acts 9:36; 10:2, 4, 31; 24:17.
[3:2] 5 tn Grk “the temple.” This is actually a reference to the courts surrounding the temple proper, and has been translated accordingly.
[17:11] 6 tn Grk “These”; the referent (the Jews in the synagogue at Berea) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[17:11] 7 tn Or “more willing to learn.” L&N 27.48 and BDAG 404 s.v. εὐγενής 2 both use the term “open-minded” here. The point is that they were more receptive to Paul’s message.
[17:11] 8 sn Thessalonica was a city in Macedonia (modern Salonica).
[17:11] 9 tn Or “willingly,” “readily”; Grk “with all eagerness.”
[17:11] 10 tn Grk “who received.” Here the relative pronoun (“who”) has been translated as a pronoun (“they”) preceded by a semicolon, which is less awkward in contemporary English than a relative clause at this point.
[17:11] 11 tn This verb (BDAG 66 s.v. ἀνακρίνω 1) refers to careful examination.
[17:11] 12 tn BDAG 437 s.v. ἡμέρα 2.c has “every day” for this phrase in this verse.
[17:31] 12 sn The world refers to the whole inhabited earth.
[17:31] 13 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] 14 tn The participle ἀναστήσας (anasthsa") indicates means here.
[19:9] 16 tn BDAG 1105-6 s.v. ὡς 8.b lists this use as a temporal conjunction.
[19:9] 17 tn Or “some became hardened.” See BDAG 930 s.v. σκληρύνω b and Acts 7:51-53.
[19:9] 18 tn Or “speaking evil of.” BDAG 500 s.v. κακολογέω has “speak evil of, revile, insult…τὶ someth. τὴν ὁδόν the Way (i.e. Christian way of life) Ac 19:9.”
[19:9] 19 sn The Way refers to the Christian movement (Christianity). Luke frequently refers to it as “the Way” (Acts 9:2; 18:25-26; 19:23; 22:4; 24:14, 22).
[19:9] 20 tn Grk “leaving them, he took.” The participle ἀποστάς (apostas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
[19:9] 21 tn The words “with him” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.
[19:9] 22 tn Although the word διελέξατο (dielexato; from διαλέγομαι, dialegomai) is frequently translated “reasoned,” “disputed,” or “argued,” this sense comes from its classical meaning where it was used of philosophical disputation, including the Socratic method of questions and answers. However, there does not seem to be contextual evidence for this kind of debate in Acts 19:9. As G. Schrenk (TDNT 2:94-95) points out, “What is at issue is the address which any qualified member of a synagogue might give.” Other examples of this may be found in the NT in Matt 4:23 and Mark 1:21.
[19:9] 23 tn BDAG 437 s.v. ἡμέρα 2.c has “every day” for this phrase in this verse.
[19:9] 24 tn The “lecture hall” was a place where teachers and pupils met. The term is a NT hapax legomenon (BDAG 982 s.v. σχολή). L&N 7.14 notes, “it is better to use a translation such as ‘lecture hall’ rather than ‘school,’ since one does not wish to give the impression of the typical classroom situation characteristic of present-day schools.”
[20:16] 21 map For location see JP1 D2; JP2 D2; JP3 D2; JP4 D2.
[20:16] 22 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] 23 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] 25 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
[20:16] 26 tn Grk “if it could be to him” (an idiom).
[27:33] 26 tn BDAG 160 s.v. ἄχρι 1.b.α has “ἄ. οὗ ἡμέρα ἤμελλεν γίνεσθαι until the day began to dawn 27:33.”
[27:33] 27 tn Or “have waited anxiously.” Grk “waiting anxiously.” The participle προσδοκῶντες (prosdokwnte") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
[27:33] 29 tn Grk “having eaten nothing.” The participle προσλαβόμενοι (proslabomenoi) has been translated as a finite verb (with subject “you” supplied) due to requirements of contemporary English style.
