Acts 4:11

4:11 This Jesus ¹  is the stone that was rejected by you, ²  the builders, that has become the cornerstone. ³ 

Acts 9:20

9:20 and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, ⁴  saying, “This man is the Son of God.” ⁵ 

Acts 10:36

10:36 You know ⁶  the message ⁷  he sent to the people ⁸  of Israel, proclaiming the good news of peace ⁹  through ¹⁰  Jesus Christ ¹¹  (he is Lord ¹²  of all) –

Acts 26:31-32

26:31 and as they were leaving they said to one another, ¹³  “This man is not doing anything deserving ¹⁴  death or imprisonment.” 26:32 Agrippa ¹⁵  said to Festus, ¹⁶  “This man could have been released ¹⁷  if he had not appealed to Caesar.” ¹⁸ 

[4:11]  ¹ tn Grk “This one”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:11]  ² tn The word “you” is inserted into the quotation because Peter is making a direct application of Ps 118:22 to his hearers. Because it is not in the OT, it has been left as normal type (rather than bold italic). The remarks are like Acts 2:22-24 and 3:12-15.

[4:11]  ³ sn A quotation from Ps 118:22 which combines the theme of rejection with the theme of God’s vindication/exaltation.

[9:20]  ⁴ sn See the note on synagogue in 6:9.

[9:20]  ⁵ tn The ὅτι (Joti) is understood to introduce direct (“This man is the Son of God”) rather than indirect discourse (“that this man is the Son of God”) because the pronoun οὗτος (Jouto") combined with the present tense verb ἐστιν (estin) suggests the contents of what was proclaimed are a direct (albeit summarized) quotation.

[10:36]  ⁷ tn The subject and verb (“you know”) do not actually occur until the following verse, but have been repeated here because of the requirements of English word order.

[10:36]  ⁸ tn Grk “the word.”

[10:36]  ⁹ tn Grk “to the sons.”

[10:36]  ¹⁰ sn Peace is a key OT concept: Isa 52:7; Nah 1:15; also for Luke: Luke 1:79; 2:14; Acts 9:31. See also the similar phrase in Eph 2:17.

[10:36]  ¹¹ tn Or “by.”

[10:36]  ¹² tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

[10:36]  ¹³ sn He is Lord of all. Though a parenthetical remark, this is the theological key to the speech. Jesus is Lord of all, so the gospel can go to all. The rest of the speech proclaims Jesus’ authority.

[26:31]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “they spoke to one another saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in English and has not been translated.

[26:31]  ¹¹ tn BDAG 93 s.v. ἄξιος 1.b has “θανάτου ἢ δεσμῶν ἄ. nothing deserving death or imprisonment 23:29; 26:31.”

[26:32]  ¹³ sn See the note on King Agrippa in 25:13.

[26:32]  ¹⁴ sn See the note on Porcius Festus in 24:27.

[26:32]  ¹⁵ tn Or “set free.”

[26:32]  ¹⁶ tn Or “to the emperor” (“Caesar” is a title for the Roman emperor).