Acts 4:14

4:14 And because they saw the man who had been healed standing with them, they had nothing to say against this. ¹ 

Acts 9:33

9:33 He found there a man named Aeneas who had been confined to a mattress for eight years because ²  he was paralyzed.

Acts 22:25

22:25 When they had stretched him out for the lash, ³  Paul said to the centurion ⁴  standing nearby, “Is it legal for you to lash a man who is a Roman citizen ⁵  without a proper trial?” ⁶ 

Acts 10:28

10:28 He said to them, “You know that ⁷  it is unlawful ⁸  for a Jew ⁹  to associate with or visit a Gentile, ¹⁰  yet God has shown me that I should call no person ¹¹  defiled or ritually unclean. ¹² 

Acts 25:16

25:16 I answered them ¹³  that it was not the custom of the Romans to hand over anyone ¹⁴  before the accused had met his accusers face to face ¹⁵  and had been given ¹⁶  an opportunity to make a defense against the accusation. ¹⁷ 

[4:14]  ¹ tn Or “nothing to say in opposition.”

[9:33]  ² tn Since the participle κατακείμενον (katakeimenon), an adjectival participle modifying Αἰνέαν (Ainean), has been translated into English as a relative clause (“who had been confined to a mattress”), it would be awkward to follow with a second relative clause (Grk “who was paralyzed”). Furthermore, the relative pronoun here has virtually a causal force, giving the reason for confinement to the mattress, so it is best translated “because.”

[22:25]  ³ tn Grk “for the thongs” (of which the lash was made). Although often translated as a dative of means (“with thongs”), referring to thongs used to tie the victim to the whipping post, BDAG 474-75 s.v. ἱμάς states that it “is better taken as a dat. of purpose for the thongs, in which case οἱ ἱμάντες = whips (Posidonius: 87 fgm. 5 Jac.; POxy. 1186, 2 τὴν διὰ τῶν ἱμάντων αἰκείαν. – Antiphanes 74, 8, Demosth. 19, 197 and Artem. 1, 70 use the sing. in this way).”

[22:25]  ⁴ sn See the note on the word centurion in 10:1.

[22:25]  ⁵ tn The word “citizen” is supplied here for emphasis and clarity.

[22:25]  ⁶ tn Or “a Roman citizen and uncondemned.” BDAG 35 s.v. ἀκατάκριτος has “uncondemned, without due process” for this usage.

[10:28]  ⁴ tn Here ὡς (Jws) is used like ὅτι (Joti) to introduce indirect discourse (cf. BDAG 1105 s.v. ὡς 5).

[10:28]  ⁵ tn This term is used of wanton or callously lawless acts (BDAG 24 s.v. ἀθέμιτος).

[10:28]  ⁶ tn Grk “a Jewish man” (ἀνδρὶ ᾿Ιουδαίῳ, andri Ioudaiw).

[10:28]  ⁷ tn Grk “a foreigner,” but in this context, “a non-Jew,” that is, a Gentile. This term speaks of intimate association (BDAG 556 s.v. κολλάω 2.b.α). On this Jewish view, see John 18:28, where a visit to a Gentile residence makes a Jewish person unclean.

[10:28]  ⁸ tn This is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo").

[10:28]  ⁹ tn Possibly there is a subtle distinction in meaning between κοινός (koinos) and ἀκάθαρτος (akaqartos) here, but according to L&N 53.39 it is difficult to determine precise differences in meaning based on existing contexts.

[25:16]  ⁵ 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]  ⁶ tn Grk “any man.” This is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpos).

[25:16]  ⁷ tn Or “has met his accusers in person.”

[25:16]  ⁸ tn Grk “and receives.”

[25:16]  ⁹ 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.”