Acts 5:12

The Apostles Perform Miraculous Signs and Wonders

5:12 Now many miraculous signs ¹  and wonders came about among the people through the hands of the apostles. By ²  common consent ³  they were all meeting together in Solomon’s Portico. ⁴ 

Acts 6:9

6:9 But some men from the Synagogue ⁵  of the Freedmen (as it was called), ⁶  both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, as well as some from Cilicia and the province of Asia, ⁷  stood up and argued with Stephen.

Acts 8:18

8:18 Now Simon, when he saw that the Spirit ⁸  was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, offered them money,

Acts 10:7

10:7 When the angel who had spoken to him departed, Cornelius ⁹  called two of his personal servants ¹⁰  and a devout soldier from among those who served him, ¹¹ 

Acts 10:23

10:23 So Peter ¹²  invited them in and entertained them as guests.

On the next day he got up and set out ¹³  with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa ¹⁴  accompanied him.

Acts 15:4-5

15:4 When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were received ¹⁵  by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported ¹⁶  all the things God had done with them. ¹⁷  15:5 But some from the religious party of the Pharisees ¹⁸  who had believed stood up and said, “It is necessary ¹⁹  to circumcise the Gentiles ²⁰  and to order them to observe ²¹  the law of Moses.”

Acts 16:4

16:4 As they went through the towns, ²²  they passed on ²³  the decrees that had been decided on by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem ²⁴  for the Gentile believers ²⁵  to obey. ²⁶ 

Acts 20:19

20:19 serving the Lord with all humility ²⁷  and with tears, and with the trials that happened to me because of the plots ²⁸  of the Jews.

Acts 21:38

21:38 Then you’re not that Egyptian who started a rebellion ²⁹  and led the four thousand men of the ‘Assassins’ ³⁰  into the wilderness ³¹  some time ago?” ³² 

[5:12]  ¹ tn The miraculous nature of these signs is implied in the context.

[5:12]  ² tn Grk “And by.” 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.

[5:12]  ³ tn Or “With one mind.”

[5:12]  ⁴ tn Or “colonnade”; Grk “stoa.”

[6:9]  ⁵ sn A synagogue was a place for Jewish prayer and worship, with recognized leadership (cf. Luke 8:41). Though the origin of the synagogue is not entirely clear, it seems to have arisen in the postexilic community during the intertestamental period. A town could establish a synagogue if there were at least ten men. In normative Judaism of the NT period, the OT scripture was read and discussed in the synagogue by the men who were present (see the Mishnah, m. Megillah 3-4; m. Berakhot 2).

[6:9]  ⁶ tn Grk “the so-called Synagogue of the Freedmen.” The translation of the participle λεγομένης (legomenh") by the phrase “as it was called” is given by L&N 87.86. “Freedmen” would be slaves who had gained their freedom, or the descendants of such people (BDAG 594-95 s.v. Λιβερτῖνος).

[6:9]  ⁷ 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.

[8:18]  ⁹ tc Most witnesses (Ì^45,74 A* C D E Ψ 33 1739 Ï latt sy bo) here read “the Holy Spirit” (τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, to pneuma to {agion), while a few key mss have simply τὸ πνεῦμα (א A^c B sa mae). Although it is possible that some scribes omitted τὸ ἅγιον because of its perceived superfluity (note vv. 15, 17, 19), it is far more likely that others added the adjective out of pious motives.

[10:7]  ¹³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Cornelius) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:7]  ¹⁴ tn Or “domestic servants.” The Greek word here is οἰκέτης (oiketh"), which technically refers to a member of the household, but usually means a household servant (slave) or personal servant rather than a field laborer.

[10:7]  ¹⁵ tn The meaning of the genitive participle προσκαρτερούντων (proskarterountwn) could either be “a soldier from the ranks of those who served him” (referring to his entire command) or “a soldier from among his personal staff” (referring to a group of soldiers who were his personal attendants). The translation “from among those who served him” is general enough to cover either possibility.

[10:23]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Peter) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:23]  ¹⁸ tn Or “went forth.”

[10:23]  ¹⁹ sn Some of the brothers from Joppa. As v. 45 makes clear, there were Jewish Christians in this group of witnesses.

[15:4]  ²¹ tn BDAG 761 s.v. παραδέχομαι 2 has “receive, accept” for the meaning here.

[15:4]  ²² tn Or “announced.”

[15:4]  ²³ tn “They reported all the things God had done with them” – an identical phrase occurs in Acts 14:27. God is always the agent.

[15:5]  ²⁵ sn See the note on Pharisee in 5:34.

[15:5]  ²⁶ sn The Greek word used here (δεῖ, dei) is a strong term that expresses divine necessity. The claim is that God commanded the circumcision of Gentiles.

[15:5]  ²⁷ tn Grk “them”; the referent (the Gentiles) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[15:5]  ²⁸ tn Or “keep.”

[16:4]  ²⁹ tn Or “cities.”

[16:4]  ³⁰ tn BDAG 762-63 s.v. παραδίδωμι 3 has “they handed down to them the decisions to observe Ac 16:4.”

[16:4]  ³¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[16:4]  ³² tn Grk “for them”; the referent (Gentile believers) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:4]  ³³ tn Or “observe” or “follow.”

[20:19]  ³³ sn On humility see 2 Cor 10:1; 11:7; 1 Thess 2:6; Col 3:12; Eph 4:2; Phil 2:3-11.

[20:19]  ³⁴ sn These plots are mentioned in Acts 9:24; 20:13.

[21:38]  ³⁷ tn L&N 39.41 has “οὐκ ἄρα σὺ εἶ ὁ Αἰγύπτιος ὁ πρὸ τούτων τῶν ἡμερῶν ἀναστατώσας ‘then you are not that Egyptian who some time ago started a rebellion’ Ac 21:38.”

[21:38]  ³⁸ tn Grk “of the Sicarii.”

[21:38]  ³⁹ tn Or “desert.”

[21:38]  ⁴⁰ tn Grk “before these days.”