Acts 5:20

5:20 “Go and stand in the temple courts ¹  and proclaim ²  to the people all the words of this life.”

Acts 6:11

6:11 Then they secretly instigated ³  some men to say, “We have heard this man ⁴  speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God.”

Acts 11:14

11:14 who will speak a message ⁵  to you by which you and your entire household will be saved.’

Acts 13:42

13:42 As Paul and Barnabas ⁶  were going out, ⁷  the people ⁸  were urging ⁹  them to speak about these things ¹⁰  on the next Sabbath.

Acts 16:38

16:38 The police officers reported these words to the magistrates. They were frightened when they heard Paul and Silas ¹¹  were Roman citizens ¹² 

Acts 26:25

26:25 But Paul replied, ¹³  “I have not lost my mind, most excellent Festus, ¹⁴  but am speaking ¹⁵  true and rational ¹⁶  words.

[5:20]  ¹ tn Grk “the temple.” This is actually a reference to the courts surrounding the temple proper, and has been translated accordingly.

[5:20]  ² tn Or “speak.”

[6:11]  ³ tn Another translation would be “they suborned” (but this term is not in common usage). “Instigate (secretly), suborn” is given by BDAG 1036 s.v. ὑποβάλλω.

[6:11]  ⁴ tn Grk “heard him”; but since this is direct discourse, it is more natural (and clearer) to specify the referent (Stephen) as “this man.”

[11:14]  ⁵ tn Grk “words” (ῥήματα, rJhmata), but in this context the overall message is meant rather than the individual words.

[13:42]  ⁷ tn Grk “they”; the referents (Paul and Barnabas) have been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:42]  ⁸ tn Or “were leaving.” The participle ἐξιόντων (exiontwn) is taken temporally.

[13:42]  ⁹ tn Grk “they”; the referent (the people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:42]  ¹⁰ tn Or “begging,” “inviting.”

[13:42]  ¹¹ tn Or “matters.”

[16:38]  ⁹ tn Grk “heard they”; the referents (Paul and Silas) have been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:38]  ¹⁰ sn Roman citizens. This fact was disturbing to the officials because due process was a right for a Roman citizen, well established in Roman law. To flog a Roman citizen was considered an abomination. Such punishment was reserved for noncitizens.

[26:25]  ¹¹ tn Grk “said.”

[26:25]  ¹² sn See the note on Porcius Festus in 24:27.

[26:25]  ¹³ tn Or “declaring.” BDAG 125 s.v. ἀποφθέγγομαι states, “speak out, declare boldly or loudly…τὶ: σωφροσύνης ῥήματα Ac 26:25.”

[26:25]  ¹⁴ tn BDAG 987 s.v. σωφροσύνη 1 has “gener. soundness of mind, reasonableness, rationality…ἀληθείας καὶ σωφροσύνης ῥήματα true and rational words (opp. μαίνομαι) Ac 26:25.”