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 6:8

Stephen is Arrested

6:8 Now Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and miraculous signs ³  among the people.

Acts 13:24

13:24 Before ⁴  Jesus ⁵  arrived, John ⁶  had proclaimed a baptism for repentance ⁷  to all the people of Israel.

Acts 5:12

The Apostles Perform Miraculous Signs and Wonders

5:12 Now many miraculous signs ⁸  and wonders came about among the people through the hands of the apostles. By ⁹  common consent ¹⁰  they were all meeting together in Solomon’s Portico. ¹¹ 

Acts 5:34

5:34 But a Pharisee ¹²  whose name was Gamaliel, ¹³  a teacher of the law who was respected by all the people, stood up ¹⁴  in the council ¹⁵  and ordered the men to be put outside for a short time.

Acts 10:2

10:2 He ¹⁶  was a devout, God-fearing man, ¹⁷  as was all his household; he did many acts of charity for the people ¹⁸  and prayed to God regularly.

Acts 10:42

10:42 He ¹⁹  commanded us to preach to the people and to warn ²⁰  them ²¹  that he is the one ²²  appointed ²³  by God as judge ²⁴  of the living and the dead.

Acts 12:4

12:4 When he had seized him, he put him in prison, handing him over to four squads ²⁵  of soldiers to guard him. Herod ²⁶  planned ²⁷  to bring him out for public trial ²⁸  after the Passover.

Acts 26:23

26:23 that ²⁹  the Christ ³⁰  was to suffer and be the first to rise from the dead, to proclaim light both to our people ³¹  and to the Gentiles.” ³² 

Acts 10:41

10:41 not by all the people, but by us, the witnesses God had already chosen, ³³  who ate and drank ³⁴  with him after he rose from the dead.

Acts 19:4

19:4 Paul said, “John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, ³⁵  that is, in Jesus.”

Acts 21:40

21:40 When the commanding officer ³⁶  had given him permission, ³⁷  Paul stood ³⁸  on the steps and gestured ³⁹  to the people with his hand. When they had become silent, ⁴⁰  he addressed ⁴¹  them in Aramaic, ⁴² 

Acts 4:10

4:10 let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ ⁴³  the Nazarene whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, this man stands before you healthy.

Acts 28:17

Paul Addresses the Jewish Community in Rome

28:17 After three days ⁴⁴  Paul ⁴⁵  called the local Jewish leaders ⁴⁶  together. When they had assembled, he said to them, “Brothers, ⁴⁷  although I had done ⁴⁸  nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors, ⁴⁹  from Jerusalem ⁵⁰  I was handed over as a prisoner to the Romans. ⁵¹ 

[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.”

[6:8]  ³ tn The miraculous nature of these signs is implied in the context. Here the work of miracles extends beyond the Twelve for the first time.

[13:24]  ⁵ tn Grk “John having already proclaimed before his coming a baptism…,” a genitive absolute construction which is awkward in English. A new sentence was begun in the translation at this point.

[13:24]  ⁶ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the context for clarity, since God is mentioned in the preceding context and John the Baptist in the following clause.

[13:24]  ⁷ sn John refers here to John the Baptist.

[13:24]  ⁸ tn Grk “a baptism of repentance”; the genitive has been translated as a genitive of purpose.

[5:12]  ⁷ tn The miraculous nature of these signs is implied in the context.

[5:12]  ⁸ 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]  ⁹ tn Or “With one mind.”

[5:12]  ¹⁰ tn Or “colonnade”; Grk “stoa.”

[5:34]  ⁹ sn A Pharisee was a member of one of the most important and influential religious and political parties of Judaism in the time of Jesus. There were more Pharisees than Sadducees (according to Josephus, Ant. 17.2.4 [17.42] there were more than 6,000 Pharisees at about this time). Pharisees differed with Sadducees on certain doctrines and patterns of behavior. The Pharisees were strict and zealous adherents to the laws of the OT and to numerous additional traditions such as angels and bodily resurrection.

[5:34]  ¹⁰ sn Gamaliel was a famous Jewish scholar and teacher mentioned here in v. 34 and in Acts 22:3. He had a grandson of the same name and is referred to as “Gamaliel the Elder” to avoid confusion. He is quoted a number of times in the Mishnah, was given the highest possible title for Jewish teachers, Rabba (cf. John 20:16), and was highly regarded in later rabbinic tradition.

[5:34]  ¹¹ tn Grk “standing up in the council, ordered.” The participle ἀναστάς (anasta") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[5:34]  ¹² tn Or “the Sanhedrin” (the highest legal, legislative, and judicial body among the Jews).

[10:2]  ¹¹ tn In the Greek text this represents a continuation of the previous sentence. Because of the tendency of contemporary English to use shorter sentences, a new sentence was begun here in the translation.

[10:2]  ¹² sn The description of Cornelius as a devout, God-fearing man probably means that he belonged to the category called “God-fearers,” Gentiles who worshiped the God of Israel and in many cases kept the Mosaic law, but did not take the final step of circumcision necessary to become a proselyte to Judaism. See further K. G. Kuhn, TDNT 6:732-34, 43-44, and Sir 11:17; 27:11; 39:27.

[10:2]  ¹³ tn Or “gave many gifts to the poor.” This was known as “giving alms,” or acts of mercy (Sir 7:10; BDAG 315-16 s.v. ἐλεημοσύνη).

[10:42]  ¹³ tn Grk “and he.” 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.

[10:42]  ¹⁴ tn The verb διαμαρτύρομαι (diamarturomai) can mean “warn,” and such a meaning is highly probable in this context where a reference to the judgment of both the living and the dead is present. The more general meaning “to testify solemnly” does not capture this nuance.

[10:42]  ¹⁵ tn The word “them” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the modern English reader.

[10:42]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “that this one is the one,” but this is awkward in English and has been simplified to “that he is the one.”

[10:42]  ¹⁷ tn Or “designated.” BDAG 723 s.v. ὁρίζω 2.b has “the one appointed by God as judge” for this phrase.

[10:42]  ¹⁸ sn Jesus has divine authority as judge over the living and the dead: Acts 17:26-31; Rom 14:9; 1 Thess 5:9-10; 1 Tim 4:1; 1 Pet 4:5.

[12:4]  ¹⁵ sn Four squads of soldiers. Each squad was a detachment of four soldiers.

[12:4]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “guard him, planning to bring him out.” The Greek construction continues with a participle (βουλόμενος, boulomeno") and an infinitive (ἀναγαγεῖν, anagagein), but this creates an awkward and lengthy sentence in English. Thus a reference to Herod was introduced as subject and the participle translated as a finite verb (“Herod planned”).

[12:4]  ¹⁷ tn Or “intended”; Grk “wanted.”

[12:4]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “to bring him out to the people,” but in this context a public trial (with certain condemnation as the result) is doubtless what Herod planned. L&N 15.176 translates this phrase “planning to bring him up for a public trial after the Passover.”

[26:23]  ¹⁷ tn BDAG 277-78 s.v. εἰ 2 has “marker of an indirect question as content, that…Sim. also (Procop. Soph., Ep. 123 χάριν ἔχειν εἰ = that) μαρτυρόμενος…εἰ παθητὸς ὁ Χριστός testifying…that the Christ was to suffer…Ac 26:23.”

[26:23]  ¹⁸ tn Or “the Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

[26:23]  ¹⁹ tn That is, to the Jewish people. Grk “the people”; the word “our” has been supplied to clarify the meaning.

[26:23]  ²⁰ sn Note how the context of Paul’s gospel message about Jesus, resurrection, and light both to Jews and to the Gentiles is rooted in the prophetic message of the OT scriptures. Paul was guilty of following God’s call and preaching the scriptural hope.

[10:41]  ¹⁹ tn Or “the witnesses God had previously chosen.” See Acts 1:8.

[10:41]  ²⁰ sn Ate and drank. See Luke 24:35-49.

[19:4]  ²¹ sn These disciples may have had their contact with John early on in the Baptist’s ministry before Jesus had emerged. This is the fifth time Luke links John the Baptist and Jesus (Acts 1:5; 11:16; 13:25; 18:25).

[21:40]  ²³ tn The referent (the commanding officer) has been supplied here in the translation for clarity.

[21:40]  ²⁴ tn Grk “Giving him permission.” The participle ἐπιτρέψαντος (epitreyanto") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[21:40]  ²⁵ tn Grk “standing.” The participle ἑστώς (Jestws) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[21:40]  ²⁶ tn Or “motioned.”

[21:40]  ²⁷ tn γενομένης (genomenhs) has been taken temporally. BDAG 922 s.v. σιγή has “πολλῆς σιγῆς γενομένης when a great silence had fallen = when they had become silent Ac 21:40.”

[21:40]  ²⁸ tn Or “spoke out to.” L&N 33.27 has “to address an audience, with possible emphasis upon loudness – ‘to address, to speak out to.’ πολλῆς δέ σιγῆς γενομένης προσεφώνησεν τῇ ᾿Εβραίδι διαλέκτῳ ‘when they were quiet, he addressed them in Hebrew’ Ac 21:40.”

[21:40]  ²⁹ tn Grk “in the Hebrew dialect, saying.” This refers to the Aramaic spoken in Palestine in the 1st century (BDAG 270 s.v. ῾Εβραΐς). The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in English and has not been translated.

[4:10]  ²⁵ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

[28:17]  ²⁷ tn Grk “It happened that after three days.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[28:17]  ²⁸ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[28:17]  ²⁹ tn L&N 33.309 has “‘after three days, he called the local Jewish leaders together’ Ac 28:17.”

[28:17]  ³⁰ tn Grk “Men brothers,” but this is both awkward and unnecessary in English.

[28:17]  ³¹ tn The participle ποιήσας (poihsas) has been translated as a concessive adverbial participle.

[28:17]  ³² tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”

[28:17]  ³³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[28:17]  ³⁴ tn Grk “into the hands of the Romans,” but this is redundant when παρεδόθην (paredoqhn) has been translated “handed over.”