Acts 5:31

5:31 God exalted him ¹  to his right hand as Leader ²  and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. ³ 

Acts 13:17

13:17 The God of this people Israel ⁴  chose our ancestors ⁵  and made the people great ⁶  during their stay as foreigners ⁷  in the country ⁸  of Egypt, and with uplifted arm ⁹  he led them out of it.

[5:31]  ¹ tn Grk “This one God exalted” (emphatic).

[5:31]  ² tn Or “Founder” (of a movement).

[5:31]  ³ tn Or “to give repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.”

[13:17]  ⁴ tn Or “people of Israel.”

[13:17]  ⁵ tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”

[13:17]  ⁶ tn That is, in both numbers and in power. The implication of greatness in both numbers and in power is found in BDAG 1046 s.v. ὑψόω 2.

[13:17]  ⁷ tn Or “as resident aliens.”

[13:17]  ⁸ tn Or “land.”

[13:17]  ⁹ sn Here uplifted arm is a metaphor for God’s power by which he delivered the Israelites from Egypt. See Exod 6:1, 6; 32:11; Deut 3:24; 4:34; Ps 136:11-12.