Acts 5:35
Context5:35 Then he said to the council, 1 “Men of Israel, 2 pay close attention to 3 what you are about to do to these men.
John 11:48
Context11:48 If we allow him to go on in this way, 4 everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away our sanctuary 5 and our nation.”
[5:35] 1 tn Grk “said to them”; the referent (the council) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[5:35] 2 tn Or “Israelite men,” although this is less natural English. The Greek term here is ἀνήρ (anhr), which only exceptionally is used in a generic sense of both males and females. In this context, it is highly unlikely that this is a generic usage, since Gamaliel was addressing the Sanhedrin, the Jewish high council, which would have been exclusively male.
[5:35] 3 tn Or “men, be careful.”
[11:48] 4 tn Grk “If we let him do thus.”
[11:48] 5 tn Or “holy place”; Grk “our place” (a reference to the temple in Jerusalem).