Acts 5:6

5:6 So the young men came, ¹  wrapped him up, ²  carried him out, and buried ³  him.

Acts 5:2

5:2 He ⁴  kept back for himself part of the proceeds with his wife’s knowledge; he brought ⁵  only part of it and placed it at the apostles’ feet.

Acts 6:1

The Appointment of the First Seven Deacons

6:1 Now in those ⁶  days, when the disciples were growing in number, ⁷  a complaint arose on the part of the Greek-speaking Jews ⁸  against the native Hebraic Jews, ⁹  because their widows ¹⁰  were being overlooked ¹¹  in the daily distribution of food. ¹² 

Romans 10:15

10:15 And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How timely ¹³  is the arrival ¹⁴  of those who proclaim the good news.” ¹⁵ 

[5:6]  ¹ tn Or “arose.”

[5:6]  ² tn The translation “wrapped up” for συνέστειλαν (sunesteilan) is suggested by L&N 79.119, but another interpretation is possible. The same verb could also be translated “removed” (see L&N 15.200), although that sense appears somewhat redundant and out of sequence with the following verb and participle (“carried him out and buried him”).

[5:6]  ³ sn Buried. Same day burial was a custom in the Jewish world of the first century (cf. also Deut 21:23).

[5:2]  ⁴ tn Grk “And he.” Because of the length of the Greek sentence and the tendency of contemporary English style to use shorter sentences, καί (kai) has not been translated here.

[5:2]  ⁵ tn The participle ἐνέγκας (enenka") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[6:1]  ⁶ tn Grk “these.” The translation uses “those” for stylistic reasons.

[6:1]  ⁷ tn Grk “were multiplying.”

[6:1]  ⁸ tn Grk “the Hellenists,” but this descriptive term is largely unknown to the modern English reader. The translation “Greek-speaking Jews” attempts to convey something of who these were, but it was more than a matter of language spoken; it involved a degree of adoption of Greek culture as well.

[6:1]  ⁹ tn Grk “against the Hebrews,” but as with “Hellenists” this needs further explanation for the modern reader.

[6:1]  ¹⁰ sn The care of widows is a major biblical theme: Deut 10:18; 16:11, 14; 24:17, 19-21; 26:12-13; 27:19; Isa 1:17-23; Jer 7:6; Mal 3:5.

[6:1]  ¹¹ tn Or “neglected.”

[6:1]  ¹² tn Grk “in the daily serving.”

[10:15]  ¹³ tn The word in this context seems to mean “coming at the right or opportune time” (see BDAG 1103 s.v. ὡραῖος 1); it may also mean “beautiful, attractive, welcome.”

[10:15]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “the feet.” The metaphorical nuance of “beautiful feet” is that such represent timely news.

[10:15]  ¹⁵ sn A quotation from Isa 52:7; Nah 1:15.