Acts 5:6

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

Acts 23:9

23:9 There was a great commotion, ⁴  and some experts in the law ⁵  from the party of the Pharisees stood up ⁶  and protested strongly, ⁷  “We find nothing wrong ⁸  with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”

[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).

[23:9]  ⁴ tn Or “clamor” (cf. BDAG 565 s.v. κραυγή 1.a, which has “there arose a loud outcry” here, and Exod 12:30).

[23:9]  ⁵ tn Or “and some scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 4:5.

[23:9]  ⁶ tn Grk “standing up.” The participle ἀναστάντες (anastante") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[23:9]  ⁷ tn Grk “protested strongly, saying.” L&N 39.27 has “διαμάχομαι: to fight or contend with, involving severity and thoroughness – ‘to protest strongly, to contend with.’…‘some scribes from the party of the Pharisees protested strongly’ Ac 23:9.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant and has not been translated.

[23:9]  ⁸ sn “We find nothing wrong with this man.” Here is another declaration of innocence. These leaders recognized the possibility that Paul might have the right to make his claim.