Acts 5:7

5:7 After an interval of about three hours, ¹  his wife came in, but she did not know ²  what had happened.

Acts 9:9

9:9 For ³  three days he could not see, and he neither ate nor drank anything. ⁴ 

Acts 10:19

10:19 While Peter was still thinking seriously about ⁵  the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Look! Three men are looking for you.

Acts 11:11

11:11 At that very moment, ⁶  three men sent to me from Caesarea ⁷  approached ⁸  the house where we were staying. ⁹ 

Acts 17:2

17:2 Paul went to the Jews in the synagogue, ¹⁰  as he customarily did, and on three Sabbath days he addressed ¹¹  them from the scriptures,

Acts 19:8

Paul Continues to Minister at Ephesus

19:8 So Paul ¹²  entered ¹³  the synagogue ¹⁴  and spoke out fearlessly ¹⁵  for three months, addressing ¹⁶  and convincing ¹⁷  them about the kingdom of God. ¹⁸ 

Acts 25:1

Paul Appeals to Caesar

25:1 Now ¹⁹  three days after Festus ²⁰  arrived in the province, he went up to Jerusalem ²¹  from Caesarea. ²² 

[5:7]  ¹ tn Grk “It happened that after an interval of about three hours.” 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.

[5:7]  ² tn Grk “came in, not knowing.” The participle has been translated with concessive or adversative force: “although she did not know.” In English, the adversative conjunction (“but”) conveys this nuance more smoothly.

[9:9]  ³ tn Grk “And for.” 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.

[9:9]  ⁴ tn The word “anything” 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. The fasting might indicate an initial realization of Luke 5:33-39. Fasting was usually accompanied by reflective thought.

[10:19]  ⁵ tn The translation “think seriously about” for διενθυμέομαι (dienqumeomai) is given in L&N 30.2. Peter was “pondering” the vision (BDAG 244 s.v.).

[11:11]  ⁷ tn Grk “And behold.”

[11:11]  ⁸ sn Caesarea was a city on the coast of Palestine south of Mount Carmel (not Caesarea Philippi). See the note on Caesarea in Acts 10:1.

[11:11]  ⁹ tn See BDAG 418 s.v. ἐφίστημι 1 for this meaning for ἐπέστησαν (epesthsan) here.

[11:11]  ¹⁰ tn The word “staying” is not in the Greek text but is implied.

[17:2]  ⁹ tn Grk “he went in to them”; the referent (the Jews in the synagogue) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[17:2]  ¹⁰ tn Although the word διελέξατο (dielexato; from διαλέγομαι, dialegomai) is frequently translated “reasoned,” “disputed,” or “argued,” this sense comes from its classical meaning where it was used of philosophical disputation, including the Socratic method of questions and answers. However, there does not seem to be contextual evidence for this kind of debate in Acts 17:2. As G. Schrenk (TDNT 2:94-95) points out, “What is at issue is the address which any qualified member of a synagogue might give.” Other examples of this may be found in the NT in Matt 4:23 and Mark 1:21.

[19:8]  ¹¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[19:8]  ¹² tn Grk “So entering the synagogue, he spoke out fearlessly.” The participle εἰσελθών (eiselqwn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[19:8]  ¹³ sn See the note on synagogue in 6:9.

[19:8]  ¹⁴ tn Or “boldly.”

[19:8]  ¹⁵ tn Although the word διελέξατο (dielexato; from διαλέγομαι, dialegomai) is frequently translated “reasoned,” “disputed,” or “argued,” this sense comes from its classical meaning where it was used of philosophical disputation, including the Socratic method of questions and answers. However, there does not seem to be contextual evidence for this kind of debate in Acts 19:8. As G. Schrenk (TDNT 2:94-95) points out, “What is at issue is the address which any qualified member of a synagogue might give.” Other examples of this may be found in the NT in Matt 4:23 and Mark 1:21.

[19:8]  ¹⁶ tn Or “addressing them persuasively.” The two participles διαλεγόμενος and πείθων (dialegomeno" and peiqwn) can be understood as a hendiadys (so NIV, NRSV), thus, “addressing them persuasively.”

[19:8]  ¹⁷ sn To talk about Jesus as the Christ who has come is to talk about the kingdom of God. This is yet another summary of the message like that in 18:28.

[25:1]  ¹³ tn BDAG 736-37 s.v. οὖν 2.b states, “οὖν serves to indicate a transition to someth. new…now, then, well…Ac 25:1.”

[25:1]  ¹⁴ sn See the note on Porcius Festus in 24:27.

[25:1]  ¹⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[25:1]  ¹⁶ sn Caesarea was a city on the coast of Palestine south of Mount Carmel (not Caesarea Philippi). See the note on Caesarea in Acts 10:1. This was a journey of 65 mi (just over 100 km).