Acts 6:4

6:4 But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”

Acts 8:4

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8:4 Now those who had been forced to scatter went around proclaiming the good news of the word.

Acts 10:29

10:29 Therefore when you sent for me, ¹  I came without any objection. Now may I ask why ²  you sent for me?”

Acts 12:24

12:24 But the word of God ³  kept on increasing ⁴  and multiplying.

Acts 13:49

13:49 So the word of the Lord was spreading ⁵  through the entire region.

Acts 14:25

14:25 and when they had spoken the word ⁶  in Perga, ⁷  they went down to Attalia. ⁸ 

Acts 15:6

15:6 Both the apostles and the elders met together to deliberate ⁹  about this matter.

Acts 15:15

15:15 The ¹⁰  words of the prophets agree ¹¹  with this, as it is written,

Acts 15:27

15:27 Therefore we are sending ¹²  Judas and Silas ¹³  who will tell you these things themselves in person. ¹⁴ 

Acts 18:11

18:11 So he stayed there ¹⁵  a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them. ¹⁶ 

Acts 19:20

19:20 In this way the word of the Lord ¹⁷  continued to grow in power ¹⁸  and to prevail. ¹⁹ 

[10:29]  ¹ tn Grk “Therefore when I was sent for.” The passive participle μεταπεμφθείς (metapemfqei") has been taken temporally and converted to an active construction which is less awkward in English.

[10:29]  ² tn Grk “ask for what reason.”

[12:24]  ¹ sn A metonymy for the number of adherents to God’s word.

[12:24]  ² tn Or “spreading.”

[13:49]  ¹ tn BDAG 239 s.v. διαφέρω 1 has “spread” for διαφέρετο (diafereto) in connection with a teaching. This is the first summary since Acts 9:31.

[14:25]  ¹ tn Or “message.”

[14:25]  ² sn Perga was a city in Pamphylia near the southern coast of Asia Minor.

[14:25]  ³ sn Attalia was a seaport in the province of Pamphylia on the southern coast of Asia Minor, about 12 mi (20 km) southwest of Perga.

[15:6]  ¹ tn The translation for ἰδεῖν (idein) in this verse is given by BDAG 279-80 s.v. εἶδον 3 as “deliberate concerning this matter.” A contemporary idiom would be to “look into” a matter.

[15:15]  ¹ tn Grk “And the.” 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.

[15:15]  ² sn The term agree means “match” or “harmonize with.” James’ point in the introduction argues that many of the OT prophets taught this. He gives one example (which follows).

[15:27]  ¹ tn This verb has been translated as an epistolary aorist.

[15:27]  ² sn Judas and Silas were the “two witnesses” who would vouch for the truth of the recommendation.

[15:27]  ³ tn Grk “by means of word” (an idiom for a verbal report).

[18:11]  ¹ tn The word “there” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.

[18:11]  ² tn See BDAG 326-27 s.v. ἐν 1.d. However, it is also possible that ἐν (en) followed by the dative here stands for the ordinary dative (“to them”).

[19:20]  ¹ sn The word of the Lord is a technical expression in OT literature, often referring to a divine prophetic utterance (e.g., Gen 15:1, Isa 1:10, Jonah 1:1). In the NT it occurs 15 times: 3 times as ῥῆμα τοῦ κυρίου (rJhma tou kuriou; Luke 22:61, Acts 11:16, 1 Pet 1:25) and 12 times as λόγος τοῦ κυρίου (logo" tou kuriou; here and in Acts 8:25; 13:44, 48, 49; 15:35, 36; 16:32; 19:10; 1 Thess 1:8, 4:15; 2 Thess 3:1). As in the OT, this phrase focuses on the prophetic nature and divine origin of what has been said.

[19:20]  ² tn The imperfect verb ηὔξανεν (huxanen) has been translated as a progressive imperfect, as has the following verb ἴσχυεν (iscuen).

[19:20]  ³ sn The word of the Lord…to prevail. Luke portrays the impact of Christianity in terms of the Lord’s transforming power in the lives of individuals.