Acts 6:6

6:6 They stood these men before the apostles, who prayed ¹  and placed ²  their hands on them.

Acts 7:46

7:46 He ³  found favor ⁴  with ⁵  God and asked that he could ⁶  find a dwelling place ⁷  for the house ⁸  of Jacob.

Acts 10:31

10:31 and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your acts of charity ⁹  have been remembered before God. ¹⁰ 

Acts 27:35

27:35 After he said this, Paul ¹¹  took bread ¹²  and gave thanks to God in front of them all, ¹³  broke ¹⁴  it, and began to eat.

Acts 2:25

2:25 For David says about him,

‘I saw the Lord always in front of me, ¹⁵ 

for he is at my right hand so that I will not be shaken.

Acts 4:19

4:19 But Peter and John replied, ¹⁶  “Whether it is right before God to obey ¹⁷  you rather than God, you decide,

Acts 6:5

6:5 The ¹⁸  proposal pleased the entire group, so ¹⁹  they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, with ²⁰  Philip, ²¹  Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a Gentile convert to Judaism ²²  from Antioch. ²³ 

Acts 9:15

9:15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, because this man is my chosen instrument ²⁴  to carry my name before Gentiles and kings and the people of Israel. ²⁵ 

Acts 10:30

10:30 Cornelius ²⁶  replied, ²⁷  “Four days ago at this very hour, at three o’clock in the afternoon, ²⁸  I was praying in my house, and suddenly ²⁹  a man in shining clothing stood before me

Acts 10:33

10:33 Therefore I sent for you at once, and you were kind enough to come. ³⁰  So now we are all here in the presence of God ³¹  to listen ³²  to everything the Lord has commanded you to say to us.” ³³ 

Acts 19:9

19:9 But when ³⁴  some were stubborn ³⁵  and refused to believe, reviling ³⁶  the Way ³⁷  before the congregation, he left ³⁸  them and took the disciples with him, ³⁹  addressing ⁴⁰  them every day ⁴¹  in the lecture hall ⁴²  of Tyrannus.

Acts 19:19

19:19 Large numbers ⁴³  of those who had practiced magic ⁴⁴  collected their books ⁴⁵  and burned them up in the presence of everyone. ⁴⁶  When ⁴⁷  the value of the books was added up, it was found to total fifty thousand silver coins. ⁴⁸ 

Acts 4:10

4:10 let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ ⁴⁹  the Nazarene whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, this man stands before you healthy.

[6:6]  ¹ tn Literally this is a participle in the Greek text (προσευξάμενοι, proseuxamenoi). It could be translated as a finite verb (“and they prayed and placed their hands on them”) but much smoother English results if the entire coordinate clause is converted to a relative clause that refers back to the apostles.

[6:6]  ² tn Or “laid.”

[7:46]  ³ tn Grk “David, who” The relative pronoun was replaced by the pronoun “he” and a new sentence was begun in the translation at this point to improve the English style.

[7:46]  ⁴ tn Or “grace.”

[7:46]  ⁵ tn Grk “before,” “in the presence of.”

[7:46]  ⁶ tn The words “that he could” are not in the Greek text, but are implied as the (understood) subject of the infinitive εὑρεῖν (Jeurein). This understands David’s request as asking that he might find the dwelling place. The other possibility would be to supply “that God” as the subject of the infinitive: “and asked that God find a dwelling place.” Unfortunately this problem is complicated by the extremely difficult problem with the Greek text in the following phrase (“house of Jacob” vs. “God of Jacob”).

[7:46]  ⁷ tn On this term see BDAG 929 s.v. σκήνωμα a (Ps 132:5).

[7:46]  ⁸ tc Some mss read θεῷ (qew, “God”) here, a variant much easier to understand in the context. The reading “God” is supported by א² A C E Ψ 33 1739 Ï lat sy co. The more difficult οἴκῳ (oikw, “house”) is supported by Ì⁷⁴ א* B D H 049 pc. Thus the second reading is preferred both externally because of better ms evidence and internally because it is hard to see how a copyist finding the reading “God” would change it to “house,” while it is easy to see how (given the LXX of Ps 132:5) a copyist might assimilate the reading and change “house” to “God.” However, some scholars think the reading “house” is so difficult as to be unacceptable. Others (like Lachmann and Hort) resorted to conjectural emendation at this point. Others (Ropes) sought an answer in an underlying Aramaic expression. Not everyone thinks the reading “house” is too difficult to be accepted as original (see Lake and Cadbury). A. F. J. Klijn, “Stephen’s Speech – Acts vii.2-53,” NTS 4 (1957): 25-31, compared the idea of a “house within the house of Israel” with the Manual of Discipline from Qumran, a possible parallel that seems to support the reading “house” as authentic. (For the more detailed discussion from which this note was derived, see TCGNT 308-9.)

[10:31]  ⁵ tn Or “your gifts to the needy.”

[10:31]  ⁶ sn This statement is a paraphrase rather than an exact quotation of Acts 10:4.

[27:35]  ⁷ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[27:35]  ⁸ tn Grk “taking bread, gave thanks.” The participle λαβών (labwn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[27:35]  ⁹ tn Or “before them all,” but here this could be misunderstood to indicate a temporal sequence.

[27:35]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “and breaking it, he began.” The participle κλάσας (klasas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[2:25]  ⁹ tn Or “always before me.”

[4:19]  ¹¹ tn Grk “answered and said to them.”

[4:19]  ¹² tn Grk “hear,” but the idea of “hear and obey” or simply “obey” is frequently contained in the Greek verb ἀκούω (akouw; see L&N 36.14).

[6:5]  ¹³ 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.

[6:5]  ¹⁴ tn The translation “so” has been used to indicate the logical sequence in English.

[6:5]  ¹⁵ tn “With” is smoother English style for an addition like this. Because of differences between Greek and English style, καί (kai), which occurs between each name in the list, has not been translated except preceding the last element.

[6:5]  ¹⁶ sn Philip. Note how many of the names in this list are Greek. This suggests that Hellenists were chosen to solve the problem they had been so sensitive about fixing (cf. 6:1).

[6:5]  ¹⁷ tn Or “a proselyte.”

[6:5]  ¹⁸ map For location see JP1 F2; JP2 F2; JP3 F2; JP4 F2.

[9:15]  ¹⁵ tn Or “tool.”

[9:15]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “the sons of Israel.” In Acts, Paul is a minister to all nations, including Israel (Rom 1:16-17).

[10:30]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “And Cornelius.” 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.

[10:30]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “said.”

[10:30]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “at the ninth hour.” Again, this is the hour of afternoon prayer.

[10:30]  ²⁰ tn Grk “and behold.” The interjection ἰδού (idou) is difficult at times to translate into English. Here it has been translated as “suddenly” to convey the force of Cornelius’ account of the angel’s appearance.

[10:33]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “you have done well by coming.” The idiom καλῶς ποιεῖν (kalw" poiein) is translated “be kind enough to do someth.” by BDAG 505-6 s.v. καλῶς 4.a. The participle παραγενόμενος (paragenomeno") has been translated as an English infinitive due to the nature of the English idiom (“kind enough to” + infinitive).

[10:33]  ²⁰ tn The translation “we are here in the presence of God” for ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ πάρεσμεν (enwpion tou qeou paresmen) is given by BDAG 773 s.v. πάρειμι 1.a.

[10:33]  ²¹ tn Or “to hear everything.”

[10:33]  ²² tn The words “to say to us” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. Cornelius knows Peter is God’s representative, bringing God’s message.

[19:9]  ²¹ tn BDAG 1105-6 s.v. ὡς 8.b lists this use as a temporal conjunction.

[19:9]  ²² tn Or “some became hardened.” See BDAG 930 s.v. σκληρύνω b and Acts 7:51-53.

[19:9]  ²³ tn Or “speaking evil of.” BDAG 500 s.v. κακολογέω has “speak evil of, revile, insult…τὶ someth. τὴν ὁδόν the Way (i.e. Christian way of life) Ac 19:9.”

[19:9]  ²⁴ sn The Way refers to the Christian movement (Christianity). Luke frequently refers to it as “the Way” (Acts 9:2; 18:25-26; 19:23; 22:4; 24:14, 22).

[19:9]  ²⁵ tn Grk “leaving them, he took.” The participle ἀποστάς (apostas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[19:9]  ²⁶ tn The words “with him” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.

[19:9]  ²⁷ 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 19:9. 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.

[19:9]  ²⁸ tn BDAG 437 s.v. ἡμέρα 2.c has “every day” for this phrase in this verse.

[19:9]  ²⁹ tn The “lecture hall” was a place where teachers and pupils met. The term is a NT hapax legomenon (BDAG 982 s.v. σχολή). L&N 7.14 notes, “it is better to use a translation such as ‘lecture hall’ rather than ‘school,’ since one does not wish to give the impression of the typical classroom situation characteristic of present-day schools.”

[19:19]  ²³ tn BDAG 472 s.v. ἱκανός 4.a has “many, quite a few” for ἱκανοί (Jikanoi) in this verse.

[19:19]  ²⁴ tn On this term see BDAG 800 s.v. περίεργος 2.

[19:19]  ²⁵ tn Or “scrolls.”

[19:19]  ²⁶ tn Or “burned them up publicly.” L&N 14.66 has “‘they brought their books together and burned them up in the presence of everyone’ Ac 19:19.”

[19:19]  ²⁷ tn Grk “and when.” Because of the length of the Greek sentence, the conjunction καί (kai) has not been translated here. Instead a new English sentence is begun.

[19:19]  ²⁸ tn Or “fifty thousand silver drachmas” (about $10,000 US dollars). BDAG 128 s.v. ἀργύριον 2.c states, “ἀργυρίου μυριάδας πέντε 50,000 (Attic silver) drachmas Ac 19:19.” Another way to express the value would be in sheep: One drachma could buy one sheep. So this many drachmas could purchase a huge flock of sheep. A drachma also equals a denarius, or a day’s wage for the average worker. So this amount would be equal to 50,000 work days or in excess of 8,300 weeks of labor (the weeks are calculated at six working days because of the Jewish cultural context). The impact of Christianity on the Ephesian economy was considerable (note in regard to this the concerns expressed in 19:26-27).

[4:10]  ²⁵ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”