Acts 7:1

Stephen’s Defense Before the Council

7:1 Then the high priest said, “Are these things true?” ¹ 

Acts 8:8

8:8 So there was ²  great joy ³  in that city.

Acts 11:4

11:4 But Peter began and explained it to them point by point, ⁴  saying,

Acts 11:25

11:25 Then Barnabas departed for Tarsus to look for Saul,

Acts 12:2

12:2 He had James, the brother of John, executed with a sword. ⁵ 

Acts 13:30

13:30 But God raised ⁶  him from the dead,

Acts 14:28

14:28 So they spent ⁷  considerable ⁸  time with the disciples.

Acts 15:31

15:31 When they read it aloud, ⁹  the people ¹⁰  rejoiced at its encouragement. ¹¹ 

Acts 16:8

16:8 so they passed through ¹²  Mysia ¹³  and went down to Troas. ¹⁴ 

Acts 19:7

19:7 (Now there were about twelve men in all.) ¹⁵ 

Acts 20:5

20:5 These had gone on ahead ¹⁶  and were waiting for us in Troas. ¹⁷ 

Acts 21:9

21:9 (He had four unmarried ¹⁸  daughters who prophesied.) ¹⁹ 

Acts 27:18

27:18 The next day, because we were violently battered by the storm, ²⁰  they began throwing the cargo overboard, ²¹ 

Acts 27:26

27:26 But we must ²²  run aground on some island.”

[7:1]  ¹ tn Grk “If it is so concerning these things” (see BDAG 422 s.v. ἔχω 10.a for this use).

[8:8]  ² tn Grk “and there came about,” but this is somewhat awkward in English.

[8:8]  ³ sn Great joy. The reason for eschatological joy was that such events pointed to God’s decisive deliverance (Luke 7:22-23). Note how the acts of healing extend beyond the Twelve here.

[11:4]  ³ tn Or “to them in logical sequence,” “to them in order.” BDAG 490 s.v. καθεξῆς has “explain to someone point by point” for this phrase. This is the same term used in Luke 1:3.

[12:2]  ⁴ sn The expression executed with a sword probably refers to a beheading. James was the first known apostolic martyr (Eusebius, Eccl. Hist. 2.9.1-3). On James, not the Lord’s brother, see Luke 5:10; 6:14. This death ended a short period of peace noted in Acts 9:31 after the persecution mentioned in 8:1-3.

[13:30]  ⁵ sn See the note on the phrase “raised up” in v. 22, which is the same Greek verb used here.

[14:28]  ⁶ tn BDAG 238 s.v. διατρίβω gives the meaning as “spend” when followed by an accusative τὸν χρόνον (ton cronon) which is the case here.

[14:28]  ⁷ tn Grk “no little (time)” (an idiom).

[15:31]  ⁷ tn Grk “read it.” The translation “read aloud” is used to indicate the actual practice of public reading; translating as “read” could be misunderstood to mean private, silent, or individual reading.

[15:31]  ⁸ tn Grk “they”; the referent (the people) is specified in the translation for clarity.

[15:31]  ⁹ tn Or “at its encouraging message.”

[16:8]  ⁸ tn Although the normal meaning for παρέρχομαι (parercomai) is “pass by, go by,” it would be difficult to get to Troas from where Paul and his companions were without going through rather than around Mysia. BDAG 776 s.v. παρέρχομαι 6 list some nonbiblical examples of the meaning “go through, pass through,” and give that meaning for the usage here.

[16:8]  ⁹ sn Mysia was a province in northwest Asia Minor.

[16:8]  ¹⁰ sn Troas was a port city (and surrounding region) on the northwest coast of Asia Minor, near ancient Troy.

[19:7]  ⁹ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.

[20:5]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “These, having gone on ahead, were waiting.” The participle προελθόντες (proelqonte") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[20:5]  ¹¹ sn Troas was a port city (and surrounding region) on the northwest coast of Asia Minor.

[21:9]  ¹¹ tn Grk “virgin.” While the term παρθένος (parqeno") can refer to a woman who has never had sexual relations, the emphasis in this context seems to be on the fact that Philip’s daughters were not married (L&N 9.39).

[21:9]  ¹² sn This is best taken as a parenthetical note by the author. Luke again noted women who were gifted in the early church (see Eusebius, Ecclesiastical History 3.31; 3.39).

[27:18]  ¹² tn BDAG 980 s.v. σφόδρῶς states, “very much, greatly, violently…σφ. χειμάζεσθαι be violently beaten by a storm Ac 27:18.”

[27:18]  ¹³ tn Or “jettisoning [the cargo]” (a nautical technical term). The words “the cargo” are not in the Greek text but are implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the modern English reader.

[27:26]  ¹³ tn This is another use of δεῖ (dei) to indicate necessity (see also v. 24). Acts 28:1 shows the fulfillment of this.