Acts 7:10

7:10 and rescued him from all his troubles, and granted him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made ¹  him ruler over Egypt and over all his household.

Acts 7:49

7:49 ‘Heaven is my throne,

and earth is the footstool for my feet.

What kind of house will you build for me, says the Lord,

or what is my resting place? ² 

Acts 11:12

11:12 The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers ³  also went with me, and we entered the man’s house.

Acts 16:15

16:15 After she and her household were baptized, she urged us, ⁴  “If ⁵  you consider me to be a believer in the Lord, ⁶  come and stay in my house.” And she persuaded ⁷  us.

[7:10]  ¹ tn Or “appointed.” See Gen 41:41-43.

[7:49]  ² sn What kind…resting place? The rhetorical questions suggest mere human beings cannot build a house to contain God.

[11:12]  ³ sn Six witnesses is three times more than what would normally be required. They could confirm the events were not misrepresented by Peter.

[16:15]  ⁴ tn Grk “urged us, saying.” The participle λέγουσα (legousa) is redundant in English and has not been translated.

[16:15]  ⁵ tn This is a first class condition in Greek, with the statement presented as real or true for the sake of the argument.

[16:15]  ⁶ tn Or “faithful to the Lord.” BDAG 821 s.v. πίστος 2 states concerning this verse, “Of one who confesses the Christian faith believing or a believer in the Lord, in Christ, in God πιστ. τῷ κυρίῳ Ac 16:15.” L&N 11.17 has “one who is included among the faithful followers of Christ – ‘believer, Christian, follower.’”

[16:15]  ⁷ tn Although BDAG 759 s.v. παραβιάζομαι has “urge strongly, prevail upon,” in contemporary English “persuade” is a more frequently used synonym for “prevail upon.”