Acts 7:16

7:16 and their bones ¹  were later moved to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a certain sum of money ²  from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.

Acts 9:15

9:15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, because this man is my chosen instrument ³  to carry my name before Gentiles and kings and the people of Israel. ⁴ 

Acts 5:21

5:21 When they heard this, they entered the temple courts ⁵  at daybreak and began teaching. ⁶ 

Now when the high priest and those who were with him arrived, they summoned the Sanhedrin ⁷  – that is, the whole high council ⁸  of the Israelites ⁹  – and sent to the jail to have the apostles ¹⁰  brought before them. ¹¹ 

[7:16]  ¹ tn “and they.”

[7:16]  ² sn See Gen 49:29-32.

[9:15]  ³ tn Or “tool.”

[9:15]  ⁴ tn Grk “the sons of Israel.” In Acts, Paul is a minister to all nations, including Israel (Rom 1:16-17).

[5:21]  ⁵ tn Grk “the temple.” See the note on the same phrase in the preceding verse.

[5:21]  ⁶ tn The imperfect verb ἐδίδασκον (edidaskon) has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.

[5:21]  ⁷ tn Or “the council” (the highest legal, legislative, and judicial body among the Jews).

[5:21]  ⁸ tn A hendiadys (two different terms referring to a single thing) is likely here (a reference to a single legislative body rather than two separate ones) because the term γερουσίαν (gerousian) is used in both 1 Macc 12:6 and Josephus, Ant. 13.5.8 (13.166) to refer to the Sanhedrin.

[5:21]  ⁹ tn Grk “sons of Israel.”

[5:21]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “have them”; the referent (the apostles) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:21]  ¹¹ tn The words “before them” are not in the Greek text but are implied.