Acts 7:2

7:2 So he replied, ¹  “Brothers and fathers, listen to me. The God of glory appeared to our forefather ²  Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he settled in Haran,

Acts 10:28

10:28 He said to them, “You know that ³  it is unlawful ⁴  for a Jew ⁵  to associate with or visit a Gentile, ⁶  yet God has shown me that I should call no person ⁷  defiled or ritually unclean. ⁸ 

Acts 10:30

10:30 Cornelius ⁹  replied, ¹⁰  “Four days ago at this very hour, at three o’clock in the afternoon, ¹¹  I was praying in my house, and suddenly ¹²  a man in shining clothing stood before me

Acts 16:37

16:37 But Paul said to the police officers, ¹³  “They had us beaten in public ¹⁴  without a proper trial ¹⁵  – even though we are Roman citizens ¹⁶  – and they threw us ¹⁷  in prison. And now they want to send us away ¹⁸  secretly? Absolutely not! They ¹⁹  themselves must come and escort us out!” ²⁰ 

Acts 19:35

19:35 After the city secretary ²¹  quieted the crowd, he said, “Men of Ephesus, what person ²²  is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is the keeper ²³  of the temple of the great Artemis ²⁴  and of her image that fell from heaven? ²⁵ 

Acts 21:37

21:37 As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, ²⁶  he said ²⁷  to the commanding officer, ²⁸  “May I say ²⁹  something to you?” The officer ³⁰  replied, ³¹  “Do you know Greek? ³² 

Acts 23:18

23:18 So the centurion ³³  took him and brought him to the commanding officer ³⁴  and said, “The prisoner Paul called ³⁵  me and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you.”

[7:2]  ¹ tn Grk “said.”

[7:2]  ² tn Or “ancestor”; Grk “father.”

[10:28]  ³ tn Here ὡς (Jws) is used like ὅτι (Joti) to introduce indirect discourse (cf. BDAG 1105 s.v. ὡς 5).

[10:28]  ⁴ tn This term is used of wanton or callously lawless acts (BDAG 24 s.v. ἀθέμιτος).

[10:28]  ⁵ tn Grk “a Jewish man” (ἀνδρὶ ᾿Ιουδαίῳ, andri Ioudaiw).

[10:28]  ⁶ tn Grk “a foreigner,” but in this context, “a non-Jew,” that is, a Gentile. This term speaks of intimate association (BDAG 556 s.v. κολλάω 2.b.α). On this Jewish view, see John 18:28, where a visit to a Gentile residence makes a Jewish person unclean.

[10:28]  ⁷ tn This is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo").

[10:28]  ⁸ tn Possibly there is a subtle distinction in meaning between κοινός (koinos) and ἀκάθαρτος (akaqartos) here, but according to L&N 53.39 it is difficult to determine precise differences in meaning based on existing contexts.

[10:30]  ⁵ 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]  ⁶ tn Grk “said.”

[10:30]  ⁷ tn Grk “at the ninth hour.” Again, this is the hour of afternoon prayer.

[10:30]  ⁸ 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.

[16:37]  ⁷ tn Grk “to them”; the referent (the police officers) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:37]  ⁸ tn Grk “Having us beaten in public.” The participle δείραντες (deirante") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[16:37]  ⁹ tn Or “in public, uncondemned.” BDAG 35 s.v. ἀκατάκριτος has “uncondemned, without due process” for this usage.

[16:37]  ¹⁰ tn The participle ὑπάρχοντας (Juparconta") has been translated as a concessive adverbial participle.

[16:37]  ¹¹ tn The word “us” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the modern English reader.

[16:37]  ¹² tn L&N 28.71 has “send us away secretly” for this verse.

[16:37]  ¹³ tn Grk “But they.”

[16:37]  ¹⁴ sn They themselves must come and escort us out! Paul was asking for the injustice he and Silas suffered to be symbolically righted. It was a way of publicly taking their actions off the record and showing the apostles’ innocence, a major public statement. Note the apology given in v. 39.

[19:35]  ⁹ tn Or “clerk.” The “scribe” (γραμματεύς, grammateu") was the keeper of the city’s records.

[19:35]  ¹⁰ tn This is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo").

[19:35]  ¹¹ tn See BDAG 670 s.v. νεωκόρος. The city is described as the “warden” or “guardian” of the goddess and her temple.

[19:35]  ¹² sn Artemis was a Greek goddess worshiped particularly in Asia Minor, whose temple, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, was located just outside the city of Ephesus.

[19:35]  ¹³ tn Or “from the sky” (the same Greek word means both “heaven” and “sky”).

[21:37]  ¹¹ tn Or “the headquarters.” BDAG 775 s.v. παρεμβολή 2 has “barracks/headquarters of the Roman troops in Jerusalem Ac 21:34, 37; 22:24; 23:10, 16, 32.”

[21:37]  ¹² tn Grk “says” (a historical present).

[21:37]  ¹³ tn Grk “the chiliarch” (an officer in command of a thousand soldiers) See note on the term “commanding officer” in v. 31.

[21:37]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “Is it permitted for me to say” (an idiom).

[21:37]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “He”; the referent (the officer) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:37]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “said.”

[21:37]  ¹⁷ sn “Do you know Greek?” Paul as an educated rabbi was bilingual. Paul’s request in Greek allowed the officer to recognize that Paul was not the violent insurrectionist he thought he had arrested (see following verse). The confusion of identities reveals the degree of confusion dominating these events.

[23:18]  ¹³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the centurion) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[23:18]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “the chiliarch” (an officer in command of a thousand soldiers). See note on the term “commanding officer” in v. 10.

[23:18]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “calling.” The participle προσκαλεσάμενος (proskalesameno") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.