Acts 7:36

7:36 This man led them out, performing wonders and miraculous signs ¹  in the land of Egypt, ²  at ³  the Red Sea, and in the wilderness ⁴  for forty years.

Acts 7:40

7:40 saying to Aaron, ‘Make us gods who will go in front of us, for this Moses, who led us out of the land of Egypt ⁵  – we do not know what has happened to him!’ ⁶ 

Acts 12:17

12:17 He motioned to them ⁷  with his hand to be quiet and then related ⁸  how the Lord had brought ⁹  him out of the prison. He said, “Tell James and the brothers these things,” and then he left and went to another place. ¹⁰ 

Acts 13:17

13:17 The God of this people Israel ¹¹  chose our ancestors ¹²  and made the people great ¹³  during their stay as foreigners ¹⁴  in the country ¹⁵  of Egypt, and with uplifted arm ¹⁶  he led them out of it.

[7:36]  ¹ tn Here the context indicates the miraculous nature of the signs mentioned.

[7:36]  ² tn Or simply “in Egypt.” The phrase “the land of” could be omitted as unnecessary or redundant.

[7:36]  ³ tn Grk “and at,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

[7:36]  ⁴ tn Or “desert.”

[7:40]  ⁵ tn Or simply “of Egypt.” The phrase “the land of” could be omitted as unnecessary or redundant.

[7:40]  ⁶ sn A quotation from Exod 32:1, 23. Doubt (we do not know what has happened to him) expresses itself in unfaithful action. The act is in contrast to God’s promise in Exod 23:20.

[12:17]  ⁹ tn Or “He gave them a signal.” Grk “Giving them a signal…he related to them.” The participle κατασείσας (kataseisa") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[12:17]  ¹⁰ tc ‡ Most mss, including some of the most important ones (B D E Ψ Ï sy), read αὐτοῖς (autoi", “to them”) here, while some excellent and early witnesses (Ì^45vid,74vid א A 33 81 945 1739 pc) lack the pronoun. Although it is possible that the pronoun was deleted because it was seen as superfluous, it is also possible that it was added as a natural expansion on the text, strengthening the connection between Peter and his listeners. Although a decision is difficult, the shorter reading is slightly preferred. NA²⁷ puts the pronoun in brackets, indicating some doubts as to its authenticity.

[12:17]  ¹¹ tn Or “led.”

[12:17]  ¹² sn He…went to another place. This is Peter’s last appearance in Acts with the exception of the Jerusalem council in Acts 15.

[13:17]  ¹³ tn Or “people of Israel.”

[13:17]  ¹⁴ tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”

[13:17]  ¹⁵ tn That is, in both numbers and in power. The implication of greatness in both numbers and in power is found in BDAG 1046 s.v. ὑψόω 2.

[13:17]  ¹⁶ tn Or “as resident aliens.”

[13:17]  ¹⁷ tn Or “land.”

[13:17]  ¹⁸ sn Here uplifted arm is a metaphor for God’s power by which he delivered the Israelites from Egypt. See Exod 6:1, 6; 32:11; Deut 3:24; 4:34; Ps 136:11-12.