Acts 8:10

Context
8:10 All the people,¹ from the least to the greatest, paid close attention to him, saying, “This man is the power of God that is called ‘Great.’”²

Acts 12:22

Context
12:22 But the crowd³ began to shout,⁴ “The voice of a god,⁵ and not of a man!”

Acts 28:6

Context
28:6 But they were expecting that he was going to swell up⁶ or suddenly drop dead. So after they had waited⁷ a long time and had seen⁸ nothing unusual happen⁹ to him, they changed their minds¹⁰ and said he was a god.¹¹

[8:10] ¹tn Grk “all of them”; the referent (the people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:10] ²tn Or “This man is what is called the Great Power of God.” The translation “what is called the Great Power of God” is given by BDAG 263 s.v. δύναμις 5, but the repetition of the article before καλουμένη μεγάλη (kaloumenh megalh) suggests the translation “the power of God that is called ‘Great.’”

[12:22] ³tn The translation “crowd” is given by BDAG 223 s.v. δῆμος; the word often means a gathering of citizens to conduct public business. Here it is simply the group of people gathered to hear the king’s speech.

[12:22] ⁴tn The imperfect verb ἐπεφώνει (epefwnei) is taken ingressively in the sequence of events. Presumably the king had started his speech when the crowd began shouting.

[12:22] ⁵sn The voice of a god. Contrast the response of Paul and Barnabas in Acts 14:13-15.

[28:6] ⁶tn Or “going to burn with fever.” According to BDAG 814 s.v. πίμπρημι, either meaning (“swell up” or “burn with fever”) is possible for Acts 28:6.

[28:6] ⁷tn The participle προσδοκώντων (prosdokwntwn) has been taken temporally.

[28:6] ⁸tn The participle θεωρούντων (qewrountwn) has been taken temporally.

[28:6] ⁹tn Grk “happening.” The participle γινόμενον (ginomenon) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[28:6] ¹⁰tn Grk “changing their minds.” The participle μεταβαλόμενοι (metabalomenoi) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[28:6] ¹¹sn And said he was a god. The reaction is like Acts 14:11-19 where the crowd wanted to make Paul and Barnabas into gods. The providence of God had protected Paul again.