Acts 8:14

8:14 Now when the apostles in Jerusalem ¹  heard that Samaria had accepted the word ²  of God, they sent ³  Peter and John to them.

Acts 16:4

16:4 As they went through the towns, ⁴  they passed on ⁵  the decrees that had been decided on by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem ⁶  for the Gentile believers ⁷  to obey. ⁸ 

Acts 26:4

26:4 Now all the Jews know the way I lived ⁹  from my youth, spending my life from the beginning among my own people ¹⁰  and in Jerusalem. ¹¹ 

[8:14]  ¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[8:14]  ² tn Or “message.”

[8:14]  ³ sn They sent. The Jerusalem church with the apostles was overseeing the expansion of the church, as the distribution of the Spirit indicates in vv. 15-17.

[16:4]  ⁴ tn Or “cities.”

[16:4]  ⁵ tn BDAG 762-63 s.v. παραδίδωμι 3 has “they handed down to them the decisions to observe Ac 16:4.”

[16:4]  ⁶ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[16:4]  ⁷ tn Grk “for them”; the referent (Gentile believers) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:4]  ⁸ tn Or “observe” or “follow.”

[26:4]  ⁷ tn Grk “my manner of life.”

[26:4]  ⁸ tn Or “nation.”

[26:4]  ⁹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.