Acts 8:2

8:2 Some ¹  devout men buried Stephen and made loud lamentation ²  over him. ³ 

Acts 8:4

Philip Preaches in Samaria

8:4 Now those who had been forced to scatter went around proclaiming the good news of the word.

Acts 14:25

14:25 and when they had spoken the word ⁴  in Perga, ⁵  they went down to Attalia. ⁶ 

Acts 26:27

26:27 Do you believe the prophets, ⁷  King Agrippa? ⁸  I know that you believe.”

[8:2]  ¹ tn “Some” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.

[8:2]  ² sn Made loud lamentation. For someone who was stoned to death, lamentation was normally not allowed (m. Sanhedrin 6:6). The remark points to an unjust death.

[8:2]  ³ tn Or “mourned greatly for him.”

[14:25]  ⁴ tn Or “message.”

[14:25]  ⁵ sn Perga was a city in Pamphylia near the southern coast of Asia Minor.

[14:25]  ⁶ sn Attalia was a seaport in the province of Pamphylia on the southern coast of Asia Minor, about 12 mi (20 km) southwest of Perga.

[26:27]  ⁷ sn “Do you believe the prophets?” Note how Paul made the issue believing the OT prophets and God’s promise which God fulfilled in Christ. He was pushing King Agrippa toward a decision not for or against Paul’s guilt of any crime, but concerning Paul’s message.

[26:27]  ⁸ sn See the note on King Agrippa in 25:13.