Acts 9:15

9:15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, because this man is my chosen instrument ¹  to carry my name before Gentiles and kings and the people of Israel. ² 

Acts 19:21

A Riot in Ephesus

19:21 Now after all these things had taken place, ³  Paul resolved ⁴  to go to Jerusalem, ⁵  passing through Macedonia ⁶  and Achaia. ⁷  He said, ⁸  “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.” ⁹ 

Acts 23:11

23:11 The following night the Lord ¹⁰  stood near ¹¹  Paul ¹²  and said, “Have courage, ¹³  for just as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, ¹⁴  so you must also testify in Rome.” ¹⁵ 

Acts 25:11

25:11 If then I am in the wrong ¹⁶  and have done anything that deserves death, I am not trying to escape dying, ¹⁷  but if not one of their charges against me is true, ¹⁸  no one can hand me over to them. ¹⁹  I appeal to Caesar!” ²⁰ 

Matthew 10:18

10:18 And you will be brought before governors and kings ²¹  because of me, as a witness to them and the Gentiles.

John 11:9

11:9 Jesus replied, ²²  “Are there not twelve hours in a day? If anyone walks around in the daytime, he does not stumble, ²³  because he sees the light of this world. ²⁴ 

John 11:2

11:2 (Now it was Mary who anointed the Lord with perfumed oil ²⁵  and wiped his feet dry with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) ²⁶ 

John 4:16-17

4:16 He ²⁷  said to her, “Go call your husband and come back here.” ²⁸  4:17 The woman replied, ²⁹  “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “Right you are when you said, ³⁰  ‘I have no husband,’ ³¹ 

Revelation 11:5-7

11:5 If ³²  anyone wants to harm them, fire comes out of their mouths ³³  and completely consumes ³⁴  their enemies. If ³⁵  anyone wants to harm them, they must be killed this way. 11:6 These two have the power ³⁶  to close up the sky so that it does not rain during the time ³⁷  they are prophesying. They ³⁸  have power ³⁹  to turn the waters to blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague whenever they want. 11:7 When ⁴⁰  they have completed their testimony, the beast that comes up from the abyss will make war on them and conquer ⁴¹  them and kill them.

[9:15]  ¹ tn Or “tool.”

[9:15]  ² tn Grk “the sons of Israel.” In Acts, Paul is a minister to all nations, including Israel (Rom 1:16-17).

[19:21]  ³ tn Grk “all these things had been fulfilled.”

[19:21]  ⁴ tn Grk “Paul purposed in [his] spirit” (an idiom). According to BDAG 1003 s.v. τίθημι 1.b.ε the entire idiom means “to resolve” (or “decide”): “ἔθετο ὁ Παῦλος ἐν τῷ πνεύματι w. inf. foll. Paul resolved 19:21.”

[19:21]  ⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[19:21]  ⁶ sn Macedonia was the Roman province of Macedonia in Greece.

[19:21]  ⁷ sn Achaia was the Roman province of Achaia located across the Aegean Sea from Ephesus. Its principal city was Corinth.

[19:21]  ⁸ tn Grk “Achaia, saying.” Because of the length of the Greek sentence and the awkwardness in English of having two participial clauses following one another (“passing through…saying”), the participle εἰπών (eipwn) has been translated as a finite verb and a new sentence begun here in the translation.

[19:21]  ⁹ sn This is the first time Paul mentions Rome. He realized the message of Christianity could impact that society even at its heights.

[23:11]  ¹⁰ sn The presence of the Lord indicated the vindicating presence and direction of God.

[23:11]  ¹¹ tn Grk “standing near Paul, said.” The participle ἐπιστάς (epistas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[23:11]  ¹² tn Grk “him”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[23:11]  ¹³ tn Or “Do not be afraid.”

[23:11]  ¹⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[23:11]  ¹⁵ sn Like Jesus went to Jerusalem, Paul would now go to Rome. This trip forms the concluding backdrop to Acts. This is the second notice about going to Rome (see Acts 19:21 for the first).

[25:11]  ¹⁶ tn BDAG 20 s.v. ἀδικέω 1.b has “intr. be in the wrong (Ex 2:13) εἰ ἀδικῶ Ac 25:11.”

[25:11]  ¹⁷ tn BDAG 764 s.v. παραιτέομαι 2.b.β, “οὐ παραιτοῦμαι τὸ ἀποθανεῖν I am not trying to escape death Ac 25:11 (cp. Jos., Vi. 141).” To avoid redundancy in the translation, the English gerund “dying” is used to translate the Greek infinitive ἀποθανεῖν (apoqanein).

[25:11]  ¹⁸ tn Or “but if there is nothing to their charges against me.” Both “if” clauses in this verse are first class conditions. Paul stated the options without prejudice, assuming in turn the reality of each for the sake of the argument.

[25:11]  ¹⁹ sn That is, no one can hand me over to them lawfully. Paul was aware of the dangers of a return to Jerusalem.

[25:11]  ²⁰ tn Or “to the emperor” (“Caesar” is a title for the Roman emperor).

[10:18]  ²¹ sn These statements look at persecution both from a Jewish context as the mention of courts and synagogues suggests, and from a Gentile one as the reference to governors and kings suggests. Some fulfillment of Jewish persecution can be seen in Acts.

[11:9]  ²² tn Grk “Jesus answered.”

[11:9]  ²³ tn Or “he does not trip.”

[11:9]  ²⁴ sn What is the light of this world? On one level, of course, it refers to the sun, but the reader of John’s Gospel would recall 8:12 and understand Jesus’ symbolic reference to himself as the light of the world. There is only a limited time left (Are there not twelve hours in a day?) until the Light will be withdrawn (until Jesus returns to the Father) and the one who walks around in the dark will trip and fall (compare the departure of Judas by night in 13:30).

[11:2]  ²⁵ tn Or “perfume,” “ointment.”

[11:2]  ²⁶ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author. It is a bit surprising that the author here identifies Mary as the one who anointed the Lord with perfumed oil and wiped his feet dry with her hair, since this event is not mentioned until later, in 12:3. Many see this “proleptic” reference as an indication that the author expected his readers to be familiar with the story already, and go on to assume that in general the author in writing the Fourth Gospel assumed his readers were familiar with the other three gospels. Whether the author assumed actual familiarity with the synoptic gospels or not, it is probable that he did assume some familiarity with Mary’s anointing activity.

[4:16]  ²⁷ tc Most witnesses have “Jesus” here, either with the article (א^c C² D L W^s Ψ 086 Ï lat) or without (א* A Θ Ë^1,13 al), while several important and early witnesses lack the name (Ì^66,75 B C* 33^vid pc). It is unlikely that scribes would have deliberately expunged the name of Jesus from the text here, especially since it aids the reader with the flow of the dialogue. Further, that the name occurs both anarthrously and with the article suggests that it was a later addition. (For similar arguments, see the tc note on “woman” in 4:11).

[4:16]  ²⁸ tn Grk “come here” (“back” is implied).

[4:17]  ²⁹ tn Grk “answered and said to him.”

[4:17]  ³⁰ tn Grk “Well have you said.”

[4:17]  ³¹ tn The word order in Jesus’ reply is reversed from the woman’s original statement. The word “husband” in Jesus’ reply is placed in an emphatic position.

[11:5]  ³² tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[11:5]  ³³ tn This is a collective singular in Greek.

[11:5]  ³⁴ tn See L&N 20.45 for the translation of κατεσθίω (katesqiw) as “to destroy utterly, to consume completely.”

[11:5]  ³⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[11:6]  ³⁶ tn Or “authority.”

[11:6]  ³⁷ tn Grk “the days.”

[11:6]  ³⁸ tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation. Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[11:6]  ³⁹ tn Or “authority.”

[11:7]  ⁴⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[11:7]  ⁴¹ tn Or “be victorious over”; traditionally, “overcome.”