Daniel 6:13

6:13 Then they said to the king, “Daniel, who is one of the captives ¹  from Judah, pays no attention to you, O king, or to the edict that you issued. Three times daily he offers his prayer.” ² 

Psalms 55:17

55:17 During the evening, morning, and noontime

I will lament and moan, ³ 

and he will hear ⁴  me. ⁵ 

Psalms 86:3

86:3 Have mercy on me, ⁶  O Lord,

for I cry out to you all day long!

Acts 2:1-2

The Holy Spirit and the Day of Pentecost

2:1 Now ⁷  when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. 2:2 Suddenly ⁸  a sound ⁹  like a violent wind blowing ¹⁰  came from heaven ¹¹  and filled the entire house where they were sitting.

Acts 2:15

2:15 In spite of what you think, these men are not drunk, ¹²  for it is only nine o’clock in the morning. ¹³ 

Acts 3:1

Peter and John Heal a Lame Man at the Temple

3:1 Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time ¹⁴  for prayer, ¹⁵  at three o’clock in the afternoon. ¹⁶ 

Acts 10:9

10:9 About noon ¹⁷  the next day, while they were on their way and approaching ¹⁸  the city, Peter went up on the roof ¹⁹  to pray.

[6:13]  ¹ tn Aram “from the sons of the captivity [of].”

[6:13]  ² tn Aram “prays his prayer.”

[55:17]  ³ tn The first verb is clearly a cohortative form, expressing the psalmist’s resolve. The second verb, while formally ambiguous, should also be understood as cohortative here.

[55:17]  ⁴ tn The prefixed verb with vav (ו) consecutive normally appears in narrational contexts to indicate past action, but here it continues the anticipatory (future) perspective of the preceding line. In Ps 77:6 one finds the same sequence of cohortative + prefixed verbal form with vav (ו) consecutive. In this case as well, both forms refer to future actions.

[55:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “my voice.”

[86:3]  ⁶ tn Or “show me favor.”

[2:1]  ⁷ tn Grk “And” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic. Greek style often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” but English style does not.

[2:2]  ⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated for stylistic reasons. It occurs as part of the formula καὶ ἐγένετο (kai egeneto) which is often left untranslated in Luke-Acts because it is redundant in contemporary English. Here it is possible (and indeed necessary) to translate ἐγένετο as “came” so that the initial clause of the English translation contains a verb; nevertheless the translation of the conjunction καί is not necessary.

[2:2]  ⁹ tn Or “a noise.”

[2:2]  ¹⁰ tn While φέρω (ferw) generally refers to movement from one place to another with the possible implication of causing the movement of other objects, in Acts 2:2 φέρομαι (feromai) should probably be understood in a more idiomatic sense of “blowing” since it is combined with the noun for wind (πνοή, pnoh).

[2:2]  ¹¹ tn Or “from the sky.” The Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) may be translated “sky” or “heaven” depending on the context.

[2:15]  ¹² tn Grk “These men are not drunk, as you suppose.”

[2:15]  ¹³ tn Grk “only the third hour.”

[3:1]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “hour.”

[3:1]  ¹⁵ sn Going up to the temple at the time for prayer. The earliest Christians, being of Jewish roots, were still participating in the institutions of Judaism at this point. Their faith in Christ did not make them non-Jewish in their practices.

[3:1]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “at the ninth hour.” This is calculated from sunrise (Josephus, Ant. 14.4.3 [14.65]; Dan 9:21).

[10:9]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “about the sixth hour.”

[10:9]  ¹⁸ tn The participles ὁδοιπορούντων (Jodoiporountwn, “while they were on their way”) and ἐγγιζόντων (engizontwn, “approaching”) have been translated as temporal participles.

[10:9]  ¹⁹ sn Went up on the roof. Most of the roofs in the NT were flat roofs made of pounded dirt, sometimes mixed with lime or stones, supported by heavy wooden beams. They generally had an easy means of access, either a sturdy wooden ladder or stone stairway, sometimes on the outside of the house.