John 12:19

12:19 Thus the Pharisees ¹  said to one another, “You see that you can do nothing. Look, the world has run off after him!”

Acts 4:16-17

4:16 saying, “What should we do with these men? For it is plain ²  to all who live in Jerusalem that a notable miraculous sign ³  has come about through them, ⁴  and we cannot deny it. 4:17 But to keep this matter from spreading any further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more ⁵  to anyone in this name.”

Acts 5:24

5:24 Now when the commander ⁶  of the temple guard ⁷  and the chief priests heard this report, ⁸  they were greatly puzzled concerning it, ⁹  wondering what this could ¹⁰  be.

[12:19]  ¹ sn See the note on Pharisees in 1:24.

[4:16]  ² tn Or “evident.”

[4:16]  ³ tn Here σημεῖον (shmeion) has been translated as “miraculous sign” rather than simply “sign” or “miracle” since both components appear to be present in the context. It is clear that the healing of the lame man was a miracle, but for the Sanhedrin it was the value of the miraculous healing as a sign that concerned them because it gave attestation to the message of Peter and John. The sign “speaks” as Peter claimed in 3:11-16.

[4:16]  ⁴ tn Or “has been done by them.”

[4:17]  ⁵ tn Or “speak no longer.”

[5:24]  ⁶ tn Or “captain.”

[5:24]  ⁷ tn Grk “the official of the temple,” a title for the commander of the Jewish soldiers guarding the temple (thus the translation, “the commander of the temple guard”). See L&N 37.91.

[5:24]  ⁸ tn Grk “heard these words.”

[5:24]  ⁹ tn Grk “concerning them,” agreeing with the plural antecedent “these words.” Since the phrase “these words” was translated as the singular “this report,” the singular “concerning it” is used here.

[5:24]  ¹⁰ tn The optative verb here expresses confused uncertainty.