Luke 9:61

9:61 Yet ¹  another said, “I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say goodbye to my family.” ² 

Acts 15:29

15:29 that you abstain from meat that has been sacrificed to idols ³  and from blood and from what has been strangled ⁴  and from sexual immorality. ⁵  If you keep yourselves from doing these things, ⁶  you will do well. Farewell. ⁷ 

Acts 18:21

18:21 but said farewell to ⁸  them and added, ⁹  “I will come back ¹⁰  to you again if God wills.” ¹¹  Then ¹²  he set sail from Ephesus,

Acts 23:30

23:30 When I was informed ¹³  there would be a plot ¹⁴  against this man, I sent him to you at once, also ordering his accusers to state their charges ¹⁵  against him before you.

Philippians 4:4

4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say, rejoice!

Philippians 4:1

Christian Practices

4:1 So then, my brothers and sisters, ¹⁶  dear friends whom I long to see, my joy and crown, stand in the Lord in this way, my dear friends!

Philippians 1:16

1:16 The latter do so from love because they know that I am placed here for the defense of the gospel.

[9:61]  ¹ tn Grk “And another also said.”

[9:61]  ² tn Grk “to those in my house.”

[15:29]  ³ tn There is no specific semantic component in the Greek word εἰδωλόθυτος that means “meat” (see BDAG 280 s.v. εἰδωλόθυτος; L&N 5.15). The stem –θυτος means “sacrifice” (referring to an animal sacrificially killed) and thereby implies meat.

[15:29]  ⁴ tc Codex Bezae (D) and a few other witnesses lack the restriction “and from what has been strangled” (καὶ πνικτῶν, kai pniktwn), though the words are supported by a wide variety of early and important witnesses otherwise and should be considered authentic.

[15:29]  ⁵ tc Codex Bezae (D) as well as 323 614 945 1739 1891 sa and other witnesses have after “sexual immorality” the following statement: “And whatever you do not want to happen to yourselves, do not do to another/others.” By adding this negative form of the Golden Rule, these witnesses effectively change the Apostolic Decree from what might be regarded as ceremonial restrictions into more ethical demands. The issues here are quite complicated, and beyond the scope of this brief note. Suffice it to say that D and its allies here are almost surely an expansion and alteration of the original text of Acts. For an excellent discussion of the exegetical and textual issues, see TCGNT 379-83.

[15:29]  ⁶ tn Grk “from which things keeping yourselves.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, the relative pronoun (ὧν, |wn) has been replaced by a pronoun (“these things”) and a new English sentence begun. The participle διατηροῦντες (diathrounte") has been translated as a conditional adverbial participle (“if you keep yourselves”). See further L&N 13.153.

[15:29]  ⁷ tn The phrase ἔρρωσθε (errwsqe) may be understood as a stock device indicating a letter is complete (“good-bye,” L&N 33.24) or as a sincere wish that the persons involved may fare well (“may you fare well,” L&N 23.133).

[18:21]  ⁸ tn Or “but took leave of.”

[18:21]  ⁹ tn Grk “and saying”; the participle εἰπών (eipwn) has been translated as “added” rather than “said” to avoid redundancy with the previous “said farewell.” The participle εἰπών has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[18:21]  ¹⁰ tn Or “will return.”

[18:21]  ¹¹ tn The participle θέλοντος (qelontos), a genitive absolute construction, has been translated as a conditional adverbial participle. Again Paul acts in dependence on God.

[18:21]  ¹² tn A new sentence was begun here in the translation due to the length of the sentence in Greek and the requirements of contemporary English style, which generally uses shorter sentences.

[23:30]  ¹³ tn Grk “It being revealed to me.” The participle μηνυθείσης (mhnuqeish") has been taken temporally.

[23:30]  ¹⁴ tn The term translated “plot” here is a different one than the one in Acts 23:16 (see BDAG 368 s.v. ἐπιβουλή).

[23:30]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “the things against him.” This could be rendered as “accusations,” “grievances,” or “charges,” but since “ordered his accusers to state their accusations” sounds redundant in English, “charges” was used instead.

[4:1]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:12.