Matthew 5:12

5:12 Rejoice and be glad because your reward is great in heaven, for they persecuted the prophets before you in the same way.

Matthew 23:30-32

23:30 And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, ¹  we would not have participated with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ 23:31 By saying this you testify against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the prophets. 23:32 Fill up then the measure of your ancestors!

Luke 17:26-30

17:26 Just ²  as it was ³  in the days of Noah, ⁴  so too it will be in the days of the Son of Man. 17:27 People ⁵  were eating, ⁶  they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage – right up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then ⁷  the flood came and destroyed them all. ⁸  17:28 Likewise, just as it was ⁹  in the days of Lot, people ¹⁰  were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, building; 17:29 but on the day Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. ¹¹  17:30 It will be the same on the day the Son of Man is revealed.

Acts 7:51

7:51 “You stubborn ¹²  people, with uncircumcised ¹³  hearts and ears! ¹⁴  You are always resisting the Holy Spirit, like your ancestors ¹⁵  did!

Acts 7:1

Stephen’s Defense Before the Council

7:1 Then the high priest said, “Are these things true?” ¹⁶ 

Acts 2:14-16

Peter’s Address on the Day of Pentecost

2:14 But Peter stood up ¹⁷  with the eleven, raised his voice, and addressed them: “You men of Judea ¹⁸  and all you who live in Jerusalem, ¹⁹  know this ²⁰  and listen carefully to what I say. 2:15 In spite of what you think, these men are not drunk, ²¹  for it is only nine o’clock in the morning. ²²  2:16 But this is what was spoken about through the prophet Joel: ²³ 

Acts 2:2

2:2 Suddenly ²⁴  a sound ²⁵  like a violent wind blowing ²⁶  came from heaven ²⁷  and filled the entire house where they were sitting.

Acts 3:8

3:8 He ²⁸  jumped up, ²⁹  stood and began walking around, and he entered the temple courts ³⁰  with them, walking and leaping and praising God.

[23:30]  ¹ tn Grk “fathers” (so also in v. 32).

[17:26]  ² tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[17:26]  ³ tn Or “as it happened.”

[17:26]  ⁴ sn Like the days of Noah, the time of the flood in Gen 6:5-8:22, the judgment will come as a surprise as people live their day to day lives.

[17:27]  ⁵ tn Grk “They.” The plural in Greek is indefinite, referring to people in general.

[17:27]  ⁶ tn These verbs (“eating… drinking… marrying… being given in marriage”) are all progressive imperfects, describing action in progress at that time.

[17:27]  ⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[17:27]  ⁸ sn Like that flood came and destroyed them all, the coming judgment associated with the Son of Man will condemn many.

[17:28]  ⁹ tn Or “as it happened.”

[17:28]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “they.” The plural in Greek is indefinite, referring to people in general.

[17:29]  ¹¹ sn And destroyed them all. The coming of the Son of Man will be like the judgment on Sodom, one of the most immoral places of the OT (Gen 19:16-17; Deut 32:32-33; Isa 1:10).

[7:51]  ¹² sn Traditionally, “stiff-necked people.” Now the critique begins in earnest.

[7:51]  ¹³ tn The term ἀπερίτμητοι (aperitmhtoi, “uncircumcised”) is a NT hapax legomenon (occurs only once). See BDAG 101-2 s.v. ἀπερίτμητος and Isa 52:1.

[7:51]  ¹⁴ tn Or “You stubborn and obstinate people!” (The phrase “uncircumcised hearts and ears” is another figure for stubbornness.)

[7:51]  ¹⁵ tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”

[7:1]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “If it is so concerning these things” (see BDAG 422 s.v. ἔχω 10.a for this use).

[2:14]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “standing up.” The participle σταθείς (staqei") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[2:14]  ¹⁸ tn Or “You Jewish men.” “Judea” is preferred here because it is paired with “Jerusalem,” a location. This suggests locality rather than ethnic background is the primary emphasis in the context. As for “men,” the Greek term here is ἀνήρ (anhr), which only exceptionally is used in a generic sense of both males and females. In this context, where “all” who live in Jerusalem are addressed, it is conceivable that this is a generic usage, although it can also be argued that Peter’s remarks were addressed primarily to the men present, even if women were there.

[2:14]  ¹⁹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[2:14]  ²⁰ tn Grk “let this be known to you.” The passive construction has been translated as an active for stylistic reasons.

[2:15]  ²¹ tn Grk “These men are not drunk, as you suppose.”

[2:15]  ²² tn Grk “only the third hour.”

[2:16]  ²³ sn Note how in the quotation that follows all genders, ages, and classes are included. The event is like a hope Moses expressed in Num 11:29.

[2:2]  ²⁴ 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]  ²⁵ tn Or “a noise.”

[2:2]  ²⁶ 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]  ²⁷ tn Or “from the sky.” The Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) may be translated “sky” or “heaven” depending on the context.

[3:8]  ²⁸ tn Grk “And he.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, the conjunction καί (kai) has not been translated here. Instead a new English sentence is begun.

[3:8]  ²⁹ tn Grk “Jumping up, he stood.” The participle ἐξαλλόμενος (exallomeno") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. It is possible that the paralyzed man actually jumped off the ground, but more probably this term simply refers to the speed with which he stood up. See L&N 15.240.

[3:8]  ³⁰ tn Grk “the temple.” This is actually a reference to the courts surrounding the temple proper, and has been translated accordingly.