Discovery Box| (0.66458103225806) | (Act 8:34) |
3 sn About himself, or about someone else? It is likely in 1st century Judaism this would have been understood as either Israel or Isaiah. |
| (0.66458103225806) | (Act 8:40) |
6 sn Caesarea was a city on the coast of Palestine south of Mount Carmel (not Caesarea Philippi). See the note on Caesarea in Acts 10:1. |
| (0.66458103225806) | (Act 9:2) |
3 tn Grk “bring them bound”; the translation “bring someone as prisoner” for δεδεμένον ἄγειν τινά (dedemenon agein tina) is given by BDAG 221 s.v. δέω 1.b. |
| (0.66458103225806) | (Act 9:15) |
2 tn Grk “the sons of Israel.” In Acts, Paul is a minister to all nations, including Israel (Rom 1:16-17). |
| (0.66458103225806) | (Act 9:21) |
4 tn Grk “bring them bound”; the translation “bring someone as prisoner” for δεδεμένον ἄγειν τινά (dedemenon agein tina) is given by BDAG 221 s.v. δέω 1.b. |
| (0.66458103225806) | (Act 9:24) |
2 tn Or “guarding.” This is a negative term in Luke-Acts (Luke 6:7; 14:1; 20:20). |
| (0.66458103225806) | (Act 9:27) |
5 tn On this verb which is used 7 times in Acts, see BDAG 782 s.v. παρρησιάζομαι 1. See also v. 28. |
| (0.66458103225806) | (Act 9:30) |
1 sn Caesarea was a city on the coast of Palestine, south of Mount Carmel (not Caesarea Philippi). See the note on Caesarea in Acts 10:1. |
| (0.66458103225806) | (Act 10:17) |
3 tn BDAG 418 s.v. ἐφίστημι 1 has “ἐπί τι approach or stand by someth. (Sir 41:24) Ac 10:17.” |
| (0.66458103225806) | (Act 11:11) |
2 sn Caesarea was a city on the coast of Palestine south of Mount Carmel (not Caesarea Philippi). See the note on Caesarea in Acts 10:1. |
| (0.66458103225806) | (Act 11:17) |
5 tn Or “prevent,” “forbid” (BDAG 580 s.v. κωλύω 1.a). Peter’s point is that he will not stand in the way of God. |
| (0.66458103225806) | (Act 11:23) |
2 tn BDAG 883 s.v. προσμένω 1.a.β has “remain true to the Lord” for προσμένειν (prosmenein) in this verse. |
| (0.66458103225806) | (Act 12:19) |
7 sn Caesarea was a city on the coast of Palestine south of Mount Carmel (not Caesarea Philippi). See the note on Caesarea in Acts 10:1. |
| (0.66458103225806) | (Act 13:18) |
2 tn For this verb, see BDAG 1017 s.v. τροποφορέω (cf. also Deut 1:31; Exod 16:35; Num 14:34). |
| (0.66458103225806) | (Act 13:20) |
1 tn The words “all this took” are not in the Greek text, but are supplied to make a complete statement in English. There is debate over where this period of 450 years fits and what it includes: (1) It could include the years in Egypt, the conquest of Canaan, and the distribution of the land; (2) some connect it with the following period of the judges. This latter approach seems to conflict with 1 Kgs 6:1; see also Josephus, Ant. 8.3.1 (8.61). |
| (0.66458103225806) | (Act 13:46) |
5 sn This turning to the Gentiles would be a shocking rebuke to 1st century Jews who thought they alone were the recipients of the promise. |
| (0.66458103225806) | (Act 13:49) |
1 tn BDAG 239 s.v. διαφέρω 1 has “spread” for διαφέρετο (diafereto) in connection with a teaching. This is the first summary since Acts 9:31. |
| (0.66458103225806) | (Act 14:14) |
4 tn So BDAG 307 s.v. ἐκπηδάω 1, “rush (lit. ‘leap’) out…εἰς τὸν ὄχλον into the crowd Ac 14:14.” |
| (0.66458103225806) | (Act 14:23) |
2 tn The preposition κατά (kata) is used here in a distributive sense; see BDAG 512 s.v. κατά B.1.d. |
| (0.66458103225806) | (Act 14:27) |
3 sn On the image of opening, or of the door, see 1 Cor 16:9; 2 Cor 2:12; Col 4:3. |
