Acts 1:3

1:3 To the same apostles 1  also, after his suffering, 2  he presented himself alive with many convincing proofs. He was seen by them over a forty-day period 3  and spoke about matters concerning the kingdom of God.

Acts 8:12

8:12 But when they believed Philip as he was proclaiming the good news about the kingdom of God 4  and the name of Jesus Christ, 5  they began to be baptized, 6  both men and women.

1 tn Grk “to them”; the referent (the apostles) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

2 sn After his suffering is a reference to Jesus’ crucifixion and the abuse which preceded it.

3 tn Grk “during forty days.” The phrase “over a forty-day period” is used rather than “during forty days” because (as the other NT accounts of Jesus’ appearances make clear) Jesus was not continually visible to the apostles during the forty days, but appeared to them on various occasions.

4 sn The kingdom of God is also what Jesus preached: Acts 1:3. The term reappears in 14:22; 19:8; 28:23, 31.

5 tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

6 tn The imperfect verb ἐβαπτίζοντο (ebaptizonto) has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.