11:27 At that time 1 some 2 prophets 3 came down 4 from Jerusalem 5 to Antioch. 6
1 tn Grk “In these days,” but the dative generally indicates a specific time.
2 tn The word “some” is not in the Greek text, but is usually used in English when an unspecified number is mentioned.
3 sn Prophets are mentioned only here and in 13:1 and 21:10 in Acts.
4 sn Came down from Jerusalem. Antioch in Syria lies due north of Jerusalem. In Western languages it is common to speak of north as “up” and south as “down,” but the NT maintains the Hebrew idiom which speaks of any direction away from Jerusalem as down (since Mount Zion was thought of in terms of altitude).
5 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
6 sn Antioch was a city in Syria (not Antioch in Pisidia). See the note in 11:19.
map For location see JP1-F2; JP2-F2; JP3-F2; JP4-F2
7 sn The speech closes with a warning, “Watch out,” that also stresses culpability.
8 tn Or “in.”
9 tn Grk “And the.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.
10 sn The term agree means “match” or “harmonize with.” James’ point in the introduction argues that many of the OT prophets taught this. He gives one example (which follows).
11 sn “Do you believe the prophets?” Note how Paul made the issue believing the OT prophets and God’s promise which God fulfilled in Christ. He was pushing King Agrippa toward a decision not for or against Paul’s guilt of any crime, but concerning Paul’s message.
12 sn See the note on King Agrippa in 25:13.