Acts 13:10

13:10 and said, “You who are full of all deceit and all wrongdoing, ¹  you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness – will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord? ² 

Acts 17:31

17:31 because he has set ³  a day on which he is going to judge the world ⁴  in righteousness, by a man whom he designated, ⁵  having provided proof to everyone by raising ⁶  him from the dead.”

Acts 24:25

24:25 While Paul ⁷  was discussing ⁸  righteousness, self-control, ⁹  and the coming judgment, Felix ¹⁰  became ¹¹  frightened and said, “Go away for now, and when I have an opportunity, ¹²  I will send for you.”

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¹ tn Or “unscrupulousness.”

² sn “You who…paths of the Lord?” This rebuke is like ones from the OT prophets: Jer 5:27; Gen 32:11; Prov 10:7; Hos 14:9. Five separate remarks indicate the magician’s failings. The closing rhetorical question of v. 10 (“will you not stop…?”) shows how opposed he is to the way of God.

³ tn Or “fixed.”

⁴ sn The world refers to the whole inhabited earth.

⁵ tn Or “appointed.” BDAG 723 s.v. ὁρίζω 2.b has “of persons appoint, designate, declare: God judges the world ἐν ἀνδρὶ ᾧ ὥρισεν through a man whom he has appointed Ac 17:31.”

sn A man whom he designated. Jesus is put in the position of eschatological judge. As judge of the living and the dead, he possesses divine authority (Acts 10:42).

⁶ tn The participle ἀναστήσας (anasthsa") indicates means here.

⁷ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁸ tn Or “speaking about.”

⁹ tn Grk “and self-control.” This καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

sn The topic of self-control was appropriate in view of the personal history of both Felix and Drusilla (see the note on “Drusilla” in the previous verse), and might well account for Felix’s anxiety.

¹⁰ sn See the note on Felix in 23:26.

¹¹ tn Grk “becoming.” The participle γενόμενος (genomenos) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

¹² tn Or “when I find time.” BDAG 639 s.v. μεταλαμβάνω 2 has “καιρὸν μ. have an opportunity = find time…Ac 24:25.”