Acts 17:32

17:32 Now when they heard about ¹  the resurrection from the dead, some began to scoff, ²  but others said, “We will hear you again about this.”

Acts 27:40

27:40 So they slipped ³  the anchors ⁴  and left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the linkage ⁵  that bound the steering oars ⁶  together. Then they hoisted ⁷  the foresail ⁸  to the wind and steered toward ⁹  the beach.

Acts 28:16

28:16 When we entered Rome, Paul was allowed to live ¹⁰  by himself, with the soldier who was guarding him.

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¹ tn The participle ἀκούσαντες (akousante") has been taken temporally.

² tn L&N 33.408 has “some scoffed (at him) Ac 17:32” for ἐχλεύαζον (ecleuazon) here; the imperfect verb has been translated as an ingressive imperfect (“began to scoff”).

³ tn That is, released. Grk “slipping…leaving.” The participles περιελόντες (perielonte") and εἴων (eiwn) have been translated as finite verbs due to requirements of contemporary English style.

⁴ tn The term is used of a ship’s anchor. (BDAG 12 s.v. ἄγκυρα a).

⁵ tn Grk “bands”; possibly “ropes.”

⁶ tn Or “rudders.”

⁷ tn Grk “hoisting…they.” The participle ἐπάραντες (eparante") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

⁸ tn Grk “sail”; probably a reference to the foresail.

⁹ tn BDAG 533 s.v. κατέχω 7 states, “hold course, nautical t.t., intr….κατεῖχον εἰς τὸν αἰγιαλόν they headed for the beach Ac 27:40.”

¹⁰ tn Or “to stay.”

sn Allowed to live by himself. Paul continued to have a generous prison arrangement (cf. Acts 27:3).