Acts 2:11

2:11 both Jews and proselytes, ¹  Cretans and Arabs – we hear them speaking in our own languages about the great deeds God has done!” ² 

Acts 13:7

13:7 who was with the proconsul ³  Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. The proconsul ⁴  summoned ⁵  Barnabas and Saul and wanted to hear ⁶  the word of God.

Acts 17:32

17:32 Now when they heard about ⁷  the resurrection from the dead, some began to scoff, ⁸  but others said, “We will hear you again about this.”

Acts 24:4

24:4 But so that I may not delay ⁹  you any further, I beg ¹⁰  you to hear us briefly ¹¹  with your customary graciousness. ¹² 

Acts 28:22

28:22 But we would like to hear from you what you think, for regarding this sect we know ¹³  that people ¹⁴  everywhere speak against ¹⁵  it.”

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¹ sn Proselytes refers to Gentile (i.e., non-Jewish) converts to Judaism.

² tn Or “God’s mighty works.” Here the genitive τοῦ θεοῦ (tou qeou) has been translated as a subjective genitive.

³ sn The proconsul was the Roman official who ruled over a province traditionally under the control of the Roman senate.

⁴ tn Grk “This one”; the referent (the proconsul) is specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn Grk “summoning Barnabas and Saul, wanted to hear.” The participle προσκαλεσάμενος (proskalesameno") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

⁶ sn The proconsul…wanted to hear the word of God. This description of Sergius Paulus portrays him as a sensitive, secular Gentile leader.

⁷ tn The participle ἀκούσαντες (akousante") has been taken temporally.

⁸ 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”).

⁹ tn Or “may not weary.” BDAG 274 s.v. ἐγκόπτω states, “ἵνα μὴ ἐπὶ πλεῖόν σε ἐγκόπτω Ac 24:4 is understood by Syr. and Armen. versions to mean in order not to weary you any further; cp. ἔγκοπος weary Diog. L. 4, 50; LXX; and ἔγκοπον ποιεῖν to weary Job 19:2; Is 43:23. But impose on is also prob.; detain NRSV.”

¹⁰ tn Or “request.”

¹¹ tn This term is another NT hapax legomenon (BDAG 976 s.v. συντόμως 2). Tertullus was asking for a brief hearing, and implying to the governor that he would speak briefly and to the point.

¹² tn BDAG 371 s.v. ἐπιείκεια has “τῇ σῇ ἐ. with your (customary) indulgence Ac 24:4.”

¹³ tn Grk “regarding this sect it is known to us.” The passive construction “it is known to us” has been converted to an active one to simplify the translation.

¹⁴ tn Grk “that everywhere it is spoken against.” To simplify the translation the passive construction “it is spoken against” has been converted to an active one with the subject “people” supplied.

¹⁵ tn On the term translated “speak against,” see BDAG 89 s.v. ἀντιλέγω 1.