Acts 2:17

2:17 ‘And in the last days¹ it will be,’ God says,

‘that I will pour out my Spirit on all people,²

and your sons and your daughters will prophesy,

and your young men will see visions,

and your old men will dream dreams.

Acts 9:27

9:27 But Barnabas took³ Saul,⁴ brought⁵ him to the apostles, and related to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, that⁶ the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken out boldly⁷ in the name of Jesus.

Acts 12:17

12:17 He motioned to them⁸ with his hand to be quiet and then related⁹ how the Lord had brought¹⁰ him out of the prison. He said, “Tell James and the brothers these things,” and then he left and went to another place.¹¹

Acts 16:37

16:37 But Paul said to the police officers,¹² “They had us beaten in public¹³ without a proper trial¹⁴ – even though we are Roman citizens¹⁵ – and they threw us¹⁶ in prison. And now they want to send us away¹⁷ secretly? Absolutely not! They¹⁸ themselves must come and escort us out!”¹⁹

Acts 17:5

17:5 But the Jews became jealous,²⁰ and gathering together some worthless men from the rabble in the marketplace,²¹ they formed a mob²² and set the city in an uproar.²³ They attacked Jason’s house,²⁴ trying to find Paul and Silas²⁵ to bring them out to the assembly.²⁶

Acts 22:24

22:24 the commanding officer²⁷ ordered Paul²⁸ to be brought back into the barracks.²⁹ He told them³⁰ to interrogate Paul³¹ by beating him with a lash³² so that he could find out the reason the crowd³³ was shouting at Paul³⁴ in this way.

Acts 23:6

23:6 Then when Paul noticed³⁵ that part of them were Sadducees³⁶ and the others Pharisees,³⁷ he shouted out in the council,³⁸ “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. I am on trial concerning the hope of the resurrection³⁹ of the dead!”

Acts 27:12

27:12 Because the harbor was not suitable to spend the winter in, the majority decided⁴⁰ to put out to sea⁴¹ from there. They hoped that⁴² somehow they could reach⁴³ Phoenix,⁴⁴ a harbor of Crete facing⁴⁵ southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.

¹sn The phrase in the last days is not quoted from Joel, but represents Peter’s interpretive explanation of the current events as falling “in the last days.”

²tn Grk “on all flesh.”

³tn Grk “taking Saul, brought him.” The participle ἐπιλαβόμενος (epilabomeno") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

⁴tn Grk “him”; the referent (Saul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵tn Grk “and brought,” but 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.

⁶tn Grk “and that,” but 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.

⁷tn On this verb which is used 7 times in Acts, see BDAG 782 s.v. παρρησιάζομαι 1. See also v. 28.

⁸tn Or “He gave them a signal.” Grk “Giving them a signal…he related to them.” The participle κατασείσας (kataseisa") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

⁹tc ‡ Most mss, including some of the most important ones (B D E Ψ Ï sy), read αὐτοῖς (autoi", “to them”) here, while some excellent and early witnesses (Ì^45vid,74vid א A 33 81 945 1739 pc) lack the pronoun. Although it is possible that the pronoun was deleted because it was seen as superfluous, it is also possible that it was added as a natural expansion on the text, strengthening the connection between Peter and his listeners. Although a decision is difficult, the shorter reading is slightly preferred. NA²⁷ puts the pronoun in brackets, indicating some doubts as to its authenticity.

¹⁰tn Or “led.”

¹¹sn He…went to another place. This is Peter’s last appearance in Acts with the exception of the Jerusalem council in Acts 15.

¹²tn Grk “to them”; the referent (the police officers) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹³tn Grk “Having us beaten in public.” The participle δείραντες (deirante") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

¹⁴tn Or “in public, uncondemned.” BDAG 35 s.v. ἀκατάκριτος has “uncondemned, without due process” for this usage.

¹⁵tn The participle ὑπάρχοντας (Juparconta") has been translated as a concessive adverbial participle.

¹⁶tn The word “us” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the modern English reader.

¹⁷tn L&N 28.71 has “send us away secretly” for this verse.

¹⁸tn Grk “But they.”

¹⁹sn They themselves must come and escort us out! Paul was asking for the injustice he and Silas suffered to be symbolically righted. It was a way of publicly taking their actions off the record and showing the apostles’ innocence, a major public statement. Note the apology given in v. 39.

²⁰tn Grk “becoming jealous.” The participle ζηλώσαντες (zhlwsante") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. So elsewhere in Acts (5:17; 7:9; 13:45).

²¹tn Literally ἀγοραῖος (agoraio") refers to the crowd in the marketplace, although BDAG 14-15 s.v. ἀγοραῖος 1 gives the meaning, by extension, as “rabble.” Such a description is certainly appropriate in this context. L&N 15.127 translates the phrase “worthless men from the streets.”

²²tn On this term, which is a NT hapax legomenon, see BDAG 745 s.v. ὀχλοποιέω.

²³tn BDAG 458 s.v. θορυβέω 1 has “set the city in an uproar, start a riot in the city” for the meaning of ἐθορύβουν (eqoruboun) in this verse.

²⁴sn The attack took place at Jason’s house because this was probably the location of the new house church.

²⁵tn Grk “them”; the referents (Paul and Silas) have been specified in the translation for clarity.

²⁶tn BDAG 223 s.v. δῆμος 2 has “in a Hellenistic city, a convocation of citizens called together for the purpose of transacting official business, popular assembly προάγειν εἰς τὸν δ. Ac 17:5.”

²⁷tn Grk “the chiliarch” (an officer in command of a thousand soldiers). In Greek the term χιλίαρχος (ciliarco") literally described the “commander of a thousand,” but it was used as the standard translation for the Latin tribunus militum or tribunus militare, the military tribune who commanded a cohort of 600 men.

²⁸tn Grk “him”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

²⁹tn Or “the headquarters.” BDAG 775 s.v. παρεμβολή 2 has “barracks/headquarters of the Roman troops in Jerusalem Ac 21:34, 37; 22:24; 23:10, 16, 32.”

³⁰tn Grk “into the barracks, saying.” This is a continuation of the same sentence in Greek using the participle εἴπας (eipas), but due to the length and complexity of the Greek sentence a new sentence was begun in the translation here. The direct object “them” has been supplied; it is understood in Greek.

³¹tn Grk “him”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³²sn To interrogate Paul by beating him with a lash. Under the Roman legal system it was customary to use physical torture to extract confessions or other information from prisoners who were not Roman citizens and who were charged with various crimes, especially treason or sedition. The lashing would be done with a whip of leather thongs with pieces of metal or bone attached to the ends.

³³tn Grk “they”; the referent (the crowd) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³⁴tn Grk “him”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³⁵tn BDAG 200 s.v. γινώσκω 4 has “to be aware of someth., perceive, notice, realize”; this is further clarified by section 4.c: “w. ὅτι foll….Ac 23:6.”

³⁶sn See the note on Sadducees in 4:1.

³⁷sn See the note on Pharisee in 5:34.

³⁸tn Grk “the Sanhedrin” (the Sanhedrin was the highest legal, legislative, and judicial body among the Jews).

³⁹tn That is, concerning the hope that the dead will be resurrected. Grk “concerning the hope and resurrection.” BDAG 320 s.v. ἐλπίς 1.b.α states, “Of Israel’s messianic hope Ac 23:6 (ἐ. καὶ ἀνάστασις for ἐ. τῆς ἀν. [obj. gen] as 2 Macc 3:29 ἐ. καὶ σωτηρία).” With an objective genitive construction, the resurrection of the dead would be the “object” of the hope.

⁴⁰tn BDAG 181-82 s.v. βουλή 2.a, “β. τίθεσθαι (Judg 19:30; Ps 12:3) decide 27:12 (w. inf. foll.).”

⁴¹tn BDAG 62 s.v. ἀνάγω 4, “as a nautical t.t. (ἀ. τὴν ναῦν put a ship to sea), mid. or pass. ἀνάγεσθαι to begin to go by boat, put out to sea.”

⁴²tn Grk “from there, if somehow” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was begun here in the translation and the introductory phrase “They hoped that” supplied (with the subject, “they,” repeated from the previous clause) to make a complete English sentence.

⁴³tn Grk “if somehow, reaching Phoenix, they could…” The participle καταντήσαντες (katanthsante") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

⁴⁴sn Phoenix was a seaport on the southern coast of the island of Crete. This was about 30 mi (48 km) further west.

⁴⁵tn Or “a harbor of Crete open to the southwest and northwest.”