Acts 3:7

3:7 Then Peter took hold of him by the right hand and raised him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong.

Acts 7:60

7:60 Then he fell to his knees and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them!” When he had said this, he died.

Acts 20:20

20:20 You know that I did not hold back from proclaiming 10  to you anything that would be helpful, 11  and from teaching you publicly 12  and from house to house,

tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “Then” to reflect the sequence of events.

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

tn Grk “Peter taking hold of him…raised him up.” The participle πιάσας (piasas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

tn Grk “his”; the referent (the man) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

sn At once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong. Note that despite the past lameness, the man is immediately able to walk. The restoration of his ability to walk pictures the presence of a renewed walk, a fresh start at life; this was far more than money would have given him.

tn Grk “Then falling to his knees he cried out.” The participle θείς (qeis) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

sn The remarks Lord Jesus, receive my spirit and Lord, do not hold this sin against them recall statements Jesus made on the cross (Luke 23:34, 46).

tn Grk “And when.” Because of the length of the Greek sentence and the tendency of contemporary English style to use shorter sentences, καί (kai) has not been translated here; a new sentence is begun instead.

tn The verb κοιμάω (koimaw) literally means “sleep,” but it is often used in the Bible as a euphemism for the death of a believer.

10 tn Or “declaring.”

11 tn Or “profitable.” BDAG 960 s.v. συμφέρω 2.b.α has “τὰ συμφέροντα what advances your best interests or what is good for you Ac 20:20,” but the broader meaning (s.v. 2, “to be advantageous, help, confer a benefit, be profitable/useful”) is equally possible in this context.

12 tn Or “openly.”