Acts 4:29

4:29 And now, Lord, pay attention to 1  their threats, and grant 2  to your servants 3  to speak your message 4  with great courage, 5 

Acts 10:31

10:31 and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your acts of charity 6  have been remembered before God. 7 

1 tn Or “Lord, take notice of.”

2 sn Grant to your servants to speak your message with great courage. The request is not for a stop to persecution or revenge on the opponents, but for boldness (great courage) to carry out the mission of proclaiming the message of what God is doing through Jesus.

3 tn Grk “slaves.” See the note on the word “servants” in 2:18.

4 tn Grk “word.”

5 tn Or “with all boldness.”

6 tn Or “your gifts to the needy.”

7 sn This statement is a paraphrase rather than an exact quotation of Acts 10:4.