Acts 5:35

5:35 Then he said to the council, ¹  “Men of Israel, ²  pay close attention to ³  what you are about to do to these men.

Acts 5:41

5:41 So they left the council rejoicing because they had been considered worthy ⁴  to suffer dishonor for the sake of the name. ⁵ 

Acts 6:12

6:12 They incited the people, the ⁶  elders, and the experts in the law; ⁷  then they approached Stephen, ⁸  seized him, and brought him before the council. ⁹ 

Acts 6:15

6:15 All ¹⁰  who were sitting in the council ¹¹  looked intently at Stephen ¹²  and saw his face was like the face of an angel. ¹³ 

Acts 23:1

23:1 Paul looked directly ¹⁴  at the council ¹⁵  and said, “Brothers, I have lived my life with a clear conscience ¹⁶  before God to this day.”

Acts 23:20

23:20 He replied, ¹⁷  “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council ¹⁸  tomorrow, as if they were going to inquire more thoroughly about him.

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¹ tn Grk “said to them”; the referent (the council) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Or “Israelite men,” although this is less natural English. The Greek term here is ἀνήρ (anhr), which only exceptionally is used in a generic sense of both males and females. In this context, it is highly unlikely that this is a generic usage, since Gamaliel was addressing the Sanhedrin, the Jewish high council, which would have been exclusively male.

³ tn Or “men, be careful.”

⁴ sn That is, considered worthy by God. They “gloried in their shame” of honoring Jesus with their testimony (Luke 6:22-23; 2 Macc 6:30).

⁵ sn The name refers to the name of Jesus (cf. 3 John 7).

⁶ tn Grk “and the,” 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.

⁷ tn Or “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 4:5.

⁸ tn Grk “approaching, they seized him”; the referent (Stephen) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁹ tn Or “the Sanhedrin” (the highest legal, legislative, and judicial body among the Jews). Stephen suffers just as Peter and John did.

¹⁰ tn Grk “And all.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.

¹¹ tn Or “Sanhedrin” (the highest legal, legislative, and judicial body among the Jews).

¹² tn Grk “at him”; the referent (Stephen) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹³ sn His face was like the face of an angel. This narrative description of Stephen’s face adds to the mood of the passage. He had the appearance of a supernatural, heavenly messenger.

¹⁴ tn Grk “Paul, looking directly at the council, said.” The participle ἀτενίσας (atenisa") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

¹⁵ tn Grk “the Sanhedrin” (the Sanhedrin was the highest legal, legislative, and judicial body among the Jews).

¹⁶ tn BDAG 846 s.v. πολιτεύομαι 3 has “W. a double dat. συνειδήσει ἀγαθῇ πεπολίτευμαι τῷ θεῷ I have lived my life with a clear conscience before God Ac 23:1.”

¹⁷ tn Grk “He said.”

¹⁸ tn Grk “the Sanhedrin” (the Sanhedrin was the highest legal, legislative, and judicial body among the Jews).