Acts 5:38

5:38 So in this case I say to you, stay away from these men and leave them alone, because if this plan or this undertaking originates with people, ¹  it will come to nothing, ² 

Acts 27:43

27:43 But the centurion, ³  wanting to save Paul’s life, ⁴  prevented them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land, ⁵ 

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¹ tn Here ἀνθρώπων (anqrwpwn) has been translated as a generic noun (“people”).

² tn Or “it will be put to an end.”

³ sn See the note on the word centurion in 10:1.

⁴ tn Or “wanting to rescue Paul.”

sn Thanks to the centurion who wanted to save Paul’s life, Paul was once more rescued from a potential human threat.

⁵ tn BDAG 347 s.v. I. ἔξειμι has “ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν get to land Ac 27:43.”