9:23 Now after some days had passed, the Jews plotted 4 together to kill him,
11:27 At that time 5 some 6 prophets 7 came down 8 from Jerusalem 9 to Antioch. 10
12:1 About that time King Herod 11 laid hands on 12 some from the church to harm them. 13
1 tn “Some” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.
2 sn Made loud lamentation. For someone who was stoned to death, lamentation was normally not allowed (m. Sanhedrin 6:6). The remark points to an unjust death.
3 tn Or “mourned greatly for him.”
4 sn Fitting the pattern emphasized earlier with Stephen and his speech in Acts 7, some Jews plotted to kill God’s messenger (cf. Luke 11:53-54).
5 tn Grk “In these days,” but the dative generally indicates a specific time.
6 tn The word “some” is not in the Greek text, but is usually used in English when an unspecified number is mentioned.
7 sn Prophets are mentioned only here and in 13:1 and 21:10 in Acts.
8 sn Came down from Jerusalem. Antioch in Syria lies due north of Jerusalem. In Western languages it is common to speak of north as “up” and south as “down,” but the NT maintains the Hebrew idiom which speaks of any direction away from Jerusalem as down (since Mount Zion was thought of in terms of altitude).
9 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
10 sn Antioch was a city in Syria (not Antioch in Pisidia). See the note in 11:19.
map For location see JP1-F2; JP2-F2; JP3-F2; JP4-F2
11 sn King Herod was Herod Agrippa I, the grandson of Herod I (Herod the Great). His mediocre career is summarized in Josephus, Ant. 18-19. This event took place in
12 tn Or “King Herod had some from the church arrested.”
13 tn Or “to cause them injury.”
14 tn Or “persuaded.”
15 tn Grk “by the things spoken.”
16 sn Some were convinced…but others refused to believe. Once again the gospel caused division among Jews, as in earlier chapters of Acts (13:46; 18:6).