Acts 8:26

Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch

8:26 Then an angel of the Lord ¹  said to Philip, ²  “Get up and go south ³  on the road that goes down from Jerusalem ⁴  to Gaza.” (This is a desert ⁵  road.) ⁶ 

Acts 9:11

9:11 Then the Lord told him, “Get up and go to the street called ‘Straight,’ ⁷  and at Judas’ house look for a man from Tarsus named Saul. For he is praying,

Acts 9:40

9:40 But Peter sent them all outside, ⁸  knelt down, ⁹  and prayed. Turning ¹⁰  to the body, he said, “Tabitha, get up.” Then she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up. ¹¹ 

Acts 12:7

12:7 Suddenly ¹²  an angel of the Lord ¹³  appeared, and a light shone in the prison cell. He struck ¹⁴  Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly!” And the chains fell off Peter’s ¹⁵  wrists. ¹⁶ 

Acts 22:10

22:10 So I asked, ¹⁷  ‘What should I do, Lord?’ The Lord said to me, ‘Get up ¹⁸  and go to Damascus; there you will be told about everything ¹⁹  that you have been designated ²⁰  to do.’

Acts 25:14

25:14 While ²¹  they were staying there many days, Festus ²²  explained Paul’s case to the king to get his opinion, ²³  saying, “There is a man left here as a prisoner by Felix.

Acts 27:43

27:43 But the centurion, ²⁴  wanting to save Paul’s life, ²⁵  prevented them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land, ²⁶ 

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¹ tn Or “the angel of the Lord.” See the note on the word “Lord” in 5:19.

² tn Grk “Lord spoke to Philip, saying.” The redundant participle λέγων (legwn) has not been translated.

³ tn Or “Get up and go about noon.” The phrase κατὰ μεσημβρίαν (kata meshmbrian) can be translated either “about noon” (L&N 67.74) or “toward the south” (L&N 82.4). Since the angel’s command appears to call for immediate action (“Get up”) and would not therefore need a time indicator, a directional reference (“toward the south”) is more likely here.

⁴ map For the location of Jerusalem see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁵ tn Or “wilderness.”

⁶ tn The words “This is a desert road” are probably best understood as a comment by the author of Acts, but it is possible they form part of the angel’s speech to Philip, in which case the verse would read: “Get up and go south on the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza – the desert road.”

sn The concluding note about the road appears to be a parenthetical note by the author.

⁷ sn The noting of the detail of the locale, ironically called ‘Straight’ Street, shows how directive and specific the Lord was.

⁸ tn Grk “Peter, sending them all outside, knelt down.” The participle ἐκβαλών (ekbalwn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

⁹ tn Grk “and kneeling down,” 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. Instead the “and” is placed before the verb προσηύξατο (proshuxato, “and prayed”). The participle θείς (qeis) is taken as a participle of attendant circumstance.

¹⁰ tn Grk “and turning.” Because of the length of the Greek sentence, the conjunction καί (kai) has not been translated here. Instead a new English sentence is begun.

¹¹ sn She sat up. This event is told much like Luke 8:49-56 and Mark 5:35-43. Peter’s ministry mirrored that of Jesus.

¹² tn Grk “And behold.” 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. The interjection ἰδού (idou), often difficult to translate into English, expresses the suddenness of the angel’s appearance.

¹³ tn Or “the angel of the Lord.” See the note on the word “Lord” in 5:19.

¹⁴ tn Grk “striking the side of Peter, he awoke him saying.” The term refers to a push or a light tap (BDAG 786 s.v. πατάσσω 1.a). The participle πατάξας (pataxa") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

¹⁵ tn Grk “his”; the referent (Peter) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁶ tn Grk “the hands,” but the wrist was considered a part of the hand.

¹⁷ tn Grk “So I said.”

¹⁸ tn Grk “Getting up.” The participle ἀναστάς (anasta") is an adverbial participle of attendant circumstance and has been translated as a finite verb.

¹⁹ tn Grk “about all things.”

²⁰ tn Or “assigned,” “ordered.” BDAG 991 s.v. τάσσω 2.a has “act. and pass., foll. by acc. w. inf.…περὶ πάντων ὧν τέτακταί σοι ποιῆσαι concerning everything that you have been ordered to do 22:10.” There is an allusion to a divine call and commission here.

²¹ tn BDAG 1105-6 s.v. ὡς 8.b states, “w. pres. or impf. while, when, as long as…Ac 1:10; 7:23; 9:23; 10:17; 13:25; 19:9; 21:27; 25:14.”

²² sn See the note on Porcius Festus in 24:27.

²³ tn Grk “Festus laid Paul’s case before the king for consideration.” BDAG 74 s.v. ἀνατίθημι 2 states, “otherw. only mid. to lay someth. before someone for consideration, declare, communicate, refer w. the added idea that the pers. to whom a thing is ref. is asked for his opinion lay someth. before someone for consideration…Ac 25:14.”

²⁴ sn See the note on the word centurion in 10:1.

²⁵ 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.

²⁶ tn BDAG 347 s.v. I. ἔξειμι has “ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν get to land Ac 27:43.”