Acts 8:36

8:36 Now as they were going along the road, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “Look, there is water! What is to stop me 1  from being baptized?”

Acts 9:17

9:17 So Ananias departed and entered the house, placed 2  his hands on Saul 3  and said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you came here, 4  has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” 5 

Acts 9:27

9:27 But Barnabas took 6  Saul, 7  brought 8  him to the apostles, and related to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, that 9  the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken out boldly 10  in the name of Jesus.

1 tn Or “What prevents me.” The rhetorical question means, “I should get baptized, right?”

2 tn Grk “and placing his hands on Saul, he said.” The participle ἐπιθείς (epiqei") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. For the same reason καί (kai) has not been translated before the participle.

3 tn Grk “on him”; the referent (Saul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

4 tn Grk “on the road in which you came,” but the relative clause makes for awkward English style, so it was translated as a temporal clause (“as you came here”).

5 sn Be filled with the Holy Spirit. Here someone who is not an apostle (Ananias) commissions another person with the Spirit.

6 tn Grk “taking Saul, brought him.” The participle ἐπιλαβόμενος (epilabomeno") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

7 tn Grk “him”; the referent (Saul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

8 tn Grk “and brought,” 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.

9 tn Grk “and that,” 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.

10 tn On this verb which is used 7 times in Acts, see BDAG 782 s.v. παρρησιάζομαι 1. See also v. 28.