Discovery BoxActs 1:26 
Context1:26 Then 1 they cast lots for them, and the one chosen was Matthias; 2 so he was counted with the eleven apostles. 3
Acts 2:42
Context2:42 They were devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, 4 to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 5
Acts 4:35
Context4:35 and placing them at the apostles’ feet. The proceeds 6 were distributed to each, as anyone had need.
Acts 4:37
Context4:37 sold 7 a field 8 that belonged to him and brought the money 9 and placed it at the apostles’ feet.
Acts 14:4
Context14:4 But the population 10 of the city was divided; some 11 sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.
1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the continuity with the preceding verse. Greek style often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” but English style does not.
2 tn Grk “and the lot fell on Matthias.”
3 tn Or “he was counted as one of the apostles along with the eleven.”
4 sn Fellowship refers here to close association involving mutual involvement and relationships.
5 tn Grk “prayers.” This word was translated as a collective singular in keeping with English style.
6 tn Grk “It” (or “They,” plural). The referent of the understood pronoun subject, the proceeds from the sales, of the verb διεδίδετο (diedideto) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7 tn Grk “selling a field that belonged to him, brought” The participle πωλήσας (pwlhsa") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
8 tn Or “a farm.”
9 tn Normally a reference to actual coins (“currency”). See L&N 6.68.
10 tn BDAG 825 s.v. πλῆθος 2.b.γ has this translation for πλῆθος (plhqo").
11 tn These clauses are a good example of the contrastive μὲν…δέ (men…de) construction: Some “on the one hand” sided with the Jews, but some “on the other hand” sided with the apostles.
