Discovery BoxActs 13:11 
Context13:11 Now 1 look, the hand of the Lord is against 2 you, and you will be blind, unable to see the sun for a time!” Immediately mistiness 3 and darkness came over 4 him, and he went around seeking people 5 to lead him by the hand.
Acts 28:6
Context28:6 But they were expecting that he was going to swell up 6 or suddenly drop dead. So after they had waited 7 a long time and had seen 8 nothing unusual happen 9 to him, they changed their minds 10 and said he was a god. 11
1 tn Grk “And now.” 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.
2 tn Grk “upon,” but in a negative sense.
3 sn The term translated mistiness here appears in the writings of the physician Galen as a medical technical description of a person who is blind. The picture of judgment to darkness is symbolic as well. Whatever power Elymas had, it represented darkness. Magic will again be an issue in Acts 19:18-19. This judgment is like that of Ananias and his wife in Acts 5:1-11.
4 tn Grk “fell on.”
5 tn The noun χειραγωγός (ceiragwgo") is plural, so “people” is used rather than singular “someone.”
6 tn Or “going to burn with fever.” According to BDAG 814 s.v. πίμπρημι, either meaning (“swell up” or “burn with fever”) is possible for Acts 28:6.
7 tn The participle προσδοκώντων (prosdokwntwn) has been taken temporally.
8 tn The participle θεωρούντων (qewrountwn) has been taken temporally.
9 tn Grk “happening.” The participle γινόμενον (ginomenon) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
10 tn Grk “changing their minds.” The participle μεταβαλόμενοι (metabalomenoi) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
11 sn And said he was a god. The reaction is like Acts 14:11-19 where the crowd wanted to make Paul and Barnabas into gods. The providence of God had protected Paul again.
