Discovery BoxActs 13:36 
Context13:36 For David, after he had served 1 God’s purpose in his own generation, died, 2 was buried with his ancestors, 3 and experienced 4 decay,
Acts 9:31
Context9:31 Then 5 the church throughout Judea, Galilee, 6 and Samaria experienced 7 peace and thus was strengthened. 8 Living 9 in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, the church 10 increased in numbers.
Acts 24:2
Context24:2 When Paul 11 had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, 12 saying, “We have experienced a lengthy time 13 of peace through your rule, 14 and reforms 15 are being made in this nation 16 through your foresight. 17
Acts 26:22
Context26:22 I have experienced 18 help from God to this day, and so I stand testifying to both small and great, saying nothing except 19 what the prophets and Moses said 20 was going to happen:
1 tn The participle ὑπηρετήσας (Juphrethsa") is taken temporally.
2 tn The verb κοιμάω (koimaw) literally means “sleep,” but it is often used in the Bible as a euphemism for the death of a believer.
3 tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “was gathered to his fathers” (a Semitic idiom).
4 tn Grk “saw,” but the literal translation of the phrase “saw decay” could be misunderstood to mean simply “looked at decay,” while here “saw decay” is really figurative for “experienced decay.” This remark explains why David cannot fulfill the promise.
5 tn Or “Therefore.” This verse is another summary text in Acts (cf. 2:41-47; 4:32-37; 5:12-16; 6:7).
6 tn Grk “and Galilee,” 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.
7 tn Grk “had.”
8 tn Or “Built up.” The participle οἰκοδομουμένη (oikodomoumenh) has been translated as a participle of result related to εἶχεν (eicen). It could also be understood as adverbial to ἐπληθύνετο (eplhquneto): “Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced peace. Strengthened and living in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.” Although some scholars do not regard the participle of result as a legitimate category, it is actually fairly common (see ExSyn 637-39).
9 tn Grk “And living.” 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.
10 tn Grk “it”; the referent (the church) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
11 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
12 tn Or “began to bring charges, saying.”
13 tn Grk “experienced much peace.”
14 tn Grk “through you” (“rule” is implied).
15 tn This term is used only once in the NT (a hapax legomenon). It refers to improvements in internal administration (BDAG 251 s.v. διόρθωμα).
16 tn Or “being made for this people.”
17 sn References to peaceful rule, reforms, and the governor’s foresight in the opening address by Tertullus represent an attempt to praise the governor and thus make him favorable to the case. Actual descriptions of his rule portray him as inept (Tacitus, Annals 12.54; Josephus, J. W. 2.13.2-7 [2.253-270]).
18 tn Grk “So experiencing…I stand.” The participle τυχών (tucwn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
19 tn BDAG 311 s.v. ἐκτός 3.b, “functions as prep. w. gen. οὐδὲν ἐ. ὧν nothing except what (cf. 1 Ch 29:3; 2 Ch 17:19; TestNapht. 6:2) Ac 26:22.”
20 sn What the prophets and Moses said. Paul argued that his message reflected the hope of the Jewish scriptures.
