Discovery BoxActs 17:15 
Context17:15 Those who accompanied Paul escorted him as far as Athens, 1 and after receiving an order for Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible, they left. 2
Acts 18:7
Context18:7 Then Paul 3 left 4 the synagogue 5 and went to the house of a person named Titius Justus, a Gentile who worshiped God, 6 whose house was next door to the synagogue.
Acts 19:9
Context19:9 But when 7 some were stubborn 8 and refused to believe, reviling 9 the Way 10 before the congregation, he left 11 them and took the disciples with him, 12 addressing 13 them every day 14 in the lecture hall 15 of Tyrannus.
Acts 19:12
Context19:12 so that when even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his body 16 were brought 17 to the sick, their diseases left them and the evil spirits went out of them. 18
Acts 21:3
Context21:3 After we sighted Cyprus 19 and left it behind on our port side, 20 we sailed on to Syria and put in 21 at Tyre, 22 because the ship was to unload its cargo there.
Acts 21:5
Context21:5 When 23 our time was over, 24 we left and went on our way. All of them, with their wives and children, accompanied 25 us outside of the city. After 26 kneeling down on the beach and praying, 27
Acts 25:14
Context25:14 While 28 they were staying there many days, Festus 29 explained Paul’s case to the king to get his opinion, 30 saying, “There is a man left here as a prisoner by Felix.
Acts 27:40
Context27:40 So they slipped 31 the anchors 32 and left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the linkage 33 that bound the steering oars 34 together. Then they hoisted 35 the foresail 36 to the wind and steered toward 37 the beach.
1 map For location see JP1 C2; JP2 C2; JP3 C2; JP4 C2.
2 sn They left. See 1 Thess 3:1-2, which shows they went from here to Thessalonica.
3 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Grk “Then leaving from there he went.” The participle μεταβάς (metabas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
5 tn Grk “from there”; the referent (the synagogue) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
6 tn Grk “a worshiper of God.” The clarifying phrase “a Gentile” has been supplied for clarity, and is indicated by the context, since Paul had parted company with the Jews in the previous verse. The participle σεβομένου (sebomenou) is practically a technical term for the category called God-fearers, Gentiles who worshiped the God of Israel and in many cases kept the Mosaic law, but did not take the final step of circumcision necessary to become a proselyte to Judaism. See further K. G. Kuhn, TDNT 6:732-34, 743-44.
sn Here yet another Gentile is presented as responsive to Paul’s message in Acts.
7 tn BDAG 1105-6 s.v. ὡς 8.b lists this use as a temporal conjunction.
8 tn Or “some became hardened.” See BDAG 930 s.v. σκληρύνω b and Acts 7:51-53.
9 tn Or “speaking evil of.” BDAG 500 s.v. κακολογέω has “speak evil of, revile, insult…τὶ someth. τὴν ὁδόν the Way (i.e. Christian way of life) Ac 19:9.”
10 sn The Way refers to the Christian movement (Christianity). Luke frequently refers to it as “the Way” (Acts 9:2; 18:25-26; 19:23; 22:4; 24:14, 22).
11 tn Grk “leaving them, he took.” The participle ἀποστάς (apostas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
12 tn The words “with him” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.
13 tn Although the word διελέξατο (dielexato; from διαλέγομαι, dialegomai) is frequently translated “reasoned,” “disputed,” or “argued,” this sense comes from its classical meaning where it was used of philosophical disputation, including the Socratic method of questions and answers. However, there does not seem to be contextual evidence for this kind of debate in Acts 19:9. As G. Schrenk (TDNT 2:94-95) points out, “What is at issue is the address which any qualified member of a synagogue might give.” Other examples of this may be found in the NT in Matt 4:23 and Mark 1:21.
14 tn BDAG 437 s.v. ἡμέρα 2.c has “every day” for this phrase in this verse.
15 tn The “lecture hall” was a place where teachers and pupils met. The term is a NT hapax legomenon (BDAG 982 s.v. σχολή). L&N 7.14 notes, “it is better to use a translation such as ‘lecture hall’ rather than ‘school,’ since one does not wish to give the impression of the typical classroom situation characteristic of present-day schools.”
16 tn Or “skin” (the outer surface of the body).
17 tn Or “were taken.” It might be that as word went out into the region that since the sick could not come to Paul, healing was brought to them this way. The “handkerchiefs” are probably face cloths for wiping perspiration (see BDAG 934 s.v. σουδάριον) while the “aprons” might be material worn by workmen (BDAG 923-24 s.v. σιμικίνθιον).
18 tn The words “of them” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.
19 sn Cyprus is a large island in the Mediterranean off the south coast of Asia Minor.
20 sn The expression left it behind on our port side here means “sailed past to the south of it” since the ship was sailing east.
21 tn BDAG 531 s.v. κατέρχομαι 2 states, “arrive, put in, nautical t.t. of ships and those who sail in them, who ‘come down’ fr. the ‘high seas’…ἔις τι at someth. a harbor 18:22; 21:3; 27:5.”
22 sn Tyre was a city and seaport on the coast of Phoenicia. From Patara to Tyre was about 400 mi (640 km). It required a large cargo ship over 100 ft (30 m) long, and was a four to five day voyage.
map For location see Map1 A2; Map2 G2; Map4 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.
23 tn Grk “It happened that when.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
24 tn Grk “When our days were over.” L&N 67.71 has “ὅτε δὲ ἐγένετο ἡμᾶς ἐξαρτίσαι τὰς ἡμέρας ‘when we brought that time to an end’ or ‘when our time with them was over’ Ac 21:5.”
25 tn Grk “accompanying.” Due to the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was begun in the translation and the participle προπεμπόντων (propempontwn) translated as a finite verb.
26 tn Grk “city, and after.” Because of the length of the Greek sentence, the conjunction καί (kai) has not been translated here. Instead a new English sentence is begun.
27 sn On praying in Acts, see 1:14, 24; 2:47; 4:23; 6:6; 10:2; 12:5, 12; 13:3; 16:25.
28 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.”
29 sn See the note on Porcius Festus in 24:27.
30 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.”
31 tn That is, released. Grk “slipping…leaving.” The participles περιελόντες (perielonte") and εἴων (eiwn) have been translated as finite verbs due to requirements of contemporary English style.
32 tn The term is used of a ship’s anchor. (BDAG 12 s.v. ἄγκυρα a).
33 tn Grk “bands”; possibly “ropes.”
34 tn Or “rudders.”
35 tn Grk “hoisting…they.” The participle ἐπάραντες (eparante") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
36 tn Grk “sail”; probably a reference to the foresail.
37 tn BDAG 533 s.v. κατέχω 7 states, “hold course, nautical t.t., intr….κατεῖχον εἰς τὸν αἰγιαλόν they headed for the beach Ac 27:40.”
