Discovery BoxActs 2:17 
Context2:17 ‘And in the last days 1 it will be,’ God says,
‘that I will pour out my Spirit on all people, 2
and your sons and your daughters will prophesy,
and your young men will see visions,
and your old men will dream dreams.
Acts 16:18
Context16:18 She continued to do this for many days. But Paul became greatly annoyed, 3 and turned 4 and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ 5 to come out of her!” And it came out of her at once. 6
Acts 21:26
Context21:26 Then Paul took the men the next day, 7 and after he had purified himself 8 along with them, he went to the temple and gave notice 9 of the completion of the days of purification, 10 when 11 the sacrifice would be offered for each 12 of them.
Acts 28:17
Context28:17 After three days 13 Paul 14 called the local Jewish leaders 15 together. When they had assembled, he said to them, “Brothers, 16 although I had done 17 nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors, 18 from Jerusalem 19 I was handed over as a prisoner to the Romans. 20
1 sn The phrase in the last days is not quoted from Joel, but represents Peter’s interpretive explanation of the current events as falling “in the last days.”
2 tn Grk “on all flesh.”
3 tn Grk “becoming greatly annoyed.” The participle διαπονηθείς (diaponhqei") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. The aorist has been translated as an ingressive aorist (entry into a state or condition). See BDAG 235 s.v. διαπονέομαι.
4 tn Grk “and turning.” The participle ἐπιστρέψας (epistreya") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
5 tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”
6 tn BDAG 1102-3 s.v. ὥρα 2.c has “at that very time, at once, instantly” for the usage in this verse.
7 tn BDAG 422 s.v. ἔχω 11.b.β has “temporal, to be next, immediately following…τῇ ἐχομένῃ…on the next day Lk 13:33…Ac 20:15; w. ἡμέρᾳ added…21:26.”
8 tn That is, after he had undergone ritual cleansing. The aorist passive participle ἁγνισθείς (Jagnisqei") has been taken temporally of antecedent action.
9 tn Grk “entered the temple, giving notice.” The participle διαγγέλλων (diangellwn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
10 sn The days of purification refers to the days of ritual cleansing.
11 tn Grk “until” (BDAG 423 s.v. ἕως 1.b.β.א), but since in English it is somewhat awkward to say “the completion of the days of purification, until the sacrifice would be offered,” the temporal clause was translated “when the sacrifice would be offered.” The point is that the sacrifice would be offered when the days were completed. Paul honored the request of the Jewish Christian leadership completely. As the following verse makes clear, the vow was made for seven days.
12 tn Grk “for each one.”
13 tn Grk “It happened that after three days.” 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.
14 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
15 tn L&N 33.309 has “‘after three days, he called the local Jewish leaders together’ Ac 28:17.”
16 tn Grk “Men brothers,” but this is both awkward and unnecessary in English.
17 tn The participle ποιήσας (poihsas) has been translated as a concessive adverbial participle.
18 tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”
sn I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors. Once again Paul claimed to be faithful to the Jewish people and to the God of Israel.
19 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
20 tn Grk “into the hands of the Romans,” but this is redundant when παρεδόθην (paredoqhn) has been translated “handed over.”
