Discovery BoxActs 2:47 
Context2:47 praising God and having the good will 1 of all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number every day 2 those who were being saved.
Acts 3:11
Context3:11 While the man 3 was hanging on to Peter and John, all the people, completely astounded, ran together to them in the covered walkway 4 called Solomon’s Portico. 5
Acts 4:1
Context4:1 While Peter and John 6 were speaking to the people, the priests and the commander 7 of the temple guard 8 and the Sadducees 9 came up 10 to them,
Acts 4:12
Context4:12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among people 11 by which we must 12 be saved.”
Acts 4:17
Context4:17 But to keep this matter from spreading any further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more 13 to anyone in this name.”
Acts 4:27
Context4:27 “For indeed both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, assembled together in this city against 14 your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, 15
Acts 5:16
Context5:16 A crowd of people from the towns around Jerusalem 16 also came together, bringing the sick and those troubled by unclean spirits. 17 They 18 were all 19 being healed.
Acts 5:25
Context5:25 But someone came and reported to them, “Look! The men you put in prison are standing in the temple courts 20 and teaching 21 the people!”
Acts 6:12
Context6:12 They incited the people, the 22 elders, and the experts in the law; 23 then they approached Stephen, 24 seized him, and brought him before the council. 25
Acts 7:14
Context7:14 So Joseph sent a message 26 and invited 27 his father Jacob and all his relatives to come, seventy-five people 28 in all.
Acts 7:17
Context7:17 “But as the time drew near for God to fulfill the promise he had declared to Abraham, 29 the people increased greatly in number 30 in Egypt,
Acts 7:19
Context7:19 This was the one who exploited 31 our people 32 and was cruel to our ancestors, 33 forcing them to abandon 34 their infants so they would die. 35
Acts 8:7
Context8:7 For unclean spirits, 36 crying with loud shrieks, were coming out of many who were possessed, 37 and many paralyzed and lame people were healed.
Acts 8:9-10
Context8:9 Now in that city was a man named Simon, who had been practicing magic 38 and amazing the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great. 8:10 All the people, 39 from the least to the greatest, paid close attention to him, saying, “This man is the power of God that is called ‘Great.’” 40
Acts 9:13
Context9:13 But Ananias replied, 41 “Lord, I have heard from many people 42 about this man, how much harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem,
Acts 9:15
Context9:15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, because this man is my chosen instrument 43 to carry my name before Gentiles and kings and the people of Israel. 44
Acts 10:2
Context10:2 He 45 was a devout, God-fearing man, 46 as was all his household; he did many acts of charity for the people 47 and prayed to God regularly.
Acts 10:36
Context10:36 You know 48 the message 49 he sent to the people 50 of Israel, proclaiming the good news of peace 51 through 52 Jesus Christ 53 (he is Lord 54 of all) –
Acts 10:41-42
Context10:41 not by all the people, but by us, the witnesses God had already chosen, 55 who ate and drank 56 with him after he rose from the dead. 10:42 He 57 commanded us to preach to the people and to warn 58 them 59 that he is the one 60 appointed 61 by God as judge 62 of the living and the dead.
Acts 10:47
Context10:47 “No one can withhold the water for these people to be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, 63 can he?” 64
Acts 11:24
Context11:24 because he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and a significant number of people 65 were brought to the Lord.
Acts 12:12
Context12:12 When Peter 66 realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John Mark, 67 where many people had gathered together and were praying.
Acts 13:31
Context13:31 and 68 for many days he appeared to those who had accompanied 69 him from Galilee to Jerusalem. These 70 are now his witnesses to the people.
Acts 13:42
Context13:42 As Paul and Barnabas 71 were going out, 72 the people 73 were urging 74 them to speak about these things 75 on the next Sabbath.
Acts 17:34
Context17:34 But some people 76 joined him 77 and believed. Among them 78 were Dionysius, who was a member of the Areopagus, 79 a woman 80 named Damaris, and others with them.
Acts 18:10
Context18:10 because I am with you, and no one will assault 81 you to harm 82 you, because I have many people in this city.”
Acts 19:4
Context19:4 Paul said, “John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, 83 that is, in Jesus.”
Acts 21:30
Context21:30 The whole city was stirred up, 84 and the people rushed together. 85 They seized 86 Paul and dragged him out of the temple courts, 87 and immediately the doors were shut.
Acts 21:39
Context21:39 Paul answered, 88 “I am a Jew 89 from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of an important city. 90 Please 91 allow me to speak to the people.”
Acts 23:5
Context23:5 Paul replied, 92 “I did not realize, 93 brothers, that he was the high priest, for it is written, ‘You must not speak evil about a ruler of your people.’” 94
Acts 26:4
Context26:4 Now all the Jews know the way I lived 95 from my youth, spending my life from the beginning among my own people 96 and in Jerusalem. 97
Acts 26:23
Context26:23 that 98 the Christ 99 was to suffer and be the first to rise from the dead, to proclaim light both to our people 100 and to the Gentiles.” 101
Acts 28:19
Context28:19 But when the Jews objected, 102 I was forced to appeal to Caesar 103 – not that I had some charge to bring 104 against my own people. 105
Acts 28:22
Context28:22 But we would like to hear from you what you think, for regarding this sect we know 106 that people 107 everywhere speak against 108 it.”
Acts 28:26
Context28:26 when he said,
‘Go to this people and say,
“You will keep on hearing, 109 but will never understand,
and you will keep on looking, 110 but will never perceive.
1 tn Or “the favor.”
2 tn BDAG 437 s.v. ἡμέρα 2.c has “every day” for this phrase.
3 tn Grk “he”; the referent (the man) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Or “portico,” “colonnade”; Grk “stoa.” The translation “covered walkway” (a descriptive translation) was used here because the architectural term “portico” or “colonnade” is less familiar. However, the more technical term “portico” was retained in the actual name that follows.
5 sn Solomon’s Portico was a covered walkway formed by rows of columns supporting a roof and open on the inner side facing the center of the temple complex. It was located on the east side of the temple (Josephus, Ant. 15.11.3-5 [15.391-420], 20.9.7 [20.221]) and was a place of commerce and conversation.
6 tn Grk “While they”; the referents (Peter and John) have been specified in the translation for clarity.
7 tn Or “captain.”
8 tn Grk “the official of the temple,” a title for the commander of the Jewish soldiers guarding the temple (thus the translation, “the commander of the temple guard”). See L&N 37.91.
sn The commander of the temple guard was the title of the officer commanding the Jewish soldiers responsible for guarding and keeping order in the temple courts in Jerusalem.
9 sn The Sadducees controlled the official political structures of Judaism at this time, being the majority members of the Sanhedrin. They were known as extremely strict on law and order issues (Josephus, J. W. 2.8.2 [2.119], 2.8.14 [2.164-166]; Ant. 13.5.9 [13.171-173], 13.10.6 [13.293-298], 18.1.2 [18.11], 18.1.4 [18.16-17], 20.9.1 [20.199]; Life 2 [10-11]). See also Matt 3:7; 16:1-12; 22:23-34; Mark 12:18-27; Luke 20:27-38; Acts 5:17; 23:6-8.
10 tn Or “approached.” This verb often denotes a sudden appearing (BDAG 418 s.v. ἐφίστημι 1).
11 tn Here ἀνθρώποις (anqrwpoi") has been translated as a generic noun (“people”).
12 sn Must be saved. The term used here (δεῖ, dei, “it is necessary”) reflects the necessity set up by God’s directive plan.
13 tn Or “speak no longer.”
14 sn The application of Ps 2:1-2 is that Jews and Gentiles are opposing Jesus. The surprise of the application is that Jews are now found among the enemies of God’s plan.
15 sn A wordplay on “Christ,” v. 26, which means “one who has been anointed.”
16 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
17 sn Unclean spirits refers to evil spirits.
18 tn Literally a relative pronoun, “who.” In English, however, a relative clause (“bringing the sick and those troubled by unclean spirits, who were all being healed”) could be understood to refer only to the second group (meaning only those troubled by unclean spirits were being healed) or even that the unclean spirits were being healed. To avoid this ambiguity the pronoun “they” was used to begin a new English sentence.
19 sn They were all being healed. Note how the healings that the apostles provided were comprehensive in their consistency.
20 tn Grk “the temple.” This is actually a reference to the courts surrounding the temple proper, and has been translated accordingly.
21 sn Obeying God (see v. 29), the apostles were teaching again (4:18-20; 5:20). They did so despite the risk.
22 tn Grk “and the,” 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.
23 tn Or “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 4:5.
24 tn Grk “approaching, they seized him”; the referent (Stephen) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
25 tn Or “the Sanhedrin” (the highest legal, legislative, and judicial body among the Jews). Stephen suffers just as Peter and John did.
26 tn The words “a message” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.
27 tn Or “Joseph had his father summoned” (BDAG 121 s.v. ἀποστέλλω 2.b).
28 tn Grk “souls” (here an idiom for the whole person).
29 tn Grk “But as the time for the fulfillment of the promise drew near that God had declared to Abraham.” The order of the clauses has been rearranged to improve English style. See vv. 6-7 above.
30 tn Grk “the people increased and multiplied.”
31 tn According to L&N 88.147 it is also possible to translate κατασοφισάμενος (katasofisameno") as “took advantage by clever words” or “persuaded by sweet talk.”
32 tn Or “race.”
33 tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”
34 tn Or “expose” (BDAG 303 s.v. ἔκθετος).
35 tn Grk “so that they could not be kept alive,” but in this context the phrase may be translated either “so that they would not continue to live,” or “so that they would die” (L&N 23.89).
36 sn The expression unclean spirits refers to evil supernatural spirits which were ceremonially unclean, and which caused the persons possessed by them to be ceremonially unclean.
37 tn Grk “For [in the case of] many who had unclean spirits, they were coming out, crying in a loud voice.”
38 tn On the idiom προϋπῆρχεν μαγεύων (prouphrcen mageuwn) meaning “had been practicing magic” see BDAG 889 s.v. προϋπάρχω.
39 tn Grk “all of them”; the referent (the people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
40 tn Or “This man is what is called the Great Power of God.” The translation “what is called the Great Power of God” is given by BDAG 263 s.v. δύναμις 5, but the repetition of the article before καλουμένη μεγάλη (kaloumenh megalh) suggests the translation “the power of God that is called ‘Great.’”
41 sn Ananias replied. Past events might have suggested to Ananias that this was not good counsel, but like Peter in Acts 10, Ananias’ intuitions were wrong.
42 tn The word “people” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.
43 tn Or “tool.”
44 tn Grk “the sons of Israel.” In Acts, Paul is a minister to all nations, including Israel (Rom 1:16-17).
45 tn In the Greek text this represents a continuation of the previous sentence. Because of the tendency of contemporary English to use shorter sentences, a new sentence was begun here in the translation.
46 sn The description of Cornelius as a devout, God-fearing man probably means that he belonged to 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, 43-44, and Sir 11:17; 27:11; 39:27.
47 tn Or “gave many gifts to the poor.” This was known as “giving alms,” or acts of mercy (Sir 7:10; BDAG 315-16 s.v. ἐλεημοσύνη).
48 tn The subject and verb (“you know”) do not actually occur until the following verse, but have been repeated here because of the requirements of English word order.
49 tn Grk “the word.”
50 tn Grk “to the sons.”
51 sn Peace is a key OT concept: Isa 52:7; Nah 1:15; also for Luke: Luke 1:79; 2:14; Acts 9:31. See also the similar phrase in Eph 2:17.
52 tn Or “by.”
53 tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”
54 sn He is Lord of all. Though a parenthetical remark, this is the theological key to the speech. Jesus is Lord of all, so the gospel can go to all. The rest of the speech proclaims Jesus’ authority.
55 tn Or “the witnesses God had previously chosen.” See Acts 1:8.
56 sn Ate and drank. See Luke 24:35-49.
57 tn Grk “and he.” 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.
58 tn The verb διαμαρτύρομαι (diamarturomai) can mean “warn,” and such a meaning is highly probable in this context where a reference to the judgment of both the living and the dead is present. The more general meaning “to testify solemnly” does not capture this nuance.
59 tn The word “them” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the modern English reader.
60 tn Grk “that this one is the one,” but this is awkward in English and has been simplified to “that he is the one.”
61 tn Or “designated.” BDAG 723 s.v. ὁρίζω 2.b has “the one appointed by God as judge” for this phrase.
62 sn Jesus has divine authority as judge over the living and the dead: Acts 17:26-31; Rom 14:9; 1 Thess 5:9-10; 1 Tim 4:1; 1 Pet 4:5.
63 tn Grk “just as also we.” The auxiliary verb in English must be supplied. This could be either “have” (NIV, NRSV) or “did” (NASB). “Did” is preferred here because the comparison Peter is making concerns not just the fact of the present possession of the Spirit (“they received the Spirit we now possess”), but the manner in which the Gentiles in Cornelius’ house received the Spirit (“they received the Spirit in the same manner we did [on the day of Pentecost]”).
64 tn The Greek construction anticipates a negative reply which is indicated in the translation by the ‘tag’ question, “can he?” The question is rhetorical. Peter was saying these Gentiles should be baptized since God had confirmed they were his.
65 tn Grk “a significant crowd.”
66 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Peter) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
67 tn Grk “John who was also called Mark.”
sn John Mark becomes a key figure in Acts 12:25; 13:5, 13; 15:37-39.
68 tn Grk “who.” The relative pronoun (“who”) was replaced by the conjunction “and” and the pronoun “he” at this point to improve the English style.
69 sn Those who had accompanied him refers to the disciples, who knew Jesus in ministry. Luke is aware of resurrection appearances in Galilee though he did not relate any of them in Luke 24.
70 tn Grk “who.” The relative pronoun (“who”) was replaced by the demonstrative pronoun “these” and a new sentence was begun in the translation at this point to improve the English style, due to the length of the sentence in Greek and the awkwardness of two relative clauses (“who for many days appeared” and “who are now his witnesses”) following one another.
71 tn Grk “they”; the referents (Paul and Barnabas) have been specified in the translation for clarity.
72 tn Or “were leaving.” The participle ἐξιόντων (exiontwn) is taken temporally.
73 tn Grk “they”; the referent (the people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
74 tn Or “begging,” “inviting.”
75 tn Or “matters.”
76 tn Although the Greek word here is ἀνήρ (anhr), which normally refers to males, husbands, etc., in this particular context it must have a generic force similar to that of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo"), since “a woman named Damaris” is mentioned specifically as being part of this group (cf. BDAG 79 s.v. ἀνήρ 1.a).
77 tn Grk “joining him, believed.” The participle κολληθέντες (kollhqente") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. On the use of this verb in Acts, see 5:13; 8:29; 9:26; 10:28.
78 tn Grk “among whom.” Due to the length of the Greek sentence, the relative pronoun (“whom”) has been translated as a third person plural pronoun (“them”) and a new sentence begun in the translation.
79 tn Grk “the Areopagite” (a member of the council of the Areopagus). The noun “Areopagite” is not in common usage today in English. It is clearer to use a descriptive phrase “a member of the Areopagus” (L&N 11.82). However, this phrase alone can be misleading in English: “Dionysius, a member of the Areopagus, and a woman named Damaris” could be understood to refer to three people (Dionysius, an unnamed member of the Areopagus, and Damaris) rather than only two. Converting the descriptive phrase to a relative clause in English (“who was a member of the Areopagus”) removes the ambiguity.
80 tn Grk “and a woman”; but this 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.
81 tn BDAG 384 s.v. ἐπιτίθημι 2 has “to set upon, attack, lay a hand on” here, but “assault” is a contemporary English equivalent very close to the meaning of the original.
82 tn Or “injure.”
83 sn These disciples may have had their contact with John early on in the Baptist’s ministry before Jesus had emerged. This is the fifth time Luke links John the Baptist and Jesus (Acts 1:5; 11:16; 13:25; 18:25).
84 tn On this term see BDAG 545 s.v. κινέω 2.b.
85 tn Or “the people formed a mob.” BDAG 967 s.v. συνδρομή has “formation of a mob by pers. running together, running together…ἐγένετο σ. τοῦ λαοῦ the people rushed together Ac 21:30.”
86 tn Grk “and seizing.” The participle ἐπιλαβόμενοι (epilabomenoi) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was begun in the translation, and καί (kai) has not been translated here.
87 tn Grk “out of the temple.” See the note on the word “temple” in v. 28.
88 tn Grk “said.”
89 tn Grk “a Jewish man.”
90 tn Grk “of a not insignificant city.” The double negative, common in Greek, is awkward in English and has been replaced by a corresponding positive expression (BDAG 142 s.v. ἄσημος 1).
91 tn Grk “I beg you.”
92 tn Grk “said.”
93 tn Or “know.”
94 sn A quotation from Exod 22:28. This text defines a form of blasphemy. Paul, aware of the fact that he came close to crossing the line, backed off out of respect for the law.
95 tn Grk “my manner of life.”
96 tn Or “nation.”
97 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
98 tn BDAG 277-78 s.v. εἰ 2 has “marker of an indirect question as content, that…Sim. also (Procop. Soph., Ep. 123 χάριν ἔχειν εἰ = that) μαρτυρόμενος…εἰ παθητὸς ὁ Χριστός testifying…that the Christ was to suffer…Ac 26:23.”
99 tn Or “the Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”
sn See the note on Christ in 2:31.
100 tn That is, to the Jewish people. Grk “the people”; the word “our” has been supplied to clarify the meaning.
101 sn Note how the context of Paul’s gospel message about Jesus, resurrection, and light both to Jews and to the Gentiles is rooted in the prophetic message of the OT scriptures. Paul was guilty of following God’s call and preaching the scriptural hope.
102 tn That is, objected to my release.
103 tn Or “to the emperor” (“Caesar” is a title for the Roman emperor).
104 tn BDAG 533 s.v. κατηγορέω 1 states, “nearly always as legal t.t.: bring charges in court.” L&N 33.427 states for κατηγορέω, “to bring serious charges or accusations against someone, with the possible connotation of a legal or court context – ‘to accuse, to bring charges.’”
105 tn Or “my own nation.”
106 tn Grk “regarding this sect it is known to us.” The passive construction “it is known to us” has been converted to an active one to simplify the translation.
107 tn Grk “that everywhere it is spoken against.” To simplify the translation the passive construction “it is spoken against” has been converted to an active one with the subject “people” supplied.
108 tn On the term translated “speak against,” see BDAG 89 s.v. ἀντιλέγω 1.
109 tn Grk “you will hear with hearing” (an idiom).
110 tn Or “seeing”; Grk “you will look by looking” (an idiom).
