Discovery BoxActs 3:13 
Context3:13 The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, 1 the God of our forefathers, 2 has glorified 3 his servant 4 Jesus, whom you handed over and rejected 5 in the presence of Pilate after he had decided 6 to release him.
Acts 3:16
Context3:16 And on the basis of faith in Jesus’ 7 name, 8 his very name has made this man – whom you see and know – strong. The 9 faith that is through Jesus 10 has given him this complete health in the presence 11 of you all.
Acts 6:3
Context6:3 But carefully select from among you, brothers, 12 seven 13 men who are well-attested, 14 full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge 15 of this necessary task. 16
Acts 14:23
Context14:23 When they had appointed elders 17 for them in the various churches, 18 with prayer and fasting 19 they entrusted them to the protection 20 of the Lord in whom they had believed.
Acts 17:31
Context17:31 because he has set 21 a day on which he is going to judge the world 22 in righteousness, by a man whom he designated, 23 having provided proof to everyone by raising 24 him from the dead.”
Acts 19:13
Context19:13 But some itinerant 25 Jewish exorcists tried to invoke the name 26 of the Lord Jesus over those who were possessed by 27 evil spirits, saying, “I sternly warn 28 you by Jesus whom Paul preaches.”
Acts 21:16
Context21:16 Some of the disciples from Caesarea 29 came along with us too, and brought us to the house 30 of Mnason of Cyprus, a disciple from the earliest times, 31 with whom we were to stay.
1 tc ‡ The repetition of ὁ θεός (Jo qeos, “God”) before the names of Isaac and Jacob is found in Ì74 א C (A D without article) 36 104 1175 pc lat. The omission of the second and third ὁ θεός is supported by B E Ψ 33 1739 Ï pc. The other time that Exod 3:6 is quoted in Acts (7:32) the best witnesses also lack the repeated ὁ θεός, but the three other times this OT passage is quoted in the NT the full form, with the thrice-mentioned θεός, is used (Matt 22:32; Mark 12:26; Luke 20:37). Scribes would be prone to conform the wording here to the LXX; the longer reading is thus most likely not authentic. NA27 has the words in brackets, indicating doubts as to their authenticity.
2 tn Or “ancestors”; Grk “fathers.”
sn The reference to the God of the patriarchs is a reminder that God is the God of the nation and of promises. The phrase God of our forefathers is from the Hebrew scriptures (Exod 3:6, 15-16; 4:5; see also the Jewish prayer known as “The Eighteen Benedictions”). Once again, event has led to explanation, or what is called the “sign and speech” pattern.
3 sn Has glorified. Jesus is alive, raised and active, as the healing illustrates so dramatically how God honors him.
4 sn His servant. The term servant has messianic connotations given the context of the promise, the note of suffering, and the titles and functions noted in vv. 14-15.
5 tn Or “denied,” “disowned.”
6 tn This genitive absolute construction could be understood as temporal (“when he had decided”) or concessive (“although he had decided”).
7 tn Grk “in his name”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
8 sn Here is another example of appeal to the person by mentioning the name. See the note on the word name in 3:6.
9 tn Grk “see and know, and the faith.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation and καί (kai, “and”) has not been translated.
10 tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
sn The faith that is through Jesus. Note how this verse explains how the claim to “faith in Jesus’ name” works and what it means. To appeal to the name is to point to the person. It is not clear that the man expressed faith before the miracle. This could well be a “grace-faith miracle” where God grants power through the apostles to picture how much a gift life is (Luke 17:11-19). Christology and grace are emphasized here.
11 tn Or “in full view.”
12 tn It is not clear from a historical standpoint (but it is unlikely) that women would have been involved in the selection process too. For this reason the translation “brothers” has been retained, rather than “brothers and sisters” (used in contexts where both male and female believers are clearly addressed).
13 sn Seven. Jewish town councils often had seven members (Josephus, Ant. 4.18.14 [4.214]).
14 tn Or “are of good reputation” (BDAG 618 s.v. μαρτυρέω 2.b).
15 tn The translation “put in charge” is given by BDAG 492 s.v. καθίστημι 2.
16 tn Grk “of this need”; translated “necessary work” or “needed task” by L&N 42.22.
17 sn Appointed elders. See Acts 20:17.
18 tn The preposition κατά (kata) is used here in a distributive sense; see BDAG 512 s.v. κατά B.1.d.
19 tn Literally with a finite verb (προσευξάμενοι, proseuxamenoi) rather than a noun, “praying with fasting,” but the combination “prayer and fasting” is so familiar in English that it is preferable to use it here.
20 tn BDAG 772 s.v. παρατίθημι 3.b has “entrust someone to the care or protection of someone” for this phrase. The reference to persecution or suffering in the context (v. 22) suggests “protection” is a better translation here. This looks at God’s ultimate care for the church.
21 tn Or “fixed.”
22 sn The world refers to the whole inhabited earth.
23 tn Or “appointed.” BDAG 723 s.v. ὁρίζω 2.b has “of persons appoint, designate, declare: God judges the world ἐν ἀνδρὶ ᾧ ὥρισεν through a man whom he has appointed Ac 17:31.”
sn A man whom he designated. Jesus is put in the position of eschatological judge. As judge of the living and the dead, he possesses divine authority (Acts 10:42).
24 tn The participle ἀναστήσας (anasthsa") indicates means here.
25 tn Grk “some Jewish exorcists who traveled about.” The adjectival participle περιερχομένων (periercomenwn) has been translated as “itinerant.”
26 tn Grk “to name the name.”
27 tn Grk “who had.” Here ἔχω (ecw) is used of demon possession, a common usage according to BDAG 421 s.v. ἔχω 7.a.α.
28 sn The expression I sternly warn you means “I charge you as under oath.”
29 sn Caesarea was a city on the coast of Palestine south of Mount Carmel (not Caesarea Philippi). See the note on Caesarea in Acts 10:1.
map For location see Map2 C1; Map4 B3; Map5 F2; Map7 A1; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
30 tn Grk “to Mnason…”; the words “the house of” are not in the Greek text, but are implied by the verb ξενισθῶμεν (xenisqwmen).
31 tn Or perhaps, “Mnason of Cyprus, one of the original disciples.” BDAG 137 s.v. ἀρχαῖος 1 has “ἀ. μαθητής a disciple of long standing (perh. original disc.) Ac 21:16.”
