Discovery BoxActs 3:14 
Context3:14 But you rejected 1 the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a man who was a murderer be released to you.
Acts 8:30
Context8:30 So Philip ran up 2 to it 3 and heard the man 4 reading Isaiah the prophet. He 5 asked him, 6 “Do you understand what you’re reading?”
Acts 10:48
Context10:48 So he gave orders to have them baptized 7 in the name of Jesus Christ. 8 Then they asked him to stay for several days.
Acts 13:21
Context13:21 Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled 9 forty years.
Acts 23:19
Context23:19 The commanding officer 10 took him by the hand, withdrew privately, and asked, “What is it that you want 11 to report to me?”
Acts 23:34
Context23:34 When the governor 12 had read 13 the letter, 14 he asked 15 what province he was from. 16 When he learned 17 that he was from Cilicia, 18
Acts 25:9
Context25:9 But Festus, 19 wanting to do the Jews a favor, asked Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and be tried 20 before me there on these charges?” 21
Acts 28:20
Context28:20 So for this reason I have asked to see you and speak with you, for I am bound with this chain because of the hope of Israel.” 22
1 tn Or “denied,” “disowned.”
2 tn The participle προσδραμών (prosdramwn) is regarded as attendant circumstance.
3 tn The words “to it” are not in the Greek text but are implied.
4 tn Grk “heard him”; the referent (the man) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Grk “and he.” Because of the length of the Greek sentence, the conjunction καί (kai) has not been translated here. Instead a new English sentence is begun.
6 tn Grk “he said”; but since what follows is a question, it is better English style to translate the introduction to the question “he asked him.”
7 tn The Greek construction (passive infinitive with accusative subject) could be translated either “he ordered them to be baptized” or “he ordered that they be baptized,” but the implication in English in either case is that Peter was giving orders to the Gentiles in Cornelius’ house, telling them to get baptized. It is much more likely in the context that Peter was ordering those Jewish Christians who accompanied him to baptize the new Gentile converts. They would doubtless have still had misgivings even after witnessing the outpouring of the Spirit and hearing the tongues. It took Peter’s apostolic authority (“ordered”) to convince them to perform the baptisms.
8 tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.” Jesus’ right to judge as the provider of forgiveness is highlighted here.
9 tn The words “who ruled” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. They have been supplied as a clarification for the English reader. See Josephus, Ant. 6.14.9 (6.378).
10 tn Grk “the chiliarch” (an officer in command of a thousand soldiers). See note on the term “commanding officer” in v. 10.
11 tn Grk “you have,” but the expression “have to report” in English could be understood to mean “must report” rather than “possess to report.” For this reason the nearly equivalent expression “want to report,” which is not subject to misunderstanding, was used in the translation.
12 tn Grk “he”; the referent (the governor) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
13 tn Grk “having read.” The participle ἀναγνούς (anagnou") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
14 tn The words “the letter” are not in the Greek text but are implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek, but must be supplied for the modern English reader.
15 tn Grk “and asking.” The participle ἐπερωτήσας (eperwthsa") has been translated as a finite verb and καί (kai) left untranslated due to requirements of contemporary English style.
16 sn Governor Felix asked what province he was from to determine whether he had legal jurisdiction over Paul. He could have sent him to his home province for trial, but decided to hear the case himself.
17 tn Grk “and learning.” The participle πυθόμενος (puqomeno") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
18 sn Cilicia was a province in northeastern Asia Minor.
19 sn See the note on Porcius Festus in 24:27.
20 tn Or “stand trial.”
21 tn Grk “concerning these things.”
22 sn The hope of Israel. A reference to Israel’s messianic hope. Paul’s preaching was in continuity with this Jewish hope (Acts 1:3; 8:12; 14:22; 19:8; 20:25).
