Discovery BoxActs 3:16 
Context3:16 And on the basis of faith in Jesus’ 1 name, 2 his very name has made this man – whom you see and know – strong. The 3 faith that is through Jesus 4 has given him this complete health in the presence 5 of you all.
Acts 19:27
Context19:27 There is danger not only that this business of ours will come into disrepute, 6 but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis 7 will be regarded as nothing, 8 and she whom all the province of Asia 9 and the world worship will suffer the loss of her greatness.” 10
1 tn Grk “in his name”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 sn Here is another example of appeal to the person by mentioning the name. See the note on the word name in 3:6.
3 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.
4 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.
5 tn Or “in full view.”
6 tn Or “come under public criticism.” BDAG 101 s.v. ἀπελεγμός has “come into disrepute Ac 19:27.”
7 sn Artemis was the name of a Greek goddess worshiped particularly in Asia Minor, whose temple, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, was located just outside the city of Ephesus.
8 tn BDAG 597 s.v. λογίζομαι 1.b has “εἰς οὐθὲν λογισθῆναι be looked upon as nothing…Ac 19:27.”
9 tn Grk “Asia”; see the note on this word in v. 22.
10 tn Or “her magnificence.” BDAG 488 s.v. καθαιρέω 2.b has “καθαιρεῖσθαι τῆς μεγαλειότητος αὐτῆς suffer the loss of her magnificence Ac 19:27”; L&N 13.38 has “‘and to have her greatness done away with’ Ac 19:27.”
sn Suffer the loss of her greatness. It is important to appreciate that money alone was not the issue, even for the pagan Ephesians. The issue was ultimately the dishonor of their goddess to whom they were devoted in worship. The battle was a “cosmic” one between deities.
