Discovery BoxActs 3:3 
Context3:3 When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple courts, 1 he asked them for money. 2
Acts 7:9
Context7:9 The 3 patriarchs, because they were jealous of Joseph, sold 4 him into Egypt. But 5 God was with him,
Acts 16:23
Context16:23 After they had beaten them severely, 6 they threw them into prison and commanded 7 the jailer to guard them securely.
Acts 27:38
Context27:38 When they had eaten enough to be satisfied, 8 they lightened the ship by throwing the wheat 9 into the sea.
1 tn Grk “the temple.” This is actually a reference to the courts surrounding the temple proper, and has been translated accordingly.
sn See the note on the phrase the temple courts in the previous verse.
2 tn Grk “alms.” See the note on the word “money” in the previous verse.
3 tn Grk “And the.” 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.
4 tn The meaning “sell” for the middle voice of ἀποδίδωμι (apodidwmi) is given by BDAG 110 s.v. 5.a. See Gen 37:12-36, esp. v. 28.
5 tn Though the Greek term here is καί (kai), in context this remark is clearly contrastive: Despite the malicious act, God was present and protected Joseph.
6 tn Grk “Having inflicted many blows on them.” The participle ἐπιθέντες (epiqente") has been taken temporally. BDAG 384 s.v. ἐπιτίθημι 1.a.β has “inflict blows upon someone” for this expression, but in this context it is simpler to translate in English as “they had beaten them severely.”
7 tn Grk “commanding.” The participle παραγγείλαντες (parangeilante") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
8 tn Or “When they had eaten their fill.”
9 tn Or “grain.”
