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Acts 4:18

Context
4:18 And they called them in and ordered 1  them not to speak or teach at all in the name 2  of Jesus.

Acts 27:14

Context
27:14 Not long after this, a hurricane-force 3  wind called the northeaster 4  blew down from the island. 5 

1 tn Or “commanded.”

2 sn In the name of Jesus. Once again, the “name” reflects the person. The person of Jesus and his authority is the “troubling” topic that, as far as the Jewish leadership is concerned, needs controlling.

3 tn Grk “a wind like a typhoon.” That is, a very violent wind like a typhoon or hurricane (BDAG 1021 s.v. τυφωνικός).

4 sn Or called Euraquilo (the actual name of the wind, a sailor’s term which was a combination of Greek and Latin). According to Strabo (Geography 1.2.21), this was a violent northern wind.

5 tn Grk “from it”; the referent (the island) has been specified in the translation for clarity.



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