¹ sn Filled with the Holy Spirit. The narrator’s remark about the Holy Spirit indicates that Peter speaks as directed by God and for God. This fulfills Luke 12:11-12 (1 Pet 3:15).

² tn Grk “Spirit, said to them.”

³ tc The Western and Byzantine texts, as well as one or two Alexandrian witnesses, read τοῦ ᾿Ισραήλ (tou Israhl, “of Israel”) after πρεσβύτεροι (presbuteroi, “elders”; so D E Ψ 33 1739 Ï it), while most of the better witnesses, chiefly Alexandrian (Ì⁷⁴ א A B 0165 1175 vg sa bo), lack this modifier. The longer reading was most likely added by scribes to give literary balance to the addressees in that “Rulers” already had an adjunct while “elders” was left absolute.

⁴ tn Grk “and.” The context, however, indicates that the conjunction carries an adversative force.

⁵ sn They were not able to resist. This represents another fulfillment of Luke 12:11-12; 21:15.

⁶ tn Grk “And they.” Because of the length of the Greek sentence and the tendency of contemporary English style to use shorter sentences, καί (kai) has not been translated here; a new sentence is begun instead.

⁷ tn Grk “who.” The relative pronoun was replaced by the phrase “these two” and a new sentence was begun in the translation at this point to improve the English style.

⁸ tn Grk “on them”; the referent (the Samaritans) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁹ sn They received the Holy Spirit. It is likely this special distribution of the Spirit took place because a key ethnic boundary was being crossed. Here are some of “those far off” of Acts 2:38-40.

¹⁰ sn A parenthetical note by the author.

¹¹ sn This qualifying clause in the narrative indicates who represented God in the dispute.

¹² tn Or “gazed intently.”

¹³ sn The citizens of Pisidian Antioch were not discouraged by the persecution, but instead were filled with joy.