Discovery BoxActs 5:15 
Context5:15 Thus 1 they even carried the sick out into the streets, and put them on cots and pallets, so that when Peter came by at least his shadow would fall on some of them.
Acts 5:36
Context5:36 For some time ago 2 Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men joined him. He 3 was killed, and all who followed him were dispersed and nothing came of it. 4
Acts 8:36
Context8:36 Now as they were going along the road, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “Look, there is water! What is to stop me 5 from being baptized?”
Acts 10:23
Context10:23 So Peter 6 invited them in and entertained them as guests.
On the next day he got up and set out 7 with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa 8 accompanied him.
Acts 11:20
Context11:20 But there were some men from Cyprus 9 and Cyrene 10 among them who came 11 to Antioch 12 and began to speak to the Greeks 13 too, proclaiming the good news of the Lord Jesus.
Acts 15:5
Context15:5 But some from the religious party of the Pharisees 14 who had believed stood up and said, “It is necessary 15 to circumcise the Gentiles 16 and to order them to observe 17 the law of Moses.”
Acts 15:7
Context15:7 After there had been much debate, 18 Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that some time ago 19 God chose 20 me to preach to the Gentiles so they would hear the message 21 of the gospel 22 and believe. 23
Acts 15:36
Context15:36 After some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s return 24 and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord 25 to see how they are doing.” 26
Acts 17:6
Context17:6 When they did not find them, they dragged 27 Jason and some of the brothers before the city officials, 28 screaming, “These people who have stirred up trouble 29 throughout the world 30 have come here too,
Acts 18:14
Context18:14 But just as Paul was about to speak, 31 Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a matter of some crime or serious piece of villainy, 32 I would have been justified in accepting the complaint 33 of you Jews, 34
Acts 19:9
Context19:9 But when 35 some were stubborn 36 and refused to believe, reviling 37 the Way 38 before the congregation, he left 39 them and took the disciples with him, 40 addressing 41 them every day 42 in the lecture hall 43 of Tyrannus.
Acts 19:13
Context19:13 But some itinerant 44 Jewish exorcists tried to invoke the name 45 of the Lord Jesus over those who were possessed by 46 evil spirits, saying, “I sternly warn 47 you by Jesus whom Paul preaches.”
Acts 19:33
Context19:33 Some of the crowd concluded 48 it was about 49 Alexander because the Jews had pushed him to the front. 50 Alexander, gesturing 51 with his hand, was wanting to make a defense 52 before the public assembly. 53
Acts 21:16
Context21:16 Some of the disciples from Caesarea 54 came along with us too, and brought us to the house 55 of Mnason of Cyprus, a disciple from the earliest times, 56 with whom we were to stay.
Acts 21:34
Context21:34 But some in the crowd shouted one thing, and others something else, 57 and when the commanding officer 58 was unable 59 to find out the truth 60 because of the disturbance, 61 he ordered Paul 62 to be brought into the barracks. 63
Acts 23:9
Context23:9 There was a great commotion, 64 and some experts in the law 65 from the party of the Pharisees stood up 66 and protested strongly, 67 “We find nothing wrong 68 with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”
Acts 27:33
Context27:33 As day was about to dawn, 69 Paul urged them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day you have been in suspense 70 and have gone 71 without food; you have eaten nothing. 72
1 tn This is a continuation of the preceding sentence in Greek, but because this would produce an awkward sentence in English, a new sentence was begun here in the translation.
2 tn Grk “For before these days.”
3 tn Grk “who.” The relative pronoun was replaced by the pronoun “he,” and a new sentence was begun in the translation at this point.
4 tn Grk “and they came to nothing.” Gamaliel’s argument is that these two insurrectionists were taken care of by natural events.
5 tn Or “What prevents me.” The rhetorical question means, “I should get baptized, right?”
6 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Peter) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
sn When Peter entertained them as guests, he performed a culturally significant act denoting acceptance.
7 tn Or “went forth.”
8 sn Some of the brothers from Joppa. As v. 45 makes clear, there were Jewish Christians in this group of witnesses.
9 sn Cyprus was a large island in the Mediterranean off the south coast of Asia Minor.
10 sn Cyrene was a city on the northern African coast west of Egypt.
11 tn Grk “among them, coming to Antioch began to speak.” The participle ἐλθόντες (elqonte") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
12 sn Antioch was a city in Syria (not Antioch in Pisidia). See the note in 11:19.
13 sn The statement that some men from Cyprus and Cyrene…began to speak to the Greeks shows that Peter’s experience of reaching out to the Gentiles was not unique.
14 sn See the note on Pharisee in 5:34.
15 sn The Greek word used here (δεῖ, dei) is a strong term that expresses divine necessity. The claim is that God commanded the circumcision of Gentiles.
16 tn Grk “them”; the referent (the Gentiles) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
17 tn Or “keep.”
18 tn Or “discussion.” This term is repeated from v. 2.
19 tn Or “long ago” (an idiom, literally “from ancient days”). According to L&N 67.26, “this reference to Peter having been chosen by God sometime before to bring the gospel to the Gentiles can hardly be regarded as a reference to ancient times, though some persons understand this to mean that God’s decision was made at the beginning of time. The usage of ἀφ᾿ ἡμερῶν ἀρχαίων is probably designed to emphasize the established nature of God’s decision for Peter to take the gospel to the Gentiles beginning with the centurion Cornelius. The fact that this was relatively early in the development of the church may also serve to explain the use of the idiom.”
20 sn God chose. The theme of God’s sovereign choice is an important point, because 1st century Jews believed Israel’s unique position and customs were a reflection of God’s choice.
21 tn Or “word.”
22 tn Or “of the good news.”
23 tn Grk “God chose among you from my mouth the Gentiles to hear the message of the gospel and to believe.” The sense of this sentence in Greek is difficult to render in English. The Greek verb ἐκλέγομαι (eklegomai, “choose”) normally takes a person or thing as a direct object; in this verse the verb has neither clearly stated. The translation understands the phrase “from my mouth,” referring to Peter, as a description of both who God chose and the task to be done. This coupled with the following statement about Gentiles hearing the message of the gospel leads to the more dynamic rendering in the translation.
24 tn Grk “Returning let us visit.” The participle ἐπιστρέψαντες (epistreyante") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
25 tn See the note on the phrase “word of the Lord” in v. 35.
26 tn BDAG 422 s.v. ἔχω 10.b has “how they are” for this phrase.
27 tn See BDAG 977-78 s.v. σύρω on this verb. It was used in everyday speech of dragging in fish by a net, or dragging away someone’s (presumably) dead body (Paul in Acts 14:19).
28 tn L&N 37.93 defines πολιτάρχης (politarch") as “a public official responsible for administrative matters within a town or city and a member of the ruling council of such a political unit – ‘city official’” (see also BDAG 845 s.v.).
29 tn Or “rebellion.” BDAG 72 s.v. ἀναστατόω has “disturb, trouble, upset,” but in light of the references in the following verse to political insurrection, “stirred up rebellion” would also be appropriate.
30 tn Or “the empire.” This was a way of referring to the Roman empire (BDAG 699 s.v. οἰκουμένη 2.b).
sn Throughout the world. Note how some of those present had knowledge of what had happened elsewhere. Word about Paul and his companions and their message was spreading.
31 tn Grk “about to open his mouth” (an idiom).
32 tn BDAG 902 s.v. ῥᾳδιούργημα states, “From the sense ‘prank, knavery, roguish trick, slick deed’ it is but a short step to that of a serious misdeed, crime, villainy…a serious piece of villainy Ac 18:14 (w. ἀδίκημα).”
33 tn According to BDAG 78 s.v. ἀνέχω 3 this is a legal technical term: “Legal t.t. κατὰ λόγον ἂν ἀνεσχόμην ὑμῶν I would have been justified in accepting your complaint Ac 18:14.”
34 tn Grk “accepting your complaint, O Jews.”
35 tn BDAG 1105-6 s.v. ὡς 8.b lists this use as a temporal conjunction.
36 tn Or “some became hardened.” See BDAG 930 s.v. σκληρύνω b and Acts 7:51-53.
37 tn Or “speaking evil of.” BDAG 500 s.v. κακολογέω has “speak evil of, revile, insult…τὶ someth. τὴν ὁδόν the Way (i.e. Christian way of life) Ac 19:9.”
38 sn The Way refers to the Christian movement (Christianity). Luke frequently refers to it as “the Way” (Acts 9:2; 18:25-26; 19:23; 22:4; 24:14, 22).
39 tn Grk “leaving them, he took.” The participle ἀποστάς (apostas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
40 tn The words “with him” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.
41 tn Although the word διελέξατο (dielexato; from διαλέγομαι, dialegomai) is frequently translated “reasoned,” “disputed,” or “argued,” this sense comes from its classical meaning where it was used of philosophical disputation, including the Socratic method of questions and answers. However, there does not seem to be contextual evidence for this kind of debate in Acts 19:9. As G. Schrenk (TDNT 2:94-95) points out, “What is at issue is the address which any qualified member of a synagogue might give.” Other examples of this may be found in the NT in Matt 4:23 and Mark 1:21.
42 tn BDAG 437 s.v. ἡμέρα 2.c has “every day” for this phrase in this verse.
43 tn The “lecture hall” was a place where teachers and pupils met. The term is a NT hapax legomenon (BDAG 982 s.v. σχολή). L&N 7.14 notes, “it is better to use a translation such as ‘lecture hall’ rather than ‘school,’ since one does not wish to give the impression of the typical classroom situation characteristic of present-day schools.”
44 tn Grk “some Jewish exorcists who traveled about.” The adjectival participle περιερχομένων (periercomenwn) has been translated as “itinerant.”
45 tn Grk “to name the name.”
46 tn Grk “who had.” Here ἔχω (ecw) is used of demon possession, a common usage according to BDAG 421 s.v. ἔχω 7.a.α.
47 sn The expression I sternly warn you means “I charge you as under oath.”
48 tn Or “Some of the crowd gave instructions to.”
49 tn The words “it was about” are not in the Greek text but are implied; ᾿Αλέξανδρον (Alexandron) is taken to be an accusative of general reference.
50 tn BDAG 865 s.v. προβάλλω 1 has “to cause to come forward, put forward…τινά someone…push someone forward to speak in the theater…Ac 19:33.”
51 tn Or “motioning.”
52 sn The nature of Alexander’s defense is not clear. It appears he was going to explain, as a Jew, that the problem was not caused by Jews, but by those of “the Way.” However, he never got a chance to speak.
53 tn Or “before the crowd.” According to BDAG 223 s.v. δῆμος 2, “in a Hellenistic city, a convocation of citizens called together for the purpose of transacting official business, popular assembly…ἀπολογεῖσθαι τῷ δ. make a defense before the assembly vs. 33.”
54 sn Caesarea was a city on the coast of Palestine south of Mount Carmel (not Caesarea Philippi). See the note on Caesarea in Acts 10:1.
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55 tn Grk “to Mnason…”; the words “the house of” are not in the Greek text, but are implied by the verb ξενισθῶμεν (xenisqwmen).
56 tn Or perhaps, “Mnason of Cyprus, one of the original disciples.” BDAG 137 s.v. ἀρχαῖος 1 has “ἀ. μαθητής a disciple of long standing (perh. original disc.) Ac 21:16.”
57 tn L&N 33.77 has “ἄλλοι δὲ ἄλλο τι ἐπεφώνουν ἐν τῷ ὄχλῳ ‘some in the crowd shouted one thing; others, something else’ Ac 21:34.”
58 tn Grk “he”; the referent (the commanding officer) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
59 tn This genitive absolute construction has been translated temporally; it could also be taken causally: “and since the commanding officer was unable to find out the truth.”
60 tn Or “find out what had happened”; Grk “the certainty” (BDAG 147 s.v. ἀσφαλής 2).
61 tn Or “clamor,” “uproar” (BDAG 458 s.v. θόρυβος).
62 tn Grk “him”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
63 tn Or “the headquarters.” BDAG 775 s.v. παρεμβολή 2 has “barracks/headquarters of the Roman troops in Jerusalem Ac 21:34, 37; 22:24; 23:10, 16, 32.”
64 tn Or “clamor” (cf. BDAG 565 s.v. κραυγή 1.a, which has “there arose a loud outcry” here, and Exod 12:30).
65 tn Or “and some scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 4:5.
66 tn Grk “standing up.” The participle ἀναστάντες (anastante") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
67 tn Grk “protested strongly, saying.” L&N 39.27 has “διαμάχομαι: to fight or contend with, involving severity and thoroughness – ‘to protest strongly, to contend with.’…‘some scribes from the party of the Pharisees protested strongly’ Ac 23:9.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant and has not been translated.
68 sn “We find nothing wrong with this man.” Here is another declaration of innocence. These leaders recognized the possibility that Paul might have the right to make his claim.
69 tn BDAG 160 s.v. ἄχρι 1.b.α has “ἄ. οὗ ἡμέρα ἤμελλεν γίνεσθαι until the day began to dawn 27:33.”
70 tn Or “have waited anxiously.” Grk “waiting anxiously.” The participle προσδοκῶντες (prosdokwnte") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
71 tn Or “continued.”
72 tn Grk “having eaten nothing.” The participle προσλαβόμενοι (proslabomenoi) has been translated as a finite verb (with subject “you” supplied) due to requirements of contemporary English style.
