Discovery BoxActs 5:29 
Context5:29 But Peter and the apostles replied, 1 “We must obey 2 God rather than people. 3
Acts 9:6
Context9:6 But stand up 4 and enter the city and you will be told 5 what you must do.”
Acts 9:16
Context9:16 For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.” 6
Acts 16:30
Context16:30 Then he brought them outside 7 and asked, “Sirs, what must 8 I do to be saved?”
Acts 19:36
Context19:36 So because these facts 9 are indisputable, 10 you must keep quiet 11 and not do anything reckless. 12
1 tn Grk “apostles answered and said.”
2 sn Obey. See 4:19. This response has Jewish roots (Dan 3:16-18; 2 Macc 7:2; Josephus, Ant. 17.6.3 [17.159].
3 tn Here ἀνθρώποις (anqrwpoi") has been translated as a generic noun (“people”).
4 tn Or “But arise.”
5 tn Literally a passive construction, “it will be told to you.” This has been converted to another form of passive construction in the translation.
6 tn Or “because of my name.” BDAG 1031 s.v. ὑπέρ 2 lists Acts 9:16 as an example of ὑπέρ (Juper) used to indicate “the moving cause or reason, because of, for the sake of, for.”
7 tn Grk “And bringing them outside, he asked.” The participle προαγαγών (proagagwn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. Because of the length of the Greek sentence, the conjunction καί (kai) has not been translated here. Instead a new English sentence is begun by supplying the conjunction “then” to indicate the logical sequence.
8 tn The Greek term (δεῖ, dei) is used by Luke to represent divine necessity.
9 tn Grk “these things.”
10 tn The genitive absolute construction with the participle ὄντων (ontwn) has been translated as a causal adverbial participle. On the term translated “indisputable” see BDAG 68-69 s.v. ἀναντίρρητος which has “not to be contradicted, undeniable.”
11 tn Grk “it is necessary that you be quiet.”
12 tn L&N 88.98 has “pertaining to impetuous and reckless behavior – ‘reckless, impetuous.’…‘so then, you must calm down and not do anything reckless’ Ac 19:36.” The city secretary was asking that order be restored.
