Discovery BoxActs 6:5 
Context6:5 The 1 proposal pleased the entire group, so 2 they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, with 3 Philip, 4 Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a Gentile convert to Judaism 5 from Antioch. 6
Acts 10:28
Context10:28 He said to them, “You know that 7 it is unlawful 8 for a Jew 9 to associate with or visit a Gentile, 10 yet God has shown me that I should call no person 11 defiled or ritually unclean. 12
Acts 16:4
Context16:4 As they went through the towns, 13 they passed on 14 the decrees that had been decided on by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem 15 for the Gentile believers 16 to obey. 17
Acts 18:7
Context18:7 Then Paul 18 left 19 the synagogue 20 and went to the house of a person named Titius Justus, a Gentile who worshiped God, 21 whose house was next door to the synagogue.
1 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.
2 tn The translation “so” has been used to indicate the logical sequence in English.
3 tn “With” is smoother English style for an addition like this. Because of differences between Greek and English style, καί (kai), which occurs between each name in the list, has not been translated except preceding the last element.
4 sn Philip. Note how many of the names in this list are Greek. This suggests that Hellenists were chosen to solve the problem they had been so sensitive about fixing (cf. 6:1).
5 tn Or “a proselyte.”
6 map For location see JP1 F2; JP2 F2; JP3 F2; JP4 F2.
7 tn Here ὡς (Jws) is used like ὅτι (Joti) to introduce indirect discourse (cf. BDAG 1105 s.v. ὡς 5).
8 tn This term is used of wanton or callously lawless acts (BDAG 24 s.v. ἀθέμιτος).
9 tn Grk “a Jewish man” (ἀνδρὶ ᾿Ιουδαίῳ, andri Ioudaiw).
10 tn Grk “a foreigner,” but in this context, “a non-Jew,” that is, a Gentile. This term speaks of intimate association (BDAG 556 s.v. κολλάω 2.b.α). On this Jewish view, see John 18:28, where a visit to a Gentile residence makes a Jewish person unclean.
11 tn This is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo").
12 tn Possibly there is a subtle distinction in meaning between κοινός (koinos) and ἀκάθαρτος (akaqartos) here, but according to L&N 53.39 it is difficult to determine precise differences in meaning based on existing contexts.
sn God has shown me…unclean. Peter sees the significance of his vision as not about food, but about open fellowship between Jewish Christians and Gentiles.
13 tn Or “cities.”
14 tn BDAG 762-63 s.v. παραδίδωμι 3 has “they handed down to them the decisions to observe Ac 16:4.”
15 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
16 tn Grk “for them”; the referent (Gentile believers) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
17 tn Or “observe” or “follow.”
18 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
19 tn Grk “Then leaving from there he went.” The participle μεταβάς (metabas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
20 tn Grk “from there”; the referent (the synagogue) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
21 tn Grk “a worshiper of God.” The clarifying phrase “a Gentile” has been supplied for clarity, and is indicated by the context, since Paul had parted company with the Jews in the previous verse. The participle σεβομένου (sebomenou) is practically a technical term for the category called God-fearers, Gentiles who worshiped the God of Israel and in many cases kept the Mosaic law, but did not take the final step of circumcision necessary to become a proselyte to Judaism. See further K. G. Kuhn, TDNT 6:732-34, 743-44.
sn Here yet another Gentile is presented as responsive to Paul’s message in Acts.
