Discovery BoxActs 7:15 
Context7:15 So Jacob went down to Egypt and died there, 1 along with our ancestors, 2
Acts 9:3
Context9:3 As he was going along, approaching 3 Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed 4 around him.
Acts 15:37
Context15:37 Barnabas wanted to bring John called Mark along with them too,
Acts 17:12
Context17:12 Therefore many of them believed, along with quite a few 5 prominent 6 Greek women and men.
1 tn The word “there” is not in the Greek text. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the modern English reader.
2 tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”
3 tn Grk “As he was going along, it happened that when he was approaching.” The phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
4 tn Or “shone” (BDAG 799 s.v. περιαστράπτω). The light was more brilliant than the sun according to Acts 26:13.
5 tn Grk “not a few”; this use of negation could be misleading to the modern English reader, however, and so has been translated as “quite a few” (which is the actual meaning of the expression).
6 tn Or “respected.”
