Discovery BoxActs 7:20 
Context7:20 At that time Moses was born, and he was beautiful 1 to God. For 2 three months he was brought up in his father’s house,
Acts 22:28
Context22:28 The commanding officer 3 answered, “I acquired this citizenship with a large sum of money.” 4 “But I was even 5 born a citizen,” 6 Paul replied. 7
1 tn Or “was well-formed before God,” or “was well-pleasing to God” (BDAG 145 s.v. ἀστεῖος suggests the meaning is more like “well-bred” as far as God was concerned; see Exod 2:2).
2 tn Grk “who was brought up for three months.” The continuation of the sentence as a relative clause is awkward in English, so a new sentence was started in the translation by changing the relative pronoun to a regular pronoun (“he”).
3 tn Grk “the chiliarch” (an officer in command of a thousand soldiers). See note on the term “commanding officer” in v. 24.
4 sn Sometimes Roman citizenship was purchased through a bribe (Dio Cassius, Roman History 60.17.4-9). That may well have been the case here.
5 tn BDAG 495-96 s.v. καί 2.b has “intensive: even…Ac 5:39; 22:28.”
6 tn The word “citizen” is supplied here for emphasis and clarity.
sn Paul’s reference to being born a citizen suggests he inherited his Roman citizenship from his family.
7 tn Grk “Paul said.” This phrase has been placed at the end of the sentence in the translation for stylistic reasons.
