Discovery BoxActs 7:5 
Context7:5 He 1 did not give any of it to him for an inheritance, 2 not even a foot of ground, 3 yet God 4 promised to give it to him as his possession, and to his descendants after him, 5 even though Abraham 6 as yet had no child.
Acts 12:10
Context12:10 After they had passed the first and second guards, 7 they came to the iron 8 gate leading into the city. It 9 opened for them by itself, 10 and they went outside and walked down one narrow street, 11 when at once the angel left him.
Acts 12:20
Context12:20 Now Herod 12 was having an angry quarrel 13 with the people of Tyre 14 and Sidon. 15 So they joined together 16 and presented themselves before him. And after convincing 17 Blastus, the king’s personal assistant, 18 to help them, 19 they asked for peace, 20 because their country’s food supply was provided by the king’s country.
Acts 19:35
Context19:35 After the city secretary 21 quieted the crowd, he said, “Men of Ephesus, what person 22 is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is the keeper 23 of the temple of the great Artemis 24 and of her image that fell from heaven? 25
Acts 21:26
Context21:26 Then Paul took the men the next day, 26 and after he had purified himself 27 along with them, he went to the temple and gave notice 28 of the completion of the days of purification, 29 when 30 the sacrifice would be offered for each 31 of them.
Acts 28:6
Context28:6 But they were expecting that he was going to swell up 32 or suddenly drop dead. So after they had waited 33 a long time and had seen 34 nothing unusual happen 35 to him, they changed their minds 36 and said he was a god. 37
Acts 28:17
Context28:17 After three days 38 Paul 39 called the local Jewish leaders 40 together. When they had assembled, he said to them, “Brothers, 41 although I had done 42 nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors, 43 from Jerusalem 44 I was handed over as a prisoner to the Romans. 45
1 tn Grk “And he.” 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 Grk “He did not give him an inheritance in it.” This could be understood to mean that God did not give something else to Abraham as an inheritance while he was living there. The point of the text is that God did not give any of the land to him as an inheritance, and the translation makes this clear.
3 tn Grk “a step of a foot” (cf. Deut 2:5).
4 tn Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 sn An allusion to Gen 12:7; 13:15; 15:2, 18; 17:8; 24:7; 48:4. On the theological importance of the promise and to his descendants after him, see Rom 4 and Gal 3.
6 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7 tn Or perhaps, “guard posts.”
8 sn The iron gate shows how important security was here. This door was more secure than one made of wood (which would be usual).
9 tn Grk “which.” The relative pronoun (“which”) was replaced by the pronoun “it,” and a new sentence was begun in the translation at this point to improve the English style, due to the length of the sentence in Greek.
10 tn The Greek term here, αὐτομάτη (automath), indicates something that happens without visible cause (BDAG 152 s.v. αὐτόματος).
11 tn Or “lane,” “alley” (BDAG 907 s.v. ῥύμη).
12 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Herod) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
sn Herod was Herod Agrippa I, the grandson of Herod I (Herod the Great).
13 tn Or “was extremely angry.” L&N 33.453 gives the meaning “be angry and quarrel, quarrel angrily” here. However, in L&N 88.180 the alternative “to be violently angry, to be furious” is given. The term is used only once in the NT (BDAG 461 s.v. θυμομαχέω).
14 sn Tyre was a city and seaport on the coast of Phoenicia.
map For location see Map1 A2; Map2 G2; Map4 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.
15 sn Sidon was an ancient Phoenician royal city on the coast between Berytus (Beirut) and Tyre (BDAG 923 s.v. Σιδών).
map For location see Map1 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.
16 tn Or “with one accord.”
17 tn Or “persuading.”
18 tn On the term translated “personal assistant” BDAG 554 s.v. κοιτῶν states, “used as part of a title: ὁ ἐπὶ τοῦ κοιτῶνος the one in charge of the bed-chamber, the chamberlain.” This individual was not just a domestic servant or butler, but a highly respected person who had considerable responsibility for the king’s living quarters and personal affairs. The English word “chamberlain” corresponds very closely to this meaning but is not in common use today. The term “personal assistant,” while it might convey more business associations than management of personal affairs, nevertheless communicates the concept well in contemporary English.
19 tn The words “to help them” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.
20 tn Or “for a reconciliation.” There were grave political risks in having Herod angry at them. The detail shows the ruler’s power.
21 tn Or “clerk.” The “scribe” (γραμματεύς, grammateu") was the keeper of the city’s records.
22 tn This is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo").
23 tn See BDAG 670 s.v. νεωκόρος. The city is described as the “warden” or “guardian” of the goddess and her temple.
24 sn Artemis was a Greek goddess worshiped particularly in Asia Minor, whose temple, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, was located just outside the city of Ephesus.
25 tn Or “from the sky” (the same Greek word means both “heaven” and “sky”).
sn The expression fell from heaven adds a note of apologetic about the heavenly origin of the goddess. The city’s identity and well-being was wrapped up with this connection, in their view. Many interpreters view her image that fell from heaven as a stone meteorite regarded as a sacred object.
26 tn BDAG 422 s.v. ἔχω 11.b.β has “temporal, to be next, immediately following…τῇ ἐχομένῃ…on the next day Lk 13:33…Ac 20:15; w. ἡμέρᾳ added…21:26.”
27 tn That is, after he had undergone ritual cleansing. The aorist passive participle ἁγνισθείς (Jagnisqei") has been taken temporally of antecedent action.
28 tn Grk “entered the temple, giving notice.” The participle διαγγέλλων (diangellwn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
29 sn The days of purification refers to the days of ritual cleansing.
30 tn Grk “until” (BDAG 423 s.v. ἕως 1.b.β.א), but since in English it is somewhat awkward to say “the completion of the days of purification, until the sacrifice would be offered,” the temporal clause was translated “when the sacrifice would be offered.” The point is that the sacrifice would be offered when the days were completed. Paul honored the request of the Jewish Christian leadership completely. As the following verse makes clear, the vow was made for seven days.
31 tn Grk “for each one.”
32 tn Or “going to burn with fever.” According to BDAG 814 s.v. πίμπρημι, either meaning (“swell up” or “burn with fever”) is possible for Acts 28:6.
33 tn The participle προσδοκώντων (prosdokwntwn) has been taken temporally.
34 tn The participle θεωρούντων (qewrountwn) has been taken temporally.
35 tn Grk “happening.” The participle γινόμενον (ginomenon) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
36 tn Grk “changing their minds.” The participle μεταβαλόμενοι (metabalomenoi) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
37 sn And said he was a god. The reaction is like Acts 14:11-19 where the crowd wanted to make Paul and Barnabas into gods. The providence of God had protected Paul again.
38 tn Grk “It happened that after three days.” The introductory 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.
39 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
40 tn L&N 33.309 has “‘after three days, he called the local Jewish leaders together’ Ac 28:17.”
41 tn Grk “Men brothers,” but this is both awkward and unnecessary in English.
42 tn The participle ποιήσας (poihsas) has been translated as a concessive adverbial participle.
43 tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”
sn I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors. Once again Paul claimed to be faithful to the Jewish people and to the God of Israel.
44 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
45 tn Grk “into the hands of the Romans,” but this is redundant when παρεδόθην (paredoqhn) has been translated “handed over.”
