Discovery BoxActs 7:52 
Context7:52 Which of the prophets did your ancestors 1 not persecute? 2 They 3 killed those who foretold long ago the coming of the Righteous One, 4 whose betrayers and murderers you have now become! 5
Acts 13:25
Context13:25 But while John was completing his mission, 6 he said repeatedly, 7 ‘What do you think I am? I am not he. But look, one is coming after me. I am not worthy to untie the sandals on his feet!’ 8
Acts 24:25
Context24:25 While Paul 9 was discussing 10 righteousness, self-control, 11 and the coming judgment, Felix 12 became 13 frightened and said, “Go away for now, and when I have an opportunity, 14 I will send for you.”
1 tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”
2 sn Which…persecute. The rhetorical question suggests they persecuted them all.
3 tn Grk “And they.” 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.
4 sn The Righteous One is a reference to Jesus Christ.
5 sn Whose betrayers and murderers you have now become. The harsh critique has OT precedent (1 Kgs 19:10-14; Neh 9:26; 2 Chr 36:16).
6 tn Or “task.”
7 tn The verb ἔλεγεν (elegen) has been translated as an iterative imperfect, since John undoubtedly said this or something similar on numerous occasions.
8 tn Literally a relative clause, “of whom I am not worthy to untie the sandals of his feet.” Because of the awkwardness of this construction in English, a new sentence was begun here.
9 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
10 tn Or “speaking about.”
11 tn Grk “and self-control.” This καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.
sn The topic of self-control was appropriate in view of the personal history of both Felix and Drusilla (see the note on “Drusilla” in the previous verse), and might well account for Felix’s anxiety.
12 sn See the note on Felix in 23:26.
13 tn Grk “becoming.” The participle γενόμενος (genomenos) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
14 tn Or “when I find time.” BDAG 639 s.v. μεταλαμβάνω 2 has “καιρὸν μ. have an opportunity = find time…Ac 24:25.”
