Discovery BoxActs 9:13-16 
Context9:13 But Ananias replied, 1 “Lord, I have heard from many people 2 about this man, how much harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem, 9:14 and here he has authority from the chief priests to imprison 3 all who call on your name!” 4 9:15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, because this man is my chosen instrument 5 to carry my name before Gentiles and kings and the people of Israel. 6 9:16 For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.” 7
1 sn Ananias replied. Past events might have suggested to Ananias that this was not good counsel, but like Peter in Acts 10, Ananias’ intuitions were wrong.
2 tn The word “people” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.
3 tn Grk “to bind.”
4 sn The expression “those who call on your name” is a frequent description of believers (Acts 2:21; 1 Cor 1:2; Rom 10:13).
5 tn Or “tool.”
6 tn Grk “the sons of Israel.” In Acts, Paul is a minister to all nations, including Israel (Rom 1:16-17).
7 tn Or “because of my name.” BDAG 1031 s.v. ὑπέρ 2 lists Acts 9:16 as an example of ὑπέρ (Juper) used to indicate “the moving cause or reason, because of, for the sake of, for.”
