Discovery BoxActs 9:27 
Context9:27 But Barnabas took 1 Saul, 2 brought 3 him to the apostles, and related to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, that 4 the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken out boldly 5 in the name of Jesus.
Acts 26:16
Context26:16 But get up and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you for this reason, to designate you in advance 6 as a servant and witness 7 to the things 8 you have seen 9 and to the things in which I will appear to you.
Acts 28:6
Context28:6 But they were expecting that he was going to swell up 10 or suddenly drop dead. So after they had waited 11 a long time and had seen 12 nothing unusual happen 13 to him, they changed their minds 14 and said he was a god. 15
1 tn Grk “taking Saul, brought him.” The participle ἐπιλαβόμενος (epilabomeno") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
2 tn Grk “him”; the referent (Saul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Grk “and brought,” but 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.
4 tn Grk “and that,” but 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.
5 tn On this verb which is used 7 times in Acts, see BDAG 782 s.v. παρρησιάζομαι 1. See also v. 28.
6 tn L&N 30.89 has “‘to choose in advance, to select beforehand, to designate in advance.’”
7 sn As a servant and witness. The commission is similar to Acts 1:8 and Luke 1:2. Paul was now an “eyewitness” of the Lord.
8 tn BDAG 719 s.v. ὁράω A.1.b states, “W. attraction of the relative ὧν = τούτων ἅ Lk 9:36; Ac 22:15. The attraction may be due to colloq. breviloquence in μάρτυρα ὧν τε εἶδες με ὧν τε ὀφθήσομαί σοι a witness to the things in which you saw me and to those in which I shall appear to you Ac 26:16b.”
9 tc ‡ Some
10 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.
11 tn The participle προσδοκώντων (prosdokwntwn) has been taken temporally.
12 tn The participle θεωρούντων (qewrountwn) has been taken temporally.
13 tn Grk “happening.” The participle γινόμενον (ginomenon) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
14 tn Grk “changing their minds.” The participle μεταβαλόμενοι (metabalomenoi) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
15 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.
