Discovery BoxActs 9:31 
Context9:31 Then 1 the church throughout Judea, Galilee, 2 and Samaria experienced 3 peace and thus was strengthened. 4 Living 5 in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, the church 6 increased in numbers.
Acts 24:2
Context24:2 When Paul 7 had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, 8 saying, “We have experienced a lengthy time 9 of peace through your rule, 10 and reforms 11 are being made in this nation 12 through your foresight. 13
1 tn Or “Therefore.” This verse is another summary text in Acts (cf. 2:41-47; 4:32-37; 5:12-16; 6:7).
2 tn Grk “and Galilee,” 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.
3 tn Grk “had.”
4 tn Or “Built up.” The participle οἰκοδομουμένη (oikodomoumenh) has been translated as a participle of result related to εἶχεν (eicen). It could also be understood as adverbial to ἐπληθύνετο (eplhquneto): “Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced peace. Strengthened and living in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.” Although some scholars do not regard the participle of result as a legitimate category, it is actually fairly common (see ExSyn 637-39).
5 tn Grk “And living.” 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.
6 tn Grk “it”; the referent (the church) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
8 tn Or “began to bring charges, saying.”
9 tn Grk “experienced much peace.”
10 tn Grk “through you” (“rule” is implied).
11 tn This term is used only once in the NT (a hapax legomenon). It refers to improvements in internal administration (BDAG 251 s.v. διόρθωμα).
12 tn Or “being made for this people.”
13 sn References to peaceful rule, reforms, and the governor’s foresight in the opening address by Tertullus represent an attempt to praise the governor and thus make him favorable to the case. Actual descriptions of his rule portray him as inept (Tacitus, Annals 12.54; Josephus, J. W. 2.13.2-7 [2.253-270]).
