Discovery BoxActs 9:40 
Context9:40 But Peter sent them all outside, 1 knelt down, 2 and prayed. Turning 3 to the body, he said, “Tabitha, get up.” Then she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up. 4
Acts 19:12
Context19:12 so that when even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his body 5 were brought 6 to the sick, their diseases left them and the evil spirits went out of them. 7
1 tn Grk “Peter, sending them all outside, knelt down.” The participle ἐκβαλών (ekbalwn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
2 tn Grk “and kneeling down,” 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. Instead the “and” is placed before the verb προσηύξατο (proshuxato, “and prayed”). The participle θείς (qeis) is taken as a participle of attendant circumstance.
3 tn Grk “and turning.” Because of the length of the Greek sentence, the conjunction καί (kai) has not been translated here. Instead a new English sentence is begun.
4 sn She sat up. This event is told much like Luke 8:49-56 and Mark 5:35-43. Peter’s ministry mirrored that of Jesus.
5 tn Or “skin” (the outer surface of the body).
6 tn Or “were taken.” It might be that as word went out into the region that since the sick could not come to Paul, healing was brought to them this way. The “handkerchiefs” are probably face cloths for wiping perspiration (see BDAG 934 s.v. σουδάριον) while the “aprons” might be material worn by workmen (BDAG 923-24 s.v. σιμικίνθιον).
7 tn The words “of them” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.
