Discovery BoxActs 9:7 
Context9:7 (Now the men 1 who were traveling with him stood there speechless, 2 because they heard the voice but saw no one.) 3
Acts 10:1
Context10:1 Now there was a man in Caesarea 4 named Cornelius, a centurion 5 of what was known as the Italian Cohort. 6
Acts 17:1
Context17:1 After they traveled through 7 Amphipolis 8 and Apollonia, 9 they came to Thessalonica, 10 where there was a Jewish synagogue. 11
Acts 19:1
Context19:1 While 12 Apollos was in Corinth, 13 Paul went through the inland 14 regions 15 and came to Ephesus. 16 He 17 found some disciples there 18
Acts 20:22
Context20:22 And now, 19 compelled 20 by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem 21 without knowing what will happen to me there, 22
Acts 21:10
Context21:10 While we remained there for a number of days, 23 a prophet named Agabus 24 came down from Judea.
Acts 21:18
Context21:18 The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were there. 25
Acts 23:8
Context23:8 (For the Sadducees say there is no resurrection, or angel, or spirit, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.) 26
Acts 25:4
Context25:4 Then Festus 27 replied that Paul was being kept at Caesarea, 28 and he himself intended to go there 29 shortly.
Acts 27:4
Context27:4 From there we put out to sea 30 and sailed under the lee 31 of Cyprus because the winds were against us.
Acts 27:6
Context27:6 There the centurion 32 found 33 a ship from Alexandria 34 sailing for Italy, and he put us aboard it.
Acts 28:30
Context28:30 Paul 35 lived 36 there two whole years in his own rented quarters 37 and welcomed 38 all who came to him,
1 tn The Greek term here is ἀνήρ (anhr), which is used only rarely in a generic sense of both men and women. In the historical setting here, Paul’s traveling companions were almost certainly all males.
2 tn That is, unable to speak because of fear or amazement. See BDAG 335 s.v. ἐνεός.
3 sn This is a parenthetical note by the author. Acts 22:9 appears to indicate that they saw the light but did not hear a voice. They were “witnesses” that something happened.
4 sn Caesarea was a city on the coast of Palestine south of Mount Carmel (not Caesarea Philippi). It was known as “Caesarea by the sea” (BDAG 499 s.v. Καισάρεια 2). Largely Gentile, it was a center of Roman administration and the location of many of Herod the Great’s building projects (Josephus, Ant. 15.9.6 [15.331-341]).
map For location see Map2 C1; Map4 B3; Map5 F2; Map7 A1; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
5 sn A centurion was a noncommissioned officer in the Roman army or one of the auxiliary territorial armies, commanding a centuria of (nominally) 100 men. The responsibilities of centurions were broadly similar to modern junior officers, but there was a wide gap in social status between them and officers, and relatively few were promoted beyond the rank of senior centurion. The Roman troops stationed in Judea were auxiliaries, who would normally be rewarded with Roman citizenship after 25 years of service. Some of the centurions may have served originally in the Roman legions (regular army) and thus gained their citizenship at enlistment. Others may have inherited it, like Paul.
6 sn A cohort was a Roman military unit of about 600 soldiers, one-tenth of a legion (BDAG 936 s.v. σπεῖρα). The Italian Cohort has been identified as cohors II Italica which is known to have been stationed in Syria in
7 tn BDAG 250 s.v. διοδεύω 1 has “go, travel through” for this verse.
8 sn Amphipolis. The capital city of the southeastern district of Macedonia (BDAG 55 s.v. ᾿Αμφίπολις). It was a military post. From Philippi this was about 33 mi (53 km).
9 sn Apollonia was a city in Macedonia about 27 mi (43 km) west southwest of Amphipolis.
10 sn Thessalonica (modern Salonica) was a city in Macedonia about 33 mi (53 km) west of Apollonia. It was the capital of Macedonia. The road they traveled over was called the Via Egnatia. It is likely they rode horses, given their condition in Philippi. The implication of v. 1 is that the two previously mentioned cities lacked a synagogue.
map For location see JP1 C1; JP2 C1; JP3 C1; JP4 C1.
11 sn See the note on synagogue in 6:9.
12 tn Grk “It happened that while.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
13 map For location see JP1 C2; JP2 C2; JP3 C2; JP4 C2.
14 tn Or “interior.”
15 tn BDAG 92 s.v. ἀνωτερικός has “upper τὰ ἀ. μέρη the upper (i.e. inland) country, the interior Ac 19:1.”
16 map For location see JP1 D2; JP2 D2; JP3 D2; JP4 D2.
17 tn Grk “and found.” Because of the length of the Greek sentence and the sequencing with the following verse the conjunction καί (kai) has not been translated here. Instead a new English sentence is begun.
18 tn The word “there” is not in the Greek text but is implied.
19 tn Grk “And now, behold.” Here ἰδού (idou) has not been translated.
20 tn Grk “bound.”
21 sn This journey to Jerusalem suggests a parallel between Paul and Jesus, since the “Jerusalem journey” motif figures so prominently in Luke’s Gospel (9:51-19:44).
22 tn BDAG 965 s.v. συναντάω 2 has τὰ ἐν αὐτῇ συναντήσοντα ἐμοὶ μὴ εἰδώς without knowing what will happen to me there Ac 20:22.”
23 tn BDAG 848 s.v. πολύς 1.b.α has “ἐπὶ ἡμέρας πλείους for a (large) number of days, for many days…Ac 13:31. – 21:10…24:17; 25:14; 27:20.”
24 sn Agabus also appeared in Acts 11:28. He was from Jerusalem, so the two churches were still in contact with one another.
25 tn BDAG 760 s.v. παραγίνομαι 1 has this use under the broad category of meaning “draw near, come, arrive, be present.”
sn All the elders were there. This meeting shows how the Jerusalem church still regarded Paul and his mission with favor, but also with some concerns because of the rumors circulating about his actions.
26 tn BDAG 55 s.v. ἀμφότεροι 2 has “all, even when more than two are involved…Φαρισαῖοι ὁμολογοῦσιν τὰ ἀ. believe in them all 23:8.” On this belief see Josephus, J. W. 2.8.14 (2.163); Ant. 18.1.3 (18.14).
sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.
27 sn See the note on Porcius Festus in 24:27.
28 sn Caesarea was a city on the coast of Palestine south of Mount Carmel (not Caesarea Philippi). See the note on Caesarea in Acts 10:1.
29 tn The word “there” is not in the Greek text but is implied.
30 tn Grk “putting out to sea.” The participle ἀναχθέντες (anacqente") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. BDAG 62 s.v. ἀνάγω 4 states, “as a nautical t.t. (ἀ. τὴν ναῦν put a ship to sea), mid. or pass. ἀνάγεσθαι to begin to go by boat, put out to sea.”
31 tn BDAG 1040 s.v. ὑποπλέω states, “sail under the lee of an island, i.e. in such a way that the island protects the ship fr. the wind Ac 27:4, 7.” Thus they were east and north of the island.
32 sn See the note on the word centurion in 10:1.
33 tn Grk “finding.” The participle εὑρών (Jeurwn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
34 sn Alexandria (modern Alexandria) was a great city of northern Egypt which was a center for grain trade to Rome. Therefore this type of travel connection was common at the time. For a winter journey (considered hazardous) there were special bonuses and insurance provided (Suetonius, Life of Claudius 18.1-2).
35 tn Grk “He”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
36 tn Or “stayed.”
37 tn Or perhaps, “two whole years at his own expense.” BDAG 654 s.v. μίσθωμα states, “the customary act. mng. ‘contract price, rent’…is not found in our lit. (Ac) and the pass. what is rented, a rented house is a mng. not found outside it (even Ammonius Gramm. [100 ad] p. 93 Valck. knows nothing of it. Hence the transl. at his own expense [NRSV] merits attention) ἐν ἰδίῳ μισθώματι in his own rented lodgings Ac 28:30 (for the idea cp. Jos., Ant. 18, 235).”
38 tn Or “and received.”
