³ tn Grk “apostle.”

² tn Grk “apostles.”

⁴ tn Grk “a called apostle.”

¹ tn Grk “apostles answered and said.”

⁴ tn Grk “the apostles with him.”

² tn Or “his ministry as an apostle.”

¹ sn The twelve refers to the twelve apostles.

³ tn Or “nor is the apostle” (“apostle” means “one who is sent” in Greek).

⁴ tn Or “among the apostles.” See discussion in the note on “well known” for these options.

⁴ tn Grk “brought them”; the referent (the apostles) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn Or “without violence.” It is clear, as well, that the apostles did not resist arrest.

⁶ tn Grk “have them”; the referent (the apostles) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Or “he was counted as one of the apostles along with the eleven.”

¹ tn Grk “to them”; the referent (the apostles) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹ tn The adverbial participle ἀκούσαντες (akousantes) is understood to be temporal and translated with “since.” A causal idea may also be in the apostle’s mind, but the context emphasizes temporal ideas, e.g., “from the day” (v. 6).

¹ sn The ‘super-apostles’ refers either (1) to the original apostles (the older interpretation) or (2) more probably, to Paul’s opponents in Corinth, in which case the designation is ironic.

¹ sn The apostles Barnabas and Paul. This is one of only two places where Luke calls Paul an apostle, and the description here is shared with Barnabas. This is a nontechnical use here, referring to a commissioned messenger.

¹ tn Grk “words.” In conjunction with προεῖπον (proeipon), however, the meaning of the construction is that the apostles uttered prophecies.

¹ tn The “we” in v. 18 is evidently exclusive, that is, it refers to Peter and the other apostles.

¹ sn Simeon is a form of the apostle Peter’s Aramaic name. James uses Peter’s “Jewish” name here.