Discovery Box| (0.30) | (Act 18:21) | 4 tn The participle θέλοντος (thelontos), a genitive absolute construction, has been translated as a conditional adverbial participle. Again Paul acts in dependence on God. |
| (0.30) | (Act 17:7) | 5 sn Acting…saying…Jesus. The charges are serious, involving sedition (Luke 23:2). If the political charges were true, Rome would have to react. |
| (0.30) | (Act 15:38) | 2 sn Pamphylia was a province in the southern part of Asia Minor. See Acts 13:13, where it was mentioned previously. |
| (0.30) | (Act 15:14) | 3 tn BDAG 378 s.v. ἐπισκέπτομαι 3 translates this phrase in Acts 15:14, “God concerned himself about winning a people fr. among the nations.” |
| (0.30) | (Act 15:4) | 3 tn “They reported all the things God had done with them”—an identical phrase occurs in Acts 14:27. God is always the agent. |
| (0.30) | (Act 13:49) | 1 tn BDAG 239 s.v. διαφέρω 1 has “spread” for διαφέρετο (diaphereto) in connection with a teaching. This is the first summary since Acts 9:31. |
| (0.30) | (Act 13:45) | 1 sn They were filled with jealousy. Their foolish response to the gospel is noted again (see Acts 5:17; 7:9; 17:5). |
| (0.30) | (Act 13:29) | 4 tn Grk “tree,” but frequently figurative for a cross. The allusion is to Deut 21:23. See Acts 5:30; 10:39. |
| (0.30) | (Act 12:19) | 7 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. |
| (0.30) | (Act 11:11) | 2 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. |
| (0.30) | (Act 10:18) | 2 tn Grk “Simon, the one called Peter.” This qualification was necessary because the owner of the house was also named Simon (Acts 9:43). |
| (0.30) | (Act 9:31) | 1 tn Or “Therefore.” This verse is another summary text in Acts (cf. 2:41-47; 4:32-37; 5:12-16; 6:7). |
| (0.30) | (Act 9:27) | 5 tn On this verb which is used 7 times in Acts, see BDAG 782 s.v. παρρησιάζομαι 1. See also v. 28. |
| (0.30) | (Act 9:30) | 1 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. |
| (0.30) | (Act 9:24) | 2 tn Or “guarding.” This is a negative term in Luke-Acts (Luke 6:7; 14:1; 20:20). |
| (0.30) | (Act 9:23) | 1 sn Fitting the pattern emphasized earlier with Stephen and his speech in Acts 7, some Jews plotted to kill God’s messenger (cf. Luke 11:53-54). |
| (0.30) | (Act 9:20) | 2 sn This is the only use of the title Son of God in Acts. The book prefers to allow a variety of descriptions to present Jesus. |
| (0.30) | (Act 9:13) | 1 sn Ananias replied. Past events might have suggested to Ananias that this was not good counsel, but like Peter in Acts 10, Ananias’ intuitions were wrong. |
| (0.30) | (Act 9:14) | 2 sn The expression “those who call on your name” is a frequent description of believers (Acts 2:21; 1 Cor 1:2; Rom 10:13). |
| (0.30) | (Act 9:15) | 2 tn Grk “the sons of Israel.” In Acts, Paul is a minister to all nations, including Israel (Rom 1:16-17). |
