Discovery Box| (0.30) | (Act 20:26) | 2 sn I am innocent. Paul had a clear conscience, since he had faithfully carried out his responsibility of announcing to (the Ephesians) the whole purpose of God. |
| (0.30) | (Act 19:21) | 7 sn This is the first time Paul mentions Rome. He realized the message of Christianity could impact that society even at its heights. |
| (0.30) | (Act 19:9) | 5 tn Grk “leaving them, he took.” The participle ἀποστάς (apostas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. |
| (0.30) | (Act 19:8) | 2 tn Grk “So entering the synagogue, he spoke out fearlessly.” The participle εἰσελθών (eiselthōn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. |
| (0.30) | (Act 18:7) | 2 tn Grk “Then leaving from there he went.” The participle μεταβάς (metabas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. |
| (0.30) | (Act 17:30) | 4 sn He now commands all people everywhere to repent. God was now asking all mankind to turn to him. No nation or race was excluded. |
| (0.30) | (Act 17:25) | 1 tn L&N 57.45 has “nor does he need anything more that people can supply by working for him.” |
| (0.30) | (Act 17:16) | 3 tn Or “when he saw.” The participle θεωροῦντος (theōrountos) has been translated as a causal adverbial participle; it could also be translated as temporal. |
| (0.30) | (Act 17:2) | 1 tn Grk “he went in to them”; the referent (the Jews in the synagogue) has been specified in the translation for clarity. |
| (0.30) | (Act 16:33) | 2 tn Grk “taking them…he washed.” The participle παραλαβών (paralabōn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. |
| (0.30) | (Act 16:33) | 3 tn On this phrase BDAG 603 s.v. λούω 1 gives a literal translation as “by washing he freed them from the effects of the blows.” |
| (0.30) | (Act 15:38) | 1 tn BDAG 94 s.v. ἀξιόω 2.a has “he insisted (impf.) that they should not take him along” for this phrase. |
| (0.30) | (Act 15:18) | 1 sn Who makes these things known. The remark emphasizes how God’s design of these things reaches back to the time he declared them. |
| (0.30) | (Act 15:15) | 2 sn The term agree means “match” or “harmonize with.” James’ point in the introduction argues that many of the OT prophets taught this. He gives one example (which follows). |
| (0.30) | (Act 13:31) | 1 tn Grk “who.” The relative pronoun (“who”) was replaced by the conjunction “and” and the pronoun “he” at this point to improve the English style. |
| (0.30) | (Act 13:19) | 4 tn Grk “he gave their land as an inheritance.” The words “his people” are supplied to complete an ellipsis specifying the recipients of the land. |
| (0.30) | (Act 12:17) | 4 sn He…went to another place. This is Peter’s last appearance in Acts with the exception of the Jerusalem council in Acts 15. |
| (0.30) | (Act 11:17) | 5 tn Or “prevent,” “forbid” (BDAG 580 s.v. κωλύω 1.a). Peter’s point is that he will not stand in the way of God. |
| (0.30) | (Act 10:42) | 4 tn Grk “that this one is the one,” but this is awkward in English and has been simplified to “that he is the one.” |
| (0.30) | (Act 10:38) | 1 sn The somewhat awkward naming of Jesus as from Nazareth here is actually emphatic. He is the key subject of these key events. |
