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Discovery Box| (0.27) | (Act 9:24) | 2 tn Or “guarding.” This is a negative term in Luke-Acts (Luke 6:7; 14:1; 20:20). |
| (0.27) | (Act 9:21) | 2 tn The Greek interrogative particle used in this verse (οὐχ, ouch) expects a positive reply. They all knew about Saul’s persecutions. |
| (0.27) | (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. |
| (0.27) | (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. |
| (0.27) | (Act 9:10) | 3 tn Grk “behold, I,” but this construction often means “here is/there is” (cf. BDAG 468 s.v. ἰδού 2). |
| (0.27) | (Act 9:6) | 2 tn Literally a passive construction, “it will be told to you.” This has been converted to another form of passive construction in the translation. |
| (0.27) | (Act 8:34) | 3 sn About himself, or about someone else? It is likely in 1st century Judaism this would have been understood as either Israel or Isaiah. |
| (0.27) | (Act 8:33) | 3 sn The rhetorical question suggests the insensitivity of this generation for its act against God’s servant, who was slain unjustly as he was silent. |
| (0.27) | (Act 8:28) | 2 sn The fact that this man was reading from a scroll (an expensive item in the first century) indicates his connection to a wealthy house. |
| (0.27) | (Act 8:27) | 1 tn Grk “And,” but καί (kai) carries something of a resultative force in this context because what follows describes Philip’s response to the angel’s command. |
| (0.27) | (Act 8:20) | 1 tn Grk “May your silver together with you be sent into destruction.” This is a strong curse. The gifts of God are sovereignly bestowed and cannot be purchased. |
| (0.27) | (Act 8:5) | 2 tn The imperfect ἐκήρυσσεν (ekērussen) has been translated as an ingressive, since this is probably the first time such preaching took place. |
| (0.27) | (Act 7:60) | 2 sn The remarks Lord Jesus, receive my spirit and Lord, do not hold this sin against them recall statements Jesus made on the cross (Luke 23:34, 46). |
| (0.27) | (Act 7:54) | 1 tn This verb, which also occurs in Acts 5:33, means “cut to the quick” or “deeply infuriated” (BDAG 235 s.v. διαπρίω). |
| (0.27) | (Act 7:54) | 2 tn Or “they gnashed their teeth.” This idiom is a picture of violent rage (BDAG 184 s.v. βρύχω). See also Ps 35:16. |
| (0.27) | (Act 7:58) | 3 sn Laid their cloaks. The outer garment, or cloak, was taken off and laid aside to leave the arms free (in this case for throwing stones). |
| (0.27) | (Act 7:53) | 3 tn The Greek word φυλάσσω (phulassō, traditionally translated “keep”) in this context connotes preservation of and devotion to an object as well as obedience. |
| (0.27) | (Act 7:39) | 1 tn Grk “whom our.” The continuation of the sentence as a relative clause is awkward in English, so a new sentence was started in the translation at this point. |
| (0.27) | (Act 7:37) | 2 sn A quotation from Deut 18:15. This quotation sets up Jesus as the “leader-prophet” like Moses (Acts 3:22; Luke 9:35). |
| (0.27) | (Act 7:9) | 3 tn Though the Greek term here is καί (kai), in context this remark is clearly contrastive: Despite the malicious act, God was present and protected Joseph. |
