² sn That is, if Paul still teaches observance of the Mosaic law (preaches circumcision), why is he still being persecuted by his opponents, who insist that Gentile converts to Christianity must observe the Mosaic law?

¹ tn Grk “a still more excellent way.” In this context the phrase has an elative rather than a comparative sense, however.

¹ tn BDAG 922 s.v. σιγάω 1.a lists this passage under the meaning “say nothing, keep still, keep silent.”

² tn Grk “teaching and evangelizing.” They were still obeying God, not men (see 4:18-20; 5:29).

¹ sn Jesus’ teaching was still quite popular with all the people at this point despite the leaders’ opposition.

² sn Arab midwives still cut the umbilical cords of infants and then proceed to apply salt and oil to their bodies.

² tn Heb “in still a year, like the years of a hired worker.” See the note at 16:14.

¹ sn The point should not be missed—amidst abundant harvests, carrying sheaves about, they are still going hungry.

¹ tn Heb “and still the people did not set their heart[s] on the God of their fathers.”

¹ tn Heb “and I will shame myself still more than this and I will be lowly in my eyes.”

¹ tn Heb “But [as for] you, don’t stand still, chase after your enemies and attack them from the rear.”

¹ tn Heb “Then he”; the referent (apparently still the priest) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn עוֹד (ʿod), an adverb meaning “yet, still,” can be inflected with suffixes and used as a predicator of existence, with the nuance “to still be, yet be” (T. O. Lambdin, Introduction to Biblical Hebrew, 171-72, §137). Then, it is joined here with the Hiphil participle מַחֲזִיק (makhaziq) to form the sentence “you are still holding them.”

⁴ tn Grk “they did not repent” The addition of “still refused” reflects the hardness of people’s hearts in the context.

² tn The present tense verb has been translated as an extending-from-past present (a present of past action still in progress). See ExSyn 520.

² sn So that when I came. Regarding this still future visit by Paul, see 2 Cor 12:14; 13:1.

² sn Agabus also appeared in Acts 11:28. He was from Jerusalem, so the two churches were still in contact with one another.

³ sn The disciples still expected at this point that Jesus, as Messiah, was going to reveal his identity as such to the world (cf. 7:4).

¹ sn The disciples were still not comfortable at this point thinking that this could be Jesus raised from the dead. Instead they thought they saw a spirit.

² sn And still there is room. This comment suggests the celebration was quite a big one, picturing the openness of God’s grace.