Discovery Box| (0.30) | (Act 25:11) | 4 sn That is, no one can hand me over to them lawfully. Paul was aware of the dangers of a return to Jerusalem. |
| (0.30) | (Act 24:26) | 1 tn Grk “he was hoping that money would be given to him by Paul.” To simplify the translation, the passive construction has been converted to an active one. |
| (0.30) | (Act 23:27) | 2 tn Grk “and was about to be killed by them.” The passive construction has been converted to an active one in the translation for stylistic reasons. |
| (0.30) | (Act 23:15) | 6 sn “We are ready to kill him.” Now those Jews involved in the conspiracy, along with the leaders as accomplices, are going to break one of the ten commandments. |
| (0.30) | (Act 22:3) | 8 tn BDAG 427 s.v. ζηλωτής 1.a.α has “of pers.…ζ. τοῦ θεοῦ one who is loyal to God Ac 22:3.” |
| (0.30) | (Act 21:14) | 3 sn “The Lord’s will be done.” Since no one knew exactly what would happen, the matter was left in the Lord’s hands. |
| (0.30) | (Act 21:10) | 2 sn Agabus also appeared in Acts 11:28. He was from Jerusalem, so the two churches were still in contact with one another. |
| (0.30) | (Act 21:6) | 1 tn BDAG 98 s.v. ἀπασπάζομαι has “take leave of, say farewell to τινά someone…ἀπησπασάμεθα ἀλλήλους we said farewell to one another Ac 21:6.” |
| (0.30) | (Act 17:13) | 2 tn Grk “that the word of God had also been proclaimed by Paul.” This passive construction has been converted to an active one in the translation for stylistic reasons. |
| (0.30) | (Act 16:13) | 3 sn To the women. Apparently there were not enough Jews present in Philippi to have a synagogue (ten men would have been required to have one). |
| (0.30) | (Act 15:25) | 1 tn Grk “having become of one mind, we have decided.” This has been translated “we have unanimously decided” to reduce the awkwardness in English. |
| (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 12:10) | 2 sn The iron gate shows how important security was here. This door was more secure than one made of wood (which would be usual). |
| (0.30) | (Act 10:48) | 2 tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.” Jesus’ right to judge as the provider of forgiveness is highlighted here. |
| (0.30) | (Act 10:42) | 5 tn Or “designated.” BDAG 723 s.v. ὁρίζω 2.b has “the one appointed by God as judge” for this phrase. |
| (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 9:22) | 5 tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.” Note again the variation in the titles used. |
| (0.30) | (Act 7:42) | 3 tn The two terms for sacrifices “semantically reinforce one another and are here combined essentially for emphasis” (L&N 53.20). |
| (0.30) | (Act 5:4) | 2 tn The negative interrogative particle οὐχί (ouchi) expects a positive reply to this question and the following one (“And when it was sold, was it not at your disposal?”). |
| (0.30) | (Act 2:34) | 1 sn Sit at my right hand. The word “sit” alludes back to the promise of “seating one on his throne” in v. 30. |
