Discovery Box| (0.30) | (Act 17:28) | 2 sn This quotation is from Aratus (ca. 310-245 b.c.), Phaenomena 5. Paul asserted a general relationship and accountability to God for all humanity. |
| (0.30) | (Act 17:27) | 2 sn Perhaps grope around for him and find him. The pagans’ struggle to know God is the point here. Conscience alone is not good enough. |
| (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 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 14:27) | 2 sn Note that God is the subject of the activity. The outcome of this mission is seen as a confirmation of the mission to the Gentiles. |
| (0.30) | (Act 15:5) | 2 sn The Greek word used here (δεῖ, dei) is a strong term that expresses divine necessity. The claim is that God commanded the circumcision of Gentiles. |
| (0.30) | (Act 13:7) | 4 sn The proconsul…wanted to hear the word of God. This description of Sergius Paulus portrays him as a sensitive, secular Gentile leader. |
| (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) | 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 10:28) | 6 sn God has shown me…unclean. Peter sees the significance of his vision as not about food, but about open fellowship between Jewish Christians and Gentiles. |
| (0.30) | (Act 10:15) | 3 sn For the significance of this vision see Mark 7:14-23; Rom 14:14; Eph 2:11-22. God directed this change in practice. |
| (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 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. |
| (0.30) | (Act 7:45) | 3 sn Before our ancestors. Stephen has backtracked here to point out how faithful God had been before the constant move to idolatry just noted. |
| (0.30) | (Act 7:39) | 3 sn To obey. Again the theme of the speech is noted. The nation disobeyed the way of God and opted for Egypt over the promised land. |
| (0.30) | (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. |
| (0.30) | (Act 7:8) | 3 sn God gave…the covenant. Note how the covenant of promise came before Abraham’s entry into the land and before the building of the temple. |
| (0.30) | (Act 5:41) | 1 sn That is, considered worthy by God. They “gloried in their shame” of honoring Jesus with their testimony (Luke 6:22-23; 2 Macc 6:30). |
| (0.30) | (Act 5:25) | 2 sn Obeying God (see v. 29), the apostles were teaching again (4:18-20; 5:20). They did so despite the risk. |
| (0.30) | (Act 4:24) | 2 sn The use of the title Master of all (δεσπότης, despotēs) emphasizes that there is a sovereign God who is directing what is taking place. |
