Kisah Para Rasul 2:25

2:25 For David says about him,

‘I saw the Lord always in front of me, ¹ 

for he is at my right hand so that I will not be shaken.

Kisah Para Rasul 6:13

6:13 They brought forward false witnesses who said, “This man does not stop saying things against this holy place ²  and the law. ³ 

Kisah Para Rasul 9:22

9:22 But Saul became more and more capable, ⁴  and was causing consternation ⁵  among the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving ⁶  that Jesus ⁷  is the Christ. ⁸ 

Kisah Para Rasul 19:8

Paul Continues to Minister at Ephesus

19:8 So Paul ⁹  entered ¹⁰  the synagogue ¹¹  and spoke out fearlessly ¹²  for three months, addressing ¹³  and convincing ¹⁴  them about the kingdom of God. ¹⁵ 

Kisah Para Rasul 19:40

19:40 For ¹⁶  we are in danger of being charged with rioting ¹⁷  today, since there is no cause we can give to explain ¹⁸  this disorderly gathering.” ¹⁹ 

Kisah Para Rasul 22:13

22:13 came ²⁰  to me and stood beside me ²¹  and said to me, ‘Brother Saul, regain your sight!’ ²²  And at that very moment ²³  I looked up and saw him. ²⁴ 

Kisah Para Rasul 24:1

The Accusations Against Paul

24:1 After five days the high priest Ananias ²⁵  came down with some elders and an attorney ²⁶  named ²⁷  Tertullus, and they ²⁸  brought formal charges ²⁹  against Paul to the governor.

Kisah Para Rasul 24:19

24:19 But there are some Jews from the province of Asia ³⁰  who should be here before you and bring charges, ³¹  if they have anything against me.

Kisah Para Rasul 25:3

25:3 Requesting him to do them a favor against Paul, ³²  they urged Festus ³³  to summon him to Jerusalem, planning an ambush ³⁴  to kill him along the way.

Kisah Para Rasul 25:14

25:14 While ³⁵  they were staying there many days, Festus ³⁶  explained Paul’s case to the king to get his opinion, ³⁷  saying, “There is a man left here as a prisoner by Felix.

Kisah Para Rasul 26:2

26:2 “Regarding all the things I have been accused of by the Jews, King Agrippa, ³⁸  I consider myself fortunate that I am about to make my defense before you today,

[2:25]  ¹ tn Or “always before me.”

[6:13]  ² sn This holy place is a reference to the temple.

[6:13]  ³ sn The law refers to the law of Moses. It elaborates the nature of the blasphemy in v. 11. To speak against God’s law in Torah was to blaspheme God (Deut 28:15-19). On the Jewish view of false witnesses, see Exod 19:16-18; 20:16; m. Sanhedrin 3.6; 5.1-5. Stephen’s speech in Acts 7 may indicate why the temple was mentioned.

[9:22]  ⁴ tn Grk “was becoming stronger,” but this could be understood in a physical sense, while the text refers to Saul’s growing ability to demonstrate to fellow Jews that Jesus was the Messiah. The translation “to become capable” for ἐνδυναμόω (endunamow) is given in L&N 74.7, with this specific verse as an example.

[9:22]  ⁵ tn Or “was confounding.” For the translation “to cause consternation” for συγχέω (suncew) see L&N 25.221.

[9:22]  ⁶ tn Or “by showing for certain.”

[9:22]  ⁷ tn Grk “that this one”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[9:22]  ⁸ 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.

[9:22]  sn See the note on Christ in 2:31.

[19:8]  ⁹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[19:8]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “So entering the synagogue, he spoke out fearlessly.” The participle εἰσελθών (eiselqwn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[19:8]  ¹¹ sn See the note on synagogue in 6:9.

[19:8]  ¹² tn Or “boldly.”

[19:8]  ¹³ tn Although the word διελέξατο (dielexato; from διαλέγομαι, dialegomai) is frequently translated “reasoned,” “disputed,” or “argued,” this sense comes from its classical meaning where it was used of philosophical disputation, including the Socratic method of questions and answers. However, there does not seem to be contextual evidence for this kind of debate in Acts 19:8. As G. Schrenk (TDNT 2:94-95) points out, “What is at issue is the address which any qualified member of a synagogue might give.” Other examples of this may be found in the NT in Matt 4:23 and Mark 1:21.

[19:8]  ¹⁴ tn Or “addressing them persuasively.” The two participles διαλεγόμενος and πείθων (dialegomeno" and peiqwn) can be understood as a hendiadys (so NIV, NRSV), thus, “addressing them persuasively.”

[19:8]  ¹⁵ sn To talk about Jesus as the Christ who has come is to talk about the kingdom of God. This is yet another summary of the message like that in 18:28.

[19:40]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “For indeed.” The ascensive force of καί (kai) would be awkward to translate here.

[19:40]  ¹⁷ tn The term translated “rioting” refers to a revolt or uprising (BDAG 940 s.v. στάσις 2, 3). This would threaten Roman rule and invite Roman intervention.

[19:40]  ¹⁸ tn Or “to account for.” Grk “since there is no cause concerning which we can give account concerning this disorderly gathering.” The complexity of the Greek relative clause (“which”) and the multiple prepositions (“concerning”) have been simplified in the translation consistent with contemporary English style.

[19:40]  ¹⁹ tn Or “commotion.” BDAG 979 s.v. συστροφή 1 gives the meaning “a tumultuous gathering of people, disorderly/seditious gathering or commotion…Ac 19:40.”

[22:13]  ²⁰ tn Grk “coming.” The participle ἐλθών (elqwn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[22:13]  ²¹ tn Grk “coming to me and standing beside [me] said to me.” The participle ἐπιστάς (epistas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[22:13]  ²² tn Grk “Brother Saul, look up” (here an idiom for regaining one’s sight). BDAG 59 s.v. ἀναβλέπω places this usage under 1, “look up Ac 22:13a. W. εἰς αὐτόν to show the direction of the glance…22:13b; but perh. this vs. belongs under 2a.” BDAG 59 s.v. 2.a.α states, “of blind persons, who were formerly able to see, regain sight.” The problem for the translator is deciding between the literal and the idiomatic usage and at the same time attempting to retain the wordplay in Acts 22:13: “[Ananias] said to me, ‘Look up!’ and at that very moment I looked up to him.” The assumption of the command is that the effort to look up will be worth it (through the regaining of sight).

[22:13]  ²³ tn Grk “hour,” but ὥρα (Jwra) is often used for indefinite short periods of time (so BDAG 1102-3 s.v. ὥρα 2.c: “αὐτῇ τῇ ὥρᾳ at that very time, at once, instantly…Lk 2:38, 24:33; Ac 16:18; 22:13”). A comparison with the account in Acts 9:18 indicates that this is clearly the meaning here.

[22:13]  ²⁴ tn Grk “I looked up to him.”

[24:1]  ²⁵ sn Ananias was in office from a.d. 47-59.

[24:1]  ²⁶ tn The term refers to a professional advocate (BDAG 905 s.v. ῥήτωρ).

[24:1]  ²⁷ tn Grk “an attorney, a certain Tertullus.”

[24:1]  ²⁸ tn Grk “who” (plural). Because in English the relative pronoun “who” could be understood to refer only to the attorney Tertullus and not to the entire group, it has been replaced with the third person plural pronoun “they.” “And” has been supplied to provide the connection to the preceding clause.

[24:1]  ²⁹ tn BDAG 326 s.v. ἐμφανίζω 3 has “ἐ. τινὶ κατά τινος bring formal charges against someone…Ac 24:1; 25:2.”

[24:19]  ³⁰ tn Grk “Asia”; in the NT this always refers to the Roman province of Asia, made up of about one-third of the west and southwest end of modern Asia Minor. Asia lay to the west of the region of Phrygia and Galatia. The words “the province of” are supplied to indicate to the modern reader that this does not refer to the continent of Asia.

[24:19]  ³¹ tn BDAG 533 s.v. κατηγορέω 1 states, “nearly always as legal t.t.: bring charges in court.” L&N 33.427 states for κατηγορέω (kathgorew), “to bring serious charges or accusations against someone, with the possible connotation of a legal or court context – ‘to accuse, to bring charges.’”

[24:19]  sn Who should be here…and bring charges. Paul was asking, where were those who brought about his arrest and claimed he broke the law? His accusers were not really present. This subtle point raised the issue of injustice.

[25:3]  ³² tn Grk “Requesting a favor against him”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation, the understood direct object of “requesting” has been supplied, and the phrase “to do them” supplied for clarity.

[25:3]  ³³ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Festus) has been specified in the translation for clarity. The words “they urged him” are in v. 2 in the Greek text.

[25:3]  ³⁴ sn Planning an ambush. The Jewish leadership had not forgotten the original plan of several years ago (see 23:16). They did not trust the Roman legal process, but preferred to take matters into their own hands.

[25:14]  ³⁵ tn BDAG 1105-6 s.v. ὡς 8.b states, “w. pres. or impf. while, when, as long as…Ac 1:10; 7:23; 9:23; 10:17; 13:25; 19:9; 21:27; 25:14.”

[25:14]  ³⁶ sn See the note on Porcius Festus in 24:27.

[25:14]  ³⁷ tn Grk “Festus laid Paul’s case before the king for consideration.” BDAG 74 s.v. ἀνατίθημι 2 states, “otherw. only mid. to lay someth. before someone for consideration, declare, communicate, refer w. the added idea that the pers. to whom a thing is ref. is asked for his opinion lay someth. before someone for consideration…Ac 25:14.”

[26:2]  ³⁸ sn See the note on King Agrippa in 25:13.