Kisah Para Rasul 3:10

3:10 and they recognized him as the man who used to sit and ask for donations ¹  at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with astonishment and amazement ²  at what had happened to him.

Kisah Para Rasul 2:7

2:7 Completely baffled, they said, ³  “Aren’t ⁴  all these who are speaking Galileans?

Kisah Para Rasul 13:12

13:12 Then when the proconsul ⁵  saw what had happened, he believed, ⁶  because he was greatly astounded ⁷  at the teaching about ⁸  the Lord.

Kisah Para Rasul 8:11

8:11 And they paid close attention to him because he had amazed them for a long time with his magic.

Kisah Para Rasul 8:13

8:13 Even Simon himself believed, and after he was baptized, he stayed close to ⁹  Philip constantly, and when he saw the signs and great miracles that were occurring, he was amazed. ¹⁰ 

Kisah Para Rasul 6:8

Stephen is Arrested

6:8 Now Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and miraculous signs ¹¹  among the people.

Kisah Para Rasul 8:9

8:9 Now in that city was a man named Simon, who had been practicing magic ¹²  and amazing the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great.

[3:10]  ¹ tn Grk “alms,” but this term is not in common use today, so the closest modern equivalent, “donations,” is used instead. The idea is that of a donation to charity.

[3:10]  ² sn Amazement is a frequent response to miracles of Jesus or the apostles. These took the ancients by as much surprise as they would people today. But in terms of response to what God is doing, amazement does not equal faith (Luke 4:36; 5:9, 26; 7:16).

[2:7]  ³ tn Grk “They were astounded and amazed, saying.” The two imperfect verbs, ἐξίσταντο (existanto) and ἐθαύμαζον (eqaumazon), show both the surprise and the confusion on the part of the hearers. The verb ἐξίσταντο (from ἐξίστημι, existhmi) often implies an illogical perception or response (BDAG 350 s.v. ἐξίστημι): “to be so astonished as to almost fail to comprehend what one has experienced” (L&N 25.218).

[2:7]  ⁴ tn Grk “Behold, aren’t all these.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) at the beginning of this statement has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

[13:12]  ⁵ sn See the note on proconsul in v. 8.

[13:12]  ⁶ sn He believed. The faith of the proconsul in the face of Jewish opposition is a theme of the rest of Acts. Paul has indeed become “a light to the Gentiles” (Acts 13:47).

[13:12]  ⁷ tn The translation “greatly astounded” for ἐκπλησσόμενος (ekplhssomeno") is given by L&N 25.219.

[13:12]  ⁸ tn Grk “of,” but this could give the impression the Lord himself had done the teaching (a subjective genitive) when actually the Lord was the object of the teaching (an objective genitive).

[8:13]  ⁹ tn Or “he kept close company with.”

[8:13]  ¹⁰ sn He was amazed. Now Simon, the one who amazed others, is himself amazed, showing the superiority of Philip’s connection to God. Christ is better than anything the culture has to offer.

[6:8]  ¹¹ tn The miraculous nature of these signs is implied in the context. Here the work of miracles extends beyond the Twelve for the first time.

[8:9]  ¹² tn On the idiom προϋπῆρχεν μαγεύων (prouphrcen mageuwn) meaning “had been practicing magic” see BDAG 889 s.v. προϋπάρχω.