Acts 19:32

19:32 So then some were shouting one thing, some another, for the assembly was in confusion, and most of them did not know why they had met together. ¹ 

Acts 22:14

22:14 Then he said, ‘The God of our ancestors ²  has already chosen ³  you to know his will, to see ⁴  the Righteous One, ⁵  and to hear a command ⁶  from his mouth,

Acts 22:19

22:19 I replied, ⁷  ‘Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat those in the various synagogues ⁸  who believed in you.

Acts 22:24

22:24 the commanding officer ⁹  ordered Paul ¹⁰  to be brought back into the barracks. ¹¹  He told them ¹²  to interrogate Paul ¹³  by beating him with a lash ¹⁴  so that he could find out the reason the crowd ¹⁵  was shouting at Paul ¹⁶  in this way.

Acts 23:5

23:5 Paul replied, ¹⁷  “I did not realize, ¹⁸  brothers, that he was the high priest, for it is written, ‘You must not speak evil about a ruler of your people.’” ¹⁹ 

Acts 26:4

26:4 Now all the Jews know the way I lived ²⁰  from my youth, spending my life from the beginning among my own people ²¹  and in Jerusalem. ²² 

¹ tn Or “had assembled.”

² tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”

³ tn L&N 30.89 has “‘to choose in advance, to select beforehand, to designate in advance’…‘the God of our ancestors has already chosen you to know his will’ Ac 22:14.”

⁴ tn Grk “and to see.” This καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

⁵ sn The Righteous One is a reference to Jesus Christ (Acts 3:14).

⁶ tn Or “a solemn declaration”; Grk “a voice.” BDAG 1071-72 s.v. φωνή 2.c states, “that which the voice gives expression to: call, cry, outcry, loud or solemn declaration (… = order, command)…Cp. 22:14; 24:21.”

⁷ tn Grk “And I said.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai, in καγώ [kagw]) has not been translated here.

⁸ tn For the distributive sense of the expression κατὰ τὰς συναγωγάς (kata ta" sunagwga") BDAG 512 s.v. κατά B.1.d has “of places viewed serially, distributive use w. acc.…κατ᾿ οἶκαν from house to house…Ac 2:46b; 5:42…Likew. the pl.…κ. τὰς συναγωγάς 22:19.” See also L&N 37.114.

⁹ tn Grk “the chiliarch” (an officer in command of a thousand soldiers). In Greek the term χιλίαρχος (ciliarco") literally described the “commander of a thousand,” but it was used as the standard translation for the Latin tribunus militum or tribunus militare, the military tribune who commanded a cohort of 600 men.

¹⁰ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹¹ tn Or “the headquarters.” BDAG 775 s.v. παρεμβολή 2 has “barracks/headquarters of the Roman troops in Jerusalem Ac 21:34, 37; 22:24; 23:10, 16, 32.”

¹² tn Grk “into the barracks, saying.” This is a continuation of the same sentence in Greek using the participle εἴπας (eipas), but due to the length and complexity of the Greek sentence a new sentence was begun in the translation here. The direct object “them” has been supplied; it is understood in Greek.

¹³ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁴ sn To interrogate Paul by beating him with a lash. Under the Roman legal system it was customary to use physical torture to extract confessions or other information from prisoners who were not Roman citizens and who were charged with various crimes, especially treason or sedition. The lashing would be done with a whip of leather thongs with pieces of metal or bone attached to the ends.

¹⁵ tn Grk “they”; the referent (the crowd) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁶ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁷ tn Grk “said.”

¹⁸ tn Or “know.”

¹⁹ sn A quotation from Exod 22:28. This text defines a form of blasphemy. Paul, aware of the fact that he came close to crossing the line, backed off out of respect for the law.

²⁰ tn Grk “my manner of life.”

²¹ tn Or “nation.”

²² map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.