Kisah Para Rasul 1:11

1:11 and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand here ¹  looking up into the sky? This same Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven ²  will come back in the same way you saw him go into heaven.”

Kisah Para Rasul 13:17

13:17 The God of this people Israel ³  chose our ancestors ⁴  and made the people great ⁵  during their stay as foreigners ⁶  in the country ⁷  of Egypt, and with uplifted arm ⁸  he led them out of it.

Kisah Para Rasul 13:34

13:34 But regarding the fact that he has raised Jesus ⁹  from the dead, never ¹⁰  again to be ¹¹  in a state of decay, God ¹²  has spoken in this way: ‘I will give you ¹³  the holy and trustworthy promises ¹⁴  made to David.’ ¹⁵ 

Kisah Para Rasul 19:26

19:26 And you see and hear that this Paul has persuaded ¹⁶  and turned away ¹⁷  a large crowd, ¹⁸  not only in Ephesus ¹⁹  but in practically all of the province of Asia, ²⁰  by saying ²¹  that gods made by hands are not gods at all. ²² 

Kisah Para Rasul 23:10

23:10 When the argument became ²³  so great the commanding officer ²⁴  feared that they would tear Paul to pieces, ²⁵  he ordered the detachment ²⁶  to go down, take him away from them by force, ²⁷  and bring him into the barracks. ²⁸ 

[1:11]  ¹ tn The word “here” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the modern English reader.

[1:11]  ² tc Codex Bezae (D) and several other witnesses lack the words εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν (ei" ton ouranon, “into heaven”) here, most likely by way of accidental deletion. In any event, it is hardly correct to suppose that the Western text has intentionally suppressed references to the ascension of Christ here, for the phrase is solidly attested in the final clause of the verse.

[1:11]  tn Or “into the sky.” The Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) may be translated “sky” (vv. 10, 11a) or “heaven” (twice in v. 11b) depending on the context.

[13:17]  ³ tn Or “people of Israel.”

[13:17]  ⁴ tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”

[13:17]  sn Note how Paul identifies with his audience by referring to our ancestors. He speaks as a Jew. God’s design in history is the theme of the speech. The speech is like Stephen’s, only here the focus is on a promised Son of David.

[13:17]  ⁵ tn That is, in both numbers and in power. The implication of greatness in both numbers and in power is found in BDAG 1046 s.v. ὑψόω 2.

[13:17]  ⁶ tn Or “as resident aliens.”

[13:17]  ⁷ tn Or “land.”

[13:17]  ⁸ sn Here uplifted arm is a metaphor for God’s power by which he delivered the Israelites from Egypt. See Exod 6:1, 6; 32:11; Deut 3:24; 4:34; Ps 136:11-12.

[13:34]  ⁹ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:34]  ¹⁰ tn Although μηκέτι (mhketi) can mean “no longer” or “no more,” the latter is more appropriate here, since to translate “no longer” in this context could give the reader the impression that Jesus did experience decay before his resurrection. Since the phrase “no more again to be” is somewhat awkward in English, the simpler phrase “never again to be” was used instead.

[13:34]  ¹¹ tn The translation “to be in again” for ὑποστρέφω (Jupostrefw) is given in L&N 13.24.

[13:34]  ¹² tn Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:34]  ¹³ tn The pronoun “you” is plural here. The promises of David are offered to the people.

[13:34]  ¹⁴ tn Or “the trustworthy decrees made by God to David.” The phrase τὰ ὅσια Δαυὶδ τὰ πιστά (ta Josia Dauid ta pista) is “compressed,” that is, in a very compact or condensed form. It could be expanded in several different ways. BDAG 728 s.v. ὅσιος 3 understands it to refer to divine decrees: “I will grant you the sure decrees of God relating to David.” BDAG then states that this quotation from Isa 55:3 is intended to show that the following quotation from Ps 16:10 could not refer to David himself, but must refer to his messianic descendant (Jesus). L&N 33.290 render the phrase “I will give to you the divine promises made to David, promises that can be trusted,” although they also note that τὰ ὅσια in Acts 13:34 can mean “divine decrees” or “decrees made by God.” In contemporary English it is less awkward to translate πιστά as an adjective (“trustworthy”). The concept of “divine decrees,” not very understandable to the modern reader, has been replaced by “promises,” and since God is the implied speaker in the context, it is clear that these promises were made by God.

[13:34]  ¹⁵ sn A quotation from Isa 55:3. The point of this citation is to make clear that the promise of a Davidic line and blessings are made to the people as well.

[19:26]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “persuading.” The participle πείσας (peisa") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[19:26]  ¹⁷ tn Or “misled.”

[19:26]  ¹⁸ tn BDAG 472 s.v. ἱκανός 3.a has “of pers. ὄχλος a large crowd…Ac 11:24, 26; 19:26.”

[19:26]  ¹⁹ map For location see JP1 D2; JP2 D2; JP3 D2; JP4 D2.

[19:26]  ²⁰ tn Grk “Asia”; see the note on this word in v. 22.

[19:26]  ²¹ tn The participle λέγων (legwn) has been regarded as indicating instrumentality.

[19:26]  ²² tn The words “at all” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

[19:26]  sn Gods made by hands are not gods at all. Paul preached against paganism’s idolatry. Here is a one-line summary of a speech like that in Acts 17:22-31.

[23:10]  ²³ tn This genitive absolute construction with the participle γινομένης (ginomenhs) has been taken temporally (it could also be translated as causal).

[23:10]  ²⁴ 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.

[23:10]  ²⁵ tn Grk “that Paul would be torn to pieces by them.” BDAG 236 s.v. διασπάω has “of an angry mob μὴ διασπασθῇ ὁ Παῦλος ὑπ᾿ αὐτῶν that Paul would be torn in pieces by them Ac 23:10.” The passive construction is somewhat awkward in English and has been converted to an equivalent active construction in the translation.

[23:10]  ²⁶ tn Normally this term means “army,” but according to BDAG 947 s.v. στράτευμα, “Of a smaller detachment of soldiers, sing. Ac 23:10, 27.” In the plural it can be translated “troops,” but it is singular here.

[23:10]  ²⁷ tn Or “to go down, grab him out of their midst.”

[23:10]  ²⁸ 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.”