Acts 2:4

2:4 All ¹  of them were filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak in other languages ²  as the Spirit enabled them. ³ 

Acts 4:31

4:31 When ⁴  they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken, ⁵  and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak ⁶  the word of God ⁷  courageously. ⁸ 

Acts 8:17

8:17 Then Peter and John placed their hands on the Samaritans, ⁹  and they received the Holy Spirit. ¹⁰ 

Acts 19:6

19:6 and when Paul placed ¹¹  his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came ¹²  upon them, and they began to speak ¹³  in tongues and to prophesy. ¹⁴ 

[2:4]  ¹ tn Grk “And all.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.

[2:4]  ² tn The Greek term is γλώσσαις (glwssai"), the same word used for the tongues of fire.

[2:4]  ³ tn Grk “just as the spirit gave them to utter.” The verb ἀποφθέγγομαι (apofqengomai) was used of special utterances in Classical Greek (BDAG 125 s.v.).

[4:31]  ⁴ tn Grk “And when.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.

[4:31]  ⁵ sn The place where they were assembled…was shaken. This signifies that God is in their midst. See Acts 16:26; Exod 19:18; Ps 114:7; Isa 6:4.

[4:31]  ⁶ tn The imperfect verb has been translated as an ingressive imperfect (“began to speak”). Logical sequencing suggests that their speaking began after they were filled with the Spirit. The prayer was answered immediately.

[4:31]  ⁷ tn Or “speak God’s message.”

[4:31]  ⁸ tn Or “with boldness.”

[8:17]  ⁷ tn Grk “on them”; the referent (the Samaritans) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:17]  ⁸ sn They received the Holy Spirit. It is likely this special distribution of the Spirit took place because a key ethnic boundary was being crossed. Here are some of “those far off” of Acts 2:38-40.

[19:6]  ¹⁰ tn Or “laid.”

[19:6]  ¹¹ sn The coming of the Holy Spirit here is another case where the Spirit comes and prophesy results in Acts (see Acts 2). Paul’s action parallels that of Peter (Acts 8) and not just with Gentiles.

[19:6]  ¹² tn The imperfect verb ἐλάλουν (elaloun) has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.

[19:6]  ¹³ tn The imperfect verb ἐπροφήτευον (eprofhteuon) has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.