Acts 22:10–21

Footnotes

1. 36 Grk “So I said.”
2. 37 Grk “Getting up.” The participle ἀναστάς (anastas) is an adverbial participle of attendant circumstance and has been translated as a finite verb.
3. 38 Grk “about all things.”
4. 39 Or “assigned,” “ordered.” τάσσω 2.a has “act. and pass., foll. by inf.… περὶ πάντων ὧν τέτακταί σοι ποιῆσαι concerning everything that you have been ordered to do 22:10.” There is an allusion to a divine call and commission here.
5. 40 ἀπό 5.a has “οὐκ ἐνέβλεπον ἀπὸ τῆς δόξης τοῦ φωτός I could not see because of the brilliance of the light Ac 22:11.”
6. 41 Or “brightness”; Grk “glory.”
7. 42 Grk “by” (ὑπό, hupo), but this would be too awkward in English following the previous “by.”
8. 43 Grk “a certain Ananias.”
9. 44 The law refers to the law of Moses.
10. 45 κατοικέω 1.a translates this present participle “ὑπὸ πάντων τῶν ( ἐκεῖ) κατοικούντων Ἰουδαίων by all the Jews who live there Ac 22:12.”
11. 46 Grk “coming.” The participle ἐλθών (elthōn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
12. 47 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.
13. 48 Grk “Brother Saul, look up” (here an idiom for regaining one’s sight). 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.” 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).
14. 49 Grk “hour,” but ὥρα (hōra) is often used for indefinite short periods of time (so 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.
15. 50 Grk “I looked up to him.”
16. 51 Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.” The expression God of our ancestors is a description of the God of Israel. The God of promise was at work again.
17. 52 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.”
18. 53 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.
19. 54 The Righteous One is a reference to Jesus Christ (Acts 3:14).
20. 55 Or “a solemn declaration”; Grk “a voice.” 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.”
21. 56 Or “a witness to him.” You will be his witness. See Acts 1:8; 13:31. The following reference to all people stresses all nationalities (Eph 3:7–9; Acts 9:15). Note also v. 21.
22. 57 Grk “all men,” but this is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos).
23. 58 L&N 67.121 has “to extend time unduly, with the implication of lack of decision—‘to wait, to delay.’ νῦν τί μέλλεις … ἀναστὰς βάπτισαι ‘what are you waiting for? Get up and be baptized’ Ac 22:16.”
24. 59 Grk “getting up.” The participle ἀναστάς (anastas) is an adverbial participle of attendant circumstance and has been translated as a finite verb.
25. 60 The expression have your sins washed away means “have your sins purified” (the washing is figurative).
26. 61 The expression calling on his name describes the confession of the believer: Acts 2:17–38, esp. v. 38; Rom 10:12–13; 1 Cor 1:2.
27. 62 Grk “It happened to me that.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
28. 63 ἔκστασις 2 has “γενέσθαι ἐν ἐκστάσει fall into a trance Ac 22:17.”
29. 64 Or “Jesus”; Grk “him.” The referent (the Lord, cf. v. 19) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
30. 65 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 [kagō]) has not been translated here.
31. 66 For the distributive sense of the expression κατὰ τὰς συναγωγάς (kata tas sunagōgas) κατά B.1.d has “of places viewed serially, distributive use … κατʼ οἶκαν from house to house … Ac 2:46b; 5:42 … Likew. the … κ. τὰς συναγωγάς 22:19.” See also L&N 37.114. See the note on synagogue in .
32. 67 Now Paul referred to Stephen as your witness, and he himself had also become a witness. The reversal was now complete; the opponent had now become a proponent.
33. 68 When the blood of your witness Stephen was shed means “when your witness Stephen was murdered.”
34. 69 Grk “and approving.” 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.
35. 70 Or “outer garments.” The cloaks. The outer garment, or cloak, was taken off and laid aside to leave the arms free (in this case for throwing stones).
36. 71 Or “who were putting him to death.” For the translation of ἀναιρούντων (anairountōn) as “putting to death” see ἀναιρέω 2.
37. 72 Grk “And.” Since this represents a response to Paul’s reply in v. 19, καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the logical sequence.