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NETnotesActs 17:2
1 sn Iconium. See the note in 13:51.
2 tn Grk “they”; the referents (Paul and Barnabas) have been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 sn See the note on synagogue in 6:9.
4 tn Or “that a large crowd.”
Acts 17:3
5 tn Or “who would not believe.”
6 tn Or “embittered their minds” (Grk “their souls”). BDAG 502 s.v. κακόω 2 has “make angry, embitter τὰςψυχάςτινωνκατάτινος poison the minds of some persons against another Acts 14:2.”
Acts 17:4
7 tn The word “there” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.
8 sn The Lord testified to the message by granting the signs described in the following clause.
9 tn Grk “word.”
10 tn Here the context indicates the miraculous nature of the signs mentioned.
Acts 17:5
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Acts 17:6
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Acts 17:31
1 sn That is, they came down from Judea to Antioch in Syria.
2 tc Codex Bezae (D) and a few other witnesses have “and walk” here (i.e., instead of τῷἔθειτῷΜωϋσέως [tw eqei tw Mwu>sew"] they read καὶτῷἔθειτῷΜωϋσέωςπεριπατῆτε [kai tw eqei tw Mwu>sew" peripathte]). This is a decidedly stronger focus on obedience to the Law. As well, D expands vv. 1-5 in various places with the overall effect of being “more sympathetic to the local tradition of the church at Jerusalem” while the Alexandrian witnesses are more sympathetic to Paul (TCGNT 377). Codex D is well known for having a significantly longer text in Acts, but modern scholarship is generally of the opinion that the text of D expands on the original wording of Acts, with a theological viewpoint that especially puts Peter in a more authoritarian light. The expansion in these five verses is in keeping with that motif even though Peter is not explicitly in view.
sn Unless you are circumcised. These teachers from Judea were teaching that Gentiles could not be saved unless they kept the law of Moses in regard to circumcision. Thus according to them a Gentile had first to become a proselyte to Judaism, including circumcision, before one could become a Christian. This party is sometimes known (collectively) as Judaizers. They did not question that Gentiles could come into the community, but disagreed with Paul and Barnabas on what basis they could do so.
Acts 17:32
3 tn Grk “no little argument and debate” (an idiom).
4 tn Grk “they”; the referent (the church, or the rest of the believers at Antioch) has been specified to avoid confusion with the Judaizers mentioned in the preceding clause.
5 tn Grk “go up to,” but in this context a meeting is implied.
6 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
7 tn Or “point of controversy.” It is unclear whether this event parallels Galatians 2:1-10 or that Galatians 2 fits with Acts 11:30. More than likely Galatians 2:1-10 is to be related to Acts 11:30.
Acts 17:33
8 sn Phoenicia was an area along the Mediterranean coast north of Palestine in ancient Syria.
9 tn L&N 33.201 indicates that ἐκδιηγέομαι (ekdihgeomai) means to provide detailed information in a systematic manner, “to inform, to relate, to tell fully.” “Relating at length” conveys this effectively in the present context.
10 tn For ἐποίουν (epoioun) in this verse BDAG 839 s.v. ποιέω 2.c has “they brought joy to the members.”
Acts 17:34
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