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3 tn ἀκούσαντες (akousante") has been taken temporally.
4 tn Or “spoke out to.” L&N 33.27 has “to address an audience, with possible emphasis upon loudness - ’to address, to speak out to.’ πολλῆςδέσιγῆςγενομένηςπροσεφώνησεντῇ᾿Εβραίδιδιαλέκτῳ ‘when they were quiet, he addressed them in Hebrew’ Acts 21:40.”
5 tn Grk “in the Hebrew language.” See the note on “Aramaic” in 21:40.
6 tn BDAG 613-14 s.v. μᾶλλον 1 “Abs. μ. can mean to a greater degree (than before), even more, now more than ever Luke 5:15; John 5:18; 19:8; Acts 5:14; 22:2; 2 Corinthians 7:7.”
7 tn BDAG 440 s.v. ἡσυχία 2 has “παρέχεινἡσυχίαν quiet down, give a hearing…Acts 22:2.”
sn This is best taken as a parenthetical note by the author.
8 tn Grk “and.” Since this represents a continuation of the speech begun in v. 1, καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the logical sequence.
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9 tn Grk “a Jewish man.”
10 tn BDAG 74 s.v. ἀνατρέφω b has “of mental and spiritual nurture bring up, rear, train…ἀνατεθραμμένοςἐντ. πόλειταύτῃ 22:3.”
11 tn Or “with precision.” Although often translated “strictly” this can be misunderstood for “solely” in English. BDAG 39 s.v. ἀκρίβεια gives the meaning as “exactness, precision.” To avoid the potential misunderstanding the translation “with strictness” is used, although it is slightly more awkward than “strictly.”
12 tn Grk “strictly at the feet of” (an idiom).
13 tn Or “brought up in this city under Gamaliel, educated with strictness…” The phrase παρὰτοὺςπόδαςΓαμαλιὴλ (para tou" poda" Gamalihl) could be understood with what precedes or with what follows. The punctuation of NA27 and UBS4, which place a comma after ταύτῃ (tauth), has been followed in the translation.
sn Gamaliel was a famous Jewish scholar and teacher mentioned here and in Acts 5:34. He had a grandson of the same name and is referred to as “Gamaliel the Elder” to avoid confusion. He is quoted a number of times in the Mishnah, was given the highest possible title for Jewish teachers, Rabba (cf. John 20:16), and was highly regarded in later rabbinic tradition.
14 tn Or “our forefathers.”
15 tn Grk “ancestors, being.” The participle ὑπάρχων (Juparcwn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
16 tn BDAG 427 s.v. ζηλωτής 1.a.α has “of pers. …ζ. τοῦθεοῦ one who is loyal to God Acts 22:3.”
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1 tn Grk “Paul, looking directly at the council, said.” The participle ἀτενίσας (atenisa") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
2 tn Grk “the Sanhedrin” (the Sanhedrin was the highest legal, legislative, and judicial body among the Jews).
3 tn BDAG 846 s.v. πολιτεύομαι 3 has “W. a double dat. συνειδήσειἀγαθῇπεπολίτευμαιτῷθεῷ I have lived my life with a clear conscience before God Acts 23:1.”
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4 tn Grk “and” (δέ, de); the phrase “at that” has been used in the translation to clarify the cause and effect relationship.
5 tn BDAG 778 s.v. παρίστημι/παριστάνω 2.b.α has “οἱπαρεστῶτεςαὐτῷ those standing near him Acts 23:2.”
6 tn Grk “him”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7 tn Or “hit” (‘strike’ maintains the wordplay with the following verse). The action was probably designed to indicate a rejection of Paul’s claim to a clear conscience in the previous verse.