Acts 10:35-37

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Acts 10:35 sn See Luke 24:47.
2. Acts 10:35 tn Or “shows reverence for him.”
3. Acts 10:35 tn Grk “works righteousness”; the translation “does what is right” for this phrase in this verse is given by L&N 25.85.sn Note how faith and response are linked here by the phrase and does what is right.
4. Acts 10:36 tn The subject and verb (“you know”) do not actually occur until the following verse, but have been repeated here because of the requirements of English word order.
5. Acts 10:36 tn Grk “the word.”
6. Acts 10:36 tn Grk “to the sons.”
7. Acts 10:36 sn Peace is a key OT concept: Isa 52:7; Nah 1:15; also for Luke: Luke 1:79; 2:14; Acts 9:31. See also the similar phrase in Eph 2:17.
8. Acts 10:36 tn Or “by.”
9. Acts 10:36 tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”
10. Acts 10:36 sn He is Lord of all. Though a parenthetical remark, this is the theological key to the speech. Jesus is Lord of all, so the gospel can go to all. The rest of the speech proclaims Jesus’ authority.
11. Acts 10:37 tn Or “proclaimed.”