Acts 4:28-30

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Acts 4:28 tn Grk “hand,” here a metaphor for God’s strength or power or authority.
2. Acts 4:28 tn Or “purpose,” “will.”
3. Acts 4:28 tn Or “had predestined.” Since the term “predestine” is something of a technical theological term, not in wide usage in contemporary English, the translation “decide beforehand” was used instead (see L&N 30.84). God’s direction remains as the major theme.
4. Acts 4:29 tn Or “Lord, take notice of.”
5. Acts 4:29 sn Grant to your servants to speak your message with great courage. The request is not for a stop to persecution or revenge on the opponents, but for boldness (great courage) to carry out the mission of proclaiming the message of what God is doing through Jesus.
6. Acts 4:29 tn Grk “slaves.” See the note on the word “servants” in 2:18.
7. Acts 4:29 tn Grk “word.”
8. Acts 4:29 tn Or “with all boldness.”
9. Acts 4:30 tn The miraculous nature of these signs is implied in the context.