Acts 5:25-27

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Acts 5:25 tn Grk “the temple.” This is actually a reference to the courts surrounding the temple proper, and has been translated accordingly.
2. Acts 5:25 sn Obeying God (see v. 29), the apostles were teaching again (4:18-20; 5:20). They did so despite the risk.
3. Acts 5:26 tn Or “captain.”
4. Acts 5:26 tn Grk “the official [of the temple],” a title for the commander of the Jewish soldiers guarding the temple (thus the translation, “the commander of the temple guard”). See L&N 37.91.
5. Acts 5:26 tn The Greek term ὑπηρέτης (hupēretēs) generally means “servant,” but in the NT is used for many different types of servants. See the note on the word “officers” in v. 22.
6. Acts 5:26 tn Grk “brought them”; the referent (the apostles) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7. Acts 5:26 tn Or “without violence.” It is clear, as well, that the apostles did not resist arrest.
8. Acts 5:26 tn Grk “for they feared lest they be stoned by the people.” The translation uses a less awkward English equivalent. This is an explanatory note by the author.
9. Acts 5:27 tn Or “the Sanhedrin” (the highest legal, legislative, and judicial body among the Jews).
10. Acts 5:27 tn Or “interrogated,” “asked.”