Acts 13:29 New English Translation
29 When they had accomplished[a] everything that was written[b] about him, they took him down[c] from the cross[d] and placed him[e] in a tomb.
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- Acts 13:29 tn Or “carried out.”
- Acts 13:29 sn That is, everything that was written in OT scripture.
- Acts 13:29 tn Grk “taking him down from the cross, they placed him.” The participle καθελόντες (kathelontes) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
- Acts 13:29 tn Grk “tree,” but frequently figurative for a cross. The allusion is to Deut 21:23. See Acts 5:30; 10:39.
- Acts 13:29 tn The word “him” is not in the Greek text but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the modern English reader.
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