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1 tn Grk “After these things.”

2 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

3 tn Or “Paul left.”

4 map For location see JP1-C2; JP2-C2; JP3-C2; JP4-C2.

5 sn Corinth was the capital city of the senatorial province of Achaia and the seat of the Roman proconsul. It was located 55 mi (88 km) west of Athens. Corinth was a major rival to Athens and was the largest city in Greece at the time.

map For location see JP1-C2; JP2-C2; JP3-C2; JP4-C2.

Acts 21:9

6 tn Grk “And he.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here. The word “there” is not in the Greek text but is implied.

7 tn Grk “finding.” The participle εὑρών (Jeurwn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

8 sn On Aquila and his wife Priscilla see also Acts 18:18, 26; Romans 16:3-4; 1 Corinthians 16:19; 2 Timothy 4:19. In the NT “Priscilla” and “Prisca” are the same person. This author uses the full name Priscilla, while Paul uses the diminutive form Prisca.

9 sn Pontus was a region in the northeastern part of Asia Minor. It was a Roman province.

10 sn Claudius refers to the Roman emperor Tiberius Claudius Nero Germanicus, known as Claudius, who ruled from a.d. 41-54. The edict expelling the Jews from Rome was issued in a.d. 49 (Suetonius, Claudius 25.4).

11 tn Or “to leave.”

12 map For location see JP4-A1.

13 tn Or “went to.”

Acts 21:10

14 tn The prepositional phrase “with them” occurs only once in the Greek text, but since it occurs between the two finite verbs (ἔμενεν, emenen, and ἠργάζετο, hrgazeto) it relates (by implication) to both of them.

15 tn On the term translated “tentmakers,” see BDAG 928-29 s.v. σκνηοποιός. Paul apparently manufactured tents. In contrast to the Cynic philosophers, Paul at times labored to support himself (see also v. 5).

16 sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.

Acts 21:11

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1 tn Grk “It happened that while.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

2 map For location see JP1-C2; JP2-C2; JP3-C2; JP4-C2.

3 tn Or “interior.”

4 tn BDAG 92 s.v. ἀνωτερικός has “upper τὰἀ. μέρη the upper (i.e. inland) country, the interior Acts 19:1.”

5 map For location see JP1-D2; JP2-D2; JP3-D2; JP4-D2.

6 tn Grk “and found.” Because of the length of the Greek sentence and the sequencing with the following verse the conjunction καί (kai) has not been translated here. Instead a new English sentence is begun.

7 tn The word “there” is not in the Greek text but is implied.

Acts 21:38

8 tn The participle πιστεύσαντες (pisteusante") is taken temporally.

9 tn Grk “they [said] to him” (the word “said” is implied in the Greek text).

10 tn This use of ἀλλά (alla) is ascensive and involves an ellipsis (BDAG 45 s.v. ἀλλά 3): “No, [not only did we not receive the Spirit,] but also we have not heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” However, this is lengthy and somewhat awkward in English, and the ascensive meaning can be much more easily represented by including the word “even” after the negation. Apparently these disciples were unaware of the provision of the Spirit that is represented in baptism. The language sounds like they did not know about a Holy Spirit, but this seems to be only linguistic shorthand for not knowing about the Spirit’s presence (Luke 3:15-18). The situation is parallel to that of Apollos. Apollos and these disciples represent those who “complete” their transition to messianic faith as Jews.

Acts 21:39

11 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

12 tn Grk “they said.”

Acts 21:40

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