Acts 5:11-13
New English Translation
11 Great[a] fear gripped[b] the whole church[c] and all who heard about these things.
The Apostles Perform Miraculous Signs and Wonders
12 Now many miraculous signs[d] and wonders came about among the people through the hands of the apostles. By[e] common consent[f] they were all meeting together in Solomon’s Portico.[g] 13 None of the rest dared to join them,[h] but the people held them in high honor.[i]
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- Acts 5:11 tn Grk “And great.” 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.
- Acts 5:11 tn Or “fear came on,” “fear seized”; Grk “fear happened to.”
- Acts 5:11 sn This is the first occurrence of the term church (ἐκκλησία, ekklēsia) in Acts. It refers to an assembly of people.
- Acts 5:12 tn The miraculous nature of these signs is implied in the context.
- Acts 5:12 tn Grk “And by.” 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.
- Acts 5:12 tn Or “With one mind.”
- Acts 5:12 tn Or “colonnade”; Grk “stoa.”sn Solomon’s Portico was a covered walkway formed by rows of columns supporting a roof and open on the inner side facing the center of the temple complex. Located beside the Court of the Gentiles, it was a very public area.
- Acts 5:13 tn Or “to associate with them.” The group was beginning to have a controversial separate identity. People were cautious about joining them. The next verse suggests that the phrase “none of the rest” in this verse is rhetorical hyperbole.
- Acts 5:13 tn Or “the people thought very highly of them.”
Acts 5:11-13
New International Version
11 Great fear(A) seized the whole church and all who heard about these events.
The Apostles Heal Many
12 The apostles performed many signs and wonders(B) among the people. And all the believers used to meet together(C) in Solomon’s Colonnade.(D) 13 No one else dared join them, even though they were highly regarded by the people.(E)
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