Acts 15:5; 22:3
Acts 15:5
15:5 But some from the religious party of the Pharisees 1 who had believed stood up and said, “It is necessary 2 to circumcise the Gentiles 3 and to order them to observe 4 the law of Moses.”Acts 22:3
22:3 “I am a Jew, 5 born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up 6 in this city, educated with strictness 7 under 8 Gamaliel 9 according to the law of our ancestors, 10 and was 11 zealous 12 for God just as all of you are today.1 sn See the note on Pharisee in 5:34.
2 sn The Greek word used here (δεῖ, dei) is a strong term that expresses divine necessity. The claim is that God commanded the circumcision of Gentiles.
3 tn Grk “them”; the referent (the Gentiles) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Or “keep.”
5 tn Grk “a Jewish man.”
6 tn BDAG 74 s.v. ἀνατρέφω b has “of mental and spiritual nurture bring up, rear, train…ἀνατεθραμμένος ἐν τ. πόλει ταύτῃ 22:3.”
7 tn Or “with precision.” Although often translated “strictly” this can be misunderstood for “solely” in English. BDAG 39 s.v. ἀκρίβεια gives the meaning as “exactness, precision.” To avoid the potential misunderstanding the translation “with strictness” is used, although it is slightly more awkward than “strictly.”
8 tn Grk “strictly at the feet of” (an idiom).
9 tn Or “brought up in this city under Gamaliel, educated with strictness…” The phrase παρὰ τοὺς πόδας Γαμαλιὴλ (para tou" poda" Gamalihl) could be understood with what precedes or with what follows. The punctuation of NA27 and UBS4, which place a comma after ταύτῃ (tauth), has been followed in the translation.
sn Gamaliel was a famous Jewish scholar and teacher mentioned here and in Acts 5:34. He had a grandson of the same name and is referred to as “Gamaliel the Elder” to avoid confusion. He is quoted a number of times in the Mishnah, was given the highest possible title for Jewish teachers, Rabba (cf. John 20:16), and was highly regarded in later rabbinic tradition.
10 tn Or “our forefathers.”
11 tn Grk “ancestors, being.” The participle ὑπάρχων (Juparcwn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
12 tn BDAG 427 s.v. ζηλωτής 1.a.α has “of pers. …ζ. τοῦ θεοῦ one who is loyal to God Ac 22:3.”
