In some languages the expression fell down dead is rendered as “died and fell down,” since it is dying which causes the falling.

All who heard about it refers to people other than those who were present and saw what happened. Most probably the reference is to Christians and non-Christians alike.

Quoted with permission from Newman, Barclay M. and Nida, Eugene A. A Handbook on The Acts of the Apostles. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1972. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .