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Andκαὶasὡςthey wereἦσανgazingἀτενίζοντεςintoεἰςheavenτὸν οὐρανὸνwhile heαὐτοῦwas going,πορευομένουlook,ἰδοὺtwoδύοmenἄνδρεςstoodπαρειστήκεισανby themαὐτοῖςinἐνwhiteλευκαῖςclothing,ἐσθήσεσι
Acts 1:10
Study it in the app“And as they were gazing into heaven while he was going, look, two men stood by them in white clothing,”
After he goes up to heaven, two men in white say he will come back the same wayJesus Will Return
With the Greek beneath
Acts 1:10, word by word
- they wereἦσανēsan
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēsan” appears- gazingἀτενίζοντεςatenizontes
stare at
Stare at, look intently, fix one's eyes on.
Where else “atenizontes” appears- heavenοὐρανὸνouranon
heaven
God's dwelling, above all that is created.
Where else “ouranon” appears- was goingπορευομένουporeuomenou
go
To go somewhere, set out.
Where else “poreuomenou” appears- twoδύοdyo
two
Two.
Where else “dyo” appears- menἄνδρεςandres
man
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “andres” appears- stoodπαρειστήκεισανpareistēkeisan
stand by
To be there, or for the time to arrive.
Where else “pareistēkeisan” appears- whiteλευκαῖςleukais
white
White.
Where else “leukais” appears- clothingἐσθήσεσιesthēsesi
clothing
Clothing, robe.
Where else “esthēsesi” appears
The context
9And having said these things, as they were watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight.
10 · This verse (above)
11who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in this way, just as you saw him going into heaven.”
To study Acts 1 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus tell the apostles they will receive, and what will they be, before he is taken up? (v. 8)
2. What it means
Why do you think Jesus does not answer their question about the timing and speaks instead of being witnesses? (vv. 6-8)
3. How I live it
The disciples waited together in prayer (v. 14). What helps you hold steady when you wait for something and do not know when it will come?