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Andκαὶpraying,προσευξάμενοιthey said,εἶπαν“You,ΣὺLord,κύριεwho know the heartsκαρδιογνῶσταof all,πάντωνshowἀνάδειξονwhichὃνoneἕναofἐκtheseτούτωνtwoτῶν δύοyou have chosenἐξελέξω
Acts 1:24
Study it in the app“And praying, they said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all, show which one of these two you have chosen”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 1:24, word by word
- prayingπροσευξάμενοιproseuxamenoi
pray
Pray: speak with God.
Where else “proseuxamenoi” appears- they saidεἶπανeipan
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipan” appears- Lordκύριεkyrie
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyrie” appears- who know the heartsκαρδιογνῶσταkardiognōsta
knower of hearts
Knower of hearts, said of God, who knows what is inside every person.
Where else “kardiognōsta” appears- showἀνάδειξονanadeixon
show
To make plainly known.
Where else “anadeixon” appears- oneἕναhena
one
The quantity one, or a single one within a group.
Where else “hena” appears- twoδύοdyo
two
Two.
Where else “dyo” appears- you have chosenἐξελέξωexelexō
choose
Choose, select.
Where else “exelexō” appears
The context
23And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also called Justus, and Matthias.
24 · This verse (above)
25to take the place of this service and apostleship, from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.”
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?