Study it in the app“to them he also presented himself alive after his suffering by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over forty days and speaking of the things concerning the kingdom of God.”
For forty days he showed himself alive and spoke to them about the kingdom of GodThe Resurrection
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present
To set someone or something before God or another.
Where else “parestēsen” appearslive
To have life in the body, or receive it again after dying.
Where else “zōnta” appearssuffer
Suffer, undergo.
Where else “pathein” appearsmany
A great number of people or things.
Where else “pollois” appearsconvincing proof
Convincing proof, a sure sign that leaves no room for doubt.
Where else “tekmēriois” appearsappear
Appear, let oneself be seen.
Where else “optanomenos” appearsforty
Forty.
Where else “tesserakonta” appearsday
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmerōn” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legōn” appearskingdom of God
God's rule, which comes with Jesus.
Where else “basileias” appearsGod
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears2until the day on which he was taken up, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen;
3 · This verse (above)
4And while gathered together with them, he ordered them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, “which you heard from me;
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?
