Study it in the app“And he said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jewish man to associate with or visit a foreigner; but to me God showed that I should call no person profane or unclean.”
Andτεhe saidἔφηtoπρὸςthem,αὐτούς“YouὙμεῖςknowἐπίστασθεhowὡςunlawfulἀθέμιτόνit isἐστινfor a JewishἸουδαίῳmanἀνδρὶto associate withκολλᾶσθαιorἢvisitπροσέρχεσθαιa foreigner;ἀλλοφύλῳbut to meκἀμοὶGodὁ θεὸςshowedἔδειξενthat I shouldcallλέγεινnoμηδέναpersonἄνθρωπονprofaneκοινὸνorἢunclean.ἀκάθαρτον
say
Say.
Where else “ephē” appearsunderstand
Understand, know.
Where else “epistasthe” appearsforbidden, unlawful
Forbidden, unlawful, against the Law or custom; "lawless", wicked.
Where else “athemiton” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appearsJew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaiōi” appearsman
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “andri” appearsjoin
To cling to someone, become closely bound to them.
Where else “kollasthai” appearscome near
To come up close to someone, go toward them.
Where else “proserchesthai” appearsforeigner
Foreigner, of another people or race.
Where else “allophylōi” appearsand I, I also
And I, I too.
Where else “kamoi” appearsGod
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appearsshow
Show, point out.
Where else “edeixen” appearscall
To call someone by a name.
Where else “legein” appearsno one, nothing
No one, nothing.
Where else “mēdena” appearssomeone
Any person, without saying who, as in the parables.
Where else “anthrōpon” appearsprofane
What is not considered clean for God.
Where else “koinon” appearsunclean
Something the law bars from worship.
Where else “akatharton” appears27And talking with him, he went in and finds many people gathered together.
28 · This verse (above)
29That is why I also came without objection when I was sent for. So I ask for what reason you sent for me.”
1. What it says
What vision does Cornelius have, and what vision does Peter have? What are they each asked to do? (vv. 3-16)
2. What it means
Peter says God shows no partiality (vv. 34-35). How did what Peter experienced change what he understood?
3. How I live it
Are there people you tend to keep at a distance? What small step could you take toward one of them?
