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youὑμεῖςknowοἴδατεthe thingτὸ ῥῆμαthat happenedγενόμενονthroughoutκαθ’allὅληςJudea,τῆς ἸουδαίαςbeginningἀρξάμενοςfromἀπὸGalileeτῆς Γαλιλαίαςafterμετὰthe immersionτὸ βάπτισμαthatὃJohnἸωάννηςproclaimed:ἐκήρυξεν
Acts 10:37
Study it in the app“you know the thing that happened throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the immersion that John proclaimed:”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 10:37, word by word
- knowοἴδατεoidate
know
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “oidate” appears- the thingῥῆμαrhēma
thing
A matter, something that happened.
Where else “rhēma” appears- that happenedγενόμενονgenomenon
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “genomenon” appears- allὅληςholēs
whole, all
Whole, entire, all.
Where else “holēs” appears- JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaias
Judea
See it on the mapWhere else “Ioudaias” appears- beginningἀρξάμενοςarxamenos
begin
To start doing something.
Where else “arxamenos” appears- GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaias
Galilee
See it on the mapWhere else “Galilaias” appears- the immersionβάπτισμαbaptisma
immersion
Putting someone into water as a sign; what is called baptism.
Where else “baptisma” appears- JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs
John
John. In the Gospels, John the Immerser (the Baptist) or John son of Zebedee, one of the Twelve.
Where else “Iōannēs” appears- proclaimedἐκήρυξενekēryxen
proclaim
Proclaim aloud, like a herald announcing a message on behalf of the king.
Where else “ekēryxen” appears
Places in this verse
1Judea
Today: southern Israel and West Bank, Judean hills
The southern region of Israel, including Jerusalem; in Jesus' time it was a Roman province.
Jesus was born there, and John the Immerser preached there (Matt 2:1; 3:1). Jesus told his disciples to be witnesses in Judea (Acts 1:8).
2Galilee
Today: northern Israel, around the Sea of Galilee
The northern region of Israel, around the Sea of Galilee.
Most of Jesus' ministry took place there; he taught, healed and called his disciples (Matt 4:23; Mark 1:14).
The context
36The word that he sent to the sons of Israel, announcing the good news of peace through Jesus the Messiah— he is Lord of all—
37 · This verse (above)
38Jesus from Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with him.
To study Acts 10 in a group
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?