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While Peterτοῦ Πέτρουwas stillἜτιspeakingλαλοῦντοςtheseταῦταwords,τὰ ῥήματαthe Holyτὸ ἅγιονSpiritτὸ πνεῦμαfellἐπέπεσεonἐπὶallπάνταςwho were hearingτοὺς ἀκούονταςthe word.τὸν λόγον
Acts 10:44
Study it in the app“While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all who were hearing the word.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 10:44, word by word
- While PeterΠέτρουPetrou
Peter
Peter, "rock": the name Jesus gave to Simon.
Where else “Petrou” appears- speakingλαλοῦντοςlalountos
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “lalountos” appears- wordsῥήματαrhēmata
word
What comes out of someone's mouth: a saying, a sentence, a message.
Where else “rhēmata” appears- the Holyἅγιονhagion
Holy Spirit
God's Spirit, who is his own and sets people apart for him.
Where else “hagion” appears- Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneuma” appears- fellἐπέπεσεepepese
fall upon
To come upon someone, like the Spirit or fear.
Where else “epepese” appears- who were hearingἀκούονταςakouontas
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “akouontas” appears- the wordλόγονlogon
message
What God says, proclaimed to people.
Where else “logon” appears
The context
43To him all the prophets testify, that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”
44 · This verse (above)
45And the believers from among the circumcised, as many as had come with Peter, were amazed that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the nations.
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?