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Forγὰρthey were hearingἤκουονthemαὐτῶνspeakingλαλούντωνin tonguesγλώσσαιςandκαὶmagnifyingμεγαλυνόντωνGod.τὸν θεόνThenτότεPeterΠέτροςanswered,ἀπεκρίθη
Acts 10:46
Study it in the app“For they were hearing them speaking in tongues and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 10:46, word by word
- they were hearingἤκουονēkouon
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “ēkouon” appears- speakingλαλούντωνlalountōn
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “lalountōn” appears- in tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssais
tongues
The gift of speaking in tongues the Spirit gives.
Where else “glōssais” appears- magnifyingμεγαλυνόντωνmegalynontōn
magnify
To speak of someone's greatness.
Where else “megalynontōn” appears- Godθεόνtheon
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theon” appears- Thenτότεtote
then
Then, at that time.
Where else “tote” appears- PeterΠέτροςPetros
Peter
Peter, "rock": the name Jesus gave to Simon.
Where else “Petros” appears- answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithē
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apekrithē” appears
The context
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.
46 · This verse (above)
47“Can anyone really withhold the water so that these are not immersed, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we also did?”
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?