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“CanδύναταιanyoneτιςreallyΜήτιwithholdκωλῦσαίthe waterτὸ ὕδωρso thatτοῦtheseτούτουςare notμὴimmersed,βαπτισθῆναιwhoοἵτινεςhave receivedἔλαβονthe Holyτὸ ἅγιονSpiritτὸ πνεῦμαjust asὡςweἡμεῖςalso did?”καὶ
Acts 10:47
Study it in the app““Can anyone really withhold the water so that these are not immersed, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we also did?””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 10:47, word by word
- “Canδύναταιdynatai
can, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynatai” appears- reallyΜήτιMēti
surely not
Expecting "no": "it can't be…, can it?".
Where else “Mēti” appears- withholdκωλῦσαίkōlysai
hinder
To hinder, to prevent.
Where else “kōlysai” appears- the waterὕδωρhydōr
water
The liquid of rivers, wells and rain, for drinking and washing.
Where else “hydōr” appears- immersedβαπτισθῆναιbaptisthēnai
immerse
To put someone into water; "baptize" comes from it.
Where else “baptisthēnai” appears- have receivedἔλαβονelabon
receive
To be given something, like the Spirit.
Where else “elabon” 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
The context
46For they were hearing them speaking in tongues and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,
47 · This verse (above)
48And he commanded them to be immersed in the name of Jesus the Messiah. Then they asked him to stay on for some days.
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?