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Andδὲwhen they heardἀκούσαντεςthese thingsταῦταthey fell silentἡσύχασανandκαὶglorifiedἐδόξασανGod,τὸν θεὸνsaying,λέγοντες“ThenἌραGodὁ θεὸςhas givenἔδωκενto the nationsτοῖς ἔθνεσινalsoκαὶthe change of mindτὴν μετάνοιανthat leads toεἰςlife.”ζωὴν
Acts 11:18
Study it in the app“And when they heard these things they fell silent and glorified God, saying, “Then God has given to the nations also the change of mind that leads to life.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 11:18, word by word
- when they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantes
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “akousantes” appears- they fell silentἡσύχασανhēsychasan
keep silent
Stop speaking.
Where else “hēsychasan” appears- glorifiedἐδόξασανedoxasan
glorify
Glorify: honor, give glory.
Where else “edoxasan” appears- Godθεὸνtheon
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theon” appears- sayingλέγοντεςlegontes
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legontes” appears- “ThenἌραAra
then, so
So then, therefore.
Where else “Ara” appears- has givenἔδωκενedōken
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “edōken” appears- to the nationsἔθνεσινethnesin
Gentile
The peoples who are not Israel.
Where else “ethnesin” appears- the change of mindμετάνοιανmetanoian
change of mind
Change of mind: turning around one's way of thinking and of living to return to God. It is usually translated "repentance".
Where else “metanoian” appears- lifeζωὴνzōēn
eternal life
What God gives to live with him without end.
Where else “zōēn” appears
The context
17So if God gave them the same gift as also to us when we believed in the Lord Jesus the Messiah, who was I to be able to hinder God?”
18 · This verse (above)
19So those who had been scattered because of the affliction that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except only Jews.
To study Acts 11 in a group
1. What it says
When Peter is criticized in Jerusalem, how does he respond, and what do they do when they hear him? (vv. 2-18)
2. What it means
What does Barnabas do on arriving in Antioch, and what does he then do about Saul? (vv. 22-26)
3. How I live it
The disciples in Antioch sent help to the brothers in Judea who needed it (vv. 27-30). Whom far away could you help?