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When heὃςarrivedπαραγενόμενοςandκαὶsawἰδὼνthe graceτὴν χάρινof God,τὴν τοῦ θεοῦhe rejoiced,ἐχάρηandκαὶhe was encouragingπαρεκάλειallπάνταςto remain withπροσμένεινthe Lordτῷ κυρίῳwith purposeτῇ προθέσειof heart,τῆς καρδίας
Acts 11:23
Study it in the app“When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced, and he was encouraging all to remain with the Lord with purpose of heart,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 11:23, word by word
- arrivedπαραγενόμενοςparagenomenos
arrive, come
Arrive, come, be present.
Where else “paragenomenos” appears- sawἰδὼνidōn
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “idōn” appears- the graceχάρινcharin
grace
A kindness God gives that no one earns, above all salvation.
Where else “charin” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- he rejoicedἐχάρηecharē
rejoice
To feel joy and gladness about something.
Where else “echarē” appears- he was encouragingπαρεκάλειparekalei
urge
To spur someone on with words to do good.
Where else “parekalei” appears- to remain withπροσμένεινprosmenein
remain, stay with
Stay with someone, remain; keep on.
Where else “prosmenein” appears- the Lordκυρίῳkyriōi
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriōi” appears- with purposeπροθέσειprothesei
purpose
What one sets out to do; God's plan.
Where else “prothesei” appears- of heartκαρδίαςkardias
heart
Heart: the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.
Where else “kardias” appears
The context
22And the word about them was heard in the ears of the assembly that was in Jerusalem, and they sent out Barnabas as far as Antioch.
23 · This verse (above)
24for he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a large crowd was added to the Lord.
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?