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Andδὲhe went outἐξῆλθενtoεἰςTarsusΤαρσὸνto look forἀναζητῆσαιSaul,Σαῦλον
Acts 11:25
Study it in the app“And he went out to Tarsus to look for Saul,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 11:25, word by word
- he went outἐξῆλθενexēlthen
go out
To leave the place where one was and go outside or elsewhere.
Where else “exēlthen” appears- TarsusΤαρσὸνTarson
Tarsus
See it on the mapWhere else “Tarson” appears- to look forἀναζητῆσαιanazētēsai
look for
Look for, search carefully for someone.
Where else “anazētēsai” appears- SaulΣαῦλονSaulon
Saul
Saul, the Hebrew name of the apostle Paul, used in its Greek form.
Where else “Saulon” appears
Places in this verse
Tarsus
Today: Tarsus, southern Turkey
A city in Cilicia, in what is now southern Turkey, near the Mediterranean coast.
Paul was born there (Acts 22:3). The believers sent him off to Tarsus, and Barnabas went to find him and bring him to Antioch (Acts 9:30; 11:25).
The context
24for he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a large crowd was added to the Lord.
25 · This verse (above)
26and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it happened that for a whole year they met together with the assembly and taught a large crowd; and the disciples were called Christians for the first time in Antioch.
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?