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Andδὲthe disciples,τῶν μαθητῶνasκαθὼςanyoneτιςwas prospering,εὐπορεῖτόdetermined,ὥρισανeachἕκαστοςof them,αὐτῶνto sendπέμψαιsomethingforεἰςaidδιακονίανto the brothersτοῖς ἀδελφοῖςwho livedκατοικοῦσινinἐνJudea;τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ
Acts 11:29
Study it in the app“And the disciples, as anyone was prospering, determined, each of them, to send something for aid to the brothers who lived in Judea;”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 11:29, word by word
- the disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōn
disciple
A follower of Jesus.
Where else “mathētōn” appears- was prosperingεὐπορεῖτόeuporeito
have means, prosper
Have means, be well off, prosper.
Where else “euporeito” appears- determinedὥρισανhōrisan
determine, appoint
Determine, appoint, designate; also mark off a boundary.
Where else “hōrisan” appears- eachἕκαστοςhekastos
each
Each, each one.
Where else “hekastos” appears- to sendπέμψαιpempsai
send off
To send something, like help or a letter.
Where else “pempsai” appears- aidδιακονίανdiakonian
aid
What is sent to those in need.
Where else “diakonian” appears- to the brothersἀδελφοῖςadelphois
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphois” appears- who livedκατοικοῦσινkatoikousin
dwell, live
Dwell, live in a place, inhabit.
Where else “katoikousin” appears- JudeaἸουδαίᾳIoudaiai
Judea
See it on the mapWhere else “Ioudaiai” appears
Places in this verse
Judea
Today: southern Israel and West Bank, Judean hills
The southern region of Israel, including Jerusalem; in Jesus' time it was a Roman province.
Jesus was born there, and John the Immerser preached there (Matt 2:1; 3:1). Jesus told his disciples to be witnesses in Judea (Acts 1:8).
The context
28And one of them named Agabus stood up and indicated through the Spirit that a great famine was going to come over all the inhabited world; and this took place in the time of Claudius.
29 · This verse (above)
30which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
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?