Study it in the app“and said, “You full of all deceit and all fraud, son of the devil, enemy of all righteousness, will you not stop making crooked the straight ways of the Lord?”
andsaid,εἶπεν“YouὮfullπλήρηςof allπαντὸςdeceitδόλουandκαὶallπάσηςfraud,ῥᾳδιουργίαςsonυἱὲof the devil,διαβόλουenemyἐχθρὲof allπάσηςrighteousness,δικαιοσύνηςwill you notοὐstopπαύσῃmaking crookedδιαστρέφωνthe straightτὰς εὐθείαςwaysτὰς ὁδοὺςof the Lord?κυρίου
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appearsO
O!
Where else “Ō” appearsfull
Full.
Where else “plērēs” appearsdeceit
Deceit, trickery.
Where else “dolou” appearswickedness, villainy
Wickedness, unscrupulous villainy.
Where else “rhaidiourgias” appearsone belonging to
Someone with the character of something: "children of light".
Where else “huie” appearsdevil
The enemy of God and of people, who accuses, tempts and deceives.
Where else “diabolou” appearsenemy
Someone who hates another or wars against them.
Where else “echthre” appearsrighteousness
Doing what is just, living as God wants.
Where else “dikaiosynēs” appearsstop, cease
Stop, cease, finish; in the active, make stop, keep from.
Where else “pausēi” appearsdistort, pervert
Distort, twist, pervert; "perverse".
Where else “diastrephōn” appearsstraight
Without bends, not turning aside.
Where else “eutheias” appearsroad
The route by which one goes from one place to another, or the trip itself.
Where else “hodous” appearsLord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears9But Saul, who is also Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, stared at him
10 · This verse (above)
11And now, look, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun for a time.” And immediately mist and darkness fell on him, and going around he was seeking people to lead him by the hand.
1. What it says
In Antioch, while they fasted and served the Lord, what did the Holy Spirit say, and what did the assembly do? (vv. 1-3)
2. What it means
Why do you think the assembly fasted and prayed before sending Barnabas and Saul? (vv. 2-3)
3. How I live it
Facing an important decision, with whom can you seek counsel and pray before taking the step?
