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Brothers,Ἄνδρες ἀδελφοίsonsυἱοὶof the familyγένουςof Abraham,Ἀβραὰμandκαὶthoseοἱamongἐνyouὑμῖνwho fearφοβούμενοιGod,τὸν θεόνto usἡμῖνthe wordὁ λόγοςof thisτῆς ταύτηςsalvationσωτηρίαςhas been sent.ἐξαπεστάλη
Acts 13:26
Study it in the app“Brothers, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to us the word of this salvation has been sent.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 13:26, word by word
- BrothersἌνδρεςAndres
man
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “Andres” appears- Brothersἀδελφοίadelphoi
fellow countryman
A neighbor, someone of the same people.
Where else “adelphoi” appears- sonsυἱοὶhuioi
descendant
A descendant: "son of David".
Where else “huioi” appears- of the familyγένουςgenous
family
The ancestors one comes from.
Where else “genous” appears- of AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraam
Abraham
Abraham, the father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised to bless all the families of the earth through his offspring.
Where else “Abraam” appears- who fearφοβούμενοιphoboumenoi
revere
To honor God with reverence.
Where else “phoboumenoi” appears- Godθεόνtheon
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theon” appears- the wordλόγοςlogos
message
What God says, proclaimed to people.
Where else “logos” appears- salvationσωτηρίαςsōtērias
salvation
Salvation.
Where else “sōtērias” appears- has been sentἐξαπεστάληexapestalē
send out
To dispatch someone to another place with a task to carry out.
Where else “exapestalē” appears
The context
25And as John was completing his course, he was saying, ‘What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. But look, one is coming after me, the sandal of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.’
26 · This verse (above)
27For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers, not recognizing him or the voices of the prophets that are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him.
To study Acts 13 in a group
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?