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Butδὲwhen the Jewsοἱ Ἰουδαῖοιsawἰδόντεςthe crowds,τοὺς ὄχλουςthey were filledἐπλήσθησανwith jealousyζήλουandκαὶwere contradictingἀντέλεγονthe thingsτοῖςspokenλαλουμένοιςbyὑπὸPaul,Παύλουblaspheming.βλασφημοῦντες
Acts 13:45
Study it in the app“But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and were contradicting the things spoken by Paul, blaspheming.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 13:45, word by word
- when the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioi
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaioi” appears- sawἰδόντεςidontes
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “idontes” appears- the crowdsὄχλουςochlous
crowd
A lot of people together.
Where else “ochlous” appears- they were filledἐπλήσθησανeplēsthēsan
fill
To take up something completely, or be wholly taken up, as by the Spirit.
Where else “eplēsthēsan” appears- with jealousyζήλουzēlou
jealousy
Envy, resentment at another's good.
Where else “zēlou” appears- were contradictingἀντέλεγονantelegon
speak against
Contradict, oppose.
Where else “antelegon” appears- spokenλαλουμένοιςlaloumenois
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “laloumenois” appears- PaulΠαύλουPaulou
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulou” appears- blasphemingβλασφημοῦντεςblasphēmountes
blaspheme
To speak with contempt against God or what is holy.
Where else “blasphēmountes” appears
The context
44And on the next Sabbath almost the whole city gathered together to hear the word of the Lord.
45 · This verse (above)
46And Paul and Barnabas spoke boldly and said, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken first to you. Since you reject it and judge yourselves not worthy of eternal life, look, we are turning to the nations.
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?