Study it in the app“And when they arrived and gathered together the assembly, they reported all that God had done with them, and that he had opened to the nations a door of faith.”
Andδὲwhen they arrivedπαραγενόμενοιandκαὶgathered togetherσυναγαγόντεςthe assembly,τὴν ἐκκλησίανthey reportedἀνήγγελλονall thatὅσαGodὁ θεὸςhad doneἐποίησενwithμετ’them,αὐτῶνandκαὶthatὅτιhe had openedἤνοιξενto the nationsτοῖς ἔθνεσινa doorθύρανof faith.πίστεως
arrive, come
Arrive, come, be present.
Where else “paragenomenoi” appearsgather
To bring people or things together into one place.
Where else “synagagontes” appearschurch
Those who believe in Jesus, gathered as his people.
Where else “ekklēsian” appearsannounce, tell
Announce, tell, make something clearly known.
Where else “anēngellon” appearsGod
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appearsdo
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “epoiēsen” appearsopen
Open.
Where else “ēnoixen” appearsGentile
The peoples who are not Israel.
Where else “ethnesin” appearsopen door
An open door: Christ, or a chance from God.
Where else “thyran” appearstrust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteōs” appears26And from there they sailed to Antioch, from where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work that they had completed.
27 · This verse (above)
28And they stayed no little time with the disciples.
1. What it says
In Lystra, what does Paul do for the man who had never walked, and how does the crowd react? (vv. 8-13)
2. What it means
Why do Paul and Barnabas refuse to be treated as gods, and what do they say about themselves? (vv. 14-15)
3. How I live it
Paul and Barnabas encouraged the disciples to stay firm through hardship (v. 22). How can you encourage someone going through a hard time?
