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so thatὅπως ἂνthe restοἱ κατάλοιποιof humanityτῶν ἀνθρώπωνmay seekἐκζητήσωσινthe Lord,τὸν κύριονandκαὶallπάνταthe nationsτὰ ἔθνηon whomἐφ’ οὓςmy nameτὸ ὄνομά μουhas been called,ἐπικέκληταιsaysλέγειthe Lord,κύριοςwho doesποιῶνthese thingsταῦτα
Acts 15:17
Study it in the app“so that the rest of humanity may seek the Lord, and all the nations on whom my name has been called, says the Lord, who does these things”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 15:17, word by word
- the restκατάλοιποιkataloipoi
rest, remaining
The rest, those who are left.
Where else “kataloipoi” appears- of humanityἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōn
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpōn” appears- may seekἐκζητήσωσινekzētēsōsin
seek
Look earnestly for God or something desired.
Where else “ekzētēsōsin” appears- the Lordκύριονkyrion
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyrion” appears- the nationsἔθνηethnē
Gentile
The peoples who are not Israel.
Where else “ethnē” appears- my nameὄνομάonoma
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onoma” appears- has been calledἐπικέκληταιepikeklētai
be called
To give someone an added name: "also known as Peter".
Where else “epikeklētai” appears- saysλέγειlegei
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legei” appears- who doesποιῶνpoiōn
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiōn” appears
The context
16‘After these things I will return, and I will rebuild the tent of David that has fallen, and its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it,
17 · This verse (above)
18known from ages past.’
To study Acts 15 in a group
1. What it says
What disagreement arose in Antioch, and whom did they send to Jerusalem to deal with it? (vv. 1-2)
2. What it means
How did the apostles and elders reach a decision? Who spoke, and what weighed in it? (vv. 6-22)
3. How I live it
They listened to everyone before deciding (vv. 7, 12). How can you listen better to someone you disagree with?