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menἀνθρώποιςwho have handed overπαραδεδωκόσιtheirαὐτῶνlivesτὰς ψυχὰςforὑπὲρthe nameτοῦ ὀνόματοςof ourτοῦ ἡμῶνLordκυρίουJesusἸησοῦthe Messiah.Χριστοῦ
Acts 15:26
Study it in the app“men who have handed over their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus the Messiah.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 15:26, word by word
- menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpois
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpois” appears- who have handed overπαραδεδωκόσιparadedōkosi
betray
To give someone up to enemies, betray them.
Where else “paradedōkosi” appears- livesψυχὰςpsychas
life
Literally "soul": one's being alive, which can be saved, lost or given.
Where else “psychas” appears- the nameὀνόματοςonomatos
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onomatos” appears- Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears- JesusἸησοῦIēsou
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appears- the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears
The context
25it seemed good to us, having come to one mind, to choose men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
26 · This verse (above)
27So we have sent Judas and Silas, and they will report the same things by word of mouth.
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?