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ButδὲPaulΠαῦλοςthought it rightἠξίουnotμὴto take alongσυμπαραλαμβάνεινthis man,τοῦτονthe one who had withdrawnτὸν ἀποστάνταfromἀπ’themαὐτῶνfromἀπὸPamphyliaΠαμφυλίαςandκαὶhad notμὴgone withσυνελθόνταthemαὐτοῖςtoεἰςthe work.τὸ ἔργον
Acts 15:38
Study it in the app“But Paul thought it right not to take along this man, the one who had withdrawn from them from Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 15:38, word by word
- PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulos” appears- thought it rightἠξίουēxiou
consider worthy
Consider worthy, deem fit; also ask, think it right.
Where else “ēxiou” appears- to take alongσυμπαραλαμβάνεινsymparalambanein
take along
Take someone along as a companion.
Where else “symparalambanein” appears- the one who had withdrawnἀποστάνταapostanta
depart
To move away from a place or person.
Where else “apostanta” appears- PamphyliaΠαμφυλίαςPamphylias
Pamphylia
Pamphylia, a region on the southern coast of present-day Turkey.
Where else “Pamphylias” appears- gone withσυνελθόνταsynelthonta
go with
To go with someone.
Where else “synelthonta” appears- the workἔργονergon
task
The job given to someone.
Where else “ergon” appears
The context
37Now Barnabas wanted to take along also John who was called Mark.
38 · This verse (above)
39And there arose a sharp disagreement, so that they separated from each other, and Barnabas, taking along Mark, sailed away to Cyprus.
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?