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Andδὲhe was passing throughδιήρχετοSyriaτὴν ΣυρίανandκαὶCilicia,τὴν Κιλικίανstrengtheningἐπιστηρίζωνthe assemblies.τὰς ἐκκλησίας
Acts 15:41
Study it in the app“And he was passing through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the assemblies.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 15:41, word by word
- he was passing throughδιήρχετοdiērcheto
go about
To go from place to place, or for news to spread.
Where else “diērcheto” appears- SyriaΣυρίανSyrian
Syria
See it on the mapWhere else “Syrian” appears- CiliciaΚιλικίανKilikian
Cilicia
Cilicia, a region in the south-east of present-day Turkey; its capital was Tarsus.
Where else “Kilikian” appears- strengtheningἐπιστηρίζωνepistērizōn
strengthen
Strengthen, make stronger.
Where else “epistērizōn” appears- the assembliesἐκκλησίαςekklēsias
church
Those who believe in Jesus, gathered as his people.
Where else “ekklēsias” appears
Places in this verse
Syria
Today: Syria (plus parts of southern Turkey and Lebanon)
A region north of Israel around Antioch and Damascus; today it is the country of Syria, and part lies in Turkey.
When Jesus was born, Quirinius governed Syria (Luke 2:2). Paul passed through Syria on his journeys and strengthened the assemblies (Acts 15:41).
The context
40But Paul chose Silas and departed, having been commended to the grace of the Lord by the brothers.
41 · This verse (above)
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?