Study it in the app“And those who conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens, and after receiving an instruction for Silas and Timothy that they should come to him as soon as possible, they departed.”
Andδὲthose who conductedοἱ καθιστάνοντεςPaulτὸν Παῦλονbrought himἤγαγονas far asἕωςAthens,Ἀθηνῶνandκαὶafter receivingλαβόντεςan instructionἐντολὴνforπρὸςSilasτὸν ΣιλᾶνandκαὶTimothyτὸν Τιμόθεονthatἵναthey should comeἔλθωσινtoπρὸςhimαὐτὸνas soon as possible,ὡς τάχισταthey departed.ἐξῄεσαν
escort
To escort someone to a place.
Where else “kathistanontes” appearsPaul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulon” appearslead
To lead a person or an animal from one place to another.
Where else “ēgagon” appearsAthens
See it on the mapWhere else “Athēnōn” appearsreceive
To be given something, like the Spirit.
Where else “labontes” appearsorder
What a human authority orders to be done.
Where else “entolēn” appearsSilas
Silas, a leader of the believers in Jerusalem and a companion of Paul; also called Silvanus.
Where else “Silan” appearsTimothy
Timothy: a disciple and companion of Paul, of a Jewish mother and a Greek father.
Where else “Timotheon” appearscome
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elthōsin” appearsquick
Quick, swift; "quickly".
Where else “tachista” appearsgo out, leave
Go out, go away, leave.
Where else “exēiesan” appearsAthens
Today: Athens, capital of Greece
The main city of southern Greece, near the Aegean Sea; today it is the capital of Greece.
Paul spoke at the Areopagus in Athens about the unknown God (Acts 17:16-34).
14So then the brothers at once sent off Paul to go as far as the sea, and both Silas and Timothy remained there.
15 · This verse (above)
16And as Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw that the city was full of idols.
1. What it says
What did the people of Berea do with what Paul said, and what came of it? (vv. 10-12)
2. What it means
In Athens, Paul starts from the altar "to an unknown god" (vv. 22-23). Why does he begin with something they already knew?
3. How I live it
When talking with someone who thinks differently, how can you start from what you share and listen with respect?
