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saying,λέγοντες“This manοὗτοςis persuadingἀναπείθειpeopleτοὺς ἀνθρώπουςto worshipσέβεσθαιGodτὸν θεόνcontrary toΠαρὰthe law.”τὸν νόμον
Acts 18:13
Study it in the app“saying, “This man is persuading people to worship God contrary to the law.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 18:13, word by word
- sayingλέγοντεςlegontes
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legontes” appears- is persuadingἀναπείθειanapeithei
persuade, incite
Persuade, win someone over, sometimes to do wrong.
Where else “anapeithei” appears- peopleἀνθρώπουςanthrōpous
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpous” appears- to worshipσέβεσθαιsebesthai
worship
Worship, revere God.
Where else “sebesthai” appears- Godθεόνtheon
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theon” appears- the lawνόμονnomon
law
The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.
Where else “nomon” appears
The context
12But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a united attack on Paul and brought him before the judgment seat,
13 · This verse (above)
14But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were some wrongdoing or wicked crime, O Jews, I would with reason have put up with you;
To study Acts 18 in a group
1. What it says
With whom does Paul stay in Corinth, and what work did they do? (vv. 1-3)
2. What it means
Priscilla and Aquila take Apollos aside to explain the Way to him more accurately. How do they go about it? (vv. 24-26)
3. How I live it
Who has kindly helped you see something more clearly? How do you receive correction from another person?