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Andδὲthe Lordὁ κύριοςsaidεἶπενat nightἐν νυκτὶthroughδι’a visionὁράματοςto Paul,τῷ Παύλῳ“Do notΜὴbe afraid,φοβοῦbutἀλλὰspeak,λάλειandκαὶdo notμὴbe silent,σιωπήσῃς
Acts 18:9
Study it in the app“And the Lord said at night through a vision to Paul, “Do not be afraid, but speak, and do not be silent,”
The Lord encourages Paul at night to speak and not be silentCourage
With the Greek beneath
Acts 18:9, word by word
- the Lordκύριοςkyrios
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyrios” appears- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- at nightνυκτὶnykti
night
Night. "By night".
Where else “nykti” appears- a visionὁράματοςhoramatos
vision, sight
Vision, sight, what one sees.
Where else “horamatos” appears- to PaulΠαύλῳPaulōi
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulōi” appears- be afraidφοβοῦphobou
be afraid
To be afraid: "do not fear".
Where else “phobou” appears- speakλάλειlalei
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “lalei” appears- be silentσιωπήσῃςsiōpēsēis
be silent
Be silent, keep quiet.
Where else “siōpēsēis” appears
The context
8And Crispus, the synagogue leader, believed in the Lord together with his whole household, and many of the Corinthians who heard were believing and being immersed.
9 · This verse (above)
10because I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, because I have many people in this city.”
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?