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Thereforeδιὰ τοῦτοmyμουheartἡ καρδίαwas glad,ηὐφράνθηandκαὶmyμουtongueἡ γλῶσσάrejoiced;ἠγαλλιάσατοandδὲmoreoverἔτιmyμουfleshἡ σάρξalsoκαὶwill dwellκατασκηνώσειinἐπ’hope,ἐλπίδι
Acts 2:26
Study it in the app“Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; and moreover my flesh also will dwell in hope,”
At Pentecost Peter declares that God raised him and death could not hold himThe Resurrection
With the Greek beneath
Acts 2:26, word by word
- heartκαρδίαkardia
heart
Heart: the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.
Where else “kardia” appears- was gladηὐφράνθηēuphranthē
rejoice
To feel joy over something good that happened or that God did.
Where else “ēuphranthē” appears- tongueγλῶσσάglōssa
tongue
The organ of the mouth used to speak and to taste.
Where else “glōssa” appears- rejoicedἠγαλλιάσατοēgalliasato
rejoice greatly
Leap for joy, rejoice greatly.
Where else “ēgalliasato” appears- fleshσάρξsarx
flesh
The soft part of the body, of people or animals; also the body itself.
Where else “sarx” appears- will dwellκατασκηνώσειkataskēnōsei
nest, dwell
Nest, settle down to live.
Where else “kataskēnōsei” appears- hopeἐλπίδιelpidi
hope
Hope: confidence in what God will do.
Where else “elpidi” appears
The context
25For David says concerning him, ‘I saw the Lord before me always, for he is at my right hand, so that I may not be shaken.
26 · This verse (above)
27because you will not abandon my soul to Hades, nor will you let your Holy One see decay.
To study Acts 2 in a group
1. What it says
What happened on the day of Pentecost when the disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit, and what did the crowd hear? (vv. 4-8)
2. What it means
Peter explains what happened using the Scriptures and Jesus. What does he want the people to understand about Jesus? (vv. 22-36)
3. How I live it
The first believers shared teaching, meals and possessions (vv. 42-45). What could you share this week with someone close to you?