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You have made knownἐγνώρισάςto meμοιthe waysὁδοὺςof life;ζωῆςyou will fillπληρώσειςmeμεwith joyεὐφροσύνηςinμετὰyourσουpresence.’τοῦ προσώπου
Acts 2:28
Study it in the app“You have made known to me the ways of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence.’”
At Pentecost Peter declares that God raised him and death could not hold himThe Resurrection
With the Greek beneath
Acts 2:28, word by word
- You have made knownἐγνώρισάςegnōrisas
make known
To let others learn something.
Where else “egnōrisas” appears- the waysὁδοὺςhodous
road
The route by which one goes from one place to another, or the trip itself.
Where else “hodous” appears- of lifeζωῆςzōēs
eternal life
What God gives to live with him without end.
Where else “zōēs” appears- you will fillπληρώσειςplērōseis
fill
To occupy something completely, leaving no gap.
Where else “plērōseis” appears- with joyεὐφροσύνηςeuphrosynēs
joy, gladness
Joy, gladness, cheer.
Where else “euphrosynēs” appears- presence.’προσώπουprosōpou
presence
Literally "the face": being in front of someone, face to face.
Where else “prosōpou” appears
The context
27because you will not abandon my soul to Hades, nor will you let your Holy One see decay.
28 · This verse (above)
29Brothers, it is permitted to speak to you with frankness about the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
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?