Study it in the app“and they have been told about you that you teach all the Jews who are among the nations apostasy from Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children nor to walk according to the customs.”
andδὲthey have been toldκατηχήθησανaboutπερὶyouσοῦthatὅτιyou teachδιδάσκειςallπάνταςthe JewsἸουδαίουςwho are amongτοὺς κατὰthe nationsτὰ ἔθνηapostasyἀποστασίανfromἀπὸMoses,Μωϋσέωςtelling themλέγωνnotμὴto circumciseπεριτέμνεινtheirαὐτοὺςchildrenτὰ τέκναnorμηδὲto walkπεριπατεῖνaccording to the customs.τοῖς ἔθεσιν
instruct
Instruct, teach by word of mouth; also inform.
Where else “katēchēthēsan” appearsteach
Teach.
Where else “didaskeis” appearsJew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaious” appearsGentile
The peoples who are not Israel.
Where else “ethnē” appearsapostasy, defection
Defection, turning away from what one was faithful to; rebellion.
Where else “apostasian” appearsMoses
Moses, who led Israel out of Egypt and received God's law.
Where else “Mōyseōs” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legōn” appearscircumcise
Circumcise.
Where else “peritemnein” appearschild
Someone born of parents, or of a family or people.
Where else “tekna” appearslive
To live in a certain way: "walk in love".
Where else “peripatein” appearscustom
Custom.
Where else “ethesin” appears20And when they heard it, they glorified God, and they said to him, “You see, brother, how many tens of thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed, and they are all zealous for the law;
21 · This verse (above)
22So what is it? They will certainly hear that you have come.
1. What it says
What does the prophet Agabus do, and what do the believers who hear him ask of Paul? (vv. 10-12)
2. What it means
What does Paul answer those who weep to keep him from going up to Jerusalem, and how do they react? (vv. 13-14)
3. How I live it
Paul's friends wanted to protect him, but in the end said "The Lord's will be done" (v. 14). When is it hard for you to let someone you love go?
