Study it in the app“And when it happened that we had completed the days, we left and went on our way, all accompanying us, with wives and children, until we were outside the city; and kneeling on the beach and praying,”
Andδὲwhenὅτεit happened thatἐγένετοweἡμᾶςhad completedἐξαρτίσαιthe days,τὰς ἡμέραςwe leftἐξελθόντεςandwent on our way,ἐπορευόμεθαallπάντωνaccompanyingπροπεμπόντωνus,ἡμᾶςwithσὺνwivesγυναιξὶandκαὶchildren,τέκνοιςuntilἕωςwe wereoutsideἔξωthe city;τῆς πόλεωςandκαὶkneelingθέντες τὰ γόναταonἐπὶthe beachτὸν αἰγιαλὸνandpraying,προσευξάμενοι
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “egeneto” appearscomplete
To reach the end of the set days.
Where else “exartisai” appearsday
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmeras” appearsgo out
To leave the place where one was and go outside or elsewhere.
Where else “exelthontes” appearsgo
To go somewhere, set out.
Where else “eporeuometha” appearssend on one's way
To send someone off with what is needed for the journey, to accompany him part of the way.
Where else “propempontōn” appearswith
With, together with.
Where else “syn” appearswife
A married woman, joined to her husband.
Where else “gynaixi” appearschild
Someone born of parents, or of a family or people.
Where else “teknois” appearsoutside
Points to the space on the other side of a door, a wall or a group.
Where else “exō” appearscity, town
City, town.
Where else “poleōs” appearskneel
To put one's knees to the ground, above all to pray.
Where else “thentes” appearsknee
Knee.
Where else “gonata” appearsshore, beach
Beach, seashore.
Where else “aigialon” appearspray
Pray: speak with God.
Where else “proseuxamenoi” appears4And having found the disciples, we stayed there seven days. They kept telling Paul through the Spirit not to set foot in Jerusalem.
5 · This verse (above)
6we said farewell to one another and went on board the ship, and they returned to their own homes.
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?
