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Andδὲheὁsaid,εἶπεν‘The GodὉ θεὸςof ourἡμῶνfathersτῶν πατέρωνhas appointedπροεχειρίσατόyouσεto knowγνῶναιhisαὐτοῦwillτὸ θέλημαandκαὶto seeἰδεῖνthe Righteous Oneτὸν δίκαιονandκαὶto hearἀκοῦσαιa voiceφωνὴνfromἐκhisαὐτοῦmouth,τοῦ στόματος
Acts 22:14
Study it in the app“And he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will and to see the Righteous One and to hear a voice from his mouth,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 22:14, word by word
- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- ‘The Godθεὸςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- fathersπατέρωνpaterōn
forefather
An ancestor: Abraham as the founder of the family.
Where else “paterōn” appears- has appointedπροεχειρίσατόproecheirisato
appoint, choose
Appoint, choose someone beforehand for a task.
Where else “proecheirisato” appears- to knowγνῶναιgnōnai
know
To be truly acquainted with someone, or grasp something fully.
Where else “gnōnai” appears- willθέλημαthelēma
will
Will: what someone wants and decides.
Where else “thelēma” appears- to seeἰδεῖνidein
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “idein” appears- the Righteous Oneδίκαιονdikaion
Righteous One
Jesus or God, the Righteous One.
Where else “dikaion” appears- to hearἀκοῦσαιakousai
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “akousai” appears- a voiceφωνὴνphōnēn
voice
Someone's voice, or a shout.
Where else “phōnēn” appears- mouthστόματοςstomatos
mouth
The part of the face through which one eats and speaks; also what one says.
Where else “stomatos” appears
The context
13came to me, and standing by me he said to me, ‘Brother Saul, recover your sight.’ And I, at that very hour, looked up at him.
14 · This verse (above)
15for you will be a witness for him to all people of what you have seen and heard.
To study Acts 22 in a group
1. What it says
Paul tells his story to the crowd: what was he like before, what happened on the road, and what did Ananias say? (vv. 3-16)
2. What it means
Why does Paul begin by saying that he too persecuted the disciples and was zealous for God? (vv. 3-5)
3. How I live it
Telling your own story simply can draw others near. What part of your life could you share with someone without pressuring them?