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And Iκἀγὼsaid,εἶπον‘Lord,Κύριεthey themselvesαὐτοὶknowἐπίστανταιthatὅτιIἐγὼwasἤμηνimprisoningφυλακίζωνandκαὶbeatingδέρωνin synagogue after synagogueκατὰ τὰς συναγωγὰςthose whoτοὺςbelieveπιστεύονταςinἐπὶyou.σέ
Acts 22:19
Study it in the app“And I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that I was imprisoning and beating in synagogue after synagogue those who believe in you.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 22:19, word by word
- And Iκἀγὼkagō
and I, I also
And I, I too.
Where else “kagō” appears- saidεἶπονeipon
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipon” appears- ‘LordΚύριεKyrie
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “Kyrie” appears- knowἐπίστανταιepistantai
understand
Understand, know.
Where else “epistantai” appears- wasἤμηνēmēn
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēmēn” appears- imprisoningφυλακίζωνphylakizōn
imprison
Imprison, put in prison.
Where else “phylakizōn” appears- beatingδέρωνderōn
beat, strike
Beat, strike, flog.
Where else “derōn” appears- in synagogue after synagogueσυναγωγὰςsynagōgas
synagogue
Synagogue: the gathering of Jews to read Scripture and pray, and the building where they met.
Where else “synagōgas” appears- believeπιστεύονταςpisteuontas
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteuontas” appears
The context
18and saw him saying to me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.’
19 · This verse (above)
20And when the blood of Stephen, your witness, was being shed, I also was standing by and approving and guarding the garments of those who were killing him.’
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?