Study it in the app““I am a Jewish man, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated at the feet of Gamaliel strictly according to the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, just as all of you are today.”
“IἘγώamεἰμιa JewishἸουδαῖοςman,ἀνὴρbornγεγεννημένοςinἐνTarsusΤαρσῷof Cilicia,τῆς Κιλικίαςbutδὲbrought upἀνατεθραμμένοςinἐνthisταύτῃcity,τῇ πόλειeducatedπεπαιδευμένοςatπαρὰthe feetτοὺς πόδαςof GamalielΓαμαλιήλstrictlyἀκρίβειανaccording toκατὰthe lawτοῦ νόμουof our fathers,πατρῴουbeingὑπάρχωνzealousζηλωτὴςfor God,τοῦ θεοῦjust asκαθὼςallπάντεςof youὑμεῖςareἐστεtoday.σήμερον
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eimi” appearsJew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaios” appearsman
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “anēr” appearsbe born
To give birth, or come into the world.
Where else “gegennēmenos” appearsTarsus
See it on the mapWhere else “Tarsōi” appearsCilicia
Cilicia, a region in the south-east of present-day Turkey; its capital was Tarsus.
Where else “Kilikias” appearsbring up, raise
Bring up, raise a child; nurture, educate.
Where else “anatethrammenos” appearscity, town
City, town.
Where else “polei” appearsteach
To teach, train someone.
Where else “pepaideumenos” appearsfoot
Foot.
Where else “podas” appearsGamaliel
Gamaliel, a Pharisee and highly respected teacher of the Law; Paul studied under him.
Where else “Gamaliēl” appearsstrictness, exactness
Exactness, strictness, precision.
Where else “akribeian” appearslaw
The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.
Where else “nomou” appearsancestral
Ancestral: of one's fathers, received from one's ancestors.
Where else “patrōiou” appearsbe
To exist, or to be already in a condition.
Where else “hyparchōn” appearszealous, Zealot
Zealous, eager; "the Zealot", someone of burning zeal.
Where else “zēlōtēs” appearsGod
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appearstoday
Today.
Where else “sēmeron” appearsTarsus
Today: Tarsus, southern Turkey
A city in Cilicia, in what is now southern Turkey, near the Mediterranean coast.
Paul was born there (Acts 22:3). The believers sent him off to Tarsus, and Barnabas went to find him and bring him to Antioch (Acts 9:30; 11:25).
2And when they heard that he was addressing them in the Hebrew language, they kept even more quiet. And he says:
3 · This verse (above)
4I persecuted this Way to the point of death, binding and handing over to prisons both men and women,
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?
