Study it in the app“And when the dissension became great, the commander, afraid that Paul would be torn to pieces by them, ordered the troops to go down, snatch him from their midst, and bring him into the barracks.”
Andδὲwhen the dissensionστάσεωςbecameγινομένηςgreat,πολλῆςthe commander,ὁ χιλίαρχοςafraidφοβηθεὶςthatμὴPaulὁ Παῦλοςwould be torn to piecesδιασπασθῇbyὑπ’them,αὐτῶνorderedἐκέλευσενthe troopsτὸ στράτευμαto go down,καταβὰνsnatchἁρπάσαιhimαὐτὸνfromἐκtheir midst,μέσου αὐτῶνandτεbring himἄγεινintoεἰςthe barracks.τὴν παρεμβολήν
dissension
Conflict between groups.
Where else “staseōs” appearsbecome
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “ginomenēs” appearsgreat
Of great size or strength, like a crowd or a lament.
Where else “pollēs” appearscommander
Commander: an officer over a thousand soldiers.
Where else “chiliarchos” appearsbe afraid
To be afraid: "do not fear".
Where else “phobētheis” appearsPaul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulos” appearstear apart
Tear apart, break in pieces.
Where else “diaspasthēi” appearsorder, command
Order, command, give the word for something to be done.
Where else “ekeleusen” appearstroops, army
Troops, army, soldiers.
Where else “strateuma” appearsgo down, come down
Go down, come down, descend.
Where else “kataban” appearssnatch
Snatch, carry off by force.
Where else “harpasai” appearsmiddle
Middle, in the midst.
Where else “mesou” appearslead
To lead a person or an animal from one place to another.
Where else “agein” appearsbarracks
The fortress where Roman soldiers lived in Jerusalem.
Where else “parembolēn” appears9And there arose a great outcry, and some of the scribes of the party of the Pharisees stood up and argued fiercely, saying, “We find nothing wrong in this man; and what if a spirit has spoken to him, or an angel?”
10 · This verse (above)
11And on the following night the Lord stood by him and said, “Take courage; for as you have testified to the things about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.”
1. What it says
What does the Lord say to Paul the night after his appearance before the council? (v. 11)
2. What it means
Paul's nephew learns of a plot and reports it. What does the commander do with that information? (vv. 12-24)
3. How I live it
Paul was encouraged at a moment of great tension (v. 11). Who encouraged you when you needed it, and how can you do that for someone else?
