Study it in the app“And 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.””
Andδὲon the followingΤῇ ἐπιούσῃnightνυκτὶthe Lordὁ κύριοςstood byἐπιστὰςhimαὐτῷandsaid,εἶπεν“Take courage;Θάρσειforγὰρasὡςyou have testifiedδιεμαρτύρωto the thingsτὰaboutπερὶmeἐμοῦinεἰςJerusalem,ἸερουσαλὴμsoοὕτωyouσεmustδεῖalsoκαὶtestifyμαρτυρῆσαιinεἰςRome.”Ῥώμην
next, following
Next, following: the next day or night.
Where else “epiousēi” appearsnight
Night. "By night".
Where else “nykti” appearsLord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyrios” appearsstand by
To suddenly appear beside someone.
Where else “epistas” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appearstake courage
Take courage; "take heart!".
Where else “Tharsei” appearstestify
To declare something in all seriousness.
Where else “diemartyrō” appearsJerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “Ierousalēm” appearsmust
Something that has to be done.
Where else “dei” appearstestify
To tell what one knows or has seen.
Where else “martyrēsai” appearsRome
See it on the mapWhere else “Rhōmēn” appears1Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
2Rome
Today: Rome, capital of Italy
The capital of the Roman Empire, in central Italy today, on the Tiber River.
Paul came there as a prisoner and preached two years without hindrance (Acts 28:16, 30-31). He wrote his longest letter to the believers in Rome (Rom 1:7).
10And 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.
11 · This verse (above)
12And when day came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
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?
