Study it in the app“And he said, “The Jews have agreed to ask you that you bring down Paul tomorrow to the council, as though it were going to inquire somewhat more exactly about him.”
Andδὲhe said,εἶπεν“The JewsΟἱ Ἰουδαῖοιhave agreedσυνέθεντοto askτοῦ ἐρωτῆσαίyouσεthatὅπωςyou bring downκαταγάγῃςPaulτὸν Παῦλονtomorrowαὔριονtoεἰςthe council,τὸ συνέδριονas thoughὡςit were goingμέλλονto inquireπυνθάνεσθαιsomewhatτιmore exactlyἀκριβέστερονaboutπερὶhim.αὐτοῦ
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appearsJew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaioi” appearsagree
Come to terms with others.
Where else “synethento” appearsrequest
To ask someone to do something.
Where else “erōtēsai” appearsbring down
To lead someone down.
Where else “katagagēis” appearsPaul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulon” appearstomorrow
Tomorrow, the next day.
Where else “aurion” appearscouncil
The great Jewish court in Jerusalem.
Where else “synedrion” appearsbe about to
Something on the point of happening.
Where else “mellon” appearsask
To ask questions to find out something one does not know.
Where else “pynthanesthai” appearsmore accurately
More accurately, more exactly, with greater care.
Where else “akribesteron” appears19And the commander, taking him by the hand and withdrawing privately, asked him, “What is it that you have to report to me?”
20 · This verse (above)
21So you must not be persuaded by them, for more than forty men of them are lying in wait for him, who have bound themselves under a curse neither to eat nor to drink until they have killed him; and now they are ready, waiting for the promise from you.”
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?
