Study it in the app“But this I confess to you, that according to the Way, which they call a party, in this way I serve the God of our fathers, believing everything that is according to the law and that is written in the Prophets,”
ButδὲthisτοῦτόI confessὁμολογῶto you,σοιthatὅτιaccording toκατὰthe Way,τὴν ὁδὸνwhichἣνthey callλέγουσινa party,αἵρεσινin this wayοὕτωςI serveλατρεύωthe Godτῷ θεῷof our fathers,πατρῴῳbelievingπιστεύωνeverythingπᾶσιthatτοῖςis according toκατὰthe lawτὸν νόμονandκαὶthatτοῖςis writtenγεγραμμένοιςinἐνthe Prophets,τοῖς προφήταις
confess
To state openly what one believes, as that Christ is Lord.
Where else “homologō” appearsroad
The route by which one goes from one place to another, or the trip itself.
Where else “hodon” appearscall
To call someone by a name.
Where else “legousin” appearsparty
A group with its own views, like the Pharisees or Sadducees.
Where else “hairesin” appearsworship, serve
Serve, worship: serve God in worship.
Where else “latreuō” appearsGod
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theōi” appearsancestral
Ancestral: of one's fathers, received from one's ancestors.
Where else “patrōiōi” appearsbelieve
To believe something is true.
Where else “pisteuōn” appearslaw
The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.
Where else “nomon” appearsit is written
So the Bible says; a passage is quoted.
Where else “gegrammenois” appearsprophet
Someone who speaks for God.
Where else “prophētais” appears13nor can they prove to you the things of which they now accuse me.
14 · This verse (above)
15having a hope in God, which these men themselves also await, that there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous.
1. What it says
What does Paul talk about with Felix and Drusilla, and how does Felix react? (vv. 24-25)
2. What it means
Felix says, "When I get an opportunity, I will summon you" (v. 25). What does this show about how we sometimes put off what matters?
3. How I live it
What important matter have you been leaving for "when I have time"? What small step could you take today?
