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havingἔχωνa hopeἐλπίδαinεἰςGod,τὸν θεόνwhichἣνthese menοὗτοιthemselvesαὐτοὶalsoκαὶawait,προσδέχονταιthat there is goingμέλλεινto beἔσεσθαιa resurrectionἀνάστασινof bothτεthe righteousδικαίωνandκαὶthe unrighteous.ἀδίκων
Acts 24:15
Study it in the app“having 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.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 24:15, word by word
- havingἔχωνechōn
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echōn” appears- a hopeἐλπίδαelpida
hope
Hope: confidence in what God will do.
Where else “elpida” appears- Godθεόνtheon
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theon” appears- awaitπροσδέχονταιprosdechontai
wait for
To look for something coming, like God's kingdom.
Where else “prosdechontai” appears- that there is goingμέλλεινmellein
be about to
Something on the point of happening.
Where else “mellein” appears- to beἔσεσθαιesesthai
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “esesthai” appears- a resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasin
resurrection
Coming back to life after death.
Where else “anastasin” appears- the righteousδικαίωνdikaiōn
righteous
One who lives well, as God wants.
Where else “dikaiōn” appears- the unrighteousἀδίκωνadikōn
unjust, unrighteous
Unjust, unrighteous, wicked.
Where else “adikōn” appears
The context
14But 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,
15 · This verse (above)
16In this I also strive to have a conscience without offense toward God and people always.
To study Acts 24 in a group
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?