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Nowδὲafterδι’severalπλειόνωνyearsἐτῶνI cameπαρεγενόμηνto bringποιήσωνalmsἐλεημοσύναςtoεἰςmyμουnationτὸ ἔθνοςandκαὶofferings,προσφοράς
Acts 24:17
Study it in the app“Now after several years I came to bring alms to my nation and offerings,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 24:17, word by word
- severalπλειόνωνpleionōn
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “pleionōn” appears- yearsἐτῶνetōn
year
Year.
Where else “etōn” appears- I cameπαρεγενόμηνparegenomēn
arrive, come
Arrive, come, be present.
Where else “paregenomēn” appears- to bringποιήσωνpoiēsōn
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiēsōn” appears- almsἐλεημοσύναςeleēmosynas
alms, charity
Alms: what is given to the poor out of mercy; also acts of mercy.
Where else “eleēmosynas” appears- nationἔθνοςethnos
nation
A people with its own land, language and customs.
Where else “ethnos” appears- offeringsπροσφοράςprosphoras
offering
Offering: what is presented to God.
Where else “prosphoras” appears
Translation note
Probably the collection of the assemblies for the poor of Jerusalem (Romans 15:25-26).
The context
16In this I also strive to have a conscience without offense toward God and people always.
17 · This verse (above)
18in which they found me purified in the temple, not with a crowd nor with uproar.
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?