Study it in the app“For we have found this man a pest and one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the party of the Nazarenes,”
Forγὰρwe have foundεὑρόντεςthisτοῦτονmanτὸν ἄνδραa pestλοιμὸνandκαὶone who stirs upκινοῦνταriotsστάσειςamong allπᾶσιthe Jewsτοῖς Ἰουδαίοιςthroughoutτοῖς κατὰthe world,τὴν οἰκουμένηνandτεa ringleaderπρωτοστάτηνof theτῆςpartyαἱρέσεωςof the Nazarenes,τῶν Ναζωραίων
find
To come upon something or someone, after searching or by surprise.
Where else “heurontes” appearsman
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “andra” appearspest
A harmful person who infects others with their influence.
Where else “loimon” appearsstir up
To stir people up.
Where else “kinounta” appearsuprising
An insurrection against authority.
Where else “staseis” appearsJew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaiois” appearsinhabited world
The inhabited world, the earth where people live; also the Roman world.
Where else “oikoumenēn” appearsringleader
Ringleader, one who stands at the front of a group.
Where else “prōtostatēn” appearsparty
A group with its own views, like the Pharisees or Sadducees.
Where else “haireseōs” appearsNazarene
Nazarene: from Nazareth. That is what people called Jesus and, later, his followers.
Where else “Nazōraiōn” appears“Nazarenes”: that is what the Jews called the followers of Jesus the Nazarene.
4But so that I may not detain you any further, I beg you to hear us briefly in your kindness.
5 · This verse (above)
6who even tried to profane the temple, and we seized him.
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?
