Study it in the app“to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in me.’”
to openἀνοῖξαιtheirαὐτῶνeyes,ὀφθαλμοὺςso that they may turnτοῦ ἐπιστρέψαιfromἀπὸdarknessσκότουςtoεἰςlightφῶςandκαὶfrom the powerτῆς ἐξουσίαςof Satanτοῦ ΣατανᾶtoἐπὶGod,τὸν θεόνso that theyτοῦ αὐτοὺςmay receiveλαβεῖνforgivenessἄφεσινof sinsἁμαρτιῶνandκαὶan inheritanceκλῆρονamongἐνthose who have been sanctifiedτοῖς ἡγιασμένοιςby faithπίστειinτῇ εἰςme.’ἐμέ
open
Open.
Where else “anoixai” appearseye
The organ of sight, in the face.
Where else “ophthalmous” appearsturn to God
To come back to God, or bring others back to him.
Where else “epistrepsai” appearsdarkness
Darkness.
Where else “skotous” appearsGod's light
God's light that shows the truth.
Where else “phōs” appearsauthority
The right to command or act.
Where else “exousias” appearsSatan
Satan, a Hebrew name meaning "the adversary", the enemy of God.
Where else “Satana” appearsGod
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theon” appearsreceive
To be given something, like the Spirit.
Where else “labein” appearsforgiveness
God no longer holds your sins against you.
Where else “aphesin” appearssin
Doing what God does not want, and the guilt it leaves.
Where else “hamartiōn” appearsshare
What falls to someone.
Where else “klēron” appearssanctify
To cleanse from sin and change one's life.
Where else “hēgiasmenois” appearstrust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pistei” appears17rescuing you from the people and from the nations, to whom I am sending you,
18 · This verse (above)
19Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,
1. What it says
What does Paul tell King Agrippa about his earlier life and what Jesus said to him? (vv. 4-18)
2. What it means
Paul says he only repeats what the prophets and Moses said would happen (vv. 22-23). How does he connect his story with Israel's hope?
3. How I live it
Paul wishes the best for those who judge him (v. 29). How can you treat kindly someone who does not think as you do?
