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Because ofἕνεκαthese thingsτούτωνJewsἸουδαῖοιseizedσυλλαβόμενοιmeμεinἐνthe templeτῷ ἱερῷandtriedἐπειρῶντοto kill me.διαχειρίσασθαι
Acts 26:21
Study it in the app“Because of these things Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 26:21, word by word
- Because ofἕνεκαheneka
because of
On account of, for the sake of.
Where else “heneka” appears- JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioi
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaioi” appears- seizedσυλλαβόμενοιsyllabomenoi
arrest
To detain someone, or catch fish.
Where else “syllabomenoi” appears- the templeἱερῷhierōi
temple
The whole sacred precinct in Jerusalem, with its courts and porches.
Where else “hierōi” appears- triedἐπειρῶντοepeirōnto
try
Try, attempt to do something.
Where else “epeirōnto” appears- to kill meδιαχειρίσασθαιdiacheirisasthai
kill
Lay hands on someone to kill them; put to death.
Where else “diacheirisasthai” appears
The context
20but to those in Damascus first, and in Jerusalem and throughout all the region of Judea, and to the nations, I declared that they should change their minds and turn to God, doing works worthy of the change of mind.
21 · This verse (above)
22So, having obtained the help that comes from God, to this day I stand testifying to both small and great, saying nothing except what the prophets and Moses said would take place:
To study Acts 26 in a group
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?