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So then,μὲν οὖνmyμουway of lifeΤὴν βίωσίνfromἐκmy youth,τὴν νεότητοςwhich fromτὴν ἀπ’the beginningἀρχῆςwas spentγενομένηνamongἐνmyμουnationτῷ ἔθνειandτεinἔνJerusalem,ἹεροσολύμοιςallπάντεςJewsἸουδαῖοιknow,ἴσασι
Acts 26:4
Study it in the app“So then, my way of life from my youth, which from the beginning was spent among my nation and in Jerusalem, all Jews know,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 26:4, word by word
- way of lifeβίωσίνbiōsin
way of life
Way of life, the conduct of a lifetime.
Where else “biōsin” appears- my youthνεότητοςneotētos
youth
Youth.
Where else “neotētos” appears- the beginningἀρχῆςarchēs
beginning
The point where something starts: its first moment.
Where else “archēs” appears- was spentγενομένηνgenomenēn
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “genomenēn” appears- nationἔθνειethnei
nation
A people with its own land, language and customs.
Where else “ethnei” appears- JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHierosolymois
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “Hierosolymois” appears- JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioi
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaioi” appears- knowἴσασιisasi
know
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “isasi” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
3especially because you are an expert in all the customs and questions among the Jews; therefore I beg you to listen to me patiently.
4 · This verse (above)
5since they have known me from the first, if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest party of our religion I lived as a Pharisee.
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?