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Butδὲwhen the Jewsτῶν Ἰουδαίωνobjected,ἀντιλεγόντωνI was forcedἠναγκάσθηνto appeal toἐπικαλέσασθαιCaesar,Καίσαραnotοὐχas thoughὡςI hadἔχωνanythingτιto accuseκατηγορεῖνmyμουnation of.τοῦ ἔθνους
Acts 28:19
Study it in the app“But when the Jews objected, I was forced to appeal to Caesar, not as though I had anything to accuse my nation of.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 28:19, word by word
- when the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōn
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaiōn” appears- objectedἀντιλεγόντωνantilegontōn
speak against
Contradict, oppose.
Where else “antilegontōn” appears- I was forcedἠναγκάσθηνēnankasthēn
compel
Compel, urge strongly.
Where else “ēnankasthēn” appears- to appeal toἐπικαλέσασθαιepikalesasthai
appeal
To ask a higher court to judge your case.
Where else “epikalesasthai” appears- CaesarΚαίσαραKaisara
Caesar
Caesar: the title of the Roman emperor.
Where else “Kaisara” appears- I hadἔχωνechōn
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echōn” appears- to accuseκατηγορεῖνkatēgorein
accuse
Accuse.
Where else “katēgorein” appears- nation ofἔθνουςethnous
nation
A people with its own land, language and customs.
Where else “ethnous” appears
The context
18who, when they had examined me, wanted to release me because there was no cause for death in me.
19 · This verse (above)
20For this reason, therefore, I have called for you, to see you and speak with you; for because of the hope of Israel I am wearing this chain.”
To study Acts 28 in a group
1. What it says
How did the people of Malta treat the shipwrecked, and what happened to Paul and the viper? (vv. 1-6)
2. What it means
The last verses say Paul proclaimed the kingdom of God "without hindrance" (vv. 30-31). What does it suggest to you that the book ends this way?
3. How I live it
The people of the island welcomed strangers with kindness (v. 2). Whom could you welcome or help this week?