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Forδιὰthisταύτηνreason,τὴν αἰτίανtherefore,οὖνI have called forπαρεκάλεσαyou,ὑμᾶςto see youἰδεῖνandκαὶspeak with you;προσλαλῆσαιforγὰρbecause ofἕνεκενthe hopeτῆς ἐλπίδοςof Israelτοῦ ἸσραὴλI am wearingπερίκειμαιthisταύτηνchain.”τὴν ἅλυσιν
Acts 28:20
Study it in the app“For 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.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 28:20, word by word
- reasonαἰτίανaitian
cause
What makes something happen or makes someone act a certain way.
Where else “aitian” appears- I have called forπαρεκάλεσαparekalesa
beg
To call someone to your side, implore them.
Where else “parekalesa” appears- to see youἰδεῖνidein
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “idein” appears- speak with youπροσλαλῆσαιproslalēsai
speak to
Speak to someone, talk with them.
Where else “proslalēsai” appears- because ofἕνεκενheneken
because of
On account of, for the sake of.
Where else “heneken” appears- the hopeἐλπίδοςelpidos
hope
Hope: confidence in what God will do.
Where else “elpidos” appears- of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēl
Israel
Israel: the name God gave to Jacob, and the people descended from him.
Where else “Israēl” appears- I am wearingπερίκειμαιperikeimai
be hung around
Have something hung around one; be surrounded.
Where else “perikeimai” appears- chainἅλυσινhalysin
chain
Chain.
Where else “halysin” appears
The context
19But when the Jews objected, I was forced to appeal to Caesar, not as though I had anything to accuse my nation of.
20 · This verse (above)
21And they said to him, “We have neither received letters about you from Judea, nor has any of the brothers come and reported or spoken anything evil about you.
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?