Study it in the app“And 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.”
Andδὲtheyοἱsaidεἶπανtoπρὸςhim,αὐτὸν“WeἩμεῖςhave neitherοὔτεreceivedἐδεξάμεθαlettersγράμματαaboutπερὶyouσοῦfromἀπὸJudea,τῆς Ἰουδαίαςnorοὔτεhas anyτιςof the brothersτῶν ἀδελφῶνcomeπαραγενόμενόςandreportedἀπήγγειλενorἢspokenἐλάλησένanythingτιevilπονηρόνaboutπερὶyou.σοῦ
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipan” appearsneither, nor
Neither, nor.
Where else “oute” appearstake
To accept what someone gives you.
Where else “edexametha” appearswriting
Something written: a letter, a document, a book.
Where else “grammata” appearsJudea
See it on the mapWhere else “Ioudaias” appearsfellow countryman
A neighbor, someone of the same people.
Where else “adelphōn” appearsarrive, come
Arrive, come, be present.
Where else “paragenomenos” appearsreport, tell
Report, announce, tell what happened.
Where else “apēngeilen” appearsspeak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “elalēsen” appearsevil
One who does or desires evil, opposed to God and the good.
Where else “ponēron” appearsJudea
Today: southern Israel and West Bank, Judean hills
The southern region of Israel, including Jerusalem; in Jesus' time it was a Roman province.
Jesus was born there, and John the Immerser preached there (Matt 2:1; 3:1). Jesus told his disciples to be witnesses in Judea (Acts 1:8).
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.”
21 · This verse (above)
22But we think it right to hear from you what you think; for concerning this party it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against.”
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?
