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Andκαὶsomeοἱ μὲνwere being persuadedἐπείθοντοby whatτοῖςwas said,λεγομένοιςbutδὲothersοἱdisbelieved.ἠπίστουν
Acts 28:24
Study it in the app“And some were being persuaded by what was said, but others disbelieved.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 28:24, word by word
- were being persuadedἐπείθοντοepeithonto
persuade
To lead another, by words, to think or do something.
Where else “epeithonto” appears- was saidλεγομένοιςlegomenois
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legomenois” appears- disbelievedἠπίστουνēpistoun
disbelieve
To refuse to accept as true.
Where else “ēpistoun” appears
The context
23And having appointed a day with him, they came to him at his lodging in greater numbers; to them he explained the matter, solemnly testifying to the kingdom of God and trying to persuade them about Jesus, both from the law of Moses and from the Prophets, from morning until evening.
24 · This verse (above)
25And being in disagreement with one another, they began to leave, after Paul had said one word: “Well did the Holy Spirit speak through Isaiah the prophet to your fathers,
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?