Acts 28:25

“And 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,”

Acts 28:25 · direct translation from the Greek
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Acts 28:25, word by word

beingὄντεςontes

be

To be: says who or what something is.

Where else “ontes” appears
in disagreementἀσύμφωνοιasymphōnoi

in disagreement

In disagreement, at odds with one another.

Where else “asymphōnoi” appears
one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlous

one another

One another, each other.

Where else “allēlous” appears
they began to leaveἀπελύοντοapelyonto

send away

To bid someone farewell and let them go.

Where else “apelyonto” appears
after PaulΠαύλουPaulou

Paul

Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.

Where else “Paulou” appears
had saidεἰπόντοςeipontos

say

To express something in words to others.

Where else “eipontos” appears
oneἓνhen

one

The quantity one, or a single one within a group.

Where else “hen” appears
wordῥῆμαrhēma

word

What comes out of someone's mouth: a saying, a sentence, a message.

Where else “rhēma” appears
“WellΚαλῶςKalōs

well

Well, rightly.

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did the Holy Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma

Spirit

God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.

Where else “pneuma” appears
did the Holy Spiritἅγιονhagion

Holy Spirit

God's Spirit, who is his own and sets people apart for him.

Where else “hagion” appears
speakἐλάλησενelalēsen

speak

To use voice and words to communicate with others.

Where else “elalēsen” appears
IsaiahἨσαΐουĒsaiou

Isaiah

Isaiah, the prophet of Judah whose book announces the Messiah and God's salvation.

Where else “Ēsaiou” appears
the prophetπροφήτουprophētou

prophet

Someone who speaks for God.

Where else “prophētou” appears
fathersπατέραςpateras

forefather

An ancestor: Abraham as the founder of the family.

Where else “pateras” appears

The context

24And some were being persuaded by what was said, but others disbelieved.

25 · This verse (above)

26saying, ‘Go to this people and say, “You will indeed hear and never understand, and you will indeed see and never perceive.

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  1. 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. 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. 3. How I live it

    The people of the island welcomed strangers with kindness (v. 2). Whom could you welcome or help this week?

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