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proclaimingκηρύσσωνthe kingdomτὴν βασιλείανof Godτοῦ θεοῦandκαὶteachingδιδάσκωνthe thingsτὰaboutπερὶthe Lordτοῦ κυρίουJesusἸησοῦthe MessiahΧριστοῦwithμετὰallπάσηςboldness,παρρησίαςunhindered.ἀκωλύτως
Acts 28:31
Study it in the app“proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching the things about the Lord Jesus the Messiah with all boldness, unhindered.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 28:31, word by word
- proclaimingκηρύσσωνkēryssōn
proclaim
Proclaim aloud, like a herald announcing a message on behalf of the king.
Where else “kēryssōn” appears- the kingdomβασιλείανbasileian
kingdom of God
God's rule, which comes with Jesus.
Where else “basileian” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- teachingδιδάσκωνdidaskōn
teach
Teach.
Where else “didaskōn” appears- the Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears- JesusἸησοῦIēsou
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appears- the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears- boldnessπαρρησίαςparrēsias
boldness
Speaking or coming to God without fear.
Where else “parrēsias” appears- unhinderedἀκωλύτωςakōlytōs
unhindered
Without hindrance, with no one preventing.
Where else “akōlytōs” appears
The context
30And he stayed two whole years in his own rented quarters and welcomed all who came to him,
31 · This verse (above)
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?