Study it in the app“The God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you handed over and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release him.”
The Godὁ θεὸςof AbrahamἈβραὰμandκαὶof IsaacἸσαὰκandκαὶof Jacob,Ἰακώβthe Godὁ θεὸςof ourτῶν ἡμῶνfathers,πατέρωνhas glorifiedἐδόξασενhisαὐτοῦservantτὸν παῖδαJesus,Ἰησοῦνwhomὃνyouὑμεῖςhanded overπαρεδώκατεandκαὶdeniedἠρνήσασθεin the presenceκατὰ πρόσωπονof Pilate,Πιλάτουwhen heἐκείνουhad decidedκρίναντοςto release him.ἀπολύειν
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appearsAbraham
Abraham, the father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised to bless all the families of the earth through his offspring.
Where else “Abraam” appearsIsaac
Isaac, son of Abraham and Sarah, the son of the promise.
Where else “Isaak” appearsJacob
Jacob, son of Isaac, also called Israel; father of the twelve tribes.
Where else “Iakōb” appearsforefather
An ancestor: Abraham as the founder of the family.
Where else “paterōn” appearsglorify
Glorify: honor, give glory.
Where else “edoxasen” appearsGod's Servant
God's Servant, above all Jesus.
Where else “paida” appearsJesus
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 “Iēsoun” appearsbetray
To give someone up to enemies, betray them.
Where else “paredōkate” appearsdisown
To claim you do not know someone, turn your back on them.
Where else “ērnēsasthe” appearspresence
Literally "the face": being in front of someone, face to face.
Where else “prosōpon” appearsPilate
Pilate: Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea.
Where else “Pilatou” appearsdecide
To make up one's mind, or think something is so.
Where else “krinantos” appearsrelease
To set a prisoner free, or cancel a debt.
Where else “apolyein” appears“His servant” recalls the Servant of the Lord in Isaiah 52:13–53:12, who is also “glorified.”
12And when Peter saw it, he responded to the people, “Men of Israel, why are you amazed at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him walk?
13 · This verse (above)
14But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a man who was a murderer to be granted to you,
1. What it says
What do Peter and John do for the lame man at the temple gate, and how does he react? (vv. 2-8)
2. What it means
When the people are amazed, Peter turns attention to Jesus and not to himself. Why does he do that? (vv. 12-16)
3. How I live it
When someone thanks or praises you, how can you simply acknowledge what helped you do it?
