Andκαὶbyἐπὶfaithτῇ πίστειin hisτοῦ αὐτοῦname,ὀνόματοςthis man,τοῦτονwhomὃνyou seeθεωρεῖτεandκαὶknow,οἴδατεhisαὐτοῦnameτὸ ὄνομαhas made strong;ἐστερέωσενandκαὶthe faithἡ πίστιςthat comesἡthroughδι’himαὐτοῦhas givenἔδωκενhimαὐτῷthisταύτηνcomplete healthτὴν ὁλοκληρίανin the presenceἀπέναντιof allπάντωνof you.ὑμῶν
Acts 3:16
Study it in the app“And by faith in his name, this man, whom you see and know, his name has made strong; and the faith that comes through him has given him this complete health in the presence of all of you.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 3:16, word by word
- faithπίστειpistei
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pistei” appears- nameὀνόματοςonomatos
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onomatos” appears- you seeθεωρεῖτεtheōreite
watch
To observe something closely.
Where else “theōreite” appears- knowοἴδατεoidate
know someone
To have dealings with someone and know who he is.
Where else “oidate” appears- has made strongἐστερέωσενestereōsen
strengthen, make firm
Make firm, strengthen.
Where else “estereōsen” appears- has givenἔδωκενedōken
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “edōken” appears- complete healthὁλοκληρίανholoklērian
perfect health
Perfect health, being whole and sound.
Where else “holoklērian” appears- in the presenceἀπέναντιapenanti
before
Facing, in view of.
Where else “apenanti” appears
The context
15and you killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses.
16 · This verse (above)
17And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, just as your rulers also did.
To study Acts 3 in a group
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?