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Andδὲallπάντεςthe prophetsοἱ προφῆταιalso,καὶfromἀπὸSamuelΣαμουὴλandκαὶthoseτῶνafter him,καθεξῆςas many asὅσοιhave spoken,ἐλάλησανalsoκαὶannouncedκατήγγειλανtheseταύταςdays.τὰς ἡμέρας
Acts 3:24
Study it in the app“And all the prophets also, from Samuel and those after him, as many as have spoken, also announced these days.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 3:24, word by word
- the prophetsπροφῆταιprophētai
prophet
Someone who speaks for God.
Where else “prophētai” appears- SamuelΣαμουὴλSamouēl
Samuel
Samuel, the prophet who anointed Saul and David as kings.
Where else “Samouēl” appears- after himκαθεξῆςkathexēs
in order
One behind another, in turn.
Where else “kathexēs” appears- have spokenἐλάλησανelalēsan
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “elalēsan” appears- announcedκατήγγειλανkatēngeilan
proclaim
Proclaim, announce publicly.
Where else “katēngeilan” appears- daysἡμέραςhēmeras
lifetime
The time or the years of someone's life.
Where else “hēmeras” appears
The context
23And it will be that every person who does not listen to that prophet will be utterly destroyed from among the people.’
24 · This verse (above)
25You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’
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?