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Andκαὶallπᾶςthe peopleὁ λαὸςsawεἶδενhimαὐτὸνwalkingπεριπατοῦνταandκαὶpraisingαἰνοῦνταGod;τὸν θεόν
Acts 3:9
Study it in the app“And all the people saw him walking and praising God;”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 3:9, word by word
- the peopleλαὸςlaos
crowd
The crowd gathered to listen.
Where else “laos” appears- sawεἶδενeiden
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “eiden” appears- walkingπεριπατοῦνταperipatounta
walk
To move on foot, step by step, from place to place.
Where else “peripatounta” appears- praisingαἰνοῦνταainounta
praise
Praise.
Where else “ainounta” appears- Godθεόνtheon
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theon” appears
The context
8and leaping up, he stood and began to walk, and he went with them into the temple, walking and leaping and praising God.
9 · This verse (above)
10and they recognized him, that he was the one who sat for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
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?