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to doποιῆσαιwhateverὅσαyourσουhandἡ χείρandκαὶyour planἡ βουλὴhad determined beforehandπροώρισενto take place.γενέσθαι
Acts 4:28
Study it in the app“to do whatever your hand and your plan had determined beforehand to take place.”
The believers pray: Herod and Pilate did what God's hand had determinedProvidence
With the Greek beneath
Acts 4:28, word by word
- to doποιῆσαιpoiēsai
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiēsai” appears- handχείρcheir
hand
The part of the body at the end of the arm, used to hold and touch.
Where else “cheir” appears- your planβουλὴboulē
plan
What God or a person decides to do.
Where else “boulē” appears- had determined beforehandπροώρισενproōrisen
predestine
Determine beforehand, mark out in advance.
Where else “proōrisen” appears- to take placeγενέσθαιgenesthai
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “genesthai” appears
The context
27For truly in this city there were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the nations and the peoples of Israel,
28 · This verse (above)
29And now, Lord, look upon their threats, and grant to your slaves to speak your word with all boldness,
To study Acts 4 in a group
1. What it says
Peter and John are questioned by the council. What do they say, and what do the rulers notice about them? (vv. 8-13)
2. What it means
Why do Peter and John answer that they cannot stop speaking about what they saw and heard? (vv. 19-20)
3. How I live it
The believers were of one heart, and no one lacked anything (vv. 32-35). Whom around you could you help today in a concrete way?