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Andκαὶnow,τὰ νῦνLord,κύριεlookἔπιδεuponἐπὶtheirαὐτῶνthreats,τὰς ἀπειλὰςandκαὶgrantδὸςto yourτοῖς σουslavesδούλοιςto speakλαλεῖνyourσουwordτὸν λόγονwithμετὰallπάσηςboldness,παρρησίας
Acts 4:29
Study it in the app“And now, Lord, look upon their threats, and grant to your slaves to speak your word with all boldness,”
Threatened, the disciples ask to speak with all boldness, and then speak God’s word boldlyCourage
With the Greek beneath
Acts 4:29, word by word
- Lordκύριεkyrie
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyrie” appears- lookἔπιδεepide
look upon
Look upon, look with favor on.
Where else “epide” appears- threatsἀπειλὰςapeilas
threat
Threat, threatening.
Where else “apeilas” appears- grantδὸςdos
grant
To let someone do something.
Where else “dos” appears- slavesδούλοιςdoulois
slave
A person who belongs to a master and serves him.
Where else “doulois” appears- to speakλαλεῖνlalein
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “lalein” appears- wordλόγονlogon
message
What God says, proclaimed to people.
Where else “logon” appears- boldnessπαρρησίαςparrēsias
boldness
Speaking or coming to God without fear.
Where else “parrēsias” appears
The context
28to do whatever your hand and your plan had determined beforehand to take place.
29 · This verse (above)
30while you stretch out your hand to heal, and that signs and wonders may take place through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”
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?