Study it in the app“And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and all were filled with the Holy Spirit and were speaking the word of God with boldness.”
Threatened, the disciples ask to speak with all boldness, and then speak God’s word boldlyCourage
Andκαὶwhen theyαὐτῶνhad prayed,δεηθέντωνthe placeὁ τόποςinἐνwhichᾧthey wereἦσανgathered togetherσυνηγμένοιwas shaken,ἐσαλεύθηandκαὶallἅπαντεςwere filledἐπλήσθησανwith the Holy Spiritτοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματοςandκαὶwere speakingἐλάλουνthe wordτὸν λόγονof Godτοῦ θεοῦwithμετὰboldness.παρρησίας
pray
To speak to God, asking.
Where else “deēthentōn” appearsplace
A specific spot where something is or happens.
Where else “topos” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēsan” appearsgather
To bring people or things together into one place.
Where else “synēgmenoi” appearsshake
To rattle hard, make tremble.
Where else “esaleuthē” appearsall
All, every one without exception.
Where else “hapantes” appearsfill
To take up something completely, or be wholly taken up, as by the Spirit.
Where else “eplēsthēsan” appearsHoly Spirit
God's Spirit, who is his own and sets people apart for him.
Where else “hagiou” appearsSpirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneumatos” appearsspeak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “elaloun” appearsmessage
What God says, proclaimed to people.
Where else “logon” appearsGod
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appearsboldness
Speaking or coming to God without fear.
Where else “parrēsias” appears30while you stretch out your hand to heal, and that signs and wonders may take place through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”
31 · This verse (above)
32And the multitude of those who had believed was of one heart and soul, and not even one said that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common.
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?
