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Andκαὶwith greatμεγάλῃpowerδυνάμειthe apostlesοἱ ἀπόστολοιwere givingἀπεδίδουνtestimonyτὸ μαρτύριονto the resurrectionτῆς ἀναστάσεωςof the Lordτοῦ κυρίουJesus,Ἰησοῦandτεgreatμεγάληgraceχάριςwasἦνuponἐπὶthemαὐτούςall.πάντας
Acts 4:33
Study it in the app“And with great power the apostles were giving testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.”
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With the Greek beneath
Acts 4:33, word by word
- with greatμεγάλῃmegalēi
intense
Of great force or intensity, like an enormous joy or fear.
Where else “megalēi” appears- powerδυνάμειdynamei
power
The strength to act, above all that of God and his Spirit.
Where else “dynamei” appears- the apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloi
apostle
One of those Jesus chose and sent.
Where else “apostoloi” appears- were givingἀπεδίδουνapedidoun
render
To give what is due: fruit, an account.
Where else “apedidoun” appears- testimonyμαρτύριονmartyrion
testimony, evidence
Testimony, evidence.
Where else “martyrion” appears- to the resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōs
resurrection
Coming back to life after death.
Where else “anastaseōs” appears- of the Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears- JesusἸησοῦIēsou
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appears- graceχάριςcharis
grace
A kindness God gives that no one earns, above all salvation.
Where else “charis” appears- wasἦνēn
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “ēn” appears
The context
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.
33 · This verse (above)
34For there was not a needy person among them, for as many as were owners of lands or houses were selling them and bringing the proceeds of what was sold
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?