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Andδὲwhenὡςbothτεthe captainὅ στρατηγὸςof the templeτοῦ ἱεροῦandκαὶthe high priestsοἱ ἀρχιερεῖςheardἤκουσανtheseτούτουςwords,τοὺς λόγουςthey were perplexedδιηπόρουνaboutπερὶthem,αὐτῶνwondering whatτίthisτοῦτοwould come to.ἂν γένοιτο
Acts 5:24
Study it in the app“And when both the captain of the temple and the high priests heard these words, they were perplexed about them, wondering what this would come to.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 5:24, word by word
- the captainστρατηγὸςstratēgos
captain
The captain of the temple guard.
Where else “stratēgos” appears- of the templeἱεροῦhierou
temple
The whole sacred precinct in Jerusalem, with its courts and porches.
Where else “hierou” appears- the high priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereis
chief priests
The leading priests: the high priest in office, former ones and his family.
Where else “archiereis” appears- heardἤκουσανēkousan
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “ēkousan” appears- wordsλόγουςlogous
word
What someone says or teaches.
Where else “logous” appears- they were perplexedδιηπόρουνdiēporoun
be perplexed
Be perplexed, be at a loss.
Where else “diēporoun” appears- would come toγένοιτοgenoito
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “genoito” appears
The context
23saying, “We found the prison locked with all security and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”
24 · This verse (above)
25But someone came and reported to them, “Look, the men whom you put in the prison are in the temple, standing and teaching the people.”
To study Acts 5 in a group
1. What it says
What did Ananias and Sapphira do with the money from their land, and what happened? (vv. 1-10)
2. What it means
Gamaliel advises leaving the apostles alone. What reason does he give, and what do you think of his way of reasoning? (vv. 34-39)
3. How I live it
When are you tempted to look more generous or more sincere than you are? What helps you be honest?