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The Godὁ θεὸςof ourτῶν ἡμῶνfathersπατέρωνraisedἤγειρενJesus,Ἰησοῦνwhomὃνyouὑμεῖςkilledδιεχειρίσασθεby hanging himκρεμάσαντεςonἐπὶa tree.ξύλου
Acts 5:30
Study it in the app“The God of our fathers raised Jesus, whom you killed by hanging him on a tree.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 5:30, word by word
- The Godθεὸςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- fathersπατέρωνpaterōn
forefather
An ancestor: Abraham as the founder of the family.
Where else “paterōn” appears- raisedἤγειρενēgeiren
raise
To come back to life after death.
Where else “ēgeiren” appears- JesusἸησοῦνIēsoun
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 “Iēsoun” appears- killedδιεχειρίσασθεdiecheirisasthe
kill
Lay hands on someone to kill them; put to death.
Where else “diecheirisasthe” appears- by hanging himκρεμάσαντεςkremasantes
hang
Hang, suspend; in the passive, hang on something, depend on it.
Where else “kremasantes” appears- a treeξύλουxylou
cross
The timber Jesus was hung on.
Where else “xylou” appears
Translation note
“Hanging on a tree” recalls Deuteronomy 21:22-23. In the Gospels ξύλον refers to the clubs of those who arrest Jesus (Mark 14:43, 48) or to wood (Luke 23:31); here, as in 10:39 and 13:29, the cross.
The context
29But Peter and the apostles answered and said, “We must obey God rather than people.
30 · This verse (above)
31Him God exalted to his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give Israel a change of mind and forgiveness of sins.
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?