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HimτοῦτονGodὁ θεὸςexaltedὕψωσενtoτῇhisαὐτοῦright handδεξιᾷas LeaderἀρχηγὸνandκαὶSavior,σωτῆραto giveτοῦ δοῦναιIsraelτῷ Ἰσραὴλa change of mindμετάνοιανandκαὶforgivenessἄφεσινof sins.ἁμαρτιῶν
Acts 5:31
Study it in the app“Him God exalted to his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give Israel a change of mind and forgiveness of sins.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 5:31, word by word
- Godθεὸςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- exaltedὕψωσενhypsōsen
exalt
To give honor and a high place to someone.
Where else “hypsōsen” appears- right handδεξιᾷdexiai
right
Right (hand, side).
Where else “dexiai” appears- as Leaderἀρχηγὸνarchēgon
author, leader
Author, founder; leader, prince: one who begins something and leads others in it.
Where else “archēgon” appears- Saviorσωτῆραsōtēra
Savior
Savior.
Where else “sōtēra” appears- to giveδοῦναιdounai
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “dounai” appears- IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēl
Israel
Israel: the name God gave to Jacob, and the people descended from him.
Where else “Israēl” appears- a change of mindμετάνοιανmetanoian
change of mind
Change of mind: turning around one's way of thinking and of living to return to God. It is usually translated "repentance".
Where else “metanoian” appears- forgivenessἄφεσινaphesin
forgiveness
God no longer holds your sins against you.
Where else “aphesin” appears- of sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōn
sin
Doing what God does not want, and the guilt it leaves.
Where else “hamartiōn” appears
The context
30The God of our fathers raised Jesus, whom you killed by hanging him on a tree.
31 · This verse (above)
32And we are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him.”
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?