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Andτεhe saidεἶπένtoπρὸςthem,αὐτούς“MenἌνδρεςof Israel,Ἰσραηλῖταιbe carefulπροσέχετε ἑαυτοῖςabout whatτίyou are aboutμέλλετεto doπράσσεινwithἐπὶtheseτοῖς τούτοιςmen.ἀνθρώποις
Acts 5:35
Study it in the app“And he said to them, “Men of Israel, be careful about what you are about to do with these men.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 5:35, word by word
- he saidεἶπένeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- “MenἌνδρεςAndres
man
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “Andres” appears- of IsraelἸσραηλῖταιIsraēlitai
Israelite
Israelite.
Where else “Israēlitai” appears- be carefulπροσέχετεprosechete
beware
To be alert: "look out for…".
Where else “prosechete” appears- you are aboutμέλλετεmellete
be about to
Something on the point of happening.
Where else “mellete” appears- to doπράσσεινprassein
do
To carry out something, often evil.
Where else “prassein” appears- menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpois
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpois” appears
The context
34But a certain Pharisee in the council named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law respected by all the people, stood up and ordered that the men be put outside for a little while.
35 · This verse (above)
36For before these days Theudas rose up, claiming himself to be somebody, to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves; he was killed, and all who obeyed him were dispersed and came to nothing.
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?