Study it in the app“And on the following day he appeared to them as they were fighting and was trying to bring them to peace, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers; why do you wrong one another?’”
Andτεon the followingτῇ ἐπιούσῃdayἡμέρᾳhe appearedὤφθηto themαὐτοῖςas they were fightingμαχομένοιςandκαὶwas trying to bringσυνήλλασσενthemαὐτοὺςtoεἰςpeace,εἰρήνηνsaying,εἰπών‘Men,Ἄνδρεςyou areἐστεbrothers;ἀδελφοίwhyἱνατίdo you wrongἀδικεῖτεone another?’ἀλλήλους
next, following
Next, following: the next day or night.
Where else “epiousēi” appearsday
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmerai” appearsappear
To become visible to someone, to appear before their eyes.
Where else “ōphthē” appearsquarrel, fight
Fight; also argue fiercely, dispute.
Where else “machomenois” appearsreconcile
Reconcile, bring to peace.
Where else “synēllassen” appearspeace with God
The calm God gives: being on good terms with him.
Where else “eirēnēn” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipōn” appearsman
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “Andres” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “este” appearsfellow countryman
A neighbor, someone of the same people.
Where else “adelphoi” appearswhy
"Why?", "for what reason?".
Where else “hinati” appearswrong
To mistreat someone unfairly.
Where else “adikeite” appearsone another
One another, each other.
Where else “allēlous” appears25And he supposed his brothers would understand that God was giving them salvation by his hand, but they did not understand.
26 · This verse (above)
27But the one who was wronging his neighbor pushed him away, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and judge over us?
1. What it says
At the end of his speech, what does Stephen see, and what does he pray while they stone him? (vv. 55-60)
2. What it means
Stephen recounts Israel's story from Abraham. What point does he seem to be making with that survey? (vv. 2-53)
3. How I live it
Stephen asked that this sin not be held against those who harmed him (v. 60). How do you respond when someone wrongs you?
