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Did notοὐχὶmyἡ μουhandχείρmakeἐποίησενallπάνταthese things?’ταῦτα
Acts 7:50
Study it in the app“Did not my hand make all these things?’”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 7:50, word by word
- Did notοὐχὶouchi
not
Not (in questions that expect "yes").
Where else “ouchi” appears- handχείρcheir
hand
The part of the body at the end of the arm, used to hold and touch.
Where else “cheir” appears- makeἐποίησενepoiēsen
make
To bring something into being: to make or create it.
Where else “epoiēsen” appears
The context
49‘Heaven is my throne, and the earth is a footstool for my feet. What kind of house will you build for me, says the Lord, or what is the place of my rest?
50 · This verse (above)
51Stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, you do also.
To study Acts 7 in a group
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?