Study it in the app“So they, after testifying solemnly and speaking the word of the Lord, were returning to Jerusalem, and they were announcing the good news in many villages of the Samaritans.”
Soοὖνthey,Οἱafter testifying solemnlyδιαμαρτυράμενοιandκαὶspeakingλαλήσαντεςthe wordτὸν λόγονof the Lord,τοῦ κυρίουwere returningὑπέστρεφονtoεἰςJerusalem,Ἱεροσόλυμαandτεthey were announcing the good news inεὐηγγελίζοντοmanyπολλάςvillagesκώμαςof the Samaritans.τῶν Σαμαριτῶν
testify
To declare something in all seriousness.
Where else “diamartyramenoi” appearsspeak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “lalēsantes” appearsmessage
What God says, proclaimed to people.
Where else “logon” appearsLord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appearsreturn, turn back
Return, turn back, go back to where one came from.
Where else “hypestrephon” appearsJerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “Hierosolyma” appearsproclaim good news
Announce the good news; in the passive, have the good news announced or be announced as good news.
Where else “euēngelizonto” appearsmany
A great number of people or things.
Where else “pollas” appearsvillage
Village, small town.
Where else “kōmas” appearsSamaritan
Samaritan: an inhabitant of Samaria, at odds with the Jews.
Where else “Samaritōn” appearsJerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
24And Simon answered and said, “You pray for me to the Lord, so that nothing of what you have said may come upon me.”
25 · This verse (above)
26But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Get up and go toward the south, on the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza; this is desert.”
1. What it says
What is the Ethiopian eunuch reading in his chariot, and what does Philip do when he approaches? (vv. 27-35)
2. What it means
The eunuch asks whom the prophet is speaking about and admits he needs a guide. Why is it valuable to ask? (vv. 30-34)
3. How I live it
Who has helped you understand something difficult? How can you explain patiently to someone who asks you?
