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ButδὲAnaniasἉνανίαςanswered,ἀπεκρίθη“Lord,ΚύριεI have heardἤκουσαfromἀπὸmanyπολλῶνaboutπερὶthisτούτουman,τοῦ ἀνδρὸςhow muchὅσαevilκακὰhe has doneἐποίησενto your saintsτοῖς ἁγίοις σουinἐνJerusalem;Ἰερουσαλήμ
Acts 9:13
Study it in the app“But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he has done to your saints in Jerusalem;”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 9:13, word by word
- AnaniasἉνανίαςHananias
Ananias
Ananias, a name borne by several men: the husband of Sapphira, the disciple in Damascus who welcomed Saul, and a high priest.
Where else “Hananias” appears- answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithē
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apekrithē” appears- “LordΚύριεKyrie
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “Kyrie” appears- I have heardἤκουσαēkousa
hear of
To hear about something.
Where else “ēkousa” appears- manyπολλῶνpollōn
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “pollōn” appears- manἀνδρὸςandros
man
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “andros” appears- evilκακὰkaka
evil
What goes against God's will and harms others.
Where else “kaka” appears- he has doneἐποίησενepoiēsen
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “epoiēsen” appears- to your saintsἁγίοιςhagiois
saints
Believers, set apart because they belong to God.
Where else “hagiois” appears- JerusalemἸερουσαλήμIerousalēm
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “Ierousalēm” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
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).
The context
12and he saw in a vision a man named Ananias coming in and laying his hands on him so that he may regain his sight.”
13 · This verse (above)
14and here he has authority from the high priests to bind all who call on your name.”
To study Acts 9 in a group
1. What it says
What happens to Saul on the road to Damascus, and what does the voice say to him? (vv. 3-6)
2. What it means
Ananias hesitates because of what he has heard about Saul, yet goes to him. What moves him to obey the Lord? (vv. 10-17)
3. How I live it
If someone who once hurt you says they have changed, how can you respond with both care and openness?