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Butδὲthe Lordὁ κύριοςsaidεἶπενtoπρὸςhim,αὐτὸν“Go,Πορεύουforὅτιthis manοὗτοςisἐστίνa chosenἐκλογῆςinstrumentσκεῦοςof mineμοιto carryτοῦ βαστάσαιmy nameτὸ ὄνομά μουbeforeἐνώπιονthe nationsἐθνῶνandτε καὶkingsβασιλέωνandτεthe sonsυἱῶνof Israel.Ἰσραήλ
Acts 9:15
Study it in the app“But the Lord said to him, “Go, for this man is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the nations and kings and the sons of Israel.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 9:15, word by word
- the Lordκύριοςkyrios
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyrios” appears- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- “GoΠορεύουPoreuou
go
To go somewhere, set out.
Where else “Poreuou” appears- isἐστίνestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- a chosenἐκλογῆςeklogēs
choice, election
Choice, election: God's choosing; also those whom he has chosen. "A chosen instrument", someone chosen for a task.
Where else “eklogēs” appears- instrumentσκεῦοςskeuos
instrument
A person God uses: "a chosen tool".
Where else “skeuos” appears- to carryβαστάσαιbastasai
carry
To hold something in hand or on one's back.
Where else “bastasai” appears- my nameὄνομάonoma
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onoma” appears- beforeἐνώπιονenōpion
before, in front of
In front of, in the presence of.
Where else “enōpion” appears- the nationsἐθνῶνethnōn
Gentile
The peoples who are not Israel.
Where else “ethnōn” appears- kingsβασιλέωνbasileōn
king
The one who rules a people with the highest authority.
Where else “basileōn” appears- the sonsυἱῶνhuiōn
descendant
A descendant: "son of David".
Where else “huiōn” appears- of IsraelἸσραήλIsraēl
Israel
Israel: the name God gave to Jacob, and the people descended from him.
Where else “Israēl” appears
The context
14and here he has authority from the high priests to bind all who call on your name.”
15 · This verse (above)
16For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my 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?