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ForγὰρIἐγὼwill showὑποδείξωhimαὐτῷhow muchὅσαheαὐτὸνmustδεῖsufferπαθεῖνfor the sake ofὑπὲρmy name.”τοῦ ὀνόματός μου
Acts 9:16
Study it in the app“For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 9:16, word by word
- will showὑποδείξωhypodeixō
show, warn
Show, make known, teach; warn.
Where else “hypodeixō” appears- mustδεῖdei
must
Something that has to be done.
Where else “dei” appears- sufferπαθεῖνpathein
suffer
Suffer, undergo.
Where else “pathein” appears- my nameὀνόματόςonomatos
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onomatos” appears
The context
15But 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.
16 · This verse (above)
17So Ananias went away and entered into the house, and laying his hands on him he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord has sent me, Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you were coming, so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
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?