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Andδὲwhen he arrivedΠαραγενόμενοςinεἰςJerusalem,Ἰερουσαλὴμhe was tryingἐπείραζενto joinκολλᾶσθαιthe disciples;τοῖς μαθηταῖςandκαὶallπάντεςwere afraid ofἐφοβοῦντοhim,αὐτόνnotμὴbelievingπιστεύοντεςthatὅτιhe wasἐστὶνa disciple.μαθητής
Acts 9:26
Study it in the app“And when he arrived in Jerusalem, he was trying to join the disciples; and all were afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 9:26, word by word
- when he arrivedΠαραγενόμενοςParagenomenos
arrive, come
Arrive, come, be present.
Where else “Paragenomenos” appears- JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēm
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “Ierousalēm” appears- he was tryingἐπείραζενepeirazen
test
To test someone to see what they are or will do; also to attempt something.
Where else “epeirazen” appears- to joinκολλᾶσθαιkollasthai
join
To cling to someone, become closely bound to them.
Where else “kollasthai” appears- the disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētais
disciple
A follower of Jesus.
Where else “mathētais” appears- were afraid ofἐφοβοῦντοephobounto
be afraid
To be afraid: "do not fear".
Where else “ephobounto” appears- believingπιστεύοντεςpisteuontes
believe
To believe something is true.
Where else “pisteuontes” appears- he wasἐστὶνestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” 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
25but his disciples took him by night and lowered him in a basket, letting him down through the wall.
26 · This verse (above)
27But Barnabas took hold of him and brought him to the apostles, and he described to them how on the road he had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken boldly in the name of Jesus.
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?