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Nowδὲit happened thatἘγένετοPeter,Πέτρονgoingδιερχόμενονthroughδιὰall parts,πάντωνcame downκατελθεῖνalsoκαὶtoπρὸςthe saintsτοὺς ἁγίουςwho livedτοὺς κατοικοῦνταςin Lod.Λύδδα
Acts 9:32
Study it in the app“Now it happened that Peter, going through all parts, came down also to the saints who lived in Lod.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 9:32, word by word
- it happened thatἘγένετοEgeneto
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “Egeneto” appears- PeterΠέτρονPetron
Peter
Peter, "rock": the name Jesus gave to Simon.
Where else “Petron” appears- goingδιερχόμενονdierchomenon
go about
To go from place to place, or for news to spread.
Where else “dierchomenon” appears- came downκατελθεῖνkatelthein
come down
Come down, go down from a higher place.
Where else “katelthein” appears- the saintsἁγίουςhagious
saints
Believers, set apart because they belong to God.
Where else “hagious” appears- who livedκατοικοῦνταςkatoikountas
dwell, live
Dwell, live in a place, inhabit.
Where else “katoikountas” appears- in LodΛύδδαLydda
Lod
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Places in this verse
The context
31So the assembly throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being built up; and walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it was multiplied.
32 · This verse (above)
33And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, lying on a mat for eight years, who was paralyzed.
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?