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Andκαὶallπάντεςwho livedοἱ κατοικοῦντεςin LodΛύδδαandκαὶSharonτὸν Σαρῶναsawεἶδανhim,αὐτὸνand theyοἵτινεςturnedἐπέστρεψανtoἐπὶthe Lord.τὸν κύριον
Acts 9:35
Study it in the app“And all who lived in Lod and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 9:35, word by word
- who livedκατοικοῦντεςkatoikountes
dwell, live
Dwell, live in a place, inhabit.
Where else “katoikountes” appears- in LodΛύδδαLydda
Lod
See it on the mapWhere else “Lydda” appears- SharonΣαρῶναSarōna
Sharon
Sharon, the coastal plain between Joppa and Carmel.
Where else “Sarōna” appears- sawεἶδανeidan
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “eidan” appears- turnedἐπέστρεψανepestrepsan
turn to God
To come back to God, or bring others back to him.
Where else “epestrepsan” appears- the Lordκύριονkyrion
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyrion” appears
Places in this verse
The context
34And Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus the Messiah heals you; get up and make your bed.” And at once he got up.
35 · This verse (above)
36Now in Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which, translated, is called Dorcas. She was full of good works and alms that she was doing.
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?