Study it in the app“And since Lod was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to him, urging him, “Do not delay to come to us.””
Andδὲsince LodΛύδδαςwasοὔσηςnearἐγγὺςJoppa,τῇ Ἰόππῃthe disciples,οἱ μαθηταὶhearingἀκούσαντεςthatὅτιPeterΠέτροςwasἐστὶνthere,ἐν αὐτῇsentἀπέστειλανtwoδύοmenἄνδραςtoπρὸςhim,αὐτὸνurging him,παρακαλοῦντες“Do notΜὴdelayὀκνήσῃςto comeδιελθεῖνtoἕωςus.”ἡμῶν
Lod
See it on the mapWhere else “Lyddas” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ousēs” appearsnear
Near, close.
Where else “engys” appearsJoppa
See it on the mapWhere else “Ioppēi” appearsdisciple
A follower of Jesus.
Where else “mathētai” appearshear of
To hear about something.
Where else “akousantes” appearsPeter
Peter, "rock": the name Jesus gave to Simon.
Where else “Petros” appearssend
To send someone somewhere on an errand, on behalf of the sender.
Where else “apesteilan” appearstwo
Two.
Where else “dyo” appearsman
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “andras” appearsbeg
To call someone to your side, implore them.
Where else “parakalountes” appearshesitate, delay
Hesitate, delay.
Where else “oknēsēis” appearspass through
To travel through a place or over to the far shore.
Where else “dielthein” appears1Lod
Today: Lod (Lydda), Israel
A town on the coastal plain, about 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Jerusalem, near Joppa.
At Lydda (Lod), Peter healed Aeneas, a man who had been paralyzed for eight years (Acts 9:32-35).
2Joppa
Today: Jaffa (Yafo), part of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
A port on the Mediterranean coast, about 35 miles (55 km) northwest of Jerusalem.
Jonah went down to Joppa to flee by sea (Jonah 1:3). There Peter raised Tabitha and was told to go to Cornelius' house (Acts 9:36-40; 10:5).
37And it happened in those days that she became sick and died; and when they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room.
38 · This verse (above)
39So Peter got up and went with them. When he arrived, they brought him up to the upper room, and all the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing tunics and garments that Dorcas used to make while she was with them.
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?
