Verse 1

{ "verseID": "Acts.14.1", "source": "¶Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν Ἰκονίῳ, κατὰ τὸ αὐτὸ εἰσελθεῖν αὐτοὺς εἰς τὴν συναγωγὴν τῶν Ἰουδαίων, καὶ λαλῆσαι οὕτως, ὥστε πιστεῦσαι Ἰουδαίων τε καὶ Ἑλλήνων πολὺ πλῆθος.", "text": "*Egeneto* *de* in *Ikoniō*, according to the same *eiselthein* them into the *synagōgēn* of the *Ioudaiōn*, and *lalēsai* thus, *hōste* *pisteusai* of *Ioudaiōn* both and of *Hellēnōn* much *plēthos*.", "grammar": { "*Egeneto*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - it happened/came to pass", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/now", "*Ikoniō*": "dative singular - location 'in Iconium'", "*eiselthein*": "aorist active infinitive - to enter/go in", "*synagōgēn*": "accusative feminine singular - synagogue (place of assembly)", "*Ioudaiōn*": "genitive plural - of Jews", "*lalēsai*": "aorist active infinitive - to speak", "*hōste*": "conjunction - so that/with the result that", "*pisteusai*": "aorist active infinitive - to believe", "*Hellēnōn*": "genitive plural - of Greeks", "*plēthos*": "accusative singular - multitude/large number" }, "variants": { "*Egeneto*": "it happened/it came to pass/it occurred", "*de*": "and/but/now (transitional)", "*kata to auto*": "at the same time/in the same manner/together", "*lalēsai outōs*": "speak in such a way/speak in this manner", "*plēthos*": "multitude/crowd/large number" } }

Verse 3

{ "verseID": "Acts.14.3", "source": "Ἱκανὸν μὲν οὖν χρόνον διέτριψαν παρρησιαζόμενοι ἐπὶ τῷ Κυρίῳ, τῷ μαρτυροῦντι τῷ λόγῳ τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ, καὶ διδόντι σημεῖα καὶ τέρατα γίνεσθαι διὰ τῶν χειρῶν αὐτῶν.", "text": "*Hikanon* *men* *oun* *chronon* they *dietripsan* *parrēsiazomenoi* upon the *Kyriō*, the one *martyrounti* to the *logō* of the *charitos* of him, and *didonti* *sēmeia* and *terata* *ginesthai* through the *cheirōn* of them.", "grammar": { "*Hikanon*": "accusative masculine singular - considerable/sufficient", "*men oun*": "particle combination - therefore indeed/so then", "*chronon*": "accusative masculine singular - time/period", "*dietripsan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they spent/remained", "*parrēsiazomenoi*": "present middle participle, nominative masculine plural - speaking boldly/speaking freely", "*Kyriō*": "dative masculine singular - Lord", "*martyrounti*": "present active participle, dative masculine singular - bearing witness/testifying", "*logō*": "dative masculine singular - word/message", "*charitos*": "genitive feminine singular - grace/favor", "*didonti*": "present active participle, dative masculine singular - giving/granting", "*sēmeia*": "accusative neuter plural - signs", "*terata*": "accusative neuter plural - wonders/marvels", "*ginesthai*": "present middle infinitive - to happen/be done", "*cheirōn*": "genitive feminine plural - hands" }, "variants": { "*Hikanon chronon*": "considerable time/long time/sufficient time", "*parrēsiazomenoi*": "speaking boldly/speaking openly/speaking with confidence", "*epi tō Kyriō*": "relying on the Lord/with confidence in the Lord", "*martyrounti*": "bearing witness/testifying/confirming", "*logos tēs charitos*": "word of grace/message of favor/message about his grace", "*sēmeia kai terata*": "signs and wonders/miracles and portents" } }

Verse 11

{ "verseID": "Acts.14.11", "source": "Οἱ δὲ ὄχλοι ἰδόντες ὃ ἐποίησεν ὁ Παῦλος, ἐπῆραν τὴν φωνὴν αὐτῶν, Λυκαονιστὶ λέγοντες, Οἱ θεοὶ ὁμοιωθέντες ἀνθρώποις κατέβησαν πρὸς ἡμᾶς.", "text": "The *de* *ochloi* *idontes* what *epoiēsen* the *Paulos*, *epēran* the *phōnēn* of them, in *Lykaonisti* *legontes*, The *theoi* having been *homoiōthentes* to *anthrōpois* *katebēsan* *pros* us.", "grammar": { "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and", "*ochloi*": "nominative masculine plural - crowds", "*idontes*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - having seen", "*epoiēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - did/performed", "*Paulos*": "nominative masculine singular - Paul", "*epēran*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - raised/lifted up", "*phōnēn*": "accusative feminine singular - voice", "*Lykaonisti*": "adverb - in the Lycaonian language", "*legontes*": "present active participle, nominative masculine plural - saying", "*theoi*": "nominative masculine plural - gods", "*homoiōthentes*": "aorist passive participle, nominative masculine plural - having been made like", "*anthrōpois*": "dative masculine plural - men/people", "*katebēsan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - came down/descended", "*pros*": "preposition with accusative - to/toward" }, "variants": { "*epēran tēn phōnēn*": "raised their voice/lifted up their voice/shouted", "*Lykaonisti*": "in Lycaonian/in the Lycaonian language/in the local dialect", "*homoiōthentes anthrōpois*": "having been made like humans/in human form", "*katebēsan pros hēmas*": "have come down to us/have descended to us" } }

Verse 13

{ "verseID": "Acts.14.13", "source": "Ὁ δὲ ἱερεὺς τοῦ Διὸς, τοῦ ὄντος πρὸ τῆς πόλεως αὐτῶν, ταύρους καὶ στέμματα ἐπὶ τοὺς πυλῶνας ἐνέγκας, σὺν τοῖς ὄχλοις ἤθελεν θύειν.", "text": "The *de* *hiereus* of the *Dios*, the one *ontos* before the *poleōs* of them, *taurous* and *stemmata* to the *pylōnas* having *enegkas*, *syn* the *ochlois* he *ēthelen* *thyein*.", "grammar": { "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and", "*hiereus*": "nominative masculine singular - priest", "*Dios*": "genitive masculine singular - of Zeus", "*ontos*": "present active participle, genitive masculine singular - being", "*pro*": "preposition with genitive - before/in front of", "*poleōs*": "genitive feminine singular - city", "*taurous*": "accusative masculine plural - bulls", "*stemmata*": "accusative neuter plural - garlands/wreaths", "*pylōnas*": "accusative masculine plural - gates/entrances", "*enegkas*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having brought", "*syn*": "preposition with dative - with/together with", "*ochlois*": "dative masculine plural - crowds", "*ēthelen*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was wanting/desiring", "*thyein*": "present active infinitive - to sacrifice" }, "variants": { "*hiereus tou Dios*": "priest of Zeus", "*tou ontos pro tēs poleōs*": "who was before the city/whose temple was in front of the city", "*stemmata*": "garlands/wreaths/festive decorations", "*ēthelen thyein*": "wanted to sacrifice/was intending to sacrifice" } }

Verse 15

{ "verseID": "Acts.14.15", "source": "Καὶ, λέγοντες, Ἄνδρες, τί ταῦτα ποιεῖτε; Καὶ ἡμεῖς ὁμοιοπαθεῖς ἐσμεν ὑμῖν ἄνθρωποι, εὐαγγελιζόμενοι ὑμᾶς ἀπὸ τούτων τῶν ματαίων ἐπιστρέφειν ἐπὶ τὸν Θεὸν τὸν ζῶντα, ὃς ἐποίησεν τὸν οὐρανὸν, καὶ τὴν γῆν, καὶ τὴν θάλασσαν, καὶ πάντα τὰ ἐν αὐτοῖς:", "text": "And, *legontes*, *Andres*, why these things *poieite*? Also we *homoiopatheis* *esmen* to you *anthrōpoi*, *euangelizomenoi* you from these *mataiōn* to *epistrephein* to the *Theon* the *zōnta*, who *epoiēsen* the *ouranon*, and the *gēn*, and the *thalassan*, and all the things in them:", "grammar": { "*legontes*": "present active participle, nominative masculine plural - saying", "*Andres*": "vocative masculine plural - men", "*poieite*": "present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you do/are doing", "*homoiopatheis*": "nominative masculine plural - having like feelings/similar nature", "*esmen*": "present active indicative, 1st person plural - we are", "*anthrōpoi*": "nominative masculine plural - humans/people", "*euangelizomenoi*": "present middle participle, nominative masculine plural - proclaiming good news", "*mataiōn*": "genitive neuter plural - vain things/worthless things", "*epistrephein*": "present active infinitive - to turn/return", "*Theon*": "accusative masculine singular - God", "*zōnta*": "present active participle, accusative masculine singular - living", "*epoiēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - made/created", "*ouranon*": "accusative masculine singular - heaven/sky", "*gēn*": "accusative feminine singular - earth/land", "*thalassan*": "accusative feminine singular - sea", "*panta*": "accusative neuter plural - all things" }, "variants": { "*homoiopatheis*": "with like feelings/of similar nature/with the same nature", "*mataiōn*": "vain things/worthless things/empty practices", "*epistrephein epi ton Theon ton zōnta*": "to turn to the living God/to convert to the living God", "*epoiēsen ton ouranon kai tēn gēn kai tēn thalassan*": "made the heaven and the earth and the sea (reference to creation)" } }

Verse 17

{ "verseID": "Acts.14.17", "source": "Καίτοιγε οὐκ ἀμάρτυρον ἑαυτὸν ἀφῆκεν, ἀγαθοποιῶν, οὐρανόθεν ἡμῖν ὑετοὺς διδοὺς, καὶ καιροὺς καρποφόρους, ἐμπιπλῶν τροφῆς καὶ εὐφροσύνης τὰς καρδίας ἡμῶν.", "text": "*Kaitoige* not *amartyron* himself *aphēken*, *agathopoiōn*, from *ouranothen* to us *hyetous* *didous*, and *kairous* *karpophorous*, *empiplōn* of *trophēs* and *euphrosynēs* the *kardias* of us.", "grammar": { "*Kaitoige*": "conjunction - although/and yet", "*amartyron*": "accusative masculine singular - without witness", "*aphēken*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - left/allowed", "*agathopoiōn*": "present active participle, nominative masculine singular - doing good", "*ouranothen*": "adverb - from heaven", "*hyetous*": "accusative masculine plural - rains", "*didous*": "present active participle, nominative masculine singular - giving", "*kairous*": "accusative masculine plural - seasons/times", "*karpophorous*": "accusative masculine plural - fruit-bearing/fruitful", "*empiplōn*": "present active participle, nominative masculine singular - filling", "*trophēs*": "genitive feminine singular - food/nourishment", "*euphrosynēs*": "genitive feminine singular - gladness/joy", "*kardias*": "accusative feminine plural - hearts" }, "variants": { "*amartyron heauton aphēken*": "he did not leave himself without witness/he did not leave himself without testimony", "*agathopoiōn*": "doing good/bestowing benefits", "*hyetous*": "rains/rainfall", "*kairous karpophorous*": "fruitful seasons/fruit-bearing times", "*empiplōn trophēs kai euphrosynēs*": "filling with food and joy/filling with nourishment and gladness" } }

Verse 19

{ "verseID": "Acts.14.19", "source": "¶Ἐπῆλθον δὲ ἀπὸ Ἀντιοχείας καὶ Ἰκονίου Ἰουδαῖοι, καὶ πείσαντες τοὺς ὄχλους, καὶ, λιθάσαντες τὸν Παῦλον, ἔσυρον ἔξω τῆς πόλεως, νομίσαντες αὐτὸν τεθνάναι.", "text": "*Epēlthon* *de* from *Antiocheias* and *Ikoniou* *Ioudaioi*, and having *peisantes* the *ochlous*, and, having *lithasantes* the *Paulon*, they *esyron* outside the *poleōs*, having *nomisantes* him *tethnānai*.", "grammar": { "*Epēlthon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - came upon/arrived", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and", "*Antiocheias*": "genitive feminine singular - Antioch", "*Ikoniou*": "genitive neuter singular - Iconium", "*Ioudaioi*": "nominative masculine plural - Jews", "*peisantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - having persuaded", "*ochlous*": "accusative masculine plural - crowds", "*lithasantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - having stoned", "*Paulon*": "accusative masculine singular - Paul", "*esyron*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - were dragging", "*poleōs*": "genitive feminine singular - city", "*nomisantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - having supposed", "*tethnānai*": "perfect active infinitive - to have died" }, "variants": { "*peisantes tous ochlous*": "having persuaded the crowds/having won over the crowds", "*lithasantes ton Paulon*": "having stoned Paul", "*esyron exō tēs poleōs*": "dragged him outside the city", "*nomisantes auton tethnānai*": "supposing him to be dead/thinking he had died" } }

Verse 22

{ "verseID": "Acts.14.22", "source": "Ἐπιστηρίζοντες τὰς ψυχὰς τῶν μαθητῶν, παρακαλοῦντες ἐμμένειν τῇ πίστει, καὶ ὅτι διὰ πολλῶν θλίψεων δεῖ ἡμᾶς εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ.", "text": "*Epistērizontes* the *psychas* of the *mathētōn*, *parakalountes* *emmenein* in the *pistei*, and that through many *thlipseōn* it is necessary for us to *eiselthein* into the *basileian* of the *Theou*.", "grammar": { "*Epistērizontes*": "present active participle, nominative masculine plural - strengthening", "*psychas*": "accusative feminine plural - souls", "*mathētōn*": "genitive masculine plural - disciples", "*parakalountes*": "present active participle, nominative masculine plural - exhorting/encouraging", "*emmenein*": "present active infinitive - to remain/continue in", "*pistei*": "dative feminine singular - faith", "*thlipseōn*": "genitive feminine plural - tribulations/afflictions", "*dei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - it is necessary", "*eiselthein*": "aorist active infinitive - to enter", "*basileian*": "accusative feminine singular - kingdom", "*Theou*": "genitive masculine singular - of God" }, "variants": { "*Epistērizontes tas psychas*": "strengthening the souls/confirming the souls", "*parakalountes emmenein tē pistei*": "encouraging to continue in the faith/exhorting to remain in the faith", "*dia pollōn thlipseōn*": "through many tribulations/through many afflictions", "*dei*": "it is necessary/we must/one must" } }

Verse 23

{ "verseID": "Acts.14.23", "source": "Χειροτονήσαντες δὲ αὐτοῖς πρεσβυτέρους κατʼ ἐκκλησίαν, προσευξάμενοι μετὰ νηστειῶν, παρέθεντο αὐτοὺς τῷ Κυρίῳ, εἰς ὃν πεπιστεύκεισαν.", "text": "Having *cheirotonēsantes* *de* for them *presbyterous* according to *ekklēsian*, having *proseuxamenoi* with *nēsteiōn*, they *parethento* them to the *Kyriō*, into whom they had *pepisteukēsan*.", "grammar": { "*cheirotonēsantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - having appointed", "*de*": "postpositive particle - and/but", "*presbyterous*": "accusative masculine plural - elders", "*kat'*": "preposition with accusative - according to/in", "*ekklēsian*": "accusative feminine singular - church/assembly", "*proseuxamenoi*": "aorist middle participle, nominative masculine plural - having prayed", "*nēsteiōn*": "genitive feminine plural - fastings", "*parethento*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd person plural - committed/entrusted", "*Kyriō*": "dative masculine singular - Lord", "*pepisteukēsan*": "pluperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - had believed" }, "variants": { "*cheirotonēsantes*": "having appointed/having elected (by stretching out the hand)", "*presbyterous kat' ekklēsian*": "elders in each church/elders for every church", "*proseuxamenoi meta nēsteiōn*": "having prayed with fastings", "*parethento autous tō Kyriō*": "committed them to the Lord/entrusted them to the Lord" } }

Verse 27

{ "verseID": "Acts.14.27", "source": "Παραγενόμενοι δὲ, καὶ συναγαγόντες τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, ἀνήγγειλαν ὅσα ἐποίησεν ὁ Θεὸς μετʼ αὐτῶν, καὶ ὅτι ἤνοιξεν τοῖς Ἔθνεσιν θύραν πίστεως.", "text": "Having *paragenomenoi* *de*, and having *synagagontes* the *ekklēsian*, they *anēngeilan* how much *epoiēsen* the *Theos* with them, and that he *ēnoixen* to the *Ethnesin* a *thyran* of *pisteōs*.", "grammar": { "*paragenomenoi*": "aorist middle participle, nominative masculine plural - having arrived", "*de*": "postpositive particle - and/but", "*synagagontes*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - having gathered together", "*ekklēsian*": "accusative feminine singular - church/assembly", "*anēngeilan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - reported/announced", "*hosa*": "relative pronoun, accusative neuter plural - how much/all that", "*epoiēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - did/had done", "*Theos*": "nominative masculine singular - God", "*met'*": "preposition with genitive - with", "*ēnoixen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - opened", "*Ethnesin*": "dative neuter plural - nations/Gentiles", "*thyran*": "accusative feminine singular - door", "*pisteōs*": "genitive feminine singular - of faith" }, "variants": { "*paragenomenoi*": "having arrived/having come", "*synagagontes tēn ekklēsian*": "having gathered the church/having assembled the church", "*anēngeilan*": "reported/announced/declared", "*hosa epoiēsen ho Theos met' autōn*": "all that God had done with them", "*ēnoixen tois Ethnesin thyran pisteōs*": "opened to the Gentiles a door of faith/had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles" } }