Acts 22:15

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For thou shalt be a witness for him unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὅτι ἔσῃ μάρτυς αὐτῷ πρὸς πάντας ἀνθρώπους ὧν ἑώρακας καὶ ἤκουσας.

Transliteration

Because esē martys to him pros pantas anthrōpous of what heōrakas and ēkousas.

Grammar Details

*esē*: future indicative, 2nd person singular - you will be
*martys*: nominative, masculine, singular - witness
*pros*: preposition + accusative - to/toward
*pantas*: accusative, masculine, plural - all
*anthrōpous*: accusative, masculine, plural - men/people
*heōrakas*: perfect active indicative, 2nd person singular - you have seen
*ēkousas*: aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular - you heard

Word Meanings

*esē*: you will be/shall be
*martys*: witness/testifier
*pantas anthrōpous*: all men/all people/everyone
*heōrakas*: have seen/witnessed/observed
*ēkousas*: heard/listened to/were told

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Referenced Verses

Acts 23:11 : 11 And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer: {G3972} for as thou hast testified concerning me at Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.
Acts 4:20 : 20 for we {G1410} cannot but speak the things which we saw and heard.
Acts 10:39-41 : 39 And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the country of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom also they slew, hanging him on a tree. 40 Him God raised up the third day, and gave him to be made manifest, 41 not to all the people, but unto witnesses that were chosen before of God, [even] to us, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.
Acts 22:14 : 14 And he said, The God of our fathers hath appointed thee to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.
Acts 26:16-18 : 16 But arise, and stand upon thy feet: for to this end have I appeared unto thee, to appoint thee a minister and a witness both of the things wherein thou hast seen me, and of the things wherein I will appear unto thee; 17 delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom {G3568} I send thee, 18 to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me.
Acts 26:20 : 20 but declared both to them of Damascus first and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judaea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.
Acts 27:24 : 24 saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must stand before Caesar: and lo, God hath granted thee all them that sail with thee.
Luke 24:47-48 : 47 and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name unto all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. 48 {G1161} Ye are witnesses of these things.
John 15:27 : 27 and ye also bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.
Acts 1:8 : 8 But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Acts 1:22 : 22 beginning from the baptism of John, unto the day that he was received up from us, of these must one become a witness with us of his resurrection.

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