Acts 14:27

KJV1611 – Modern English

And when they had arrived and gathered the church together, they reported all that God had done with them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Παραγενόμενοι δὲ, καὶ συναγαγόντες τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, ἀνήγγειλαν ὅσα ἐποίησεν ὁ Θεὸς μετʼ αὐτῶν, καὶ ὅτι ἤνοιξεν τοῖς Ἔθνεσιν θύραν πίστεως.

Transliteration

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 Details

• *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

Word Meanings

• *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

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  When they arrived and gathered the church together, they reported all that God had done through them and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith unto the Gentiles.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  When they were come and had gaddered the congregacion to gedder they rehersed all that God had done by them and how he had opened the dore of faith vnto the getyls.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Whan they came there, they gathered the congregacion together, & shewed them, how greate thinges God had done with the, and how he had opened the dore of faithe vnto the Heithen.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And when they were come & had gathered the Church together, they rehearsed all the things that God had done by them, and howe he had opened the doore of faith vnto the Gentiles.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when they were come, and had gathered the Churche together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, & howe he had opened the doore of fayth vnto the gentiles.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  When they had arrived, and had gathered the assembly together, they reported all the things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and having come and gathered together the assembly, they declared as many things as God did with them, and that He did open to the nations a door of faith;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith unto the Gentiles.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith unto the Gentiles.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And when they came there, and had got the church together, they gave them an account of all the things which God had done through them, and how he had made open a door of faith to the Gentiles.

• World English Bible (2000)

  When they had arrived, and had gathered the assembly together, they reported all the things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith to the nations.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When they arrived and gathered the church together, they reported all the things God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles.

Referenced Verses

• Acts 15:12 : 12 Then all the multitude kept silent, and listened to Barnabas and Paul declaring what miracles and wonders God had worked among the Gentiles by them.
• 1 Cor 16:9 : 9 For a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.
• 2 Cor 2:12 : 12 Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ's gospel, and a door was opened to me by the Lord,
• Col 4:3 : 3 At the same time, pray also for us, that God would open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in chains;
• 1 Cor 5:4 : 4 In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when you are gathered together, along with my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,
• 1 Cor 11:18 : 18 For first of all, when you come together in the church, I hear that there are divisions among you, and I partly believe it.
• Acts 11:18 : 18 When they heard these things, they held their peace and glorified God, saying, Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance unto life.
• Rom 15:18 : 18 For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ has not accomplished through me, in making the Gentiles obedient by word and deed,
• 1 Cor 3:5-9 : 5 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom you believed, even as the Lord gave to every man? 6 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the growth. 7 So then neither is he that plants anything, neither he that waters; but God that gives the growth. 8 Now he that plants and he that waters are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labor. 9 For we are workers together with God: you are God's field, you are God's building.
• John 9:10 : 10 Therefore they said to him, How were your eyes opened?
• Rev 3:7-8 : 7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These things says he who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, he who opens, and no man shuts; and shuts, and no man opens: 8 I know your works: behold, I have set before you an open door, and no man can shut it: for you have a little strength, and have kept my word, and have not denied my name.
• Acts 15:3-6 : 3 And being sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles; and they brought great joy to all the brethren. 4 And when they came to Jerusalem, they were received by the church, and by the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them. 5 But there arose certain of the sect of the Pharisees who believed, saying, It is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses. 6 And the apostles and elders came together to consider this matter.
• Acts 21:19-22 : 19 And when he had greeted them, he declared in detail what things God had done among the Gentiles by his ministry. 20 And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said to him, You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are who believe, and they are all zealous for the law: 21 And they are informed about you, that you teach all the Jews among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, nor walk according to the customs. 22 What is it then? the multitude must certainly come together: for they will hear that you are come.
• 1 Cor 14:23 : 23 Therefore, if the whole church comes together in one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those who are uninformed or unbelievers, will they not say that you are mad?
• 1 Cor 15:10 : 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.