Acts 9:15

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And the Lord said unto him, `Be going on, because a choice vessel to Me is this one, to bear My name before nations and kings -- the sons also of Israel;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ Κύριος, Πορεύου: ὅτι σκεῦος ἐκλογῆς μοι ἐστίν οὗτος, τοῦ βαστάσαι τὸ ὄνομά μου ἐνώπιον Ἐθνῶν, καὶ βασιλέων, υἱῶν τε Ἰσραήλ:

Transliteration

But eipen pros him the Kyrios, Poreuou: for skeuos eklogēs to me estin houtos, tou bastasai the onoma of me enōpion Ethnōn, and basileōn, huiōn both of Israēl:

Grammar Details

• *eipen*: aorist, active, 3rd singular - said/spoke
• *pros*: preposition + accusative - to/toward
• *Kyrios*: nominative, masculine, singular - Lord
• *Poreuou*: present imperative, middle, 2nd singular - go/proceed
• *skeuos*: nominative, neuter, singular - vessel/instrument
• *eklogēs*: genitive, feminine, singular - of choice/election
• *estin*: present, active, 3rd singular - is
• *houtos*: nominative, masculine, singular - this one
• *tou bastasai*: genitive article + aorist infinitive, active - to bear/carry
• *onoma*: accusative, neuter, singular - name
• *enōpion*: preposition + genitive - before/in the presence of
• *Ethnōn*: genitive, neuter, plural - Gentiles/nations
• *basileōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - kings
• *huiōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - sons
• *Israēl*: genitive, masculine, singular - Israel

Word Meanings

• *eipen*: said/spoke/told
• *Poreuou*: go/proceed/journey
• *skeuos*: vessel/instrument/container
• *eklogēs*: of choice/election/selection
• *bastasai*: to bear/carry/support
• *onoma*: name/title/reputation
• *enōpion*: before/in the presence of/in front of
• *Ethnōn*: Gentiles/nations/peoples
• *basileōn*: kings/rulers/monarchs
• *huiōn*: sons/descendants/children

Referenced Verses

• Eph 3:7-8 : 7 of which I became a ministrant, according to the gift of the grace of God that was given to me, according to the working of His power; 8 to me -- the less than the least of all the saints -- was given this grace, among the nations to proclaim good news -- the untraceable riches of the Christ,
• Gal 1:15-16 : 15 and when God was well pleased -- having separated me from the womb of my mother, and having called `me' through His grace -- 16 to reveal His Son in me, that I might proclaim him good news among the nations, immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood,
• Acts 13:2 : 2 and in their ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, `Separate ye to me both Barnabas and Saul to the work to which I have called them,'
• Rom 1:5 : 5 through whom we did receive grace and apostleship, for obedience of faith among all the nations, in behalf of his name;
• Rom 11:13 : 13 For to you I speak -- to the nations -- inasmuch as I am indeed an apostle of nations, my ministration I do glorify;
• 1 Tim 2:7 : 7 in regard to which I was set a preacher and apostle -- truth I say in Christ, I do not lie -- a teacher of nations, in faith and truth.
• 2 Tim 4:16-17 : 16 in my first defence no one stood with me, but all forsook me, (may it not be reckoned to them!) 17 and the Lord stood by me, and did strengthen me, that through me the preaching might be fully assured, and all the nations might hear, and I was freed out of the mouth of a lion,
• Acts 22:21 : 21 and he said unto me, Go, because to nations far off I will send thee.'
• Acts 25:22-26:11 : 22 And Agrippa said unto Festus, `I was wishing also myself to hear the man;' and he said, `To-morrow thou shalt hear him;' 23 on the morrow, therefore -- on the coming of Agrippa and Bernice with much display, and they having entered into the audience chamber, with the chief captains also, and the principal men of the city, and Festus having ordered -- Paul was brought forth. 24 And Festus said, `King Agrippa, and all men who are present with us, ye see this one, about whom all the multitude of the Jews did deal with me, both in Jerusalem and here, crying out, He ought not to live any longer; 25 and I, having found him to have done nothing worthy of death, and he also himself having appealed to Sebastus, I decided to send him, 26 concerning whom I have no certain thing to write to `my' lord, wherefore I brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, king Agrippa, that the examination having been made, I may have something to write; 27 for it doth seem to me irrational, sending a prisoner, not also to signify the charges against him.' 1 And Agrippa said unto Paul, `It is permitted to thee to speak for thyself;' then Paul having stretched forth the hand, was making a defence: 2 `Concerning all things of which I am accused by Jews, king Agrippa, I have thought myself happy, being about to make a defence before thee to-day, 3 especially knowing thee to be acquainted with all things -- both customs and questions -- among Jews; wherefore, I beseech thee, patiently to hear me. 4 `The manner of my life then, indeed, from youth -- which from the beginning was among my nation, in Jerusalem -- know do all the Jews, 5 knowing me before from the first, (if they may be willing to testify,) that after the most exact sect of our worship, I lived a Pharisee; 6 and now for the hope of the promise made to the fathers by God, I have stood judged, 7 to which our twelve tribes, intently night and day serving, do hope to come, concerning which hope I am accused, king Agrippa, by the Jews; 8 why is it judged incredible with you, if God doth raise the dead? 9 `I, indeed, therefore, thought with myself, that against the name of Jesus of Nazareth it behoved `me' many things to do, 10 which also I did in Jerusalem, and many of the saints I in prison did shut up, from the chief priests having received the authority; they also being put to death, I gave my vote against them, 11 and in every synagogue, often punishing them, I was constraining `them' to speak evil, being also exceedingly mad against them, I was also persecuting `them' even unto strange cities.
• Acts 26:17-20 : 17 delivering thee from the people, and the nations, to whom now I send thee, 18 to open their eyes, to turn `them' from darkness to light, and `from' the authority of the Adversary unto God, for their receiving forgiveness of sins, and a lot among those having been sanctified, by faith that `is' toward me. 19 `Whereupon, king Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision, 20 but to those in Damascus first, and to those in Jerusalem, to all the region also of Judea, and to the nations, I was preaching to reform, and to turn back unto God, doing works worthy of reformation;
• Acts 26:32 : 32 and Agrippa said to Festus, `This man might have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.'
• Acts 27:24 : 24 saying, Be not afraid Paul; before Caesar it behoveth thee to stand; and, lo, God hath granted to thee all those sailing with thee;
• Acts 28:17-Rom 1:1 : 17 And it came to pass after three days, Paul called together those who are the principal men of the Jews, and they having come together, he said unto them: `Men, brethren, I -- having done nothing contrary to the people, or to the customs of the fathers -- a prisoner from Jerusalem, was delivered up to the hands of the Romans; 18 who, having examined me, were wishing to release `me', because of their being no cause of death in me, 19 and the Jews having spoken against `it', I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar -- not as having anything to accuse my nation of; 20 for this cause, therefore, I called for you to see and to speak with `you', for because of the hope of Israel with this chain I am bound.' 21 And they said unto him, `We did neither receive letters concerning thee from Judea, nor did any one who came of the brethren declare or speak any evil concerning thee, 22 and we think it good from thee to hear what thou dost think, for, indeed, concerning this sect it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against;' 23 and having appointed him a day, they came, more of them unto him, to the lodging, to whom he was expounding, testifying fully the reign of God, persuading them also of the things concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses, and the prophets, from morning till evening, 24 and, some, indeed, were believing the things spoken, and some were not believing. 25 And not being agreed with one another, they were going away, Paul having spoken one word -- `Well did the Holy Spirit speak through Isaiah the prophet unto our fathers, 26 saying, Go on unto this people and say, With hearing ye shall hear, and ye shall not understand, and seeing ye shall see, and ye shall not perceive, 27 for made gross was the heart of this people, and with the ears they heard heavily, and their eyes they did close, lest they may see with the eyes, and with the heart may understand, and be turned back, and I may heal them. 28 `Be it known, therefore, to you, that to the nations was sent the salvation of God, these also will hear it;' 29 and he having said these things, the Jews went away, having much disputation among themselves; 30 and Paul remained an entire two years in his own hired `house', and was receiving all those coming in unto him, 31 preaching the reign of God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness -- unforbidden. 1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, having been separated to the good news of God --
• Exod 4:12-14 : 12 and now, go, and I -- I am with thy mouth, and have directed thee that which thou speakest;' 13 and he saith, `O, my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand Thou dost send.' 14 And the anger of Jehovah burneth against Moses, and He saith, `Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I have known that he speaketh well, and also, lo, he is coming out to meet thee; when he hath seen thee, then he hath rejoiced in his heart,
• Jer 1:5 : 5 `Before I form thee in the belly, I have known thee; and before thou comest forth from the womb I have separated thee, a prophet to nations I have made thee.'
• Jer 1:7 : 7 And Jehovah saith unto me, `Do not say, I `am' a youth, for to all to whom I send thee thou goest, and all that I command thee thou speakest.
• Jonah 3:1-2 : 1 And there is a word of Jehovah unto Jonah a second time, saying, 2 `Rise, go unto Nineveh, the great city, and proclaim unto it the proclamation that I am speaking unto thee;'
• Matt 10:18 : 18 and before governors and kings ye shall be brought for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations.
• John 15:16 : 16 `Ye did not choose out me, but I chose out you, and did appoint you, that ye might go away, and might bear fruit, and your fruit might remain, that whatever ye may ask of the Father in my name, He may give you.
• Rom 15:15-21 : 15 and the more boldly I did write to you, brethren, in part, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to me by God, 16 for my being a servant of Jesus Christ to the nations, acting as priest in the good news of God, that the offering up of the nations may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. 17 I have, then, a boasting in Christ Jesus, in the things pertaining to God, 18 for I will not dare to speak anything of the things that Christ did not work through me, to obedience of nations, by word and deed, 19 in power of signs and wonders, in power of the Spirit of God; so that I, from Jerusalem, and in a circle as far as Illyricum, have fully preached the good news of the Christ; 20 and so counting it honour to proclaim good news, not where Christ was named -- that upon another's foundation I might not build -- 21 but according as it hath been written, `To whom it was not told concerning him, they shall see; and they who have not heard, shall understand.'
• 1 Cor 15:10 : 10 and by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace that `is' towards me came not in vain, but more abundantly than they all did I labour, yet not I, but the grace of God that `is' with me;
• Gal 1:1 : 1 Paul, an apostle -- not from men, nor through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who did raise him out of the dead --
• Rom 1:13-15 : 13 And I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, that many times I did purpose to come unto you -- and was hindered till the present time -- that some fruit I might have also among you, even as also among the other nations. 14 Both to Greeks and to foreigners, both to wise and to thoughtless, I am a debtor, 15 so, as much as in me is, I am ready also to you who `are' in Rome to proclaim good news,
• Rom 9:21-24 : 21 hath not the potter authority over the clay, out of the same lump to make the one vessel to honour, and the one to dishonour? 22 And if God, willing to shew the wrath and to make known His power, did endure, in much long suffering, vessels of wrath fitted for destruction, 23 and that He might make known the riches of His glory on vessels of kindness, that He before prepared for glory, whom also He did call -- us -- 24 not only out of Jews, but also out of nations,
• Acts 21:19 : 19 and having saluted them, he was declaring, one by one, each of the things God did among the nations through his ministration,
• Rev 17:14 : 14 these with the Lamb shall make war, and the Lamb shall overcome them, because Lord of lords he is, and King of kings, and those with him are called, and choice, and stedfast.'
• 2 Tim 1:11 : 11 to which I was placed a preacher and an apostle, and a teacher of nations,
• 2 Tim 2:4 : 4 no one serving as a soldier did entangle himself with the affairs of life, that him who did enlist him he may please;
• 2 Tim 2:20-21 : 20 And in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth, and some to honour, and some to dishonour: 21 if, then, any one may cleanse himself from these, he shall be a vessel to honour, sanctified and profitable to the master -- to every good work having been prepared,
• Gal 2:7-9 : 7 but, on the contrary, having seen that I have been entrusted with the good news of the uncircumcision, as Peter with `that' of the circumcision, 8 for He who did work with Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, did work also in me in regard to the nations, 9 and having known the grace that was given to me, James, and Cephas, and John, who were esteemed to be pillars, a right hand of fellowship they did give to me, and to Barnabas, that we to the nations, and they to the circumcision `may go',
• Col 1:25-29 : 25 of which I -- I did become a ministrant according to the dispensation of God, that was given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God, 26 the secret that hath been hid from the ages and from the generations, but now was manifested to his saints, 27 to whom God did will to make known what `is' the riches of the glory of this secret among the nations -- which is Christ in you, the hope of the glory, 28 whom we proclaim, warning every man, and teaching every man, in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus, 29 for which also I labour, striving according to his working that is working in me in power.