Focused Passage

Acts 14:21-28

Through Many Hardships into the Kingdom

Paul and Barnabas preach boldly, suffer opposition, correct pagan misunderstanding, endure violent persecution, strengthen new disciples, appoint elders, and return to Antioch declaring what God has done among the Gentiles.

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21They preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,

22strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.

23Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, praying and fasting as they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.

24After passing through Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.

25And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.

26From Attalia they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had just completed.

27When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

28And they spent a long time there with the disciples.

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Verse 21

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-τεG5037ConjunctionThey preached the gospel toΕὐαγγελισάμενοί*G2097Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine PluralthatἐκείνηνG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularcityπόλινG4172Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionmade many disciplesμαθητεύσαντεςG3100Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural. . .ἱκανοὺςG2425Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural[Then] they returnedὑπέστρεψανG5290Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltoεἰςG1519Preposition-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularLystraΛύστρανG3082Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-καὶG2532Conjunction-εἰςG1519PrepositionIconiumἸκόνιονG2430Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-εἰςG1519PrepositionAntiochἈντιόχειανG490Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 22

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strengtheningἐπιστηρίζοντεςG1991Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluraltheτὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralsoulsψυχὰςG5590Noun - Accusative Feminine Pluralof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθητῶνG3101Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural[and] encouraging [them]παρακαλοῦντεςG3870Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralto continueἐμμένεινG1696Verb - Present Infinitive Activein theτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularfaithπίστειG4102Noun - Dative Feminine SingularWeἡμᾶςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person PluralmustδεῖG1163Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularendureΔιὰG1223PrepositionmanyπολλῶνG4183Adjective - Genitive Feminine PluralhardshipsθλίψεωνG2347Noun - Genitive Feminine Pluralto enterεἰσελθεῖνG1525Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active. . .εἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularkingdomβασιλείανG932Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-καὶG2532Conjunction[they said]ὅτιG3754Conjunction
Verse 23

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-δὲG1161Conjunction[Paul and Barnabas] appointedΧειροτονήσαντεςG5500Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluraleldersπρεσβυτέρουςG4245Adjective - Accusative Masculine Pluralfor themαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Pluralin eachκατ’G2596PrepositionchurchἐκκλησίανG1577Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularprayingπροσευξάμενοιG4336Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural[and]μετὰG3326PrepositionfastingνηστειῶνG3521Noun - Genitive Feminine Pluralas they entrustedπαρέθεντοG3908Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person PluralthemαὐτοὺςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Pluralto theτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularLordΚυρίῳG2962Noun - Dative Masculine SingularinεἰςG1519PrepositionwhomὃνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singularthey had believedπεπιστεύκεισανG4100Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 24

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[After]ΚαὶG2532Conjunctionpassing throughδιελθόντεςG1330Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularPisidiaΠισιδίανG4099Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularthey cameἦλθονG2064Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltoεἰςG1519Preposition-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularPamphyliaΠαμφυλίανG3828Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 25

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And [when]καὶG2532Conjunctionthey had spokenλαλήσαντεςG2980Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluraltheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularwordλόγονG3056Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionPergaΠέργῃG4011Noun - Dative Feminine Singularthey went downκατέβησανG2597Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltoεἰςG1519PrepositionAttaliaἈττάλειανG825Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 26

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From [Attalia]ΚἀκεῖθενG2547Conjunctionthey sailedἀπέπλευσανG636Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltoεἰςG1519PrepositionAntiochἈντιόχειανG490Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularwhereὅθενG3606Adverbthey hadἦσανG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralbeen commendedπαραδεδομένοιG3860Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Pluralto theτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingulargraceχάριτιG5485Noun - Dative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularforεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularworkἔργονG2041Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular-G3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularthey had just completedἐπλήρωσανG4137Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 27

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[When]δὲG1161Conjunctionthey arrivedΠαραγενόμενοιG3854Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural-καὶG2532Conjunctionthey gatheredσυναγαγόντεςG4863Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluraltheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singularchurch {together}ἐκκλησίανG1577Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular[and] reportedἀνήγγελλονG312Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralall thatὅσαG3745Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularhad doneἐποίησενG4160Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularthroughμετ’G3326PrepositionthemαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionhowὅτιG3754ConjunctionHe had openedἤνοιξενG455Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[the] doorθύρανG2374Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularof faithπίστεωςG4102Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularto theτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Neuter PluralGentilesἔθνεσινG1484Noun - Dative Neuter Plural
Verse 28

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AndδὲG1161Conjunctionthey spentδιέτριβονG1304Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralvvvοὐκG3756Adverba longὀλίγονG3641Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singulartime [there]χρόνονG5550Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularwithσὺνG4862PrepositiontheτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθηταῖςG3101Noun - Dative Masculine Plural

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