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

22 strengthening 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.

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

24 After passing through Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.

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

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

27 When 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.

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

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References and Original Words

Verse 21

Original words

- τε G5037 Conjunction They preached the gospel to Εὐαγγελισάμενοί* G2097 Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural that ἐκείνην G1565 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular city πόλιν G4172 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction made many disciples μαθητεύσαντες G3100 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural . . . ἱκανοὺς G2425 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural [Then] they returned ὑπέστρεψαν G5290 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural to εἰς G1519 Preposition - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular Lystra Λύστραν G3082 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction - εἰς G1519 Preposition Iconium Ἰκόνιον G2430 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction - εἰς G1519 Preposition Antioch Ἀντιόχειαν G490 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 22

Original words

strengthening ἐπιστηρίζοντες G1991 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural the τὰς G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Plural souls ψυχὰς G5590 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural of the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural disciples μαθητῶν G3101 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural [and] encouraging [them] παρακαλοῦντες G3870 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural to continue ἐμμένειν G1696 Verb - Present Infinitive Active in the τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular faith πίστει G4102 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular We ἡμᾶς G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural must δεῖ G1163 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular endure Διὰ G1223 Preposition many πολλῶν G4183 Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural hardships θλίψεων G2347 Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural to enter εἰσελθεῖν G1525 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active . . . εἰς G1519 Preposition the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular kingdom βασιλείαν G932 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction [they said] ὅτι G3754 Conjunction
Verse 23

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- δὲ G1161 Conjunction [Paul and Barnabas] appointed Χειροτονήσαντες G5500 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural elders πρεσβυτέρους G4245 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural for them αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural in each κατ’ G2596 Preposition church ἐκκλησίαν G1577 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular praying προσευξάμενοι G4336 Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural [and] μετὰ G3326 Preposition fasting νηστειῶν G3521 Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural as they entrusted παρέθεντο G3908 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural them αὐτοὺς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural to the τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular Lord Κυρίῳ G2962 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular in εἰς G1519 Preposition whom ὃν G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular they had believed πεπιστεύκεισαν G4100 Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 24

Original words

[After] Καὶ G2532 Conjunction passing through διελθόντες G1330 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular Pisidia Πισιδίαν G4099 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular they came ἦλθον G2064 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural to εἰς G1519 Preposition - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular Pamphylia Παμφυλίαν G3828 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 25

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And [when] καὶ G2532 Conjunction they had spoken λαλήσαντες G2980 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular word λόγον G3056 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition Perga Πέργῃ G4011 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular they went down κατέβησαν G2597 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural to εἰς G1519 Preposition Attalia Ἀττάλειαν G825 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 26

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From [Attalia] Κἀκεῖθεν G2547 Conjunction they sailed ἀπέπλευσαν G636 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural to εἰς G1519 Preposition Antioch Ἀντιόχειαν G490 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular where ὅθεν G3606 Adverb they had ἦσαν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural been commended παραδεδομένοι G3860 Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural to the τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular grace χάριτι G5485 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular for εἰς G1519 Preposition the τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular work ἔργον G2041 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular - G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular they had just completed ἐπλήρωσαν G4137 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 27

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[When] δὲ G1161 Conjunction they arrived Παραγενόμενοι G3854 Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural - καὶ G2532 Conjunction they gathered συναγαγόντες G4863 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular church {together} ἐκκλησίαν G1577 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular [and] reported ἀνήγγελλον G312 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural all that ὅσα G3745 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular God Θεὸς G2316 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular had done ἐποίησεν G4160 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular through μετ’ G3326 Preposition them αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction how ὅτι G3754 Conjunction He had opened ἤνοιξεν G455 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular [the] door θύραν G2374 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular of faith πίστεως G4102 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular to the τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Plural Gentiles ἔθνεσιν G1484 Noun - Dative Neuter Plural
Verse 28

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And δὲ G1161 Conjunction they spent διέτριβον G1304 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural vvv οὐκ G3756 Adverb a long ὀλίγον G3641 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular time [there] χρόνον G5550 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular with σὺν G4862 Preposition the τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural disciples μαθηταῖς G3101 Noun - Dative Masculine Plural

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