Focused Passage

Acts 14:8-20

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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8In Lystra there sat a man crippled in his feet, who was lame from birth and had never walked.

9This man was listening to the words of Paul, who looked intently at him and saw that he had faith to be healed.

10In a loud voice Paul called out, “Stand up on your feet!” And the man jumped up and began to walk.

11When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language: “The gods have come down to us in human form!”

12Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.

13The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates, hoping to offer a sacrifice along with the crowds.

14But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul found out about this, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, shouting,

15“Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.

16In past generations, He let all nations go their own way.

17Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”

18Even with these words, Paul and Barnabas could hardly stop the crowds from sacrificing to them.

19Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won over the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, presuming he was dead.

20But after the disciples had gathered around him, he got up and went back into the city. And the next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe.

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Verse 8

Original words

-ΚαίG2532ConjunctionInἐνG1722PrepositionLystraΛύστροιςG3082Noun - Dative Neuter Pluralthere satἐκάθητοG2521Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularaτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularmanἀνὴρG435Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularcrippledἀδύνατοςG102Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularin [his]τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralfeetποσὶνG4228Noun - Dative Masculine Pluralwho was lameχωλὸςG5560Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularfromἐκG1537Preposition. . .μητρὸςG3384Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular. . .αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularbirthκοιλίαςG2836Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular[and]ὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular{had} neverοὐδέποτεG3763AdverbwalkedπεριεπάτησενG4043Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 9

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This [man]οὗτοςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularwas listening toἤκουσεν*G191Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularthe words ofλαλοῦντοςG2980Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularPaulΠαύλουG3972Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularwhoὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularlooked intentlyἀτενίσαςG816Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularat himαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionsawἰδὼνG3708Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularthatὅτιG3754Conjunctionhe hadἔχειG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularfaithπίστινG4102Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Singularto be healedσωθῆναιG4982Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive
Verse 10

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In a loudμεγάλῃG3173Adjective - Dative Feminine SingularvoiceφωνῇG5456Noun - Dative Feminine Singular[Paul] called outεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStandἈνάστηθιG450Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularupὀρθόςG3717Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularonἐπὶG1909PrepositionyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralfeetπόδαςG4228Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralAndκαὶG2532Conjunction[the man] jumped upἥλατοG242Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionbegan to walkπεριεπάτειG4043Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 11

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[When]τεG5037ConjunctiontheΟἵG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralcrowdsὄχλοιG3793Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralsawἰδόντεςG3708Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralwhatG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularPaulΠαῦλοςG3972Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularhad doneἐποίησενG4160Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularthey lifted upἐπῆρανG1869Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltheirαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularvoicesφωνὴνG5456Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularin the Lycaonian languageΛυκαονιστὶG3072Adverb-λέγοντεςG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralTheΟἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralgodsθεοὶG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralhave come downκατέβησανG2597Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltoπρὸςG4314PrepositionusἡμᾶςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Pluralin human formὁμοιωθέντεςG3666Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural. . .ἀνθρώποιςG444Noun - Dative Masculine Plural
Verse 12

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-τεG5037ConjunctionBarnabasΒαρνάβανG921Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularthey calledἐκάλουνG2564Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularZeusΔίαG2203Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandδὲG1161Conjunction-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularPaulΠαῦλονG3972Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular[they called] HermesἙρμῆνG2060Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularbecauseἐπειδὴG1894ConjunctionheαὐτὸςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person SingularwasἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularchiefἡγούμενοςG2233Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularspeakerλόγουG3056Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 13

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-τεG5037ConjunctionTheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularpriestἱερεὺςG2409Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof ZeusΔιὸςG2203Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singular[whose temple] wasὄντοςG1510Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singularjust outsideπρὸG4253PrepositiontheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularcityπόλεωςG4172Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularbroughtἐνέγκαςG5342Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularbullsταύρουςG5022Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionwreathsστέμματαG4725Noun - Accusative Neuter PluraltoἐπὶG1909PrepositiontheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Plural[city] gatesπυλῶναςG4440Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralhopingἤθελενG2309Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto offer a sacrificeθύεινG2380Verb - Present Infinitive Activealong withσὺνG4862PrepositiontheτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralcrowdsὄχλοιςG3793Noun - Dative Masculine Plural
Verse 14

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ButδὲG1161Conjunction[when] theοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralapostlesἀπόστολοιG652Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralBarnabasΒαρνάβαςG921Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionPaulΠαῦλοςG3972Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularfound out about thisἈκούσαντεςG191Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralthey toreδιαρρήξαντεςG1284Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluraltheirαὐτῶν*G846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralclothesἱμάτιαG2440Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural[and] rushedἐξεπήδησανG1530Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralintoεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularcrowdὄχλονG3793Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularshoutingκράζοντεςG2896Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Verse 15

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-καὶG2532Conjunction-λέγοντεςG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralMenἌνδρεςG435Noun - Vocative Masculine PluralwhyτίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularare you doingποιεῖτεG4160Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralthisταῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluralWeἡμεῖςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person PluraltooκαὶG2532Conjunctionare [only]ἐσμενG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralmenἄνθρωποιG444Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralhumanὁμοιοπαθεῖςG3663Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plurallike youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralWe are bringing you good newsεὐαγγελιζόμενοιG2097Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural. . .ὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Pluralthat you should turnἐπιστρέφεινG1994Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivefromἀπὸG575PrepositiontheseτούτωνG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Pluralworthless thingsματαίωνG3152Adjective - Genitive Neuter PluraltoἐπὶG1909Preposition[the] livingζῶνταG2198Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine SingularGodθεὸνG2316Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularwhoὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularmadeἐποίησενG4160Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularheavenοὐρανὸνG3772Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularearthγῆνG1093Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularseaθάλασσανG2281Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionvvvπάνταG3956Adjective - Accusative Neuter PluraleverythingτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralinἐνG1722PrepositionthemαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Neuter 3rd Person Plural
Verse 16

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InἐνG1722Preposition-ταῖςG3588Article - Dative Feminine PluralpastπαρῳχημέναιςG3944Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Feminine PluralgenerationsγενεαῖςG1074Noun - Dative Feminine Plural[He]ὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularletεἴασενG1439Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularallπάνταG3956Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralnationsἔθνηG1484Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralgoπορεύεσθαιG4198Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or PassivetheirαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Plural[own]ταῖςG3588Article - Dative Feminine PluralwayὁδοῖςG3598Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Verse 17

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YetκαίτοιG2543ConjunctionvvvοὐκG3756AdverbHe has not leftἀφῆκενG863Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHimselfαὑτὸνG848Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singularwithout testimonyἀμάρτυρονG267Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singularto His goodnessἀγαθουργῶνG14Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularHe givesδιδοὺςG1325Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralrainὑετοὺςG5205Noun - Accusative Masculine Pluralfrom heavenοὐρανόθενG3771AdverbandκαὶG2532ConjunctionfruitfulκαρποφόρουςG2593Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralseasonsκαιροὺςG2540Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralfillingἐμπιπλῶνG1705Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralheartsκαρδίαςG2588Noun - Accusative Feminine Pluralwith foodτροφῆςG5160Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiongladnessεὐφροσύνηςG2167Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 18

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EvenΚαὶG2532Conjunctionwith theseταῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluralwordsλέγοντεςG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralvvvμόλιςG3433Adverb[Paul and Barnabas] could hardly stopκατέπαυσανG2664Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralcrowdsὄχλουςG3793Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralfromτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularvvvμὴG3361AdverbsacrificingθύεινG2380Verb - Present Infinitive Activeto themαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Verse 19

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ThenδὲG1161Conjunction[some] JewsἸουδαῖοιG2453Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralarrivedἘπῆλθανG1904Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralfromἀπὸG575PrepositionAntiochἈντιοχείαςG490Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionIconiumἸκονίουG2430Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionwon overπείσαντεςG3982Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluraltheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralcrowdsὄχλουςG3793Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural-καὶG2532ConjunctionThey stonedλιθάσαντεςG3034Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularPaulΠαῦλονG3972Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular[and] dragged [him]ἔσυρονG4951Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraloutsideἔξωG1854PrepositiontheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularcityπόλεωςG4172Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularpresumingνομίζοντεςG3543Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralheαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singularwas deadτεθνηκέναιG2348Verb - Perfect Infinitive Active
Verse 20

Original words

But [after]δὲG1161ConjunctiontheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθητῶνG3101Noun - Genitive Masculine Pluralhad gathered aroundκυκλωσάντωνG2944Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine PluralhimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singularhe got upἀναστὰςG450Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularand went back intoεἰσῆλθενG1525Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .εἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularcityπόλινG4172Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularAndΚαὶG2532ConjunctiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine Singularnext dayἐπαύριονG1887Adverbhe leftἐξῆλθενG1831Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularwithσὺνG4862Preposition-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularBarnabasΒαρνάβᾳG921Noun - Dative Masculine SingularforεἰςG1519PrepositionDerbeΔέρβηνG1191Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

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