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Acts 16:1-5

The Gospel Enters Macedonia: Opened Hearts, Broken Chains, and Household Faith

Paul recruits Timothy, the Spirit redirects the missionary team to Macedonia, Lydia’s heart is opened to receive the gospel, a demonized slave girl is delivered, Paul and Silas are beaten and imprisoned, God shakes the prison, and the Philippian jailer and his household believe and are baptized.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1 Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where he found a disciple named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman and a Greek father.

2 The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him.

3 Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, so he took him and circumcised him on account of the Jews in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

4 As they went from town to town, they delivered the decisions handed down by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.

5 So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.

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Verse 1

Cross-references

2 Timothy 1:5 Classic cross-references 1 Timothy 1:2 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 4:17 Classic cross-references 1 Thessalonians 3:2 Classic cross-references 2 Timothy 1:2 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 OliveGrove study links Acts 15:1-11 OliveGrove study links Galatians 5:6 OliveGrove study links

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction [Paul] came Κατήντησεν G2658 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction to εἰς G1519 Preposition Derbe Δέρβην G1191 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular and then καὶ G2532 Conjunction to εἰς G1519 Preposition Lystra Λύστραν G3082 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction [where] ἐκεῖ G1563 Adverb - ἦν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular [he found] ἰδοὺ G2400 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular a τις G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular disciple μαθητής G3101 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular named ὀνόματι G3686 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular Timothy Τιμόθεος G5095 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular [the] son υἱὸς G5207 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular of a believing πιστῆς G4103 Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular Jewish Ἰουδαίας G2453 Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular woman γυναικὸς G1135 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular and δὲ G1161 Conjunction a Greek Ἕλληνος G1672 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular father πατρὸς G3962 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

Verse 2

Cross-references

1 Timothy 5:10 Classic cross-references 2 Timothy 3:15 Classic cross-references Acts 13:51 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 OliveGrove study links Acts 15:1-11 OliveGrove study links Galatians 5:6 OliveGrove study links

Original words

The τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural brothers ἀδελφῶν G80 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural in ἐν G1722 Preposition Lystra Λύστροις G3082 Noun - Dative Neuter Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction Iconium Ἰκονίῳ G2430 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular spoke well of ἐμαρτυρεῖτο G3140 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular - ὑπὸ G5259 Preposition [him] ὃς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular

Verse 3

Cross-references

1 Corinthians 9:20 Classic cross-references Galatians 2:3 Classic cross-references Galatians 5:6 Classic cross-references Galatians 5:1 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 2:15 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 OliveGrove study links Acts 15:1-11 OliveGrove study links

Original words

- ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Paul Παῦλος G3972 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular wanted ἠθέλησεν G2309 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular [Timothy] τοῦτον G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular to accompany ἐξελθεῖν G1831 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active . . . σὺν G4862 Preposition him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular [so] καὶ G2532 Conjunction he took [him] λαβὼν G2983 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular [and] circumcised περιέτεμεν G4059 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular him αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular on account of διὰ G1223 Preposition the τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural Jews Ἰουδαίους G2453 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural - τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural - ὄντας G1510 Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural in ἐν G1722 Preposition that ἐκείνοις G1565 Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Plural - τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural area τόποις G5117 Noun - Dative Masculine Plural for γὰρ G1063 Conjunction vvv ἅπαντες G537 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural they all knew ᾔδεισαν G1492 Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular father πατὴρ G3962 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular was ὑπῆρχεν G5225 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular a Greek Ἕλλην G1672 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular

Verse 4

Cross-references

Acts 15:28 Classic cross-references Acts 11:30 Classic cross-references Acts 15:41 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 9:21 Classic cross-references Acts 15:2 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 OliveGrove study links Acts 15:1-11 OliveGrove study links Galatians 5:6 OliveGrove study links

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction As Ὡς G5613 Adverb they went from διεπορεύοντο G1279 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural - τὰς G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Plural town to town πόλεις G4172 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural they delivered παρεδίδοσαν G3860 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural the τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural decisions δόγματα G1378 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural - τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural handed down κεκριμένα G2919 Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Plural by ὑπὸ G5259 Preposition the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural apostles ἀποστόλων G652 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction elders πρεσβυτέρων G4245 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural - τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural in ἐν G1722 Preposition Jerusalem Ἱεροσολύμοις G2414 Noun - Dative Neuter Plural for [the people] αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural to obey φυλάσσειν G5442 Verb - Present Infinitive Active

Verse 5

Cross-references

Acts 2:47 Classic cross-references Acts 9:31 Classic cross-references Acts 6:7 Classic cross-references 1 Peter 5:10 Classic cross-references Acts 15:41 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 OliveGrove study links Acts 15:1-11 OliveGrove study links Galatians 5:6 OliveGrove study links

Original words

So οὖν G3767 Conjunction - μὲν G3303 Conjunction the Αἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Plural churches ἐκκλησίαι G1577 Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural were strengthened ἐστερεοῦντο G4732 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural in the τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular faith πίστει G4102 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction grew ἐπερίσσευον G4052 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural vvv καθ’ G2596 Preposition daily ἡμέραν G2250 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular - τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular in numbers ἀριθμῷ G706 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular

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