front:intro pla1 0 # Acts Study Questions\n\nAsk yourself these questions as you carefully read this book, and pray to God that he will open your eyes to see his message clearly.
1:1 uk55 basic,interpret τὸν μὲν πρῶτον λόγον 1 There is good agreement that Luke wrote the book of Acts. What then was Luke’s **first book**?
1:1 f1b5 basic,observe ὦ Θεόφιλε 1 To whom does Luke write this book?
1:1 qhd9 basic,observe ἐποιησάμην περὶ πάντων, & ὧν ἤρξατο ὁ Ἰησοῦς ποιεῖν τε καὶ διδάσκειν, 1 According to Luke, about what did Luke write in his **first book**?
1:2 hyp6 basic,observe ἄχρι ἧς ἡμέρας & ἀνελήμφθη 1 What is the final event of the life of Jesus that Luke’s first book recorded?
1:2 hud2 basic,observe ἐντειλάμενος τοῖς ἀποστόλοις διὰ Πνεύματος Ἁγίου, οὓς ἐξελέξατο 1 What had Jesus done immediately before **He was taken up to heaven**?
1:2 z9dq basic,interpret ἐντειλάμενος τοῖς ἀποστόλοις διὰ Πνεύματος Ἁγίου 1 What does Luke mean when he says that Jesus gave instructions to the apostles **through the Holy Spirit**?
1:3 l000 basic,interpret μετὰ τὸ παθεῖν αὐτὸν 1 What does Luke mean when he here refer to Jesus’ **suffering**?
1:3 fud1 basic,observe οἷς καὶ παρέστησεν ἑαυτὸν ζῶντα & ἐν πολλοῖς τεκμηρίοις 1 According to Luke, what reason did Jesus give to the apostles to believe **that He was alive**?
1:3 l001 basic,observe δι’ ἡμερῶν τεσσεράκοντα, ὀπτανόμενος αὐτοῖς 1 For how long did Jesus appear to the apostles before He was taken up to heaven?
1:3 nr63 basic,observe καὶ λέγων τὰ περὶ τῆς Βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ 1 About what topic did Jesus speak to His apostles during those **forty days** that He was with them?
1:4 vhj8 basic,observe καὶ συναλιζόμενος, παρήγγειλεν αὐτοῖς ἀπὸ Ἱεροσολύμων, μὴ χωρίζεσθαι, ἀλλὰ περιμένειν τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν τοῦ Πατρὸς, ἣν ἠκούσατέ μου. 1 What did Jesus command His apostles to do after He was taken up to heaven?
1:4 h7q1 basic,observe καὶ συναλιζόμενος, παρήγγειλεν αὐτοῖς ἀπὸ Ἱεροσολύμων, μὴ χωρίζεσθαι 1 Where were the apostles during that final days that Jesus spent with them?
1:4 l002 basic,interpret ἀλλὰ περιμένειν τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν τοῦ Πατρὸς, ἣν ἠκούσατέ μου 1 What did Jesus mean when He spoke of **the gift the Father promised, which you have heard Me discuss**?
1:5 l003 basic,observe ὅτι Ἰωάννης μὲν ἐβάπτισεν ὕδατι; ὑμεῖς δὲ ἐν Πνεύματι βαπτισθήσεσθε Ἁγίῳ, οὐ μετὰ πολλὰς ταύτας ἡμέρας. 1 How does Jesus here further describe the gift the Father promised that they would receive?
1:5 gb16 basic,interpret ὑμεῖς δὲ ἐν Πνεύματι βαπτισθήσεσθε Ἁγίῳ 1 What did Jesus mean when He said that the apostles would **be baptized with the Holy Spirit**?
1:6 l004 basic,observe οἱ μὲν οὖν συνελθόντες, ἠρώτων αὐτὸν λέγοντες, Κύριε, εἰ ἐν τῷ χρόνῳ τούτῳ, ἀποκαθιστάνεις τὴν βασιλείαν τῷ Ἰσραήλ? 1 What question did the apostles ask Jesus **when they came together**?
1:6 a4q9 basic,observe εἰ ἐν τῷ χρόνῳ τούτῳ, ἀποκαθιστάνεις τὴν βασιλείαν τῷ Ἰσραήλ? 1 What did the apostles mean when they asked if Jesus was going to **restore the kingdom to Israel**?
1:6 l228 basic,interpret εἰ ἐν τῷ χρόνῳ τούτῳ, ἀποκαθιστάνεις τὴν βασιλείαν τῷ Ἰσραήλ? 1 Why would the apostles have thought that Jesus was going to restore the kingdom to Isreal **at this time**?
1:7 gzw1 basic,observe εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτούς, οὐχ ὑμῶν ἐστιν γνῶναι χρόνους ἢ καιροὺς, οὓς ὁ Πατὴρ ἔθετο ἐν τῇ ἰδίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ. 1 How did Jesus reply to the apostles’ question about when the kingdom would be restored to Israel?
1:7 d3ua basic,observe οὓς ὁ Πατὴρ ἔθετο ἐν τῇ ἰδίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ 1 According to Jesus, who decided on the **times or seasons** when the kingdom of Israel would be restored?
1:7 nnu9 basic,apply οὐχ ὑμῶν ἐστιν γνῶναι χρόνους ἢ καιροὺς 1 If even the apostles were not allowed to know the exact **times or seasons** of future events, how likely is it that God would reveal them to us?
1:8 uu87 basic,observe ἀλλὰ λήμψεσθε δύναμιν, ἐπελθόντος τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος ἐφ’ ὑμᾶς 1 According to Jesus, when will the apostles **receive power**?
1:8 l009 basic,observe ἐπελθόντος τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος ἐφ’ ὑμᾶς 1 What does Jesus mean when He refers to **the Holy Spirit** coming upon the apostles?
1:8 csc9 basic,observe καὶ ἔσεσθέ μου μάρτυρες, ἔν τε Ἰερουσαλὴμ, καὶ ἐν πάσῃ τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ, καὶ Σαμαρείᾳ, καὶ ἕως ἐσχάτου τῆς γῆς 1 According to Jesus, where will the apostles be His **witnesses**?
1:8 c7cj basic,interpret ἔσεσθέ μου μάρτυρες 1 What does Jesus mean when He speaks of the apostles being His **witnesses**?
1:9 l010 basic,observe καὶ ταῦτα εἰπὼν, βλεπόντων αὐτῶν, ἐπήρθη 1 What happened to Jesus after **He had said this**?
1:9 l011 basic,observe καὶ νεφέλη ὑπέλαβεν αὐτὸν ἀπὸ τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτῶν 1 What prevented the apostles from seeing Jesus any longer?
1:10 jr7f basic,observe καὶ ὡς ἀτενίζοντες ἦσαν εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν, πορευομένου αὐτοῦ 1 What did the apostles do after Jesus was taken up to heaven?
1:10 l012 basic,observe καὶ ἰδοὺ ἄνδρες δύο παρειστήκεισαν αὐτοῖς ἐν ἐσθήσεσι λευκαῖς 1 Who **suddenly** appeared and **stood beside** the apostles as they **were looking intently into the sky**?
1:10 vyl8 basic,interpret ἄνδρες δύο & ἐν ἐσθήσεσι λευκαῖς 1 What do you think was the identity of these **two men** who Luke describes as **dressed in white**?
1:11 abc1 basic,observe οἳ καὶ εἶπαν, ἄνδρες, Γαλιλαῖοι 1 How did the two men address the apostles?
1:11 wed9 basic,observe τί ἑστήκατε βλέποντες εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν? 1 The two men here use a rhetorical question as a mild rebuke to the apostles. What is the implied answer to the question?
1:11 vq5g basic,observe οὗτος ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὁ ἀναλημφθεὶς ἀφ’ ὑμῶν εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν 1 According to the two men, where had Jesus **been taken**?
1:11 pa9c basic,observe οὕτως ἐλεύσεται ὃν τρόπον ἐθεάσασθε αὐτὸν πορευόμενον εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν 1 According to the two men, what will Jesus do in the future?
1:11 l013 basic,interpret οὗτος ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὁ ἀναλημφθεὶς ἀφ’ ὑμῶν 1 Why do you think the two men emphasized that the one who **will come back** was the **same Jesus, who has been taken from you**?
1:11 ph9z basic,interpret οὕτως ἐλεύσεται ὃν τρόπον ἐθεάσασθε αὐτὸν πορευόμενον εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν 1 What did the two men mean when they said that Jesus will come back **in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven**?
1:12 bjl6 basic,observe τότε ὑπέστρεψαν εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ ἀπὸ ὄρους τοῦ καλουμένου Ἐλαιῶνος 1 Where did the apostles go after Jesus went up to heaven?
1:12 ntl8 basic,interpret τότε ὑπέστρεψαν εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ ἀπὸ ὄρους τοῦ καλουμένου Ἐλαιῶνος 1 Since the apostles **returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives** where can we assume they were when Jesus was taken up to heaven?
1:12 uwu7 basic,interpret ὄρους τοῦ καλουμένου Ἐλαιῶνος, ὅ ἐστιν ἐγγὺς Ἰερουσαλὴμ, Σαββάτου ἔχον ὁδόν 1 Given that **a Sabbath day’s journey** is a little less than a kilometer, how long might it have taken the apostles to return **to Jerusalem**?
1:13 b8b7 basic,observe καὶ ὅτε εἰσῆλθον εἰς τὸ ὑπερῷον, ἀνέβησαν οὗ ἦσαν καταμένοντες 1 Where did the apostles go when they arrived in Jerusalem?
1:13 c8ss basic,observe ὅ τε Πέτρος καὶ Ἰωάννης καὶ Ἰάκωβος καὶ Ἀνδρέας, Φίλιππος καὶ Θωμᾶς, Βαρθολομαῖος καὶ Μαθθαῖος, Ἰάκωβος Ἁλφαίου καὶ Σίμων ὁ Ζηλωτὴς καὶ Ἰούδας Ἰακώβου 1 Who were the eleven apostles who remained after Judas betrayed Jesus?
1:14 r3aa basic,observe οὗτοι πάντες ἦσαν προσκαρτεροῦντες ὁμοθυμαδὸν τῇ προσευχῇ 1 What did the apostles do as they waited in Jerusalem as Jesus had instructed in verse 4?
1:14 d1zm basic,interpret οὗτοι πάντες ἦσαν προσκαρτεροῦντες ὁμοθυμαδὸν τῇ προσευχῇ 1 What does Luke mean when he says that the apostles all continued in prayer with **one accord**?
1:14 l014 basic,observe σὺν γυναιξὶν, καὶ Μαρία τῇ μητρὶ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ, καὶ σὺν τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς αὐτοῦ 1 Who else joined the apostles **in prayer** in Jerusalem?
1:14 sfb1 basic,interpret τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς αὐτοῦ 1 What does Luke here mean when he refers to Jesus’ **brothers**, and how would that related to the presence of **Mary the mother of Jesus**?
1:15 ki8l basic,observe καὶ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ταύταις, ἀναστὰς Πέτρος ἐν μέσῳ τῶν ἀδελφῶν 1 Who **stood up among the brothers** while they were waiting in Jerusalem?
1:15 es4l basic,observe ἦν τε ὄχλος ὀνομάτων ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ ὡς ἑκατὸν εἴκοσι 1 How many of **the brothers** were gathered together?
1:15,14 l015 basic,interpret τῶν ἀδελφῶν & τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς αὐτοῦ 1 In what way is the gathering of about a hundred and twenty of **the brothers** here different than **His brothers** in verse 14?
1:16 l016 basic,observe ἄνδρες, ἀδελφοί 1 How did Peter here address the brothers?
1:16 l017 basic,observe ἔδει πληρωθῆναι τὴν Γραφὴν, ἣν προεῖπε τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον διὰ στόματος Δαυεὶδ περὶ Ἰούδα 1 According to Peter, what **Scripture had to be fulfilled**?
1:16 n654 basic,observe ἣν προεῖπε τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον διὰ στόματος Δαυεὶδ περὶ Ἰούδα 1 Through whom had **the Holy Spirit foretold** what **Judas** would do to Jesus?
1:16 q1p8 basic,observe Ἰούδα, τοῦ γενομένου ὁδηγοῦ τοῖς συλλαβοῦσιν Ἰησοῦν 1 According to Peter, what evil thing had **Judas** done?
1:17 td57 basic,observe ὅτι κατηριθμημένος ἦν ἐν ἡμῖν, καὶ ἔλαχεν τὸν κλῆρον τῆς διακονίας ταύτης. 1 What position had Judas held before he betrayed Jesus?
1:17 sz79 basic,interpret κατηριθμημένος ἦν ἐν ἡμῖν 1 What does Peter mean when he says that Judas **was one of our number**?
1:18 abc2 basic,observe οὗτος μὲν οὖν ἐκτήσατο χωρίον ἐκ μισθοῦ τῆς ἀδικίας 1 What did Judas buy with **the reward for his wickedness**?
1:18 hgb9 basic,interpret ἐκ μισθοῦ τῆς ἀδικίας 1 Why do you think Luke here refers to the money the religious rulers paid Judas to betray Jesus as **the reward for his wickedness**?
1:18 l019 basic,observe καὶ πρηνὴς γενόμενος, ἐλάκησεν μέσος, καὶ ἐξεχύθη πάντα τὰ σπλάγχνα αὐτοῦ 1 According to Luke, what happened to **Judas** in the **field** that he had bought?
1:19 ie95 basic,observe καὶ γνωστὸν ἐγένετο πᾶσι τοῖς κατοικοῦσιν Ἰερουσαλήμ 1 According to Luke, who came to know what had happened to Judas?
1:19 x36x basic,observe ὥστε κληθῆναι τὸ χωρίον ἐκεῖνο τῇ ἰδίᾳ διαλέκτῳ αὐτῶν, Ἁκελδαμάχ 1 Here **so** introduces the result of the people of Jerusalem knowing that Judas had died in his field. What was that result?
1:19 l020 basic,observe Ἁκελδαμάχ, τοῦτ’ ἔστιν, Χωρίον Αἵματος 1 According to Luke, what is the meaning of the name **Akeldama** that they gave to Judas’ field?
1:20 c52s basic,observe γέγραπται γὰρ ἐν βίβλῳ Ψαλμῶν, γενηθήτω ἡ ἔπαυλις αὐτοῦ ἔρημος, καὶ μὴ ἔστω ὁ κατοικῶν ἐν αὐτῇ; 1 According to this quotation from Psalm 69, what privilege had Judas lost as a result of his betrayal?
1:20 p472 basic,observe καί, τὴν ἐπισκοπὴν αὐτοῦ, λαβέτω ἕτερος. 1 According to this quotation from Psalm 109, what should happen to Judas’ position as an apostle?
1:21 l022 basic,observe δεῖ οὖν τῶν συνελθόντων ἡμῖν ἀνδρῶν, ἐν παντὶ χρόνῳ ᾧ εἰσῆλθεν καὶ ἐξῆλθεν ἐφ’ ἡμᾶς ὁ Κύριος Ἰησοῦς, 1 According to Peter, how should the apostles apply the quotations from the Psalms to their current situation?
1:21 w32h basic,observe τῶν συνελθόντων ἡμῖν ἀνδρῶν, ἐν παντὶ χρόνῳ ᾧ εἰσῆλθεν καὶ ἐξῆλθεν ἐφ’ ἡμᾶς ὁ Κύριος Ἰησοῦς 1 According to Peter, what would qualify a man to replace Judas as an apostle?
1:22 qe48 basic,observe ἀρξάμενος ἀπὸ τοῦ βαπτίσματος Ἰωάννου ἕως τῆς ἡμέρας ἧς ἀνελήμφθη ἀφ’ ἡμῶν 1 According to Peter, how long would a man have had to accompany the apostles in order to replace Judas as an apostle?
1:22 l024 basic,observe μάρτυρα τῆς ἀναστάσεως αὐτοῦ σὺν ἡμῖν, γενέσθαι ἕνα τούτων. 1 According to Peter, what role would the man they chose fulfill?
1:23 l025 basic,observe καὶ ἔστησαν δύο, Ἰωσὴφ τὸν καλούμενον Βαρσαββᾶν, ὃς ἐπεκλήθη Ἰοῦστος, καὶ Μαθθίαν. 1 Who did the disciples propose as candidates to fill Judas’ position?
1:24 j49j basic,observe καὶ προσευξάμενοι, εἶπαν, σὺ Κύριε, καρδιογνῶστα πάντων, ἀνάδειξον ὃν ἐξελέξω ἐκ τούτων τῶν δύο ἕνα, 1 What did the disciples pray that God would show them?
1:24 ujs1 basic,observe ἐκ τούτων τῶν δύο ἕνα 1 Who were the **two** men the disciples gave God the option to choose between?
1:25 asn2 basic,observe λαβεῖν τὸν τόπον τῆς διακονίας ταύτης καὶ ἀποστολῆς, ἀφ’ ἧς παρέβη Ἰούδας, πορευθῆναι εἰς τὸν τόπον τὸν ἴδιον. 1 What position did the disciples plan for one of these two men to fill?
1:25 l026 basic,interpret πορευθῆναι εἰς τὸν τόπον τὸν ἴδιον 1 What did the disciples mean when they referred to Judas’ **rightful place**?
1:26 l027 basic,observe καὶ ἔδωκαν κλήρους αὐτοῖς 1 How did the disciples determine which man God wanted to choose?
1:26 l028 basic,observe καὶ ἔπεσεν ὁ κλῆρος ἐπὶ Μαθθίαν 1 Who was chosen by the lot?
1:26 p3jn basic,observe καὶ συνκατεψηφίσθη μετὰ τῶν ἕνδεκα ἀποστόλων 1 How does Luke here describe the result of the lot?
1:26 yp6z basic,interpret συνκατεψηφίσθη μετὰ τῶν ἕνδεκα ἀποστόλων 1 Luke says that Matthias **was added to the eleven apostles**. Do you find it surprising that he is never mentioned again the Bible?
1:26,4 pd7h basic,interpret καὶ ἔδωκαν κλήρους αὐτοῖς, καὶ ἔπεσεν ὁ κλῆρος ἐπὶ Μαθθίαν, καὶ συνκατεψηφίσθη μετὰ τῶν ἕνδεκα ἀποστόλων. & ἀλλὰ περιμένειν τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν τοῦ Πατρὸς 1 In verse 4, Jesus told the apostles to wait in Jerusalem **for the gift the Father promised**. Why do you think the apostles chose a replacement for Judas without waiting for the presence of the Holy Spirit?
2:1 x9qk basic,observe καὶ ἐν τῷ συνπληροῦσθαι τὴν ἡμέραν τῆς Πεντηκοστῆς, ἦσαν πάντες ὁμοῦ ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτό. 1 Where were all the disciples on **the day of Pentecost**?
2:2 l030 basic,observe καὶ ἐγένετο ἄφνω ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἦχος, ὥσπερ φερομένης πνοῆς βιαίας 1 How does Luke describe the **sound** that **came from heaven** at that time?
2:2 g5t1 basic,observe καὶ ἐπλήρωσεν ὅλον τὸν οἶκον οὗ ἦσαν καθήμενοι 1 What did the **sound** do to the place where the disciples were?
2:3 q6y3 basic,observe καὶ ὤφθησαν αὐτοῖς διαμεριζόμεναι γλῶσσαι ὡσεὶ πυρός, καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἐφ’ ἕνα ἕκαστον αὐτῶν. 1 What **came to rest on each of** the disciples?
2:3 l031 basic,interpret γλῶσσαι ὡσεὶ πυρός 1 What does Luke mean when he speaks of **tongues like flames of fire**?
2:3 hgu3 basic,interpret διαμεριζόμεναι & καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἐφ’ ἕνα ἕκαστον αὐτῶν 1 What does Luke mean when he says the tongues like flames of fire **separated and came to rest on each of them**?
2:4 e14e basic,observe καὶ ἐπλήσθησαν πάντες Πνεύματος Ἁγίου 1 What **filled** all the disciples?
2:4 h6vt basic,observe καὶ ἤρξαντο λαλεῖν ἑτέραις γλώσσαις 1 What did the disciples begin to do when **they were all filled with the Holy Spirit**?
2:4 duy9 basic,interpret ἤρξαντο λαλεῖν ἑτέραις γλώσσαις 1 What does Luke mean when he states that the disciples **began to speak in other tongues**?
2:4 r2ak basic,observe καθὼς τὸ Πνεῦμα ἐδίδου ἀποφθέγγεσθαι αὐτοῖς 1 What **enabled** the disciples **to speak in other tongues**?
2:5 l032 basic,observe ἦσαν δὲ ἐν Ἰερουσαλὴμ κατοικοῦντες Ἰουδαῖοι, ἄνδρες εὐλαβεῖς ἀπὸ παντὸς ἔθνους τῶν ὑπὸ τὸν οὐρανόν. 1 Who was **dwelling in Jerusalem** at that time?
2:5,1 l033 basic,observe Ἰουδαῖοι, ἄνδρες εὐλαβεῖς ἀπὸ παντὸς ἔθνους τῶν ὑπὸ τὸν οὐρανόν 1 In the context of verse 1, why were these **God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven** in Jerusalem at that time?
2:6 sa5y basic,observe γενομένης δὲ τῆς φωνῆς ταύτης, συνῆλθε τὸ πλῆθος καὶ συνεχύθη 1 What happened when **this sound rang out** in Jerusalem?
2:6 l034 basic,observe ὅτι ἤκουον εἷς ἕκαστος τῇ ἰδίᾳ διαλέκτῳ λαλούντων αὐτῶν 1 Here **because** introduces the reason why all these Jews from every nation were bewildered. What was that reason?
2:6,4 cda2 basic,interpret ἤκουον εἷς ἕκαστος τῇ ἰδίᾳ διαλέκτῳ λαλούντων αὐτῶν & ἤρξαντο λαλεῖν ἑτέραις γλώσσαις 1 How does this verse help clarify the meaning of **other tongues** in verse 4?
2:7 kpw1 basic,observe ἐξίσταντο δὲ πάντες καὶ ἐθαύμαζον 1 How did the crowd react to the disciples speaking in other tongues?
2:7 w8yq basic,interpret οὐχ ἰδοὺ, ἅπαντες οὗτοί εἰσιν οἱ λαλοῦντες Γαλιλαῖοι? 1 Here the Jews from every nation ask a rhetorical question. What is the implied answer to that question?
2:8 z1xr basic,interpret καὶ πῶς ἡμεῖς ἀκούομεν ἕκαστος τῇ ἰδίᾳ διαλέκτῳ ἡμῶν, ἐν ᾗ ἐγεννήθημεν? 1 Here the Jews from every nation ask another rhetorical question to express their amazement at what was happening. What specifically did they say amazed them?
2:9-11 pn2a basic,observe Πάρθοι, καὶ Μῆδοι, καὶ Ἐλαμεῖται, καὶ οἱ κατοικοῦντες τὴν Μεσοποταμίαν, Ἰουδαίαν; τε καὶ Καππαδοκίαν, Πόντον, καὶ τὴν Ἀσίαν; & Φρυγίαν, τε καὶ Παμφυλίαν, Αἴγυπτον, καὶ τὰ μέρη τῆς Λιβύης τῆς κατὰ Κυρήνην, καὶ οἱ ἐπιδημοῦντες Ῥωμαῖοι; & Ἰουδαῖοί τε καὶ προσήλυτοι, Κρῆτες καὶ Ἄραβες 1 What were some of the countries from which this Jewish crowd had come to Jerusalem for Pentecost?
2:11 lx3p basic,observe ἀκούομεν λαλούντων αὐτῶν, ταῖς ἡμετέραις γλώσσαις, τὰ μεγαλεῖα τοῦ Θεοῦ 1 What did the crowd hear the disciples declare?
2:11 v9w2 basic,observe ἀκούομεν λαλούντων αὐτῶν, ταῖς ἡμετέραις γλώσσαις 1 What language did the people in the crowd hear the disciples speaking?
2:11 l035 basic,apply ἀκούομεν λαλούντων αὐτῶν, ταῖς ἡμετέραις γλώσσαις, τὰ μεγαλεῖα τοῦ Θεοῦ 1 How would you react if a group of people who had not traveled widely were suddenly able speak dozens of foreign languages the people recognized as their mother tongues?
2:12 rl4c basic,observe ἐξίσταντο δὲ πάντες καὶ διηποροῦντο 1 How does Luke here describe the reaction of the crowd?
2:12 l038 basic,observe ἄλλος πρὸς ἄλλον λέγοντες, τί θέλει τοῦτο εἶναι? 1 What question did the people in the crowd ask one another?
2:13 tzh2 basic,observe ἕτεροι δὲ διαχλευάζοντες ἔλεγον, ὅτι γλεύκους μεμεστωμένοι εἰσίν. 1 What reason did some people offer for the sudden ability of the disciples to speak all these languages?
2:13 l040 basic,observe ἕτεροι δὲ διαχλευάζοντες 1 Why did these other people reply as they did?
2:13 w9tm basic,interpret γλεύκους μεμεστωμένοι εἰσίν. 1 Was it a reasonable suggestion that being **drunk on new wine** enabled the disciples to suddenly speak dozens of foreign languages that they had not studied?
2:14 i7h4 basic,observe σταθεὶς δὲ ὁ Πέτρος σὺν τοῖς ἕνδεκα, ἐπῆρεν τὴν φωνὴν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀπεφθέγξατο αὐτοῖς 1 Who answered the question that the crowd has asked?
2:14 bp2n basic,observe ἄνδρες, Ἰουδαῖοι, καὶ οἱ κατοικοῦντες Ἰερουσαλὴμ πάντες 1 How did Peter address the crowd?
2:14 jmq9 basic,observe τοῦτο ὑμῖν γνωστὸν ἔστω καὶ ἐνωτίσασθε τὰ ῥήματά μου 1 What did Peter ask the crowd to do with his answer to their question?
2:15 l042 basic,observe οὐ γὰρ ὡς ὑμεῖς ὑπολαμβάνετε, οὗτοι μεθύουσιν, 1 How did Peter respond to those in the crowd who had mocked the disciples?
2:15 ytx7 basic,observe ἔστιν γὰρ ὥρα τρίτη τῆς ἡμέρας; 1 What reason did Peter give as proof that the disciples were **not drunk**?
2:15 l043 basic,interpret ὥρα τρίτη τῆς ἡμέρας 1 The Romans counted time from sunrise at 6 AM. What time would be **the third hour** after dawn?
2:16 d3rx basic,observe ἀλλὰ τοῦτό ἐστιν τὸ εἰρημένον διὰ τοῦ προφήτου Ἰωήλ: 1 According to Peter, who spoke about the disciples speaking in foreign tongues?
2:17 a3eb basic,observe καὶ ἔσται ἐν ταῖς ἐσχάταις ἡμέραις, λέγει ὁ Θεός, ἐκχεῶ ἀπὸ τοῦ Πνεύματός μου ἐπὶ πᾶσαν σάρκα; 1 According to this quotation from Joel 2, what will God do with His **Spirit**?
2:17 l044 basic,observe ἐν ταῖς ἐσχάταις ἡμέραις 1 When will God **pour out** His **Spirit**?
2:17 fi5q basic,interpret ἐν ταῖς ἐσχάταις ἡμέραις 1 What does Joel mean when he speaks of **the last days**?
2:17 l045 basic,observe ἐπὶ πᾶσαν σάρκα 1 According to Joel, on whom will God **pour out** His **Spirit**?
2:17 l046 basic,observe καὶ προφητεύσουσιν οἱ υἱοὶ ὑμῶν, καὶ αἱ θυγατέρες ὑμῶν 1 According to Joel, what will their **sons and daughters** do in the last days?
2:17 l048 basic,observe καὶ οἱ νεανίσκοι ὑμῶν ὁράσεις ὄψονται 1 According to Joel, what will their **young men** do in the last days?
2:17 hl55 basic,observe καὶ οἱ νεανίσκοι ὑμῶν ὁράσεις ὄψονται, καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι ὑμῶν ἐνυπνίοις ἐνυπνιασθήσονται 1 According to Joel, what will their **old men** do in the last days?
2:18 ip26 basic,observe καί γε ἐπὶ τοὺς δούλους μου, καὶ ἐπὶ τὰς δούλας μου, ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις ἐκχεῶ ἀπὸ τοῦ Πνεύματός μου 1 On what other group of people will God **pour out** His **Spirit in those days**?
2:18 z74z basic,observe καὶ προφητεύσουσιν 1 What will God’s **menservants and maidservants** be able to do when He pours out His Spirit on them?
2:19 lwd9 basic,observe καὶ δώσω τέρατα ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ ἄνω 1 Where will God **show wonders**?
2:19 l049 basic,observe καὶ σημεῖα ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς κάτω 1 Where will God show **signs**?
2:19 l050 basic,observe αἷμα, καὶ πῦρ, καὶ ἀτμίδα καπνοῦ 1 What **wonders** and **signs** does Joel say that God will show?
2:20 l051 basic,observe ὁ ἥλιος μεταστραφήσεται εἰς σκότος καὶ ἡ σελήνη εἰς αἷμα 1 According to Joel, what will happen to the **sun** and the **moon**?
2:20 l053 basic,observe πρὶν ἢ ἐλθεῖν ἡμέραν Κυρίου τὴν μεγάλην καὶ ἐπιφανῆ 1 According to Joel, when will these signs and wonders happen?
2:20 q516 basic,interpret ἡμέραν Κυρίου τὴν μεγάλην καὶ ἐπιφανῆ 1 What does Joel mean when he speaks of **the great and glorious Day of the Lord**?
2:21 l054 basic,observe καὶ ἔσται, πᾶς ὃς ἂν ἐπικαλέσηται τὸ ὄνομα Κυρίου σωθήσεται. 1 According to Joel, who **will be saved** at the great and glorious Day of the Lord?
2:21 cf3b basic,interpret πᾶς ὃς ἂν ἐπικαλέσηται τὸ ὄνομα Κυρίου 1 What does Joel mean when he speaks of calling **on the name of the Lord**?
2:22 l055 basic,observe ἀκούσατε τοὺς λόγους τούτους: Ἰησοῦν τὸν Ναζωραῖον, ἄνδρα ἀποδεδειγμένον ἀπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ εἰς ὑμᾶς δυνάμεσι, καὶ τέρασι, καὶ σημείοις, οἷς ἐποίησεν δι’ αὐτοῦ ὁ Θεὸς ἐν μέσῳ ὑμῶν, καθὼς αὐτοὶ οἴδατε 1 According to Peter, what did **God** do to show that the **Israelites** should **listen to** the message about **Jesus of Nazareth**?
2:22 l056 basic,observe ἀποδεδειγμένον ἀπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ εἰς ὑμᾶς δυνάμεσι, καὶ τέρασι, καὶ σημείοις, οἷς ἐποίησεν δι’ αὐτοῦ ὁ Θεὸς ἐν μέσῳ ὑμῶν 1 How was **Jesus of Nazareth** able to do the **miracles, wonders, and signs** that He did?
2:23 x53s basic,observe τοῦτον τῇ, ὡρισμένῃ βουλῇ καὶ προγνώσει τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἔκδοτον 1 What caused Jesus to be **delivered up** to death?
2:23 l057 basic,interpret ὡρισμένῃ βουλῇ καὶ προγνώσει τοῦ Θεοῦ 1 What does Peter mean when he refers to **God’s set plan and foreknowledge**?
2:23 l058 basic,observe διὰ χειρὸς ἀνόμων, προσπήξαντες ἀνείλατε 1 Who does Peter here say was ultimately responsible for **nailing** Jesus **to the cross**?
2:23 k866 basic,observe διὰ χειρὸς ἀνόμων 1 According to Peter, by what means did the Jews kill Jesus by **nailing Him to the cross**?
2:24 vrz6 basic,observe ὃν ὁ Θεὸς ἀνέστησεν, λύσας τὰς ὠδῖνας τοῦ θανάτου 1 What did **God** do for Jesus after He was put to death on the cross?
2:24 l059 basic,interpret ὃν ὁ Θεὸς ἀνέστησεν 1 Is there any doubt at all in Peter’s mind as to whether or not Jesus truly died?
2:24 lx9k basic,interpret λύσας τὰς ὠδῖνας τοῦ θανάτου 1 What does Peter mean when he says that Jesus was released **from the agony of death**?
2:24 f88l basic,observe καθότι οὐκ ἦν δυνατὸν κρατεῖσθαι αὐτὸν ὑπ’ αὐτοῦ 1 Here **because** introduces the reason why Jesus was released from the agony of death. What was that reason?
2:25 l061 basic,observe Δαυεὶδ γὰρ λέγει εἰς αὐτόν 1 According to Peter, about whom is David speaking in this quotation from Psalm 16?
2:25 hck2 basic,observe προορώμην τὸν Κύριον ἐνώπιόν μου διὰ παντός 1 In this quotation, where did David see **the Lord**?
2:25 l060 basic,observe ὅτι ἐκ δεξιῶν μού ἐστιν, ἵνα μὴ σαλευθῶ 1 Here **because** introduces the reason why David **will not be shaken**. What is that reason?
2:26 v42f basic,observe διὰ τοῦτο ηὐφράνθη ἡ καρδία μου, καὶ ἠγαλλιάσατο ἡ γλῶσσά μου 1 Here **Therefore** introduces the result of David not being shaken. What is that result?
2:26-27 g7yt basic,observe ἔτι δὲ καὶ ἡ σάρξ μου κατασκηνώσει ἐπ’ ἐλπίδι; & ὅτι οὐκ ἐνκαταλείψεις τὴν ψυχήν μου εἰς ᾍδην 1 Here **because** introduces the reason why David says that his **body also will dwell in hope**. What is that reason?
2:27 tef1 basic,interpret οὐκ ἐνκαταλείψεις τὴν ψυχήν μου εἰς ᾍδην 1 What does David mean when he says that the Lord **will not abandon** his **soul to Hades**?
2:27 kw3g basic,observe οὐδὲ δώσεις τὸν Ὅσιόν σου ἰδεῖν διαφθοράν 1 According to David, to what will the Lord **not let** His **Holy One see**?
2:27,25 b9ax basic,interpret οὐδὲ δώσεις τὸν Ὅσιόν σου ἰδεῖν διαφθοράν & Δαυεὶδ γὰρ λέγει εἰς αὐτόν 1 Since Peter says in verse 25 that David is speaking about Jesus, who is **Your Holy One** who will not **see decay**?
2:28 l062 basic,observe ἐγνώρισάς μοι ὁδοὺς ζωῆς 1 What has the Lord **made known to** David?
2:28 ka5b basic,observe πληρώσεις με εὐφροσύνης μετὰ τοῦ προσώπου σου 1 With what will the Lord **fill** David?
2:29 l063 basic,observe ἄνδρες, ἀδελφοί, ἐξὸν εἰπεῖν μετὰ παρρησίας πρὸς ὑμᾶς περὶ τοῦ πατριάρχου Δαυεὶδ, ὅτι καὶ ἐτελεύτησεν καὶ ἐτάφη, καὶ τὸ μνῆμα αὐτοῦ ἔστιν ἐν ἡμῖν ἄχρι τῆς ἡμέρας ταύτης. 1 According to Peter, what can he tell the Jews **with conficence**?
2:30 wj5i basic,observe προφήτης οὖν ὑπάρχων 1 According to Peter, what role was David fulfilling as he spoke Psalm 16?
2:30 sii5 basic,observe καὶ εἰδὼς ὅτι ὅρκῳ ὤμοσεν αὐτῷ ὁ Θεὸς, ἐκ καρποῦ τῆς ὀσφύος αὐτοῦ, καθίσαι ἐπὶ τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ 1 According to Peter, what had **God** **promised** to David?
2:30 ee51 basic,interpret ὅρκῳ ὤμοσεν αὐτῷ ὁ Θεὸς 1 What is the significance of the fact that God made this promise to David **on oath**?
2:31 bx82 basic,observe προϊδὼν, ἐλάλησεν περὶ τῆς ἀναστάσεως τοῦ Χριστοῦ 1 According to Peter, what did **David** foresee when he wrote Psalm 16?
2:31 v99g basic,observe ἐλάλησεν περὶ τῆς ἀναστάσεως τοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὅτι οὔτε ἐνκατελείφθη εἰς ᾍδην, οὔτε ἡ σὰρξ αὐτοῦ εἶδεν διαφθοράν 1 According to Peter, which of David’s words in Psalm 16 refer to **the resurrection of the Christ**?
2:31,29 ya5v basic,interpret οὔτε ἡ σὰρξ αὐτοῦ εἶδεν διαφθοράν & τοῦ πατριάρχου Δαυεὶδ, ὅτι καὶ ἐτελεύτησεν καὶ ἐτάφη, καὶ τὸ μνῆμα αὐτοῦ ἔστιν ἐν ἡμῖν ἄχρι τῆς ἡμέρας ταύτης 1 In the context of verse 29, how do we know that it was not the body of David which did not **see decay**?
2:32 l064 basic,observe τοῦτον τὸν Ἰησοῦν ἀνέστησεν ὁ Θεός 1 How did **God** prevent the soul of Jesus from being abandoned to Hades or His body from seeing decay?
2:32 l065 basic,observe οὗ πάντες ἡμεῖς ἐσμεν μάρτυρες 1 According to Peter, how did he and the other disciples know that **God has raised this Jesus to life**?
2:32 r4ka basic,interpret τοῦτον τὸν Ἰησοῦν ἀνέστησεν ὁ Θεός, οὗ πάντες ἡμεῖς ἐσμεν μάρτυρες. 1 In what way were Peter and the other disciples **witnesses** that **God has raised this Jesus to life**?
2:33 f69c basic,observe τῇ δεξιᾷ οὖν τοῦ Θεοῦ ὑψωθεὶς 1 According to Peter, where is Jesus now?
2:33 t5e8 basic,observe τήν τε ἐπαγγελίαν τοῦ Πνεύματος τοῦ Ἁγίου, λαβὼν παρὰ τοῦ Πατρὸς 1 What has Jesus **received from the Father**?
2:33 bnl2 basic,observe ἐξέχεεν τοῦτο ὃ ὑμεῖς καὶ βλέπετε καὶ ἀκούετε 1 What has Jesus done with **the promised Holy Spirit** that He **has received from the Father**?
2:33 k63f basic,interpret τοῦτο ὃ ὑμεῖς καὶ βλέπετε καὶ ἀκούετε 1 What were the events from earlier in this chapter that Peter’s audience **now see and hear**?
2:34 l066 basic,observe οὐ γὰρ Δαυεὶδ ἀνέβη εἰς τοὺς οὐρανούς 1 According to Peter, what happened to **David** after he died and was buried?
2:34 tiu4 basic,observe λέγει δὲ αὐτός, εἶπεν Κύριος τῷ Κυρίῳ μου, κάθου ἐκ δεξιῶν μου, 1 According to **David**, what did **The Lord** say to his **Lord**?
2:34 uq3j basic,interpret κάθου ἐκ δεξιῶν μου 1 What is the significance of sitting at the **right hand** of the **Lord**?
2:35 h54t basic,observe ἕως ἂν θῶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν σου 1 What does the Lord promise to do for David’s Lord?
2:35 u9db basic,interpret ἕως ἂν θῶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν σου 1 What does it mean to **make** someone’s **enemies\na footstool for** their **feet**?
2:36 kf73 basic,observe ἀσφαλῶς οὖν γινωσκέτω πᾶς οἶκος Ἰσραὴλ, ὅτι καὶ Κύριον αὐτὸν καὶ Χριστὸν ἐποίησεν ὁ Θεός, τοῦτον τὸν Ἰησοῦν ὃν ὑμεῖς ἐσταυρώσατε. 1 What does Peter want **all Israel** to **know with certainty**?
2:36 gc1e basic,observe τοῦτον τὸν Ἰησοῦν ὃν ὑμεῖς ἐσταυρώσατε 1 According to Peter, who was guilty of crucifying Jesus?
2:36 g8rc basic,observe καὶ Κύριον αὐτὸν καὶ Χριστὸν ἐποίησεν ὁ Θεός, τοῦτον τὸν Ἰησοῦν 1 According to Peter, what has **God** done for Jesus?
2:37 vxj4 basic,observe ἀκούσαντες δὲ κατενύγησαν τὴν καρδίαν 1 How did the Jewish crowd react when Peter finished preaching to them?
2:37 jp51 basic,interpret κατενύγησαν τὴν καρδίαν 1 What does Luke mean when he says that **they were cut to the heart**?
2:37 zhr5 basic,observe εἶπόν τε πρὸς τὸν Πέτρον καὶ τοὺς λοιποὺς ἀποστόλους, τί ποιήσωμεν, ἄνδρες, ἀδελφοί? 1 What did the crowd ask **Peter and the other apostles**?
2:37 k3fv basic,observe ἄνδρες, ἀδελφοί 1 How did the crowd address **Peter and the other apostles**?
2:38 tg6y basic,observe Πέτρος δὲ πρὸς αὐτούς μετανοήσατε, φησίν, καὶ βαπτισθήτω ἕκαστος ὑμῶν ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, εἰς ἄφεσιν τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ὑμῶν 1 What did **Peter** tell the people in the crowd to do?
2:38 gsy2 basic,observe μετανοήσατε, φησίν, καὶ βαπτισθήτω ἕκαστος ὑμῶν ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, εἰς ἄφεσιν τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ὑμῶν 1 According to Peter, what did they need to do in order to have **forgiveness of** their **sins**?
2:38 l37l basic,observe καὶ λήμψεσθε τὴν δωρεὰν τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος 1 What did Peter tell them that they would **receive** after they repent and are baptized?
2:38 xng2 basic,interpret τὴν δωρεὰν τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος 1 In this context, what did Peter mean when he spoke of **the gift of the Holy Spirit**?
2:39,33 ze9y basic,interpret ὑμῖν γάρ ἐστιν ἡ ἐπαγγελία & τήν τε ἐπαγγελίαν τοῦ Πνεύματος τοῦ Ἁγίου 1 In the context of verse 33, to what does **This promise** here refer?
2:39 ijs2 basic,observe ὑμῖν γάρ ἐστιν ἡ ἐπαγγελία, καὶ τοῖς τέκνοις ὑμῶν, καὶ πᾶσι τοῖς εἰς μακρὰν, ὅσους ἂν προσκαλέσηται Κύριος, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν. 1 According to Peter, to whom does the **promise** of the Holy Spirit belong?
2:39 l068 basic,interpret καὶ πᾶσι τοῖς εἰς μακρὰν 1 To whom is Peter referring when he speaks of **all who are far off**?
2:39 pb8u basic,observe ὅσους ἂν προσκαλέσηται Κύριος, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν 1 According to Peter, how will all these people come to **the Lord**?
2:40 s51c basic,observe ἑτέροις τε λόγοις πλείοσιν διεμαρτύρατο, καὶ παρεκάλει αὐτοὺς λέγων, σώθητε ἀπὸ τῆς γενεᾶς τῆς σκολιᾶς ταύτης. 1 What did Peter testify and urge the people in the crowd to do?
2:40 nt8x basic,interpret σώθητε ἀπὸ τῆς γενεᾶς τῆς σκολιᾶς ταύτης 1 What did Peter mean when he spoke of **this corrupt generation**?
2:41 ty2j basic,observe οἱ μὲν οὖν ἀποδεξάμενοι τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ ἐβαπτίσθησαν 1 How does Luke here describe the people who **were baptized*?
2:41 l069 basic,observe καὶ προσετέθησαν ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ, ψυχαὶ ὡσεὶ τρισχίλιαι 1 How many new people **were added to the believers that day**?
2:42 ee3q basic,observe ἦσαν δὲ προσκαρτεροῦντες τῇ διδαχῇ τῶν ἀποστόλων, καὶ τῇ κοινωνίᾳ, τῇ κλάσει τοῦ ἄρτου, καὶ ταῖς προσευχαῖς. 1 What were the activities to which the new believers **devoted themselves**?
2:42 yuu2 basic,interpret τῇ κλάσει τοῦ ἄρτου 1 What does Luke mean when he refers to **the breaking of bread**?
2:43 z2he basic,observe ἐγίνετο δὲ πάσῃ ψυχῇ φόβος, πολλά τε τέρατα καὶ σημεῖα διὰ τῶν ἀποστόλων ἐγίνετο. 1 What here appears to be the reason that a **sense of awe came over everyone**?
2:43 d8g6 basic,observe πολλά τε τέρατα καὶ σημεῖα διὰ τῶν ἀποστόλων ἐγίνετο 1 Who was it that **performed many wonders and signs** at that time?
2:43 l070 basic,interpret πολλά τε τέρατα καὶ σημεῖα 1 What does Luke mean when he refers to **many wonders and signs**?
2:44 g5u1 basic,observe πάντες δὲ οἱ πιστεύοντες ἦσαν ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ, καὶ εἶχον ἅπαντα κοινά; 1 How does Luke here describe they way that **the believers** interacted with one another?
2:45 hyt3 basic,observe καὶ τὰ κτήματα καὶ τὰς ὑπάρξεις ἐπίπρασκον, καὶ διεμέριζον αὐτὰ πᾶσιν, καθότι ἄν τις χρείαν εἶχεν. 1 Luke here expands on what it meant for the believers to have everything in common. What did they do?
2:45 qc9k basic,interpret καὶ τὰ κτήματα καὶ τὰς ὑπάρξεις ἐπίπρασκον, καὶ διεμέριζον αὐτὰ πᾶσιν, καθότι ἄν τις χρείαν εἶχεν. 1 Why do you think the believers decided to sell **their possessions and goods** and to share them **with anyone who was in need**?
2:45 by4a basic,interpret διεμέριζον αὐτὰ πᾶσιν, καθότι ἄν τις χρείαν εἶχεν 1 Scholars generally believe that **anyone who was in need** here referred to the other believers who had all things in common. Do you agree with that understanding?
2:46 l072 basic,observe καθ’ ἡμέραν τε προσκαρτεροῦντες ὁμοθυμαδὸν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ 1 Where did the believers continue **to meet daily**?
2:46 nt87 basic,interpret ὁμοθυμαδὸν 1 What does Luke mean when he says that the believers met together daily with **one accord**?
2:46 l073 basic,interpret καθ’ ἡμέραν τε προσκαρτεροῦντες ὁμοθυμαδὸν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ 1 Approximately how many believers has Luke said were present in Jerusalem by this time? How would that number affect where they could meet together?
2:46 hfk3 basic,interpret κλῶντές τε κατ’ οἶκον ἄρτον 1 What does Luke mean when he says that the believers met **to break bread from house to house**?
2:46 l074 basic,observe μετελάμβανον τροφῆς ἐν ἀγαλλιάσει καὶ ἀφελότητι καρδίας 1 What was the attitude of they believers as they met together to share **their meals**?
2:47 dd2i basic,observe αἰνοῦντες τὸν Θεὸν 1 How were the believers relating to **God**?
2:47 j2xc basic,observe καὶ ἔχοντες χάριν πρὸς ὅλον τὸν λαόν 1 How were the believers relating to **all the people** who were not believers?
2:47 l075 basic,observe ὁ δὲ Κύριος προσετίθει τοὺς σῳζομένους καθ’ ἡμέραν. ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτό, 1 What was **the Lord** adding **to their number daily**?
3:1 f4ul basic,observe Πέτρος δὲ καὶ Ἰωάννης ἀνέβαινον εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν 1 Where were **Peter and John** going one afternoon?
3:1 l076 basic,observe ἐπὶ τὴν ὥραν τῆς προσευχῆς, τὴν ἐνάτην 1 Why were **Peter and John** going **to the temple** at that time?
3:1 gm1k basic,interpret τὴν ὥραν τῆς προσευχῆς, τὴν ἐνάτην 1 The Romans counted the hours from sunrise at 6 AM. What time would it have been nine hours after dawn?
3:2 ya7d basic,observe καί τις ἀνὴρ, χωλὸς ἐκ κοιλίας μητρὸς αὐτοῦ ὑπάρχων, ἐβαστάζετο, & πρὸς τὴν θύραν τοῦ ἱεροῦ, τὴν λεγομένην Ὡραίαν 1 Who **was being carried to the temple gate** at that time?
3:2 ip8w basic,observe ὑπάρχων, ἐβαστάζετο 1 Why did the man need to be **carried** to the temple gate?
3:2 l077 basic,observe ὃν ἐτίθουν καθ’ ἡμέραν 1 How often did people carry the lame man to the temple gate?
3:2 l078 basic,observe τοῦ αἰτεῖν ἐλεημοσύνην παρὰ τῶν εἰσπορευομένων εἰς τὸ ἱερόν 1 What was the purpose for which the lame man was **carried to the temple gate** **every day**?
3:3 t4e7 basic,observe ὃς ἰδὼν Πέτρον καὶ Ἰωάννην μέλλοντας εἰσιέναι εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν, ἠρώτα ἐλεημοσύνην λαβεῖν. 1 What did the lame man do when **he saw Peter and John about to enter** the temple?
3:4 l079 basic,observe ἀτενίσας δὲ Πέτρος εἰς αὐτὸν σὺν τῷ Ἰωάννῃ εἶπεν, βλέψον εἰς ἡμᾶς. 1 How did **Peter** and **John** respond to the lame man?
3:5 ium2 basic,observe ὁ δὲ ἐπεῖχεν αὐτοῖς 1 What did the lame man do when Peter and John spoke to him?
3:5 w3kq basic,observe προσδοκῶν τι παρ’ αὐτῶν λαβεῖν 1 Why did the lame man give Peter and John **his attention**?
3:6 gn28 basic,observe εἶπεν δὲ Πέτρος, ἀργύριον καὶ χρυσίον οὐχ ὑπάρχει μοι 1 How did **Peter** respond to the lame man’s request for money?
3:6 qu93 basic,observe ὃ δὲ ἔχω, τοῦτό σοι δίδωμι— ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ Ναζωραίου, περιπάτει! 1 What did **Peter** offer to give to the lame man?
3:6 sdg1 basic,observe ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ Ναζωραίου, περιπάτει! 1 In whose **name** did Peter offer to make the lame man walk?
3:7 l080 basic,observe καὶ πιάσας αὐτὸν τῆς δεξιᾶς χειρὸς, ἤγειρεν αὐτόν 1 How did Peter physically help the lame man?
3:7 mi2u basic,observe παραχρῆμα δὲ ἐστερεώθησαν αἱ βάσεις αὐτοῦ καὶ τὰ σφυδρά 1 What happened to **the man’s feet and ankles** when Peter **helped him up**?
3:7 l081 basic,observe παραχρῆμα 1 How long did it take for the lame **man’s feet and ankles** to be **made strong**?
3:8 qw1j basic,observe καὶ ἐξαλλόμενος, ἔστη καὶ περιεπάτει, καὶ εἰσῆλθεν σὺν αὐτοῖς εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν, περιπατῶν, καὶ ἁλλόμενος, καὶ αἰνῶν τὸν Θεόν. 1 What did the lame man do after Peter healed him?
3:8 l082 basic,interpret ἐξαλλόμενος & περιπατῶν, καὶ ἁλλόμενος 1 Luke was a medical doctor. Why do you think he described that the man **sprang to his feet** and was **walking and leaping**?
3:9 l083 basic,observe καὶ εἶδεν πᾶς ὁ λαὸς αὐτὸν περιπατοῦντα καὶ αἰνοῦντα τὸν Θεόν 1 Who saw the man **walking and praising God**?
3:10 g7uh basic,observe ἐπεγίνωσκον δὲ αὐτὸν, ὅτι αὐτὸς ἦν ὁ πρὸς τὴν ἐλεημοσύνην καθήμενος ἐπὶ τῇ Ὡραίᾳ Πύλῃ τοῦ ἱεροῦ 1 Who did all the people in the temple courts recognize the man to be?
3:10,2 pz97 basic,interpret ἐπεγίνωσκον δὲ αὐτὸν, ὅτι αὐτὸς ἦν ὁ πρὸς τὴν ἐλεημοσύνην καθήμενος ἐπὶ τῇ Ὡραίᾳ Πύλῃ τοῦ ἱεροῦ & ὃν ἐτίθουν καθ’ ἡμέραν & τοῦ αἰτεῖν ἐλεημοσύνην παρὰ τῶν εἰσπορευομένων εἰς τὸ ἱερόν 1 What part of the man’s normal practice in verse 2 would have caused all the people to recognize him?
3:10 c7xf basic,observe καὶ ἐπλήσθησαν θάμβους καὶ ἐκστάσεως ἐπὶ τῷ συμβεβηκότι αὐτῷ 1 How did all the people in the temple courts react to the obviously miraculous healing of the man whom they had known to be lame?
3:11 l6lt basic,observe κρατοῦντος δὲ αὐτοῦ τὸν Πέτρον καὶ τὸν Ἰωάννην 1 How did the healed man respond to **Peter and John**?
3:11 dgq4 basic,observe συνέδραμεν πᾶς ὁ λαὸς πρὸς αὐτοὺς ἐπὶ τῇ στοᾷ τῇ καλουμένῃ Σολομῶντος, ἔκθαμβοι 1 What did **all the people** do when they saw or heard about what **Peter and John** had done for the lame man?
3:12 xm9c basic,observe ἰδὼν δὲ, ὁ Πέτρος ἀπεκρίνατο πρὸς τὸν λαόν, ἄνδρες, Ἰσραηλεῖται 1 How did **Peter** address the people who came to him?
3:12 lvd6 basic,observe ἄνδρες, Ἰσραηλεῖται, τί θαυμάζετε ἐπὶ τούτῳ, 1 **Peter** here responds to **the people** with a rhetorical question. What is the implied answer to that question?
3:12 l084 basic,observe ἢ ἡμῖν τί ἀτενίζετε, ὡς ἰδίᾳ δυνάμει ἢ εὐσεβείᾳ πεποιηκόσιν τοῦ περιπατεῖν αὐτόν? 1 **Peter** here responds to **the people** with a rhetorical question. What is the implied reason that the people were staring at Peter and John?
3:12 fs5y basic,observe ἢ ἡμῖν τί ἀτενίζετε, ὡς ἰδίᾳ δυνάμει ἢ εὐσεβείᾳ πεποιηκόσιν τοῦ περιπατεῖν αὐτόν? 1 What does Peter here imply is the reason why the lame man was healed?
3:13 l085 basic,observe ὁ Θεὸς Ἀβραὰμ, καὶ Θεὸς Ἰσαὰκ, καὶ Θεὸς Ἰακώβ, ὁ Θεὸς τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν, ἐδόξασεν τὸν παῖδα αὐτοῦ, Ἰησοῦν, 1 According to Peter, who **has glorified His servant Jesus**?
3:13 jx5n basic,observe ὃν ὑμεῖς μὲν παρεδώκατε, καὶ ἠρνήσασθε κατὰ πρόσωπον Πειλάτου, κρίναντος ἐκείνου ἀπολύειν. 1 According to Peter, what had the people done to **Jesus**?
3:14 d67v basic,observe ὑμεῖς δὲ τὸν Ἅγιον καὶ Δίκαιον ἠρνήσασθε 1 According to Peter, who was it that the people had **rejected**?
3:14 l086 basic,observe καὶ ᾐτήσασθε ἄνδρα, φονέα χαρισθῆναι ὑμῖν 1 According to Peter, who had the people asked to **be released** to them?
3:15 g11u basic,observe τὸν δὲ Ἀρχηγὸν τῆς ζωῆς ἀπεκτείνατε 1 According to Peter, who had the people **killed**?
3:15 fb9f basic,interpret τὸν δὲ Ἀρχηγὸν τῆς ζωῆς 1 What does Peter mean when he refers to Jesus as **the Author of life**? How does that contrast with the fact that the people **killed** Him?
3:15 l087 basic,observe ὃν ὁ Θεὸς ἤγειρεν ἐκ νεκρῶν 1 What did **God** do when the people **killed the Author of life**?
3:15 l088 basic,observe οὗ ἡμεῖς μάρτυρές ἐσμεν 1 How does Peter here describe his and John’s role?
3:16 x1q1 basic,observe καὶ ἐπὶ τῇ πίστει τοῦ ὀνόματος αὐτοῦ, τοῦτον ὃν θεωρεῖτε καὶ οἴδατε, ἐστερέωσεν, 1 According to Peter. what caused the lame man to be **made strong**?
3:16 l089 basic,observe τοῦτον ὃν θεωρεῖτε καὶ οἴδατε 1 What does Peter here remind the crowd about their relationship to the man who was healed?
3:16 d13g basic,observe τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἡ πίστις ἡ δι’ αὐτοῦ, ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ τὴν ὁλοκληρίαν ταύτην ἀπέναντι πάντων ὑμῶν. 1 According to Peter. what given the lame man **this complete healing** in their **presence**?
3:16,12 aye3 basic,interpret τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἡ πίστις ἡ δι’ αὐτοῦ, ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ τὴν ὁλοκληρίαν ταύτην ἀπέναντι πάντων ὑμῶν. & ἢ ἡμῖν τί ἀτενίζετε, ὡς ἰδίᾳ δυνάμει ἢ εὐσεβείᾳ πεποιηκόσιν τοῦ περιπατεῖν αὐτόν? 1 How does Peter’s statement here clearly correct the thinking of the crowd in verse 12 concerning what caused the man to be healed?
3:17 c6n9 basic,observe καὶ νῦν, ἀδελφοί, οἶδα ὅτι κατὰ ἄγνοιαν ἐπράξατε, ὥσπερ καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες ὑμῶν; 1 According to Peter, what caused the people and their **leaders** to reject and kill Jesus?
3:18 w97a basic,observe ὁ δὲ Θεὸς ἃ προκατήγγειλεν διὰ στόματος πάντων τῶν προφητῶν, παθεῖν τὸν Χριστὸν αὐτοῦ, ἐπλήρωσεν οὕτως. 1 According to Peter, what has **God** **foretold through all the prophets**?
3:18 l090 basic,interpret ὁ δὲ Θεὸς ἃ προκατήγγειλεν διὰ στόματος πάντων τῶν προφητῶν & ἐπλήρωσεν οὕτως 1 Why does Peter stress that **God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets**?
3:19 l091 basic,observe μετανοήσατε οὖν καὶ ἐπιστρέψατε 1 What does Peter tell the people to do as a result of rejecting Jesus?
3:19 z5wj basic,observe πρὸς τὸ ἐξαλειφθῆναι ὑμῶν τὰς ἁμαρτίας 1 According to Peter, what will be the result if the people repent **and turn back** to God?
3:20 l092 basic,observe ὅπως ἂν ἔλθωσιν καιροὶ ἀναψύξεως ἀπὸ προσώπου τοῦ Κυρίου, καὶ ἀποστείλῃ τὸν προκεχειρισμένον ὑμῖν Χριστὸν, Ἰησοῦν, 1 What will God do for the people when they repent and their sins are wiped away?
3:20 sk92 basic,interpret ἔλθωσιν καιροὶ ἀναψύξεως ἀπὸ προσώπου τοῦ Κυρίου 1 What does Peter here mean when he refers to **times of refreshing** coming **from the presence of the Lord**?
3:20 f4e4 basic,interpret καὶ ἀποστείλῃ τὸν προκεχειρισμένον ὑμῖν Χριστὸν, Ἰησοῦν 1 What does Peter here mean when he says that **Jesus, the Christ** **has been appointed for** the people who repent?
3:21 gm55 basic,interpret ὃν δεῖ οὐρανὸν μὲν δέξασθαι 1 What does Peter mean when he says that **Heaven must take** Jesus **in**?
3:21 v55j basic,observe ἄχρι χρόνων ἀποκαταστάσεως πάντων 1 According to Peter, how long will Jesus be in heaven?
3:21 l5n2 basic,interpret ἀποκαταστάσεως πάντων 1 What does Peter mean when he refers to **the restoration of all things**?
3:21 tn5i basic,observe ὧν ἐλάλησεν ὁ Θεὸς διὰ στόματος τῶν ἁγίων ἀπ’ αἰῶνος αὐτοῦ προφητῶν 1 According to Peter, how did the people know about **the restoration of all things**?
3:22 l093 basic,observe Μωϋσῆς μὲν εἶπεν, ὅτι προφήτην ὑμῖν ἀναστήσει Κύριος, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν ἐκ τῶν ἀδελφῶν ὑμῶν, ὡς ἐμέ, 1 In this quotation from Deuteronomy 18, who did **Moses** say that the **Lord your God** would **raise up**?
3:22 f6r1 basic,interpret ἐκ τῶν ἀδελφῶν ὑμῶν 1 What did **Moses** mean when he told the Israelites that the **prophet** like him would come **from among your brothers**?
3:22 l094 basic,observe αὐτοῦ ἀκούσεσθε κατὰ πάντα, ὅσα ἂν λαλήσῃ πρὸς ὑμᾶς. 1 According to **Moses**, how must the Israelites respond to the **prophet** when he comes?
3:23 h2vh basic,observe ἔσται δὲ πᾶσα ψυχὴ, ἥτις ἐὰν μὴ ἀκούσῃ τοῦ προφήτου ἐκείνου, ἐξολεθρευθήσεται ἐκ τοῦ λαοῦ. 1 According to **Moses**, what will happen to everyone **who does not listen to** that prophet?
3:23 bb3g basic,interpret ἔσται & ἐξολεθρευθήσεται ἐκ τοῦ λαοῦ 1 What does **Moses** mean when he says that anyone who does not listen to that prophet **will be completely cut off from among his people**?
3:24 de7t basic,observe καὶ πάντες δὲ οἱ προφῆται ἀπὸ Σαμουὴλ καὶ τῶν καθεξῆς, ὅσοι ἐλάλησαν, καὶ κατήγγειλαν τὰς ἡμέρας ταύτας. 1 According to Peter, who has spoken about **these days** after the resurrection of Jesus?
3:25 l095 basic,observe ὑμεῖς ἐστε οἱ υἱοὶ τῶν προφητῶν, καὶ τῆς διαθήκης ἧς διέθετο ὁ Θεὸς πρὸς τοὺς πατέρας ὑμῶν 1 According to Peter, of whom are his audience **sons**?
3:25 l096 basic,observe τῆς διαθήκης ἧς διέθετο ὁ Θεὸς πρὸς τοὺς πατέρας ὑμῶν, λέγων πρὸς Ἀβραάμ, καὶ ἐν τῷ σπέρματί σου ἐνευλογηθήσονται πᾶσαι αἱ πατριαὶ τῆς γῆς. 1 According to this quotation of Genesis 22, what was **the covenant God made with your fathers** through **Abraham**?
3:25-26 t6d3 basic,interpret ἐν τῷ σπέρματί σου ἐνευλογηθήσονται πᾶσαι αἱ πατριαὶ τῆς γῆς & ὑμῖν πρῶτον & ἀπέστειλεν αὐτὸν εὐλογοῦντα ὑμᾶς 1 According to verse 25, who is the **offspring** of Abraham who will bless these Jewish people in verse 26?
3:25-26 z861 basic,interpret ἐνευλογηθήσονται πᾶσαι αἱ πατριαὶ τῆς γῆς & ὑμῖν πρῶτον & ἀπέστειλεν αὐτὸν εὐλογοῦντα ὑμᾶς 1 Peter tells the Jews that **God raised up His Servant** Jesus **first to you to bless you**? According to verse 25, who will Jesus bless after that?
3:26 l097 basic,observe εὐλογοῦντα ὑμᾶς ἐν τῷ ἀποστρέφειν ἕκαστον ἀπὸ τῶν πονηριῶν ὑμῶν 1 According to Peter, how will **His Servant** Jesus **bless** the Jews?
3:26 l098 basic,interpret ἐν τῷ ἀποστρέφειν ἕκαστον ἀπὸ τῶν πονηριῶν ὑμῶν 1 What does Peter mean when he says the that each of the Jews must turn **from** their **wicked ways**?
4:2 l099 basic,observe διαπονούμενοι διὰ τὸ διδάσκειν αὐτοὺς τὸν λαὸν, καὶ καταγγέλλειν ἐν τῷ Ἰησοῦ τὴν ἀνάστασιν, τὴν ἐκ νεκρῶν; 1 What did Peter and John do that **greatly disturbed** the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees?
4:3 k46q basic,observe καὶ ἐπέβαλον αὐτοῖς τὰς χεῖρας 1 What did the religious authorities do to **Peter and John**?
4:3 l100 basic,observe καὶ ἔθεντο εἰς τήρησιν εἰς τὴν αὔριον; ἦν γὰρ ἑσπέρα ἤδη 1 Why did the religious authorities **put** **Peter and John** **in custody until the next day**?
4:4 cnh7 basic,observe πολλοὶ δὲ τῶν ἀκουσάντων τὸν λόγον, ἐπίστευσαν 1 What happened to **many who heard the message** of Peter and John?
4:4 s3eb basic,observe καὶ ἐγενήθη ἀριθμὸς τῶν ἀνδρῶν ὡς χιλιάδες πέντε 1 After this event, how many **men** in Jerusalem were believers in Jesus?
4:5-6 l101 basic,observe ἐγένετο δὲ ἐπὶ τὴν αὔριον συναχθῆναι αὐτῶν τοὺς ἄρχοντας, καὶ τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους, καὶ τοὺς γραμματεῖς ἐν Ἰερουσαλήμ, & καὶ Ἅννας ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς, καὶ Καϊάφας, καὶ Ἰωάννης, καὶ Ἀλέξανδρος, καὶ ὅσοι ἦσαν ἐκ γένους ἀρχιερατικοῦ. 1 Who **assembled in Jerusalem** the next day in order to question Peter and John?
4:6 q2ax basic,interpret Ἅννας ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς, καὶ Καϊάφας, καὶ Ἰωάννης, καὶ Ἀλέξανδρος, καὶ ὅσοι ἦσαν ἐκ γένους ἀρχιερατικοῦ 1 Why do you think so many members **from the high priest’s family** were part of this assembly?
4:7 a8bz basic,observe καὶ στήσαντες αὐτοὺς ἐν τῷ μέσῳ, ἐπυνθάνοντο, ἐν ποίᾳ δυνάμει ἢ ἐν ποίῳ ὀνόματι ἐποιήσατε τοῦτο ὑμεῖς? 1 What question did the religious authorities ask **Peter and John** after they had them brought in?
4:7 eh9j basic,interpret ἐν ποίᾳ δυνάμει ἢ ἐν ποίῳ ὀνόματι ἐποιήσατε τοῦτο ὑμεῖς? 1 Why do you think the religious authorities asked this question, despite the fact that Peter had clearly answered it in 3:16?
4:9 l102 basic,observe εἰ ἡμεῖς σήμερον ἀνακρινόμεθα ἐπὶ εὐεργεσίᾳ ἀνθρώπου ἀσθενοῦς, ἐν τίνι οὗτος σέσωσται 1 Peter here speaks in a conditional clause introduced by “**If**” in order to clarify exactly what he and John had done. According to Peter, what were the religious authorities accusing Peter and John of having done?
4:9 dw6t basic,interpret ἐπὶ εὐεργεσίᾳ ἀνθρώπου ἀσθενοῦς 1 How accurate is Peter’s description of what he and John had done that angered the authorities?
4:10 c887 basic,observe γνωστὸν ἔστω πᾶσιν ὑμῖν καὶ παντὶ τῷ λαῷ Ἰσραὴλ 1 To whom does Peter here direct his answer to the question?
4:10 l103 basic,observe ὅτι ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ Ναζωραίου, ὃν ὑμεῖς ἐσταυρώσατε, ὃν ὁ Θεὸς ἤγειρεν ἐκ νεκρῶν, ἐν τούτῳ οὗτος παρέστηκεν ἐνώπιον ὑμῶν ὑγιής. 1 According to Peter, by what power and in what name had the lame man been healed?
4:10 e9m5 basic,observe Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ Ναζωραίου, ὃν ὑμεῖς ἐσταυρώσατε 1 What does Peter here accuse the religious authorities of having done to **Jesus Christ of Nazareth**?
4:10 gda6 basic,observe ὃν ὁ Θεὸς ἤγειρεν ἐκ νεκρῶν 1 According to Peter, what had **God** done to **Jesus Christ of Nazareth**?
4:10 jtz3 basic,observe ἐν τούτῳ οὗτος παρέστηκεν ἐνώπιον ὑμῶν ὑγιής 1 According to Peter, where was the man who had been healed?
4:11 l104 basic,observe οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ λίθος ὁ ἐξουθενηθεὶς ὑφ’ ὑμῶν, τῶν οἰκοδόμων, ὁ γενόμενος εἰς κεφαλὴν γωνίας. 1 Peter here quotes from Psalm 118. How does that Psalm describe **Jesus**?
4:11 tk59 basic,interpret ὁ λίθος ὁ ἐξουθενηθεὶς ὑφ’ ὑμῶν, τῶν οἰκοδόμων 1 In this quotation, to whom does **you builders** refer?
4:11 m39d basic,interpret οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ λίθος ὁ ἐξουθενηθεὶς ὑφ’ ὑμῶν, τῶν οἰκοδόμων 1 In what way had the religious authorities **rejected** **Jesus**?
4:11 q9zw basic,interpret ὁ γενόμενος εἰς κεφαλὴν γωνίας 1 What does Peter mean when he says that **Jesus** **has become the cornerstone**?
4:12 s4im basic,observe καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν ἄλλῳ οὐδενὶ ἡ σωτηρία, οὐδὲ γὰρ ὄνομά ἐστιν ἕτερον ὑπὸ τὸν οὐρανὸν τὸ δεδομένον ἐν ἀνθρώποις, ἐν ᾧ δεῖ σωθῆναι ἡμᾶς. 1 Here Peter describes why Jesus is the cornerstone of our faith. What does He do to fulfill that role?
4:12 d64g basic,interpret καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν ἄλλῳ οὐδενὶ ἡ σωτηρία 1 Peter here claims that belief in Jesus is the exclusive way to be saved. How does that claim contradict people who believe that their are many ways to God, or that all religions are equally valid?
4:12 h5e2 advanced,interpret καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν ἄλλῳ οὐδενὶ ἡ σωτηρία, οὐδὲ γὰρ ὄνομά ἐστιν ἕτερον ὑπὸ τὸν οὐρανὸν τὸ δεδομένον ἐν ἀνθρώποις, ἐν ᾧ δεῖ σωθῆναι ἡμᾶς. 1 There are countless other religions in the world. How is the claim that Jesus provides **Salvation** and that **we must be saved** different than what all the other religions offer?
4:13 l106 basic,observe θεωροῦντες δὲ τὴν τοῦ Πέτρου παρρησίαν καὶ Ἰωάννου 1 What did the Jewish authorities see in **Peter and John** that surprised them?
4:13 l107 basic,observe καὶ καταλαβόμενοι ὅτι ἄνθρωποι ἀγράμματοί εἰσιν καὶ ἰδιῶται 1 What kind of men did the Jewish authorities consider **Peter and John** to be?
4:13 kz78 basic,observe ἐθαύμαζον 1 How did the Jewish authorities react when **Peter and John** spoke with such **boldness**?
4:13 l108 basic,observe ἐπεγίνωσκόν τε αὐτοὺς, ὅτι σὺν τῷ Ἰησοῦ ἦσαν 1 What did the Jewish authorities discern to be the reason that **Peter and John** were able to speak with such **boldness**?
4:14 l109 basic,observe τόν τε ἄνθρωπον βλέποντες σὺν αὐτοῖς ἑστῶτα, τὸν τεθεραπευμένον, οὐδὲν εἶχον ἀντειπεῖν. 1 According to Luke, why did the Jewish authorities have **nothing to say in response** to Peter and John?
4:14 s7a7 basic,interpret οὐδὲν εἶχον ἀντειπεῖν 1 When the whole assembly of the most powerful Jewish authorities came together to question Peter and John, do you think they expected that they would end up having **nothing to say in response** to the prisoners?
4:15 ktz2 basic,observe κελεύσαντες δὲ αὐτοὺς ἔξω τοῦ Συνεδρίου ἀπελθεῖν, συνέβαλλον πρὸς ἀλλήλους 1 Not being able to respond to Peter and John, what did the authorities do?
4:15 ne7a basic,observe τοῦ Συνεδρίου 1 According to Luke, what was the official name for this assembly of the Jewish leaders?
4:16 l110 basic,observe λέγοντες, τί ποιήσωμεν τοῖς ἀνθρώποις τούτοις? 1 What question did the religious rulers ask themselves when they had put Peter and John outside?
4:16 qw6j basic,observe ὅτι μὲν γὰρ γνωστὸν σημεῖον γέγονεν δι’ αὐτῶν, πᾶσιν τοῖς κατοικοῦσιν Ἰερουσαλὴμ φανερόν, καὶ οὐ δυνάμεθα ἀρνεῖσθαι. 1 What did the council decide about the validity of the **miracle** of healing that Peter and John had performed?
4:16 w4is basic,interpret γνωστὸν σημεῖον γέγονεν δι’ αὐτῶν & καὶ οὐ δυνάμεθα ἀρνεῖσθαι 1 Since the religious rulers agreed that **a remarkable miracle has occurred through** Peter and John, and they were unable to **deny it**, why do you think they did not believe in Jesus?
4:17 zr62 basic,observe ἀλλ’ ἵνα μὴ ἐπὶ πλεῖον διανεμηθῇ εἰς τὸν λαόν 1 What was it that the religious rulers wanted to accomplish by their decision?
4:17 l111 basic,observe ἀπειλησώμεθα αὐτοῖς μηκέτι λαλεῖν ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι τούτῳ μηδενὶ ἀνθρώπων 1 What did the religious rulers decided to do with Peter and John?
4:18 l112 basic,observe καὶ καλέσαντες αὐτοὺς, παρήγγειλαν καθόλου μὴ φθέγγεσθαι μηδὲ διδάσκειν ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ Ἰησοῦ. 1 What did the religious rulers command Peter and John not to do?
4:19 l113 basic,observe ὁ δὲ Πέτρος καὶ Ἰωάννης ἀποκριθέντες εἶπον πρὸς αὐτούς, εἰ δίκαιόν ἐστιν ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὑμῶν ἀκούειν μᾶλλον ἢ τοῦ Θεοῦ, κρίνατε; 1 How did **Peter and John** reply to the command of the religious rulers?
4:19 qq48 basic,interpret εἰ δίκαιόν ἐστιν ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὑμῶν ἀκούειν μᾶλλον ἢ τοῦ Θεοῦ, κρίνατε; 1 What is Peter implying is the right thing to do?
4:20 s97r basic,observe οὐ δυνάμεθα γὰρ ἡμεῖς ἃ εἴδαμεν καὶ ἠκούσαμεν μὴ λαλεῖν. 1 According to Peter, what will he and John continue to do in spite of the command of the religious rulers?
4:20 yj6j basic,interpret ἃ εἴδαμεν καὶ ἠκούσαμεν 1 Why is it significant that Peter and John had **seen and heard** the things about which they planned to continue speaking.
4:21 l114 basic,observe οἱ δὲ προσαπειλησάμενοι ἀπέλυσαν αὐτούς 1 What did the religious rulers do with Peter and John.
4:21 l115 basic,observe μηδὲν εὑρίσκοντες τὸ πῶς κολάσωνται αὐτούς, διὰ τὸν λαόν, ὅτι πάντες ἐδόξαζον τὸν Θεὸν ἐπὶ τῷ γεγονότι 1 Here **because** introduces the reason why the religious rulers **could not find a way to punish** Peter and John. What was that reason?
4:21 l116 basic,interpret τὸν λαόν, ὅτι πάντες ἐδόξαζον τὸν Θεὸν ἐπὶ τῷ γεγονότι 1 It is ironic that the Sanhedrin, which was comprised of the most important religious people in Jerusalem, did not glorify God for the miracle, but **all the people** did. Why do you think it happened this way?
4:22 x1y4 basic,observe ἐτῶν γὰρ ἦν πλειόνων τεσσεράκοντα ὁ ἄνθρωπος, ἐφ’ ὃν γεγόνει τὸ σημεῖον τοῦτο τῆς ἰάσεως. 1 Here **For** introduces the reason why all the people were glorifying God for the miracle. What was that reason?
4:23 u2di basic,observe ἀπολυθέντες δὲ, ἦλθον πρὸς τοὺς ἰδίους, καὶ ἀπήγγειλαν ὅσα πρὸς αὐτοὺς οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι εἶπαν. 1 What did **Peter and John** report **to their own people** when they were released?
4:23 ca2k basic,interpret τοὺς ἰδίους 1 Why do you think Luke here refers to the other believers as **their own people**?
4:24 l117 basic,observe οἱ δὲ ἀκούσαντες, ὁμοθυμαδὸν ἦραν φωνὴν πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν καὶ εἶπαν, Δέσποτα, σὺ ὁ ποιήσας τὸν οὐρανὸν, καὶ τὴν γῆν, καὶ τὴν θάλασσαν, καὶ πάντα τὰ ἐν αὐτοῖς, 1 How did **the believers** respond when they heard the report of Peter and John?
4:24 hnr7 basic,observe Δέσποτα 1 How did the believers here address **God**?
4:24 l118 basic,interpret σὺ ὁ ποιήσας τὸν οὐρανὸν, καὶ τὴν γῆν, καὶ τὴν θάλασσαν, καὶ πάντα τὰ ἐν αὐτοῖς 1 What characteristic of God did the believers focus on as they began their prayer?
4:25 pw8t basic,observe ὁ τοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν, διὰ Πνεύματος Ἁγίου στόματος Δαυεὶδ παιδός σου εἰπών 1 According to the believers, through whom did **the Holy Spirit** speak previously?
4:25 adz8 basic,observe ἵνα τί ἐφρύαξαν ἔθνη, καὶ λαοὶ ἐμελέτησαν κενά? 1 According to this quotation from Psalm 2, how do the Gentiles respond to God?
4:25 l119 basic,observe ἵνα τί ἐφρύαξαν ἔθνη, καὶ λαοὶ ἐμελέτησαν κενά? 1 This part of the quotation is a rhetorical question. What is the implied answer to this question?
4:26 z1us basic,observe παρέστησαν οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες συνήχθησαν ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ κατὰ τοῦ Κυρίου, καὶ κατὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ αὐτοῦ. 1 According to this quotation, how do the **kings of the earth** and **the rulers** respond to **the Lord\nand** **His Anointed One**?
4:26 z9m2 basic,observe τοῦ Χριστοῦ αὐτοῦ 1 To whom does the Psalmist refer when he speaks of **His Anointed One**?
4:27 l120 basic,observe συνήχθησαν γὰρ ἐπ’ ἀληθείας ἐν τῇ πόλει ταύτῃ ἐπὶ τὸν ἅγιον παῖδά σου Ἰησοῦν, ὃν ἔχρισας, Ἡρῴδης τε καὶ Πόντιος Πειλᾶτος, σὺν ἔθνεσιν καὶ λαοῖς Ἰσραήλ, 1 According to the believers, where had people **conspired** **against** **Jesus**?
4:27 yj15 basic,observe συνήχθησαν & ἐπὶ τὸν ἅγιον παῖδά σου Ἰησοῦν, ὃν ἔχρισας, Ἡρῴδης τε καὶ Πόντιος Πειλᾶτος, σὺν ἔθνεσιν καὶ λαοῖς Ἰσραήλ, 1 According to the believers, who had **conspired** **against** **Jesus**?
4:27 snr9 basic,observe ἐπὶ τὸν ἅγιον παῖδά σου Ἰησοῦν, ὃν ἔχρισας 1 How do the believers here refer to **Jesus**?
4:28 xx57 basic,observe ποιῆσαι ὅσα ἡ χείρ σου, καὶ ἡ βουλὴ σου προώρισεν γενέσθαι. 1 According to the believers, what had the Gentiles and the people of Israel actually **carried out**?
4:28 bua3 basic,interpret ὅσα ἡ χείρ σου, καὶ ἡ βουλὴ σου προώρισεν γενέσθαι 1 What do the believers mean when they say that God’s **hand and will had decided beforehand** what **would happen**?
4:29 b54a basic,observe καὶ τὰ νῦν, Κύριε, ἔπιδε ἐπὶ τὰς ἀπειλὰς αὐτῶν 1 What did the believers want the **Lord** to **consider**?
4:29 e2gp basic,observe καὶ δὸς τοῖς δούλοις σου 1 How did the believers refer to themselves when speaking to the **Lord**?
4:29 p1fm basic,observe καὶ δὸς τοῖς δούλοις σου, μετὰ παρρησίας πάσης λαλεῖν τὸν λόγον σου 1 What did the believers want the **Lord** to **enable** them to do?
4:29 y2b3 basic,apply ἔπιδε ἐπὶ τὰς ἀπειλὰς αὐτῶν, καὶ δὸς τοῖς δούλοις σου, μετὰ παρρησίας πάσης λαλεῖν τὸν λόγον σου 1 If someone were threatening you, what would be the main focus of your prayer to God? Would it be to enable you to speak God’s **word with complete boldness**?
4:30 l121 basic,observe ἐν τῷ τὴν χεῖρά σου, ἐκτείνειν σε εἰς ἴασιν, καὶ σημεῖα, καὶ τέρατα, γίνεσθαι διὰ τοῦ ὀνόματος τοῦ ἁγίου παιδός σου, Ἰησοῦ. 1 What did the believers assume that God would continue to do in spite of the threats of the rulers?
4:30 au2m basic,observe τοῦ ἁγίου παιδός σου, Ἰησοῦ 1 How do the believers here refer to **Jesus**?
4:31 s4js basic,observe καὶ δεηθέντων αὐτῶν, ἐσαλεύθη ὁ τόπος ἐν ᾧ ἦσαν συνηγμένοι 1 What happened to **their meeting place** after the believers **had prayed**?
4:31 l122 basic,observe καὶ ἐπλήσθησαν ἅπαντες τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος 1 What **filled** the believers after **their meeting place was shaken**?
4:31 rdi2 basic,observe καὶ ἐλάλουν τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ μετὰ παρρησίας 1 What were the all believers able to do as a result of being **filled with the Holy Spirit**?
4:31,29 n2qz basic,interpret ἐλάλουν τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ μετὰ παρρησίας & δὸς τοῖς δούλοις σου, μετὰ παρρησίας πάσης λαλεῖν τὸν λόγον σου 1 How did this result match that for which they prayed in verse 29?
4:32 vh9d basic,observe τοῦ δὲ πλήθους τῶν πιστευσάντων, ἦν καρδία καὶ ψυχὴ μία 1 How does Luke here describe the attitude of the **multitude of believers** towards one another?
4:32 reb7 basic,observe καὶ οὐδὲ εἷς τι τῶν ὑπαρχόντων αὐτῷ ἔλεγεν ἴδιον εἶναι, ἀλλ’ ἦν αὐτοῖς πάντα κοινά. 1 What did the believers do that demonstrated that they were **one in heart and soul**?
4:32 nqv7 basic,observe οὐδὲ εἷς τι τῶν ὑπαρχόντων αὐτῷ ἔλεγεν ἴδιον εἶναι 1 How did the believers in Jerusalem view their own personal property?
4:32 c9x5 basic,interpret ἀλλ’ ἦν αὐτοῖς πάντα κοινά 1 Why do you think the believers in Jerusalem decided to share **everything they owned** with one another?
4:33 l123 basic,observe καὶ δυνάμει μεγάλῃ, ἀπεδίδουν τὸ μαρτύριον οἱ ἀπόστολοι τῆς ἀναστάσεως τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ 1 What did **the apostles** continue to do among the believers in Jerusalem?
4:33 b2k2 basic,interpret τῆς ἀναστάσεως τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ 1 Why do you think **the resurrection of the Lord Jesus** was such a central part of the preaching of **the apostles**?
4:33 ud24 basic,interpret χάρις τε μεγάλη ἦν ἐπὶ πάντας αὐτούς. 1 What does Luke mean when he says that **abundant grace was upon** all the believers?
4:34-35 l124 basic,observe οὐδὲ γὰρ ἐνδεής τις ἦν ἐν αὐτοῖς; ὅσοι γὰρ κτήτορες χωρίων ἢ οἰκιῶν ὑπῆρχον, πωλοῦντες ἔφερον τὰς τιμὰς τῶν πιπρασκομένων, & καὶ ἐτίθουν παρὰ τοὺς πόδας τῶν ἀποστόλων; διεδίδετο δὲ ἑκάστῳ, καθότι ἄν τις χρείαν εἶχεν. 1 Here **because** introduces the reason why there **were no needy ones among** the believers. What was that reason?
4:34,32 u6sw basic,interpret ὅσοι & κτήτορες χωρίων ἢ οἰκιῶν ὑπῆρχον, πωλοῦντες ἔφερον τὰς τιμὰς τῶν πιπρασκομένων 1 In what way was this a result of the attitude of the believers toward possessions that Luke described in verse 32?
4:35 l125 basic,observe ἐτίθουν παρὰ τοὺς πόδας τῶν ἀποστόλων; διεδίδετο δὲ ἑκάστῳ, καθότι ἄν τις χρείαν εἶχεν 1 What was the method by which the proceeds from the sale of property was distributed **to anyone as he had need**?
4:35 km8b basic,interpret ἐτίθουν παρὰ τοὺς πόδας τῶν ἀποστόλων; διεδίδετο δὲ ἑκάστῳ, καθότι ἄν τις χρείαν εἶχεν 1 Why do you think the believers chose to let **the apostles** distribute their gifts to other believers who were in need?
4:36 l126 basic,observe Ἰωσὴφ δὲ ὁ ἐπικληθεὶς Βαρναβᾶς, ἀπὸ τῶν ἀποστόλων, ὅ ἐστιν μεθερμηνευόμενον, υἱὸς παρακλήσεως, Λευείτης, Κύπριος τῷ γένει 1 What did **the apostles** call **Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus**? What did that name mean?
4:37 q9yb basic,observe ὑπάρχοντος αὐτῷ ἀγροῦ, πωλήσας ἤνεγκεν τὸ χρῆμα καὶ ἔθηκεν παρὰ τοὺς πόδας τῶν ἀποστόλων. 1 What did Barnabas do with **the money** from **a field** that he **sold**?
4:37 b65l basic,interpret ἔθηκεν παρὰ τοὺς πόδας τῶν ἀποστόλων 1 What does Luke imply that Barnabas intended for the apostles to do with the money that he presented to them?
4:37 l128 basic,interpret ὑπάρχοντος αὐτῷ ἀγροῦ, πωλήσας ἤνεγκεν τὸ χρῆμα καὶ ἔθηκεν παρὰ τοὺς πόδας τῶν ἀποστόλων 1 In what way does this action by Barnabas explain the reason for the name that the apostles gave to him?
5:1 lr25 basic,observe ἀνὴρ δέ τις Ἁνανίας ὀνόματι, σὺν Σαπφείρῃ τῇ γυναικὶ αὐτοῦ, ἐπώλησεν κτῆμα 1 What did **Ananias** and **Sapphira** sell?
5:2 vlb3 basic,observe καὶ ἐνέγκας μέρος τι, παρὰ τοὺς πόδας τῶν ἀποστόλων ἔθηκεν. 1 Where did Ananias bring **a portion** of **the proceeds** from the sale of his land?
5:2 l129 basic,observe καὶ ἐνοσφίσατο ἀπὸ τῆς τιμῆς 1 What did Ananias do with **some of the proceeds** of the sale?
5:2 lnn1 basic,observe συνειδυίης καὶ τῆς γυναικός 1 Was Sapphira aware that Ananias had **kept back some of the proceeds for himself**?
5:2 l130 basic,interpret καὶ ἐνέγκας μέρος τι, παρὰ τοὺς πόδας τῶν ἀποστόλων ἔθηκεν 1 Did Ananias reveal to the apostles that he had **kept back some of the proceeds for himself**?
5:3 l131 basic,observe εἶπεν δὲ ὁ Πέτρος, Ἁνανία, διὰ τί ἐπλήρωσεν ὁ Σατανᾶς τὴν καρδίαν σου, ψεύσασθαί σε τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον, καὶ νοσφίσασθαι ἀπὸ τῆς τιμῆς τοῦ χωρίου? 1 How did Peter respond to Ananias’ gift?
5:3 ni3s basic,observe διὰ τί ἐπλήρωσεν ὁ Σατανᾶς τὴν καρδίαν σου, ψεύσασθαί σε 1 According to **Peter** who caused **Ananias** to lie about the proceeds from the sale?
5:3 l132 basic,observe ψεύσασθαί σε τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον 1 According to **Peter** to whom did **Ananias** lie about the proceeds from the sale?
5:3 ytp9 basic,observe νοσφίσασθαι ἀπὸ τῆς τιμῆς τοῦ χωρίου 1 Was **Peter** aware of what **Ananias** had done with **the proceeds from the land**?
5:4 l133 basic,interpret οὐχὶ μένον σοὶ ἔμενεν 1 This is the first of several rhetorical questions that Peter asks Ananias. What is the implied answer to this question? Did Ananias own the land and have the authority to do what he wanted with it?
5:4 n263 basic,interpret καὶ πραθὲν ἐν τῇ σῇ ἐξουσίᾳ ὑπῆρχεν? 1 This is the second of several rhetorical questions that Peter asks Ananias. What is the implied answer to this question? Did Ananias have the right to use the proceeds of the sale as he wished?
5:4 l134 basic,interpret τί ὅτι ἔθου ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ σου τὸ πρᾶγμα τοῦτο? 1 This is the third of several rhetorical questions that Peter asks Ananias. What is the implied answer to this question? In what way had Peter already answered this question in verse 3?
5:4 l135 basic,observe οὐκ ἐψεύσω ἀνθρώποις, ἀλλὰ τῷ Θεῷ. 1 According to Peter, to whom had Ananias **lied**?
5:4 l136 basic,interpret οὐκ ἐψεύσω ἀνθρώποις, ἀλλὰ τῷ Θεῷ. 1 What did Peter mean when he said that Ananias had **not lied to men, but to God**? It is clear that he also lied to the apostles. Why did Peter say this?
5:5 m5au basic,observe ἀκούων δὲ ὁ Ἁνανίας τοὺς λόγους τούτους, πεσὼν ἐξέψυξεν. 1 What happened to **Ananias** when he heard what Peter said?
5:5 l137 basic,interpret ὁ Ἁνανίας & πεσὼν ἐξέψυξεν 1 Who caused Ananias to die?
5:5 psf8 basic,interpret ὁ Ἁνανίας & πεσὼν ἐξέψυξεν 1 Did Ananias die because he kept part of the proceeds of the sale, or because he lied about what portion he presented to God?
5:5 l138 basic,interpret ὁ Ἁνανίας & πεσὼν ἐξέψυξεν 1 Why do you think Ananias received such a severe, immediate punishment for his sin?
5:5 xxw9 basic,observe καὶ ἐγένετο φόβος μέγας ἐπὶ πάντας τοὺς ἀκούοντας. 1 How did **all who heard** react to **what had happened**?
5:6 e6vu basic,observe ἀναστάντες δὲ, οἱ νεώτεροι συνέστειλαν αὐτὸν, καὶ ἐξενέγκαντες, ἔθαψαν. 1 What did some of **the young men** from the believers do with Ananias’ body?
5:7 k53l basic,observe ἐγένετο δὲ ὡς ὡρῶν τριῶν διάστημα, καὶ ἡ γυνὴ αὐτοῦ & εἰσῆλθεν 1 When did Ananias’ **wife** come into the assembly of the believers?
5:7 uqr6 basic,observe μὴ εἰδυῖα τὸ γεγονὸς 1 What did Sapphira know about the things that happened to her husband?
5:8 wt3r basic,observe ἡ δὲ εἶπεν, ναί, τοσούτου. 1 How did Sapphira answer **Peter** about **the price** she and her **husband got for the land**?
5:8 h444 basic,interpret εἰ τοσούτου τὸ χωρίον & ἡ δὲ εἶπεν, ναί, τοσούτου. 1 What price did Sapphira here confirm, the actual price, or the price that Ananias had presented to the apostles?
5:9 l139 basic,observe ὁ δὲ Πέτρος πρὸς αὐτήν, τί ὅτι συνεφωνήθη ὑμῖν πειράσαι τὸ Πνεῦμα Κυρίου? 1 According to **Peter** who had Sapphira agreed **to test**?
5:9 y5g6 basic,observe ἰδοὺ, οἱ πόδες τῶν θαψάντων τὸν ἄνδρα σου ἐπὶ τῇ θύρᾳ 1 With this statement, what is Sapphira just now learning about her **husband**?
5:9 l140 basic,interpret καὶ ἐξοίσουσίν σε 1 What does **Peter** mean when he makes this statement to Sapphira? And how does Peter know what will happen to her?
5:10 m6eg basic,observe ἔπεσεν δὲ παραχρῆμα πρὸς τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐξέψυξεν. 1 What happened to Sapphira at **that instant**?
5:10 g3wn basic,observe εἰσελθόντες δὲ, οἱ νεανίσκοι εὗρον αὐτὴν νεκράν, καὶ ἐξενέγκαντες, ἔθαψαν πρὸς τὸν ἄνδρα αὐτῆς. 1 What did **the young men** of the church do with Sapphira’s body?
5:11 l141 basic,observe καὶ ἐγένετο φόβος μέγας ἐφ’ ὅλην τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, καὶ ἐπὶ πάντας τοὺς ἀκούοντας ταῦτα. 1 How did **the whole church** and **all who heard** react to **these events**?
5:11 e8fk basic,interpret καὶ ἐγένετο φόβος μέγας ἐφ’ ὅλην τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, καὶ ἐπὶ πάντας τοὺς ἀκούοντας ταῦτα. 1 Again, why do you think God dealt with Ananias and Sapphira so severely before the whole church when they pretended to be more generous than they actually were?
5:12 b7i6 basic,observe διὰ δὲ τῶν χειρῶν τῶν ἀποστόλων, ἐγίνετο σημεῖα καὶ τέρατα πολλὰ ἐν τῷ λαῷ 1 Who performed **many signs and wonders among the people**?
5:12 ekw3 basic,observe καὶ ἦσαν ὁμοθυμαδὸν πάντες ἐν τῇ Στοᾷ Σολομῶντος 1 Where did the believers gather together?
5:12 zv1j basic,interpret ἦσαν ὁμοθυμαδὸν πάντες 1 What does Luke mean when he says that they gathered together **with one accord**?
5:13 l142 basic,observe ἀλλ’ ἐμεγάλυνεν αὐτοὺς ὁ λαός 1 How did the other **people** in Jerusalem regard the believers?
5:13 l143 basic,interpret τῶν δὲ λοιπῶν, οὐδεὶς ἐτόλμα κολλᾶσθαι αὐτοῖς 1 What does Luke mean when he says that **no one else dared to join them**?
5:14 n4k3 basic,observe μᾶλλον δὲ προσετίθεντο πιστεύοντες τῷ Κυρίῳ, πλήθη ἀνδρῶν τε καὶ γυναικῶν; 1 According to Luke, what was happening to the number of the **believers**?
5:14 s5lu basic,interpret μᾶλλον δὲ προσετίθεντο πιστεύοντες τῷ Κυρίῳ 1 Why do you think Luke here describes people becoming **believers** as being **brought to the Lord**?
5:14 l144 basic,interpret πλήθη ἀνδρῶν τε καὶ γυναικῶν 1 In that culture, **women ** were often not counted. Why do you think Luke here makes a point of including them along with the **men**?
5:15 pp9f basic,interpret ὥστε καὶ εἰς τὰς πλατείας ἐκφέρειν τοὺς ἀσθενεῖς 1 Do you think that **As a result** here refers back to the signs and wonders, or the growth of the church, or both?
5:15 xly1 basic,observe εἰς τὰς πλατείας ἐκφέρειν τοὺς ἀσθενεῖς, καὶ τιθέναι ἐπὶ κλιναρίων καὶ κραβάττων 1 What did people do with their **sick**?
5:15 p2cy basic,observe ἵνα ἐρχομένου Πέτρου, κἂν ἡ σκιὰ ἐπισκιάσῃ τινὶ αὐτῶν 1 Here **so that** introduces the reason why **people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats**. What was that reason?
5:15 rs67 basic,interpret ἵνα ἐρχομένου Πέτρου, κἂν ἡ σκιὰ ἐπισκιάσῃ τινὶ αὐτῶν 1 What did people think would happen to **the sick** if **Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by**?
5:15 l145 basic,interpret ἐρχομένου Πέτρου, κἂν ἡ σκιὰ ἐπισκιάσῃ τινὶ αὐτῶν 1 What does this imply about the way even the unbelievers in Jerusalem thought God worked through Peter?
5:16 abc4 basic,observe συνήρχετο δὲ καὶ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν πέριξ πόλεων Ἰερουσαλήμ 1 Where did crowds come from in addition to **Jerusalem**?
5:16 l146 basic,observe φέροντες ἀσθενεῖς καὶ ὀχλουμένους ὑπὸ πνευμάτων ἀκαθάρτων 1 Who did the crowds **from the towns around Jerusalem** bring with them?
5:16 l147 basic,observe οἵτινες ἐθεραπεύοντο ἅπαντες 1 What happened to **the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits** that the crowds brought with them?
5:17 l148 basic,observe δὲ ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς καὶ πάντες οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ, ἡ οὖσα αἵρεσις τῶν Σαδδουκαίων, ἐπλήσθησαν ζήλου, 1 How did **the high priest and all his associates** react to the crowds that were coming to the believers?
5:17 l149 basic,observe ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς καὶ πάντες οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ, ἡ οὖσα αἵρεσις τῶν Σαδδουκαίων 1 To what **party** did the **associates** of **the high priest** belong?
5:17 hak5 basic,interpret ἡ οὖσα αἵρεσις τῶν Σαδδουκαίων 1 The **Sadducees** did not believe in the resurrection. What part of the message about Jesus would have made them especially angry?
5:18 l150 basic,observe καὶ ἐπέβαλον τὰς χεῖρας ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀποστόλους, καὶ ἔθεντο αὐτοὺς ἐν τηρήσει δημοσίᾳ 1 What did the high priest and the Sadducees do to **the apostles**?
5:19 kd1y basic,observe ἄγγελος δὲ Κυρίου διὰ νυκτὸς, ἤνοιξε τὰς θύρας τῆς φυλακῆς, ἐξαγαγών τε αὐτοὺς 1 What did **an angel of the Lord** do for the apostles **during the night**?
5:20 l151 basic,observe πορεύεσθε, καὶ σταθέντες, λαλεῖτε ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ τῷ λαῷ πάντα τὰ ῥήματα τῆς ζωῆς ταύτης. 1 After releasing the apostles from jail, what did the angel command them to do?
5:20 c7wx basic,interpret πάντα τὰ ῥήματα τῆς ζωῆς ταύτης 1 What did the angel mean when he referred to **the full message of this new life**?
5:21 l152 basic,observe ἀκούσαντες δὲ, εἰσῆλθον ὑπὸ τὸν ὄρθρον εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν 1 Where did **the apostles** go at **daybreak**?
5:21 l153 basic,observe καὶ ἐδίδασκον 1 What did **the apostles** begin to do in **temple courts**?
5:21 b9xe basic,observe παραγενόμενος δὲ ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ, συνεκάλεσαν τὸ Συνέδριον 1 What did **the high priest and his associates** convene at daybreak?
5:21 byk6 basic,observe τὸ Συνέδριον καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν Γερουσίαν τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ 1 According to Luke, who comprised ** the Sanhedrin**?
5:21 l154 basic,observe καὶ ἀπέστειλαν εἰς τὸ δεσμωτήριον ἀχθῆναι αὐτούς 1 What did **the high priest and his associates** do after **they convened the Sanhedrin**?
5:22 f2lt basic,observe οἱ δὲ παραγενόμενοι ὑπηρέται, οὐχ εὗρον αὐτοὺς ἐν τῇ φυλακῇ; 1 What did **the officers** find when they went to bring the apostles from **the jail**?
5:22 a1cg basic,observe ἀναστρέψαντες δὲ, ἀπήγγειλαν 1 What did **the officers** do when they **did not find** the apostles in **the jail**?
5:23 l155 basic,observe λέγοντες, ὅτι τὸ δεσμωτήριον εὕρομεν κεκλεισμένον ἐν πάσῃ ἀσφαλείᾳ, καὶ τοὺς φύλακας ἑστῶτας ἐπὶ τῶν θυρῶν 1 According to the officers, what was the condition of **the jail** when they arrived there?
5:23 c9e4 basic,observe ἀνοίξαντες δὲ, ἔσω οὐδένα εὕρομεν 1 According to the officers, what did they find when they entered **the jail**?
5:23 l156 basic,interpret τοὺς φύλακας ἑστῶτας ἐπὶ τῶν θυρῶν 1 How does the fact that there were **guards posted at the doors** of the jail increase the miraculous nature of the release of the apostles by the angel?
5:24 l157 basic,observe ὡς δὲ ἤκουσαν τοὺς λόγους τούτους, ὅ τε στρατηγὸς τοῦ ἱεροῦ καὶ οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς διηπόρουν περὶ αὐτῶν, τί ἂν γένοιτο τοῦτο. 1 How did **the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests** react when they heard that the apostles were not in the prison?
5:25 l158 basic,observe παραγενόμενος δέ, τις ἀπήγγειλεν αὐτοῖς, ὅτι ἰδοὺ, οἱ ἄνδρες οὓς ἔθεσθε ἐν τῇ φυλακῇ εἰσὶν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ, ἑστῶτες καὶ διδάσκοντες τὸν λαόν! 1 According to someone who came in to the Sanhedrin, where were the apostles at that time?
5:25,20 q1ak basic,interpret οἱ ἄνδρες οὓς ἔθεσθε ἐν τῇ φυλακῇ εἰσὶν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ, ἑστῶτες καὶ διδάσκοντες τὸν λαόν!& πορεύεσθε, καὶ σταθέντες, λαλεῖτε ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ τῷ λαῷ πάντα τὰ ῥήματα τῆς ζωῆς ταύτης. 1 In the context of verse 20, why were the apostles **standing in the temple courts teaching the people**?
5:26 l159 basic,observe τότε ἀπελθὼν, ὁ στρατηγὸς σὺν τοῖς ὑπηρέταις ἦγεν αὐτούς 1 What did **the captain** do when he learned that the apostles were standing in the temple teaching the people?
5:26 pk9z basic,observe οὐ μετὰ βίας, ἐφοβοῦντο γὰρ τὸν λαόν, μὴ λιθασθῶσιν 1 Here **for** introduces the reason that the captain did **not** bring the apostles **by force**. What was that reason?
5:26 g5vg basic,interpret ἐφοβοῦντο γὰρ τὸν λαόν, μὴ λιθασθῶσιν 1 Why was **the captain** afraid that **the people** **would stone** him and his soldiers?
5:27 l160 basic,observe ἀγαγόντες δὲ αὐτοὺς, ἔστησαν ἐν τῷ Συνεδρίῳ 1 Where did the captain and his soldiers bring the apostles?
5:27 qm1q basic,observe καὶ ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτοὺς ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς 1 What happened to the apostles when they arrived in **the Sanhedrin**?
5:28 xr2p basic,observe λέγων, παραγγελίᾳ παρηγγείλαμεν ὑμῖν μὴ διδάσκειν ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι τούτῳ, 1 According to the high priest, what had the Sanhedrin given the apostles **strict orders not to** do?
5:28 h6fr basic,observe καὶ ἰδοὺ, πεπληρώκατε τὴν Ἰερουσαλὴμ τῆς διδαχῆς ὑμῶν, καὶ βούλεσθε ἐπαγαγεῖν ἐφ’ ἡμᾶς τὸ αἷμα τοῦ ἀνθρώπου τούτου. 1 According to the high priest, what the apostles done despite these **strict orders**?
5:28 q3f4 basic,interpret τῷ ὀνόματι τούτῳ & τὸ αἷμα τοῦ ἀνθρώπου τούτου 1 Why do you think the high priest spoke of **this name** and **this man’s blood** without referring to Jesus by His name?
5:28 l161 basic,interpret βούλεσθε ἐπαγαγεῖν ἐφ’ ἡμᾶς τὸ αἷμα τοῦ ἀνθρώπου τούτου 1 What did the high priest mean when he accused the apostles of being **determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood**?
5:29 f7e7 basic,observe ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ Πέτρος καὶ οἱ ἀπόστολοι εἶπαν, πειθαρχεῖν δεῖ Θεῷ, μᾶλλον ἢ ἀνθρώποις. 1 How did **Peter and the other apostles** reply to the high priest?
5:29 d52y basic,interpret πειθαρχεῖν δεῖ Θεῷ, μᾶλλον ἢ ἀνθρώποις. 1 What did **Peter and the other apostles** mean here when they said that they **must obey God rather than men**?
5:30 g8aa basic,observe ὁ Θεὸς τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν 1 When speaking here to the Sanhedrin, how do Peter and the other apostles refer to **God**?
5:30 e5en basic,observe ὁ Θεὸς τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν ἤγειρεν Ἰησοῦν 1 According to Peter and the other apostles, what did **God** do for **Jesus**?
5:30 y77i basic,observe ὃν ὑμεῖς διεχειρίσασθε, κρεμάσαντες ἐπὶ ξύλου 1 According to Peter and the other apostles, what had the Jewish leaders done to **Jesus**?
5:30,28 jcz4 basic,interpret ὃν ὑμεῖς διεχειρίσασθε, κρεμάσαντες ἐπὶ ξύλου & βούλεσθε ἐπαγαγεῖν ἐφ’ ἡμᾶς τὸ αἷμα τοῦ ἀνθρώπου τούτου 1 In verse 28, the high priest accused the apostles of being **determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood**. How do Peter and the other apostles handle that accusation in verse 30?
5:30 l162 basic,interpret κρεμάσαντες ἐπὶ ξύλου 1 What do Peter and the other apostles mean when they said that the Jewish leaders hung Jesus **on a tree**?
5:31 l163 basic,observe τοῦτον ὁ Θεὸς Ἀρχηγὸν καὶ Σωτῆρα ὕψωσεν, τῇ δεξιᾷ αὐτοῦ 1 In what way did **God** exalt Jesus?
5:31 llz4 basic,observe τοῦ δοῦναι μετάνοιαν τῷ Ἰσραὴλ καὶ ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν. 1 Here **in order to** introduces the purpose for which **God** exalted Jesus. What was that purpose?
5:31 yy11 basic,interpret τοῦτον ὁ Θεὸς Ἀρχηγὸν καὶ Σωτῆρα ὕψωσεν, τῇ δεξιᾷ αὐτοῦ, τοῦ δοῦναι μετάνοιαν τῷ Ἰσραὴλ καὶ ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν. 1 How did exalting Jesus result in God granting **repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel**?
5:32 n1tl basic,observe καὶ ἡμεῖς ἐσμεν μάρτυρες τῶν ῥημάτων τούτων, καὶ τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον 1 According to Peter and the apostles, who are the **witnesses** to what had happened to Jesus?
5:32 fzz6 basic,observe τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον, ὃ ἔδωκεν ὁ Θεὸς τοῖς πειθαρχοῦσιν αὐτῷ 1 How do Peter and the other apostles here describe **the Holy Spirit**?
5:33 y1i2 basic,observe οἱ δὲ ἀκούσαντες διεπρίοντο 1 How did **the Council members** react to what Peter and the other apostles said?
5:33 pgu4 basic,observe καὶ ἐβούλοντο ἀνελεῖν αὐτούς 1 What did **the Council members** resolve to do to Peter and the other apostles?
5:34 llk9 basic,observe ἀναστὰς δέ τις ἐν τῷ Συνεδρίῳ Φαρισαῖος ὀνόματι Γαμαλιήλ, νομοδιδάσκαλος τίμιος παντὶ τῷ λαῷ 1 How does Luke here describe **Gamaliel**, who stood up in **the Sanhedrin** at that time?
5:34 f1ry basic,observe ἐκέλευσεν ἔξω βραχὺ τοὺς ἀνθρώπους ποιῆσαι 1 What did **Gamaliel** order the Sanhedrin to do with the apostles **for a short time**?
5:34 w361 basic,interpret ἐκέλευσεν ἔξω βραχὺ τοὺς ἀνθρώπους ποιῆσαι 1 Why do you think **Gamaliel** ordered that the apostles **be put outside for a short time** before he shared his advice to the Council?
5:35 l164 basic,observe εἶπέν τε πρὸς αὐτούς, ἄνδρες, Ἰσραηλεῖται 1 How did Gamaliel here address the Council members?
5:35 l165 basic,observe προσέχετε ἑαυτοῖς ἐπὶ τοῖς ἀνθρώποις τούτοις τί μέλλετε πράσσειν 1 How did Gamaliel here tell the Council members to do?
5:36 r8eh basic,observe πρὸ γὰρ τούτων τῶν ἡμερῶν ἀνέστη Θευδᾶς, λέγων εἶναί τινα ἑαυτόν 1 According to Gamaliel, what had **Theudas** done?
5:36 va82 basic,observe ᾧ προσεκλίθη ἀνδρῶν ἀριθμὸς ὡς τετρακοσίων 1 According to Gamaliel, who had followed **Theudas**?
5:36 p6aj basic,observe ὃς ἀνῃρέθη καὶ πάντες ὅσοι ἐπείθοντο αὐτῷ διελύθησαν καὶ ἐγένοντο εἰς οὐδέν. 1 According to Gamaliel, what happened after **Theudas** **was killed**?
5:36 n76z basic,interpret ὃς ἀνῃρέθη καὶ πάντες ὅσοι ἐπείθοντο αὐτῷ διελύθησαν καὶ ἐγένοντο εἰς οὐδέν 1 With the example of **Theudas**, what is Gamaliel implying will happen to Jesus’ followers now that Jesus has been killed?
5:37 l166 basic,observe μετὰ τοῦτον, ἀνέστη Ἰούδας ὁ Γαλιλαῖος ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις τῆς ἀπογραφῆς, καὶ ἀπέστησε λαὸν ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ; 1 According to Gamaliel, what had **Judas the Galilean** done?
5:37 h2i9 basic,observe κἀκεῖνος ἀπώλετο, καὶ πάντες ὅσοι ἐπείθοντο αὐτῷ διεσκορπίσθησαν. 1 According to Gamaliel, what had happened after **Judas the Galilean** perished?
5:37 zl2q basic,interpret κἀκεῖνος ἀπώλετο, καὶ πάντες ὅσοι ἐπείθοντο αὐτῷ διεσκορπίσθησαν. 1 With the example of **Judas the Galilean**, what is Gamaliel implying will happen to Jesus’ followers now that Jesus has been killed?
5:38 ceu3 basic,observe καὶ τὰ νῦν λέγω ὑμῖν, ἀπόστητε ἀπὸ τῶν ἀνθρώπων τούτων καὶ ἄφετε αὐτούς, 1 Based on his examples, what did Gamaliel advise the Council to do with the apostles?
5:38 gb25 basic,observe ὅτι ἐὰν ᾖ ἐξ ἀνθρώπων, ἡ βουλὴ αὕτη ἢ τὸ ἔργον τοῦτο καταλυθήσεται; 1 Here **For** introduces the reason why Gamaliel advised the Council to release the apostles. What was that reason?
5:38 y5qk basic,interpret ὅτι ἐὰν ᾖ ἐξ ἀνθρώπων, ἡ βουλὴ αὕτη ἢ τὸ ἔργον τοῦτο καταλυθήσεται; 1 Here **if** introduces a conditional statement. What does Gamaliel mean when he says the **purpose or endeavor** of the apostles may be **of human origin**?
5:39 tkg5 basic,interpret εἰ δὲ ἐκ Θεοῦ ἐστιν, οὐ δυνήσεσθε καταλῦσαι αὐτούς, 1 Here **if** introduces another conditional statement. What does Gamaliel mean when he says the purpose or endeavor of the apostles may be **from God**?
5:39 l169 basic,observe εἰ δὲ ἐκ Θεοῦ ἐστιν, οὐ δυνήσεσθε καταλῦσαι αὐτούς, 1 According to Gamaliel, what will be the result **if** the actions of the apostles is **from God**?
5:39 l170 basic,observe μήποτε καὶ θεομάχοι εὑρεθῆτε. ἐπείσθησαν δὲ αὐτῷ, 1 According to Gamaliel, what may the Council members find themselves doing if the actions of the apostles are **from God**?
5:40 v22w basic,observe καὶ προσκαλεσάμενοι τοὺς ἀποστόλους, δείραντες 1 What did the Council do to **the apostles** as a result of Gamaliel’s advice?
5:40 uv8h basic,observe παρήγγειλαν μὴ λαλεῖν ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ Ἰησοῦ 1 What did the Council order **the apostles** not do do?
5:40 l171 basic,observe καὶ ἀπέλυσαν 1 What did the Council do with **the apostles** after they had **flogged** and threatened them?
5:41 d3m8 basic,observe οἱ μὲν οὖν ἐπορεύοντο, χαίροντες ἀπὸ προσώπου τοῦ Συνεδρίου, ὅτι κατηξιώθησαν ὑπὲρ τοῦ ὀνόματος ἀτιμασθῆναι. 1 What were the **apostles** doing as they **left the Sanhedrin**?
5:41 dg8p basic,interpret χαίροντες & ὅτι κατηξιώθησαν ὑπὲρ τοῦ ὀνόματος ἀτιμασθῆναι 1 What does Luke mean when he says that the **apostles** were rejoicing that they had been **counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name**?
5:41 l172 basic,interpret κατηξιώθησαν ὑπὲρ τοῦ ὀνόματος ἀτιμασθῆναι 1 Why would the **apostles** consider it an honor to suffer for the name of Jesus?
5:42 l173 basic,observe πᾶσάν τε ἡμέραν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ καὶ κατ’ οἶκον, οὐκ ἐπαύοντο, διδάσκοντες καὶ εὐαγγελιζόμενοι τὸν Χριστὸν, Ἰησοῦν. 1 What did the apostles continue to do every day?
5:42 w2pu basic,observe πᾶσάν τε ἡμέραν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ καὶ κατ’ οἶκον, οὐκ ἐπαύοντο, διδάσκοντες καὶ εὐαγγελιζόμενοι τὸν Χριστὸν, Ἰησοῦν. 1 What effect did the threats of the Sanhedrin in verse 40 seem to have on the actions of the apostles?
6:1 zf6m basic,observe ἐν δὲ ταῖς ἡμέραις ταύταις πληθυνόντων τῶν μαθητῶν 1 What was happening to the disciples in the days after the trial of the apostles?
6:1 l175 basic,observe ἐγένετο γογγυσμὸς τῶν Ἑλληνιστῶν πρὸς τοὺς Ἑβραίους 1 What problem arose within the church in **those days**?
6:1 b86g basic,interpret τῶν Ἑλληνιστῶν & τοὺς Ἑβραίους 1 Who were **the Grecian Jews** and **the Hebraic Jews**?
6:1 l176 basic,observe ὅτι παρεθεωροῦντο ἐν τῇ διακονίᾳ τῇ καθημερινῇ αἱ χῆραι αὐτῶν 1 Here **because** introduces the reason why **the Grecian Jews** **began to grumble against the Hebraic Jews**. What was that reason?
6:1 l177 basic,observe τῇ διακονίᾳ τῇ καθημερινῇ 1 What does Luke mean when he refers to **the daily distribution of food**?
6:1 rzv1 basic,observe ἐν τῇ διακονίᾳ τῇ καθημερινῇ αἱ χῆραι αὐτῶν 1 To whom was **the daily distribution of food** given?
6:2 h9xl basic,observe προσκαλεσάμενοι δὲ οἱ δώδεκα τὸ πλῆθος τῶν μαθητῶν 1 How did **the Twelve** respond to this dispute between the Greek-speaking and Hebrew-speaking believers in the church?
6:2 wk8m basic,observe οὐκ ἀρεστόν ἐστιν ἡμᾶς, καταλείψαντας τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ, διακονεῖν τραπέζαις. 1 According to **the Twelve**, what was **unacceptable** for them to do?
6:2 e52x basic,interpret οὐκ ἀρεστόν ἐστιν ἡμᾶς, καταλείψαντας τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ, διακονεῖν τραπέζαις. 1 Why do you think **the Twelve** considered it to be **unacceptable for** them **to neglect the word of God in order to wait on tables**?
6:2 s66m basic,interpret διακονεῖν τραπέζαις 1 Why do you think **the Twelve** referred to overseeing the division of food to the widows in the church as to **wait on tables**?
6:2 l178 basic,interpret καταλείψαντας τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ 1 Why do you think **the Twelve** believed that overseeing the division of food to the widows in the church would cause them **to neglect the word of God**?
6:2 l179 advanced,interpret οὐκ ἀρεστόν ἐστιν ἡμᾶς, καταλείψαντας τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ, διακονεῖν τραπέζαις. 1 Jesus taught that in order to be the greatest, His disciples must be servants of the least. He also stressed the importance or caring for widows and orphans. Why do you think **the Twelve** decided it would be **unacceptable** for them to oversee this ministry to the widows?
6:3 l180 basic,observe ἐπισκέψασθε δέ, ἀδελφοί, ἄνδρας ἐξ ὑμῶν μαρτυρουμένους, ἑπτὰ πλήρεις Πνεύματος καὶ σοφίας, 1 Who did the Twelve tell the congregation to **select from among** them?
6:3 du1b basic,interpret μαρτυρουμένους, & πλήρεις Πνεύματος καὶ σοφίας 1 What did the Twelve mean when they said that the **seven men** must be **confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom**?
6:3 l181 basic,observe οὓς καταστήσομεν ἐπὶ τῆς χρείας ταύτης.\n 1 What did the Twelve plan to do with the **seven men** whom the church would choose?
6:4 l182 basic,observe ἡμεῖς δὲ τῇ προσευχῇ καὶ τῇ διακονίᾳ τοῦ λόγου προσκαρτερήσομεν. 1 What did the Twelve plan to do after they appointed these **seven men** to distribute food to the widows?
6:4 sxn9 basic,interpret τῇ προσευχῇ καὶ τῇ διακονίᾳ τοῦ λόγου 1 What did the Twelve mean when they referred to **the ministry of the word**?
6:4 b724 basic,interpret ἡμεῖς δὲ τῇ προσευχῇ καὶ τῇ διακονίᾳ τοῦ λόγου προσκαρτερήσομεν. 1 In what way did the proposed solution of the apostles care for the widows and also allow the apostles to focus on **prayer** and **the ministry of the word**?
6:5 l183 basic,observe καὶ ἤρεσεν ὁ λόγος ἐνώπιον παντὸς τοῦ πλήθους, 1 How did the church react to the proposal of the apostles?
6:5 mcq5 basic,observe καὶ ἐξελέξαντο Στέφανον, ἄνδρα πλήρης πίστεως καὶ Πνεύματος Ἁγίου, καὶ Φίλιππον, καὶ Πρόχορον, καὶ Νικάνορα, καὶ Τίμωνα, καὶ Παρμενᾶν, καὶ Νικόλαον προσήλυτον Ἀντιοχέα, 1 Who did the church choose to oversee the distribution of food to the widows?
6:5,1 g7tw basic,interpret Στέφανον, ἄνδρα πλήρης πίστεως καὶ Πνεύματος Ἁγίου, καὶ Φίλιππον, καὶ Πρόχορον, καὶ Νικάνορα, καὶ Τίμωνα, καὶ Παρμενᾶν, καὶ Νικόλαον προσήλυτον Ἀντιοχέα & ἐγένετο γογγυσμὸς τῶν Ἑλληνιστῶν 1 All seven of these men have Greek names. How would choosing Greek-speaking men address the problem that Luke describes in verse 1?
6:5 pz16 basic,interpret Νικόλαον προσήλυτον Ἀντιοχέα 1 How would the fact that **Nicolas** was **a convert to Judaism** from the Gentile city of **Antioch** give him special understanding of the needs of the Greek-speaking widows?
6:6 l184 basic,observe οὓς ἔστησαν ἐνώπιον τῶν ἀποστόλων; καὶ προσευξάμενοι, ἐπέθηκαν αὐτοῖς τὰς χεῖρας. 1 What did **the apostles** do to **these seven** men when the church presented them to the apostles?
6:6 l185 basic,interpret ἐπέθηκαν αὐτοῖς τὰς χεῖρας 1 In this context, what was the significance of **the apostles** laying **their hands on** these men?
6:7 l186 basic,observe καὶ ὁ λόγος τοῦ Θεοῦ ηὔξανεν, καὶ ἐπληθύνετο ὁ ἀριθμὸς τῶν μαθητῶν ἐν Ἰερουσαλὴμ σφόδρα; πολύς τε ὄχλος τῶν ἱερέων ὑπήκουον τῇ πίστει. 1 Here, **So** introduces the result of the apostles deciding to appoint these seven men to care for the widows do the apostles could devote themselves to prayer and the ministry of the word. What was that result?
6:7 l187 basic,interpret καὶ ὁ λόγος τοῦ Θεοῦ ηὔξανεν, καὶ ἐπληθύνετο ὁ ἀριθμὸς τῶν μαθητῶν ἐν Ἰερουσαλὴμ σφόδρα 1 Why would the ministry of prayer and the word by the apostles, along with spiritual man caring for the widows cause **the word of God** **to spread** and the **number of disciples in Jerusalem** to grow **rapidly**?
6:7 l188 basic,observe πολύς τε ὄχλος τῶν ἱερέων ὑπήκουον τῇ πίστει 1 According to Luke, how many **priests became obedient to the faith**?
6:7 pft3 basic,interpret ὑπήκουον τῇ πίστει 1 What does Luke mean when he says that these priests **became obedient to the faith**?
6:7 gbp2 basic,interpret πολύς τε ὄχλος τῶν ἱερέων ὑπήκουον τῇ πίστει 1 Considering the violent reaction of the Sanhedrin to the message of Jesus in chapter 6, why is it surprising that **a great number of priests** became disciples of Jesus?
6:8 l189 basic,interpret Στέφανος δὲ πλήρης χάριτος καὶ δυνάμεως 1 What does Luke mean when he here describes **Stephen** as being **full of grace and power**?
6:8 pi82 basic,observe Στέφανος δὲ πλήρης χάριτος καὶ δυνάμεως, ἐποίει τέρατα καὶ σημεῖα μεγάλα ἐν τῷ λαῷ. 1 What was **Stephen** performing **among the people**?
6:9 r5pa basic,observe ἀνέστησαν δέ τινες τῶν ἐκ τῆς συναγωγῆς, τῆς λεγομένης Λιβερτίνων, καὶ Κυρηναίων, καὶ Ἀλεξανδρέων, καὶ τῶν ἀπὸ Κιλικίας, καὶ Ἀσίας, 1 From whom did **resistance** arise to the preaching of Stephen?
6:9 l190 basic,observe τινες τῶν ἐκ τῆς συναγωγῆς, τῆς λεγομένης Λιβερτίνων, καὶ Κυρηναίων, καὶ Ἀλεξανδρέων, καὶ τῶν ἀπὸ Κιλικίας, καὶ Ἀσίας, συνζητοῦντες τῷ Στεφάνῳ 1 What did these men from **the Synagogue of the Freedmen** and **from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia** begin to do with **Stephen**?
6:10 l8it basic,observe καὶ οὐκ ἴσχυον ἀντιστῆναι τῇ σοφίᾳ καὶ τῷ Πνεύματι, ᾧ ἐλάλει. 1 What success did these men having in arguing with Stephen?
6:10 l191 basic,observe τῇ σοφίᾳ καὶ τῷ Πνεύματι 1 What two things enabled Stephen to prevail when he argued against these men?
6:11 ak6i basic,observe τότε ὑπέβαλον ἄνδρας λέγοντας, ὅτι ἀκηκόαμεν αὐτοῦ λαλοῦντος ῥήματα βλάσφημα εἰς Μωϋσῆν καὶ τὸν Θεόν. 1 What did these men prompt **some men to say**?
6:11 g3ip basic,interpret λαλοῦντος ῥήματα βλάσφημα εἰς Μωϋσῆν καὶ τὸν Θεόν 1 How serious did the Jews consider it to be for someone to **speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God**?
6:11 vuk3 basic,interpret ἀκηκόαμεν αὐτοῦ λαλοῦντος ῥήματα βλάσφημα εἰς Μωϋσῆν καὶ τὸν Θεόν. 1 Is there any reason to believe that these charges against Stephen were true?
6:12 pp3s basic,observe συνεκίνησάν τε τὸν λαὸν, καὶ τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους, καὶ τοὺς γραμματεῖς, 1 Who did these people stir up with their accusations against **Stephen**?
6:12 l192 basic,observe καὶ ἐπιστάντες, συνήρπασαν αὐτὸν καὶ ἤγαγον εἰς τὸ Συνέδριον, 1 What did **the people, elders, and scribes** do to **Stephen**?
6:13 v9ls basic,observe ἔστησάν τε μάρτυρας ψευδεῖς λέγοντας 1 Who did the religious authorities present to testify against Stephen in the Sanhedrin?
6:13 m136 basic,observe ὁ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος οὐ παύεται λαλῶν ῥήματα κατὰ τοῦ τόπου τοῦ ἁγίου καὶ τοῦ νόμου; 1 What testimony did these **false witnesses** speak against Stephen in the Sanhedrin?
6:14 w2d8 basic,observe ἀκηκόαμεν γὰρ αὐτοῦ λέγοντος, ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ὁ Ναζωραῖος οὗτος καταλύσει τὸν τόπον τοῦτον, καὶ ἀλλάξει τὰ ἔθη ἃ παρέδωκεν ἡμῖν Μωϋσῆς. 1 According to the false witnesses, what had Stephen said that **Jesus of Nazareth** would do?
6:14 l3mz basic,interpret καταλύσει τὸν τόπον τοῦτον 1 What did the false witnesses mean when they referred to **this place** that Jesus would destroy?
6:14 bvy5 basic,interpret ἀλλάξει τὰ ἔθη ἃ παρέδωκεν ἡμῖν Μωϋσῆς 1 What did the false witnesses mean when they referred to **the customs that Moses handed down** to the Jews?
6:14 l193 basic,interpret Ἰησοῦς ὁ Ναζωραῖος οὗτος καταλύσει τὸν τόπον τοῦτον 1 Did **Jesus** ever threaten to destroy Jerusalem?
6:14 pgp3 basic,interpret ἀλλάξει τὰ ἔθη ἃ παρέδωκεν ἡμῖν Μωϋσῆς 1 Did **Jesus** ever say He would **change the customs that Moses handed down to** the Jews?
6:15 l194 basic,observe καὶ ἀτενίσαντες εἰς αὐτὸν, πάντες οἱ καθεζόμενοι ἐν τῷ Συνεδρίῳ εἶδον τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ, ὡσεὶ πρόσωπον ἀγγέλου. 1 What did all **who were sitting in the Sanhedrin** see when they **looked intently at Stephen**?
6:15 czb7 basic,interpret τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ, ὡσεὶ πρόσωπον ἀγγέλου 1 What did Luke mean when he said that the face of Stephen **was like the face of an angel**?
6:15 fn1u basic,interpret τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ, ὡσεὶ πρόσωπον ἀγγέλου 1 What would have caused the face of Stephen to appear **like the face of an angel** at that time?
7:5 gt3q basic,observe καὶ οὐκ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ κληρονομίαν ἐν αὐτῇ, οὐδὲ βῆμα ποδός; 1 What **inheritance** did God give to Abraham in the land of Canaan?
7:5 ky8j basic,observe καὶ ἐπηγγείλατο δοῦναι αὐτῷ εἰς κατάσχεσιν αὐτὴν, καὶ τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ μετ’ αὐτόν 1 What did **God* promise to Abraham while he was in Canaan?
7:5 tyj9 basic,interpret οὐκ ὄντος αὐτῷ τέκνου 1 Why might it have been difficult for Abraham to believer that **his descendants** would take **possession of the land**?
7:6 l197 basic,observe ἐλάλησεν δὲ οὕτως ὁ Θεὸς ὅτι ἔσται τὸ σπέρμα αὐτοῦ, πάροικον ἐν γῇ ἀλλοτρίᾳ, καὶ δουλώσουσιν αὐτὸ καὶ κακώσουσιν ἔτη τετρακόσια. 1 According to Stephen, what did God say would happen to Abraham’s **descendants** before they would inherit the land of Canaan?
7:6 jj3q basic,observe δουλώσουσιν αὐτὸ καὶ κακώσουσιν ἔτη τετρακόσια 1 For how long did **God** say that Abraham’s **descendants** **would be enslaved and mistreated**?
7:6 l198 basic,interpret καὶ δουλώσουσιν αὐτὸ καὶ κακώσουσιν ἔτη τετρακόσια 1 Does this not seem like a strange plan—to have Abraham’s **descendants** **be enslaved and mistreated** for **four hundred years** in order to give them possession of the land?
7:7 cu4v basic,observe καὶ τὸ ἔθνος ᾧ ἐὰν δουλεύσωσιν κρινῶ ἐγώ, ὁ Θεὸς εἶπεν 1 What did **God** promise to do to **the nation that enslaves** the descendants of Abraham?
7:7 p2xw basic,observe καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα, ἐξελεύσονται καὶ λατρεύσουσίν μοι ἐν τῷ τόπῳ τούτῳ 1 What will Abraham’s descendants do when the four hundred years of slavery are finished?
7:8 l199 basic,observe καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ διαθήκην περιτομῆς 1 What **covenant** did **God** give to **Abraham**?
7:8 phe6 basic,observe καὶ οὕτως ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ἰσαὰκ, καὶ περιέτεμεν αὐτὸν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ὀγδόῃ 1 What did **Abraham** do to **Isaac** **on the eighth day** after his birth?
7:8 r2x1 basic,observe καὶ Ἰσαὰκ τὸν Ἰακώβ 1 Who was the son of **Isaac**?
7:8 l200 basic,observe καὶ Ἰακὼβ τοὺς δώδεκα πατριάρχας 1 What do the Jews call the sons of **Jacob**?
7:9 nw1s basic,observe καὶ οἱ πατριάρχαι ζηλώσαντες τὸν Ἰωσὴφ, ἀπέδοντο εἰς Αἴγυπτον 1 Why did **the patriarchs** sell **Joseph** **as a slave into Egypt**?
7:9-10 i5zg basic,observe καὶ ἦν ὁ Θεὸς μετ’ αὐτοῦ, & καὶ ἐξείλατο αὐτὸν ἐκ πασῶν τῶν θλίψεων αὐτοῦ; 1 According to Stephen, what did **God** do for **Joseph**?
7:10 q2yh basic,observe καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ χάριν καὶ σοφίαν ἐναντίον Φαραὼ, βασιλέως Αἰγύπτου; 1 What did God grant to **Joseph**?
7:10 h7tn basic,observe καὶ κατέστησεν αὐτὸν ἡγούμενον ἐπ’ Αἴγυπτον, καὶ ὅλον τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ 1 What did **Pharaoh** appoint **Joseph** to be?
7:10 uvm3 basic,interpret ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ χάριν καὶ σοφίαν ἐναντίον Φαραὼ 1 What does Stephen mean when he says that God granted Joseph **favor and wisdom** in the sight of Pharaoh?
7:11 d3sh basic,observe ἦλθεν δὲ λιμὸς ἐφ’ ὅλην τὴν Αἴγυπτον καὶ Χανάαν, καὶ θλῖψις μεγάλη, καὶ οὐχ εὑρίσκον χορτάσματα οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν. 1 What was the reason why the **fathers** of the Jewish nation **could not find food**?
7:12 z2xa basic,observe ἀκούσας δὲ Ἰακὼβ, ὄντα σιτία εἰς Αἴγυπτον, ἐξαπέστειλεν τοὺς πατέρας ἡμῶν πρῶτον; 1 What did **Jacob** do when he **heard that there was grain in Egypt**?
7:13 f8pm basic,observe καὶ ἐν τῷ δευτέρῳ, ἀνεγνωρίσθη Ἰωσὴφ τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς αὐτοῦ 1 What did **Joseph** do on the **second visit** of **his brothers**?
7:13 xdc5 basic,observe καὶ φανερὸν ἐγένετο τῷ Φαραὼ τὸ γένος Ἰωσήφ 1 What happened to Joseph’s **family** after he **revealed his identity to his brothers**?
7:14 vt9z basic,observe ἀποστείλας δὲ, Ἰωσὴφ μετεκαλέσατο Ἰακὼβ, τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ, καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν συγγένειαν, ἐν ψυχαῖς ἑβδομήκοντα πέντε. 1 For whom did **Joseph** send when his family became known to Pharaoh?
7:14 z85v basic,observe ἐν ψυχαῖς ἑβδομήκοντα πέντε 1 How many members of Joseph’s family went down to Egypt from Canaan?
7:15 yf2b basic,observe καὶ κατέβη Ἰακὼβ εἰς Αἴγυπτον, καὶ ἐτελεύτησεν αὐτὸς καὶ οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν, 1 What happened to **Jacob** after he **went down to Egypt**?
7:16 led5 basic,observe καὶ μετετέθησαν εἰς Συχὲμ, καὶ ἐτέθησαν ἐν τῷ μνήματι, ᾧ ὠνήσατο Ἀβραὰμ τιμῆς ἀργυρίου παρὰ τῶν υἱῶν Ἑμμὼρ ἐν Συχέμ. 1 What did the Israelites do with the **bones** of their fathers when they died in Egypt?
7:16 s7aw basic,observe ἐν τῷ μνήματι, ᾧ ὠνήσατο Ἀβραὰμ τιμῆς ἀργυρίου παρὰ τῶν υἱῶν Ἑμμὼρ ἐν Συχέμ 1 How did **Abraham** acquire **the tomb** in which the Israelites paced the bones of the fathers?
7:17 w1m5 basic,observe καθὼς δὲ ἤγγιζεν ὁ χρόνος τῆς ἐπαγγελίας, ἧς ὡμολόγησεν ὁ Θεὸς τῷ Ἀβραάμ, ηὔξησεν ὁ λαὸς καὶ ἐπληθύνθη ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ, 1 What happened to the Jewish people **in Egypt** as **the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham**?
7:17 ed2t basic,interpret καθὼς δὲ ἤγγιζεν ὁ χρόνος τῆς ἐπαγγελίας, ἧς ὡμολόγησεν ὁ Θεὸς τῷ Ἀβραάμ 1 What did Stephen mean when he said that **the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham**?
7:18 ur9a basic,observe ἄχρι οὗ ἀνέστη βασιλεὺς ἕτερος ἐπ’ Αἴγυπτον, ὃς οὐκ ᾔδει τὸν Ἰωσήφ. 1 What was different about **another king** who **arose over Egypt**?
7:18 wkq5 basic,interpret ὃς οὐκ ᾔδει τὸν Ἰωσήφ 1 What does Stephen mean when he says that this other king **knew nothing of Joseph**? What should he have known about **Joseph**?
7:19 jbl1 basic,observe οὗτος, κατασοφισάμενος τὸ γένος ἡμῶν, ἐκάκωσεν τοὺς πατέρας τοῦ ποιεῖν τὰ βρέφη ἔκθετα αὐτῶν, εἰς τὸ μὴ ζῳογονεῖσθαι. 1 How did this new king of Egypt treat the Israelites?
7:20 xit8 basic,observe ἐν ᾧ καιρῷ ἐγεννήθη Μωϋσῆς, καὶ ἦν ἀστεῖος τῷ Θεῷ; 1 How does Stephen here describe **Moses** at his birth?
7:20 qev8 basic,interpret καὶ ἦν ἀστεῖος τῷ Θεῷ 1 What does Stephen mean when he says that **Moses** **was beautiful in the sight of God**?
7:20 ni8x basic,observe ὃς ἀνετράφη μῆνας τρεῖς ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ τοῦ πατρός. 1 How long was **Moses** **nurtured in his father’s house**?
7:21 ck3f basic,observe ἐκτεθέντος δὲ αὐτοῦ, ἀνείλατο αὐτὸν ἡ θυγάτηρ Φαραὼ, καὶ ἀνεθρέψατο αὐτὸν ἑαυτῇ εἰς υἱόν. 1 What happened to Moses when **he was set outside**?
7:21,19 r3vy basic,interpret ἐκτεθέντος δὲ αὐτοῦ & τοῦ ποιεῖν τὰ βρέφη ἔκθετα αὐτῶν, εἰς τὸ μὴ ζῳογονεῖσθαι 1 How does verse 19 explain what Stephen meant when he said that Moses **was set outside**?
7:22 n1xx basic,observe καὶ ἐπαιδεύθη Μωϋσῆς πάσῃ σοφίᾳ Αἰγυπτίων 1 What type of education did **Moses** receive?
7:22 v18k basic,observe ἦν δὲ δυνατὸς ἐν λόγοις καὶ ἔργοις αὐτοῦ 1 According to Stephen, what type of man was **Moses**?
7:23 bls8 basic,observe ὡς δὲ ἐπληροῦτο αὐτῷ τεσσερακονταετὴς χρόνος, ἀνέβη ἐπὶ τὴν καρδίαν αὐτοῦ ἐπισκέψασθαι τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ, τοὺς υἱοὺς Ἰσραήλ. 1 What did **Moses** decide to do when he **was forty years old**?
7:23 hg5p basic,interpret τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ, τοὺς υἱοὺς Ἰσραήλ 1 Stephen here specifies what he means when he refers to Moses’ **brothers**. Of whom was he speaking?
7:24 k47d basic,observe καὶ ἰδών τινα ἀδικούμενον, ἠμύνατο καὶ ἐποίησεν ἐκδίκησιν τῷ καταπονουμένῳ, πατάξας τὸν Αἰγύπτιον. 1 What did **Moses** do **when he saw one of** the children of Israel **being mistreated**?
7:24 bg52 basic,interpret πατάξας 1 What does Stephen mean when he speaks of Moses **striking down** the Egyptian?
7:25 l202 basic,observe ἐνόμιζεν δὲ, συνιέναι τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς ὅτι ὁ Θεὸς διὰ χειρὸς αὐτοῦ δίδωσιν σωτηρίαν αὐτοῖς 1 According to Stephen, what did Moses assume that **his brothers would understand**?
7:25 y7yf basic,observe οἱ δὲ οὐ συνῆκαν 1 According to Stephen, did Moses’ **brothers** understand that God was using him to deliver them**?
7:26 l203 basic,observe τῇ τε ἐπιούσῃ ἡμέρᾳ, ὤφθη αὐτοῖς μαχομένοις 1 What were **two Israelites** doing the next day when Moses **came upon** them?
7:26 kde3 basic,observe καὶ συνήλλασσεν αὐτοὺς εἰς εἰρήνην, εἰπών, ἄνδρες, ἀδελφοί ἐστε. ἱνα τί ἀδικεῖτε ἀλλήλους? 1 What did Moses try to do for the **two Israelites who were fighting**?
7:26 l204 basic,interpret ἱνα τί ἀδικεῖτε ἀλλήλους? 1 Here Moses uses a rhetorical question to rebuke the Israelites for fighting. What is the implied answer to his question?
7:27 hr5a basic,observe ὁ δὲ ἀδικῶν τὸν πλησίον ἀπώσατο αὐτὸν εἰπών, τίς σε κατέστησεν ἄρχοντα καὶ δικαστὴν ἐφ’ ἡμῶν? 1 How did **the man who was abusing his neighbor** reply to Moses?
7:27 ek2z basic,interpret τίς σε κατέστησεν ἄρχοντα καὶ δικαστὴν ἐφ’ ἡμῶν? 1 Here the Israelite responds with his own rhetorical question to rebuke Moses. What is the implied answer to his question?
7:28 l205 basic,interpret μὴ ἀνελεῖν με σὺ θέλεις, ὃν τρόπον ἀνεῖλες ἐχθὲς τὸν Αἰγύπτιον? 1 Here the Israelite uses another rhetorical question to further rebuke Moses. What is the implied answer to his question?
7:29 wm17 basic,observe ἔφυγεν δὲ Μωϋσῆς ἐν τῷ λόγῳ τούτῳ, & ἐν γῇ Μαδιάμ 1 How did **Moses** react to the rebuke of the Israelite?
7:29 jxi9 basic,interpret ἔφυγεν δὲ Μωϋσῆς ἐν τῷ λόγῳ τούτῳ, & ἐν γῇ Μαδιάμ 1 Why would **this remark** about Moses killing the Egyptian cause him to flee from Egypt?
7:29 l206 basic,observe καὶ ἐγένετο πάροικος ἐν γῇ Μαδιάμ, οὗ ἐγέννησεν υἱοὺς δύο 1 What happened to **Moses** in **the land of Midian**?
7:30 g7h9 basic,interpret ἐν φλογὶ πυρὸς βάτου 1 What does Stephen mean when he says that an angel appeared to Moses **in the flames of a burning bush**?
7:30 l207 basic,observe ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ τοῦ Ὄρους Σινά 1 Where was **Moses** when the **angel** appeared to him?
7:31 uca7 basic,observe ὁ δὲ Μωϋσῆς ἰδὼν, ἐθαύμασεν τὸ ὅραμα; 1 How did **Moses** react when the saw the burning bush?
7:31 v8ca basic,observe προσερχομένου δὲ αὐτοῦ κατανοῆσαι, ἐγένετο φωνὴ Κυρίου: 1 Who spoke to **Moses** as **he approached to look more closely** at the burning bush?
7:32 l208 basic,observe ἐγὼ ὁ Θεὸς τῶν πατέρων σου, ὁ Θεὸς Ἀβραὰμ, καὶ Ἰσαὰκ, καὶ Ἰακώβ. 1 What titles did **God** use for Himself as He spoke to Moses?
7:32 m4tc basic,observe ὁ Θεὸς τῶν πατέρων σου, ὁ Θεὸς Ἀβραὰμ, καὶ Ἰσαὰκ, καὶ Ἰακώβ 1 How did **God** here refer to **Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob**?
7:32 xj35 basic,observe ἔντρομος δὲ γενόμενος, Μωϋσῆς οὐκ ἐτόλμα κατανοῆσαι. 1 How did **Moses** respond to the voice of **God**?
7:32 bch3 basic,interpret ἔντρομος δὲ γενόμενος, Μωϋσῆς οὐκ ἐτόλμα κατανοῆσαι. 1 Why do you think **Moses** **trembled with fear and did not dare to look** as **God** spoke to him?
7:33 q8ni basic,observe εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ Κύριος, λῦσον τὸ ὑπόδημα τῶν ποδῶν σου 1 What was the first thing that **the Lord** commanded Moses to do?
7:33 g2n5 basic,observe ὁ γὰρ τόπος ἐφ’ ᾧ ἕστηκας γῆ ἁγία ἐστίν 1 Here **for** introduces the reason why God commanded Moses to take off his sandals. What was that reason?
7:33 j9nx basic,interpret ὁ γὰρ τόπος ἐφ’ ᾧ ἕστηκας γῆ ἁγία ἐστίν 1 What would have caused that patch of desert to be **holy ground** at that time?
7:34 i81s basic,observe ἰδὼν, εἶδον τὴν κάκωσιν τοῦ λαοῦ μου τοῦ ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ, καὶ τοῦ στεναγμοῦ αὐτῶν ἤκουσα 1 What did God say that He had **seen** and **heard**?
7:34 l209 basic,observe καὶ κατέβην ἐξελέσθαι αὐτούς 1 According to the Lord’s own words, why had He **come down** and appeared to Moses?
7:34 f5dn basic,observe καὶ νῦν δεῦρο, ἀποστείλω σε εἰς Αἴγυπτον. 1 Where did God send Moses?
7:34 s2g4 basic,interpret καὶ νῦν δεῦρο, ἀποστείλω σε εἰς Αἴγυπτον 1 Why would Moses not have been excited about being sent **back to Egypt**?
7:35,27 nld8 basic,observe τοῦτον τὸν Μωϋσῆν, ὃν ἠρνήσαντο εἰπόντες, τίς σε κατέστησεν ἄρχοντα καὶ δικαστήν? & τίς σε κατέστησεν ἄρχοντα καὶ δικαστὴν ἐφ’ ἡμῶν? 1 According to Stephen, how had the Israelites reacted to Moses when he first appeared to them in verse 27?
7:35 l210 basic,observe τοῦτον ὁ Θεὸς καὶ ἄρχοντα καὶ λυτρωτὴν ἀπέσταλκεν 1 Whom did **God** send **Moses** to be?
7:35 l211 basic,observe σὺν χειρὶ ἀγγέλου τοῦ ὀφθέντος αὐτῷ ἐν τῇ βάτῳ 1 In what way did God confirm that He had made **Moses** the **ruler and redeemer** of Israel?
7:36 l212 basic,observe οὗτος ἐξήγαγεν αὐτοὺς, ποιήσας τέρατα καὶ σημεῖα 1 What did Moses do for the Israelites?
7:36 l213 basic,observe ἐν γῇ Αἰγύπτῳ, καὶ ἐν Ἐρυθρᾷ Θαλάσσῃ, καὶ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, ἔτη τεσσεράκοντα 1 Where did Moses perform **wonders and signs** as he led the Israelites out of Egypt?
7:37 fy8d basic,observe οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ Μωϋσῆς ὁ εἴπας τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰσραήλ, προφήτην ὑμῖν ἀναστήσει ὁ Θεὸς, ἐκ τῶν ἀδελφῶν ὑμῶν, ὡς ἐμέ. 1 According to **the same Moses** who was **God going to **raise up**?
7:37 cf6c basic,interpret προφήτην & ὡς ἐμέ 1 What did **Moses** mean when he said that God would raise up **a prophet like me**?
7:37 gf8h basic,interpret ἐκ τῶν ἀδελφῶν ὑμῶν 1 What did **Moses** mean when he told the Israelites that this prophet would be **from among your brothers**?
7:38 nc2c basic,observe οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ γενόμενος ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, μετὰ τοῦ ἀγγέλου τοῦ λαλοῦντος αὐτῷ ἐν τῷ Ὄρει Σινά, καὶ τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν, 1 According to Stephen, who was with Moses ** the assembly in the wilderness**?
7:38,31 qqd7 basic,interpret τοῦ ἀγγέλου τοῦ λαλοῦντος αὐτῷ ἐν τῷ Ὄρει Σινά & φωνὴ Κυρίου 1 Here, Stephen says that it was **the angel who spoke to** Moses **on Mount Sinai**. Verse 31 says that the Lord spoke to him. What does that tell us about the identity of that angel?
7:38 yfc3 basic,observe ὃς ἐδέξατο λόγια ζῶντα δοῦναι ὑμῖν; 1 According to Stephen, what did Moses receive **to pass on to** the Israelites?
7:38 ht5k basic,interpret λόγια ζῶντα 1 What did Stephen mean when he spoke of **living words**?
7:39 dhj7 basic,observe ᾧ οὐκ ἠθέλησαν ὑπήκοοι γενέσθαι οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν, 1 According to Stephen, how did the **fathers** of the Israelites respond to Moses?
7:39 hah9 basic,observe ἀλλὰ ἀπώσαντο καὶ ἐστράφησαν ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις αὐτῶν εἰς Αἴγυπτον, 1 According to Stephen, what did the **fathers** of the Israelites decide to do rather than to obey Moses?
7:39 ik8g basic,interpret ἐστράφησαν ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις αὐτῶν εἰς Αἴγυπτον 1 What does Stephen mean when he says that the fathers of the Israelites turned back to Egypt **in their hearts**?
7:40 l214 basic,observe εἰπόντες τῷ Ἀαρών, ποίησον ἡμῖν θεοὺς 1 What did the Israelites tell **Aaron** to make for them?
7:40 ulb1 basic,observe ὁ γὰρ Μωϋσῆς οὗτος, ὃς ἐξήγαγεν ἡμᾶς ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου, οὐκ οἴδαμεν τί ἐγένετο αὐτῷ. 1 What did the Israelites say about **Moses**?
7:41 g4sv basic,observe καὶ ἐμοσχοποίησαν ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις, καὶ ἀνήγαγον θυσίαν τῷ εἰδώλῳ, καὶ εὐφραίνοντο ἐν τοῖς ἔργοις τῶν χειρῶν αὐτῶν. 1 What did the Israelites do with the **calf** that **they made**?
7:41 l215 basic,interpret εὐφραίνοντο ἐν τοῖς ἔργοις τῶν χειρῶν αὐτῶν 1 In this context, what did Stephen mean when he spoke of the work **of their hands**?
7:42 i9hn basic,observe ἔστρεψεν δὲ ὁ Θεὸς, καὶ παρέδωκεν αὐτοὺς λατρεύειν τῇ στρατιᾷ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ 1 How did **God** respond when the Israelites began to worship the calf idol that they had made?
7:42 l216 basic,interpret λατρεύειν τῇ στρατιᾷ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ 1 What does Stephen mean when he says that they worshiped **the host of heaven**?
7:42 x52a basic,observe καθὼς γέγραπται ἐν βίβλῳ τῶν προφητῶν, μὴ σφάγια καὶ θυσίας προσηνέγκατέ μοι, ἔτη τεσσεράκοντα ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, οἶκος Ἰσραήλ? 1 Stephen here begins to quote from Amos 5. What did that prophet say about the worship of the Israelites?
7:42 w5s9 basic,interpret μὴ σφάγια καὶ θυσίας προσηνέγκατέ μοι, ἔτη τεσσεράκοντα ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, οἶκος Ἰσραήλ? 1 God here uses a rhetorical question to rebuke Israel. What is the implied answer to this question?
7:42 h1rm basic,observe ἔτη τεσσεράκοντα ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ 1 About what time period in the history of Israel is God here speaking?
7:43 q96y basic,observe καὶ ἀνελάβετε τὴν σκηνὴν τοῦ Μολὸχ, καὶ τὸ ἄστρον τοῦ θεοῦ ὑμῶν Ῥαιφάν, τοὺς τύπους οὓς ἐποιήσατε προσκυνεῖν αὐτοῖς. 1 According to God in this quotation, what had Israel **taken along** with them in the wilderness?
7:43 l6ac basic,observe τοὺς τύπους οὓς ἐποιήσατε προσκυνεῖν αὐτοῖς 1 According to God in this quotation, how did the Israelites come to have these **idols**?
7:43 a9wn basic,observe καὶ μετοικιῶ ὑμᾶς ἐπέκεινα Βαβυλῶνος. 1 Where does God plan to send Israel as a result of their idolatry?
7:44 mzp4 basic,observe ἡ σκηνὴ τοῦ μαρτυρίου ἦν τοῖς πατράσιν ἡμῶν ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, 1 According to Stephen, what did the **fathers** of the Israelites have **with them in the wilderness**?
7:44 utq5 basic,observe καθὼς διετάξατο ὁ λαλῶν τῷ Μωϋσῇ, ποιῆσαι αὐτὴν κατὰ τὸν τύπον ὃν ἑωράκει, 1 According to Stephen, in what way was **the tabernacle of the Testimony** **constructed**?
7:44 z262 basic,interpret κατὰ τὸν τύπον ὃν ἑωράκει 1 What did Stephen mean when he referred to **the pattern** that Moses **had seen**?
7:45 sm11 basic,observe ἣν καὶ εἰσήγαγον, διαδεξάμενοι οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν μετὰ Ἰησοῦ ἐν τῇ κατασχέσει τῶν ἐθνῶν, ὧν ἐξῶσεν ὁ Θεὸς ἀπὸ προσώπου τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν, 1 According to Stephen, what did the **fathers** of the Israelites do with the tabernacle in the days of **Joshua**?
7:45 ehx3 basic,observe ἕως τῶν ἡμερῶν Δαυείδ; 1 According to Stephen, how long did the tabernacle remain in Israel?
7:46 l217 basic,observe ὃς εὗρεν χάριν ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ 1 According to Stephen, what did David find?
7:46 pu89 basic,observe καὶ ᾐτήσατο εὑρεῖν σκήνωμα τῷ οἴκῳ Ἰακώβ 1 What did David ask to provide?
7:47 l218 basic,observe Σολομῶν δὲ οἰκοδόμησεν αὐτῷ οἶκον. 1 Who finally built a **house** for God?
7:48 iij8 basic,observe ὁ Ὕψιστος 1 How does Stephen here refer to God?
7:48 b1ix basic,observe ἀλλ’ οὐχ ὁ Ὕψιστος ἐν χειροποιήτοις κατοικεῖ; 1 What did Stephen here say about where **the Most High** dwells?
7:48 k2xi basic,observe καθὼς ὁ προφήτης λέγει 1 Who does Stephen here quote in support of his statement that God **does not dwell in houses made by human hands**?
7:49 l219 basic,observe ὁ οὐρανός μοι θρόνος, ἡ δὲ γῆ ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν μου. 1 According to **the Lord** in this quotation from Isaiah 66, how does He regard **Heaven** and **the earth**?
7:49 ty6d basic,interpret ὁ οὐρανός μοι θρόνος, ἡ δὲ γῆ ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν μου. 1 What does **the Lord** mean when He refers to heaven as **My throne** and to the earth as **My footstool**?
7:49 l220 basic,observe ποῖον οἶκον οἰκοδομήσετέ μοι? λέγει Κύριος, ἢ τίς τόπος τῆς καταπαύσεώς μου? 1 Here the Lord uses a rhetorical question to stress His need for a temple constructed by humans. What is the implied answer to this question?
7:50 u4ps basic,interpret οὐχὶ ἡ χείρ μου ἐποίησεν ταῦτα πάντα? 1 Here the Lord uses another rhetorical question to show how absurd it is to compare heaven and earth that He made to a temple that humans made. What is the implied answer to this question?
7:51 ww1w basic,observe σκληροτράχηλοι καὶ ἀπερίτμητοι καρδίαις καὶ τοῖς ὠσίν, 1 Here Stephen speaks directly to the members of the Jewish Sanhedrin. How does he describe them?
7:51 q3a9 basic,interpret σκληροτράχηλοι 1 What does Stephen here mean when he says that the members of the Sanhedrin are **stiff-necked people**?
7:51 n2cp basic,interpret ἀπερίτμητοι καρδίαις καὶ τοῖς ὠσίν 1 What does Stephen here mean when he says that the members of the Sanhedrin have **uncircumcised hearts and ears**?
7:51 u896 basic,observe ὑμεῖς ἀεὶ τῷ Πνεύματι τῷ Ἁγίῳ ἀντιπίπτετε, ὡς οἱ πατέρες ὑμῶν, καὶ ὑμεῖς. 1 According to Stephen, what do the members of the Sanhedrin **always** do?
7:52 l221 basic,interpret τίνα τῶν προφητῶν οὐκ ἐδίωξαν οἱ πατέρες ὑμῶν? 1 Stephen here uses a rhetorical question to rebuke the Sanhedrin members for resisting the Holy Spirit. What is the implied answer to this question?
7:52 g8r3 basic,observe καὶ ἀπέκτειναν τοὺς προκαταγγείλαντας περὶ τῆς ἐλεύσεως τοῦ Δικαίου, 1 According to Stephen, who did the **fathers** of the Sanhedrin members kill?
7:52 l222 basic,interpret τῆς ἐλεύσεως τοῦ Δικαίου 1 To whom does Stephen here refer as **the Righteous One** who is coming?
7:52 spq7 basic,observe οὗ νῦν ὑμεῖς προδόται καὶ φονεῖς ἐγένεσθε! 1 According to Stephen, what have the Sanhedrin members done to **the Righteous One**?
7:53 ukl6 basic,observe οἵτινες ἐλάβετε τὸν νόμον εἰς διαταγὰς ἀγγέλων 1 According to Stephen, what have the Sanhedrin members **received**?
7:54 zsi6 basic,observe ἀκούοντες δὲ ταῦτα διεπρίοντο ταῖς καρδίαις αὐτῶν, καὶ ἔβρυχον τοὺς ὀδόντας ἐπ’ αὐτόν. 1 How did **the members of the Sanhedrin** respond to Stephen’s accusations?
7:54 l225 basic,interpret καὶ ἔβρυχον τοὺς ὀδόντας ἐπ’ αὐτόν 1 What does Luke mean when he says that the members of the Sanhedrin **gnashed their teeth at** Stephen?
7:55 l226 basic,observe ὑπάρχων & πλήρης Πνεύματος Ἁγίου 1 How does Luke describe **Stephen** at that moment?
7:55 l227 basic,observe ἀτενίσας εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν 1 Where did **Stephen** look at the members of the Sanhedrin gnashed their teeth at him?
7:55 l229 basic,observe εἶδεν δόξαν Θεοῦ, καὶ Ἰησοῦν ἑστῶτα ἐκ δεξιῶν τοῦ Θεοῦ 1 According to Luke, what did **Stephen** see in **heaven** at that time?
7:55 l230 basic,interpret Ἰησοῦν ἑστῶτα ἐκ δεξιῶν τοῦ Θεοῦ 1 What does Luke mean when he says that **Jesus** was standing **at the right hand of God**?
7:56 ca1k basic,observe καὶ εἶπεν, ἰδοὺ, θεωρῶ τοὺς οὐρανοὺς διηνοιγμένους, καὶ τὸν Υἱὸν τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου ἐκ δεξιῶν ἑστῶτα τοῦ Θεοῦ. 1 What did Stephen tell the Sanhedrin members that he saw?
7:56 l231 basic,interpret θεωρῶ τοὺς οὐρανοὺς διηνοιγμένους 1 What did Stephen mean when he said that he saw **heaven open**?
7:56,55 l232 basic,interpret τὸν Υἱὸν τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου ἐκ δεξιῶν ἑστῶτα τοῦ Θεοῦ & Ἰησοῦν ἑστῶτα ἐκ δεξιῶν τοῦ Θεοῦ 1 According to verse 55, about Whom was Stephen speaking when he said that he saw **the Son of Man**standing at the right hand of God?
7:57 l233 basic,observe κράξαντες δὲ φωνῇ μεγάλῃ, συνέσχον τὰ ὦτα αὐτῶν, καὶ ὥρμησαν ὁμοθυμαδὸν ἐπ’ αὐτόν. 1 How did the Sanhedrin member react to Stephen’s description of Jesus in heaven?
7:57 l234 basic,interpret συνέσχον τὰ ὦτα αὐτῶν 1 What did Luke mean when he said that the Sanhedrin members **covered their ears**? Why did they do that?
7:58 k7dg basic,observe καὶ ἐκβαλόντες ἔξω τῆς πόλεως, ἐλιθοβόλουν. 1 What did the Sanhedrin members do to Stephen?
7:58 m45c basic,interpret ἐλιθοβόλουν 1 What does Luke mean when he says that the Sanhedrin members **began to stone** Stephen?
7:58 ynf3 basic,observe καὶ οἱ μάρτυρες ἀπέθεντο τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτῶν, παρὰ τοὺς πόδας νεανίου καλουμένου Σαύλου. 1 Where did **the witnesses** to the execution of Stephen lay **their garments**?
7:58 ib1l basic,interpret καὶ οἱ μάρτυρες ἀπέθεντο τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτῶν, παρὰ τοὺς πόδας νεανίου καλουμένου Σαύλου. 1 For what purpose would the witnesses have **laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul**?
7:58 ky4y basic,interpret οἱ μάρτυρες ἀπέθεντο τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτῶν, παρὰ τοὺς πόδας νεανίου καλουμένου Σαύλου 1 From the fact that **the witnesses laid their garments at** Saul’s **feet**, what would you say was his attitude about the execution of Stephen?
7:59 qk28 basic,observe καὶ ἐλιθοβόλουν τὸν Στέφανον, ἐπικαλούμενον καὶ λέγοντα, Κύριε Ἰησοῦ, δέξαι τὸ πνεῦμά μου. 1 What did **Stephen** say while **they were stoning him**?
7:59 j4ee basic,interpret δέξαι τὸ πνεῦμά μου 1 What did Stephen mean when he asked Jesus to **receive** his **spirit**?
7:60 l235 basic,observe θεὶς δὲ τὰ γόνατα, ἔκραξεν φωνῇ μεγάλῃ 1 What did Stephen do after falling **on his knees**?
7:60 fax1 basic,observe ἔκραξεν φωνῇ μεγάλῃ, Κύριε 1 To Whom did Stephen here call out **in a loud voice**?
7:60 i93n basic,observe Κύριε, μὴ στήσῃς αὐτοῖς ταύτην τὴν ἁμαρτίαν. 1 What did Stephen here ask the **Lord** to do?
7:60 e539 basic,interpret μὴ στήσῃς αὐτοῖς ταύτην τὴν ἁμαρτίαν 1 What did Stephen mean when he asked the Lord not to **hold this sin against them**?
7:60 y1xh basic,observe καὶ τοῦτο εἰπὼν, ἐκοιμήθη. 1 What did Stephen do after he finished speaking to the **Lord**?
7:60 fkp2 basic,interpret ἐκοιμήθη 1 What does Luke mean when he says that Stephen **fell asleep**?
8:1 m8es basic,observe Σαῦλος δὲ ἦν συνευδοκῶν τῇ ἀναιρέσει αὐτοῦ. 1 According to Luke, how did **Saul** feel about **Stephen’s death**?
8:1 l236 basic,observe ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ, διωγμὸς μέγας ἐπὶ τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, τὴν ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις. 1 What **broke out against the church in Jerusalem** on the day of **Stephen’s death**?
8:1 me6n basic,observe πάντες δὲ διεσπάρησαν κατὰ τὰς χώρας τῆς Ἰουδαίας καὶ Σαμαρείας, πλὴν τῶν ἀποστόλων. 1 What happened to the believers when the **persecution** **broke out**?
8:1 h7wx basic,observe διεσπάρησαν κατὰ τὰς χώρας τῆς Ἰουδαίας καὶ Σαμαρείας 1 Where were the disciples scattered at that time?
8:1;1:8 l238 basic,interpret πάντες δὲ διεσπάρησαν κατὰ τὰς χώρας τῆς Ἰουδαίας καὶ Σαμαρείας, πλὴν τῶν ἀποστόλων. & ἔσεσθέ μου μάρτυρες, ἔν τε Ἰερουσαλὴμ, καὶ ἐν πάσῃ τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ, καὶ Σαμαρείᾳ 1 In what way did the **great persecution** fulfill what Jesus told his disciples to do in 1:8?
8:1 l237 basic,observe πάντες δὲ διεσπάρησαν κατὰ τὰς χώρας τῆς Ἰουδαίας καὶ Σαμαρείας, πλὴν τῶν ἀποστόλων. 1 What happened to the apostles when the **persecution** **broke out**?
8:2 dgz3 basic,observe συνεκόμισαν δὲ τὸν Στέφανον ἄνδρες εὐλαβεῖς, καὶ ἐποίησαν κοπετὸν μέγαν ἐπ’ αὐτῷ. 1 What did **God-fearing men** do for **Stephen**?
8:3 q25f basic,observe Σαῦλος δὲ ἐλυμαίνετο τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, 1 What did **Saul** begin to do at that time?
8:3 l239 basic,observe κατὰ τοὺς οἴκους εἰσπορευόμενος, σύρων τε ἄνδρας καὶ γυναῖκας, παρεδίδου εἰς φυλακήν. 1 What did **Saul** do in his attempt **to destroy the church**?
8:4 xca8 basic,observe οἱ μὲν οὖν διασπαρέντες, διῆλθον εὐαγγελιζόμενοι τὸν λόγον. 1 What did the believers **who had been scattered** do as they fled from Jerusalem?
8:5 jn3a basic,observe Φίλιππος δὲ κατελθὼν εἰς τὴν πόλιν τῆς Σαμαρείας 1 When **Phillip**, one of the men chosen to serve the church widows, left Jerusalem, where did he go?
8:5 l240 basic,observe ἐκήρυσσεν αὐτοῖς τὸν Χριστόν 1 What did **Philip** do when he arrived in **a city in Samaria**?
8:6 tf3d basic,observe προσεῖχον δὲ οἱ ὄχλοι τοῖς λεγομένοις ὑπὸ τοῦ Φιλίππου ὁμοθυμαδὸν, ἐν τῷ ἀκούειν αὐτοὺς καὶ βλέπειν τὰ σημεῖα ἃ ἐποίει. 1 How did the **crowds** in Samaria respond to **Philip’s message and to the signs they saw him perform**?
8:7 lls1 basic,observe πολλοὶ γὰρ τῶν ἐχόντων πνεύματα ἀκάθαρτα, βοῶντα φωνῇ μεγάλῃ, ἐξήρχοντο 1 What happened to **many who were possessed** by **unclean spirits**?
8:7 cp21 basic,observe πολλοὶ δὲ παραλελυμένοι καὶ χωλοὶ ἐθεραπεύθησαν 1 What happened to **many of the paralyzed and lame**?
8:8 z3qz basic,observe ἐγένετο δὲ πολλὴ χαρὰ ἐν τῇ πόλει ἐκείνῃ. 1 What was the attitude in that city in Samaria as a result of Philip’s ministry?
8:9 v8uf basic,observe ἀνὴρ δέ τις ὀνόματι Σίμων, προϋπῆρχεν ἐν τῇ πόλει μαγεύων, καὶ ἐξιστάνων τὸ ἔθνος τῆς Σαμαρείας, 1 What had **a man named Simon** done in that city before Philip came?
8:9 ed8r basic,observe λέγων εἶναί τινα ἑαυτὸν μέγαν. 1 What had **Simon** **claimed to be**?
8:10 l242 basic,observe οὗτός ἐστιν ἡ Δύναμις τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἡ καλουμένη Μεγάλη. 1 What were **all the people** saying about Simon?
8:10 zpk9 basic,interpret ἡ Δύναμις τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἡ καλουμένη Μεγάλη 1 What did all the people mean when they referred to Simon as **the divine power called the Great Power**?
8:11 bp7b basic,observe προσεῖχον δὲ αὐτῷ, διὰ τὸ ἱκανῷ χρόνῳ ταῖς μαγίαις ἐξεστακέναι αὐτούς. 1 Here **because** introduces the reason why all the people in the city **paid close attention to** Simon. What was that reason?
8:12 ag15 basic,observe ὅτε δὲ ἐπίστευσαν τῷ Φιλίππῳ, εὐαγγελιζομένῳ περὶ τῆς Βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ τοῦ ὀνόματος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ἐβαπτίζοντο ἄνδρες τε καὶ γυναῖκες. 1 What happened to the people as **Philip** **preached the gospel**?
8:12 dik3 basic,observe εὐαγγελιζομένῳ περὶ τῆς Βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ τοῦ ὀνόματος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ 1 How does Luke here elaborate on the content of **the gospel** that **Philip** **preached**?
8:12 rt5n basic,interpret ἐβαπτίζοντο ἄνδρες τε καὶ γυναῖκες 1 Why do you think that Luke specifies that **both men and women** **were baptized**?
8:13 d1pr basic,observe ὁ δὲ Σίμων καὶ αὐτὸς ἐπίστευσεν, καὶ βαπτισθεὶς, 1 How did **Simon** respond to Philip’s preaching?
8:13 l243 basic,observe ἦν προσκαρτερῶν τῷ Φιλίππῳ; θεωρῶν τε σημεῖα καὶ δυνάμεις μεγάλας γινομένας, ἐξίστατο. 1 What **astounded** **Simon** as he **followed Philip closely**?
8:13 l244 basic,interpret θεωρῶν τε σημεῖα καὶ δυνάμεις μεγάλας γινομένας, ἐξίστατο 1 What do we know about Simon that would cause him to be especially interested in the **the great signs and miracles** that he observed Philip doing?
8:14 sjy1 basic,observe ἀκούσαντες δὲ οἱ ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις ἀπόστολοι, ὅτι δέδεκται ἡ Σαμάρεια τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ 1 What did **the apostles in Jerusalem** hear concerning **Samaria**?
8:14 b45z basic,observe ἀπέστειλαν πρὸς αὐτοὺς Πέτρον καὶ Ἰωάννην 1 What did **the apostles in Jerusalem** do in respose to this news from **Samaria**?
8:14 s5mb basic,interpret ἀπέστειλαν πρὸς αὐτοὺς Πέτρον καὶ Ἰωάννην 1 Why do you think **the apostles in Jerusalem** decided that **Peter and John** were the best people to send to **Samaria**?
8:15 axr7 basic,observe οἵτινες καταβάντες, προσηύξαντο περὶ αὐτῶν, ὅπως λάβωσιν Πνεῦμα Ἅγιον. 1 What did **Peter and John** do when they arrived in **Samaria**?
8:16 zc8q basic,observe οὐδέπω γὰρ ἦν ἐπ’ οὐδενὶ αὐτῶν ἐπιπεπτωκός 1 Here **For** introduces the reason why Peter and John prayed for the Samaritans to receive the Holy Spirit. What was that reason?
8:16 wsf8 basic,observe μόνον δὲ βεβαπτισμένοι ὑπῆρχον εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ 1 What was the nature of the baptism that the Samaritans received when they believed?
8:17 p6im basic,observe τότε ἐπετίθεσαν τὰς χεῖρας ἐπ’ αὐτούς, καὶ ἐλάμβανον Πνεῦμα Ἅγιον. 1 What happened to the Samaritans when **Peter and John laid their hands on them**?
8:18 t96r basic,interpret ἰδὼν δὲ ὁ Σίμων, ὅτι διὰ τῆς ἐπιθέσεως τῶν χειρῶν τῶν ἀποστόλων δίδοται τὸ Πνεῦμα 1 According to Luke, what did **Simon** discover was the cause of **the Spirit** being given?
8:18 f7z8 basic,interpret διὰ τῆς ἐπιθέσεως τῶν χειρῶν τῶν ἀποστόλων δίδοται τὸ Πνεῦμα 1 How does Luke’s statement of the way **the Spirit** was given explain why Philip was not able to give the Spirit to the Samaritans?
8:18 liq1 basic,observe προσήνεγκεν αὐτοῖς χρήματα 1 What did **Simon** offer to Peter and John?
8:19 rc1z basic,observe λέγων, δότε κἀμοὶ τὴν ἐξουσίαν ταύτην, ἵνα ᾧ ἐὰν ἐπιθῶ τὰς χεῖρας, λαμβάνῃ Πνεῦμα Ἅγιον. 1 What did Simon want to receive in exchange for the money he offered to Peter and John?
8:20 rk9p basic,interpret τὸ ἀργύριόν σου, σὺν σοὶ εἴη εἰς ἀπώλειαν 1 What did **Peter** mean when he said that Sion’s **silver** would **perish with** him?
8:20 l245 basic,observe ὅτι τὴν δωρεὰν τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἐνόμισας διὰ χρημάτων κτᾶσθαι 1 Here **because** introduces the reason why Simon and his money would **perish**. What was that reason?
8:20 wbb1 basic,observe τὴν δωρεὰν τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἐνόμισας διὰ χρημάτων κτᾶσθαι 1 How does Luke here describe Simon’s specific sin?
8:21 n2fp basic,observe οὐκ ἔστιν σοι μερὶς οὐδὲ κλῆρος ἐν τῷ λόγῳ τούτῳ; ἡ γὰρ καρδία σου οὐκ ἔστιν εὐθεῖα ἔναντι τοῦ Θεοῦ. 1 Here **because** introduces the reason why Simon had **no part or share in** the **ministry** of Peter and John. What was that reason?
8:21 pr7m basic,interpret οὐκ ἔστιν σοι μερὶς οὐδὲ κλῆρος ἐν τῷ λόγῳ τούτῳ 1 Simon had already seen that the giving of the Holy Spirit through the laying on of hands was a ministry of the apostles. Even Philip could not do that. Why do you think Simon thought he should be able to **share in** that **ministry**?
8:21 r8j9 basic,interpret ἡ & καρδία σου οὐκ ἔστιν εὐθεῖα ἔναντι τοῦ Θεοῦ 1 What did Peter mean when he said that Simon’s **heart is not right before God**? What was wrong with his heart?
8:22 j67m basic,observe μετανόησον οὖν ἀπὸ τῆς κακίας σου ταύτης, καὶ δεήθητι τοῦ Κυρίου, 1 What did Peter tell Simon to do about his sinful act?
8:22 l246 basic,observe εἰ ἄρα ἀφεθήσεταί σοι ἡ ἐπίνοια τῆς καρδίας σου; 1 What did Peter say might happen if Simon were to repent and **pray to the Lord**?
8:23 c2eh basic,observe εἰς γὰρ χολὴν πικρίας καὶ σύνδεσμον ἀδικίας, ὁρῶ σε ὄντα. 1 How did Peter here describe the cause of Simon's wickedness?
8:23 k4ft basic,interpret χολὴν πικρίας 1 What did Peter mean when he said that Simon was **poisoned by bitterness**?
8:23 u6zs basic,interpret σύνδεσμον ἀδικίας 1 What did Peter mean when he said that Simon was **captive to iniquity**?
8:24 abca basic,observe ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Σίμων εἶπεν, δεήθητε ὑμεῖς ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ πρὸς τὸν Κύριον, ὅπως μηδὲν ἐπέλθῃ ἐπ’ ἐμὲ ὧν εἰρήκατε. 1 How did **Simon** respond to Peter’s rebuke?
8:24 j1xy basic,interpret δεήθητε ὑμεῖς ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ πρὸς τὸν Κύριον, ὅπως μηδὲν ἐπέλθῃ ἐπ’ ἐμὲ ὧν εἰρήκατε. 1 Do you think Simon’s response and desire for Peter to pray for him show that he was sincerely repentant? Or did he simply want to avoid the punishment that Peter predicted?
8:25 l248 basic,observe οἱ μὲν οὖν, διαμαρτυράμενοι καὶ λαλήσαντες τὸν λόγον τοῦ Κυρίου 1 How does Luke here describe what **Peter and John** did in Samaria?
8:25 r35h basic,observe ὑπέστρεφον εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα 1 Where did **Peter and John** return when they finished their ministry in Samaria?
8:25 i3zk basic,observe πολλάς τε κώμας τῶν Σαμαρειτῶν εὐηγγελίζοντο 1 What did **Peter and John** do as **they returned to Jerusalem**?
8:26 m4k2 basic,observe ἄγγελος δὲ Κυρίου ἐλάλησεν πρὸς Φίλιππον λέγων 1 Who told Philip to leave his successful ministry to the people in Samaria?
8:26 x7ss basic,observe στηθι καὶ πορεύου κατὰ μεσημβρίαν, ἐπὶ τὴν ὁδὸν τὴν καταβαίνουσαν ἀπὸ Ἰερουσαλὴμ εἰς Γάζαν; αὕτη ἐστὶν ἔρημος. 1 Where did **an angel of the Lord** send **Philip**?
8:26 ys5f basic,interpret ἐπὶ τὴν ὁδὸν & αὕτη ἐστὶν ἔρημος 1 Do you find it surprising that **an angel of the Lord** told **Philip** to leave a crowded city in Samaria and to go to an empty **desert road** in Gaza?
8:27 ziz1 basic,observe καὶ ἀναστὰς, ἐπορεύθη; καὶ ἰδοὺ, ἀνὴρ, Αἰθίοψ εὐνοῦχος, δυνάστης Κανδάκης βασιλίσσης Αἰθιόπων, ὃς ἦν ἐπὶ πάσης τῆς γάζης αὐτῆς 1 Who did Philip mean on the desert road to Gaza?
8:27 l48a basic,interpret Αἰθίοψ εὐνοῦχος, δυνάστης Κανδάκης βασιλίσσης Αἰθιόπων, ὃς ἦν ἐπὶ πάσης τῆς γάζης αὐτῆς 1 What does Luke mean when he says that the **Ethiopian eunuch** was **in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians**?
8:27 q18t basic,observe ὃς ἐληλύθει προσκυνήσων εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ 1 Why was the **Ethiopian eunuch** on this desert road from Jerusalem to Gaza?
8:27 l249 basic,interpret ὃς ἐληλύθει προσκυνήσων εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ 1 What does the fact that the eunuch **had gone to Jerusalem to worship** tell us about his relationship to the Jewish religion?
8:31 l251 basic,observe ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, πῶς γὰρ ἂν δυναίμην ἐὰν μή τις ὁδηγήσει με? 1 The eunuch replied to Philip’s question with a rhetorical question of his own. What is the implied answer to the eunuch’s question?
8:31 sv6f basic,observe παρεκάλεσέν τε τὸν Φίλιππον, ἀναβάντα καθίσαι σὺν αὐτῷ. 1 What did the eunuch invite **Philip** to do?
8:32 mb8m basic,observe ἡ δὲ περιοχὴ τῆς Γραφῆς ἣν ἀνεγίνωσκεν ἦν αὕτη: ὡς πρόβατον ἐπὶ σφαγὴν ἤχθη 1 In **this passage** from Isaiah 53, to what does Isaiah compare the servant of the Lord?
8:32 l252 basic,observe ὡς ἀμνὸς ἐναντίον τοῦ κείραντος αὐτὸν ἄφωνος 1 According to **this passage** how does **a lamb** react **before the shearer**?
8:32 l253 basic,observe οὕτως οὐκ ἀνοίγει τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ 1 According to **this passage** what will the servant of the Lord do that is like **a sheep to the slaughter** and **a lamb before the shearer**?
8:33 l254 basic,observe ἐν τῇ ταπεινώσει, ἡ κρίσις αὐτοῦ ἤρθη; 1 In this passage, how is the servant of the Lord treated?
8:33 cl7s basic,observe τὴν γενεὰν αὐτοῦ τίς διηγήσεται? 1 This passage includes a rhetorical question. What is the implied answer to this question?
8:33 l9q8 basic,observe ὅτι αἴρεται ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς ἡ ζωὴ αὐτοῦ. 1 Here **For** introduces the reason why the servant of the Lord will not have **descendants** to recount. What is that reason?
8:33 z2n2 basic,interpret ὅτι αἴρεται ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς ἡ ζωὴ αὐτοῦ. 1 What does Isaiah mean when he says that the **life** of the servant of the Lord **was removed from the earth**?
8:34 abc6 basic,observe ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ εὐνοῦχος τῷ Φιλίππῳ εἶπεν, δέομαί σου, περὶ τίνος ὁ προφήτης λέγει τοῦτο? περὶ ἑαυτοῦ ἢ περὶ ἑτέρου τινός? 1 What did the **eunuch** want to know about the description of the servant of the Lord in Isaiah 53?
8:35 y491 basic,observe ἀνοίξας δὲ ὁ Φίλιππος τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀρξάμενος ἀπὸ τῆς Γραφῆς ταύτης, εὐηγγελίσατο αὐτῷ τὸν Ἰησοῦν. 1 How did **Philip** answer the eunuch’s question?
8:35 rkm6 basic,interpret ἀνοίξας δὲ ὁ Φίλιππος τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀρξάμενος ἀπὸ τῆς Γραφῆς ταύτης, εὐηγγελίσατο αὐτῷ τὸν Ἰησοῦν. 1 The eunuch wanted to know about whom Isaiah was speaking when he described the servant of the Lord. What answer did **Philip** give him by telling him about **Jesus**?
8:36 s7bm basic,observe ὡς δὲ ἐπορεύοντο κατὰ τὴν ὁδόν, ἦλθον ἐπί τι ὕδωρ, καί φησιν ὁ εὐνοῦχος, ἰδοὺ, ὕδωρ; 1 What did Philip and **the eunuch** come to as **traveled along the road**?
8:36 abc7 basic,observe τί κωλύει με βαπτισθῆναι? 1 The **eunuch** here uses a rhetorical question to signal what he wants to do. What is the implied answer to that question?
8:36 l255 basic,interpret ἰδοὺ, ὕδωρ; τί κωλύει με βαπτισθῆναι? 1 The **eunuch** was signaling that lack of **water** was the last thing that had prevented him **from being baptized**. What other obstacles would he have had to overcome prior to this in order to decide to be baptized?
8:38 l85u basic,observe καὶ ἐκέλευσεν στῆναι τὸ ἅρμα 1 What did the eunuch command the driver of **the chariot** to do?
8:38 l83a basic,observe καὶ κατέβησαν, ἀμφότεροι εἰς τὸ ὕδωρ, ὅ τε Φίλιππος καὶ ὁ εὐνοῦχος, καὶ ἐβάπτισεν αὐτόν. 1 What did **Philip and the eunuch** do after **the chariot** stopped?
8:39 z4ek basic,observe ὅτε δὲ ἀνέβησαν ἐκ τοῦ ὕδατος, Πνεῦμα Κυρίου ἥρπασεν τὸν Φίλιππον 1 What happened to **Philip** **when they came up from the water**?
8:39 c7r7 basic,interpret Πνεῦμα Κυρίου ἥρπασεν τὸν Φίλιππον 1 What did Luke mean when he said that **the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away**?
8:39 l256 basic,observe καὶ οὐκ εἶδεν αὐτὸν οὐκέτι ὁ εὐνοῦχος; ἐπορεύετο γὰρ τὴν ὁδὸν αὐτοῦ χαίρων 1 How did **the eunuch** respond when **the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away**?
8:40 ie5h basic,observe Φίλιππος δὲ εὑρέθη εἰς Ἄζωτον 1 Where did **Philip** appear after the Spirit of the Lord carried him away?
8:40 l258 basic,observe καὶ διερχόμενος εὐηγγελίζετο τὰς πόλεις πάσας, ἕως τοῦ ἐλθεῖν αὐτὸν εἰς Καισάρειαν 1 What did **Philip** do after the Spirit took him to the coastal town of **Azotus**?
9:1;8:3 a86c basic,observe ὁ δὲ Σαῦλος, ἔτι ἐμπνέων ἀπειλῆς καὶ φόνου εἰς τοὺς μαθητὰς τοῦ Κυρίου, 1 Luke here returns to the story of **Saul**. According to 8:3, what was Saul doing?
9:1-2 s21n basic,observe προσελθὼν τῷ ἀρχιερεῖ, & ᾐτήσατο παρ’ αὐτοῦ ἐπιστολὰς εἰς Δαμασκὸν πρὸς τὰς συναγωγάς, ὅπως ἐάν τινας εὕρῃ τῆς ὁδοῦ, ὄντας ἄνδρας τε καὶ γυναῖκας, δεδεμένους ἀγάγῃ εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ. 1 What did **Saul** request from **the high priest**?
9:2 z4k5 basic,observe ᾐτήσατο παρ’ αὐτοῦ ἐπιστολὰς εἰς Δαμασκὸν πρὸς τὰς συναγωγάς 1 To what city did Saul plan to travel in order to persecute the church?
9:2 l259 basic,observe ἐάν τινας εὕρῃ τῆς ὁδοῦ, ὄντας ἄνδρας τε καὶ γυναῖκας 1 What term does Luke here use to refer to the believers in the church?
9:2 et8f basic,observe δεδεμένους ἀγάγῃ εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ 1 What did Saul plan to do with the believers he would arrest in **Damascus**?
9:3 p2hj basic,observe ἐν δὲ τῷ πορεύεσθαι, ἐγένετο αὐτὸν ἐγγίζειν τῇ Δαμασκῷ, ἐξαίφνης τε αὐτὸν περιήστραψεν φῶς ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ. 1 What happened to **Saul** as he **drew near to Damascus on his journey**?
9:4 zid2 basic,observe καὶ πεσὼν ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν 1 How did Saul react to the **light from heaven** that **flashed around him**?
9:4 l260 basic,observe ἤκουσεν φωνὴν λέγουσαν αὐτῷ, Σαοὺλ, Σαούλ, τί με διώκεις? 1 What did Saul hear after he **fell to the ground**?
9:4 f1lu basic,interpret Σαοὺλ, Σαούλ, τί με διώκεις? 1 The voice used a rhetorical question to rebuke **Saul**. What is the implied answer to that question?
9:5 l261 basic,observe εἶπεν δέ, τίς εἶ, κύριε? 1 What did **Saul** ask the voice?
9:5 l262 basic,observe ὁ δέ, ἐγώ εἰμι Ἰησοῦς, ὃν σὺ διώκεις. 1 How did the voice answer **Saul**?
9:5 agg3 basic,observe ἐγώ εἰμι Ἰησοῦς 1 Who was the voice that was speaking to **Saul**?
9:5 l263 basic,interpret ἐγώ εἰμι Ἰησοῦς, ὃν σὺ διώκεις. 1 **Jesus** said that **Saul** was **persecuting** Him. In what way was Saul doing that?
9:6 l264 basic,observe ἀλλὰ ἀνάστηθι καὶ εἴσελθε εἰς τὴν πόλιν, καὶ λαληθήσεταί σοι ὅ τί σε δεῖ ποιεῖν. 1 What did Jesus tell Saul to do?
9:7 f6tp basic,observe οἱ δὲ ἄνδρες οἱ συνοδεύοντες αὐτῷ ἵστήκεισαν ἐνεοί, 1 How did the **men traveling with Saul** react to this event?
9:7 l265 basic,observe ἀκούοντες μὲν τῆς φωνῆς, μηδένα δὲ θεωροῦντες. 1 How much did the **men traveling with Saul** comprehend during this event?
9:8 k6r2 basic,observe ἠγέρθη δὲ Σαῦλος ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς, ἀνεῳγμένων δὲ τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτοῦ, οὐδὲν ἔβλεπεν. 1 What was Saul’s condition as he **got up from the ground** and **opened his eyes**?
9:8 abc8 basic,observe χειραγωγοῦντες δὲ αὐτὸν, εἰσήγαγον εἰς Δαμασκόν. 1 What did the men traveling with **Saul** have to do for him to continue on to **Damascus**?
9:11 g6yt basic,interpret πορεύθητι ἐπὶ τὴν ῥύμην τὴν καλουμένην Εὐθεῖαν, καὶ ζήτησον ἐν οἰκίᾳ Ἰούδα Σαῦλον ὀνόματι Ταρσέα 1 Why do you think **the Lord** was so precise about the location and name of **Saul** in Damascus?
9:11 ip2m basic,observe ἰδοὺ γὰρ, προσεύχεται 1 Here **for** introduces the reason why **the Lord** was sending Ananias to see **Saul**. What was that reason?
9:12 n82u basic,observe καὶ εἶδεν ἄνδρα ἐν ὁράματι, Ἁνανίαν ὀνόματι, εἰσελθόντα καὶ ἐπιθέντα αὐτῷ χεῖρας, ὅπως ἀναβλέψῃ. 1 According to the Lord, what had He already revealed to Saul?
9:12 pi2x basic,observe καὶ εἶδεν ἄνδρα ἐν ὁράματι 1 How did the Lord reveal to Saul what would happen to him?
9:12 tmm5 basic,observe ἐπιθέντα αὐτῷ χεῖρας, ὅπως ἀναβλέψῃ 1 According to what the Lord had revealed to Saul, how would Saul receive his sight again?
9:13 l268 basic,observe ἀπεκρίθη δὲ Ἁνανίας, Κύριε, ἤκουσα ἀπὸ πολλῶν περὶ τοῦ ἀνδρὸς τούτου, ὅσα κακὰ τοῖς ἁγίοις σου ἐποίησεν ἐν Ἰερουσαλήμ; 1 How did **Ananias** respond to the Lord’s command for him to go to Saul?
9:13 ze7y basic,observe ὅσα κακὰ τοῖς ἁγίοις σου ἐποίησεν ἐν Ἰερουσαλήμ 1 According to **Ananias**, what reputation did Saul have even in Damascus?
9:14 l269 basic,observe καὶ ὧδε ἔχει ἐξουσίαν παρὰ τῶν ἀρχιερέων 1 According to Ananias, who gave Saul his **authority**?
9:14 t6iv basic,observe δῆσαι πάντας τοὺς ἐπικαλουμένους τὸ ὄνομά σου 1 According to Ananias, what was Saul’s purpose in Damascus?
9:15 i9gn basic,observe εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ Κύριος, πορεύου, 1 How did **the Lord** respond to Ananias’ fears about going to Saul?
9:15 g993 basic,observe ὅτι σκεῦος ἐκλογῆς ἐστίν μοι οὗτος, τοῦ βαστάσαι τὸ ὄνομά μου ἐνώπιον ἐθνῶν, τε καὶ βασιλέων, υἱῶν τε Ἰσραήλ, 1 According to **the Lord**, what was His purpose for Saul?
9:15 l270 basic,interpret σκεῦος ἐκλογῆς ἐστίν μοι οὗτος 1 What does **the Lord** mean when He refers to Saul as His **chosen instrument**?
9:15 l271 basic,observe τοῦ βαστάσαι τὸ ὄνομά μου ἐνώπιον ἐθνῶν, τε καὶ βασιλέων, υἱῶν τε Ἰσραήλ, 1 According to **the Lord**, before whom will Saul **carry** His **name**?
9:16 f6g6 basic,observe ἐγὼ γὰρ ὑποδείξω αὐτῷ ὅσα δεῖ αὐτὸν ὑπὲρ τοῦ ὀνόματός μου παθεῖν. 1 What does the Lord say that he **will show** Saul?
9:17 l273 basic,observe ἀπῆλθεν δὲ Ἁνανίας καὶ εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν, καὶ ἐπιθεὶς ἐπ’ αὐτὸν τὰς χεῖρας 1 How did **Ananias** respond to the Lord’s instruction?
9:17 l274 basic,observe εἶπεν, Σαοὺλ, ἀδελφέ 1 How did **Ananias** here address **Saul**?
9:17 l275 basic,interpret Σαοὺλ, ἀδελφέ 1 What did **Ananias** mean when he referred to Saul as **Brother**?
9:17 hxe1 basic,observe ὁ Κύριος ἀπέσταλκέν με Ἰησοῦς, ὁ ὀφθείς σοι ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ ᾗ ἤρχου 1 According to **Ananias**, who **appeared to** **Saul** **on the road**?
9:17 q9k2 basic,observe ὅπως ἀναβλέψῃς καὶ πλησθῇς Πνεύματος Ἁγίου 1 Here **so that** introduces the reason why **Jesus** appeared to **Saul**. What was that reason?
9:18 z8ex basic,observe καὶ εὐθέως ἀπέπεσαν αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν ὡς λεπίδες, ἀνέβλεψέν τε, 1 What happened to Saul at **that instant** when Ananias placed his hands on him?
9:18 he9p basic,interpret ἀπέπεσαν αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν ὡς λεπίδες 1 What dies Luke mean when he said that **something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes**?
9:18-19 l276 basic,observe καὶ ἀναστὰς ἐβαπτίσθη; & καὶ λαβὼν τροφὴν, ἐνισχύθη. 1 What did **Saul** do after his sight was restored?
9:18 l277 basic,interpret καὶ ἀναστὰς ἐβαπτίσθη 1 Why would Saul have been **baptized**?
9:19 a4zs basic,observe ἐγένετο δὲ μετὰ τῶν ἐν Δαμασκῷ μαθητῶν ἡμέρας τινὰς. 1 What did Saul do for **several days** **in Damascus**?
9:19 qz5e basic,Interpret ἐγένετο δὲ μετὰ τῶν ἐν Δαμασκῷ μαθητῶν ἡμέρας τινὰς. 1 It is shocking to read that Saul **spent several days days with the disciples in Damascus** when we consider the purpose for which he came to Damascus. What was that purpose?
9:20 xj2y basic,observe καὶ εὐθέως ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς, ἐκήρυσσεν τὸν Ἰησοῦν, ὅτι οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ. 1 What did **Saul promptly** begin to do after he was his conversion?
9:20 n35t basic,observe ὅτι οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ. 1 What message did **Saul** begin to preach about **Jesus**?
9:21 l278 basic,observe ἐξίσταντο δὲ πάντες οἱ ἀκούοντες 1 How did the people who heard Saul react?
9:21 ac7w basic,interpret οὐχ οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ πορθήσας ἐν Ἰερουσαλὴμ τοὺς ἐπικαλουμένους τὸ ὄνομα τοῦτο, καὶ ὧδε εἰς τοῦτο ἐληλύθει, ἵνα δεδεμένους, αὐτοὺς ἀγάγῃ ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀρχιερεῖς? 1 The people who heard Saul preach about Jesus expressed their surprise with two rhetorical questions. What are the implied answers to those questions?
9:22 dw18 basic,interpret Σαῦλος δὲ μᾶλλον ἐνεδυναμοῦτο 1 What does Luke mean when he says that **Saul was empowered all the more**?
9:22 l279 basic,observe καὶ συνέχυννεν τοὺς Ἰουδαίους τοὺς κατοικοῦντας ἐν Δαμασκῷ, συμβιβάζων ὅτι οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ Χριστός 1 What did **Saul** do that **confounded the Jews living in Damascus**?
9:23 ijm3 basic,observe ὡς δὲ ἐπληροῦντο ἡμέραι ἱκαναί, συνεβουλεύσαντο οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι ἀνελεῖν αὐτόν; 1 What did **the Jews** decide to do about Saul?
9:24 l280 basic,observe ἐγνώσθη δὲ τῷ Σαύλῳ ἡ ἐπιβουλὴ αὐτῶν 1 Why did the Jews find it difficult to kill Saul?
9:24 pvn9 basic,observe παρετηροῦντο δὲ καὶ τὰς πύλας ἡμέρας τε καὶ νυκτὸς, ὅπως αὐτὸν ἀνέλωσιν; 1 What did the Jews do in order to attempt to kill Saul?
9:24 vv2y basic,interpret παρετηροῦντο δὲ καὶ τὰς πύλας ἡμέρας τε καὶ νυκτὸς 1 Why would the Jews have thought that watching **the city gates** might enable them to kill Saul?
9:25 c4sa basic,observe λαβόντες δὲ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ νυκτὸς διὰ τοῦ τείχους, καθῆκαν αὐτὸν, χαλάσαντες ἐν σπυρίδι. 1 What did **his disciples** do for Saul to rescue him from the Jews?
9:25 x5zk basic,interpret οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ 1 What does Luke mean when he speaks of Saul’s ** disciples**? Where did **his disciples come from?
9:25 rl46 basic,interpret διὰ τοῦ τείχους, καθῆκαν αὐτὸν, χαλάσαντες ἐν σπυρίδι 1 How would lowering Saul **in a basket through a window in the wall** save him from the Jews who wanted to kill him?
9:26 h9fy basic,observe παραγενόμενος δὲ εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ 1 Where did Saul go after fleeing from Damascus?
9:26 z32z basic,observe ἐπείραζεν κολλᾶσθαι τοῖς μαθηταῖς 1 What did **Saul** try to do as soon as he **arrived in Jerusalem**?
9:26 m76z basic,observe καὶ πάντες ἐφοβοῦντο αὐτόν 1 How did **the disciples** **in Jerusalem** react when **Saul** **tried to join** them?
9:27 l281 basic,observe Βαρναβᾶς δὲ ἐπιλαβόμενος αὐτὸν, ἤγαγεν πρὸς τοὺς ἀποστόλους 1 Who **brought** **Saul** to the apostles**?
9:27 vih6 basic,observe καὶ διηγήσατο αὐτοῖς πῶς ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ εἶδεν τὸν Κύριον, καὶ ὅτι ἐλάλησεν αὐτῷ, καὶ πῶς ἐν Δαμασκῷ ἐπαρρησιάσατο ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ Ἰησοῦ. 1 What did **Barnabas** describe to the apostles that convinced them to accept **Saul**?
9:28 l282 basic,observe καὶ ἦν μετ’ αὐτῶν, εἰσπορευόμενος καὶ ἐκπορευόμενος εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ, παρρησιαζόμενος ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ Κυρίου. 1 What did **Saul** being to do **in Jerusalem** after being received by the apostles?
9:29 l283 basic,observe ἐλάλει τε καὶ συνεζήτει πρὸς τοὺς Ἑλληνιστάς; οἱ δὲ ἐπεχείρουν ἀνελεῖν αὐτόν. 1 How did **the Grecian Jews** react when Saul **talked and debated with** them?
9:29 yyh2 basic,interpret ἐλάλει τε καὶ συνεζήτει πρὸς τοὺς Ἑλληνιστάς 1 Paul was a Roman citizen from Tarsus. How might that have encouraged him to speak to these Greek-speaking **Jews**?
9:30 l284 basic,observe ἐπιγνόντες δὲ, οἱ ἀδελφοὶ κατήγαγον αὐτὸν εἰς Καισάρειαν, καὶ ἐξαπέστειλαν αὐτὸν εἰς Ταρσόν. 1 What did **the brothers** in Jerusalem do with Saul when the Grecian Jews tried to kill him?
9:30 h453 basic,interpret ἐξαπέστειλαν αὐτὸν εἰς Ταρσόν 1 Why would **the brothers** have sent Saul **to Tarsus**?
9:31 l285 basic,observe ἡ μὲν οὖν ἐκκλησία καθ’ ὅλης τῆς Ἰουδαίας, καὶ Γαλιλαίας, καὶ Σαμαρείας, εἶχεν εἰρήνην, 1 What happened to ** church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria** after Saul went to Tarsus?
9:31 xy9h basic,interpret ἡ μὲν οὖν ἐκκλησία καθ’ ὅλης τῆς Ἰουδαίας, καὶ Γαλιλαίας, καὶ Σαμαρείας, εἶχεν εἰρήνην, 1 Saul lead some of the earliest persecution of the church. Then he believed in Jesus and powerfully preached His name. This so enraged the Jews that they tried to kill him. Which of these things might be the reason that **the church** **experienced a time of peace** when Saul went away to Tarsus?
9:31 p1ee basic,observe οἰκοδομουμένη καὶ πορευομένη τῷ φόβῳ τοῦ Κυρίου, καὶ τῇ παρακλήσει τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος, ἐπληθύνετο. 1 In what way did **the church** progress during this **time of peace** that followed the great persecution?
9:31 d44q basic,interpret πορευομένη τῷ φόβῳ τοῦ Κυρίου 1 What does Luke mean when he says that **the church** lived in **the fear of the Lord**?
9:31 t77y basic,interpret τῇ παρακλήσει τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος, ἐπληθύνετο 1 What does Luke mean when he says that **the church** lived in **the encouragement of the Holy Spirit**?
9:32 q3sh basic,observe ἐγένετο δὲ Πέτρον διερχόμενον διὰ πάντων, κατελθεῖν καὶ πρὸς τοὺς ἁγίους τοὺς κατοικοῦντας Λύδδα. 1 Who did **Peter** **visit** as he **traveled throughout the area**?
9:33 c1qe basic,observe εὗρεν δὲ ἐκεῖ ἄνθρωπόν τινα ὀνόματι Αἰνέαν, ἐξ ἐτῶν ὀκτὼ κατακείμενον ἐπὶ κραβάττου, ὃς ἦν παραλελυμένος. 1 From what problem was **Aeneas** suffering?
9:33 d7zu basic,observe ἐξ ἐτῶν ὀκτὼ 1 How long had **Aeneas** **been paralyzed and bedridden**?
9:34 j8y7 basic,observe καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ Πέτρος, Αἰνέα, ἰᾶταί σε Ἰησοῦς Χριστός; 1 According to **Peter**, what did **Jesus Christ** do for **Aeneas**?
9:34 m5yz basic,observe ἀνάστηθι, καὶ στρῶσον σεαυτῷ. 1 What did **Peter** command **Aeneas** to do?
9:34 dc6f basic,observe καὶ εὐθέως ἀνέστη. 1 How did **Aeneas** respond to Peter’s command?
9:34 abcb basic,interpret καὶ εὐθέως ἀνέστη. 1 What did Luke mean when he said that **Aeneas got up**? Because he was paralyzed and bedridden, what did getting up imply had happened to him?
9:35 x77k basic,observe καὶ εἶδαν αὐτὸν πάντες οἱ κατοικοῦντες Λύδδα καὶ τὸν Σαρῶνα, οἵτινες ἐπέστρεψαν ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον. 1 How did **all who lived in Lydda and Sharon** and **saw him** react to the healing of Aeneas?
9:36 l286 basic,observe ἐν Ἰόππῃ δέ τις ἦν μαθήτρια ὀνόματι Ταβειθά 1 In what city did the **disciple named Tabitha** live?
9:36 l287 basic,interpret ὀνόματι Ταβειθά, ἣ διερμηνευομένη λέγεται, Δορκάς 1 Here Luke states that Tabitha’s hame is also **translated as Dorcas**, which refers to a gazelle. Why do you think Luke includes this fact?
9:36 hce1 basic,observe ἐν Ἰόππῃ δέ τις ἦν μαθήτρια ὀνόματι Ταβειθά, ἣ διερμηνευομένη λέγεται, Δορκάς. αὕτη ἦν πλήρης ἔργων ἀγαθῶν, καὶ ἐλεημοσυνῶν ὧν ἐποίει. 1 With want kind of **works** was **Tabitha** **always occupied**?
9:37 l288 basic,observe ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις, ἀσθενήσασαν αὐτὴν ἀποθανεῖν 1 What happened to Tabitha at **that time**?
9:37 e4s7 basic,observe λούσαντες δὲ αὐτὴν ἔθηκαν ἐν ὑπερῴῳ 1 What did Tabitha’s friends and family do with **her body**?
9:38 gzn1 basic,observe ἐγγὺς δὲ οὔσης Λύδδας τῇ Ἰόππῃ, οἱ μαθηταὶ ἀκούσαντες ὅτι Πέτρος ἐστὶν ἐν αὐτῇ 1 How did **the disciples** in **Joppa* learn **that Peter was** nearby in **Lydda**?
9:38 l289 basic,observe ἀπέστειλαν δύο ἄνδρας πρὸς αὐτὸν παρακαλοῦντες, μὴ ὀκνήσῃς διελθεῖν ἕως ἡμῶν. 1 What did **the disciples** in **Joppa* send **two men** to ask **Peter**?
9:39 l7by basic,observe ἀναστὰς δὲ, Πέτρος συνῆλθεν αὐτοῖς, 1 What did **Peter** do when the two men from Joppa came to him and requested that he hasten to Joppa?
9:39 vep8 basic,observe ὃν παραγενόμενον, ἀνήγαγον εἰς τὸ ὑπερῷον, 1 Where did the disciples in Joppa take **Peter** when he arrived there?
9:39 j9w7 basic,observe καὶ παρέστησαν αὐτῷ πᾶσαι αἱ χῆραι, κλαίουσαι 1 Who was standing around and **weeping** in **the upper room** where Tabitha’s body was?
9:39 zgh6 basic,observe ἐπιδεικνύμεναι χιτῶνας καὶ ἱμάτια, ὅσα ἐποίει μετ’ αὐτῶν οὖσα ἡ Δορκάς 1 What did all **the widows** show **Peter**?
9:39 zdq3 basic,interpret ἐπιδεικνύμεναι χιτῶνας καὶ ἱμάτια, ὅσα ἐποίει μετ’ αὐτῶν οὖσα ἡ Δορκάς 1 Why do you think **the widows** wanted to show **Peter** **the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them**? What was their purpose?
9:39 l290 advanced,interpret ἡ Δορκάς 1 Luke here again uses the Greek name “**Dorcas**” instead of the Aramaic name “**Tabitha**.” How might the fact that Luke is writing this book to Theophilus affect his choice of names?
9:40 l291 basic,observe ἐκβαλὼν δὲ ἔξω πάντας ὁ Πέτρος, 1 What did **Peter** do with all of the disciples and widows who were in the upper **room**?
9:40 l292 basic,observe καὶ θεὶς τὰ γόνατα προσηύξατο, καὶ ἐπιστρέψας πρὸς τὸ σῶμα εἶπεν, Ταβειθά, ἀνάστηθι! 1 What did **Peter** do when he was alone in the upper room with the body of **Tabitha**?
9:40 et48 basic,observe ἡ δὲ ἤνοιξεν τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῆς, καὶ ἰδοῦσα τὸν Πέτρον, ἀνεκάθισεν. 1 How did **Tabitha** respond to Peter’s command?
9:41 g24m basic,observe δοὺς δὲ αὐτῇ χεῖρα, ἀνέστησεν αὐτήν; 1 What did **Peter** do for Tabitha when she sat up?
9:41 i5gv basic,observe φωνήσας δὲ τοὺς ἁγίους καὶ τὰς χήρας, παρέστησεν αὐτὴν ζῶσαν. 1 What did **Peter** do after Tabitha was raised to life again?
9:42 l295 basic,observe γνωστὸν δὲ ἐγένετο καθ’ ὅλης τῆς Ἰόππης, καὶ ἐπίστευσαν πολλοὶ ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον. 1 How did the people in Joppa react to this event?
9:43 dpj5 basic,observe ἐγένετο δὲ ἡμέρας ἱκανὰς μεῖναι ἐν Ἰόππῃ, παρά τινι Σίμωνι, βυρσεῖ. 1 What did **Peter** do after he had raised Tabitha?
10:1 wfm9 basic,observe ἀνὴρ δέ τις ἐν Καισαρείᾳ ὀνόματι Κορνήλιος 1 Where did **Cornelius** live?
10:1 l296 basic,observe Κορνήλιος, ἑκατοντάρχης ἐκ Σπείρης τῆς καλουμένης Ἰταλικῆς, 1 How does Luke here describe **Cornelius**?
10:1 ymg7 basic,interpret Κορνήλιος, ἑκατοντάρχης ἐκ Σπείρης τῆς καλουμένης Ἰταλικῆς 1 A **centurion** was a Roman soldier who was in command of 100 other soldiers. He was also part of the **Italian Regiment**. What, therefore, was Cornelius’ nationalitity?
10:2 y2cl basic,observe εὐσεβὴς καὶ φοβούμενος τὸν Θεὸν σὺν παντὶ τῷ οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ, 1 How does Luke here describe the relationship of Cornelius **and all his household** to God?
10:2 l297 basic,observe ποιῶν ἐλεημοσύνας πολλὰς τῷ λαῷ, καὶ δεόμενος τοῦ Θεοῦ διὰ παντός. 1 What evidence does Luke here give to show that Cornelius was **devout and God-fearing**?
10:3 xj9v basic,interpret ὡσεὶ περὶ ὥραν ἐνάτην τῆς ἡμέρας 1 The Romans counted the hours of the day from sunrise at 6:00 AM. What time would **the ninth hour** after sunrise be?
10:3 y18c basic,observe εἶδεν ἐν ὁράματι φανερῶς & ἄγγελον τοῦ Θεοῦ εἰσελθόντα πρὸς αὐτὸν, καὶ εἰπόντα αὐτῷ, Κορνήλιε! 1 What did Cornelius see in **a clear vision**?
10:4 k34r basic,observe ὁ δὲ, ἀτενίσας αὐτῷ καὶ ἔμφοβος γενόμενος, εἶπεν, τί ἐστιν, κύριε? 1 How did **Cornelius** respond to the vision of the **angel**?
10:4 l344 basic,interpret ἔμφοβος γενόμενος 1 Why do you think **Cornelius** was afraid when he saw the **angel**?
10:4 l298 basic,observe εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ, αἱ προσευχαί σου, καὶ αἱ ἐλεημοσύναι σου, ἀνέβησαν εἰς μνημόσυνον ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ Θεοῦ. 1 How did the **angel** answer **Cornelius**?
10:4 l299 basic,interpret αἱ ἐλεημοσύναι σου, ἀνέβησαν εἰς μνημόσυνον ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ Θεοῦ 1 What do you think the **angel** meant when he said that Cornelius’ gifts to the poor had ascended **as a memorial offering before God**?
10:5 tg8m basic,observe καὶ νῦν πέμψον ἄνδρας εἰς Ἰόππην, καὶ μετάπεμψαι Σίμωνά τινα, ὃς ἐπικαλεῖται Πέτρος. 1 What did the angel tell Cornelius to do?
10:5 h8ii basic,interpret Σίμωνά τινα, ὃς ἐπικαλεῖται Πέτρος 1 Why do you think the angel also referred to **Simon** as **Peter**?
10:6 r5cg basic,interpret οὗτος ξενίζεται παρά τινι Σίμωνι βυρσεῖ, ᾧ ἐστιν οἰκία παρὰ θάλασσαν. 1 Why do you think the angel told Cornelius the specific house in in Joppa where **Peter** was staying?
10:7-8 l300 basic,observe ὡς δὲ ἀπῆλθεν ὁ ἄγγελος ὁ λαλῶν αὐτῷ, φωνήσας δύο τῶν οἰκετῶν, καὶ στρατιώτην εὐσεβῆ τῶν προσκαρτερούντων αὐτῷ, & καὶ ἐξηγησάμενος ἅπαντα αὐτοῖς, ἀπέστειλεν αὐτοὺς εἰς τὴν Ἰόππην. 1 What did **Cornelius** do when **the angel who spoke to him had gone**?
10:7 jz7x basic,interpret φωνήσας δύο τῶν οἰκετῶν 1 **Cornelius called two of his servants**. Luke has already stated in verse 2 that all his household were devout and God-fearing. What does that tell us about the spiritual status of these two **servants**?
10:7 l301 basic,interpret καὶ στρατιώτην εὐσεβῆ τῶν προσκαρτερούντων αὐτῷ 1 Why did **Cornelius** choose a **soldier from among his attendants** who was **devout**?
10:8 l302 basic,observe καὶ ἐξηγησάμενος ἅπαντα αὐτοῖς, ἀπέστειλεν αὐτοὺς εἰς τὴν Ἰόππην. 1 How did Cornelius prepare his servants to go and meet with Peter?
10:9 bw14 basic,interpret τῇ δὲ ἐπαύριον & περὶ ὥραν ἕκτην 1 The Romans counted the hours of the day from sunrise at 6:00 AM. What time would **the sixth hour** after sunrise be?
10:9 d97t basic,observe ὁδοιπορούντων ἐκείνων καὶ τῇ πόλει ἐγγιζόντων 1 According to Luke, what was happening the **next day at about the sixth hour**?
10:9 l303 basic,observe ἀνέβη Πέτρος ἐπὶ τὸ δῶμα προσεύξασθαι 1 What did Peter do **at about the sixth hour**?
10:9 e3kb basic,interpret ἀνέβη Πέτρος ἐπὶ τὸ δῶμα προσεύξασθαι 1 Why do you think **Peter went up on the roof** in order to pray?
10:10 l304 basic,observe ἐγένετο δὲ πρόσπεινος καὶ ἤθελεν γεύσασθαι 1 According to Luke, what was Peter’s physical situation as he was on the roof?
10:10 c6lu basic,observe παρασκευαζόντων δὲ αὐτῶν, ἐγένετο ἐπ’ αὐτὸν ἔκστασις, 1 What happened to Peter **while the meal was being prepared**?
10:11 v1bp basic,observe καὶ θεωρεῖ τὸν οὐρανὸν ἀνεῳγμένον, καὶ καταβαῖνον σκεῦός τι ὡς ὀθόνην μεγάλην, τέσσαρσιν ἀρχαῖς καθιέμενον ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, 1 What did Peter see happen while in his trance?
10:12 cs2e basic,observe ἐν ᾧ ὑπῆρχεν πάντα τὰ τετράποδα, καὶ ἑρπετὰ τῆς γῆς, καὶ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ. 1 What was contained in the large sheet that Peter saw being let down to earth?
10:13 l305 basic,observe καὶ ἐγένετο φωνὴ πρὸς αὐτόν, ἀναστάς, Πέτρε, θῦσον καὶ φάγε! 1 What did **a voice** from heaven tell **Peter** to do?
10:13,10 de8m basic,observe θῦσον καὶ φάγε! & ἐγένετο δὲ πρόσπεινος καὶ ἤθελεν γεύσασθαι 1 How does this command fit into Peter’s situation in verse 10?
10:14 l8nr basic,observe ὁ δὲ Πέτρος εἶπεν, μηδαμῶς, Κύριε 1 How did **Peter** address the voice that was speaking to him?
10:14 l306 basic,observe ὅτι οὐδέποτε ἔφαγον πᾶν κοινὸν καὶ ἀκάθαρτον. 1 Why did **Peter** not want to obey the voice and kill and eat the animals in the sheet?
10:14 tn96 basic,interpret κοινὸν καὶ ἀκάθαρτον 1 What did **Peter** mean when he referred to some of the animals and birds in the sheet as **impure or unclean**?
10:14 j9yy basic,interpret οὐδέποτε ἔφαγον πᾶν κοινὸν καὶ ἀκάθαρτον 1 According to the law of Moses, was **Peter** correct in refusing to eat **impure or unclean** birds and animals?
10:15 l307 basic,observe καὶ φωνὴ πάλιν ἐκ δευτέρου πρὸς αὐτόν, ἃ ὁ Θεὸς ἐκαθάρισεν, σὺ μὴ κοίνου. 1 What did the **voice** say to Peter when it **spoke to him a second time**?
10:15 y29d basic,observe ἃ ὁ Θεὸς ἐκαθάρισεν, σὺ μὴ κοίνου. 1 According to the voice, what should Peter not **call** **impure**?
10:16 l5rz basic,observe τοῦτο δὲ ἐγένετο ἐπὶ τρίς 1 What happened to Peter in the trance two more times?
10:16 pz5r basic,observe καὶ εὐθὺς ἀνελήμφθη τὸ σκεῦος εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν 1 What happened to **the sheet** after the exchange with the voice had **happened three times**?
10:17 c83m basic,observe ὡς δὲ ἐν ἑαυτῷ διηπόρει ὁ Πέτρος, τί ἂν εἴη τὸ ὅραμα ὃ εἶδεν 1 How did **Peter** immediately react to **the vision**?
10:17 a7ri basic,observe ἰδοὺ, οἱ ἄνδρες οἱ ἀπεσταλμένοι ὑπὸ τοῦ Κορνηλίου, διερωτήσαντες τὴν οἰκίαν τοῦ Σίμωνος, ἐπέστησαν ἐπὶ τὸν πυλῶνα. 1 What happened while **Peter was puzzling over the meaning of the vision**?
10:18 l308 basic,observe καὶ φωνήσαντες, ἐπυνθάνοντο εἰ Σίμων, ὁ ἐπικαλούμενος Πέτρος, ἐνθάδε ξενίζεται. 1 What did the men sent by Cornelius ask when they arrived at the house?
10:19 d5qi basic,observe τοῦ δὲ Πέτρου διενθυμουμένου περὶ τοῦ ὁράματος 1 What was **Peter** still doing on the roof of the house as the men sent by Cornelius were asking for him at the gate of the house?
10:19 eq83 basic,observe εἶπεν αὐτῷ τὸ Πνεῦμα, ἰδοὺ, ἄνδρες τρεῖς ζητοῦσιν σε; 1 What did **the Spirit** tell **Peter** at that time?
10:20 l309 basic,observe ἀλλὰ ἀναστὰς, κατάβηθι καὶ πορεύου σὺν αὐτοῖς, μηδὲν διακρινόμενος 1 What did the Spirit tell Peter to do in response to the coming of the three men?
10:20 ic4n basic,observe ὅτι ἐγὼ ἀπέσταλκα αὐτούς 1 Here **because** introduces the reason why Peter should **accompany** the men **without hesitation**. What was that reason?
10:21 d8y6 basic,observe καταβὰς δὲ, Πέτρος πρὸς τοὺς ἄνδρας εἶπεν, ἰδοὺ, ἐγώ εἰμι ὃν ζητεῖτε; τίς ἡ αἰτία δι’ ἣν πάρεστε? 1 In response to the command of the Spirit, what did **Peter** ask the three men?
10:22 l310 basic,observe οἱ δὲ εἶπαν, Κορνήλιος, ἑκατοντάρχης 1 According to the three men, why had they come to Peter?
10:22 ts8c basic,observe ἀνὴρ δίκαιος, καὶ φοβούμενος τὸν Θεὸν, μαρτυρούμενός τε ὑπὸ ὅλου τοῦ ἔθνους τῶν Ἰουδαίων, 1 According to the three men, what kind of man was **Cornelius**?
10:22 te6e basic,interpret ἀνὴρ δίκαιος, καὶ φοβούμενος τὸν Θεὸν, μαρτυρούμενός τε ὑπὸ ὅλου τοῦ ἔθνους τῶν Ἰουδαίων, 1 Having already told Peter that **Cornelius** was a Roman **centurioun**, why do you think the men emphasized these particular qualities of **Cornelius**?
10:22 l311 basic,observe ἐχρηματίσθη ὑπὸ ἀγγέλου ἁγίου, μεταπέμψασθαί σε εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ 1 According to the men, who told **Cornelius** to send for Peter?
10:22 l312 basic,observe καὶ ἀκοῦσαι ῥήματα παρὰ σοῦ. 1 According to the men, for what purpose did the angel tell **Cornelius** to send for Peter?
10:23 qh81 basic,observe εἰσκαλεσάμενος οὖν αὐτοὺς ἐξένισεν. 1 How did **Peter** react to the message of the men sent from Cornelius?
10:23 l313 basic,observe τῇ δὲ ἐπαύριον ἀναστὰς, ἐξῆλθεν σὺν αὐτοῖς 1 What did **Peter** do **the next day**?
10:23 l314 basic,observe καί τινες τῶν ἀδελφῶν τῶν ἀπὸ Ἰόππης συνῆλθον αὐτῷ 1 Who went along with **Peter** and the men from Cornelius?
10:23 kgc9 basic,interpret καί τινες τῶν ἀδελφῶν τῶν ἀπὸ Ἰόππης συνῆλθον αὐτῷ 1 Why do you think **some of the brothers from Joppa** accompanied them to Caesarea?
10:24 s8j7 basic,observe τῇ δὲ ἐπαύριον, εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὴν Καισάρειαν 1 When did Peter and his companions arrive **in Caesarea**?
10:24 l315 basic,observe ὁ δὲ Κορνήλιος ἦν προσδοκῶν αὐτοὺς, συνκαλεσάμενος τοὺς συγγενεῖς αὐτοῦ καὶ τοὺς ἀναγκαίους φίλους. 1 What had **Cornelius** done in expectation of their coming?\n
10:24 ly98 basic,observe συνκαλεσάμενος τοὺς συγγενεῖς αὐτοῦ καὶ τοὺς ἀναγκαίους φίλους 1 Who had **Cornelius** **called together** to hear Peter?
10:24,2 zw5k basic,observe τοὺς συγγενεῖς αὐτοῦ καὶ τοὺς ἀναγκαίους φίλους & εὐσεβὴς καὶ φοβούμενος τὸν Θεὸν σὺν παντὶ τῷ οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ 1 How had Luke already described the spiritual condition of Cornelius’ **relatives and close friends** in verse 2?
10:25 l316 basic,observe ὡς δὲ ἐγένετο τοῦ εἰσελθεῖν τὸν Πέτρον, συναντήσας αὐτῷ ὁ Κορνήλιος, πεσὼν ἐπὶ τοὺς πόδας, προσεκύνησεν. 1 How did **Cornelius** react to **Peter** when **Peter was about to enter** his home?
10:25 qr5x basic,interpret πεσὼν ἐπὶ τοὺς πόδας, προσεκύνησεν 1 What does Luke mean when he says that **Cornelius** **fell at** Peter’s **feet to worship him**? Who did he think that Peter was?
10:28 a8c7 basic,observe ἔφη τε πρὸς αὐτούς, ὑμεῖς ἐπίστασθε ὡς ἀθέμιτόν ἐστιν ἀνδρὶ Ἰουδαίῳ κολλᾶσθαι ἢ προσέρχεσθαι ἀλλοφύλῳ. 1 According to Peter, what was **unlawful** for him as **a Jew** to do?
10:28 e8fb basic,interpret ἔφη τε πρὸς αὐτούς, ὑμεῖς ἐπίστασθε ὡς ἀθέμιτόν ἐστιν ἀνδρὶ Ἰουδαίῳ κολλᾶσθαι ἢ προσέρχεσθαι ἀλλοφύλῳ. 1 In what way would this prohibition in the Jewish law affect Peter coming to visit Cornelius?
10:28 vkl8 basic,observe κἀμοὶ ὁ Θεὸς ἔδειξεν, μηδένα κοινὸν ἢ ἀκάθαρτον λέγειν ἄνθρωπον. 1 What had **God** shown Peter that overrode what the Jewish law commanded?
10:28 gz37 basic,interpret μηδένα κοινὸν ἢ ἀκάθαρτον λέγειν ἄνθρωπον 1 What did Peter mean when he referred to calling **any man impure or unclean**?
10:29 l319 basic,observe διὸ καὶ ἀναντιρρήτως ἦλθον, μεταπεμφθείς. 1 How did God’s revelation to Peter affect his response to Cornelius’ invitation?
10:29 ls01 basic,observe πυνθάνομαι οὖν, τίνι λόγῳ μετεπέμψασθέ με? 1 What did Peter want Cornelius to tell him?
10:30 a22w basic,observe καὶ ὁ Κορνήλιος ἔφη, ἀπὸ τετάρτης ἡμέρας μέχρι ταύτης τῆς ὥρας, ἤμην τὴν ἐνάτην προσευχόμενος ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ μου; 1 According to **Cornelius**, what was he doing four days ago?
10:30 ryf8 basic,observe καὶ ἰδοὺ, ἀνὴρ ἔστη ἐνώπιόν μου ἐν ἐσθῆτι λαμπρᾷ, 1 According to **Cornelius**, what happened to him four days ago?
10:31 q8sq basic,observe καὶ φησί, Κορνήλιε, εἰσηκούσθη σου ἡ προσευχὴ καὶ αἱ ἐλεημοσύναι σου ἐμνήσθησαν ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ. 1 According to **Cornelius**, what did the man in radiant clothing tell him four days ago?
10:31 l320 basic,interpret αἱ ἐλεημοσύναι σου ἐμνήσθησαν ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ 1 What did the man in radiant clothing mean when he told **Cornelius** that his **gifts to the poor have been remembered before God**?
10:32 l321 basic,observe πέμψον οὖν εἰς Ἰόππην καὶ μετακάλεσαι Σίμωνα, ὃς ἐπικαλεῖται Πέτρος; 1 For whom did the man in radiant clothing instruct Cornelius to send?
10:32 fp26 basic,observe οὗτος ξενίζεται ἐν οἰκίᾳ Σίμωνος, βυρσέως παρὰ θάλασσαν. 1 According to the man in radiant clothing, where in **Joppa** would Cornelius find **Simon, who is called Peter**?
10:33 bw7f basic,observe ἐξαυτῆς οὖν ἔπεμψα πρὸς σέ 1 According to Cornelius, what did he do when he was instructed to send for Peter?
10:33 l322 basic,observe σύ τε καλῶς ἐποίησας παραγενόμενος 1 According to Cornelius, what was the result of him sending for Peter?
10:33 l323 basic,observe νῦν οὖν πάντες ἡμεῖς ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ πάρεσμεν, ἀκοῦσαι πάντα τὰ προστεταγμένα σοι ὑπὸ τοῦ Κυρίου. 1 According to Cornelius, for what purpose were Cornelius, his family, and his friends gathered together?
10:33 kyt1 basic,interpret ἀκοῦσαι πάντα τὰ προστεταγμένα σοι ὑπὸ τοῦ Κυρίου 1 Why did Cornelius believe that **the Lord** had **instructed** Peter **to tell** them something specific?
10:34 nm4v basic,observe ἀνοίξας δὲ Πέτρος τὸ στόμα εἶπεν, ἐπ’ ἀληθείας καταλαμβάνομαι, ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν προσωπολήμπτης ὁ Θεός, 1 According to **Peter**, what truth about **God** has he learned from the visions that God has shown him?
10:35 f4xj basic,observe ἀλλ’ ἐν παντὶ ἔθνει, ὁ φοβούμενος αὐτὸν καὶ ἐργαζόμενος δικαιοσύνην, δεκτὸς αὐτῷ ἐστιν. 1 According to Peter, who does God welcome?
10:35 ipr9 basic,observe ἐν παντὶ ἔθνει, ὁ φοβούμενος αὐτὸν καὶ ἐργαζόμενος δικαιοσύνην 1 According to Peter, what two things must people do in order to be welcomed by God?
10:36 l324 basic,observe τὸν λόγον ὃν ἀπέστειλεν τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰσραὴλ, 1 To whom did God send **this message**?
10:36 a6ym basic,observe εὐαγγελιζόμενος εἰρήνην διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ; οὗτός ἐστιν πάντων Κύριος. 1 What **message** has God sent through **the people of Israel**?
10:36 l7vj basic,interpret εὐαγγελιζόμενος εἰρήνην 1 Why does Peter here refer to God’s **message** as **the gospel of peace**?
10:36 jpt3 basic,observe Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ; οὗτός ἐστιν πάντων Κύριος 1 What additional title does Peter here give to **Jesus Christ**?
10:37 l325 basic,interpret ὑμεῖς οἴδατε τὸ γενόμενον ῥῆμα καθ’ ὅλης τῆς Ἰουδαίας, ἀρξάμενος ἀπὸ τῆς Γαλιλαίας, μετὰ τὸ βάπτισμα ὃ ἐκήρυξεν Ἰωάννης, 1 Cornelius lived in Caesarea in Samaria, which was between **Judea** and **Galilee**. How does that explain why they would **know what has happened throughout** those two regions beginning with **the baptism that John proclaimed**?
10:38 j1r5 basic,observe Ἰησοῦν τὸν ἀπὸ Ναζαρέθ, ὡς ἔχρισεν αὐτὸν ὁ Θεὸς Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ καὶ δυνάμει 1 With what did **God** anoint **Jesus of Nazareth**?
10:38 ud6q basic,observe ὃς διῆλθεν εὐεργετῶν 1 According to Peter, what did **Jesus** go **around doing**?
10:38 l326 basic,observe ἰώμενος πάντας τοὺς καταδυναστευομένους ὑπὸ τοῦ διαβόλου 1 According to Peter, who did **Jesus** heal?
10:38 ssu3 basic,observe ὅτι ὁ Θεὸς ἦν μετ’ αὐτοῦ 1 Here **because** introduces the reason why **Jesus** was able to do **good** and to heal **all who were oppressed by the devil**. What was that reason?
10:39,37 h9a4 basic,observe καὶ ἡμεῖς μάρτυρες & ὑμεῖς οἴδατε 1 In the context of verse 37, who is Peter including along with himself as being **witnesses**?
10:39 l327 basic,observe καὶ ἡμεῖς μάρτυρες πάντων ὧν ἐποίησεν ἔν τε τῇ χώρᾳ τῶν Ἰουδαίων καὶ Ἰερουσαλήμ 1 According to Peter, of what things were they **witnesses**?
10:39 l345 basic,observe ἔν τε τῇ χώρᾳ τῶν Ἰουδαίων καὶ Ἰερουσαλήμ 1 According to Peter, where did Jesus do His ministry?
10:39 rkk6 basic,observe ὃν καὶ ἀνεῖλαν, κρεμάσαντες ἐπὶ ξύλου. 1 What did the **Jews** ultimately do to Jesus?
10:40 l346 basic,observe τοῦτον ὁ Θεὸς ἤγειρεν τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ, καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτὸν ἐμφανῆ γενέσθαι 1 What did **God** do to Jesus after the Jews put Him to death?
10:40 l328 basic,interpret καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτὸν ἐμφανῆ γενέσθαι 1 Why was it important that **God** **caused** Jesus **to be seen** after He raised Him up?
10:41 l329 basic,interpret οὐ παντὶ τῷ λαῷ, ἀλλὰ μάρτυσι τοῖς προκεχειροτονημένοις ὑπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ 1 Here Peter shifts away from **all the people** who saw Jesus, and refers to a smaller group of **the witnesses God had chosen beforehand**, who then**ate and drank with Him**? To whom is Peter here referring?
10:41 l330 basic,observe ἡμῖν, οἵτινες συνεφάγομεν καὶ συνεπίομεν αὐτῷ μετὰ τὸ ἀναστῆναι αὐτὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν 1 How does Peter here describe what those **chosen beforehand** experienced with Jesus **after He rose from the dead**?
10:42 l331 basic,observe καὶ παρήγγειλεν ἡμῖν κηρύξαι τῷ λαῷ, καὶ διαμαρτύρασθαι ὅτι οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ ὡρισμένος ὑπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ, κριτὴς ζώντων καὶ νεκρῶν. 1 What did God command Peter and the apostles **to preach** **and to testify** **to the people**?
10:42 l332 basic,interpret οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ ὡρισμένος ὑπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ 1 What does Peter mean when he says that Jesus is **the One appointed by God**?
10:42 ezb4 basic,interpret κριτὴς ζώντων καὶ νεκρῶν 1 What does Peter mean when he says that Jesus will **judge the living and the dead**?
10:43 u159 basic,observe τούτῳ πάντες οἱ προφῆται μαρτυροῦσιν 1 According to Peter who testifies about Jesus?
10:43 pi3u basic,observe ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν λαβεῖν διὰ τοῦ ὀνόματος αὐτοῦ, πάντα τὸν πιστεύοντα εἰς αὐτὸν 1 According to the testimony of all **the prophets**, what does **everyone who believes in Him** receive?
10:44 z1vz basic,observe ἔτι λαλοῦντος τοῦ Πέτρου τὰ ῥήματα ταῦτα, ἐπέπεσε τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον ἐπὶ πάντας τοὺς ἀκούοντας τὸν λόγον. 1 What happened to everyone in the house while **Peter was still speaking these words**?
10:44 l335 basic,interpret ἐπέπεσε τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον ἐπὶ πάντας τοὺς ἀκούοντας τὸν λόγον 1 What does Luke mean when he says that **the Holy Spirit fell upon** them?
10:45 l336 basic,interpret καὶ ἐξέστησαν οἱ ἐκ περιτομῆς πιστοὶ, ὅσοι συνῆλθαν τῷ Πέτρῳ 1 To whom does Luke refer when he speaks of **the circumcised believers**?
10:45 ns81 basic,observe καὶ ἐξέστησαν οἱ ἐκ περιτομῆς πιστοὶ, ὅσοι συνῆλθαν τῷ Πέτρῳ, ὅτι καὶ ἐπὶ τὰ ἔθνη, ἡ δωρεὰ τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος ἐκκέχυται. 1 How did all **the circumcised believers** react when **the gift of the Holy Spirit** was **poured out even on the Gentiles**?
10:45 ux87 basic,interpret ἡ δωρεὰ τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος 1 Why does Luke here refer to the **Holy Spirit** here falling upon the Gentiles as **the gift of the Holy Spirit**?
10:46 fd19 basic,observe ἤκουον γὰρ αὐτῶν λαλούντων γλώσσαις, καὶ μεγαλυνόντων τὸν Θεόν. 1 Here **For** introduces the reason why the Jewish believers were believed that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been given to the Gentiles in Cornelius’ house. What was that reason?
10:46-47 kz5k basic,observe τότε ἀπεκρίθη Πέτρος, & μήτι τὸ ὕδωρ δύναται κωλῦσαί τις τοῦ μὴ βαπτισθῆναι τούτους, 1 What did **Peter** then ask the Jewish believers?
10:47 i93l basic,interpret μήτι τὸ ὕδωρ δύναται κωλῦσαί τις τοῦ μὴ βαπτισθῆναι τούτους, 1 The question Peter here asks is probably rhetorical. What is the implied answer to the question?
10:47 gpn9 basic,observe οἵτινες τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον ἔλαβον, ὡς καὶ ἡμεῖς? 1 According to Peter, what is the reason these Gentiles should be baptized?
10:47 l337 basic,interpret οἵτινες τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον ἔλαβον, ὡς καὶ ἡμεῖς 1 What does Peter mean when he said that the Gentiles have received the Holy Spirit **just as we have**?
10:48 y2cj basic,observe προσέταξεν δὲ αὐτοὺς ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ βαπτισθῆναι. 1 What did Peter then order to be done to the Gentiles?
10:48 l338 basic,observe τότε ἠρώτησαν αὐτὸν ἐπιμεῖναι ἡμέρας τινάς. 1 What did Peter do after he baptized the people Cornelius had invited to his home?
10:48,28 jc6z basic,interpret τότε ἠρώτησαν αὐτὸν ἐπιμεῖναι ἡμέρας τινάς. & ὑμεῖς ἐπίστασθε ὡς ἀθέμιτόν ἐστιν ἀνδρὶ Ἰουδαίῳ κολλᾶσθαι ἢ προσέρχεσθαι ἀλλοφύλῳ 1 What statement of Peter in verse makes it surprising that he stayed with Cornelius and his family **for a few days**?
11:1 a4av basic,observe ἤκουσαν δὲ οἱ ἀπόστολοι καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ οἱ ὄντες κατὰ τὴν Ἰουδαίαν, ὅτι καὶ τὰ ἔθνη ἐδέξαντο τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ. 1 What did the **apostles and brothers throughout Judea** hear?
11:1 wwu5 basic,interpret καὶ τὰ ἔθνη ἐδέξαντο τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ 1 What does Luke mean when he says that the Gentiles also **had received the word of God**?
11:2 l339 basic,observe ὅτε δὲ ἀνέβη Πέτρος εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ, διεκρίνοντο πρὸς αὐτὸν οἱ ἐκ περιτομῆς 1 Who **took issue with** **Peter** when he **went up to Jerusalem**?
11:2 i3tg basic,interpret οἱ ἐκ περιτομῆς 1 What does Luke mean when he refers to **the circumcised believers**?
11:3 l340 basic,observe λέγοντες, ὅτι εἰσῆλθεν πρὸς ἄνδρας, ἀκροβυστίαν ἔχοντας, καὶ συνέφαγεν αὐτοῖς. 1 According to the circumcised believers, what had Peter done that was wrong?
11:3 cw41 basic,interpret εἰσῆλθεν πρὸς ἄνδρας, ἀκροβυστίαν ἔχοντας, καὶ συνέφαγεν αὐτοῖς 1 Why did the circumcised believers think that it was wrong to visit **uncircumcised men** and to eat **with them**?
11:4 l341 basic,observe ἀρξάμενος δὲ Πέτρος ἐξετίθετο αὐτοῖς καθεξῆς λέγων 1 In what way did **Peter** attempt to answer the accusation of the circumcised believers?
11:5 dp2a basic,observe ἐγὼ ἤμην ἐν πόλει Ἰόππῃ προσευχόμενος 1 According to Peter, what was he doing before God sent him to the Gentiles?
11:5 qc2z basic,observe καὶ εἶδον ἐν ἐκστάσει ὅραμα, καταβαῖνον σκεῦός τι ὡς ὀθόνην μεγάλην, τέσσαρσιν ἀρχαῖς καθιεμένην ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ ἦλθεν ἄχρι ἐμοῦ; 1 What did Peter see happen while **in a trance**?
11:5 d3gs basic,interpret σκεῦός τι ὡς ὀθόνην μεγάλην 1 Why do you think Peter is unable to precisely name what was lowered down, and instead refers to it as **something like a large sheet**?
11:6 h75u basic,observe ἰς ἣν ἀτενίσας κατενόουν, καὶ εἶδον τὰ τετράποδα τῆς γῆς, καὶ τὰ θηρία, καὶ τὰ ἑρπετὰ, καὶ τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ. 1 What was contained in the large sheet that Peter saw being let down to earth?
11:7 tu5j basic,observe ἤκουσα δὲ καὶ φωνῆς λεγούσης μοι, ἀναστάς, Πέτρε, θῦσον καὶ φάγε. 1 What did **a voice** from heaven tell **Peter** to do?
11:8 sjf5 basic,observe εἶπον δέ, μηδαμῶς, Κύριε 1 How did Peter address the voice that was speaking to him?
11:8 l347 basic,observe κοινὸν ἢ ἀκάθαρτον οὐδέποτε εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὸ στόμα μου 1 Why did Peter not want to obey the voice and kill and eat the animals in the sheet?
11:8 wg4w basic,interpret κοινὸν ἢ ἀκάθαρτον 1 What did Peter mean when he referred to some of the animals and birds in the sheet as **impure or unclean**?
11:8 l342 basic,observe κοινὸν ἢ ἀκάθαρτον οὐδέποτε εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὸ στόμα μου 1 According to the law of Moses, was Peter correct in refusing to eat **impure or unclean** birds and animals?
11:9 yu5r basic,observe ἀπεκρίθη δὲ φωνὴ ἐκ δευτέρου ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, ἃ ὁ Θεὸς ἐκαθάρισεν, σὺ μὴ κοίνου. 1 What did **the voice** say to Peter when it spoke to him **a second time**?
11:9 bs8c basic,observe ἃ ὁ Θεὸς ἐκαθάρισεν, σὺ μὴ κοίνου 1 According to the voice, what should Peter not call **impure**?
11:10 q98t basic,observe τοῦτο δὲ ἐγένετο ἐπὶ τρίς 1 What happened to Peter in the trance two more times?
11:10 jm86 basic,observe καὶ ἀνεσπάσθη πάλιν ἅπαντα εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν 1 What happened to the sheet after the exchange with the voice had **happened three times**?
11:11 u8gj basic,observe καὶ ἰδοὺ, ἐξαυτῆς τρεῖς ἄνδρες ἐπέστησαν ἐπὶ τὴν οἰκίαν ἐν ᾗ ἦμεν, ἀπεσταλμένοι ἀπὸ Καισαρείας πρός με. 1 According to Peter, what happened as soon as the vision ended?
11:12 l343 basic,observe εἶπεν δὲ τὸ Πνεῦμά μοι, συνελθεῖν αὐτοῖς, μηδὲν διακρίναντα. 1 What did the **Spirit** tell Peter to do when the men asked him to go to Caesarea?
11:12 zi6w basic,observe ἦλθον δὲ σὺν ἐμοὶ καὶ οἱ ἓξ ἀδελφοὶ οὗτοι 1 Who went along with Peter to the home of Cornelius?
11:12 l2zp basic,interpret οἱ ἓξ ἀδελφοὶ οὗτοι 1 When Peter referred to **These six brothers**, where does that imply that these men were at the time Peter was speaking to the Jewish believers in Jerusalem?
11:12,3 l348 basic,interpret εἰσήλθομεν εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ ἀνδρός & εἰσῆλθεν πρὸς ἄνδρας, ἀκροβυστίαν ἔχοντας 1 How does Peter’s statement that he **entered the man’s home** compare to the original accusation by the circumcised believers in verse 3?
11:13 zm98 basic,observe ἀπήγγειλεν δὲ ἡμῖν πῶς εἶδεν τὸν ἄγγελον ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ, σταθέντα καὶ εἰπόντα, ἀπόστειλον εἰς Ἰόππην καὶ μετάπεμψαι Σίμωνα, τὸν ἐπικαλούμενον Πέτρον, 1 According to Cornelius, what did **an angel standing in his house** tell him to do?
11:14 l349 basic,observe ὃς λαλήσει ῥήματα πρὸς σὲ, ἐν οἷς σωθήσῃ σὺ καὶ πᾶς ὁ οἶκός σου. 1 According to the angel, what would be the result of the **message** that Peter would **convey** to them?
11:14 hm7l basic,interpret ἐν οἷς σωθήσῃ σὺ καὶ πᾶς ὁ οἶκός σου 1 What did the angel mean when he said that Cornelius **and all** his **household will be saved**?
11:15 y6vt basic,observe ἐν δὲ τῷ ἄρξασθαί με λαλεῖν, ἐπέπεσεν τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον ἐπ’ αὐτοὺς, ὥσπερ καὶ ἐφ’ ἡμᾶς ἐν ἀρχῇ. 1 What happened to everyone in the house as Peter **began to speak** to them?
11:15 cny7 basic,interpret ἐπέπεσεν τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον ἐπ’ αὐτοὺς 1 What does Peter mean when he says that **the Holy Spirit fell upon them**?
11:15 l350 basic,interpret ὥσπερ καὶ ἐφ’ ἡμᾶς ἐν ἀρχῇ 1 Peter is hear speaking to the Jewish believers in Jerusalem. What does he mean when he tells them that the Holy Spirit fell upon the Gentiles **just as He had fallen upon us at the beginning**?
11:16 s5xg basic,observe ἐμνήσθην δὲ τοῦ ῥήματος τοῦ Κυρίου, ὡς ἔλεγεν, Ἰωάννης μὲν ἐβάπτισεν ὕδατι, ὑμεῖς δὲ βαπτισθήσεσθε ἐν Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ. 1 According to Peter, what **word of the Lord** did he remember we the Holy Spirit fell upon the Gentiles?
11:16 el4w basic,interpret ὑμεῖς δὲ βαπτισθήσεσθε ἐν Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ 1 What term does Peter here use to refer to **the Holy Spirit** falling upon the Gentile believers?
11:17 i6kv basic,observe εἰ οὖν τὴν ἴσην δωρεὰν ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Θεὸς, ὡς καὶ ἡμῖν πιστεύσασιν ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν 1 Here **if** introduces a conditional statement that Peter implies to be true. What is that condition?
11:17 ez29 basic,interpret εἰ οὖν τὴν ἴσην δωρεὰν ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Θεὸς, ὡς καὶ ἡμῖν πιστεύσασιν ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν, ἐγὼ τίς ἤμην δυνατὸς κωλῦσαι τὸν Θεόν? 1 A conditional statement here begins a rhetorical question. Since the condition is implied to be true, what is the implied answer to the question?
11:17 m9ue basic,interpret δυνατὸς κωλῦσαι τὸν Θεόν 1 Why do you think Peter refers to the salvation of the Gentiles and the giving of the Holy Spirit to them as **the work of God**?
11:17 m6v8 basic,interpret δυνατὸς κωλῦσαι τὸν Θεόν 1 In what way would refusing to accept the Gentile believers **hinder the work of God**?
11:18 tkd5 basic,observe ἀκούσαντες δὲ ταῦτα, ἡσύχασαν καὶ ἐδόξασαν τὸν Θεὸν 1 How did the circumcised believers respond to Peter’s explanation of his visit to the Gentiles?
11:18 q2ep basic,observe λέγοντες, ἄρα καὶ τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ὁ Θεὸς τὴν μετάνοιαν εἰς ζωὴν ἔδωκεν. 1 According to the circumcised Jewish believers, what had **God** **granted** to **the Gentiles**?
11:18 mdd5 basic,interpret τὴν μετάνοιαν εἰς ζωὴν 1 What did the circumcised Jewish believers mean when they said that that God had granted the Gentiles ** repentance unto life**?
11:19 tpz9 basic,observe οἱ μὲν οὖν διασπαρέντες ἀπὸ τῆς θλίψεως τῆς γενομένης ἐπὶ Στεφάνῳ, διῆλθον ἕως Φοινίκης, καὶ Κύπρου, καὶ Ἀντιοχείας, 1 While Peter was taking the message to the Gentiles, where did the believers **scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen** go?
11:19 w8pi basic,observe μηδενὶ λαλοῦντες τὸν λόγον εἰ μὴ μόνον Ἰουδαίοις 1 To whom did **those scattered by the persecution** speak **the message**?
11:20 j76u basic,observe ἦσαν δέ τινες ἐξ αὐτῶν ἄνδρες, Κύπριοι καὶ Κυρηναῖοι, οἵτινες ἐλθόντες εἰς Ἀντιόχειαν, ἐλάλουν καὶ πρὸς τοὺς Ἑλληνιστάς 1 Who **went to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks**?
11:20 l351 basic,observe εὐαγγελιζόμενοι τὸν Κύριον Ἰησοῦν 1 What were these **men from Cyprus and Cyrene** **proclaiming** to **the Greeks** in **Antioch**?
11:21 l352 basic,observe καὶ ἦν χεὶρ Κυρίου μετ’ αὐτῶν 1 How did **the Lord** respond to these men from Cyprus and Cyrene who were proclaiming the message to the Greeks?
11:21 g4ny basic,observe πολύς τε ἀριθμὸς ὁ πιστεύσας, ἐπέστρεψεν ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον 1 What was the result of God’s blessing on the ministry of these men to the Greeks in Antioch?
11:22 l353 basic,observe ἠκούσθη δὲ ὁ λόγος εἰς τὰ ὦτα τῆς ἐκκλησίας τῆς οὔσης ἐν Ἰερουσαλὴμ περὶ αὐτῶν; καὶ ἐξαπέστειλαν Βαρναβᾶν ἕως Ἀντιοχείας; 1 What did **the church in Jerusalem** do when **news of this reached** them?
11:23 l354 basic,observe ὃς παραγενόμενος, καὶ ἰδὼν τὴν χάριν τὴν τοῦ Θεοῦ 1 What did Barnabas see when **he arrived** in Antioch?
11:23 dmz7 basic,observe ἐχάρη καὶ παρεκάλει πάντας τῇ προθέσει τῆς καρδίας, προσμένειν τῷ Κυρίῳ 1 What did Barnabas do when he **saw the grace of God** working among the new believers in Antioch?
11:23 l355 basic,interpret προσμένειν τῷ Κυρίῳ 1 What did Barnabas mean when he encouraged them all **to abide in the Lord**?
11:24 l356 basic,observe ὅτι ἦν ἀνὴρ ἀγαθὸς, καὶ πλήρης Πνεύματος Ἁγίου καὶ πίστεως 1 According to Luke, what kind of **man** was **Barnabas**?
11:24 l357 basic,observe καὶ προσετέθη ὄχλος ἱκανὸς τῷ Κυρίῳ 1 What was the result of Barnabas’ ministry in Antioch?
11:25 zr69 basic,observe ἐξῆλθεν δὲ εἰς Ταρσὸν ἀναζητῆσαι Σαῦλον 1 Why did **Barnabas** then go **to Tarsus**?
11:26 l358 basic,observe καὶ εὑρὼν ἤγαγεν εἰς Ἀντιόχειαν 1 What did **Barnabas** do with **Saul** after he found him in Tarsus?
11:26 n96r basic,observe ἐγένετο δὲ αὐτοῖς καὶ ἐνιαυτὸν ὅλον συναχθῆναι ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ, καὶ διδάξαι ὄχλον ἱκανόν; 1 What did Barnabas and Saul do **for a full year** in **Antioch**?
11:26 i5iv basic,observe χρηματίσαι τε πρώτως ἐν Ἀντιοχείᾳ τοὺς μαθητὰς, Χριστιανούς. 1 What name were the **disciple** called **first** **at Antioch**?
11:26 l359 basic,interpret Χριστιανούς 1 Why do you think the people in **Antioch** began to refer to the disciples as **Christians**?
11:27 fa42 basic,observe ἐν ταύταις δὲ ταῖς ἡμέραις, κατῆλθον ἀπὸ Ἱεροσολύμων προφῆται εἰς Ἀντιόχειαν. 1 Who came **to Antioch** in **those days**?
11:27 quy9 basic,observe κατῆλθον ἀπὸ Ἱεροσολύμων προφῆται εἰς Ἀντιόχειαν 1 Why do you think that **prophets** **from Jerusalem** came **to Antioch**?
11:28 lex4 basic,observe ἀναστὰς δὲ εἷς ἐξ αὐτῶν ὀνόματι Ἅγαβος, ἐσήμανεν διὰ τοῦ Πνεύματος, λιμὸν μεγάλην μέλλειν ἔσεσθαι ἐφ’ ὅλην τὴν οἰκουμένην; 1 What did **Agabus** predict **would sweep across the whole world**?
11:28 er34 basic,observe ἀναστὰς & Ἅγαβος, ἐσήμανεν διὰ τοῦ Πνεύματος 1 What enabled **Agabus** to predict the **great famine** that would come?
11:28 l360 basic,observe ἥτις ἐγένετο ἐπὶ Κλαυδίου 1 According to Luke, who was the Roman emperor at that time?
11:29 rf1k basic,observe ὥρισαν & εἰς διακονίαν, πέμψαι τοῖς κατοικοῦσιν ἐν τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ ἀδελφοῖς; 1 In what way did **the disciples** decide to help **the brothers living in Judea**?
11:29 l361 basic,observe καθὼς εὐπορεῖτό τις 1 How much financial support did **the disciples** decide to send to **the brothers living in Judea**?
11:30 jf1j basic,observe ὃ καὶ ἐποίησαν, ἀποστείλαντες πρὸς τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους διὰ χειρὸς Βαρναβᾶ καὶ Σαύλου. 1 How did the disciples in Antioch send their relief gift to Jerusalem?
11:30 wn5b basic,observe πρὸς τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους 1 To whom did **Barnabas and Saul** deliver the gift from the church in Antioch?
11:30 g4zt basic,interpret ἀποστείλαντες πρὸς τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους 1 Why do you think **Barnabas and Saul** delivered the gift from the church in Antioch to **the elders** in Jerusalem?
12:3 l362 basic,interpret ἰδὼν δὲ ὅτι ἀρεστόν ἐστιν τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις 1 Why would the death of the Apostle James, the brother of John, please **the Jews**?
12:3 jf5m basic,observe προσέθετο συνλαβεῖν καὶ Πέτρον 1 Who did **Herod** plan to kill next?
12:3 l363 basic,observe συνλαβεῖν καὶ Πέτρον, ἦσαν δὲ ἡμέραι τῶν Ἀζύμων 1 When did **Herod** **seize Peter**?
12:4 l364 basic,observe ὃν καὶ πιάσας, ἔθετο εἰς φυλακήν, παραδοὺς τέσσαρσιν τετραδίοις στρατιωτῶν φυλάσσειν αὐτόν, 1 What did Herod do to Peter?
12:4 l365 basic,observe βουλόμενος μετὰ τὸ Πάσχα ἀναγαγεῖν αὐτὸν τῷ λαῷ. 1 What did **Herod** intend to do with Peter **after the Passover**?
12:4 l400 basic,interpret βουλόμενος μετὰ τὸ Πάσχα ἀναγαγεῖν αὐτὸν τῷ λαῷ. 1 When Luke says that Herod intended **to bring** Peter **out to the people**, what is he implying that Herod will do to Peter?
12:4 ftb7 basic,interpret μετὰ τὸ Πάσχα 1 Why did **Herod** plan to wait until **after the Passover** to do what he planned for Peter?
12:5 l367 basic,observe ὁ μὲν οὖν Πέτρος ἐτηρεῖτο ἐν τῇ φυλακῇ; προσευχὴ δὲ ἦν ἐκτενῶς γινομένη ὑπὸ τῆς ἐκκλησίας πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν περὶ αὐτοῦ. 1 What did **the church** do while **Peter was kept in prison** during the Passover?
12:5 l368 basic,interpret προσευχὴ & ἦν ἐκτενῶς γινομένη ὑπὸ τῆς ἐκκλησίας 1 What does Luke mean when he says that the church **was fervently praying** for Peter?
12:6 l369 basic,observe ὅτε δὲ ἤμελλεν προαγαγεῖν αὐτὸν ὁ Ἡρῴδης τῇ νυκτὶ ἐκείνῃ, ἦν ὁ Πέτρος κοιμώμενος μεταξὺ δύο στρατιωτῶν, δεδεμένος ἁλύσεσιν δυσίν, φύλακές τε πρὸ τῆς θύρας ἐτήρουν τὴν φυλακήν. 1 What was Peter’s situation on **the night before Herod was to bring him to trial**?
12:6 ys1b basic,interpret ἦν ὁ Πέτρος κοιμώμενος μεταξὺ δύο στρατιωτῶν, δεδεμένος ἁλύσεσιν δυσίν, φύλακές τε πρὸ τῆς θύρας ἐτήρουν τὴν φυλακήν 1 Luke here describes the level of security in the prison in great detail. Considering that **Peter** was not a violent felon, why do you think Herod went to this extreme to confine him?
12:7 a7sm basic,observe καὶ ἰδοὺ, ἄγγελος Κυρίου ἐπέστη, καὶ φῶς ἔλαμψεν ἐν τῷ οἰκήματι. 1 What suddenly appeared in Peter’s cell during the night?
12:7 l370 basic,observe πατάξας δὲ τὴν πλευρὰν τοῦ Πέτρου, ἤγειρεν αὐτὸν λέγων, ἀνάστα ἐν τάχει. 1 What did the **angel of the Lord** do when he appeared to Peter?
12:7 l371 basic,observe καὶ ἐξέπεσαν αὐτοῦ αἱ ἁλύσεις ἐκ τῶν χειρῶν. 1 What happened to the two **chains** that bound Peter?
12:8 l372 basic,observe εἶπεν δὲ ὁ ἄγγελος πρὸς αὐτόν, ζῶσαι καὶ ὑπόδησαι τὰ σανδάλιά σου. 1 What did **the angel** tell **Peter** to do?
12:8 fvz7 basic,observe ἐποίησεν δὲ οὕτως 1 How did **Peter react to the instructions of **the angel**?
12:8 l373 basic,observe καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ, περιβαλοῦ τὸ ἱμάτιόν σου, καὶ ἀκολούθει μοι. 1 After **Peter** was dressed, what did **the angel** tell him to do?
12:8 lcm2 basic,interpret περιβαλοῦ τὸ ἱμάτιόν σου, καὶ ἀκολούθει μοι. 1 In verse 6, Luke said that Peter was sleeping between two soldiers. He does not mention them here. Why do you think Luke ignored them?
12:9 qbe3 basic,observe καὶ ἐξελθὼν ἠκολούθει, καὶ οὐκ ᾔδει ὅτι ἀληθές ἐστιν τὸ γινόμενον διὰ τοῦ ἀγγέλου; ἐδόκει δὲ ὅραμα βλέπειν. 1 According to Luke, what did **Peter** think was happening as he **followed** **the angel** **out**?
12:9 y4px basic,interpret ἐδόκει δὲ ὅραμα βλέπειν. 1 Why do you think **Peter** **thought he was only seeing a vision**?
12:10 i7zh basic,observe διελθόντες δὲ πρώτην φυλακὴν καὶ δευτέραν 1 Who did Peter and the angel pass as they were leaving the prison?
12:10 abcd basic,observe ἦλθαν ἐπὶ τὴν πύλην τὴν σιδηρᾶν, τὴν φέρουσαν εἰς τὴν πόλιν, ἥτις αὐτομάτη ἠνοίγη αὐτοῖς; 1 What did **the iron gate leading to the city** from thye prison do when Peter came to it?
12:10 h9dw basic,observe καὶ ἐξελθόντες προῆλθον ῥύμην μίαν, καὶ εὐθέως ἀπέστη ὁ ἄγγελος ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ. 1 How far did **the angel** continue with Peter before leaving him?
12:11 l374 basic,interpret καὶ ὁ Πέτρος ἐν ἑαυτῷ γενόμενος 1 What does Luke mean when he says that **Peter came to himself**?
12:11 gbv9 basic,observe εἶπεν, νῦν οἶδα ἀληθῶς ὅτι ἐξαπέστειλεν ὁ Κύριος τὸν ἄγγελον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐξείλατό με ἐκ χειρὸς Ἡρῴδου 1 According to **Peter**, for what purpose did **the Lord** send **His angel** to Peter?
12:11 tcp3 basic,observe καὶ πάσης τῆς προσδοκίας τοῦ λαοῦ τῶν Ἰουδαίων. 1 What were **the Jewish people** **anticipating** Herod would do to **Peter**?
12:12 a1wu basic,observe συνιδών τε, ἦλθεν ἐπὶ τὴν οἰκίαν τῆς Μαρίας, τῆς μητρὸς Ἰωάννου, τοῦ ἐπικαλουμένου Μάρκου 1 Where did Peter go when he realized that the Lord had rescued him from Herod?
12:12 l375 basic,interpret Ἰωάννου, τοῦ ἐπικαλουμένου Μάρκου 1 **John Mark** will appear again in verse 25, and later in this book. What do you already know about him?
12:12 l376 basic,observe οὗ ἦσαν ἱκανοὶ συνηθροισμένοι καὶ προσευχόμενοι 1 What was happening in **the house of Mary** at that time?
12:12,5 l377 basic,interpret ἱκανοὶ συνηθροισμένοι καὶ προσευχόμενοι & προσευχὴ δὲ ἦν ἐκτενῶς γινομένη ὑπὸ τῆς ἐκκλησίας πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν περὶ αὐτοῦ 1 In the context of verse 5, about what would the **many people** in Mary’s house have been **praying**?
12:13 nn75 basic,observe κρούσαντος δὲ αὐτοῦ τὴν θύραν τοῦ πυλῶνος, προσῆλθε παιδίσκη ὑπακοῦσαι, ὀνόματι Ῥόδη. 1 Who answered when Peter **knocked at the outer gate** of the house?
12:14 ym8l basic,observe καὶ ἐπιγνοῦσα τὴν φωνὴν τοῦ Πέτρου, ἀπὸ τῆς χαρᾶς οὐκ ἤνοιξεν τὸν πυλῶνα 1 How did Rhoda react when **she recognized Peter’s voice**?
12:14 ix16 basic,observe εἰσδραμοῦσα δὲ ἀπήγγειλεν ἑστάναι τὸν Πέτρον πρὸ τοῦ πυλῶνος. 1 What did Rhoda tell the people in the house after **she recognized Peter’s voice** at the gate?
12:15 r7ud basic,observe οἱ δὲ πρὸς αὐτὴν εἶπαν, μαίνῃ! 1 How did the people in the house respond when Rhoda told them that Peter was at the gate?
12:15 cg3r basic,observe ἡ δὲ διϊσχυρίζετο οὕτως ἔχειν. οἱ δὲ ἔλεγον, ὁ ἄγγελός ἐστιν αὐτοῦ. 1 What did the people in the house say to Rhoda when **she kept insisting** that Peter was at the gate?
12:15 wt2m basic,interpret οἱ δὲ ἔλεγον, ὁ ἄγγελός ἐστιν αὐτοῦ. 1 Why did the believers find it so difficult to believe that Peter was at the gate, and assume it was **his angel**?
12:16 s8hg basic,observe ὁ δὲ Πέτρος ἐπέμενεν κρούων 1 What did **Peter** keep on doing during this time?
12:16 cc5u basic,observe ἀνοίξαντες δὲ εἶδαν αὐτὸν, καὶ ἐξέστησαν 1 How did the believers in the house respond when **they opened the door and saw** **Peter**?
12:17 l378 basic,observe κατασείσας δὲ αὐτοῖς τῇ χειρὶ σιγᾶν, διηγήσατο πῶς ὁ Κύριος αὐτὸν ἐξήγαγεν ἐκ τῆς φυλακῆς; 1 What did **Peter* do when the believers finally realized it was really him at the gate?
12:17 yz6b basic,observe εἶπέν τε, ἀπαγγείλατε Ἰακώβῳ καὶ τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς ταῦτα. 1 Who did **Peter** ask the believers to inform about his escape?
12:17,2 rr11 basic,interpret Ἰακώβῳ & ἀνεῖλεν δὲ Ἰάκωβον, τὸν ἀδελφὸν Ἰωάννου, μαχαίρῃ. 1 Peter asks the believers to inform **James** of his escape. This **James** is generally assumed to be the brother of Jesus, who became the leader of the Jerusalem church. In the context of verse 2, how do we know that this does not refer to the Apostle James?
12:17 hfqf basic,observe καὶ ἐξελθὼν, ἐπορεύθη εἰς ἕτερον τόπον 1 Where did **Peter** go after he finished speaking to the believers?
12:17 gfz7 basic,interpret ἐπορεύθη εἰς ἕτερον τόπον 1 Why do you think Luke does not tell us the location of **another place** where **Peter** went to hide from Herod?
12:18 c33u basic,observe γενομένης δὲ ἡμέρας, ἦν τάραχος οὐκ ὀλίγος ἐν τοῖς στρατιώταις, τί ἄρα ὁ Πέτρος ἐγένετο. 1 What happened at **daybreak** at the prison?
12:18 l379 basic,interpret ἦν τάραχος οὐκ ὀλίγος 1 What does Luke mean when he speaks of **no small commotion**?
12:19 r81b basic,observe Ἡρῴδης δὲ ἐπιζητήσας αὐτὸν καὶ μὴ εὑρὼν 1 What was the result when **Herod had searched for** Peter?
12:19 idv8 basic,observe ἀνακρίνας τοὺς φύλακας, ἐκέλευσεν ἀπαχθῆναι 1 What did **Herod** do to **the guards** from whom Peter had escaped?
12:19,18 m5cn basic,interpret ἐκέλευσεν ἀπαχθῆναι & ἦν τάραχος οὐκ ὀλίγος ἐν τοῖς στρατιώταις 1 Executing **guards** from whom a prisoner had escaped was a common practice at that time. How does this explain why there was **no small commotion among the soldiers** when Peter escaped?
12:19 s9v6 basic,observe καὶ κατελθὼν ἀπὸ τῆς Ἰουδαίας εἰς Καισάρειαν, διέτριβεν. 1 What did **Herod** do after he **ordered that** **the guards** **be executed**?
12:20 l380 basic,observe ἦν δὲ θυμομαχῶν Τυρίοις καὶ Σιδωνίοις; ὁμοθυμαδὸν δὲ παρῆσαν πρὸς αὐτόν, 1 What caused **the people of Tyre and Sidon** to convene before **Herod** when he came to Caesarea?
12:20 cs1j basic,interpret ἦν & θυμομαχῶν 1 What does Luke mean when he describes **a furious dispute** between Herod and the people of Tyre and Sidon?
12:20 v8f5 basic,observe καὶ πείσαντες Βλάστον, τὸν ἐπὶ τοῦ κοιτῶνος τοῦ βασιλέως 1 Whose **support** did **the people of Tyre and Sidon** secure in order to restore their relationship to **Herod**?
12:20 wqc3 basic,interpret καὶ πείσαντες Βλάστον, τὸν ἐπὶ τοῦ κοιτῶνος τοῦ βασιλέως 1 Why might it have been helpful to have **the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain** as they sought to end their **dispute** with **Herod*?
12:20 ix8z basic,observe ᾐτοῦντο εἰρήνην 1 For what did **the people of Tyre and Sidon** ask **Herod**?
12:20 ec4k basic,observe διὰ τὸ τρέφεσθαι αὐτῶν τὴν χώραν ἀπὸ τῆς βασιλικῆς 1 Here **because** introduces the reason why **the people of Tyre and Sidon** wanted to have **peace** with **Herod**. What was that reason?
12:21 n8yp basic,observe τακτῇ δὲ ἡμέρᾳ, ὁ Ἡρῴδης, ἐνδυσάμενος ἐσθῆτα βασιλικὴν, καὶ καθίσας ἐπὶ τοῦ βήματος, ἐδημηγόρει πρὸς αὐτούς. 1 What did **Herod** do on **the appointed day**?
12:21 f7hg basic,interpret τακτῇ δὲ ἡμέρᾳ 1 What does Luke mean when he here refers to **the appointed day**?
12:22 l381 basic,observe ὁ δὲ δῆμος ἐπεφώνει, Θεοῦ φωνὴ, καὶ οὐκ ἀνθρώπου! 1 What did the people of Tyre and Sidon begin **to shout** as Herod was speaking to them?
12:22 xgg9 basic,interpret Θεοῦ φωνὴ, καὶ οὐκ ἀνθρώπου! 1 What were the people implying about Herod himself when they shouted that his voice was **the voice of a god**?
12:22,20 m2k3 basic,interpret Θεοῦ φωνὴ, καὶ οὐκ ἀνθρώπου! & τὸ τρέφεσθαι αὐτῶν τὴν χώραν ἀπὸ τῆς βασιλικῆς 1 In the context of verse 20, why were the people of Tyre and Sidon call in Herod **god**?
12:23 kbc7 basic,observe παραχρῆμα δὲ ἐπάταξεν αὐτὸν ἄγγελος Κυρίου, & καὶ γενόμενος σκωληκόβρωτος, ἐξέψυξεν. 1 What did **an angel of the Lord** immediately do to Herod when the people shouted that he was a god?
12:23 wka1 basic,observe ἀνθ’ ὧν οὐκ ἔδωκεν τὴν δόξαν τῷ Θεῷ 1 Here **because** introduces the reason why **an angel of the Lord struck** **Herod** **down**. What was that reason?
12:23 k33e basic,interpret ἐπάταξεν αὐτὸν ἄγγελος Κυρίου & καὶ γενόμενος σκωληκόβρωτος, ἐξέψυξεν 1 In what way might Luke’s profession as a medical doctor have influenced him to give this full and precise explanation of the process of Herod’s death?
12:24 l382 basic,observe ὁ δὲ λόγος τοῦ Θεοῦ ηὔξανεν καὶ ἐπληθύνετο. 1 Here **But** introduces a contrast between what happened to Herod and what happened to **the word of God**. How did God treat them differently?
12:25 s1um basic,observe Βαρναβᾶς δὲ καὶ Σαῦλος ὑπέστρεψαν εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ, πληρώσαντες τὴν διακονίαν 1 What did **Barnabas and Saul** do when they **had fulfilled their mission to Jerusalem**?
12:25 l383 basic,interpret ὑπέστρεψαν εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ, & τὴν διακονίαν 1 At the end of chapter 11, what was the **mission to Jerusalem** of **Barnabas and Saul**, and where did they return when they **had fulfilled** it?
12:25 am9s basic,observe συνπαραλαβόντες Ἰωάννην, τὸν ἐπικληθέντα Μᾶρκον 1 Who did **Barnabas and Saul** bring **with them** when they returned to Antioch?
12:25,12 chu4 basic,observe συνπαραλαβόντες Ἰωάννην, τὸν ἐπικληθέντα Μᾶρκον & οἰκίαν τῆς Μαρίας, τῆς μητρὸς Ἰωάννου, τοῦ ἐπικαλουμένου Μάρκου, οὗ ἦσαν ἱκανοὶ συνηθροισμένοι καὶ προσευχόμενοι 1 From verse 12, what do we know about John’s **mother** and the home in which he lived?
13:1 ba4g basic,observe ἦσαν δὲ ἐν Ἀντιοχείᾳ κατὰ τὴν οὖσαν ἐκκλησίαν προφῆται καὶ διδάσκαλοι: ὅ τε Βαρναβᾶς, καὶ Συμεὼν ὁ καλούμενος Νίγερ, καὶ Λούκιος ὁ Κυρηναῖος, Μαναήν τε Ἡρῴδου τοῦ τετράρχου σύντροφος, καὶ Σαῦλος. 1 Who were the **prophets and teachers** in **the church at Antioch**?
13:2 l384 basic,observe λειτουργούντων δὲ αὐτῶν τῷ Κυρίῳ καὶ νηστευόντων, εἶπεν τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον 1 What were the believers in the church in Antioch doing when **the Holy Spirit** spoke to them?
13:2 l385 basic,observe ἀφορίσατε δή μοι τὸν Βαρναβᾶν καὶ Σαῦλον, εἰς τὸ ἔργον ὃ προσκέκλημαι αὐτούς. 1 What did **the Holy Spirit** tell the church to do?
13:2 fd2c basic,interpret εἰς τὸ ἔργον ὃ προσκέκλημαι αὐτούς 1 What did **the Holy Spirit** mean when He spoke of **the work to which I have called** Barnabas and Saul?
13:3 lhd4 basic,observe τότε νηστεύσαντες, καὶ προσευξάμενοι, καὶ ἐπιθέντες τὰς χεῖρας αὐτοῖς, ἀπέλυσαν. 1 What did the church do for Barnabas and Saul before they **sent them off**?
13:3 dy31 basic,observe ἐπιθέντες τὰς χεῖρας αὐτοῖς 1 What did it mean when the church **laid their hands on them**?
13:4 l386 basic,observe αὐτοὶ μὲν οὖν ἐκπεμφθέντες ὑπὸ τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος 1 According to Luke, who **sent forth** **Barnabas and Saul**?
13:4 a9iu basic,observe κατῆλθον εἰς Σελεύκιαν, ἐκεῖθέν τε ἀπέπλευσαν εἰς Κύπρον 1 Where did **Barnabas and Saul** go as they began their journey?
13:5 x4sk basic,observe καὶ γενόμενοι ἐν Σαλαμῖνι, κατήγγελλον τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς τῶν Ἰουδαίων. 1 What did Barnabas and Saul do when **they arrived at Salamis**?
13:5 l387 basic,interpret κατήγγελλον τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς τῶν Ἰουδαίων 1 Why do you think Barnabas and Saul began their ministry in **Salamis** by going to **the Jewish synagogues**?
13:5 apx8 basic,observe εἶχον δὲ καὶ Ἰωάννην, ὑπηρέτην. 1 Who went with Barnabas and Saul **as their helper**?
13:8 xc9v basic,observe ἀνθίστατο δὲ αὐτοῖς Ἐλύμας ὁ μάγος\n(οὕτως γὰρ μεθερμηνεύεται τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ) 1 What was the name of **the sorcerer**who attended Sergius Paulus?
13:8 tbq3 basic,observe ζητῶν διαστρέψαι τὸν ἀνθύπατον ἀπὸ τῆς πίστεως 1 What did **Elymas the sorcerer** try to do to **the proconsul**?
13:9 l388 basic,observe Σαῦλος δέ, ὁ καὶ Παῦλος 1 What other name was **Saul** being called at that time?
13:9 u3cg basic,observe πλησθεὶς Πνεύματος Ἁγίου, ἀτενίσας εἰς αὐτὸν 1 What did **Saul** do as he was **filled with the Holy Spirit**?
13:10 l389 basic,observe εἶπεν, ὦ πλήρης παντὸς δόλου καὶ πάσης ῥᾳδιουργίας, υἱὲ διαβόλου, ἐχθρὲ πάσης δικαιοσύνης 1 How did Saul here address Elymas?
13:10 l390 basic,interpret υἱὲ διαβόλου 1 What did Saul mean when he referred to Elymas as the **child of the devil**?
13:10 l391 basic,interpret οὐ παύσῃ διαστρέφων τὰς ὁδοὺς τοῦ Κυρίου τὰς εὐθείας? 1 Saul here uses a rhetorical question to rebuke Elymas. What is the implied answer to the question?
13:10 sv92 basic,interpret διαστρέφων τὰς ὁδοὺς τοῦ Κυρίου τὰς εὐθείας 1 What does Saul mean when he refers to **perverting the straight ways of the Lord**?
13:11 fcq6 basic,interpret καὶ νῦν ἰδοὺ, χεὶρ Κυρίου ἐπὶ σέ 1 What does Saul mean when he says that **the hand of the Lord is against** Elymas?
13:11 snz6 basic,observe καὶ ἔσῃ τυφλὸς, μὴ βλέπων τὸν ἥλιον ἄχρι καιροῦ 1 According to Saul, what was going to happen to Elymas?
13:11 i92j basic,observe παραχρῆμα δὲ ἔπεσεν ἐπ’ αὐτὸν ἀχλὺς καὶ σκότος, καὶ περιάγων ἐζήτει χειραγωγούς. 1 What was the result of Saul’s statement about Elymas?
13:12 l392 basic,observe τότε ἰδὼν ὁ ἀνθύπατος τὸ γεγονὸς, ἐπίστευσεν 1 How did **the proconsul** react when he saw that Elymas was blind?
13:12 lbq6 basic,observe ἐπίστευσεν ἐκπλησσόμενος ἐπὶ τῇ διδαχῇ τοῦ Κυρίου 1 According to Luke, what was the reason why **the proconsul** **believed** as that time?
13:13 ssta basic,interpret Παῦλον 1 In verse 2, the Holy Spirit called “Barnabas and Paul.” Now, Luke begins to speak primarily about **Paul and his companions**. Why do you think **Paul** appears to have become the primary character in the story?
13:13 l393 basic,observe ἀναχθέντες δὲ ἀπὸ τῆς Πάφου οἱ περὶ, Παῦλον ἦλθον εἰς Πέργην τῆς Παμφυλίας 1 Where did **Paul and his companions** go after leaving **Paphos**?
13:13 l394 basic,observe Ἰωάννης δὲ ἀποχωρήσας ἀπ’ αὐτῶν, ὑπέστρεψεν εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα 1 What did **John** decide to do when they reached **Pamphyllia**?
13:14 uyj6 basic,observe αὐτοὶ δὲ, διελθόντες ἀπὸ τῆς Πέργης, παρεγένοντο εἰς Ἀντιόχειαν τὴν Πισιδίαν 1 Where did Paul and his companions travel **from Perga**?
13:14 zqz4 basic,observe καὶ ἐλθόντες εἰς τὴν συναγωγὴν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῶν Σαββάτων, ἐκάθισαν. 1 What did Paul and his companions do when they arrived in **Pisidian Antioch**?
13:14 s7g6 basic,interpret ἐλθόντες εἰς τὴν συναγωγὴν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῶν Σαββάτων 1 Why did Paul and his companions again go to **the synagogue** when they first arrived in **Pisidian Antioch**?
13:15 l395 basic,observe μετὰ δὲ τὴν ἀνάγνωσιν τοῦ νόμου καὶ τῶν προφητῶν 1 What did they hear being read in the synagogue?
13:15 mw58 basic,observe ἀδελφοί 1 How did **the synagogue leaders** address Paul and his companions?
13:15 mw7d basic,observe ἀπέστειλαν οἱ ἀρχισυνάγωγοι πρὸς αὐτοὺς λέγοντες, ἄνδρες, ἀδελφοί, εἴ τίς ἐστιν ἐν ὑμῖν λόγος παρακλήσεως πρὸς τὸν λαόν, λέγετε. 1 What did **the synagogue leaders** ask Paul and his companions to do?
13:16 am5z basic,observe ἀναστὰς δὲ Παῦλος, καὶ κατασείσας τῇ χειρὶ εἶπεν, ἄνδρες, Ἰσραηλεῖται, καὶ οἱ φοβούμενοι τὸν Θεόν, ἀκούσατε. 1 How did **Paul** address the people in the synagogue as he **began to speak**?
13:17 ld62 basic,observe ὁ Θεὸς τοῦ λαοῦ τούτου Ἰσραὴλ 1 How does Paul here refer to **God**?
13:17 xj92 basic,observe ὁ Θεὸς τοῦ λαοῦ τούτου Ἰσραὴλ ἐξελέξατο τοὺς πατέρας ἡμῶν, 1 According to Paul, what did **God** do for **Israel**?
13:17 r2jj basic,observe καὶ τὸν λαὸν ὕψωσεν ἐν τῇ παροικίᾳ ἐν γῇ Αἰγύπτου 1 What did **God** do for **Israel** **during their stay in Egypt**?
13:17 u3er basic,observe καὶ μετὰ βραχίονος ὑψηλοῦ, ἐξήγαγεν αὐτοὺς ἐξ αὐτῆς 1 How did **God** lead **Israel** out of **Egypt**?
13:17 j8wj basic,interpret μετὰ βραχίονος ὑψηλοῦ 1 What does Paul mean when he speaks of God leading Israel out of Egypt **with an uplifted arm**?
13:18 le9a basic,observe καί ὡς τεσσερακονταετῆ χρόνον ἐτροποφόρησεν αὐτοὺς ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, 1 How long was Israel **in the wilderness**?
13:18 g6va basic,interpret ἐτροποφόρησεν αὐτοὺς 1 What does Paul mean when he says that God **endured their conduct** in the wilderness?
13:19 kwc5 basic,observe καὶ καθελὼν ἔθνη ἑπτὰ ἐν γῇ Χανάαν 1 How many **nations** did God vanquish for Israel **in Canaan**?
13:19 clu2 basic,observe κατεκληρονόμησεν τὴν γῆν αὐτῶν 1 What term does Paul here use to refer to God’s gift of **the land** of **Canaan** to Israel?
13:20 l396 basic,observe ὡς ἔτεσι τετρακοσίοις καὶ πεντήκοντα. 1 How long did it take for God to make Israel a great people in Egypt and then to bring them into the land of Canaan?
13:20 jql4 basic,observe καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα, ἔδωκεν κριτὰς ἕως Σαμουὴλ προφήτου. 1 Who did **God** give to rule Israel **until the time of Samuel the prophet**?
13:21 qd9q basic,observe κἀκεῖθεν ᾐτήσαντο βασιλέα 1 During the time of Samuel, for what did the Israelites ask?
13:21 l397 basic,observe καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Θεὸς τὸν Σαοὺλ, υἱὸν Κείς, ἄνδρα ἐκ φυλῆς Βενιαμείν, ἔτη τεσσεράκοντα. 1 Who did **God** give to **the people** of Israel when they **asked for a king**?
13:21 c7hj basic,observe ἔτη τεσσεράκοντα 1 How long was **Saul son of Kish** the **king** over Israel?
13:22 lq5v basic,observe καὶ μεταστήσας αὐτὸν 1 What did God do to **Saul** after he had ruled for forty years?
13:22 enw4 basic,observe ἤγειρεν τὸν Δαυεὶδ αὐτοῖς εἰς βασιλέα 1 Who did God raise up as **king** of Israel after **Saul**?
13:22 ie4z basic,observe ᾧ καὶ εἶπεν μαρτυρήσας, εὗρον Δαυεὶδ τὸν τοῦ Ἰεσσαί, ἄνδρα κατὰ τὴν καρδίαν μου, ὃς ποιήσει πάντα τὰ θελήματά μου. 1 What did God testify about **David** when he raised him up as **king**?
13:22 lje8 basic,interpret ἄνδρα κατὰ τὴν καρδίαν μου 1 What did God mean when He referred to David as **a man after My own heart**?
13:22 l398 basic,observe ὃς ποιήσει πάντα τὰ θελήματά μου 1 According to God, what would **David** do for Him?
13:23 sp2u basic,observe τούτου ὁ Θεὸς ἀπὸ τοῦ σπέρματος κατ’ ἐπαγγελίαν, ἤγαγεν τῷ Ἰσραὴλ Σωτῆρα, Ἰησοῦν, 1 According to Paul, who has **God** **brought to Israel** from **the descendants of** David?
13:23 ba3i basic,observe Σωτῆρα, Ἰησοῦν 1 How does Paul here refer to **Jesus**?
13:24 i6mi basic,observe προκηρύξαντος Ἰωάννου πρὸ προσώπου τῆς εἰσόδου αὐτοῦ, βάπτισμα μετανοίας παντὶ τῷ λαῷ Ἰσραήλ. 1 According to Paul, what did **John** preach before **the arrival of Jesus**?
13:24 l399 basic,interpret βάπτισμα μετανοίας 1 What did Paul mean when he referred to **a baptism of repentance**?
13:25 l401 basic,interpret ὡς δὲ ἐπλήρου Ἰωάννης τὸν δρόμον 1 What did Paul mean when he referred to **John** **completing his course**?
13:25 l402 basic,observe ἔλεγεν, τί ἐμὲ ὑπονοεῖτε εἶναι? 1 What question did **John** ask the people who came to him as he **was completing his course**?
13:25 l403 basic,interpret οὐκ εἰμὶ ἐγώ 1 To whom did **John** refer when he spoke of **that One**?
13:25 g99l basic,observe ἀλλ’ ἰδοὺ, ἔρχεται μετ’ ἐμὲ 1 According to **John**, when was **that One** coming?
13:25 n4x6 basic,observe οὗ οὐκ εἰμὶ ἄξιος τὸ ὑπόδημα τῶν ποδῶν λῦσαι 1 How did **John** describe his worth in comparison to **that One** who **is coming after** John?
13:25 l404 basic,interpret οὗ οὐκ εἰμὶ ἄξιος τὸ ὑπόδημα τῶν ποδῶν λῦσαι 1 Untying **sandals** is a menial task that even a child can do. What is **John** here implying about the **One** who was coming after him?
13:26 tfz5 basic,observe ἄνδρες, ἀδελφοί, υἱοὶ γένους Ἀβραὰμ, καὶ οἱ ἐν ὑμῖν φοβούμενοι τὸν Θεόν 1 How did Paul here address his audience in the synagogue?
13:26 w9kl basic,observe ἡμῖν ὁ λόγος τῆς σωτηρίας ταύτης ἐξαπεστάλη 1 According to Paul, what **has been sent** to his Jew audience of Jews and Gentile converts to Judiasm?
13:27 l405 basic,observe οἱ γὰρ κατοικοῦντες ἐν Ἰερουσαλὴμ καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες αὐτῶν, τοῦτον ἀγνοήσαντες 1 According to Paul, who did **people of Jerusalem and their rulers** **not recognize**?
13:27 k9m5 basic,observe καὶ τὰς φωνὰς τῶν προφητῶν, τὰς κατὰ πᾶν Σάββατον ἀναγινωσκομένας, κρίναντες ἐπλήρωσαν 1 According to Paul, what did the **people of Jerusalem and their rulers** accomplish when they condemned Jesus?
13:27,15 r1qk basic,interpret τὰς φωνὰς τῶν προφητῶν, τὰς κατὰ πᾶν Σάββατον ἀναγινωσκομένας & τὴν ἀνάγνωσιν τοῦ νόμου καὶ τῶν προφητῶν 1 In what way were Paul’s words made more powerful by the fact that this synagogue had read **the Prophets**, as they did **every Sabbath**, immediately before Paul began to speak?
13:28 l406 basic,observe καὶ μηδεμίαν αἰτίαν θανάτου εὑρόντες 1 According to Paul, what grounds **for a death sentence** did the rulers find against Jesus?
13:28 l407 basic,observe ᾐτήσαντο Πειλᾶτον ἀναιρεθῆναι αὐτόν 1 What did the **people of Jerusalem and their rulers** ask **Pilate** to do to Jesus, despite having no ground for it?
13:29 ndc3 basic,observe ὡς δὲ ἐτέλεσαν πάντα τὰ περὶ αὐτοῦ γεγραμμένα 1 How does Paul here describe the things that the Jews **carried out** against Jesus?
13:29 cv1h basic,observe καθελόντες ἀπὸ τοῦ ξύλου, ἔθηκαν εἰς μνημεῖον 1 What did the Jews do to Jesus after they killed Him?
13:30 a5mz basic,observe ὁ δὲ Θεὸς ἤγειρεν αὐτὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν; 1 What did **God** do for Jesus after the Jews killed and buried Him?
13:31 n8bw basic,observe ὃς ὤφθη ἐπὶ ἡμέρας πλείους 1 For how long did people see Jesus after God raised Him from the dead?
13:31 lt8n basic,observe ὃς ὤφθη ἐπὶ ἡμέρας πλείους τοῖς συναναβᾶσιν αὐτῷ ἀπὸ τῆς Γαλιλαίας εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ, 1 Who saw Jesus after God raised Him from the dead?
13:31 k6a4 basic,observe οἵτινες νῦν εἰσιν μάρτυρες αὐτοῦ πρὸς τὸν λαόν. 1 According to Paul, what were the people who saw Jesus after He rose from the dead now doing?
13:31 ktz7 basic,interpret πρὸς τὸν λαόν 1 To whom does Paul refer when he speaks to those in the synagogue about **our people**?
13:32 xzq2 basic,observe καὶ ἡμεῖς ὑμᾶς εὐαγγελιζόμεθα 1 According to Paul, what are he and his companions now proclaiming?
13:32-33 q12t basic,observe τὴν πρὸς τοὺς πατέρας ἐπαγγελίαν γενομένην, & ὅτι ταύτην ὁ Θεὸς ἐκπεπλήρωκεν τοῖς τέκνοις ἡμῶν, ἀναστήσας Ἰησοῦν; 1 According to Paul, how has God **fulfilled** what He **promised** the fathers of the Jews?
13:32-33 b92z basic,observe τὴν πρὸς τοὺς πατέρας ἐπαγγελίαν γενομένην, & ὅτι ταύτην ὁ Θεὸς ἐκπεπλήρωκεν τοῖς τέκνοις ἡμῶν 1 To whom did God make His promise, and to whom did He fulfill that promise?
13:33 l408 basic,observe ὡς καὶ ἐν τῷ ψαλμῷ γέγραπται τῷ δευτέρῳ, Υἱός μου εἶ σύ 1 In this quotation from Psalm 2, how does the Lord address the Messiah?
13:33 l409 basic,observe ἐγὼ σήμερον γεγέννηκά σε 1 In this quotation from Psalm 2, what has the Lord become for the Messiah?
13:34 l410 basic,observe ὅτι δὲ ἀνέστησεν αὐτὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν, μηκέτι μέλλοντα ὑποστρέφειν εἰς διαφθοράν 1 According to Paul, what has God done for Jesus the Messiah?
13:34 je1f basic,observe οὕτως εἴρηκεν, ὅτι δώσω ὑμῖν τὰ ὅσια Δαυεὶδ τὰ πιστά. 1 In this quotation from Isaiah 55, what did the Lord promise to **give** to the Messiah?
13:34 s7xp basic,interpret τὰ ὅσια Δαυεὶδ τὰ πιστά 1 What did **God** mean when He spoke about **the holy and sure blessings promised to David**?
13:35 l411 basic,observe διότι καὶ ἐν ἑτέρῳ λέγει, οὐ δώσεις τὸν Ὅσιόν σου ἰδεῖν διαφθοράν. 1 In Psalm 16, what did God promise would not happen to His **Holy One**?
13:36 l6sk basic,interpret Δαυεὶδ μὲν γὰρ ἰδίᾳ γενεᾷ ὑπηρετήσας τῇ τοῦ Θεοῦ βουλῇ 1 What does Paul mean when he says that **David had served God’s purpose in his own generation**?
13:36 l412 basic,interpret ἐκοιμήθη 1 What does Paul mean when he says that **David** **fell asleep**?
13:36 xtu6 basic,observe καὶ προσετέθη πρὸς τοὺς πατέρας αὐτοῦ, καὶ εἶδεν διαφθοράν. 1 According to Paul, what happened to the **body** of **David** after he died?
13:36,35 k4es basic,interpret προσετέθη πρὸς τοὺς πατέρας αὐτοῦ, καὶ εἶδεν διαφθοράν & οὐ δώσεις τὸν Ὅσιόν σου ἰδεῖν διαφθοράν. 1 How does the fact that David’s **body** **saw decay** indicate that David was not God’s **Holy One** in verse 35?
13:37 vp8a basic,observe ὃν δὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἤγειρεν οὐκ εἶδεν διαφθοράν. 1 How is **the One whom God raised from the dead** different than David?
13:37,35 hb1t basic,observe ὃν δὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἤγειρεν οὐκ εἶδεν διαφθοράν. & οὐ δώσεις τὸν Ὅσιόν σου ἰδεῖν διαφθοράν. 1 How is **the One whom God raised from the dead** the same as God’s **Holy One** in verse 35?
13:37 xsa7 basic,interpret ὃν δὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἤγειρεν 1 Who is **the One whom God raised from the dead**?
13:38 h969 basic,observe ἄνδρες, ἀδελφοί 1 How does Paul here address his audience in the synagogue?
13:38 jb9t basic,interpret γνωστὸν οὖν ἔστω ὑμῖν 1 Here **Therefore** introduces a truth that follows from Paul’s explanation of who God’s Holy One is. Who is the **Holy One**?
13:38 l413 basic,observe ὅτι διὰ τούτου, ὑμῖν ἄφεσις ἁμαρτιῶν καταγγέλλεται, καὶ ἀπὸ πάντων ὧν οὐκ ἠδυνήθητε ἐν νόμῳ Μωϋσέως δικαιωθῆναι, 1 According to Paul, what is he proclaiming to his audience?
13:39 l414 basic,observe ἐν τούτῳ πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων δικαιοῦται. 1 According to Paul, what happens through Jesus to **everyone who believes**?
13:40 g7r7 basic,observe βλέπετε οὖν, μὴ ἐπέλθῃ τὸ εἰρημένον ἐν τοῖς προφήταις:\n 1 For what does Paul warn his audience in the synagogue to watch out?
13:41 juq1 basic,observe ἴδετε, οἱ καταφρονηταί 1 In this quotation from Habakkuk 1, how does God address the people to whom He is speaking?
13:41 ar4x basic,observe οἱ καταφρονηταί, καὶ θαυμάσατε καὶ ἀφανίσθητε 1 In this quotation, what does God tell the **scoffers** to do?
13:41 l415 basic,observe ὅτι ἔργον ἐργάζομαι ἐγὼ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ὑμῶν, ἔργον ὃ οὐ μὴ πιστεύσητε, ἐάν τις ἐκδιηγῆται ὑμῖν. 1 In this quotation, what does God say that He is **doing** in their days?
13:41 bm51 basic,interpret ἔργον ὃ οὐ μὴ πιστεύσητε, ἐάν τις ἐκδιηγῆται ὑμῖν 1 How does the reaction of the audience to God’s **work** explain why He addresses them as **scoffers**?
13:42 e5rw basic,observe ἐξιόντων δὲ, αὐτῶν παρεκάλουν εἰς τὸ μεταξὺ Σάββατον, λαληθῆναι αὐτοῖς τὰ ῥήματα ταῦτα. 1 What did **the people** urge **Paul and Barnabas** to do as they **were leaving the synagogue**?
13:43 k4u4 basic,observe λυθείσης δὲ τῆς συναγωγῆς, ἠκολούθησαν πολλοὶ τῶν Ἰουδαίων καὶ τῶν σεβομένων προσηλύτων τῷ Παύλῳ καὶ τῷ Βαρναβᾷ 1 Who **followed Paul and Barnabas** after **the synagogue was dismissed**?
13:43 i8jk basic,interpret τῷ Παύλῳ καὶ τῷ Βαρναβᾷ 1 For the first time, Luke writes about **Paul and Barnabas** instead of “Barnabas and Saul.” Why do you think Luke appears to now present **Paul** as the primary member of the team?
13:43 y3ue basic,observe οἵτινες προσλαλοῦντες αὐτοῖς, ἔπειθον αὐτοὺς προσμένειν τῇ χάριτι τοῦ Θεοῦ 1 What did *Paul and Barnabas** say to those who followed them from the synagogue?
13:43 uut6 basic,interpret ἔπειθον αὐτοὺς προσμένειν τῇ χάριτι τοῦ Θεοῦ 1 What does Luke here mean when he speaks of continuing **in the grace of God**?
13:44 b384 basic,observe τῷ δὲ ἐρχομένῳ Σαββάτῳ, σχεδὸν πᾶσα ἡ πόλις συνήχθη ἀκοῦσαι τὸν λόγον τοῦ Κυρίου. 1 Who **gathered to hear the word of the Lord** on **the following Sabbath**?
13:45 xhv7 basic,observe ἰδόντες δὲ οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι τοὺς ὄχλους, ἐπλήσθησαν ζήλου 1 How did **the Jews** feel when they **saw the crowds**?
13:45 m2hb basic,observe καὶ ἀντέλεγον τοῖς ὑπὸ Παύλου λαλουμένοις βλασφημοῦντες 1 Because of their **jealousy**, how did **the Jews** react to **what Paul was saying**?
13:45 l62d basic,interpret ἀντέλεγον & βλασφημοῦντες 1 What does Luke mean when he says that the Jews **blasphemously contradicted** Paul?
13:46 l416 basic,observe παρρησιασάμενοί τε, ὁ Παῦλος καὶ ὁ Βαρναβᾶς εἶπαν, ὑμῖν ἦν ἀναγκαῖον πρῶτον λαληθῆναι τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ; 1 According to **Paul and Barnabas** to whom was it **necessary** for them **to speak the word of God** **first**?
13:46,45 pbi7 basic,interpret ὑμῖν ἦν ἀναγκαῖον πρῶτον λαληθῆναι τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ & οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι τοὺς ὄχλους & βλασφημοῦντες 1 In the context of verse 45, to whom in the crowd did **Paul and Barnabas** refer when they said, **“to you first”**?
13:46 i51s basic,observe ἐπειδὴ ἀπωθεῖσθε αὐτὸν, καὶ οὐκ ἀξίους κρίνετε ἑαυτοὺς τῆς αἰωνίου ζωῆς 1 According to **Paul and Barnabas**, how did the Jews respond to **the word of God** and the offer of **eternal life**?
13:46 n86n basic,observe ἐπειδὴ ἀπωθεῖσθε αὐτὸν, καὶ οὐκ ἀξίους κρίνετε ἑαυτοὺς τῆς αἰωνίου ζωῆς, ἰδοὺ, στρεφόμεθα εἰς τὰ ἔθνη 1 Here **since** introduces the reason why **Paul and Barnabas** will **now turn to the Gentiles**. What is that reason?
13:46 l417 basic,interpret ἰδοὺ, στρεφόμεθα εἰς τὰ ἔθνη 1 What do **Paul and Barnabas** mean when they say that they will **turn to the Gentiles**?
13:47 n5ca basic,interpret οὕτως γὰρ ἐντέταλται ἡμῖν ὁ Κύριος 1 Here **For** introduces another reason why Paul and Barnabas will turn to the Gentiles. What is that reason?
13:47 iv9q basic,interpret οὕτως γὰρ ἐντέταλται ἡμῖν ὁ Κύριος, τέθεικά σε εἰς φῶς ἐθνῶν, τοῦ εἶναί σε εἰς σωτηρίαν ἕως ἐσχάτου τῆς γῆς. 1 Why do Paul and Barnabas here state that this quotation from Isaiah 49 was what **the Lord has commanded** them?
13:47 l418 basic,interpret τέθεικά σε εἰς φῶς ἐθνῶν, τοῦ εἶναί σε εἰς σωτηρίαν ἕως ἐσχάτου τῆς γῆς. 1 The two lines in this quotation from Isaiah 49 are parallel—having the same meaning. What, therefore, does **I have made you a light for the Gentiles** mean?
13:47 l419 basic,interpret ἕως ἐσχάτου τῆς γῆς 1 What does **the ends of the earth** here mean?
13:48 l420 basic,observe ἀκούοντα δὲ τὰ ἔθνη, ἔχαιρον καὶ ἐδόξαζον τὸν λόγον τοῦ Κυρίου 1 How did **the Gentiles** react when they heard that Paul and Barnabas would not turn to them?
13:48 l421 basic,observe καὶ ἐπίστευσαν ὅσοι ἦσαν τεταγμένοι εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον 1 According to Luke, which of **the Gentiles** **believed**?
13:48 bq9f basic,interpret ἐπίστευσαν ὅσοι ἦσαν τεταγμένοι εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον 1 What does it mean to be **appointed for eternal life**, and who **appointed** them?
13:49 l422 basic,observe διεφέρετο δὲ ὁ λόγος τοῦ Κυρίου δι’ ὅλης τῆς χώρας. 1 What happened to **the word of the Lord** as a result of the ministry of Paul and Barnabas to the Gentiles?
13:50 ihh9 basic,observe οἱ δὲ Ἰουδαῖοι παρώτρυναν τὰς σεβομένας γυναῖκας τὰς εὐσχήμονας, καὶ τοὺς πρώτους τῆς πόλεως, 1 How did the **Jews** react to Paul and Barnabas preaching to the Gentiles?
13:50 l423 basic,interpret τὰς σεβομένας γυναῖκας τὰς εὐσχήμονας, καὶ τοὺς πρώτους τῆς πόλεως 1 Who did the **Jews** incite against Paul and Barnabas? Why do you think they chose these groups?
13:50 dw3m basic,observe καὶ ἐπήγειραν διωγμὸν ἐπὶ τὸν Παῦλον καὶ Βαρναβᾶν, καὶ ἐξέβαλον αὐτοὺς ἀπὸ τῶν ὁρίων αὐτῶν. 1 With the support to powerful people, what were the **Jews** able to do to **Paul and Barnabas**?
13:51 wr4t basic,observe οἱ δὲ, ἐκτιναξάμενοι τὸν κονιορτὸν τῶν ποδῶν ἐπ’ αὐτοὺς 1 How did Paul and Barnabas respond to the people who persecuted them in Pisidian Antioch?
13:51 l424 basic,interpret οἱ & ἐκτιναξάμενοι τὸν κονιορτὸν τῶν ποδῶν ἐπ’ αὐτοὺς 1 What does Luke mean when he says that they **shook the dust off their feet in protest against them**?
13:51 un5d basic,observe ἦλθον εἰς Ἰκόνιον 1 Where did Paul and Barnabas go when they left Pisidian Antioch?
13:52 l425 basic,observe οἵ δὲ μαθηταὶ ἐπληροῦντο χαρᾶς καὶ Πνεύματος Ἁγίου. 1 What happened to the new **disciples** that Paul and Barnabas left in Pisidian Antioch?
14:1 b97u basic,observe ἐγένετο δὲ, ἐν Ἰκονίῳ κατὰ τὸ αὐτὸ εἰσελθεῖν αὐτοὺς εἰς τὴν συναγωγὴν τῶν Ἰουδαίων 1 Where did **Paul and Barnabas** go when they reached **Iconium**?
14:1 edk3 basic,interpret κατὰ τὸ αὐτὸ εἰσελθεῖν αὐτοὺς εἰς τὴν συναγωγὴν τῶν Ἰουδαίων 1 What does Luke mean when he says that Paul and Barnabas went **as usual** into the Jewish synagogue?
14:1 l426 basic,observe καὶ λαλῆσαι οὕτως ὥστε πιστεῦσαι Ἰουδαίων τε καὶ Ἑλλήνων πολὺ πλῆθος 1 What was the result when **Paul and Barnabas** spoke in the **synagogue**?
14:2 l427 basic,observe οἱ δὲ ἀπειθήσαντες Ἰουδαῖοι ἐπήγειραν καὶ ἐκάκωσαν τὰς ψυχὰς τῶν ἐθνῶν κατὰ τῶν ἀδελφῶν. 1 Who then **stirred up the Gentiles**?
14:2 l428 basic,interpret καὶ ἐκάκωσαν τὰς ψυχὰς 1 What does Luke mean when he says that the unbelieving Jews **poisoned** the **minds** of the Gentiles?
14:2 w1pk basic,observe κατὰ τῶν ἀδελφῶν 1 Against whom did the **unbelieving Jews** stir up **the Gentiles**?
14:2 btk8 basic,interpret τῶν ἀδελφῶν 1 To whom does Luke here refer as **the brothers**?
14:3 vh2v basic,observe ἱκανὸν μὲν οὖν χρόνον διέτριψαν, παρρησιαζόμενοι ἐπὶ τῷ Κυρίῳ 1 What did **Paul and Barnabas** do in Iconium as a result of this hostile situation?\n
14:3 sf8z basic,observe τῷ Κυρίῳ, τῷ μαρτυροῦντι τῷ λόγῳ τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ, διδόντι σημεῖα καὶ τέρατα γίνεσθαι διὰ τῶν χειρῶν αὐτῶν. 1 How did **the Lord** affirm **the message of His grace**?
14:3 mdb5 basic,interpret τῷ μαρτυροῦντι τῷ λόγῳ τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ, διδόντι σημεῖα καὶ τέρατα γίνεσθαι διὰ τῶν χειρῶν αὐτῶν 1 Why would enabling **Paul and Barnabas** to **perform signs and wonders** affirm their **message** to the people in Iconium?
14:4 l429 basic,observe ἐσχίσθη δὲ τὸ πλῆθος τῆς πόλεως; καὶ οἱ μὲν ἦσαν σὺν τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις, οἱ δὲ σὺν τοῖς ἀποστόλοις. 1 What was the result of the preaching of Paul and Barnabas in Iconium, and the signs and wonders that affirmed it?
14:4 l430 basic,observe τοῖς ἀποστόλοις 1 What title does Luke here use to refer to Paul and Barnabas?
14:5 uki7 basic,observe ὡς δὲ ἐγένετο ὁρμὴ τῶν ἐθνῶν τε καὶ Ἰουδαίων σὺν τοῖς ἄρχουσιν αὐτῶν, ὑβρίσαι καὶ λιθοβολῆσαι αὐτούς 1 What did **the Gentiles and Jews, together with their rulers** plan to do to Paul and Barnabas?
14:6 l432 basic,observe συνιδόντες, κατέφυγον εἰς τὰς πόλεις τῆς Λυκαονίας, Λύστραν, καὶ Δέρβην, καὶ τὴν περίχωρον 1 What did Paul and Barnabas do when they **found out about** the plot to mistreat and stone them?
14:7 l431 basic,observe κἀκεῖ εὐαγγελιζόμενοι ἦσαν 1 What did Paul and Barnabas continue to do in the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding region?
14:8 l433 basic,observe καί τις ἀνὴρ, ἀδύνατος ἐν Λύστροις τοῖς ποσὶν, ἐκάθητο χωλὸς ἐκ κοιλίας μητρὸς αὐτοῦ, ὃς οὐδέποτε περιεπάτησεν. 1 What problem did **a man** in **Lystra** have?
14:9 uhe4 basic,observe οὗτος ἤκουσεν τοῦ Παύλου λαλοῦντος 1 What was the lame man doing when **Paul**noticed him?
14:9 t1yy basic,observe ὃς ἀτενίσας αὐτῷ καὶ ἰδὼν ὅτι ἔχει πίστιν τοῦ σωθῆναι 1 When **Paul** **looked intently at** the lame man, what did he see?
14:9 v1c3 basic,interpret ἔχει πίστιν τοῦ σωθῆναι 1 What does Luke mean when he says that the lame man **had faith to be healed**?
14:10 d8c3 basic,observe εἶπεν μεγάλῃ φωνῇ, ἀνάστηθι ἐπὶ τοὺς πόδας σου ὀρθός! 1 In **a loud voice** what did **Paul** tell the lame man to do?
14:10 wjv3 basic,observe καὶ ἥλατο καὶ περιεπάτει. 1 How did **the man**respond to Paul’s command?
14:11 f2wp basic,observe οἵ τε ὄχλοι ἰδόντες ὃ ἐποίησεν Παῦλος, ἐπῆραν τὴν φωνὴν αὐτῶν Λυκαονιστὶ λέγοντες, οἱ θεοὶ ὁμοιωθέντες ἀνθρώποις, κατέβησαν πρὸς ἡμᾶς. 1 What did **the crowds** say when they saw **what Paul had done**?
14:11 l434 basic,observe ἐπῆραν τὴν φωνὴν αὐτῶν Λυκαονιστὶ 1 According to Luke, what **language** did the people in Lystra speak?
14:11 f17p basic,interpret οἱ θεοὶ ὁμοιωθέντες ἀνθρώποις, κατέβησαν πρὸς ἡμᾶς. 1 Why did the people of Lystra think that the **gods** had **come down** to them **in human form**?
14:12 p9zp basic,observe ἐκάλουν τε τὸν Βαρναβᾶν, Δία, τὸν δὲ Παῦλον, Ἑρμῆν 1 Which gods did the people of Lystra think that **Barnabas** and **Paul** were?
14:12 l435 basic,observe τὸν δὲ Παῦλον, Ἑρμῆν, ἐπειδὴ αὐτὸς ἦν ὁ ἡγούμενος τοῦ λόγου 1 Why did the people of Lystra think that **Paul** was **Hermes**?
14:12 hjh5 basic,Interpret αὐτὸς ἦν ὁ ἡγούμενος τοῦ λόγου 1 How does the fact that **Paul** here was **the chief speaker** explain why Luke has normally begun to list **Paul** before **Barnabas** in his narrative?
14:13 ji6p basic,observe ὅ τε ἱερεὺς τοῦ Διὸς, τοῦ ὄντος πρὸ τῆς πόλεως, 1 Where was the **temple** of **Zeus** in the city of Lystra?
14:13 xhw7 basic,observe ὅ τε ἱερεὺς τοῦ Διὸς, τοῦ ὄντος πρὸ τῆς πόλεως, ταύρους καὶ στέμματα ἐπὶ τοὺς πυλῶνας ἐνέγκας 1 What did the **priest of Zeus** bring **to the city gates**?
14:13 we6n basic,observe σὺν τοῖς ὄχλοις ἤθελεν θύειν 1 Why did the **priest of Zeus** bring **bulls and wreaths to the city gates**?
14:14 ip59 basic,observe οἱ ἀπόστολοι Βαρναβᾶς καὶ Παῦλος 1 What title does Luke here use to refer to **Barnabas and Paul**?
14:14 n4ex basic,observe ἀκούσαντες δὲ οἱ ἀπόστολοι Βαρναβᾶς καὶ Παῦλος, διαρρήξαντες τὰ ἱμάτια ἑαυτῶν, ἐξεπήδησαν εἰς τὸν ὄχλον, κράζοντες 1 How did **the apostles Barnabas and Paul** react when the people of Lystra tried to sacrifice to them?
14:15 fak9 basic,interpret καὶ λέγοντες, ἄνδρες, τί ταῦτα ποιεῖτε? 1 Here Barnabas and Saul use a rhetorical question to rebuke the crowd. What is the implied answer to the question?
14:15 m21e basic,observe καὶ ἡμεῖς ὁμοιοπαθεῖς ἐσμεν ὑμῖν ἄνθρωποι 1 How did Barnabas and Saul respond to the idea that they were gods in human form?
14:15 lv2b basic,observe εὐαγγελιζόμενοι ὑμᾶς ἀπὸ τούτων τῶν ματαίων ἐπιστρέφειν ἐπὶ Θεὸν ζῶντα 1 According to Barnabas and Paul, what are they encouraging the people of Lystra to do?
14:15 l436 basic,interpret τούτων τῶν ματαίων 1 What did Barnabas and Paul mean when they here referred to **these worthless things**?
14:15 ptt1 basic,observe Θεὸν ζῶντα, ὃς ἐποίησεν τὸν οὐρανὸν, καὶ τὴν γῆν, καὶ τὴν θάλασσαν, καὶ πάντα τὰ ἐν αὐτοῖς 1 How do Barnabas and Paul here describe the true God?
14:16 l437 basic,observe ὃς, ἐν ταῖς παρῳχημέναις γενεαῖς, εἴασεν πάντα τὰ ἔθνη πορεύεσθαι ταῖς ὁδοῖς αὐτῶν. 1 According to Barnabas and Paul, how had God dealt with **all nations** in **past generations**?
14:16 l438 basic,interpret πορεύεσθαι ταῖς ὁδοῖς αὐτῶν 1 What did Barnabas and Paul mean when they said that in past generations, God had let all nations **go their own way**?
14:17 l439 basic,observe καίτοι οὐκ ἀμάρτυρον αὑτὸν ἀφῆκεν, ἀγαθουργῶν 1 To which of His attributes has God **not left Himself without testimony**?
14:17 j3yj basic,observe ἀγαθουργῶν οὐρανόθεν ὑμῖν ὑετοὺς διδοὺς καὶ καιροὺς καρποφόρους, ἐμπιπλῶν τροφῆς καὶ εὐφροσύνης τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν. 1 According to Barnabas and Paul, what does God do as a **testimony to His goodness**?
14:17 bxz4 basic,interpret ἐμπιπλῶν τροφῆς καὶ εὐφροσύνης τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν 1 What do Barnabas and Paul mean when they refer to God **filling your hearts with food and gladness**?
14:18 bey5 basic,observe καὶ ταῦτα λέγοντες, μόλις κατέπαυσαν τοὺς ὄχλους τοῦ μὴ θύειν αὐτοῖς. 1 What effect did the **words** of **Paul and Barnabas** have on **the crowds**?
14:19 l440 basic,observe ἐπῆλθαν δὲ ἀπὸ Ἀντιοχείας καὶ Ἰκονίου Ἰουδαῖοι 1 Who then **arrived** in Lystra?
14:19 p31w basic,observe καὶ πείσαντες τοὺς ὄχλους 1 What did the **Jews** **from Antioch and Iconium** do to **the crowds** in Lystra?
14:19 qcn1 basic,observe καὶ λιθάσαντες τὸν Παῦλον, ἔσυρον ἔξω τῆς πόλεως, νομίζοντες αὐτὸν τεθνηκέναι. 1 What did the **Jews** **from Antioch and Iconium** do to **Paul** after they **won over the crowds**?
14:19 l441 basic,interpret νομίζοντες αὐτὸν τεθνηκέναι 1 What would cause these **Jews** to presume that **Paul** **was dead**?
14:20 b3vt basic,observe κυκλωσάντων δὲ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτὸν, ἀναστὰς εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὴν πόλιν. 1 What did Paul do **after the disciples had gathered around him**?
14:20 q8w5 basic,interpret ἀναστὰς εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὴν πόλιν 1 How do you think that it was possible that Paul, who appeared to be dead, was able to get up and go **back into the city**?
14:20 l442 basic,observe καὶ τῇ ἐπαύριον ἐξῆλθεν σὺν τῷ Βαρναβᾷ εἰς Δέρβην. 1 What did Paul and **Barnabas** do **the next day**?
14:20 l443 basic,interpret καὶ τῇ ἐπαύριον ἐξῆλθεν σὺν τῷ Βαρναβᾷ εἰς Δέρβην. 1 Do you find it surprising that Paul, after having been stoned so thoroughly that the Jews thought he was dead, was able to walk to another city **the next day**?
14:21 na38 basic,observe εὐαγγελισάμενοί τε τὴν πόλιν ἐκείνην, καὶ μαθητεύσαντες ἱκανοὺς 1 According to Luke, what did Paul and Barnabas do in Derbe?
14:21 gz5x basic,observe ὑπέστρεψαν εἰς τὴν Λύστραν, καὶ εἰς Ἰκόνιον, καὶ Ἀντιόχειαν, 1 Where did Paul and Barnabas go when they left Derbe?
14:21,19,5 ja6x basic,interpret ὑπέστρεψαν εἰς τὴν Λύστραν, καὶ εἰς Ἰκόνιον, καὶ Ἀντιόχειαν & λιθάσαντες τὸν Παῦλον & ὑβρίσαι καὶ λιθοβολῆσαι αὐτούς 1 Are you surprised that they so quickly **returned to Lystra**, where Paul had been stoned, and to **Iconium**, where the Jews had tried to stone them both?
14:22 l444 basic,observe ἐπιστηρίζοντες τὰς ψυχὰς τῶν μαθητῶν, παρακαλοῦντες ἐμμένειν τῇ πίστει, 1 What did Paul and Barnabas do in each of these cities as they passed through?
14:22 l445 basic,observe καὶ ὅτι διὰ πολλῶν θλίψεων, δεῖ ἡμᾶς εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν Βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ. 1 What did Paul and Barnabas tell **the disciples** in each city?
14:22 l446 basic,interpret διὰ πολλῶν θλίψεων, δεῖ ἡμᾶς εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν Βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ 1 Why were Paul and Barnabas especially qualified to speak to **the disciples** about the **many hardships to enter the kingdom of God**?
14:23 ju71 basic,observe χειροτονήσαντες δὲ αὐτοῖς κατ’ ἐκκλησίαν πρεσβυτέρους 1 Who did **Paul and Barnabas** appoint **in each church**?
14:23 l447 basic,observe παρέθεντο αὐτοὺς τῷ Κυρίῳ εἰς ὃν πεπιστεύκεισαν 1 To whom did **Paul and Barnabas** entrust the believers in each city as they left them?
14:23 w3tq basic,observe προσευξάμενοι μετὰ νηστειῶν, παρέθεντο αὐτοὺς τῷ Κυρίῳ 1 How did **Paul and Barnabas** prepare to entrust the believers **to the Lord**?
14:24 x9lp basic,observe καὶ διελθόντες τὴν Πισιδίαν, ἦλθον εἰς τὴν Παμφυλίαν, 1 Where did Paul and Barnabas travel next?
14:25 j89t basic,observe καὶ λαλήσαντες ἐν Πέργῃ τὸν λόγον 1 What did Paul and Barnabas do when they came to the city of **Perga** in Pamphylia?
14:25 xtf3 basic,observe κατέβησαν εἰς Ἀττάλιαν 1 To what city in Pamphylia did Paul and Barnabas go after **Perga**?
14:26 kv18 basic,observe κἀκεῖθεν ἀπέπλευσαν εἰς Ἀντιόχειαν 1 Where did Paul and Barnabas sail when they left the coastal city of **Attalia**?
14:26 l448 basic,observe Ἀντιόχειαν, ὅθεν ἦσαν παραδεδομένοι τῇ χάριτι τοῦ Θεοῦ, εἰς τὸ ἔργον ὃ ἐπλήρωσαν 1 What had happened to Paul and Barnabas previously in **Antioch**?
14:26 ai7m basic,interpret ἦσαν παραδεδομένοι τῇ χάριτι τοῦ Θεοῦ 1 What does Luke mean when he says that Paul and Barnabas **had been commended to the grace of God** in Antioch?
14:27 l449 basic,observe παραγενόμενοι δὲ καὶ συναγαγόντες τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, ἀνήγγελλον ὅσα ἐποίησεν ὁ Θεὸς μετ’ αὐτῶν, καὶ ὅτι ἤνοιξεν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν θύραν πίστεως. 1 What did Paul and Barnabas do when **they arrived** in Antioch?
14:27 jbh5 basic,interpret ἤνοιξεν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν θύραν πίστεως 1 What does Luke mean when he says that God **had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles**?
14:27 l450 basic,interpret ἤνοιξεν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν θύραν πίστεως 1 When Paul and Barnabas arrived in a city, they normally went to the Jewish synagogue first. What happened on their journey that changed the focus to opening **the door of faith to the Gentiles**?
14:28 l451 basic,observe διέτριβον δὲ χρόνον οὐκ ὀλίγον σὺν τοῖς μαθηταῖς. 1 How long did Paul and Barnabas remain in Antioch **with the disciples**?
15:1 ue8c basic,observe καί τινες κατελθόντες ἀπὸ τῆς Ἰουδαίας, ἐδίδασκον τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς 1 From where did the **men** come who **were teaching the brothers** in Antioch?
15:1 s25w basic,observe ἐδίδασκον τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς, ὅτι ἐὰν μὴ περιτμηθῆτε τῷ ἔθει τῷ Μωϋσέως, οὐ δύνασθε σωθῆναι. 1 What were these **men** **teaching the brothers**?
15:1 l452 basic,interpret περιτμηθῆτε τῷ ἔθει τῷ Μωϋσέως 1 What did these men mean when they required that the Gentile believers be **circumcised according to the custom of Moses**?
15:2 abce basic,observe γενομένης δὲ στάσεως καὶ ζητήσεως οὐκ ὀλίγης τῷ Παύλῳ καὶ τῷ Βαρναβᾷ πρὸς αὐτοὺς 1 How did **Paul and Barnabas** respond to the message of **these men**?
15:2 zl3v basic,observe ἔταξαν ἀναβαίνειν Παῦλον, καὶ Βαρναβᾶν, καί τινας ἄλλους ἐξ αὐτῶν, πρὸς τοὺς ἀποστόλους καὶ πρεσβυτέρους εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ περὶ τοῦ ζητήματος τούτου 1 What did the church at Antioch appoint **Paul and Barnabas** to do about this dispute?
15:2 c9nh basic,observe ἔταξαν & Παῦλον, καὶ Βαρναβᾶν, καί τινας ἄλλους ἐξ αὐτῶν 1 Who did the church at Antioch send with **Paul and Barnabas** to **Jerusalem**?
15:2 l453 basic,interpret πρὸς τοὺς ἀποστόλους καὶ πρεσβυτέρους εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ περὶ τοῦ ζητήματος τούτου 1 Why would the church at Antioch send to **the apostles and elders** in **Jerusalem** **about this question**?
15:3 l454 basic,observe οἱ μὲν οὖν προπεμφθέντες ὑπὸ τῆς ἐκκλησίας, διήρχοντο τήν τε Φοινίκην καὶ Σαμάρειαν, ἐκδιηγούμενοι τὴν ἐπιστροφὴν τῶν ἐθνῶν 1 What did Paul and Barnabas recount as **they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria**?
15:3 yd57 basic,observe καὶ ἐποίουν χαρὰν μεγάλην πᾶσι τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς 1 How **all the brothers** in **Phoenicia and Samaria** react to the testimony of Paul and Barnabas?
15:4 l455 basic,observe παραγενόμενοι δὲ εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα, παρεδέχθησαν ὑπὸ τῆς ἐκκλησίας, καὶ τῶν ἀποστόλων, καὶ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων 1 How did **the church and apostles and elders** **in Jerusalem** receive the representatives from the church in Antioch?
15:4 l456 basic,observe ἀνήγγειλάν τε ὅσα ὁ Θεὸς ἐποίησεν μετ’ αὐτῶν 1 What did Paul and Barnabas tell **the church and apostles and elders** **in Jerusalem**?
15:5 l457 basic,observe ἐξανέστησαν δέ τινες τῶν ἀπὸ τῆς αἱρέσεως τῶν Φαρισαίων πεπιστευκότες λέγοντες 1 Who **stood up** and challenged the report of Paul and Barnabas?
15:5 avi8 basic,interpret τινες τῶν ἀπὸ τῆς αἱρέσεως τῶν Φαρισαίων πεπιστευκότες 1 What does Luke mean when he refers to **some believers from the party of the Pharisees**?
15:5 ymb1 basic,interpret τινες τῶν ἀπὸ τῆς αἱρέσεως τῶν Φαρισαίων πεπιστευκότες 1 Paul was of **the party of the Pharisees** before he was saved. Why do you think he held a very different view than these **believers from the party of the Pharisees** during this dispute?
15:5 epa2 basic,observe λέγοντες, ὅτι δεῖ περιτέμνειν αὐτοὺς, παραγγέλλειν τε τηρεῖν τὸν νόμον Μωϋσέως. 1 What did these **believers from the party of the Pharisees** say that the **Gentiles** believers must do?
15:5 kq2v basic,observe παραγγέλλειν τε τηρεῖν τὸν νόμον Μωϋσέως 1 What did these believing **Pharisees** mean when they said that **the Gentiles** must **obey the law of Moses**?
15:6 l458 basic,observe συνήχθησάν δὲ οἱ ἀπόστολοι καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι, ἰδεῖν περὶ τοῦ λόγου τούτου. 1 How did **the apostles and elders** respond to this dispute?
15:7 kw2y basic,interpret πολλῆς δὲ ζητήσεως γενομένης 1 What do you think Luke here means when he says that there was **much discussion** among the apostles and elders about this?
15:7 l7pu basic,observe ἀναστὰς Πέτρος εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς 1 Who eventually addressed church after **much discussion** by the apostles and elders?
15:7 h9uq basic,observe ἄνδρες, ἀδελφοί, ὑμεῖς ἐπίστασθε ὅτι ἀφ’ ἡμερῶν ἀρχαίων ἐν ὑμῖν, ἐξελέξατο ὁ Θεὸς διὰ τοῦ στόματός μου, ἀκοῦσαι τὰ ἔθνη τὸν λόγον τοῦ εὐαγγελίου καὶ πιστεῦσαι. 1 According to **Peter**, what **choice** had **God made** **in the early days** of the church?
15:7 l459 basic,interpret διὰ τοῦ στόματός μου, ἀκοῦσαι τὰ ἔθνη τὸν λόγον τοῦ εὐαγγελίου καὶ πιστεῦσαι 1 To what event is **Peter** here referring? And how did the church know about it?
15:8 l460 basic,observe καὶ ὁ καρδιογνώστης Θεὸς 1 According to Peter what does **God** know?
15:8 zb4a basic,observe ὁ καρδιογνώστης Θεὸς ἐμαρτύρησεν αὐτοῖ 1 According to Peter what did **God** show to the Gentiles?
15:8 vwe6 basic,observe αὐτοῖς, δοὺς τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον 1 When Peter preached to the Gentiles, what did **God** give to them as a sign of **His approval**?
15:8 c3wm basic,interpret καθὼς καὶ ἡμῖν 1 Here **just as** introduces the comparison to what **God** had given to the Jewish believers. In what way did the gift compare?
15:9 l461 basic,observe καὶ οὐδὲν διέκρινεν μεταξὺ ἡμῶν τε καὶ αὐτῶν 1 According to Peter, what **distinction** did God make between the Jewish and Gentile believers?
15:9 u6am basic,observe τῇ πίστει καθαρίσας τὰς καρδίας αὐτῶν 1 According to Peter, why were there **no distinction** between the Jewish and Gentile believers?
15:9 zmu9 basic,observe τῇ πίστει καθαρίσας τὰς καρδίας αὐτῶν 1 According to Peter, what was the means by which God **cleansed** the **hearts** of the Gentiles?
15:10 cwn4 basic,observe νῦν οὖν τί πειράζετε τὸν Θεόν 1 According to Peter, what are the believer from the party of the Pharisees doing to **God**?
15:10 vua6 basic,observe ἐπιθεῖναι ζυγὸν ἐπὶ τὸν τράχηλον τῶν μαθητῶν 1 What image does Peter here use to describe the requirement that the Gentile believers be circumcised and keep the law of Moses?
15:10 vxl7 basic,interpret ἐπιθεῖναι ζυγὸν ἐπὶ τὸν τράχηλον τῶν μαθητῶν 1 In what way is the law of Moses like **a yoke** **on the necks of the disciples**?
15:10 l462 basic,observe ὃν οὔτε οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν οὔτε ἡμεῖς ἰσχύσαμεν βαστάσαι 1 According to Peter, how have the Jews responded to the **yoke** of the law of Moses?
15:10 v4m9 basic,interpret ὃν οὔτε οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν οὔτε ἡμεῖς ἰσχύσαμεν βαστάσαι 1 What did Peter mean when he said that neither the Jews nor their fathers **have been able to bear** the law of Moses?
15:11 uja4 basic,observe ἀλλὰ διὰ τῆς χάριτος τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ, πιστεύομεν σωθῆναι 1 According to Peter, by what means have the Jews been saved?
15:11 l463 basic,observe καθ’ ὃν τρόπον κἀκεῖνοι 1 According to Peter, by what means have the Gentiles been saved?
15:12 l464 basic,observe ἐσίγησεν δὲ πᾶν τὸ πλῆθος, καὶ ἤκουον Βαρναβᾶ καὶ Παύλου 1 How did the **whole assembly** react to the words of Peter, **Barnabas and Paul**?
15:12 ch7m basic,observe Βαρναβᾶ καὶ Παύλου ἐξηγουμένων ὅσα ἐποίησεν ὁ Θεὸς, σημεῖα καὶ τέρατα ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν δι’ αὐτῶν 1 What did **Barnabas and Paul** describe to the church?
15:12 m58z basic,observe ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν 1 According to **Barnabas and Paul**, among whom had **God** done **signs and wonders**?
15:13 l465 basic,observe μετὰ δὲ τὸ σιγῆσαι αὐτοὺς, ἀπεκρίθη Ἰάκωβος λέγων 1 Who **declared** a decision after Peter, Paul, and Barnabas **had finished speaking**?
15:13 deu3 basic,observe ἄνδρες, ἀδελφοί, ἀκούσατέ μου 1 How did **James** here address the assembly?
15:14 id9v basic,observe Συμεὼν ἐξηγήσατο καθὼς πρῶτον ὁ Θεὸς ἐπεσκέψατο, λαβεῖν ἐξ ἐθνῶν λαὸν τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ. 1 According to James, what had **Simon** testified that **God** had done among **the Gentiles**?
15:14 n6ez basic,interpret λαβεῖν ἐξ ἐθνῶν λαὸν τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ 1 What did **Simon**mean when he said that **God** had taken from **the Gentiles** **a people to be His own**?
15:15 l466 basic,observe καὶ τούτῳ συμφωνοῦσιν οἱ λόγοι τῶν προφητῶν καθὼς γέγραπται, 1 According to James, what agreed with Peter’s testimony?
15:16 ej1b basic,observe μετὰ ταῦτα ἀναστρέψω καὶ ἀνοικοδομήσω τὴν σκηνὴν Δαυεὶδ τὴν πεπτωκυῖαν 1 According to this quotation from Amos 9, what will God **rebuild** when He returns?
15:16 gl9g basic,interpret τὴν σκηνὴν Δαυεὶδ τὴν πεπτωκυῖαν 1 What does God mean when He refers to **the fallen tent of David**?
15:16 l467 basic,observe καὶ τὰ κατεστραμμένα αὐτῆς, ἀνοικοδομήσω καὶ ἀνορθώσω αὐτήν, 1 What will God do to the **ruins** of **the fallen tent of David**?
15:17 qal2 basic,observe ὅπως ἂν ἐκζητήσωσιν οἱ κατάλοιποι τῶν ἀνθρώπων τὸν Κύριον, καὶ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, ἐφ’ οὓς ἐπικέκληται τὸ ὄνομά μου ἐπ’ αὐτούς, 1 Here **so that** introduces the purpose for which God will rebuild the fallen tent of David and restore its ruins. What is that purpose?
15:17 i4v1 basic,observe ὅπως ἂν ἐκζητήσωσιν οἱ κατάλοιποι τῶν ἀνθρώπων τὸν Κύριον, καὶ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, ἐφ’ οὓς ἐπικέκληται τὸ ὄνομά μου ἐπ’ αὐτούς 1 According to this quotation from Amos 9, who will **seek the Lord**?
15:17 tt9v basic,interpret πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, ἐφ’ οὓς ἐπικέκληται τὸ ὄνομά μου ἐπ’ αὐτούς 1 What does God mean when He refers to **all the Gentiles who are called by My name**?
15:17 l468 basic,observe λέγει Κύριος ποιῶν ταῦτα 1 Lest there be confusion, to Whom precisely does Amos attribute the words in this quotation?
15:18 nu8w basic,observe γνωστὰ ἀπ’ αἰῶνος. 1 According to Amos, for how long has it **been known** that the Lord will do these things?
15:19 e7zt basic,observe διὸ ἐγὼ κρίνω μὴ παρενοχλεῖν τοῖς ἀπὸ τῶν ἐθνῶν, ἐπιστρέφουσιν ἐπὶ τὸν Θεόν, 1 What did James give as his **judgment** as to how the church should respond to the dispute over keeping the law of Moses?
15:20 l469 basic,observe ἀλλὰ ἐπιστεῖλαι αὐτοῖς τοῦ ἀπέχεσθαι τῶν ἀλισγημάτων τῶν εἰδώλων, καὶ τῆς πορνείας, καὶ τοῦ πνικτοῦ, καὶ τοῦ αἵματος. 1 What did James decide that the church should require the Gentiles to do?
15:20 k6w2 basic,interpret τοῦ ἀπέχεσθαι τῶν ἀλισγημάτων τῶν εἰδώλων 1 What did James mean when he referred to **food polluted by idols**?
15:20 c6mp basic,interpret τοῦ αἵματος 1 What did James mean when he referred to **blood**?
15:21 uc1r basic,observe Μωϋσῆς γὰρ ἐκ γενεῶν ἀρχαίων κατὰ πόλιν τοὺς κηρύσσοντας αὐτὸν, ἔχει ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς κατὰ πᾶν Σάββατον ἀναγινωσκόμενος. 1 Here **For** introduces the reason why the Gentiles should abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals, and from blood. What was that reason?
15:21 l470 basic,interpret Μωϋσῆς γὰρ ἐκ γενεῶν ἀρχαίων κατὰ πόλιν τοὺς κηρύσσοντας αὐτὸν, ἔχει ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς κατὰ πᾶν Σάββατον ἀναγινωσκόμενος. 1 Why would the fact that Judaism was so common cause the Gentiles to abstain from practices that were forbidden to the Jews?
15:22 l471 basic,observe τότε ἔδοξε τοῖς ἀποστόλοις καὶ τοῖς πρεσβυτέροις σὺν ὅλῃ τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ, ἐκλεξαμένους ἄνδρας ἐξ αὐτῶν, πέμψαι εἰς Ἀντιόχειαν σὺν τῷ Παύλῳ καὶ Βαρναβᾷ 1 Who was in agreement with informing the church in **Antioch** about Jame’s decision?
15:22 zqq6 basic,observe Ἰούδαν τὸν καλούμενον Βαρσαββᾶν καὶ Σιλᾶν, ἄνδρας ἡγουμένους ἐν τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς, 1 Who did **the apostles and elders, with the whole church** decide **to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas**?
15:22 fuj7 basic,observe ἄνδρας ἡγουμένους ἐν τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς 1 What characteristic of **Judas called Barsabbas and Silas** caused the church to choose them to send with **Paul and Barnabas**?
15:23 h8ql basic,observe γράψαντες διὰ χειρὸς αὐτῶν 1 What did the church send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas?
15:23 j5n3 basic,observe οἱ ἀπόστολοι καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι, ἀδελφοὶ 1 According to the salutation, who sent the letter?
15:23 l472 basic,observe τοῖς κατὰ τὴν Ἀντιόχειαν, καὶ Συρίαν, καὶ Κιλικίαν, ἀδελφοῖς τοῖς ἐξ ἐθνῶν, χαίρειν 1 To whom was the letter addressed?
15:24 m7c5 basic,observe ἐπειδὴ ἠκούσαμεν ὅτι τινὲς ἐξ ἡμῶν ἐξελθόντες, ἐτάραξαν ὑμᾶς λόγοις ἀνασκευάζοντες τὰς ψυχὰς ὑμῶν, οἷς οὐ διεστειλάμεθα, 1 According to the letter, what had **come to** the **attention** of the apostles and the elders?
15:24 aui6 basic,observe τινὲς ἐξ ἡμῶν ἐξελθόντες, & οἷς οὐ διεστειλάμεθα 1 According to the letter, what authority did those who taught the necessity of circumcision and keeping the law of Moses have?
15:24 l473 basic,observe ἐτάραξαν ὑμᾶς λόγοις ἀνασκευάζοντες τὰς ψυχὰς ὑμῶν 1 According to the letter, how had the Gentile believers reacted to those who taught the necessity of circumcision and keeping the law of Moses have?
15:25 qm2p basic,observe ἔδοξεν ἡμῖν γενομένοις ὁμοθυμαδὸν, ἐκλεξαμένοις ἄνδρας πέμψαι πρὸς ὑμᾶς, σὺν τοῖς ἀγαπητοῖς ἡμῶν Βαρναβᾷ καὶ Παύλῳ, 1 According to the letter, what had the apostles and the elders done in response to this unauthorized teaching?
15:25 pp64 basic,observe τοῖς ἀγαπητοῖς ἡμῶν Βαρναβᾷ καὶ Παύλῳ 1 In the letter, how do the apostles and elders refer to **Barnabas and Paul**?
15:26 n237 basic,observe ἀνθρώποις παραδεδωκόσι τὰς ψυχὰς αὐτῶν ὑπὲρ τοῦ ὀνόματος τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν, Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ 1 According to the letter, what had Paul and Barnabas done **for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ**?
15:26 l474 basic,interpret ἀνθρώποις παραδεδωκόσι τὰς ψυχὰς αὐτῶν ὑπὲρ τοῦ ὀνόματος τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν, Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ 1 When had Paul and Barnabas **risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ**?
15:27 l475 basic,observe ἀπεστάλκαμεν οὖν Ἰούδαν καὶ Σιλᾶν, καὶ αὐτοὺς διὰ λόγου ἀπαγγέλλοντας τὰ αὐτά. 1 What was the purpose for which the apostles and elders sent **Judas and Silas** with Paul and Barnabas?
15:27 kyw3 basic,observe αὐτοὺς διὰ λόγου ἀπαγγέλλοντας τὰ αὐτά 1 According to the letter, what would **Judas and Silas** tell the Gentile believers?
15:28 sa5w basic,observe ἔδοξεν γὰρ τῷ Πνεύματι τῷ Ἁγίῳ καὶ ἡμῖν 1 According to the letter, who was in agreement with the decision of the apostles and elders in Jerusalem?
15:28 ksb3 basic,observe μηδὲν πλέον ἐπιτίθεσθαι ὑμῖν βάρος, πλὴν τούτων τῶν ἐπάναγκες 1 How did the apostles and elders here describe the things they would **burden** the Gentile believers to do?
15:29 ux5m basic,observe ἀπέχεσθαι εἰδωλοθύτων, καὶ αἵματος, καὶ πνικτῶν, καὶ πορνείας 1 What were the essential requirements that the apostles and elders asked the Gentile believers to do?
15:29 ze2w basic,observe ἐξ ὧν διατηροῦντες ἑαυτοὺς, εὖ πράξετε. ἔρρωσθε. 1 How did the apostles and elders describe the result of avoiding **these things**?
15:30 l476 basic,observe οἱ μὲν οὖν ἀπολυθέντες, κατῆλθον εἰς Ἀντιόχειαν, καὶ συναγαγόντες τὸ πλῆθος, ἐπέδωκαν τὴν ἐπιστολήν. 1 What did **the men** do when they arrived in **Antioch**?
15:31 afj9 basic,observe ἀναγνόντες δὲ, ἐχάρησαν ἐπὶ τῇ παρακλήσει. 1 How did **the people** in the congregation at Antioch respond to the **message** of the letter?
15:32 ycy4 basic,observe Ἰούδας τε καὶ Σιλᾶς, καὶ αὐτοὶ προφῆται ὄντες 1 What role did **Judas and Silas**, who accompanied Paul and Barnabas, serve when they arrive in Antioch?
15:32 z45t basic,observe διὰ λόγου πολλοῦ, παρεκάλεσαν τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς καὶ ἐπεστήριξαν 1 What did **Judas and Silas** do for **the brothers** in Antioch?
15:33 s2k4 basic,observe ποιήσαντες δὲ χρόνον, ἀπελύθησαν μετ’ εἰρήνης ἀπὸ τῶν ἀδελφῶν, πρὸς τοὺς ἀποστείλαντας αὐτούς. 1 What did **the brothers** in Antioch do with Judas and Silas after they had spent **some time** there?
15:33 c4vy basic,interpret ἀπελύθησαν μετ’ εἰρήνης ἀπὸ τῶν ἀδελφῶν 1 What does Luke mean when he says that the brothers **sent off** Judas and Silas **in peace**?
15:35 tcp1 basic,observe Παῦλος δὲ καὶ Βαρναβᾶς διέτριβον ἐν Ἀντιοχείᾳ, διδάσκοντες καὶ εὐαγγελιζόμενοι μετὰ καὶ ἑτέρων πολλῶν, τὸν λόγον τοῦ Κυρίου. 1 What did **Paul and Barnabas** do after they returned to **Antioch** from Jerusalem?
15:36 l477 basic,observe μετὰ δέ τινας ἡμέρας, εἶπεν πρὸς Βαρναβᾶν Παῦλος, ἐπιστρέψαντες δὴ ἐπισκεψώμεθα τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς κατὰ πόλιν πᾶσαν, ἐν αἷς κατηγγείλαμεν τὸν λόγον τοῦ Κυρίου, πῶς ἔχουσιν. 1 **Some time later**, what did **Paul** suggest **to Barnabas** that they do?
15:37 l478 basic,observe Βαρναβᾶς δὲ ἐβούλετο συνπαραλαβεῖν καὶ τὸν Ἰωάννην, τὸν καλούμενον Μᾶρκον; 1 Who did **Barnabas** want **to take** along on their journey?
15:38 l479 basic,observe Παῦλος δὲ ἠξίου & μὴ συνπαραλαμβάνειν τοῦτον 1 What did **Paul** think about taking John Mark with them?
15:38 l480 basic,observe τὸν ἀποστάντα ἀπ’ αὐτῶν ἀπὸ Παμφυλίας καὶ μὴ συνελθόντα αὐτοῖς εἰς τὸ ἔργον, 1 Why did **Paul** not want to take John Mark with them?
15:38 ekf7 basic,apply Παῦλος δὲ ἠξίου, τὸν ἀποστάντα ἀπ’ αὐτῶν ἀπὸ Παμφυλίας καὶ μὴ συνελθόντα αὐτοῖς εἰς τὸ ἔργον, μὴ συνπαραλαμβάνειν τοῦτον. 1 Do you agree with **Paul** that they should not take John, who **had deserted them** on their previous journey?
15:39 l481 basic,observe ἐγένετο δὲ παροξυσμὸς, ὥστε ἀποχωρισθῆναι αὐτοὺς ἀπ’ ἀλλήλων; 1 What was the result of the **disagreement** between Paul and Barnabas?
15:39 r98f basic,interpret ἀποχωρισθῆναι αὐτοὺς ἀπ’ ἀλλήλων 1 What does Luke mean when he says that Paul and Barnabas **parted company**?
15:39 flw3 basic,observe τόν τε Βαρναβᾶν παραλαβόντα τὸν Μᾶρκον, ἐκπλεῦσαι εἰς Κύπρον. 1 What did **Barnabas** do after he and Paul **parted company**?
15:40 p7gf basic,observe Παῦλος δὲ ἐπιλεξάμενος Σιλᾶν, ἐξῆλθεν 1 What did **Paul** do after he and Barnabas parted company?
15:40 aal8 basic,observe παραδοθεὶς τῇ χάριτι τοῦ Κυρίου ὑπὸ τῶν ἀδελφῶν 1 How did **the brothers** in the church in Antioch react when **Paul** began his journey with **Silas** instead of with Barnabas?
15:41 l482 basic,observe διήρχετο δὲ τὴν Συρίαν καὶ τὴν Κιλικίαν, ἐπιστηρίζων τὰς ἐκκλησίας. 1 What did Paul do as he began his journey?
15:41 r2bq basic,interpret ἐπιστηρίζων τὰς ἐκκλησίας 1 What does Luke mean when he says that Paul was **strengthening the churches**?
16:1 btc8 basic,observe κατήντησεν δὲ καὶ εἰς Δέρβην καὶ εἰς Λύστραν 1 To which cities did **Paul** travel as he began his journey?
16:1 l484 basic,interpret καὶ εἰς Λύστραν 1 During Paul’s first journty in chapter 14, the Jews in **Lystra** stoned **Paul** and left him for dead. Are you surprised that he quickly returned there on this journey?
16:1 l483 basic,observe κατήντησεν δὲ καὶ εἰς Δέρβην καὶ εἰς Λύστραν. καὶ ἰδοὺ, μαθητής τις ἦν ἐκεῖ ὀνόματι Τιμόθεος 1 Who did **Paul** find when he came to **Lystra**?
16:1 l485 basic,observe Τιμόθεος, υἱὸς γυναικὸς Ἰουδαίας πιστῆς, πατρὸς δὲ Ἕλληνος 1 Who were Timothy’s parents?
16:2 l486 basic,observe ὃς ἐμαρτυρεῖτο ὑπὸ τῶν ἐν Λύστροις καὶ Ἰκονίῳ ἀδελφῶν. 1 What reputation did Timothy have among the **brothers in Lystra**?
16:3 tay4 basic,observe τοῦτον ἠθέλησεν ὁ Παῦλος σὺν αὐτῷ ἐξελθεῖν 1 What did **Paul** decide to invite **Timothy** to do?
16:3 vuc1 basic,observe καὶ λαβὼν περιέτεμεν αὐτὸν 1 What did **Paul** do to **Timothy** before he took him along on the journey?
16:3 v44h basic,observe ᾔδεισαν γὰρ ἅπαντες, ὅτι Ἕλλην ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ ὑπῆρχεν 1 Here **for** introduces the reason why **the Jews** would be opposed to **Timothy** if he was not circumcised. What was that reason?
16:4 l552 basic,observe ὡς δὲ διεπορεύοντο τὰς πόλεις, παρεδίδοσαν αὐτοῖς φυλάσσειν τὰ δόγματα τὰ κεκριμένα ὑπὸ τῶν ἀποστόλων καὶ πρεσβυτέρων τῶν ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις. 1 What did Paul, Silas, and Timothy do as **they went from town to town**?
16:5 xq6k basic,observe αἱ μὲν οὖν ἐκκλησίαι ἐστερεοῦντο τῇ πίστει, καὶ ἐπερίσσευον τῷ ἀριθμῷ καθ’ ἡμέραν. 1 What happened to **the churches** as they received from Paul the decisions handed down by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem?
16:6 j39h basic,observe κωλυθέντες ὑπὸ τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος λαλῆσαι τὸν λόγον ἐν τῇ Ἀσίᾳ 1 What did **Holy Spirit** prevent Paul, Silas, and Timothy from doing?
16:6 j8y3 basic,interpret κωλυθέντες ὑπὸ τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος λαλῆσαι τὸν λόγον ἐν τῇ Ἀσίᾳ 1 Why do you think **Holy Spirit prevented** Paul, Silas, and Timothy **from speaking the word in the province of Asia**?
16:6 gm2v basic,observe διῆλθον δὲ τὴν Φρυγίαν καὶ Γαλατικὴν χώραν 1 What did Paul and his companions do as a result of being prevented **from speaking the word in the province of Asia**?
16:7 l5ml basic,observe ἐλθόντες δὲ κατὰ τὴν Μυσίαν, ἐπείραζον εἰς τὴν Βιθυνίαν πορευθῆναι, καὶ οὐκ εἴασεν αὐτοὺς τὸ Πνεῦμα Ἰησοῦ; 1 What did **the Spirit of Jesus** do when **they tried to enter** the city of **Bithynia** in **Mysia**?
16:8 l487 basic,observe παρελθόντες δὲ τὴν Μυσίαν, κατέβησαν εἰς Τρῳάδα. 1 Where did Paul and his companions go when they were prevented from entering the province of **Mysia**?
16:9 y5a5 basic,observe καὶ ὅραμα διὰ νυκτὸς τῷ Παύλῳ ὤφθη, ἀνὴρ Μακεδών τις ἦν ἑστὼς καὶ παρακαλῶν αὐτὸν καὶ λέγων, διαβὰς εἰς Μακεδονίαν, βοήθησον ἡμῖν. 1 In Troas, what **vision** did **Paul** have during **the night**?
16:9 l91t basic,observe ἀνὴρ Μακεδών & διαβὰς εἰς Μακεδονίαν 1 In the **vision**, where did the **man of Macedonia** ask **Paul** to come?
16:10 l488 basic,observe ὡς δὲ τὸ ὅραμα εἶδεν, εὐθέως ἐζητήσαμεν ἐξελθεῖν εἰς Μακεδονίαν 1 What did **Paul** do as **soon as** he **had seen the vision**?
16:10 f2kh basic,observe συμβιβάζοντες ὅτι προσκέκληται ἡμᾶς ὁ Θεὸς εὐαγγελίσασθαι αὐτούς. 1 What did **Paul** understand **the vision** to mean?
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