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?
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