Acts
Acts 1:8
8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | ἀλλὰ | alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| you will receive | λήμψεσθε | lēmpsesthe | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural | G2983 I receive, take |
| power | δύναμιν | dynamin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1411 might, power, marvelous works |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| Holy | Ἁγίου | Hagiou | Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular | G40 set apart, holy, sacred |
| Spirit | Πνεύματος | Pneumatos | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G4151 wind, breath, spirit |
| comes | ἐπελθόντος | epelthontos | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Neuter Singular | G1904 I approach, overtake, attack |
| upon | ἐφ’ | eph’ | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| you | ὑμᾶς | hymas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| you will be | ἔσεσθέ | esesthe | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| My | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| witnesses | μάρτυρες | martyres | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3144 a witness |
| in | ἔν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| Jerusalem | Ἰερουσαλὴμ | Ierousalēm | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G2419 Jerusalem |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| all | πάσῃ | pasē | Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| Judea | Ἰουδαίᾳ | Ioudaia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G2449 Judea |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| Samaria | Σαμαρείᾳ | Samareia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G4540 Samaria |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| to | ἕως | heōs | Preposition | G2193 until, as far as |
| ends | ἐσχάτου | eschatou | Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular | G2078 last, at the last, finally |
| of the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| earth | γῆς | gēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1093 the earth, soil, land |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 28:19 · Mark 16:15 · Romans 15:19 · Acts 4:33 · Acts 5:32 · Acts 6:8 · Luke 24:46–49 · Acts 2:1–4 · Acts 10:38–41 · Romans 10:18 · John 15:27 · Luke 10:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.