Acts
Acts 15:1
1Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | Καί | Kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| some men | τινες | tines | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5100 any one, some one |
| came down | κατελθόντες | katelthontes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2718 I come down |
| from | ἀπὸ | apo | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| Judea | Ἰουδαίας | Ioudaias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2449 Judea |
| were teaching | ἐδίδασκον | edidaskon | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1321 I teach |
| the | τοὺς | tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| brothers | ἀδελφοὺς | adelphous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G80 a brother |
| Unless | Ἐὰν | Ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| you are circumcised | περιτμηθῆτε | peritmēthēte | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person Plural | G4059 I circumcise |
| according to the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| custom | ἔθει | ethei | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G1485 a custom |
| of Moses | Μωϋσέως | Mōuseōs | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3475 Moses |
| you cannot | δύνασθε | dynasthe | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural | G1410 I am powerful, am able |
| be saved | σωθῆναι | sōthēnai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive | G4982 I save, heal |
Cross-references
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Galatians 5:6 · Acts 15:5 · Colossians 2:8 · Leviticus 12:3 · Galatians 2:11–14 · 1 Corinthians 7:18–19 · Galatians 5:1–4 · Romans 4:8–12 · Galatians 6:13–16 · Acts 15:24 · Galatians 2:3–4 · Genesis 17:10–27
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.