Acts

Acts 26:20–21

²⁰First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their repentance. ²¹For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple courts^b and tried to kill me.

Footnotes

b 26:21 Literally the temple

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Acts 26:20

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
First	πρῶτόν	prōton	Adverb - Superlative	G4412 first, before
to those	τοῖς	tois	Article - Dative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Damascus	Δαμασκῷ	Damaskō	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G1154 Damascus
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
Jerusalem	Ἱεροσολύμοις	Hierosolymois	Noun - Dative Neuter Plural	G2414 Jerusalem
then	τε	te	Conjunction	G5037 and, both
to everyone	πᾶσάν	pasan	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
in the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
region	χώραν	chōran	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5561 region, land, fields
of Judea	Ἰουδαίας	Ioudaias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G2449 Judea
and then	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
to the	τοῖς	tois	Article - Dative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
Gentiles	ἔθνεσιν	ethnesin	Noun - Dative Neuter Plural	G1484 a race, people, the Gentiles
I declared that	ἀπήγγελλον	apēngellon	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G518 I report, bring a report, announce
they should repent	μετανοεῖν	metanoein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G3340 I repent, change my mind
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
turn	ἐπιστρέφειν	epistrephein	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G1994 I turn back to
to	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
God	Θεόν	Theon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
performing	πράσσοντας	prassontas	Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural	G4238 I do, fare, require
deeds	ἔργα	erga	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G2041 work, labor, action, deed
worthy	ἄξια	axia	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural	G514 worthy, worthy of, deserving
repentance	μετανοίας	metanoias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3341 repentance, a change of mind

Acts 26:21

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For this reason	ἕνεκα	heneka	Preposition	G1752 for the sake of, on account of, wherefore
the Jews	Ἰουδαῖοι	Ioudaioi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2453 Jewish
seized	συλλαβόμενοι	syllabomenoi	Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural	G4815 I seize, apprehend, become pregnant
me	με	me	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
temple	ἱερῷ	hierō	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G2411 a temple
tried	ἐπειρῶντο	epeirōnto	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G3987 I try, attempt
to kill	διαχειρίσασθαι	diacheirisasthai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle	G1315 I lay my hands upon, slay, kill

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Acts 26:20 Acts 3:19 · Matthew 3:8 · 2 Timothy 2:25–26 · Acts 2:38 · Revelation 2:5 · Luke 19:8–9 · 2 Peter 1:5–8 · Matthew 9:13 · Titus 2:2–13 · 1 Peter 2:9–12 · Revelation 3:3 · 1 Peter 1:14–16

Acts 26:21 Acts 21:30–31 · Acts 21:27

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.