Acts

Acts 5:20–21

²⁰“Go, stand in the temple courts^a and tell the people the full message of this new life.”

²¹At daybreak the apostles entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people.

When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin^b— the full assembly of the elders of Israel— and sent to the jail for the apostles.

Footnotes

a 5:20 Literally the temple; also in verses 21, 25, and 42
b 5:21 Or the Council; also in verses 27, 34, and 41

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Acts 5:20

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Go	Πορεύεσθε	Poreuesthe	Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural	G4198 I travel, journey, go
stand	σταθέντες	stathentes	Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2476 I cause to stand, stand
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
tell	λαλεῖτε	laleite	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G2980 I speak, say
the	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
people	λαῷ	laō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2992 a people, the crowd
the	τὰ	ta	Article - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
full	πάντα	panta	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
message	ῥήματα	rhēmata	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G4487 a thing spoken
of	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
this	ταύτης	tautēs	Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
life	Ζωῆς	Zōēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G2222 life

Acts 5:21

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
At	ὑπὸ	hypo	Preposition	G5259 by, under, about
daybreak	ὄρθρον	orthron	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3722 early dawn, day-break
entered	εἰσῆλθον	eisēlthon	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1525 I go in, come in, enter
the	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
temple	ἱερὸν	hieron	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G2411 a temple
as they had been told	Ἀκούσαντες	Akousantes	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G191 I hear, listen
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
began to teach	ἐδίδασκον	edidaskon	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1321 I teach
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
high priest	ἀρχιερεὺς	archiereus	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G749 high priest, chief priest
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
his associates	οἱ	hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
arrived	Παραγενόμενος	Paragenomenos	Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3854 I appear, come, arrive at
they convened	συνεκάλεσαν	synekalesan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G4779 I call together
the	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
Sanhedrin	συνέδριον	synedrion	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G4892 a council, the Sanhedrin
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
full	πᾶσαν	pasan	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
assembly	γερουσίαν	gerousian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1087 body of elders
of the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3588 the
elders of Israel	Ἰσραήλ	Israēl	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2474 Israel
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
sent	ἀπέστειλαν	apesteilan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G649 I send forth, send, send away, dismiss
to	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
the	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
jail	δεσμωτήριον	desmōtērion	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G1201 a prison

Cross-references

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Acts 5:20 John 6:63 · John 6:68 · 1 John 5:11–12 · 1 John 1:1–3 · Matthew 21:23 · John 17:3 · John 12:50 · John 18:20 · Jeremiah 36:10 · Acts 11:14 · Jeremiah 19:14–15 · Jeremiah 7:2

Acts 5:21 John 8:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.