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Acts 1:12 — King James Version← Study notes

Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day’s journey.


Acts 1:12Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 1:1216 words
GreekMeaning
ΤότεTote
ThenadverbG5119
ὑπέστρεψανhypestrepsan
they returnedverbG5290
εἰςeis
toprepositionG1519
ἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēm
JerusalemnounG2419
ἀπὸapo
fromprepositionG575
ὄρουςorous
the mountnounG3735
τοῦtou
whicharticleG3588
καλουμένουkaloumenou
is being calledverbG2564
ἘλαιῶνοςElaiōnos
OlivetnounG1638
ho
whichrelative pronounG3739
ἐστινestin
isverbG1510
ἐγγὺςengys
nearprepositionG1451
ἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēm
JerusalemnounG2419
σαββάτουsabbatou
a Sabbath day’snounG4521
ἔχονechon
holdingverbG2192
ὁδόνhodon
journeynounG3598
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 1:12

Then returned they, it is said: namely, when they had heard. For they could not have borne it, if the angel had not (ὑ περέθετο) referred them to another Coming. It seems to me, that it was also on a sabbath-day that these things took place; for he would not thus have specified the distance, saying, from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey, unless they were then going on the sabbath-day a certain definite distance. And when they had come…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 3 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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