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Acts 11:18 — King James Version← Study notes

When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.


Acts 11:18Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 11:1820 words
GreekMeaning
ἀκούσαντεςakousantes
Having heardverbG191
δὲde
thenwordG1161
ταῦταtauta
these thingsdemonstrativeG3778
ἡσύχασανhēsychasan
they were silentverbG2270
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἐδόξασανedoxasan
(make) glorify(-ious), full of (have) glor…verbG1392
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
θεὸνtheon
GodnounG2316
λέγοντεςlegontes
sayingverbG3004
ἌραAra
cursewordG685
καὶkai
alsoadverbG2532
τοῖςtois
to thearticleG3588
ἔθνεσινethnesin
GentilesnounG1484
ho
thearticleG3588
θεὸςtheos
GodnounG2316
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
μετάνοιανmetanoian
repentancenounG3341
εἰςeis
untoprepositionG1519
ζωὴνzōēn
lifenounG2222
ἔδωκενedōken
has givenverbG1325
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 11:18

When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then has God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life. Acts 11:18 Do you mark that it all came of Peter's discourse, by his admirably skilful way of relating the facts? They glorified God that He had given repentance to themselves (καὶ αὐτοῖς) also: they were humbled by these words. Hence was the door of faith opened thenceforth to the Gentiles. But, if you please, let us look over again…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 24 on Acts
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