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Acts 13:17 — King James Version← Study notes

The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it.


Acts 13:17Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 13:1728 words
GreekMeaning
ho
ThearticleG3588
θεὸςtheos
GodnounG2316
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
λαοῦlaou
peoplenounG2992
τούτουtoutou
thisdemonstrativeG3778
ἸσραὴλIsraēl
of IsraelnounG2474
ἐξελέξατοexelexato
choseverbG1586
τοὺςtous
thearticleG3588
πατέραςpateras
fathersnounG3962
ἡμῶνhēmōn
IpronounG1473
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
λαὸνlaon
peoplenounG2992
ὕψωσενhypsōsen
exaltedverbG5312
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῇ
thearticleG3588
παροικίᾳparoikia
sojournnounG3940
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
γῇ
the landnounG1093
ΑἰγύπτουAigyptou
EgyptnounG125
καὶkai
andwordG2532
μετὰmeta
withprepositionG3326
βραχίονοςbrachionos
armnounG1023
ὑψηλοῦhypsēlou
upliftedadjectiveG5308
ἐξήγαγενexēgagen
broughtverbG1806
αὐτοὺςautous
thempronounG846
ἐξex
out ofprepositionG1537
αὐτῆςautēs
itpronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 13:17

Behold Barnabas giving place to Paul— how should it be otherwise?— to him whom he brought from Tarsus; just as we find John on all occasions giving way to Peter: and yet Barnabas was more looked up to than Paul: true, but they had an eye only to the common advantage. Then Paul stood up, it says — this was a custom of the Jews— and beckoned with his hand. And see how he prepares the way beforehand for his discourse: having first praised them, and showed his great regard for…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 29 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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