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Acts 15:14 — King James Version← Study notes

Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.


Acts 15:14Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 15:1414 words
GreekMeaning
ΣυμεὼνSymeōn
SimeonnounG4826
ἐξηγήσατοexēgēsato
has relatedverbG1834
καθὼςkathōs
even aswordG2531
πρῶτονprōton
firstadjectiveG4413
ho
thearticleG3588
θεὸςtheos
GodnounG2316
ἐπεσκέψατοepeskepsato
visitedverbG1980
λαβεῖνlabein
to takeverbG2983
ἐξex
out ofprepositionG1537
ἐθνῶνethnōn
the GentilesnounG1484
λαὸνlaon
a peoplenounG2992
τῷ
for thearticleG3588
ὀνόματιonomati
namenounG3686
αὐτοῦautou
of HimpronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 15:14

This (James) was bishop, as they say, and therefore he speaks last, and herein is fulfilled that saying, In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established. Deuteronomy 17:6; Matthew 18:16 But observe the discretion shown by him also, in making his argument good from the prophets, both new and old. For he had no acts of his own to declare, as Peter had and Paul. And indeed it is wisely ordered that this (the active) part is assigned to those, as not…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 33 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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