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Acts 28:20 — King James Version← Study notes

For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.


Acts 28:20Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 28:2020 words
GreekMeaning
διὰdia
ForprepositionG1223
ταύτηνtautēn
thisdemonstrativeG3778
οὖνoun
thereforewordG3767
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
αἰτίανaitian
causenounG156
παρεκάλεσαparekalesa
I have calledverbG3870
ὑμᾶςhymas
youpronounG4771
ἰδεῖνidein
to seeverbG3708
καὶkai
andwordG2532
προσλαλῆσαιproslalēsai
to speak to youverbG4354
ἕνεκενheneken
because ofprepositionG1752
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
ἐλπίδοςelpidos
hopenounG1680
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
ἸσραὴλIsraēl
of IsraelnounG2474
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ἅλυσινhalysin
chainnounG254
ταύτηνtautēn
thisdemonstrativeG3778
περίκειμαιperikeimai
I have around meverbG4029
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 28:20

He wished to exculpate both himself and others; himself, that they might not accuse him, and by so doing hurt themselves; and those (others), that it might not seem that the whole thing was of their doing. For it was likely that a report was prevalent, that he had been delivered up by the Jews; and this was enough to alarm them. He therefore addresses himself to this, and defends himself as to his own conduct. How then is it reasonable, it might be said, that they should…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 55 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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