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Acts 4:25 — King James Version← Study notes

Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?


Acts 4:25Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 4:2519 words
GreekMeaning
ho
whoarticleG3588
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
πατρὸςpatros
fathernounG3962
ἡμῶνhēmōn
of uspronounG1473
διὰdia
throughprepositionG1223
πνεύματοςpneumatos
the SpiritnounG4151
ἁγίουhagiou
HolyadjectiveG40
στόματοςstomatos
through the mouthnounG4750
ΔαυὶδDauid
of DavidnounG1138
παιδόςpaidos
servantnounG3816
σουsou
of YoupronounG4771
εἰπώνeipōn
having spokenverbG3004
ἹνατίHinati
so whyadverbG2444
ἐφρύαξανephryaxan
did rageverbG5433
ἔθνηethnē
the GentilesnounG1484
καὶkai
andwordG2532
λαοὶlaoi
peoplesnounG2992
ἐμελέτησανemeletēsan
did deviseverbG3191
κενάkena
vain things?adjectiveG2756
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 4:25

with one accord they lifted up their voice to God, and said: Acts 4:24 and with great earnestness, for it is no prayer made at random. Observe with what exquisite propriety their prayers are framed: thus, when they besought to be shown who was meet for the Apostleship, they said, You, Lord, which know the heart of all men, show: Acts 1:24 for it was a subject for Prescience there: but here, where the thing needed was that the mouths of their adversaries should be stopped,…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 11 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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