Acts 5:38 — King James Version← Study notes
“And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought:”
Acts 5:38 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Acts 5:3826 words
καὶkaiand / also
τὰtathe
νῦνnynhenceforth, + hereafter, of late
λέγωlegōsay
ὑμῖνhyminyou
ἀπόστητεapostēte
ἀπὸapofrom
τῶνtōnthe
ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnman / human being
τούτωνtoutōnhe (it was that), hereof, it
καὶkaiand / also
ἄφετεaphetecry, forgive, forsake
αὐτούςautoushe / she / it / same
ὅτιhotithat / because
ἐὰνeanbefore, but, except
ᾖēam, have been, is I
ἐξexfrom / out of
ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnman / human being
ἡhēthe
βουλὴboulē+ advise, counsel, will
αὕτηhautēhe (it was that), hereof, it
ἢēor
τὸtothe
ἔργονergonwork / deed
τοῦτοtoutohe (it was that), hereof, it
καταλυθήσεταιkatalythēsetaidestroy, dissolve, be guest
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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