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: 3 And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand. (2191 “viper” [echidna] means snake, poisonous snake, or adder.)
DEVOTION: Paul had just escaped being shipwrecked at sea. The soldiers wanted to kill all … Read More
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: 3 And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go to his friends to refresh himself. (1958 “refresh” [epimeleia] means care of an especially cautious and attentive manner, attention, to provide whatever is needed, attention, or care.)
DEVOTION: Paul was under arrest. He … Read More
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: 3 Especially because I know you to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech you to hear me patiently. (3116 “patiently” [makrothumos] means with longanimity, in a patient manner, without stopping, with forbearance, with long (enduring) temper, leniently, or listen to someone with patience.)… Read More
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: 5 Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him. (824 “wickedness” [atopos] means amiss, harm, unrighteous, improper, bad, wrong, absurd or evil.)
DEVOTION: The Jewish leaders were not giving up on trying to put Paul to … Read More
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: 3 We accept it always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness. (2169 “thankfulness” [eucharistia] means thanksgiving, the giving of thanks, the act of expressing gratitude or showing appreciation to someone, or to express gratitude for benefits or blessings.)
DEVOTION: We have to guard our speech when we are … Read More
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: 1 And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said , Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day. (4893 “conscience” [suneidesis] means the soul that distinguishes between what is morally good and bad, moral sensitivity, to know with, to be aware of or to know together.)
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: 5 And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed. (1119 “kneeled down” [gonu] means the hinge joint in the human leg … Read More
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: 3 And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia. (1917 “laid wait” [epiboule] means plot, scheme, a (secret) scheme to do something; especially something wicked or illegal, a project or design, or a plan … Read More
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: 2 He said unto them, Have you received the Holy Ghost since you believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. (191 “heard” [akouo] means give audience, hear, faculty of hearing, to understand, a thing comes to one’s ears, pay attention to, … Read More