Acts 11:1
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And the apostles and brethren that were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.”
λόγος
In Greek thought, the logos was the rational principle holding the universe together. John opens his Gospel with this word — not as a concept, but as a person. In the beginning was the Word. Before anything existed, the Word already was.
θεός
of God.
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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ἔθνος
Gentiles
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ἔθνος
Nation, people group, Gentile. Ethnos. Go and make disciples of all nations. Every people group on earth is included in God's redemptive plan. None are excluded.
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δέχομαι
received
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δέχομαι
To receive, to welcome, to accept. He came to His own and His own did not receive Him. But to all who received Him He gave the right to become children of God.
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Ἰουδαία
Judea
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Ἰουδαία
the Judæan land (i.e. Judæa), a region of Palestine
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εἰμί
being
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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