Acts 13:11
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.”
ἐπί
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
παραχρῆμα
Immediately
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παραχρῆμα
Immediately, at once, on the spot. Immediately the fever left her and she got up and began to wait on them. Jesus heals immediately. The response to His word is instant transformation.
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σκότος
darkness,
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σκότος
Darkness, obscurity, ignorance. Skotos. The people living in darkness have seen a great light. Darkness is the condition before Christ. Light is the reality after. Choose the light.
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πίπτω
descended
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πίπτω
To fall, to drop, to fail. Pipto. A sparrow does not fall to the ground outside your Father's care. Nothing happens to you by accident. Every fall is within the knowledge of God.
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κύριος
of the Lord
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κύριος
Lord, master, owner. Kurios. Jesus is Lord. The foundational confession of Christianity. Lord means owner. To confess Jesus as Lord is to surrender ownership of your life.
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χείρ
the] hand
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χείρ
Hand. Cheir. Into Your hands I commit my spirit. The hands that made the universe were the hands that were nailed to the cross. He gave everything including His hands.
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ζητέω
he was seeking
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ζητέω
To seek, to look for, to desire. Zeteo. Seek first the kingdom of God. Seeking is active not passive. The kingdom does not come to those who wait passively. Seek it.
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ἥλιος
sun
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ἥλιος
Sun. Helios. The righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. What Jesus looked like at the transfiguration is a preview of resurrection glory.
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καιρός
a season.
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καιρός
A season, an appointed time. In due season we shall reap if we do not give up. God has appointed the right time for everything in your life.
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νῦν
now
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νῦν
"now" (as adverb of date, a transition or emphasis); also as noun or adjective present or immediate
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τυφλός
blind
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τυφλός
opaque (as if smoky), i.e. (by analogy) blind (physically or mentally)
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περιάγω
going about
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περιάγω
to take around (as a companion); reflexively, to walk around
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χειραγωγός
one to lead by hand.
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χειραγωγός
a hand-leader, i.e. personal conductor (of a blind person)
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τέ
then
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τέ
both or also (properly, as correlation of G2532 (καί))
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εἰμί
you will be
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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ἰδού
behold
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ἰδού
used as imperative lo!;
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