Acts 15:14
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.”
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.
πρῶτος
first
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πρῶτος
First, foremost, chief. Protos. The first shall be last and the last first. God constantly reverses human rankings. What the world considers great God may consider least.
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ἔθνος
the] 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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ὄνομα
name
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ὄνομα
A name, a reputation, a character. There is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved. The name of Jesus is unique and exclusive.
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λαός
a people
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λαός
A people, a nation, a community. You are a chosen people a royal priesthood a holy nation God's special possession. This is your identity.
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ἐπισκέπτομαι
visited
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ἐπισκέπτομαι
to inspect, i.e. (by implication) to select; by extension, to go to see, relieve
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λαμβάνω
to take
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λαμβάνω
while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent, to seize or remove))
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Συμεών
Simeon
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Συμεών
Symeon (i.e. Shimon), the name of five Israelites
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ἐξηγέομαι
has related
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ἐξηγέομαι
to consider out (aloud), i.e. rehearse, unfold
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καθώς
even as
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καθώς
just (or inasmuch) as, that
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