Acts 15:40
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God.”
παραδίδωμι
To hand over, to betray, to deliver up. He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification. The delivering of Jesus was the saving of the world.
χάρις
grace
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χάρις
Grace, favour, gift, charm. Charis. By grace you have been saved through faith. Grace is God giving what we do not deserve. It is His nature expressed toward those who need Him.
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κύριος
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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Παῦλος
Paul
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Παῦλος
(little; but remotely from a derivative of G3973 (παύω), meaning the same); Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle
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ἐξέρχομαι
went forth
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ἐξέρχομαι
to issue (literally or figuratively)
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Σίλας
Silas
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Σίλας
Silas, a Christian
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ἐπιλέγομαι
having chosen
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ἐπιλέγομαι
to surname, select
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