Acts 16:38
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.”
ῥῆμα
Not logos — the written word — but rhema, the word spoken in the moment. The angel says to Mary: no rhema from God shall be without power. Every specific word God speaks into your situation carries the ability to accomplish itself. He does not speak empty words.
φοβέω
They were afraid
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φοβέω
To fear, to be afraid, to reverence. Phobeo. Do not fear those who kill the body. Fear God and nothing else needs to be feared. He holds what every other fear threatens.
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οὗτος
these;
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οὗτος
This, this one, this person. This is My Son whom I love. With Him I am well pleased. The words spoken over Jesus are spoken over you through your union with Him.
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στρατηγός
magistrates
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στρατηγός
a general, i.e. (by implication or analogy) a (military) governor (prætor), the chief (præfect) of the (Levitical) temple-wardens
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ῥαβδοῦχος
officers
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ῥαβδοῦχος
a rod- (the Latin fasces) holder, i.e. a Roman lictor (constable or executioner)
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εἰμί
they are,
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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Ῥωμαῖος
Romans
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Ῥωμαῖος
Romæan, i.e. Roman (as noun)
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