Acts 16:4
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.”
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.
κρίνω
decided on
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κρίνω
To judge, to decide, to determine. Krino. Judge not that you be not judged. The standard you use for others will be used for you. Mercy shown returns as mercy received.
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φυλάσσω
to keep
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φυλάσσω
To guard, to keep, to watch. Phulasso. Guard the good deposit entrusted to you. The faith once delivered to the saints is a treasure. Guard it. It is worth protecting.
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πόλις
cities,
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πόλις
City, town. Polis. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. The church is meant to be visible. Its light is for the community around it. Hide nothing. Let it shine.
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πρεσβύτερος
elders
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πρεσβύτερος
older; as noun, a senior; specially, an Israelite Sanhedrist (also figuratively, member of the celestial council) or Christian "presbyter"
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Ἱεροσόλυμα
Jerusalem.
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Ἱεροσόλυμα
Hierosolyma (i.e. Jerushalaim), the capitol of Palestine
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δόγμα
decrees
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δόγμα
a law (civil, ceremonial or ecclesiastical)
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διαπορεύομαι
they were passing through
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διαπορεύομαι
they were passing through
to travel through
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