Acts 19:40
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“For we are in danger to be called in question for this day’s uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse.”
κινδυνεύω
To be in danger, face peril. Kindyneuō. Paul kindyneuō every hour for the sake of the gospel. Risk is not a sign of faithlessness. Sometimes it is the clearest sign of faith.
ἐγκαλέω
being accused
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ἐγκαλέω
Accuse, bring charges against. Enkaleō. No one can bring a charge against God's elect, for it is God who justifies. Every accusation must answer to a higher court. Rest in that.
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στάσις
of insurrection
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στάσις
a standing (properly, the act), i.e. (by analogy) position (existence); by implication, a popular uprising; figuratively, controversy
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περί
concerning
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περί
properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)
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σήμερον
this day
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σήμερον
Today, this very day. Sēmeron. "Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts." The word of God is never merely historical. Respond now.
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μηδείς
not one
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μηδείς
Not even one, nothing, none. Mēdeís. Do not be anxious about anything, not even one thing. Total surrender leaves no exceptions. Give it all.
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ὑπάρχω
there is existing
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ὑπάρχω
to begin under (quietly), i.e. come into existence (be present or at hand); expletively, to exist (as copula or subordinate to an adjective, participle, adverb or preposition, or as an auxiliary to a principal (verb)
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δύναμαι
we will be able
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δύναμαι
To be able, to have power, to be capable. Dunamai. With God all things are possible. The limit of what is possible is not human ability but divine will.
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λόγος
a reason
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λόγος
In Greek thought, the logos was the rational principle holding the universe together. John opens his Gospel with this word — not as a concept, but as a person. In the beginning was the Word. Before anything existed, the Word already was.
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συστροφή
commotion
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συστροφή
Conspiracy, riotous gathering. Systrophē. The crowds that twisted together against Paul sought to destroy what they could not refute. Beware the momentum of a mob. It rarely seeks truth.
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οὗτος
this.
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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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