Acts 22:17
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;”
προσεύχομαι
To pray, to make supplication. Proseuchomai. Pray without ceasing. Prayer is not a scheduled activity. It is the ongoing conversation of a heart in relationship with God.
γίνομαι
It happened
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γίνομαι
To become, to come into being, to happen. Ginomai. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What is true in heaven is meant to become true on earth through prayer.
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ἱερόν
temple
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ἱερόν
a sacred place, i.e. the entire precincts (whereas G3485 (ναός) denotes the central sanctuary itself) of the Temple (at Jerusalem or elsewhere)
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ὑποστρέφω
having returned
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ὑποστρέφω
to turn under (behind), i.e. to return (literally or figuratively)
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ἔκστασις
a trance
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ἔκστασις
a displacement of the mind, i.e. bewilderment, "ecstasy"
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Ἱερουσαλήμ
Jerusalem
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Ἱερουσαλήμ
Hierusalem (i.e. Jerushalem), the capitol of Palestine
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