Acts 22:3
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.”
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)
παιδεύω
instructed
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παιδεύω
To train, to discipline, to educate. Paideuo. The Lord disciplines those He loves. Discipline is evidence of love not absence of it. God trains those He has chosen for greatness.
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Ἰουδαῖος
Jewish
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Ἰουδαῖος
Jewish, belonging to Judah. Ioudaios. Salvation is from the Jews. God chose a people to bring the Messiah into the world. His choice of Israel was for the benefit of all nations.
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νόμος
law,
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νόμος
Law, rule, principle. Nomos. The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free. The highest law is not written on stone. It is written by the Spirit on the heart.
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πούς
feet
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πούς
Foot. Pous. How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news. God considers beautiful what goes out to carry the Gospel. Your willingness to go makes you beautiful.
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θεός
for God
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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πόλις
city
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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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γεννάω
born
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γεννάω
To beget, to be born. Gennao. That which is born of the Spirit is spirit. New birth is divine not human. You cannot birth yourself into the kingdom. God does it.
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μέν
indeed
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μέν
properly, indicative of affirmation or concession (in fact); usually followed by a contrasted clause with G1161 (δέ) (this one, the former, etc.)
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σήμερον
this day,
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σήμερον
on the (i.e. this) day (or night current or just passed); generally, now (i.e. at present, hitherto)
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Γαμαλιήλ
of Gamaliel
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Γαμαλιήλ
Gamaliel (i.e. Gamliel), an Israelite
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εἰμί
am
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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Κιλικία
of Cilicia,
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Κιλικία
Cilicia, a region of Asia Minor
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Ταρσός
Tarsus
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Ταρσός
Tarsus, a place in Asia Minor
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καθώς
even as
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καθώς
just (or inasmuch) as, that
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πατρῷος
of our Fathers
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πατρῷος
paternal, i.e. hereditary
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ζηλωτής
a zealous one
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ζηλωτής
a "zealot"
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