Acts 23:9
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees’ part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.”
μέγας
Great, large, important. Megas. A great door and effectual is opened. God opens great doors. Do not settle for small thinking about a great God. He works on a grand scale.
πνεῦμα
a spirit
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πνεῦμα
Spirit, breath, wind. Pneuma. God is Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, God living inside every believer. He leads guides comforts and empowers.
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γίνομαι
Arose
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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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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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εὑρίσκω
we find
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εὑρίσκω
To find, to discover, to obtain. Heurisko. Seek and you will find. The finding is guaranteed for those who seek. God is findable because He wants to be found.
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οὐδείς
No thing
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οὐδείς
No one, nothing, none. No one can snatch them out of My hand. The security of the believer rests not in their grip but in His. And His grip never fails.
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λέγω
saying;
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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κακός
evil
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κακός
worthless (intrinsically, such; whereas G4190 (πονηρός) properly refers to effects), i.e. (subjectively) depraved, or (objectively) injurious
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λαλέω
has spoken
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λαλέω
To speak, to talk, to utter. He spoke and it was done. The word of God is not silent. It is always speaking.
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Φαρισαῖος
Pharisees
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Φαρισαῖος
a separatist, i.e. exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary
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μέρος
party
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μέρος
a division or share (literally or figuratively, in a wide application)
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κραυγή
a clamor
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κραυγή
an outcry (in notification, tumult or grief)
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διαμάχομαι
they were contending
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διαμάχομαι
to fight fiercely (in altercation)
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τὶς
some
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τὶς
some or any person or object
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εἰ
What if
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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θεομαχέω
we shall be fighting God?
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θεομαχέω
we shall be fighting God?
to resist deity
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γραμματεύς
scribes
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