Acts 24:7
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,”
παρέρχομαι
To pass away, to go past, to pass by. Parerchomai. Heaven and earth will pass away but My words will not pass away. Everything visible is temporary. Only His word endures.
χείρ
hands
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χείρ
Hand. Cheir. Into Your hands I commit my spirit. The hands that made the universe were the hands that were nailed to the cross. He gave everything including His hands.
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πολύς
great
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πολύς
Many, much, great. Polus. Much fruit. Many witnesses. Great grace. God is not stingy. He gives abundantly to those who are connected to the vine.
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χιλίαρχος
commander
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χιλίαρχος
the commander of a thousand soldiers ("chiliarch"; i.e. colonel
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Λυσίας
Lysias
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Λυσίας
Lysias, a Roman
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