Acts 26:5
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.”
ζάω
To live, to be alive. Zao. I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live. Life in Scripture is always relational. To live is to be connected to the source of life.
θέλω
they may be willing
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θέλω
To will, to wish, to desire. Thelo. I am willing be made clean. Jesus was always willing to heal, forgive and restore. His willingness has not changed.
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ἐάν
if
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ἐάν
a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
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μαρτυρέω
to testify
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μαρτυρέω
To testify, to bear witness. We speak what we know and testify to what we have seen. Christian witness is personal experience not opinion.
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Φαρισαῖος
a Pharisee;
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Φαρισαῖος
a separatist, i.e. exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary
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προγινώσκω
knowing
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προγινώσκω
to know beforehand, i.e. foresee
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θρησκεία
religion
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θρησκεία
ceremonial observance
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