Acts 26:7
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“Unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope’s sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews.”
περί
properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)
Ἰουδαῖος
Jews,
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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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ἐλπίς
hope
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ἐλπίς
Hope, expectation, confidence. Elpis. Hope does not disappoint. Biblical hope is not wishful thinking. It is confident expectation based on the character of God.
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νύξ
night
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νύξ
Night, darkness. You are all children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. Your identity is light.
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ἡμέρα
day
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ἡμέρα
Day. Hemera. This is the day the LORD has made. Every day is a gift from God. The right response to any day is rejoicing in the One who gave it.
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ἐγκαλέω
I am accused
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ἐγκαλέω
to call in (as a debt or demand), i.e. bring to account (charge, criminate, etc.)
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καταντάω
to attain,
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καταντάω
to meet against, i.e. arrive at (literally or figuratively)
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λατρεύω
serving
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λατρεύω
to minister (to God), i.e. render religious homage
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δωδεκάφυλον
twelve tribes
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δωδεκάφυλον
the commonwealth of Israel
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ἐλπίζω
they hope
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ἐλπίζω
to expect or confide
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ἐκτένεια
earnestness
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ἐκτένεια
intentness
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