Acts 28:25
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers,”
εἰμί
To be, to exist. Eimi. When God names himself I AM, he uses this word. Existence itself belongs to him. Ground your identity in the one who simply is.
ἔπω
when was speaking
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ἔπω
Speak, say, declare. Epō. Every word spoken or written carries weight before God. Speak with intention.
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Παῦλος
Paul
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Παῦλος
(little; but remotely from a derivative of G3973 (παύω), meaning the same); Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle
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ῥῆμα
declaration
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ῥῆμα
Not logos — the written word — but rhema, the word spoken in the moment. The angel says to Mary: no rhema from God shall be without power. Every specific word God speaks into your situation carries the ability to accomplish itself. He does not speak empty words.
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εἷς
one
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εἷς
One, a single one, unity. Heis. The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Oneness is not uniformity but wholeness. Let nothing divide what God has declared united.
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καλῶς
Rightly
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καλῶς
Well, rightly, admirably. Kalōs. Jesus said those who hear and obey the word bear fruit and do kalōs. Do not merely appear good. Be it.
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πνεῦμα
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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λαλέω
spoke
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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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Ἡσαΐας
Isaiah
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Ἡσαΐας
Isaiah, the prophet. Hēsaḯas. He declared the suffering servant centuries before Calvary. Let his words remind you that God speaks long before He acts.
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προφήτης
prophet
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προφήτης
Prophet, one who speaks forth. Prophetes. No prophecy was ever produced by the will of man. The prophets spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
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πατήρ
fathers
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πατήρ
When Jesus teaches His disciples to pray, He begins with the most radical word imaginable — Father. In the ancient world, approaching God as Father was almost unthinkable. Jesus opens the door and says: this is how you come. Not as a subject before a king. As a child before a Father who already knows what you need.
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