Acts 5:21
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.”
υἱός
Son, descendant, one sharing the nature of. Huios. You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Sonship through faith is the highest status available to a human being.
παραγίνομαι
Having come
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παραγίνομαι
To come beside, to arrive, to appear. When he came to himself he said how many of my father's hired servants have food to spare. Coming to yourself is the first step home.
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εἰσέρχομαι
they entered
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εἰσέρχομαι
To enter, to go in, to come in. Eiserchomai. Enter through the narrow gate. The narrow gate requires humility. Pride cannot fit through it. Only those who bow can enter.
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διδάσκω
were teaching.
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διδάσκω
To teach, to instruct. Didasko. Go and make disciples teaching them. The Great Commission is not just evangelism. It is ongoing teaching and formation.
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ἱερόν
temple
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ἱερόν
a sacred place, i.e. the entire precincts (whereas G3485 (ναός) denotes the central sanctuary itself) of the Temple (at Jerusalem or elsewhere)
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Ἰσραήλ
of Israel
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Ἰσραήλ
Israel (i.e. Jisrael), the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants (literally or figuratively)
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συνέδριον
Council
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συνέδριον
a joint session, i.e. (specially), the Jewish Sanhedrin; by analogy, a subordinate tribunal
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ὄρθρος
dawn
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ὄρθρος
dawn (as sun-rise, rising of light); by extension, morn
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γερουσία
Senate
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γερουσία
the eldership, i.e. (collectively) the Jewish Sanhedrin
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δεσμωτήριον
prison house
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δεσμωτήριον
a place of bondage, i.e. a dungeon
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συγκαλέω
they called together
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συγκαλέω
to convoke
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