Acts 5:26
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.”
ἵνα
That, in order that, so that. Hina. For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son in order that whoever believes in Him should not perish. The purpose of the cross is clear.
φοβέω
they were afraid of
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φοβέω
To fear, to be afraid, to reverence. Phobeo. Do not fear those who kill the body. Fear God and nothing else needs to be feared. He holds what every other fear threatens.
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λαός
people
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λαός
A people, a nation, a community. You are a chosen people a royal priesthood a holy nation God's special possession. This is your identity.
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στρατηγός
captain
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στρατηγός
a general, i.e. (by implication or analogy) a (military) governor (prætor), the chief (præfect) of the (Levitical) temple-wardens
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ὑπηρέτης
officers
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ὑπηρέτης
an under-oarsman, i.e. (generally) subordinate (assistant, sexton, constable)
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τότε
Then
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τότε
the when, i.e. at the time that (of the past or future, also in consecution)
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λιθάζω
they may be stoned.
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λιθάζω
to lapidate
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