Acts 7:52
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:”
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.
περί
about
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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)
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φονεύς
murderers
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φονεύς
a murderer (always of criminal (or at least intentional) homicide; which G443 (ἀνθρωποκτόνος) does not necessarily imply; while G4607 (σικάριος) is a special term for a public bandit)
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γίνομαι
have become;
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γίνομαι
To become, to come into being, to happen. Ginomai. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What is true in heaven is meant to become true on earth through prayer.
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προφήτης
prophets
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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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ὅς
of whom
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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διώκω
did persecute
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διώκω
compare the base of G1169 (δειλός) and G1249 (διάκονος)); to pursue (literally or figuratively); by implication, to persecute
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νῦν
now
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νῦν
"now" (as adverb of date, a transition or emphasis); also as noun or adjective present or immediate
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δίκαιος
Righteous One,
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δίκαιος
equitable (in character or act); by implication, innocent, holy (absolutely or relatively)
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τίς
Which
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τίς
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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προκαταγγέλλω
having foretold
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προκαταγγέλλω
to anounce beforehand, i.e. predict, promise
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προδότης
betrayers
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προδότης
a surrender
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ἔλευσις
coming
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ἔλευσις
an advent
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