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Acts 13:24

When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

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προκηρύξαντοςprokēruxantoshad first preachedπροκηρύσσω (prokērussō)verb, aorist active participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “had first preached”, a single actionG4296I announce or preach beforehand, announce by herald.had first preachedἸωάννουiōannouJohnἸωάννης (iōannēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “John”, the of-formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.πρὸprobeforeπρόpreposition — “before”G4253(a) of place: before, in front of, (b) of time: before, earlier than.beforeπροσώπουprosōpoucomingπρόσωπον (prosōpon)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “coming”, the of-formG4383the face, countenance, surface.comingτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.εἰσόδουeisodouentryεἴσοδος (eisodos)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “entry”, the of-formG1529(act of) entering, an entrance, entry.This verse uses “entry”.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.βάπτισμαbaptismabaptismβάπτισμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “baptism”, the object formG908the rite or ceremony of baptism.the baptismμετανοίαςmetanoiasof repentanceμετάνοια (metanoia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of repentance”, the of-formG3341repentance, a change of mind, change in the inner man.This verse uses “repentance”.of repentanceπαντὶpantito allπᾶς (pas)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “to all”, the to- or for-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.to allτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.λαῷlaōpeopleλαός (laos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “people”, the to- or for-formG2992(a) a people, characteristically of God's chosen people, first the Jews, then the Christians, (b) sometimes, but rarely, the people, the crowd.the peopleἸσραήλisraēlof IsraelἸσραήλnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Israel”, the of-formG2474(Hebrew), Israel, surname of Jacob, then the Jewish people, the people of God.of Israel

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

John having first preached, before his coming, a baptism of reformation to all the people of Israel;

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American Standard Version (1901)

when John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

Young’s Literal Translation

John having first preached, before his coming, a baptism of reformation to all the people of Israel;

World English Bible

before his coming, when John had first preached the baptism of repentance to Israel.

Darby Translation

John having proclaimed before the face of his entry [among the people] [the] baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

Douay-Rheims

John first preaching, before his coming, the baptism of penance to all the people of Israel.

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