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Acts 13:47

For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.

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οὕτωςhoutōssoοὕτω(ς)adverb — “so”G3779thus, so, in this manner.soγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἐντέταλταιentetaltaihathἐντέλλομαι (entellomai)verb, perfect middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “hath”, a completed action with a present resultG1781I give orders (injunctions, instructions, commands).hathἡμῖνhēminIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).usὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κύριοςkurioslordκύριοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “lord”, the subject formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.Τέθεικάtetheikasaying, I have setτίθημι (tithēmi)verb, perfect active indicative, 1st person singular — “saying, I have set”, a completed action with a present resultG5087I put, place, lay, set, fix, establish.saying, I have setσεsetheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “thee”, the object formG4771you.theeεἰςeisto beεἰςpreposition — “to be”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.to beφῶςphōsa lightφῶςnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “a light”, the object formG5457light, a source of light, radiance.This verse uses “light”.a lightἐθνῶνethnōnof the Gentilesἔθνος (ethnos)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “of the Gentiles”, the of-formG1484a race, people, nation; the nations, heathen world, Gentiles.This verse uses “the Gentiles”.of the Gentilesτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.εἶναίeinaito existεἰμί (eimí)verb, present active infinitive — “to exist”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.Strong’s files this form under G1511 (εἶναι, exist).shouldest beσεseyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “you”, the object formG4771you.εἰςeisforεἰςpreposition — “for”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “for”.forσωτηρίανsōtēriansalvationσωτηρία (sōtēria)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “salvation”, the object formG4991welfare, prosperity, deliverance, preservation, salvation, safety.This verse uses “salvation”.salvationἕωςheōsuntoἕωςpreposition — “unto”G2193(a) conj: until, (b) prep: as far as, up to, as much as, until.untoἐσχάτουeschatouendsἔσχατος (eschatos)adjective, genitive, singular, neuter — “ends”, the of-formG2078last, at the last, finally, till the end.the endsτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γῆςgēsof the earthγῆ (gē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the earth”, the of-formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.This verse uses “the earth”.of the earth

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for so hath the Lord commanded us: I have set thee for a light of nations — for thy being for salvation unto the end of the earth.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying , I have set thee for a light of the Gentiles, That thou shouldest be for salvation unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Young’s Literal Translation

for so hath the Lord commanded us: I have set thee for a light of nations — for thy being for salvation unto the end of the earth.'

World English Bible

For so has the Lord commanded us, saying, ‘I have set you as a light for the Gentiles, that you should bring salvation to the uttermost parts of the earth.’”

Darby Translation

for thus has the Lord enjoined us: I have set thee for a light of the nations, that thou shouldest be for salvation to the end of the earth.

Douay-Rheims

For so the Lord hath commanded us: I have set thee to be the light of the Gentiles; that thou mayest be for salvation unto the utmost part of the earth.

Quotes

Isaiah 49:6 Isaiah 49:6 · King James VersionAnd he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.Isaiah 49:6 · King James VersionOpen the Source
And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.

Alludes to

Isaiah 42:6 Isaiah 42:6 · King James VersionI the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;Isaiah 42:6 · King James VersionOpen the Source
I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;