King James Version

Acts 23:11

And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “Paul” (Παῦλε·) before as here.

Τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.Andἐπιούσῃepiousēfollowingἔπειμι (epeimi)verb, present active participle, dative, singular, feminine — “following”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1966the next day.followingνυκτὶnuktinightνύξ (nux)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “night”, the to- or for-formG3571the night, night-time.ἐπιστὰςepistasstood byἐφίστημι (ephistēmi)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “stood by”, a single actionG2186I stand by, am urgent, befall one (as of evil), am at hand, impend.stood byαὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himὁhotheὁarticle, 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”.εἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).and saidΘάρσειtharseiBe of good cheerθαρσέω (tharseō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person singular — “Be of good cheer”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2293I am of good courage, good cheer, am bold.Be of good cheerὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.διεμαρτύρωdiemarturōthou hast testifiedδιαμαρτύρομαι (diamarturomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 2nd person singular — “thou hast testified”, a single actionG1263I give solemn evidence, testify (declare) solemnly.thou hast testifiedτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.περὶperiofπερίpreposition — “of”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.ofἐμοῦemoumeἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “me”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.meεἰςeisinεἰςpreposition — “in”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.inἸερουσαλὴμierousalēmJerusalemἸερουσαλήμnoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Jerusalem”, the object formG2419(Aramaic form), Jerusalem, the capital of Palestine: hence Judaism, and allegorically, Christendom, the Christian Church.Jerusalemοὕτωhoutōsoοὕτω(ς) (houtōs)adverb — “so”G3779thus, so, in this manner.soσεsethouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “thou”, the object formG4771you.thouδεῖdeibindδέω (déō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “bind”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1210I bind, tie, fasten; I impel, compel; I declare to be prohibited and unlawful.Strong’s files this form under G1163 (δεῖ).καὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoεἰςeisatεἰςpreposition — “at”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.atῬώμηνrhōmēnRomeῬώμη (rhōmē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Rome”, the object formG4516Rome, the famous city on the Tiber, the capital of the Roman Empire.Romeμαρτυρῆσαιmarturēsaito testifyμαρτυρέω (martureō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to testify”, a single actionG3140I witness, bear witness, give evidence, testify, give a good report.This verse uses “testify”.

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ΠαῦλεpaulePaulΠαῦλος (paulos)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Paul”, the calling formG3972Paul, Paulus.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And on the following night, the Lord having stood by him, said, 'Take courage, Paul, for as thou didst fully testify the things concerning me at Jerusalem, so it behoveth thee also at Rome to testify.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer: for as thou hast testified concerning me at Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

The following night, the Lord stood by him and said, “Cheer up , Paul , for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem , so you must testify also at Rome .”

Darby Translation

But the following night the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good courage; for as thou hast testified the things concerning me at Jerusalem, so thou must bear witness at Rome also.

Douay-Rheims

And the night following the Lord standing by him, said: Be constant; for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.

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