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Acts 2:47

They praised God and were well-liked (had favor, grace, were respected – Gk. charis) by all the common people. Every day, the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.
[At first glance, it may seem contradictory that they were well-liked by everyone, when Jesus said: "Woe to you when everyone speaks well of you," see Luke 6:26. In Acts, the focus is on what God does. The believers praised God and were favored by all the common people. Here, the Gk. word laos is used to describe the general public, as opposed to the authorities, who wanted to silence and imprison them. The word for "all" is Gk. holos, which truly describes everyone. The vast majority of ordinary people noticed how generous and loving the Christians were toward them, and God gave the Christians favor with them.
When Jesus said, "Woe to you when everyone praises you," he used a different word for everyone, Gk. pas. This word describes "all kinds and different types." When people from all walks of life, organizations, and orientations praise Christians, one should be vigilant. In this context, Jesus also spoke of false prophets. One of their characteristics is precisely self-centeredness and how it is more important to please people than God. This attitude is contrary to that of the first Christians in Jerusalem, who put God's word, fellowship, and prayer first, see Acts 2:42.]
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αἰνοῦντες   τὸν   θεὸν   καὶ   ἔχοντες   χάριν   πρὸς   ὅλον   τὸν   λαόν.   ὁ   δὲ   κύριος   προσετίθει   τοὺς   σῳζομένους   καθ᾽   ἡμέραν   ἐπὶ   τὸ   αὐτό.¶  

Textus Receptus (TR)

αἰνοῦντες   τὸν   θεὸν   καὶ   ἔχοντες   χάριν   πρὸς   ὅλον   τὸν   λαόν.   ὁ   δὲ   κύριος   προσετίθει   τοὺς   σῳζομένους   καθ᾽   ἡμέραν   ἐπὶ   τὸ   αὐτό.¶  

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TR has 18 Words, NA has 21 (+3).


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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G0134
 αἰνοῦντες (ainoyntes)
 praising
VERB Verb
pres. active part. present active Participle
nom. pl. ♂ Nominative plural masculine
V-PAP-NPM
G3588
 τὸν (ton)
Definite article Definite article
acc. sing. ♂ accusative singular masculine
T-ASM
G2316
 θεὸν (theon)
 God
Noun Noun
acc. sing. ♂ accusative singular masculine
N-ASM
G2532
 καὶ (kai)
 and
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G2192
 ἔχοντες (echontes)
 having
VERB Verb
pres. active part. present active Participle
nom. pl. ♂ Nominative plural masculine
V-PAP-NPM
G5485
 χάριν (charin)
 favor
Noun Noun
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
N-ASF
G4314
 πρὸς (pros)
 with
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G3650
 ὅλον (olon)
 all
Adjective Adjective
acc. sing. ♂ accusative singular masculine
A-ASM
G3588
 τὸν (ton)
 the
Definite article Definite article
acc. sing. ♂ accusative singular masculine
T-ASM
G2992
 λαόν. (laon.)
 people.
Noun Noun
acc. sing. ♂ accusative singular masculine
N-ASM
G3588
 ὁ (o)
Definite article Definite article
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
T-NSM
G1161
 δὲ (de)
 And
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G2962
 κύριος (kyrios)
 the Lord
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
N-NSM
G4369
 προσετίθει (prosetithei)
 was adding
VERB Verb
imp. active ind. imperfect active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-IAI-3S
G3588
 τοὺς (toys)
 those who
Definite article Definite article
acc. pl. ♂ accusative plural masculine
T-APM
G4982
 σῳζομένους (sozomenoys)
 were being saved
VERB Verb
pres. pass. part. present passive Participle
accusative pl. ♂ accusative plural masculine
V-PPP-APM
G2596
 καθ᾽ (kath)
 every
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G2250
 ἡμέραν (emeran)
 day
Noun Noun
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
N-ASF
G1909
 ἐπὶ (epi)
 to
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G3588
 τὸ (to)
Definite article Definite article
acc. sing. neut. accusative singular Neutral
T-ASN
G0846
 αὐτό.¶ (ayto.)
 them.
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
acc. sing. neut. accusative singular Neutral
P-ASN

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