King James Version
Acts 13:45 in the King James Version says “But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Pa...” — study this verse from Acts chapter 13 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.”
Acts 13:45 · KJV
Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.
And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.
But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.
Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“saw”
G1492used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent g3700 and g3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by impl
“the multitudes”
G3793a throng (as borne along); by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot
“they were filled”
G4130to "fill" (literally or figuratively (imbue, influence, supply)); specially, to fulfil (time)
“with envy”
G2205properly, heat, i.e., (figuratively) "zeal" (in a favorable sense, ardor; in an unfavorable one, jealousy, as of a husband (figuratively, of god), or
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“by”
G5259under, i.e., (with the genitive case) of place (beneath), or with verbs (the agency or means, through); (with the accusative case) of place (whither (
“Paul”
G3972(little; but remotely from a derivative of g3973, meaning the same); paulus, the name of a roman and of an apostle
“those things which were spoken”
G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
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