KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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“And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Greek Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Greek | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Greek word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Greek word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And have” | ἔχων | To hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition) | And have |
| “hope” | ἐλπίδα | Expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence | hope |
| “toward” | εἰς | To or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases | toward |
| “God,” | θεόν | A deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by Hebraism) | God |
| “which” | ἣν | The relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that | which |
| “they” | αὐτοὶ | The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons | they |
| “themselves” | οὗτοι | The he (she or it), i.e., this or that (often with article repeated) | themselves |
| “also” | καὶ | And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words | also |
| “allow,” | προσδέχονται | To admit (to intercourse, hospitality, credence, or (figuratively) endurance); by implication, to await (with confidence or patience) | allow |
| “that there shall” | μέλλειν | To intend, i.e., be about to be, do, or suffer something (of persons or things, especially events; in the sense of purpose, duty, necessity, probability, possibility, or hesitation) | that there shall |
| “be” | ἔσεσθαι | Will be | be |
| “a resurrection” | ἀνάστασιν | A standing up again, i.e., (literally) a resurrection from death (individual, genitive case or by implication, (its author)), or (figuratively) a (moral) recovery (of spiritual truth) | resurrection |
| “of the dead,” | νεκρῶν, | Dead (literally or figuratively; also as noun) | dead |
| “both” | τε | Both or also (properly, as correlation of G2532) | both |
| “of the just” | δικαίων | Equitable (in character or act); by implication, innocent, holy (absolutely or relatively) | just |
| “and” | καὶ | And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words | and |
| “unjust.” | ἀδίκων | Unjust; by extension wicked; by implication, treacherous; specially, heathen | unjust |
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13 Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.
14 But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:
15 And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
16 And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.
17 Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.
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