Acts 22:21
New Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
סוּר
çûwr
to turn off (literal or figurative)
שָׁלַח
shâlach
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
רָחַק
râchaq
to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
אָבִיב
ʼâbîyb
green, i.e. a young ear of grain; hence, the name of the month Abib or Nisan
גּוֹי
gôwy
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
Key Terms in This Verse
אָבִיב ʼâbîyb
green, i.e. a young ear of grain; hence, the name of the month Abib or Nisan
Study H24 →גּוֹי gôwy
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
Study H1471 →רָחַק râchaq
to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
Study H7368 →שָׁלַח shâlach
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
Study H7971 →Cross References
But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.
That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.
For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:
Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.
But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:
By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:
And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.
As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
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