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Acts 16:17

This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!”

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ASV

The same following after Paul and us cried out, saying, These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim unto you the way of salvation.

KJV

The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.

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22 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
αὕτηhautēSheG3778 →
κατακολουθοῦσαkatakolouthousahaving followedG2628 →
τῷtō<the>G3588 →
ΠαύλῳPaulōafter PaulG3972 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἡμῖνhēminusG3165 →
ἔκραζενekrazenwas crying outG2896 →
λέγουσα·legousasaying;G3004 →
οὗτοιhoutoiTheseG3778 →
οἱhoi<the>G3588 →
ἄνθρωποιanthrōpoimenG444 →
δοῦλοιdouloiservantsG1401 →
τοῦtouof theG3588 →
θεοῦtheouGodG2316 →
τοῦtou<the>G3588 →
ὑψίστουhupsistouMost HighG5310 →
εἰσίν,eisinare,G1510 →
οἵτινεςoitineswhoG3748 →
καταγγέλλουσινkatangellousinproclaimG2605 →
ὑμῖνhuminto youG4771 →
ὁδὸνhodon[the] wayG3598 →
σωτηρίας.sōtēriasof salvation.G4991 →

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James 2:19You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.John 14:6Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.1 Peter 2:16Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.Mark 5:7And he shouted in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You before God not to torture me!”Daniel 6:20When he reached the den, he cried out in a voice of anguish, “O Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?”Daniel 3:28Nebuchadnezzar declared, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.Daniel 3:26Then Nebuchadnezzar approached the door of the blazing fiery furnace and called out, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out!” So Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out of the fire,Genesis 14:19and he blessed Abram and said: “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,Malachi 2:7For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.Genesis 14:18Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine—since he was priest of God Most High—Mark 3:11And when the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!”Luke 1:32He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,Psalms 57:2I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills His purpose for me.Luke 1:79to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”Jonah 1:9“I am a Hebrew,” replied Jonah. “I worship the LORD, the God of the heavens, who made the sea and the dry land.”Luke 4:34“Ha! What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”Luke 4:41Demons also came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But He rebuked the demons and would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Christ.Acts 13:26Brothers, children of Abraham, and you Gentiles who fear God, it is to us that this message of salvation has been sent.

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