a destroying, killing, murder

a delegate, messenger, one sent forth with orders

1. specifically applied to the twelve apostles of Christ

2. in a broader sense applied to other eminent Christian teachers

   1. of Barnabas

   2. of Timothy and Silvanus

himself, herself, themselves, itself

he, she, it

the same

to become, i.e. to come into existence, begin to be, receive being

to become, i.e. to come to pass, happen

1. of events

to arise, appear in history, come upon the stage

1. of men appearing in public

to be made, finished

1. of miracles, to be performed, wrought

to become, be made

but, moreover, and, etc.

to scatter abroad, disperse

persecution

to be, to exist, to happen, to be present

he, she it, etc.

a gathering of citizens called out from their homes into some public place, an assembly

1. an assembly of the people convened at the public place of the council for the purpose of deliberating

2. the assembly of the Israelites

3. any gathering or throng of men assembled by chance, tumultuously

4. in a Christian sense

   1. an assembly of Christians gathered for worship in a religious meeting

   2. a company of Christian, or of those who, hoping for eternal salvation through Jesus Christ, observe their own religious rites, hold their own religious meetings, and manage their own affairs, according to regulations prescribed for the body for order's sake

   3. those who anywhere, in a city, village, constitute such a company and are united into one body

   4. the whole body of Christians scattered throughout the earth

   5. the assembly of faithful Christians already dead and received into heaven

in, by, with etc.

upon, on, at, by, before

of position, on, at, by, over, against

to, over, on, at, across, against

the day, used of the natural day, or the interval between sunrise and sunset, as distinguished from and contrasted with the night

1. in the daytime

2. metaph., "the day" is regarded as the time for abstaining from indulgence, vice, crime, because acts of the sort are perpetrated at night and in darkness

of the civil day, or the space of twenty four hours (thus including the night)

1. Eastern usage of this term differs from our western usage. Any part of a day is counted as a whole day, hence the expression "three days and three nights" does not mean literally three whole days, but at least one whole day plus part of two other days.

of the last day of this present age, the day Christ will return from heaven, raise the dead, hold the final judgment, and perfect his kingdom

used of time in general, i.e. the days of his life.

I was, etc.

Jerusalem = "set ye double peace"

1. denotes either the city itself or the inhabitants

2. "the Jerusalem that now is", with its present religious institutions, i.e. the Mosaic system, so designated from its primary external location

3. "Jerusalem that is above", that is existing in heaven, according to the pattern of which the earthly Jerusalem was supposed to be built

   1. metaph. "the City of God founded by Christ", now wearing the form of the church, but after Christ's return to put on the form of the perfected Messianic kingdom

4. "the heavenly Jerusalem", that is the heavenly abode of God, Christ, the angels, saints of the Old and New Testament periods and those Christians that are alive at Christ's return

5. "the New Jerusalem", a splendid visible city to be let down from heaven after the renovation of the world, the future abode of the blessed

Judaea = "he shall be praised"

1. in a narrower sense, to the southern portion of Palestine lying on this side of the Jordan and the Dead Sea, to distinguish it from Samaria, Galilee, Peraea, and Idumaea

2. in a broader sense, referring to all Palestine

and, also, even, indeed, but

down from, through out

according to, toward, along

great

1. of the external form or sensible appearance of things (or of persons)

   1. in particular, of space and its dimensions, as respects

      1. mass and weight: great

      2. compass and extent: large, spacious

      3. measure and height: long

      4. stature and age: great, old

2. of number and quantity: numerous, large, abundant

3. of age: the elder

4. used of intensity and its degrees: with great effort, of the affections and emotions of the mind, of natural events powerfully affecting the senses: violent, mighty, strong

predicated of rank, as belonging to

1. persons, eminent for ability, virtue, authority, power

2. things esteemed highly for their importance: of great moment, of great weight, importance

3. a thing to be highly esteemed for its excellence: excellent

splendid, prepared on a grand scale, stately

great things

1. of God's preeminent blessings

2. of things which overstep the province of a created being, proud (presumptuous) things, full of arrogance, derogatory to the majesty of God

this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted

individually

1. each, every, any, all, the whole, everyone, all things, everything

collectively

1. some of all types

moreover, besides, but, nevertheless

besides, except, but

Samaria = "guardianship"

1. a territory in Palestine, which had Samaria as its capital

Saul = "desired"

1. the Jewish name of the apostle Paul

to be pleased together with, to approve together (with others)

to be pleased at the same time with, consent, agree to

1. to applaud

not only... but also

both... and

as... so

the space lying between two places or limits

a region or country i.e. a tract of land

1. the (rural) region surrounding a city or village, the country

2. the region with towns and villages which surround a metropolis

land which is ploughed or cultivated, ground