CHAPTER 7 Defining Evangelizing - Evangelism Unlimited

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(2) Also probably implies the need to follow-up on an open heart (i.e. a person unto whom God
has granted peace and openness to listen)
e) Notice that Jesus reveals Himself as One who knocks on doors, Rev 3:20
f) Consider the ministry of Jesus that was done from individual receptive houses, and that reached
the larger community (preaching, healing of the paralytic, etc.)
g) Notice also false teachers who creep into homes (οἱ ἐνδύνοντες εἰς τὰς οἰκίας), 2 Tim 3:6-7
3) Cities (there is more about cities in the Gospels and the Acts than is recorded here):
a) h' th/j po,lewj evkei,nhj – or that city, Matt 10:14
b) καὶ διερχόμενος εὐηγγελίζετο τὰς πόλεις πάσας – and passing through he was evangelizing all the
cities, Acts 8:40
c) Note the woes on particular cities, Luke 10:13-15
4) City and village:
a) Καὶ περιῆγεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς τὰς πόλεις πάσας καὶ τὰς κώμας – And Jesus went about every city and
village, Matt 9:35
b) Εἰς ἣν δ᾽ ἂν πόλιν ἢ κώμην εἰσέλθητε (BYZ) – And whatever city or village you enter,
Matt 10:11
c) καὶ αὐτὸς διώδευεν κατὰ πόλιν καὶ κώμην – and he [himself] went throughout every city and
village, Luke 8:1
d) Καὶ διεπορεύετο κατὰ πόλεις καὶ κώμας – And he was passing through from one village and city
to another, Luke 13:22
5) City and place:
a) kai. avpe,steilen auvtou.j avna. du,o pro. prosw,pou auvtou/ eivj pa/san po,lin kai. to,pon ou- e;mellen
auvto.j e;rcesqai – and sent them two and two ahead of Him to every city and place where He
Himself was going to come, Luke 10:2
6) Village, city, or countryside:
a) Καὶ ὅπου ἂν εἰσεπορεύετο εἰς κώμας ἢ πόλεις ἢ ἀγρούς – and whenever he entered villages, or
cities, or the countryside, Mark 6:56
e. Location: particular interior locations:
1) th/| stoa/| th/| kaloume,nh| Solomw/ntoj – Portico of Solomon, Acts 3:11; th/| stoa/| Solomw/ntoj -
Solomon’s portico, Acts 5:12
2) Sanhedrin [gathered together in Jerusalem], Acts 4:5, 7; tw/| sunedri,w| – the Council, Acts 5:27;
6:12, 15
3) tw/| ièrw/ - the Temple, Acts 5:42
4) oivki,a| VIou,da - house of Judas, Acts 9:11
5) tai/j sunagwgai/j – the synagogues [of Damascus], Acts 9:20; tai/j sunagwgai/j tw/n VIoudai,wn –
synagogues of the Jews, Acts 13:5; th.n sunagwgh.n – the synagogue, Acts 13:14 (v 43); th.n
sunagwgh.n tw/n VIoudai,wn – synagogue of the Jews, Acts 14:1; sunagwgh. tw/n VIoudai,wn – synagogue
of the Jews, Acts 17:1
6) Home of Cornelius, Acts 10:25
7) Before Roman Commander, Acts 22:30
8) In private gatherings with Felix and Drussila, Acts 24:24-26
9) In the Tribunal of Festus, Acts 25:6
10) Auditorium before King Agrippa and Festus, Acts 25:23
11) Home of Publius on Malta, Acts 28:7
12) Paul’s rented home in Rome, Acts 28:30
13) praitw,rion – the judgement hall, Phil 1:13 (English Geneva); e.g. Acts 25:23-26:32
Byzantine Textform English Geneva King James
evn o[lw| tw/|
praitwri,w| kai. toi/j
loipoi/j pa,sin(
throughout all the
iudgement hall, and in
all other places,
Translations of praitwri,w| in Philippians 1:13
in all the palace, and in
all other places;
New American
Standard
throughout the whole
praetorian guard and
to everyone else,
New King James
to the whole palace
guard, and to all the
rest,
New International
Version
throughout the whole
palace guard and to
everyone else