Acts 2:40
Strong's Lexicon
With
τε (te)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 5037: And, both. A primary particle of connection or addition; both or also.

many
πλείοσιν (pleiosin)
Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural - Comparative
Strong's Greek 4119: Or neuter pleion, or pleon comparative of polus; more in quantity, number, or quality; also the major portion.

other
Ἑτέροις (Heterois)
Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2087: (a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor. Of uncertain affinity; other or different.

words
λόγοις (logois)
Noun - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3056: From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression.

he testified,
διεμαρτύρατο (diemartyrato)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1263: To give solemn evidence, testify (declare) solemnly. From dia and martureo; to attest or protest earnestly, or hortatively.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

he urged
παρεκάλει (parekalei)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3870: From para and kaleo; to call near, i.e. Invite, invoke.

them
αὐτοὺς (autous)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

“Be saved
Σώθητε (Sōthēte)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4982: To save, heal, preserve, rescue. From a primary sos; to save, i.e. Deliver or protect.

from
ἀπὸ (apo)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.

this
ταύτης (tautēs)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

corrupt
σκολιᾶς (skolias)
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4646: Crooked, perverse, unfair, curved, tortuous. From the base of skelos; warped, i.e. Winding; figuratively, perverse.

generation.
γενεᾶς (geneas)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1074: From genos; a generation; by implication, an age.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
With many other words he testified, and he urged them, “Be saved from this corrupt generation.

Young's Literal Translation
Also with many more other words he was testifying and exhorting, saying, ‘Be saved from this perverse generation;’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And with many other words he testified and strongly urged them, saying, “ Be saved from this corrupt generation! ”

New American Standard Bible
And with many other words he solemnly testified and kept on exhorting them, saying, "Be saved from this perverse generation!"

King James Bible
And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, "Save yourselves from this corrupt generation."

New Living Translation
Then Peter continued preaching for a long time, strongly urging all his listeners, "Save yourselves from this crooked generation!"

English Standard Version
And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation.”

New American Standard Bible
And with many other words he solemnly testified and kept on exhorting them, saying, "Be saved from this perverse generation!"

King James Bible
And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And with many other words he testified and strongly urged them, saying, "Be saved from this corrupt generation!"

International Standard Version
Using many different expressions, Peter continued to testify and to plead: "Be saved," he urged them, "from this corrupt generation!"

NET Bible
With many other words he testified and exhorted them saying, "Save yourselves from this perverse generation!"

American Standard Version
And with many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, Save yourselves from this crooked generation.

English Revised Version
And with many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, Save yourselves from this crooked generation.

Young's Literal Translation
Also with many more other words he was testifying and exhorting, saying, 'Be saved from this perverse generation;'
















Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:5
They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation.

Jeremiah 51:45
My people, go ye out of the midst of her, and deliver ye every man his soul from the fierce anger of the LORD.

Matthew 17:17
Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.

Luke 16:28
For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.

Acts 4:36
And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,

Philippians 2:15
That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

Acts 1:1
The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

Acts 2:39
For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

Acts 2:38
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Acts 2:37
Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?

Acts 2:41
Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
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