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Acts 15:16

15:15 And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,
After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:

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‘After these things I will return. I will again build the tabernacle of David, which has fallen. I will again build its ruins. I will set it up,

After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:

After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:

15:17 That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.

What does Acts 15:16 mean?

Acts 15:16 is a verse in the book of Acts, in the New Testament. In the original Greek, key words include μετά (meta), οὗτος (tauta), ἀναστρέφω (anastrepho).

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Afterμετάmeta/met-ah'/G3326a primary preposition (often used adverbially); properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession) with which it is joined; occupying an intermediate position between 575 or 1537 and 1519 or 4314; less intimate than 1722 and less close than 4862):--after(-ward), X that he again, against, among, X and, + follow, hence, hereafter, in, of, (up-)on, + our, X and setting, since, (un-)to, + together, when, with (+ -out). Often used in composition, in substantially the same relations of participation or proximity, and transfer or sequence.
thisοὗτοςtauta/tow'-tah/G5023nominative or accusative case neuter plural of 3778; these things:--+ afterward, follow, + hereafter, X him, the same, so, such, that, then, these, they, this, those, thus.
I
will
return,ἀναστρέφωanastrepho/an-as-tref'-o/G390from 303 and 4762; to overturn; also to return; by implication, to busy oneself, i.e. remain, live:--abide, behave self, have conversation, live, overthrow, pass, return, be used.
andκαίkai/kahee/G2532apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
will
build
againἀνοικοδομέωanoikodomeo/an-oy-kod-om-eh'-o/G456from 303 and 3618; to rebuild:--build again.
the
tabernacleσκηνήskene/skay-nay'/G4633apparently akin to 4632 and 4639; a tent or cloth hut (literally or figuratively):--habitation, tabernacle.
of
David,ΔαυίδDabid/dab-eed'/G1138of Hebrew origin (1732); Dabid (i.e. David), the Israelite king:--David.
whichὁ ἡ τόhoG3588he hay, and the neuter to to in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
is
fallen
down;πίπτωpipto/pip'-to/G4098peto pet'-o; (which occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses); probably akin to 4072 through the idea of alighting; to fall (literally or figuratively):--fail, fall (down), light on.
andκαίkai/kahee/G2532apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
I
will
build
againἀνοικοδομέωanoikodomeo/an-oy-kod-om-eh'-o/G456from 303 and 3618; to rebuild:--build again.
the
ruinsκατασκάπτωkataskapto/kat-as-kap'-to/G2679from 2596 and 4626; to undermine, i.e. (by implication) destroy:--dig down, ruin.
thereof,αὐτόςautos/ow-tos'/G846from the particle au (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
andκαίkai/kahee/G2532apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
I
will
setἀνορθόωanorthoo/an-orth-o'-o/G461from 303 and a derivative of the base of 3717; to straighten up:--lift (set) up, make straight.
itαὐτόςautos/ow-tos'/G846from the particle au (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
up:ἀνορθόωanorthoo/an-orth-o'-o/G461from 303 and a derivative of the base of 3717; to straighten up:--lift (set) up, make straight.

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What does Acts 15:16 say?

Acts 15:16 (King James Version) reads: "After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:"

Is Acts 15:16 in the Old or New Testament?

Acts 15:16 is in the New Testament of the Bible, in the book of Acts.

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