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Acts 11

1NowδὲdeG1161theapostlesG652andthebrethrenthatwereG1510inJudæaheardG191thattheGentilesἔθνηethnēG1484alsoG2532hadreceivedG1209thewordλόγονlogonG3056ofGodθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

2AndwhenὍτεHoteG3753PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074wascomeG305uptoJerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419,theythatwereofthecircumcisionπεριτομῆςperitomēsG4061contendedwithhim,

3sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, Thou wentestintomenG435uncircumcised,anddidsteatwiththem.

4ButPeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074beganG757,andexpoundedthematter untotheminorder,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,

5IwasG1510inthecityπόλειpoleiG4172ofJoppaἸόππῃIoppēG2445prayingπροσευχόμενοςproseuchomenosG4336:andinatranceἐκστάσειekstaseiG1611IsawG3708avisionὅραμαhoramaG3705,acertainτιtiG5100vesselσκεῦόςskeuosG4632descendingκαταβαῖνονkatabainonG2597,asitwereG1510agreatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173sheetὀθόνηνothonēnG3607letdownfromheavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772byfourτέσσαρσινtessarsinG5064cornersἀρχαῖςarchaisG746;anditcameG2064evenG2532untome:

6uponwhichwhenIhadfastened mine eyes,Iconsidered,andsawG3708thefourfootedbeastsG2342oftheearthγῆςgēsG1093andwildθηρίαthēriaG2342beastsG2342andcreepingthingsG3739andbirdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071oftheheavenG3772.

7AndIheardG191alsoG2532avoiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456sayingλεγούσηςlegousēsG3004untome,RiseG450,PeterΠέτρε,PetreG4074;killθῦσονthusonG2380andeatG2068.

8ButIsaidG3004,Notso,Lordκύριε·kurieG2962:fornothingcommonκοινὸνkoinonG2839oruncleanἀκάθαρτονakathartonG169hatheverenteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525intomymouthστόμαstomaG4750.

9ButavoiceφωνὴphōnēG5456answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611thesecondδευτέρουdeuterouG1208timeG1208outofheavenοὐρανοῦ·ouranouG3772,WhatGodθεὸςtheosG2316hathcleansedG2511,makenotthou common.

10Andthiswasdonethrice:andallweredrawnupagainπάλινpalinG3825intoheavenοὐρανόν.ouranonG3772.

11AndbeholdἰδοὺidouG2400, forthwiththreeτρεῖςtreisG5140menG435stoodbeforethehouseοἰκίανoikianG3614inwhichwewereG1510, havingbeenG1510sentG649fromCæsarea untome.

12AndtheSpiritπνεῦμάpneumaG4151bademegoG1525withthem, makingnodistinction.AndthesesixἓξhexG1803brethrenalsoG2532accompaniedme;andweenteredεἰσήλθομενeisēlthomenG1525intotheman’sἀνδρός.androsG435houseοἶκονoikonG3624:

13andhetoldG3004ushowπῶςpōsG4459hehadseenG3708theangelἄγγελονangelonG32standingG2476inhishouseοἴκῳoikōG3624,andsayingG3004,SendἀπόστειλονaposteilonG649toJoppaἸόππηνIoppēnG2445,andfetchSimonΣίμωναSimōnaG4613,whosesurnameisPeterΠέτρον,PetronG4074;

14whoshallspeakλαλήσειlalēseiG2980unto theewords, whereby thou shaltbesavedG4982, thouandallthyhouseG3624.

15AndasIbeganG757tospeakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980,theHolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151fellonthem,evenG2532asonusatthebeginning.

16AndIrememberedἐμνήσθηνemnēsthēnG3403thewordoftheLordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,howὡςhōsG5613hesaidἔλεγεν·elegenG3004,JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491indeedμὲνmenG3303baptizedG907withwaterὕδατι,hudatiG5204;butyeshallbebaptizedG907intheHolyἁγίῳ.hagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151.

17IfthenGodθεὸςtheosG2316gaveG1325untothemthelikeG5613giftδωρεὰνdōreanG1431ashedidalsoκαὶkaiG2532untous,whenG5613webelievedG4100ontheLordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστόν,ChristonG5547,whowasG1510I,thatIcouldwithstandGodθεόν;¶theonG2316?

18AndwhentheyheardG191thesethingsταῦταtautaG3778,theyheldtheirpeace,andglorifiedG1392GodθεὸνtheonG2316,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,ThentotheGentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484alsoG2532hathGodθεὸςtheosG2316grantedG1325repentanceμετάνοιανmetanoianG3341untolifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.

19TheythereforeοὖνounG3767thatwerescatteredδιασπαρέντεςdiasparentesG1289abroaduponthetribulationθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347thataroseG1096aboutStephenΣτεφάνῳStephanōG4736travelledasfarG2193asPhoeniciaΦοινίκηςPhoinikēsG5403,andCyprusΚύπρουKuprouG2954,andAntiochἈντιοχείαςAntiocheiasG490,speakingλαλοῦντεςlalountesG2980thewordλόγονlogonG3056tononesaveonlyG3440toJewsἸουδαίοις.¶IoudaioisG2453.

20ButtherewereG1510someofthem,menG435ofCyprusandCyreneΚυρηναῖοι,KurēnaioiG2956,who,whentheywereG1510comeἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064toAntiochἈντιόχειανAntiocheianG490, spake untotheGreeksG1672alsoG2532,preachingtheLordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦν.IēsounG2424.

21AndthehandχεὶρcheirG5495oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962wasG1510withthem:andagreatπολύςpolusG4183numberἀριθμὸςarithmosG706thatbelievedG4100turnedἐπέστρεψενepestrepsenG1994untotheLordκύριον·kurionG2962.

22AndthereportλόγοςlogosG3056concerningπερὶperiG4012themcametotheearsὦταōtaG3775ofthechurchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577whichwasG1510inJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419:andtheysentforthἐξαπέστειλανexapesteilanG1821BarnabasΒαρναβᾶνBarnabanG921asfarἕωςhe'ōsG2193asAntiochἈντιοχείας·AntiocheiasG490:

23who,whenhewascomeπαραγενόμενοςparagenomenosG3854,andhadseenG3708thegraceχάρινcharinG5485ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,wasgladG5463;andheexhortedπαρεκάλειparekaleiG3870themall,thatwithpurposeπροθέσειprotheseiG4286ofheartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588theywouldcleave untotheLordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962:

24forhewasG1510agoodἀγαθὸςagathosG18manἀνὴρanērG435,andfullπλήρηςplērēsG4134oftheHolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151andoffaithπίστεως.pisteōsG4102:andmuchpeopleG3793wasG1510addedπροσετέθηprosetethēG4369untotheLordκυρίῳ.kuriōG2962.

25AndhewentG1831forthἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831toTarsusΤαρσὸνTarsonG5019toseekforSaulΣαῦλον,SaulonG4569;

26andwhenhehadfoundG2147him,hebroughtG71himuntoAntiochἈντιόχειαν.AntiocheianG490.AnditcameG1096topassἐγένετοegenetoG1096,thatevenG2532forawholeὅλονholonG3650yearἐνιαυτὸνeniautonG1763theyweregatheredG4863togetherσυναχθῆναιsunachthēnaiG4863withthechurchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577,andtaughtδιδάξαιdidaxaiG1321muchpeopleG3793;andthatthedisciplesG3101werecalledChristiansG5546firstG4413inAntiochἈντιοχείᾳAntiocheiaG490.

27NowδὲdeG1161inthesedaysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250therecameG2718downκατῆλθονkatēlthonG2718prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396fromJerusalemἹεροσολύμωνHi'erosolumōnG2414untoAntiochἈντιόχειαν·AntiocheianG490.

28AndtherestoodG450uponeεἷςheisG1520ofthemnamedG3686AgabusἍγαβοςHagabosG13,andsignifiedbytheSpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151thatthereshouldbeG1510agreatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173famineλιμὸνlimonG3042overalltheworldοἰκουμένην,oikoumenēnG3625:whichcameG1096topassG1096inthedaysofClaudiusΚλαυδίουKlaudiouG2804.

29AndthedisciplesG3101,everymanaccordingtohisability,determinedtosendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992reliefuntothebrethrenthatdweltinJudæa:

30whichalsoG2532theydid,sendingG649ittotheeldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245bythehandχειρὸςcheirosG5495ofBarnabasΒαρναβᾶBarnabaG921andSaulΣαύλου.¶SaulouG4569.

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