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Acts 17:16-34

16NowδὲdeG1161whilePaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972waitedforthematAthensἈθήναιςAthēnaisG116,hisspiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151wasοὖσανousanG1510provokedwithinhimashebeheldthecityπόλιν.polinG4172fullofidols.

17SohereasonedδιελέγετοdielegetoG1256inthesynagogueσυναγωγῇsunagōgēaG4864withtheJewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453andthedevoutpersons,andinthemarketplaceeverydayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250withthemthatmethim.

18AndcertainG5100alsoG2532oftheEpicureanandStoicphilosophersencounteredhim.Andsomesaidἔλεγον·elegonG3004,Whatwouldthisbabblersayλέγειν;legeinG3004?others,HeseemethtobeG1510asetter forthofstrangeG3581gods:becausehepreachedJesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424andtheresurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386.

19AndtheytookholdἘπιλαβόμενοίEpilabomenoiG1949ofhim,andbroughtG71himuntotheAreopagus,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,MayweknowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097whatthisnewκαινὴkainēG2537teachingδιδαχή;didachēG1322is,whichisspokenλαλουμένηlaloumenēG2980bythee?

20Forthou bringestcertainG5100strangeξενίζονταxenizontaG3579thingsταῦταtautaG3778toourearsἀκοὰςakoasG189:wewouldknowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097thereforeοὖνounG3767whatthesethingsG3778mean.

21(NowδὲdeG1161alltheAtheniansἈθηναῖοιAthēnaioiG117andthestrangersξένοιxenoiG3581sojourningtherespenttheirtimeinnothingelse,buteithertotellλέγεινlegeinG3004ortohearἀκούεινakoueinG191somenewκαινότερον.¶kainoteronG2537thingοὐδὲνoudenG3762.)

22AndPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972stoodG2476inthemidstμέσῳmesōG3319oftheAreopagus,andsaidἔφη·ephēG5346, YemenG435ofAthens,inallthingsπάνταpantaG3956Iperceivethatyearevery religious.

23ForasIpassedG1330along,andobservedtheobjectsofyourworshipσεβάσματαsebasmataG4574,IfoundG2147alsoG2532analtarwiththisinscription,TOANUNKNOWNG50GODθεῷ.theōG2316.WhatthereforeοὖνounG3767yeworshipG4574inignorance,thisIset forth untoyou.

24TheGodθεὸςtheosG2316thatmadeG4160theworldκόσμονkosmonG2889andallthingsG3778therein,he,beingLordκύριοςkuriosG2962ofheavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772andearthγῆςgēsG1093, dwellethnotintemplesG3485madeG4160withhandsG5499;

25neitherisheservedbymen’shandsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495,asthoughheneededanythingτινος,tinosG5100, seeinghehimselfgivethtoalllifeζωὴνzōēnG2222,andbreath,andallthingsG3956;

26andhemadeG4160ofoneἑνὸςhenosG1520everynationἔθνοςethnosG1484ofmenG444todwellκατοικεῖνkatoikeinG2730onallthefaceπροσώπουprosōpouG4383oftheearthγῆς,gēsG1093,havingdeterminedtheirappointedseasonsG2540,andtheboundsoftheirhabitation;

27thattheyshouldseekζητεῖνzēteinG2212Godθεόν,theonG2316,ifhaplytheymightfeelafterhimandfindεὕροιεν,heuroienG2147him,thoughheisnotfarμακρὰνmakranG3112fromeachoneἑνὸςhenosG1520ofus:

28forinhimweliveζῶμενzōmenG2198,andmoveκινούμεθαkinoumethaG2795,andhaveourbeingG1510;ascertainG5100evenG2532ofyourownpoetshavesaidG3004,ForweareG1510alsoG2532hisoffspringγένοςgenosG1085.

29BeingG1510thentheoffspringγένοςgenosG1085ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,weoughtὀφείλομενopheilomenG3784nottothinkG3543thattheGodheadisG1510likeuntogoldχρυσῷchrusōG5557,orsilverἀργύρῳargurōG696,orstoneλίθῳ,lithōG3037, gravenbyartanddeviceofmanἀνθρώπου,anthrōpouG444.

30ThetimesG5550ofignoranceἀγνοίαςagnoiasG52thereforeοὖνounG3767GodθεὸςtheosG2316overlooked;butnowνῦνnunG3568hecommandethmenG444thattheyshouldalleverywhereπανταχοῦpantachouG3837repentμετανοεῖν·metanoeinG3340:

31inasmuchashehathappointedὥρισενhōrisenG3724adayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250inwhichhewilljudgeκρίνεινkrineinG2919theworldοἰκουμένηνoikoumenēnG3625inrighteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343bythemanἀνδρὶandriG435whomhehath ordained; whereofhehath given assurance untoallmenG435,inthathehathraisedG450himfromthedeadνεκρῶν.¶nekrōnG3498.

32NowG1161whentheyheardG191oftheresurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386ofthedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,somemocked;butotherssaidG3004,WewillhearG191theeconcerningπερὶperiG4012thisyetagainπάλιν.palinG3825.

33ThusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972wentG1831outfromamongthem.

34ButcertainG5100menG435clave untohim,andbelievedG4100:amongwhomalsoG2532wasDionysiustheAreopagite,andawomanγυνὴgunēG1135namedG3686Damaris,andothersἕτεροιheteroiG2087withthem.

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