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Acts 18

1AfterthesethingsταῦταtautaG3778hedepartedG5563fromAthensἈθηνῶνAthēnōnG116,andcameG2064toCorinthΚόρινθον,KorinthonG2882.

2AndhefoundG2147acertainτιναtinaG5100JewἸουδαῖονIoudaionG2453namedG3686AquilaἈκύλαν,AkulanG207,amanofPontusbyraceG1085, latelycomeἐληλυθόταelēluthotaG2064fromItalyἸταλίας,ItaliasG2482,withhiswifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135PriscillaΠρίσκιλλανPriskillanG4252,becauseClaudiusΚλαύδιονKlaudionG2804hadcommandedδιατεταχέναιdiatetachenaiG1299alltheJewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453todepartfromRomeῬώμης,RhōmēsG4516:andhecameG2064untothem;

3andbecausehewasG1510ofthesameG846trade,heabodewiththem,andtheywrought;forbytheirtradetheywereG1510tentmakers.

4AndhereasonedδιελέγετοdielegetoG1256inthesynagogueσυναγωγῇsunagōgēaG4864everysabbathσάββατον,sabbatonG4521,andpersuadedG3982JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453andGreeksἝλληνας.¶HellēnasG1672.

5ButwhenὩςHōsG5613SilasΣιλᾶςSilasG4609andTimothyΤιμόθεος,TimotheosG5095cameG2718downκατῆλθονkatēlthonG2718fromMacedoniaΜακεδονίαςMakedoniasG3109,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972wasG1510constrainedbythewordλόγῳlogōG3056,testifyingδιαμαρτυρόμενοςdiamarturomenosG1263totheJewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453thatJesusἸησοῦν.¶IēsounG2424wasG1510theChristχριστὸνchristonG5547.

6AndwhentheyopposedthemselvesandblasphemedG987,heshookG1621outhisraimentandsaidG3004untothem,YourbloodαἷμαhaimaG129beuponyourownG1438headsκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776;IamcleanκαθαρὸςkatharosG2513:fromhenceforthIwillgoπορεύσομαι.¶poreusomaiG4198untotheGentilesἔθνηethnēG1484.

7AndhedepartedμεταβὰςmetabasG3327thence,andwentG1525intothehouseοἰκίανoikianG3614ofacertainτινὸςtinosG5100mannamedG3686TitusG5103JustusἸούστουIoustouG2459,oneG5100thatworshippedGodθεόν,theonG2316,whosehouseοἰκίαoikiaG3614joined hardtothesynagogueσυναγωγῇ.sunagōgēaG4864.

8AndCrispusΚρίσποςKrisposG2921,therulerofthesynagogueἀρχισυνάγωγοςarchisunagōgosG752,believedG4100intheLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962withallhishouseG3624;andmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183oftheCorinthiansΚορινθίωνKorinthiōnG2881hearingἀκούοντεςakouontesG191believedG4100,andwerebaptizedG907.

9AndtheLordκύριοςkuriosG2962saidG3004untoPaulΠαύλῳ·PaulōG3972inthenightνυκτὶnuktiG3571byavisionὁράματοςhoramatosG3705,BenotafraidG5399,butspeakλάλειlaleiG2980andholdnotthy peace:

10forIamG1510withthee,andnomanG3778shallsetontheetoharmκακῶσαίkakōsaiG2559thee:forIhavemuchG4183peopleλαόςlaosG2992inthiscityπόλειpoleiG4172.

11AndhedweltthereayearἐνιαυτὸνeniautonG1763andsixἓξhexG1803monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376,teachingδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321thewordλόγονlogonG3056ofGodθεοῦ.¶theouG2316amongthem.

12ButwhenGallioΓαλλίωνοςGalliōnosG1058wasG1510proconsulἀνθυπάτουanthupatouG446ofAchaiaἈχαΐαςAchaiasG882,theJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453withoneὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661accordG3661rose upagainstPaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972andbroughtG71himbeforethejudgment-seat,

13sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004,ThismanG444persuadethmenG444toworshipσέβεσθαιsebesthaiG4576Godθεόν.¶theonG2316contraryπαρὰparaG3844tothelawνόμονnomonG3551.

14ButwhenPaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972wasG1510abouttoopenἀνοίγεινanoigeinG455hismouthστόμαstomaG4750,GallioΓαλλίωνGalliōnG1058saidG3004untotheJewsἸουδαίους·IoudaiousG2453,IfindeedμὲνmenG3303itwereG1510amatterG3056ofwrongorofwickedπονηρόν,ponēronG4190villany,OyeJewsἸουδαῖοι,IoudaioiG2453,reasonwouldthatIshouldbearG430withyou:

15butiftheyareG1510questionsζητήματάzētēmataG2213aboutwordsλόγουlogouG3056andnamesG3686andyourownlawνόμουnomouG3551,looktoityourselves;IamG1510notmindedtobeG1510ajudgeκριτὴςkritēsG2923ofthesemattersG3056.

16Andhedrovethemfromthejudgment-seat.

17AndtheyalllaidholdG1949onSosthenesΣωσθένηνSōsthenēnG4988,therulerofthesynagogueἀρχισυνάγωγονarchisunagōgonG752,andbeatἔτυπτονetuptonG5180himbeforethejudgment-seat.AndGallioΓαλλίωνιGalliōniG1058caredfornoneG3762ofthesethingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778.

18AndPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,havingtarriedafterthisyetmanyἱκανάς,hikanasG2425daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,tookhisleaveἀποταξάμενοςapotaxamenosG657ofthebrethren,andsailedἐξέπλειexepleiG1602thenceforSyriaΣυρίαν,SurianG4947,andwithhimPriscillaΠρίσκιλλαPriskillaG4252andAquilaἈκύλας,AkulasG207:havingshornhisheadκεφαλήν·kephalēnG2776inCenchreæ;forhehadavowεὐχήν.euchēnG2171.

19AndtheycameG1525toEphesusἜφεσον·EphesonG2181,andheleftG2641themthere:buthehimselfenteredεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525intothesynagogueσυναγωγὴνsunagōgēnG4864,andreasonedδιελέξατοdielexatoG1256withtheJewsἸουδαίοις.IoudaioisG2453.

20AndwhentheyaskedἐρωτώντωνerōtōntōnG2065himtoabideG3306alongertimeχρόνονchrononG5550,heconsentednot;

21buttakinghisleaveἀποταξάμενοςapotaxamenosG657ofthem,andsayingG3004,IwillreturnἀνακάμψωanakampsōG344againπάλινpalinG3825untoyouifGodθεοῦtheouG2316will,hesetG321sailἀνήχθηanēchthēG321fromEphesusἘφέσου.EphesouG2181.

22AndwhenhehadlandedatCæsarea,hewentG305upandsalutedthechurchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577,andwentG305downκατέβηkatebēG2597toAntiochἈντιόχειαν·AntiocheianG490.

23AndhavingspentsometimeχρόνονchrononG5550there,hedepartedG1831,andwentG1831throughtheregionχώρανchōranG5561ofGalatia,andPhrygiaΦρυγίαν,PhrugianG5435,inorder,establishingallthedisciplesG3101.

24NowδέdeG1161acertainτιςtisG5100JewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453namedG3686ApollosἈπολλῶςApollōsG625,anAlexandrianbyraceG1085,aneloquentmanἀνὴρanērG435,cameG2658toEphesusἜφεσονEphesonG2181;andhewasG1510mightyδυνατὸςdunatosG1415inthescripturesG1124.

25ThismanG3778hadbeenG1510instructedinthewayὁδὸνhodonG3598oftheLordκυρίου,kuriouG2962;andbeingG1510ferventζέωνzeōnG2204inspiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,hespakeandtaughtἐδίδασκενedidaskenG1321accuratelythethingsG3778concerningπερὶperiG4012JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,knowingἐπιστάμενοςepistamenosG1987onlyG3440thebaptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908ofJohnἸωάννου·IōannouG2491:

26andhebeganG757tospeakG3955boldlyπαρρησιάζεσθαιparrēsiazesthaiG3955inthesynagogueσυναγωγῇ.sunagōgēaG4864.ButwhenPriscillaΠρίσκιλλαPriskillaG4252andAquilaἈκύλαςAkulasG207heardG191him,theytookhimuntothem,andexpounded untohimthewayὁδὸνhodonG3598ofGodθεοῦ.theouG2316more accurately.

27AndwhenhewasmindedtopassδιελθεῖνdieltheinG1330overintoAchaiaἈχαΐαν,AchaianG882,thebrethrenencouragedhim,andwroteG1125tothedisciplesG3101toreceivehim:andwhenhewascomeG3854,hehelpedthemmuchG4183thathadbelievedG4100throughgraceχάριτος·charitosG5485;

28forhepowerfullyconfutedtheJewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453,andthatpubliclyδημοσίᾳdēmosiaG1219,showingἐπιδεικνὺςepideiknusG1925bythescripturesG1124thatJesusἸησοῦν.¶IēsounG2424wasG1510theChristχριστὸνchristonG5547.

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