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Acts 21:1-29

1AndwhenG5613itcameG2064topassG1096thatwewerepartedfromthemandhadsetG321sailG321,wecameG2064withastraightcourseuntoCos,andthenextἑξῆςhexēsG1836dayG1836untoRhodes,andfromthence untoPatara:

2andhavingfoundG2147ashipG4143crossingoveruntoPhoeniciaΦοινίκηνPhoinikēnG5403,wewentaboard,andsetἀνήχθημεν.anēchthēmenG321sailG321.

3AndwhenwehadcomeinsightofCyprusΚύπρονKupronG2954,leavingG2641itontheleftG2641hand,wesailedἐπλέομενepleomenG4126untoSyriaΣυρίανSurianG4947,andlandedatTyreΤύρον·TuronG5184;fortheretheshipπλοῖονploionG4143wasG1510tounladeherburden.

4AndhavingfoundthedisciplesG3101,wetarriedtheresevenἑπτά,heptaG2033daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250:andthesesaidG3004toPaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972throughtheSpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,thatheshouldnotsetfootinJerusalemἹεροσόλυμα.Hi'erosolumaG2414.

5AndwhenὅτεhoteG3753itcameG1096topassG1096thatwehadaccomplishedthedaysἡμέρας,hēmerasG2250,wedepartedG1831andwentG1831onourjourney;andtheyall,withwivesG1135andchildrenG5043,broughtusonourwaytillwewereoutofthecityπόλεως,poleōsG4172:andkneelingdownG5087onthebeach,weprayedπροσευξάμενοιproseuxamenoiG4336,andbade eachotherfarewell;

6andwewentG305onboardtheshipG4143,buttheyreturnedὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsanG5290homeagain.

7AndwhenwehadfinishedthevoyageπλοῦνplounG4144fromTyreΤύρουTurouG5184,wearrivedatPtolemais;andwesalutedthebrethren,andabodewiththemoneμίανmianG1520dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250.

8AndonthemorrowwedepartedG1831,andcameG2064unto Cæsarea:andenteringεἰσελθόντεςeiselthontesG1525intothehouseοἶκονoikonG3624ofPhilipΦιλίππουPhilippouG5376theevangelistεὐαγγελιστοῦeuangelistouG2099,whowasG1510oneG3588ofthesevenἑπτὰheptaG2033,weabodewithhim.

9NowδὲdeG1161thismanτούτῳtoutōG3778hadfourτέσσαρεςtessaresG5064virginπαρθένοιparthenoiG3933daughtersθυγατέρεςthugateresG2364,whoprophesiedπροφητεύουσαι.¶prophēteuousaiG4395.

10AndaswetarriedtheresomedaysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,therecameG2718downκατῆλθένkatēlthenG2718fromJudæaacertainτιςtisG5100prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396,namedG3686AgabusἍγαβος,HagabosG13.

11AndcomingἐλθὼνelthōnG2064tous,andtakingG142Paul’sgirdle,heboundG1210hisownG1438feetG4228andhandsχεῖραςcheirasG5495,andsaidλέγειlegeiG3004,ThusG3779saiththeHolyἅγιον·hagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151,SoshalltheJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453atJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419bindG1210themanἄνδραandraG435thatowneththisgirdle,andshalldeliverπαραδώσουσινparadōsousinG3860himintothehandsχεῖραςcheirasG5495oftheGentilesἐθνῶν.ethnōnG1484.

12AndwhenὡςhōsG5613weheardG191thesethingsταῦτα,tautaG3778,bothweandtheyofthatplacebesoughthimnottogoἀναβαίνεινanabaineinG305uptoJerusalemἸερουσαλήμ.IerousalēmG2419.

13ThenPaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611,Whatdoye,weepingκλαίοντεςklaiontesG2799andbreakingmyheartκαρδίαν;kardianG2588?forIamreadyG2093nottobeboundG1210onlyG3440,butalsoG2532todieἀποθανεῖνapothaneinG599atJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419forthenameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

14AndwhenhewouldnotbepersuadedG3982,weceased,sayingG3004,ThewilloftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962bedone.

15AndafterthesedaysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250wetookupourbaggageandwentG305uptoJerusalemἹεροσόλυμα.Hi'erosolumaG2414.

16AndtherewentwithusalsoκαὶkaiG2532certainτινιtiniG5100ofthedisciplesG3101fromCæsarea,bringingG71withthemoneG5100MnasonofCyprus,anearlyἀρχαίῳarchaiōG744discipleG3101,withwhomweshouldlodge.

17AndwhenwewerecomeG1096toJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,thebrethrenreceivedusgladly.

18Andtheday followingPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972wentinwithus untoJamesἸάκωβον,IakōbonG2385;andalltheeldersπρεσβύτεροι.presbuteroiG4245werepresent.

19Andwhenhehadsalutedthem,herehearsedoneἓνhenG1520byoneG1520thethingsὧνhōnG3739whichGodθεὸςtheosG2316hadwroughtamongtheGentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484throughhisministryδιακονίαςdiakoniasG1248.

20Andthey,whentheyheardG191it,glorifiedἐδόξαζονedoxazonG1392Godθεόν,theonG2316;andtheysaidG3004untohim, Thou seest,brotherἀδελφέ,adelpheG80,howπόσαιposaiG4214manyG4214thousandsthereareG1510amongtheJewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453ofthemthathavebelievedG4100;andtheyareG1510allzealousζηλωταὶzēlōtaiG2207forthelawνόμουnomouG3551:

21andtheyhavebeeninformedconcerningG4012thee,thatthou teachestalltheJewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453whoareamongtheGentilesἔθνηethnēG1484toforsakeMosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475,tellingG3004themnottocircumciseπεριτέμνεινperitemneinG4059theirchildrenG5043,neithertowalkπεριπατεῖν.peripateinG4043afterthecustomsἔθεσινethesinG1485.

22WhatisG1510itthereforeG3767?theywillcertainlyhearἀκούσονταιakousontaiG191thatthou artcomeἐλήλυθας.elēluthasG2064.

23DothereforeοὖνounG3767thisthatwesayλέγομεν·legomenG3004tothee:WehavefourτέσσαρεςtessaresG5064menG435thathaveavowεὐχὴνeuchēnG2171onthem;

24thesetakeG3880,andpurifyG48thyselfwiththem,andbeG1510atchargesforthem,thattheymayshavetheirheadsκεφαλήν,kephalēnG2776:andallshallknowγνώσονταιgnōsontaiG1097thatthereisG1510notruthinthethingsG3778whereoftheyhavebeenG1510informedconcerningG4012thee;butthatthou thyselfalsoG2532walkestorderly,keepingφυλάσσωνphulassōnG5442thelawνόμον.nomonG3551.

25ButastouchingtheGentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484thathavebelievedG4100,wewrote, givingjudgmentthattheyshouldkeepφυλάσσεσθαιphulassesthaiG5442themselvesfromthingssacrificedtoidols,andfrombloodαἷμαhaimaG129,andfromwhatisstrangled,andfromfornication.

26ThenΤότεToteG5119PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972tookG3880themenG435,andthenextdayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250purifyingG48himselfwiththemwentintothetemple, declaringthefulfilmentofthedaysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250ofpurification,untiltheofferingG4376wasofferedπροσηνέχθηprosēnechthēG4374foreveryoneἑνὸςhenosG1520ofthem.

27AndwhenὡςhōsG5613thesevenἑπτὰheptaG2033daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250werealmostcompleted,theJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453fromAsiaἈσίαςAsiasG773,whenG5613theysawG2300himinthetemple, stirredupallthemultitudeG3793andlaidG1911handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495onhim,

28cryingκράζοντες·krazontesG2896out,MenG444ofIsrael,helpβοηθεῖτε.boētheiteG997:ThisisG1510themanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444thatteachethallmenG444everywhereG3837againstthepeopleλαοῦlaouG2992,andthelawνόμουnomouG3551,andthisplaceτόπουtopouG5117;andmoreoverhebroughtG1521GreeksἝλληναςHellēnasG1672alsoG2532intothetempleἱερὸνhi'eronG2411,andhathdefiledG2840thisholyἅγιονhagionG40placeτόπονtoponG5117.

29FortheyhadbeforeseenwithhiminthecityπόλειpoleiG4172TrophimusΤρόφιμονTrophimonG5161theEphesianG2180,whomtheysupposedthatPaulΠαῦλος.PaulosG3972hadbroughtG1521intothetemple.

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