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Acts 21:27-40

27AndwhenὡςhōsG5613thesevenἑπτὰheptaG2033daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250werealmostcompleted,theJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453fromAsiaἈσίαςAsiasG773,whenG5613theysawG2300himinthetemple, stirredupallthemultitudeG3793andlaidG1911handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495onhim,

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

29FortheyhadbeforeseenwithhiminthecityπόλειpoleiG4172TrophimusΤρόφιμονTrophimonG5161theEphesianG2180,whomtheysupposedthatPaulΠαῦλος.PaulosG3972hadbroughtG1521intothetemple.

30AndallthecityπόλιςpolisG4172wasmovedG2795,andthepeopleλαοῦ,laouG2992rantogether;andtheylaidholdἐπιλαβόμενοιepilabomenoiG1949onPaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972,anddraggedhimoutofthetemple:andstraightwaythedoorsθύραι.thuraiG2374wereshutἐκλείσθησανekleisthēsanG2808.

31AndastheywereseekingζητούντωνzētountōnG2212tokillἀποκτεῖναιapokteinaiG615him, tidingscameG305uptothechief captainoftheband,thatallJerusalemἸερουσαλήμ·IerousalēmG2419wasinconfusion.

32AndforthwithhetookG3880soldiersστρατιώταςstratiōtasG4757andcenturionsἑκατοντάρχαςhekatontarchasG1543,andrandownuponthem:andthey,whentheysawG3708thechief captainandthesoldiersστρατιώταςstratiōtasG4757, left offbeatingτύπτοντεςtuptontesG5180PaulΠαῦλον.PaulonG3972.

33Thenthechief captaincamenear,andlaidholdἐπελάβετοepelabetoG1949onhim,andcommandedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753himtobeG1510boundG1210withtwoδυσὶνdusinG1417chainsἁλύσεσινhalusesinG254;andinquiredG4441whohewasG1510,andwhathehaddone.

34AndsomeshoutedoneτιtiG5100thing,someanother,amongthecrowdὄχλῳ.ochlōG3793:andwhenhecouldnotknowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097thecertaintyfortheuproarθόρυβονthorubonG2351,hecommandedG2753himtobebroughtG71intothecastle.

35AndwhenὅτεhoteG3753hecameG1096uponthestairsἀναβαθμούς,anabathmousG304,soitwasthathewasborneG941ofthesoldiersστρατιωτῶνstratiōtōnG4757fortheviolenceβίανbianG970ofthecrowdὄχλου·ochlouG3793;

36forthemultitudeπλῆθοςplēthosG4128ofthepeopleλαοῦlaouG2992followedἠκολούθειēkoloutheiG190after,cryingκράζοντες·krazontesG2896out,AwayαἶρεaireG142withhim.

37AndasPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972wasabouttobebroughtG1521intothecastle,hesaith untothechief captain,MayIsayλέγειlegeiG3004somethingτιtiG5100unto thee?AndhesaidG3004, Dost thouknowγινώσκεις;ginōskeisG1097GreekἑλληνιστὶhellēnistiG1676?

38Art thounotthentheEgyptianΑἰγύπτιοςAiguptiosG124,whobeforethesedaysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250stirreduptoseditionandledoutintothewildernessἔρημονerēmonG2048thefourτετρακισχιλίουςtetrakischiliousG5070thousandG5070menG435oftheAssassins?

39ButPaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972saidG3004,IamG1510aJewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453,ofTarsusΤαρσεὺςTarseusG5018inCiliciaΚιλικίαςKilikiasG2791,acitizenG4177ofnomeancityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172:andIbeseech thee,givemeleavetospeakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980untothepeopleλαόν.laonG2992.

40Andwhenhehadgivenhimleave,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,standingG2476onthestairsἀναβαθμῶνanabathmōnG304, beckonedwiththehandχειρὶcheiriG5495untothepeopleλαῷ,laōG2992;andwhentherewasmadeagreatπολλῆςpollēsG4183silenceσιγῆςsigēsG4602,hespake untothemintheHebrewἙβραΐδιHebraidiG1446languageδιαλέκτῳdialektōG1258,sayingλέγων·¶legōnG3004,

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