1AndPaulG3972,lookingἈτενίσαςAtenisasG816stedfastlyonthecouncilσυνεδρίῳsunedriōG4892,saidG3004,Brethren,IhavelivedbeforeGodθεῷtheōG2316inallgoodἀγαθῇagathēaG18conscienceσυνειδήσειsuneidēseiG4893untilthisdayἡμέρας.hēmerasG2250. 2AndthehighἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749priestG749AnaniasἉνανίαςHananiasG367commandedἐπέταξενepetaxenG2004themthatstoodπαρεστῶσινparestōsinG3936byhimtosmitehimonthemouthστόμα.stomaG4750. 3ThensaidG3004PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972untohim,Godθεός,theosG2316shallsmite thee, thou whitedwall:andsittest thoutojudgeG2919meaccordingκατὰkataG2596tothelawνόμον,nomonG3551,andcommandestmetobesmittencontrarytothelawG3551? 4AndtheythatstoodπαρεστῶτεςparestōtesG3936bysaidG3004, Revilest thouGod’shighἀρχιερέαarchiereaG749priestG749? 6ButwhenPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972perceivedthattheoneἓνhenG1520partμέροςmerosG3313wereG1510SadduceesΣαδδουκαίωνSaddoukaiōnG4523andtheotherἕτερονheteronG2087PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330,hecriedἔκραζενekrazenG2896outinthecouncilσυνεδρίῳ·sunedriōG4892,Brethren,IamG1510aPhariseeΦαρισαῖόςPharisaiosG5330,asonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofPhariseesΦαρισαίων·PharisaiōnG5330: touchingthehopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680andresurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386ofthedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498IamG1510calledinquestion. 7AndwhenhehadsosaidG2980,therearoseἐγένετοegenetoG1096adissensionbetweenthePhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330andSadduceesΣαδδουκαίων,SaddoukaiōnG4523;andtheassemblywasdivided. 8FortheSadduceesΣαδδουκαῖοιSaddoukaioiG4523sayλέγουσινlegousinG3004thatthereisG1510noresurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386,neitherangelἄγγελονangelonG32,norspiritπνεῦμα·pneumaG4151;butthePhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330confessὁμολογοῦσινhomologousinG3670both. 9AndtherearoseἘγένετοEgenetoG1096agreatμεγάλη·megalēG3173clamorκραυγὴkraugēG2906:andsomeofthescribesG1122ofthePharisees’partG3313stoodG450up,andstrove,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,WefindεὑρίσκομενheuriskomenG2147noevilκακὸνkakonG2556inthismanἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444:andwhatifaspiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151hathspokenἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980tohim,oranangelἄγγελοςangelosG32? 10AndwhentherearoseG1096agreatπολλῆςpollēsG4183dissension,thechief captain,fearingφοβηθεὶςphobētheisG5399lestμὴmēG3361PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972shouldbetornδιασπασθῇdiaspasthēaG1288inpiecesbythem,commandedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753thesoldierstogoG2597downκαταβὰνkatabanG2597andtakehimbyforcefromamongthem,andbringἄγεινageinG71himintothecastle. 11AndthenightνυκτὶnuktiG3571followingtheLordκύριοςkuriosG2962stoodbyhim,andsaidG3004,Beofgoodcheer:forasthou hasttestifiedμαρτυρῆσαι.¶marturēsaiG3140concerningG4012meatJerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419,somustthoubearG3140witnessG3140alsoκαὶkaiG2532atRomeῬώμηνRhōmēnG4516. 12AndwhenitwasdayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,theJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453banded together,andboundthemselvesunderacurse,sayingG3004thattheywouldneithereatG2068nordrinkπιεῖνpieinG4095tilltheyhadkilledἀποκτείνωσινapokteinōsinG615PaulΠαῦλον.PaulonG3972. 14AndtheycameπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334tothechiefἀρχιερεῦσινarchiereusinG749priestsG749andtheeldersπρεσβυτέροιςpresbuteroisG4245,andsaidG3004,Wehaveboundourselvesunderagreatcurse,totasteG1089nothingμηδενὸςmēdenosG3367untilwehavekilledἀποκτείνωμενapokteinōmenG615PaulΠαῦλον.PaulonG3972. 15NowG1161thereforeοὖνounG3767doyewiththecouncilσυνεδρίῳ,sunedriōG4892signifytothechief captainthathebringκαταγάγῃkatagagēG2609himdownG2609untoyou,asthoughyewouldjudgeofhiscasemore exactly:andwe,beforehecomesnear,areG1510readyἕτοιμοίhetoimoiG2092toslayhim. 16ButPaul’ssister’ssonυἱὸςhuiosG5207heardG191oftheirlyinginwait,andhecameπαραγενόμενοςparagenomenosG3854andenteredεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525intothecastleandtoldG518PaulG3972. 17AndPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972calledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341untohimoneἕναhenaG1520ofthecenturionsἑκατονταρχῶνhekatontarchōnG1543,andsaidἔφη·ephēG5346, BringthisyoungνεανίανneanianG3494manG3778untothechief captain;forhehathsomethingτιtiG5100totellG518him. 18SohetookG3880him,andbroughtG71himtothechief captain,andsaith,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972theprisonerδέσμιοςdesmiosG1198calledπροσκαλεσάμενόςproskalesamenosG4341meuntohim,andaskedἠρώτησενērōtēsenG2065metobringG71thisyoungνεανίσκονneaniskonG3495manG3778unto thee,whohathsomethingτιtiG5100tosayλαλῆσαίlalēsaiG2980tothee. 19Andthechief captaintookhimbythehandχειρὸςcheirosG5495,andgoingasideaskedG4441himprivately,WhatisG1510itthatthou hasttotellG518me? 20AndhesaidG3004,TheJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453haveagreedtoaskἐρωτῆσαίerōtēsaiG2065theetobringκαταγάγῃςkatagagēsG2609downPaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972to-morrow untothecouncilσυνέδριονsunedrionG4892,asthoughthou wouldestinquireπυνθάνεσθαιpunthanesthaiG4441somewhatmore exactlyconcerningG4012him. 21DonotthouthereforeοὖνounG3767yield untothem:fortherelieinwaitforhimofthemmoreπλείουςpleiousG4183thanfortyτεσσεράκοντα,tesserakontaG5062menG435,whohaveboundthemselvesunderacurse,neithertoeatG2068nortodrinkπιεῖνpieinG4095tilltheyhaveslainhim:andnowνῦνnunG3568areG1510theyreadyἕτοιμοιhetoimoiG2092,lookingforthepromiseἐπαγγελίαν.¶epangelianG1860fromthee. 22Sothechief captainlettheyoungνεανίσκονneaniskonG3495manG3778goG630, charginghim,TellnomanG3778thatthou hast signifiedthesethingsταῦταtautaG3778tome. 23AndhecalleduntohimtwoδύοduoG1417ofthecenturionsἑκατονταρχῶνhekatontarchōnG1543,andsaidG3004,MakeG2090readyG2090twoG1417hundredδιακοσίουςdiakosiousG1250soldiersστρατιώταςstratiōtasG4757togoπορευθῶσινporeuthōsinG4198asfarἕωςhe'ōsG2193asCæsarea,andhorsemenἱππεῖςhippeisG2460threescoreandten,andspearmentwoG1417hundredδιακοσίουςdiakosiousG1250,atthethirdτρίτηςtritēsG5154hourὥραςhōrasG5610ofthenightνυκτός,nuktosG3571: 24andhe badethemprovidebeasts,thattheymight setPaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972thereon,andbringhimsafe untoFelixΦήλικαPhēlikaG5344thegovernorἡγεμόνα·hēgemonaG2232. 25AndhewroteG1125aletterἐπιστολὴνepistolēnG1992afterthisform: 27ThismanἄνδραandraG435wasG1510seizedbytheJewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453,andwasG1510abouttobeG1510slainofthem,whenIcameἐπιστὰςepistasG2186uponthemwiththesoldiersandrescuedhim, havinglearnedμαθὼνmathōnG3129thathewasG1510aRomanῬωμαῖόςRhōmaiosG4514. 28AnddesiringtoknowἐπιγνῶναιepignōnaiG1921thecauseG156whereforetheyaccusedhim,IbroughtG2609himdownκατήγαγονkatēgagonG2609untotheircouncilσυνέδριονsunedrionG4892: 29whomIfoundG2147tobeaccusedaboutquestionsζητημάτωνzētēmatōnG2213oftheirlawνόμουnomouG3551,buttohavenothingG3367laidtohischargeworthyἄξιονaxionG514ofdeathθανάτουthanatouG2288orofbonds. 30AndwhenitwasG1510showntomethattherewouldbeG1510aplotἐπιβουλῆςepiboulēsG1917againstthemanἄνδραandraG435,IsentG3992himtothee forthwith, charginghisaccusersκατηγόροιςkatēgoroisG2725alsoκαὶkaiG2532tospeakλέγεινlegeinG3004againsthimbeforethee. 31SothesoldiersστρατιῶταιstratiōtaiG4757,asitwascommandedG1299them,tookG353PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972andbroughtG71himbynightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571toAntipatris. 32ButonthemorrowtheyleftthehorsemenἱππεῖςhippeisG2460togoἀπέρχεσθαιaperchesthaiG565withhim,andreturnedὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsanG5290tothecastle: 33andthey,whentheycameG1525toCæsareaanddeliveredtheletterἐπιστολὴνepistolēnG1992tothegovernorἡγεμόνιhēgemoniG2232,presentedπαρέστησανparestēsanG3936PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972alsoG2532beforehim. 34AndwhenhehadreadἀναγνοὺςanagnousG314it,heaskedἐπερωτήσαςeperōtēsasG1905ofwhatprovinceἐπαρχείαςeparcheiasG1885hewasG1510;andwhenheunderstoodthathewasG1510ofCiliciaΚιλικίας,KilikiasG2791, 35Iwillhear thee fully,saidἔφη,ephēG5346he,whenὅτανhotanG3752thineaccusersκατήγοροίkatēgoroiG2725alsoκαὶkaiG2532arecomeG3854:andhecommandedκελεύσαςkeleusasG2753himtobekeptG5442inHerod’spalace. 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