1AndafterfiveπέντεpenteG4002daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250thehighἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749priestG749AnaniasἉνανίαςHananiasG367cameG2597downκατέβηkatebēG2597withcertainG5100eldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnG4245,andwithanorator,oneG5100TertullusΤερτύλλουTertullouG5061;andtheyinformedthegovernorἡγεμόνιhēgemoniG2232againstPaulΠαύλου.PaulouG3972. 2AndwhenhewascalledG2564,TertullusΤέρτυλλοςTertullosG5061beganG757toaccuseκατηγορεῖνkatēgoreinG2723him,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, SeeingthatbytheeweenjoymuchG4183peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515,andthatbythyprovidenceevilsarecorrectedforthisnationἔθνειethneiG1484, 3weacceptitinallwaysandinallplaces,mostexcellentκράτιστεkratisteG2903FelixΦῆλιξ,PhēlixG5344,withallthankfulness. 4But,thatIbenotfurthertedious unto thee,IentreattheetohearἀκοῦσαίakousaiG191usofthy clemencyafewwords. 5ForwehavefoundG2147thismanἄνδραandraG435apestilent fellow,andamoverofinsurrectionsamongalltheJewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453throughouttheworldοἰκουμένηνoikoumenēnG3625,andaringleaderofthesectαἱρέσεως·haireseōsG139oftheNazarenes: 8fromwhomthou wiltbeableδυνήσῃdunēsēG1410,byexamininghimthyself,totakeknowledgeofallthesethingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778whereofweaccuseκατηγοροῦμενkatēgoroumenG2723him. 9AndtheJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453alsoκαὶkaiG2532joinedinthecharge, affirmingthatthesethingsταῦταtautaG3778wereso. 10AndwhenthegovernorἡγεμόνοςhēgemonosG2232hadbeckoned untohimtospeakλέγειν·legeinG3004,PaulΠαῦλος,PaulosG3972answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611, ForasmuchasIknowἐπιστάμενοςepistamenosG1987thatthou hastbeenG1510ofmanyπολλῶνpollōnG4183yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094ajudgeκριτὴνkritēnG2923untothisnationἔθνειethneiG1484,Icheerfullymakemydefence: 11seeingthatthou cansttakeknowledgethatitisG1510notmoreπλείουςpleiousG4183thantwelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250sinceIwentG305uptoworshipπροσκυνήσωνproskunēsōnG4352atJerusalemἸερουσαλήμ·IerousalēmG2419: 12andneitherinthetempledidtheyfindεὗρόνheuronG2147medisputingwithanymanorstirring upacrowdὄχλουochlouG3793,norinthesynagoguesG4864,norinthecityπόλιν·polinG4172. 13NeithercantheyprovetotheethethingsὧνhōnG3739whereoftheynowνυνὶnuniG3570accuseκατηγοροῦσίνkatēgorousinG2723me. 14ButthisIconfessὁμολογῶhomologōG3670unto thee,thataftertheWayὁδὸνhodonG3598whichtheycallasectαἵρεσινairesinG139,soserveλατρεύωlatreuōG3000ItheGodθεῷtheōG2316ofourfathersG3971,believingG4100allthingsG3778whichareaccordingG2596tothelawνόμονnomonG3551,andwhicharewrittenG1125intheprophetsπροφήταιςprophētaisG4396; 15havinghopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680towardGodθεὸνtheonG2316,whichthesealsoG2532themselveslookfor,thatthereshallbeἔσεσθαιesesthaiG1510aresurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386bothofthejustδικαίωνdikaiōnG1342andunjustἀδίκων·adikōnG94. 16HereinIalsoG2532exercisemyselftohaveaconscienceσυνείδησινsuneidēsinG4893voidofoffencetowardGodθεὸνtheonG2316andmenG444always. 19whooughtG1163tohavebeenherebeforethee,andtomakeaccusationκατηγορεῖν,katēgoreinG2723,iftheyhadaughtagainstme. 20OrelseletthesemenG3778themselvessayG3004whatwrong-doingtheyfoundG2147whenIstoodστάντοςstantosG2476beforethecouncilσυνεδρίου,sunedriouG4892, 21exceptitbeforthisoneμιᾶςmiasG1520voiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456,thatIcriedG2896standingἑστὼςhestōsG2476amongthem, TouchingtheresurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386ofthedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498IamcalledinquestionbeforeyouthisdayσήμερονsēmeronG4594. 22ButFelixΦῆλιξPhēlixG5344, havingmoreexact knowledgeconcerningπερὶperiG4012theWayὁδοῦhodouG3598, deferredthem,sayingG3004,WhenὅτανhotanG3752LysiasΛυσίαςLusiasG3079thechief captain shallcomeκαταβῇ,katabēaG2597down,Iwilldetermineyourmatter. 23AndhegaveordertothecenturionἑκατοντάρχῃhekatontarchēG1543thatheshouldbekeptτηρεῖσθαιtēreisthaiG5083incharge,andshouldhaveindulgence;andnottoforbidκωλύεινkōlueinG2967anyofhisfriendstominister untohim. 25AndashereasonedδιαλεγομένουdialegomenouG1256ofrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343,andself-control,andthejudgmentκρίματοςkrimatosG2917tocomeG1096,FelixΦῆλιξPhēlixG5344wasterrified,andansweredἀπεκρίθη·apekrithēG611,Goπορεύου·poreuouG4198thywayforthistimeG2540;andwhenIhaveaconvenientseasonG2540,Iwillcall thee untome. 27ButwhentwoΔιετίαςDietiasG1333yearsG1333werefulfilled,FelixΦῆλιξPhēlixG5344wassucceededbyPorciusFestusΦῆστον,PhēstonG5347;anddesiringG2309togainfavorχάριταcharitaG5485withtheJewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453,FelixΦῆλιξPhēlixG5344leftG2641PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972inbonds. American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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