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Acts 26

1AndAgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67saidG3004untoPaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972, Thou artpermittedG2010tospeakλέγειν.legeinG3004forthyself.ThenτότεtoteG5119PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972stretchedἐκτείναςekteinasG1614forthhishandχεῖραcheiraG5495,andmadehisdefence:

2Ithinkmyselfhappy,kingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππα,AgrippaG67,thatIamtomakemydefencebeforetheethisdayG4594touchingallthethingsG3956whereofIamaccusedbytheJewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453:

3especiallyμάλισταmalistaG3122becausethou artexpertinallcustomsἐθῶνethōnG1485andquestionsG2213whichareG1510amongtheJewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453:whereforeIbeseech theetohearἀκοῦσαίakousaiG191mepatiently.

4MymanneroflifethenοὖνounG3767frommyyouthνεότητοςneotētosG3503up,whichwasfromthebeginningamongmineG1473ownnationἔθνειethneiG1484andatJerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414,knowalltheJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453;

5havingknowledgeofmefromthefirst,iftheybewillingθέλωσινthelōsinG2309totestifyμαρτυρεῖνmartureinG3140,thatafterthestraitestsectαἵρεσινairesinG139ofourreligionθρησκείαςthrēskeiasG2356IlivedG2198aPhariseeΦαρισαῖος·PharisaiosG5330.

6AndnowνῦνnunG3568IstandG2476heretobejudgedG2919forthehopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680ofthepromiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860madeofGodθεοῦtheouG2316untoourfathersπατέραςpaterasG3962;

7untowhichpromiseourtwelvetribes, earnestlyservingG3000GodnightνύκταnuktaG3571anddayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250,hopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680toattainκαταντῆσαι,katantēsaiG2658.AndconcerningπερὶperiG4012thishopeG1680IamaccusedbytheJewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453, Okingβασιλεῦ,basileuG935!

8WhyτίtiG5101isitjudgedG2919incrediblewithyou,ifGodθεὸςtheosG2316dothraiseG1453thedeadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498?

9IverilythoughtG1380withmyselfthatIoughtG1163todomanyπολλὰpollaG4183thingsG4183contraryἐναντίαenantiaG1727tothenameὄνομαonomaG3686ofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ofNazarethΝαζωραίουNazōraiouG3480.

10AndthisIalsoG2532didinJerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414:andIbothshutupmanyπολλούςpollousG4183ofthesaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40inprisonsφυλακαῖςphulakaisG5438,havingreceivedG2983authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849fromthechiefἀρχιερέωνarchiereōnG749priestsG749,andwhentheywereputtodeathIgavemyvoteagainstthem.

11AndpunishingthemoftentimesinallthesynagoguesG4864,Istrovetomakethemblasphemeβλασφημεῖν,blasphēmeinG987;andbeing exceedingly madagainstthem,IpersecutedG1377themevenG2532untoforeigncitiesπόλεις.poleisG4172.

12WhereuponasIjourneyedtoDamascusΔαμασκὸνDamaskonG1154withtheauthorityἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849andcommissionofthechiefἀρχιερέωνarchiereōnG749priestsG749,

13atmidday, Okingβασιλεῦ,basileuG935,IsawG3708onthewayG3598alightφῶςphōsG5457fromheavenοὐρανόθενouranothenG3771,abovethebrightnessofthesunἡλίουhēliouG2246,shiningroundaboutmeandthemthatjourneyedwithme.

14AndwhenwewereallfallentotheearthG1093,IheardG191avoiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456sayingλέγουσανlegousanG3004untomeintheHebrewἙβραΐδιHebraidiG1446languageδιαλέκτῳ·dialektōG1258,SaulΣαοὺλSaoulG4549,SaulΣαούλ,SaoulG4549,whyτίtiG5101persecutest thoume?itishardσκληρόνsklēronG4642fortheetokickagainstthegoad.

15AndIsaidG3004,Whoart thou,Lordκύριε;kurieG2962?AndtheLordκύριοςkuriosG2962saidG3004,IamG1510JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424whomthou persecutest.

16ButariseG450,andstandστῆθιstēthiG2476uponthyfeetG4228:fortothisendhaveIappearedunto thee,toappointG4400theeaministerandawitnessμάρτυραmarturaG3144bothofthethingsG3778wherein thou hastseenG3708me,andofthethingsG3778whereinIwillappearunto thee;

17delivering theefromthepeopleλαοῦlaouG2992,andfromtheGentilesἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484, untowhomIsendἀποστέλλωapostellōG649thee,

18toopenἀνοῖξαιanoixaiG455theireyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788,thattheymayturnἐπιστρέψαιepistrepsaiG1994fromdarknessσκότουςskotousG4655tolightφῶςphōsG5457andfromthepowerἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849ofSatanσατανᾶsatanaG4567untoGodθεόν,theonG2316,thattheymayreceiveλαβεῖνlabeinG2983remissionofsinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266andaninheritanceκλῆρονklēronG2819amongthemthataresanctifiedG37byfaithπίστειpisteiG4102inme.

19Wherefore, OkingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππα,AgrippaG67,IwasnotdisobedientἀπειθὴςapeithēsG545untotheheavenlyοὐρανίῳouraniōG3770visionὀπτασίᾳ,optasiaG3701:

20butdeclaredG518bothtothemofDamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154firstπρῶτόνprōtonG4413,andatJerusalemἹεροσολύμοις,Hi'erosolumoisG2414,andthroughoutallthecountryG5561ofJudæa,andalsoG2532totheGentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484,thattheyshouldrepentμετανοεῖνmetanoeinG3340andturnἐπιστρέφεινepistrepheinG1994toGodθεὸνtheonG2316,doingworksἔργαergaG2041worthyἄξιαaxiaG514ofrepentanceμετανοίαςmetanoiasG3341.

21ForthiscausetheJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453seizedmeinthetemple,andassayedtokillme.

22HavingthereforeοὖνounG3767obtainedτυχὼνtuchōnG5177thehelpthatisfromGodθεοῦtheouG2316,IstandG2476untothisdayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250testifyingG3143bothtosmallμικρῷmikrōG3398andgreatμεγάλῳ,megalōG3173,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004nothingbutwhattheprophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396andMosesΜωϋσῆς,MōusēsG3475didsayG3004shouldcomeG1096;

23howthattheChristχριστός,christosG5547mustsuffer,andhowthathefirstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413bytheresurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386ofthedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498shouldproclaimG2605lightφῶςphōsG5457bothtothepeopleλαῷlaōG2992andtotheGentilesἔθνεσιν.¶ethnesinG1484.

24Andashethusmadehisdefence,FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347saithwithaloudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456,PaulΠαῦλε·PauleG3972, thou artmad; thymuchG4183learningisturning theemad.

25ButPaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972saith,Iamnotmad,mostκράτιστεkratisteG2903excellentG2903FestusΦῆστε,PhēsteG5347;butspeak forthwordsoftruthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225andsoberness.

26Forthekingβασιλεύς,basileusG935knowethofthesethingsG3778, untowhomalsoκαὶkaiG2532Ispeakλαλῶ·lalōG2980freely:forIamG1510persuadedG3982thatnoneG3762ofthesethingsG3778isG1510hiddenfromhim;forthishathnotbeenG1510doneinacornerγωνίᾳgōniaG1137.

27KingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππα,AgrippaG67, believest thoutheprophetsπροφήταις;prophētaisG4396?Iknowthatthou believest.

28AndAgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67said untoPaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972,WithbutlittleὀλίγῳoligōG3641persuasion thou wouldest fainmakeG4160meaChristianΧριστιανὸνChristianonG5546.

29AndPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972said,IwouldtoGodθεῷtheōG2316,thatwhetherwithlittleὀλίγῳoligōG3641orwithmuch,notthouonlyG3440,butalsoG2532allthathearἀκούοντάςakouontasG191methisdayσήμερονsēmeronG4594,mightbecomeγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096suchτοιούτουςtoioutousG5108asIamG1510,exceptthesebonds.

30AndthekingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935roseG450up,andthegovernorἡγεμὼνhēgemōnG2232,andBerniceΒερνίκηBernikēG959,andtheythatsatwiththem:

31andwhentheyhadwithdrawn,theyspakeoneG3762toanother,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004,ThismanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444doethnothingworthyG514ofdeathθανάτουthanatouG2288orofbonds.

32AndAgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67saidἔφη·ephēG5346untoFestusΦήστῳPhēstōG5347,ThismanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444mighthavebeensetatliberty,ifhehadnotappealedἐπεκέκλητοepekeklētoG1941unto Cæsar.

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