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Acts 28

1Andwhenwewereescaped,thenweknewG1921thattheislandνῆσοςnēsosG3520wascalledκαλεῖται·kaleitaiG2564Melita.

2Andthebarbariansshowedusnocommonkindness:fortheykindledafireπυρὰνpuranG4443,andreceivedG4355usall,becauseofthepresentrainὑετὸνhu'etonG5205,andbecauseofthecoldψῦχος.psuchosG5592.

3ButwhenPaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972hadgatheredabundleofsticksandlaidG2007themonthefireπυρὰνpuranG4443,aviperG2191cameἐξελθοῦσαexelthousaG1831outbyreasonoftheheat,andfastenedonhishandχειρὸςcheirosG5495.

4AndwhenὩςHōsG5613thebarbarianssawG3708thevenomouscreatureG2342hangingκρεμάμενονkremamenonG2910fromhishandχειρὸςcheirosG5495,theysaidἔλεγον·elegonG3004oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240toanother,NodoubtthismanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444isG1510amurdererφονεύςphoneusG5406,whom,thoughhehath escapedfromtheseaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281,yetJusticehathnotsufferedtoliveζῆνzēnG2198.

5HowbeitheshookoffthecreatureθηρίονthērionG2342intothefireπῦρpurG4442,andtooknoharmG2556.

6Buttheyexpectedthathewouldhaveswollen,orfallendownκαταπίπτεινkatapipteinG2667deadνεκρόν·nekronG3498suddenlyἄφνωaphnōG869:butwhentheywereG1510longinexpectationandbeheldnothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367amisscomeG1096tohim,theychangedtheirminds,andsaidG3004thathewasG1510agodθεόν.¶theonG2316.

7NowδὲdeG1161intheneighborhoodofthatplaceτόπονtoponG5117werelandsχωρίαchōriaG5564belongingtothechiefmanoftheislandνήσου,nēsouG3520,namedG3686PubliusΠοπλίῳ,PopliōG4196;whoreceivedus,andentertainedἐξένισεν.¶exenisenG3579usthreeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250courteously.

8Anditwasso,thatthefatherπατέραpateraG3962ofPubliusΠοπλίουPopliouG4196laysickoffeverG4446anddysentery: untowhomPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972enteredεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525in,andprayedπροσευξάμενος,proseuxamenosG4336,andlayingG2007hishandsχεῖραςcheirasG5495onhimhealedἰάσατοiasatoG2390him.

9Andwhenthiswasdone,therestλοιποὶloipoiG3062alsoG2532thathaddiseasesintheislandνήσῳnēsōG3520cameG4334,andwerecured:

10whoalsoG2532honoredG5091uswithmanyπολλαῖςpollaisG4183honorsG5091;andwhenwesailed,theyputG2007onboardsuchthingsG4183asweneededχρείας.¶chreiasG5532.

11AndafterthreeτρεῖςtreisG5140monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376wesetἀνήχθημενanēchthēmenG321sailG321inashipπλοίῳploiōG4143ofAlexandriawhichhadwinteredG3914intheislandνήσῳ,nēsōG3520, whose signwasTheTwinBrothers.

12AndtouchingatSyracuse,wetarried therethreeτρεῖς,treisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250.

13Andfromthencewemadeacircuit,andarrivedatRhegium:andafteroneμίανmianG1520dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250asouthνότουnotouG3558windG3558sprangup,andontheseconddayG2250wecameG2064toPuteoli;

14whereοὗhouG3757wefoundG2147brethren,andwereentreatedtotarrywiththemsevenἑπτά·heptaG2033daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250:andsowecameG2064toRomeῬώμηνRhōmēnG4516.

15Andfromthencethebrethren,whentheyheardG191ofus,cameG2064tomeetἀπάντησινapantēsinG529usasfarἄχριachriG891asTheMarketofAppiusandTheThreeΤριῶνTriōnG5140Taverns;whomwhenPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972sawG3708,hethankedεὐχαριστήσαςeucharistēsasG2168GodθεῷtheōG2316,andtookG2983courage.

16AndwhenὍτεHoteG3753weenteredG1525intoRomeῬώμην,RhōmēnG4516,PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972wassufferedtoabideG3306byhimselfwiththesoldierστρατιώτῃ.¶stratiōtēG4757thatguardedG5442him.

17AnditcameG1096topassἘγένετοEgenetoG1096,thatafterthreeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250hecalledtogetherG4905thosethatwereG1510thechiefoftheJewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453:andwhentheywereG1510comeG1096togetherG4905,hesaidἔλεγενelegenG3004untothem,I,brethren,thoughIhaddonenothingagainstthepeopleλαῷlaōG2992,orthecustomsἔθεσινethesinG1485ofourfathersπατρῴοις,patrōoisG3971,yetwasG1510deliveredπαρεδόθηνparedothēnG3860prisonerδέσμιοςdesmiosG1198fromJerusalemἹεροσολύμωνHi'erosolumōnG2414intothehandsχεῖραςcheirasG5495oftheRomansῬωμαίων,RhōmaiōnG4514:

18who,whentheyhadexaminedme, desiredtosetmeatliberty,becausetherewasnocauseαἰτίανaitianG156ofdeathθανάτουthanatouG2288inme.

19ButwhenG5613theJewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453spakeagainstit,IwasconstrainedtoappealἐπικαλέσασθαιepikalesasthaiG1941unto Cæsar;notthatIhadaught whereoftoaccuseG2723mynationἔθνουςethnousG1484.

20ForthiscauseαἰτίανaitianG156thereforeοὖνounG3767didIentreatyoutoseeG3708andtospeakwithme:forbecauseofthehopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680ofIsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474IamboundwiththischainἅλυσινhalusinG254.

21AndtheysaidG3004untohim,WeneitherreceivedG1209lettersγράμματαgrammataG1121fromJudæaconcerningG4012thee,nordidanyofthebrethrencomeG3854hitherandreportἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518orspeakG2980anyharmofthee.

22ButwedesiretohearἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191oftheewhatthou thinkest:forasconcerningπερὶperiG4012thissectαἱρέσεωςhaireseōsG139,itisG1510knowntousthateverywhereπανταχοῦpantachouG3837itisG1510spokenἀντιλέγεται.¶antilegetaiG483against.

23AndwhentheyhadappointedΤαξάμενοιTaxamenoiG5021himadayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250,theycameG2064tohimintohislodgingingreatG4183number;towhomheexpoundedthematter,testifyingδιαμαρτυρόμενοςdiamarturomenosG1263thekingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,andpersuadingG3982themconcerningπερὶperiG4012JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,bothfromthelawνόμουnomouG3551ofMosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475andfromtheprophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396,frommorningπρωῒprōiG4404tilleveningἑσπέρας.hesperasG2073.

24Andsomebelievedthethingswhichwerespoken,andsomedisbelieved.

25Andwhentheyagreednotamongthemselves,theydepartedafterthatPaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972hadspokenG2980oneἕν,henG1520word,WellG2573spaketheHolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151throughIsaiahἨσαΐουĒsaiouG2268theprophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396untoyourfathersπατέραςpaterasG3962,

26sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,GoπορεύθητιporeuthētiG4198thou untothispeopleλαὸνlaonG2992,andsayG3004,ByhearingG191yeshallhearἀκούσετεakouseteG191,andshallinnowiseunderstandσυνῆτε,sunēteG4920;AndseeingG3708yeshallseeG3708,andshallinnowiseperceive:

27Forthispeople’sheartκαρδίαkardiaG2588iswaxed gross,AndtheirearsὠσὶνōsinG3775aredullἐπαχύνθηepachunthēG3975ofhearingἤκουσανēkousanG191,AndtheireyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788theyhaveclosed; Lest haplytheyshouldperceivewiththeireyesὀφθαλμοῖςophthalmoisG3788,AndhearἀκούσωσινakousōsinG191withtheirearsὠσὶνōsinG3775,AndunderstandσυνῶσινsunōsinG4920withtheirheartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,AndshouldturnἐπιστρέψωσινepistrepsōsinG1994again,AndIshouldhealἰάσομαιiasomaiG2390them.

28BeἔστωestōG1510itknownthereforeοὖνounG3767untoyou,thatthissalvationofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316isG1510sentG649untotheGentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484:theywillalsoG2532hearG191.

30AndheabodetwoδιετίανdietianG1333wholeὅληνholēnG3650yearsG1333inhisownἰδίῳidiōG2398hired dwelling,andreceivedallthatwentinuntohim,

31preachingG2784thekingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,andteachingδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321thethingsG3956concerningπερὶperiG4012theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547withallboldnessπαρρησίαςparrēsiasG3954, none forbiddinghim.

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