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Acts 5

1ButacertainτιςtisG5100manἈνὴρAnērG435namedG3686AnaniasἉνανίαςHananiasG367,withSapphirahiswifeγυναικὶgunaikiG1135,soldG4453apossession,

2andkeptbackἐνοσφίσατοenosphisatoG3557partG3313ofthepriceG5092,hiswifeγυναικόςgunaikosG1135alsoG2532beingprivytoit,andbroughtG5342acertainτιtiG5100partG3313,andlaidG5087itattheapostles’G652feetG4228.

3ButPeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074saidG3004,AnaniasἉνανία,HananiaG367,whyτίtiG5101hathSatanσατανᾶςsatanasG4567filledἐπλήρωσενeplērōsenG4137thyheartκαρδίανkardianG2588tolieψεύσασθαίpseusasthaiG5574totheHolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151,andtokeepbackνοσφίσασθαιnosphisasthaiG3557partofthepriceG5092ofthelandχωρίου;chōriouG5564?

4WhileitremainedμένονmenonG3306,diditnotremainἔμενενemenenG3306thine own?andafteritwassold,wasitnotinthypowerG1849?Howisitthatthou hastconceivedthisthingG3778inthyheartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588? thou hastnotliedG5574untomenG444,butuntoGodθεῷ.theōG2316.

5AndAnaniasἉνανίαςHananiasG367hearingἀκούωνakouōnG191thesewordsλόγουςlogousG3056fellG4098downπεσὼνpesōnG4098andgave uptheghost:andgreatμέγαςmegasG3173fearφόβοςphobosG5401cameG1096uponallthatheardἀκούονταςakouontasG191it.

6AndtheyoungmenaroseG450andwrappedhimround,andtheycarriedG1627himoutandburiedG2290him.

7AnditwasaboutthespaceofthreeτριῶνtriōnG5140hoursὡρῶνhōrōnG5610after,whenG5613hiswifeγυνὴgunēG1135,notknowingwhatwasdone,cameG1096in.

8AndPeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074answeredG611untoher,TellG3004mewhetheryesoldthelandχωρίονchōrionG5564forsomuchτοσούτουtosoutouG5118.AndshesaidG3004, Yea,forsomuchτοσούτου.tosoutouG5118.

9ButPeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074saiduntoher,HowisitthatyehaveagreedG4856togethertotrytheSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151oftheLordκυρίου;kuriouG2962?beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,thefeetG4228ofthemthathaveburiedG2290thyhusbandἄνδραandraG435areatthedoorθύρᾳthuraG2374,andtheyshallcarryἐξοίσουσίνexoisousinG1627theeout.

10AndshefellG4098downἔπεσενepesenG4098immediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916athisfeetG4228,andgave uptheghost:andtheyoungνεανίσκοιneaniskoiG3495menG435cameεἰσελθόντεςeiselthontesG1525inandfoundG2147herdeadνεκράν,nekranG3498,andtheycarriedG1627heroutandburiedG2290herbyherhusbandἄνδραandraG435.

11AndgreatμέγαςmegasG3173fearφόβοςphobosG5401cameG1096uponthewholeG3650churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577,anduponallthatheardἀκούονταςakouontasG191thesethingsταῦτα.¶tautaG3778.

12AndbythehandsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495oftheapostlesG652wereG1510manyπολλὰpollaG4183signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592andwondersτέραταterataG5059wroughtamongthepeopleλαῷ·laōG2992:andtheywereG1510allwithoneὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661accordG3661inSolomon’sporch.

13ButoftherestλοιπῶνloipōnG3062durstnomanjoinκολλᾶσθαιkollasthaiG2853himselftothem: howbeitthepeopleλαός.laosG2992magnifiedἐμεγάλυνενemegalunenG3170them;

14andbelieverswerethemoreμᾶλλονmallonG3123addedπροσετίθεντοprosetithentoG4369totheLordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962,multitudesG4128bothofmenG435andwomenG1135:

15insomuchthattheyevenG2532carriedG1627outthesickἀσθενεῖςastheneisG772intothestreets,andlaidG5087themonbedsandcouches,that,asPeterΠέτρουPetrouG4074cameG2064by,attheleasthisshadowσκιὰskiaG4639mightovershadowG1982someoneG5100ofthem.

16AndtherealsoG2532cameG4905togetherσυνήρχετοsunērchetoG4905themultitudeπλῆθοςplēthosG4128fromthecitiesπόλεωνpoleōnG4172roundaboutJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,bringingφέροντεςpherontesG5342sickἀσθενεῖςastheneisG772folk,andthemthatwerevexedwithuncleanἀκαθάρτων,akathartōnG169spiritsπνευμάτωνpneumatōnG4151:andtheywerehealedἐθεραπεύοντοetherapeuontoG2323everyoneG3588.

17ButthehighἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749priestG749roseG450up,andalltheythatwereG1510withhim(whichisG1510thesectαἵρεσιςairesisG139oftheSadduceesΣαδδουκαίων,SaddoukaiōnG4523),andtheywereG1510filledἐπλήσθησανeplēsthēsanG4130withjealousyζήλουzēlouG2205,

18andlaidG5087handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495ontheapostlesG652,andputἔθεντοethentoG5087theminpublicward.

19ButanangelἌγγελοςAngelosG32oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962bynightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571openedἀνοίξαςanoixasG455theprisonφυλακῆς,phulakēsG5438doorsθύραςthurasG2374,andbroughtthemout,andsaidG3004,

20GoπορεύεσθεporeuestheG4198ye,andstandG2476andspeakλαλεῖτεlaleiteG2980inthetempletothepeopleλαῷlaōG2992allthewordsofthisLifeζωῆςzōēsG2222.

21AndwhentheyheardG191this,theyenteredεἰσῆλθονeisēlthonG1525intothetempleaboutdaybreak,andtaughtἐδίδασκον.¶edidaskonG1321.ButthehighἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749priestG749cameΠαραγενόμενοςParagenomenosG3854,andtheythatwerewithhim,andcalledG4779thecouncilσυνέδριονsunedrionG4892togetherσυνεκάλεσανsunekalesanG4779,andallthesenateofthechildrenofIsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,andsentG649totheprison-housetohavethembroughtἀχθῆναιachthēnaiG71.

22ButtheofficersὑπηρέταιhupēretaiG5257thatcameπαραγενόμενοιparagenomenoiG3854foundεὗρονheuronG2147themnotintheprisonφυλακῇ.phulakēaG5438;andtheyreturned,andtoldG518,

23sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004,Theprison-housewefoundG2147shutκεκλεισμένονkekleismenonG2808inallsafety,andthekeepersstandingἑστῶταςhestōtasG2476atthedoorsθυρῶν,thurōnG2374:butwhenwehadopenedἀνοίξαντεςanoixantesG455,wefoundG2147nomanwithin.

24NowδὲdeG1161whenὡςhōsG5613thecaptainστρατηγὸςstratēgosG4755ofthetempleandthechiefἀρχιερεῖς,archiereisG749priestsG749heardG191thesewordsλόγουςlogousG3056,theyweremuchperplexedδιηπόρουνdiēporounG1280concerningπερὶperiG4012themwhereuntothiswouldgrow.

25AndtherecameπαραγενόμενοςparagenomenosG3854oneτιςtisG5100andtoldG518them,BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,themenG435whomyeputἔθεσθεethestheG5087intheprisonφυλακῇ,phulakēaG5438areG1510inthetemplestandingἑστῶτεςhestōtesG2476andteachingδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321thepeopleλαόν.¶laonG2992.

26ThenΤότεToteG5119wentG565thecaptainστρατηγὸςstratēgosG4755withtheofficersὑπηρέταιςhupēretaisG5257,andbroughtG71them,butwithoutviolenceG970;fortheyfearedG5399thepeopleλαὸνlaonG2992,lestμὴmēG3361theyshouldbestonedG3034.

27AndwhentheyhadbroughtG71them,theysetἔστησανestēsanG2476thembeforethecouncilσυνεδρίῳ.sunedriōG4892.AndthehighἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749priestG749askedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905them,

28sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,Westrictly chargedyounottoteachδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321inthisnameὀνόματιonomatiG3686:andbeholdἰδοὺidouG2400, yehavefilledπεπληρώκατεpeplērōkateG4137JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419withyourteachingG1321,andintendG1014tobringthisman’sἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444bloodαἷμαhaimaG129uponus.

29ButPeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074andtheapostlesG652answeredἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611andsaidG3004,WemustobeyGodθεῷtheōG2316ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123thanmenG444.

30TheGodθεὸςtheosG2316ofourfathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962raisedG1453upJesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,whomye slew,hangingκρεμάσαντεςkremasantesG2910himonatreeξύλου·xulouG3586.

31HimdidGodθεὸςtheosG2316exaltὕψωσενhupsōsenG5312withhisrightδεξιᾷdexiaG1188handG1188tobeaPrinceandaSaviour,togiveδοῦναιdounaiG1325repentanceμετάνοιανmetanoianG3341toIsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,andremissionofsinsἁμαρτιῶν.hamartiōnG266.

32AndweareG1510witnessesG3144ofthesethingsG3778;andsoisG1510theHolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151,whomGodθεὸςtheosG2316hathgivenG1325tothemthatobeyhim.

33Butthey,whentheyheardG191this,werecutδιεπρίοντοdiepriontoG1282totheheart,andweremindedtoslaythem.

34ButtherestoodG450uponeG5100inthecouncilσυνεδρίῳsunedriōG4892,aPhariseeΦαρισαῖοςPharisaiosG5330,namedG3686GamalielΓαμαλιήλ,GamaliēlG1059,adoctorofthelawνομοδιδάσκαλοςnomodidaskalosG3547,hadinhonorofallthepeopleλαῷ,laōG2992,andcommandedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753toputthemenG444forthalittleG1024while.

35AndhesaidG3004untothem, YemenG444ofIsrael,takeπροσέχετεprosecheteG4337heedtoyourselvesastouchingthesemenG444,whatyeareabouttodo.

36ForbeforethesedaysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250roseG450upTheudas, givinghimselfouttobeG1510somebody;towhomanumberἀριθμὸςarithmosG706ofmenG435,aboutfourτετρακοσίων·tetrakosiōnG5071hundredG5071,joinedthemselves:whowasG1510slain;andall,asmanyὅσοιhosoiG3745asobeyedhim,wereG1510dispersed,andcameG1096tonought.

37AfterthismanτοῦτονtoutonG3778roseG450upJudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455ofGalileeinthedaysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250oftheenrolment,anddrewawayἀπέστησενapestēsenG868someofthepeopleλαὸνlaonG2992afterhim:healsoG2532perishedἀπώλετο,apōletoG622;andall,asmanyὅσοιhosoiG3745asobeyedhim,werescatteredδιεσκορπίσθησαν.dieskorpisthēsanG1287abroad.

38AndnowνῦνnunG3568IsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou, RefrainfromthesemenG444,andletthemaloneG863:forifthiscounselG1012orthisworkἔργονergonG2041beᾖēG1510ofmenG444,itwillbeG1510overthrown:

39butifitisG1510ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316, yewillnotbeG1510ableδυνήσεσθεdunēsestheG1410tooverthrowthem; lest haply yebeG1510foundG2147evenG2532tobeG1510fightingagainstGodG2316.

40Andtohimtheyagreed:andwhentheyhadcalledπροσκαλεσάμενοιproskalesamenoiG4341theapostlesG652untothem,theybeatG1194themandchargedthemnottospeakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980inthenameὀνόματιonomatiG3686ofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,andletthemgoG630.

41TheythereforeοὖνounG3767departedG4198fromthepresenceπροσώπουprosōpouG4383ofthecouncilσυνεδρίου,sunedriouG4892,rejoicingG5463thattheywerecountedworthyκατηξιώθησανkatēxiōthēsanG2661tosufferdishonorἀτιμασθῆναι·atimasthēnaiG818fortheNameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686.

42AndeverydayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250,inthetempleandathomeG3624,theyceasedG3973nottoteachδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321andtopreachJesusἸησοῦν.¶IēsounG2424astheChristχριστὸνchristonG5547.

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