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Acts 11

1TheοἱhoiG3588apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80οἱhoiG3588throughoutὄντες κατὰontes kataG1510 G2596τὴνtēnG3588JudeaἸουδαίανIoudaianG2449soonδὲdeG1161heardἬκουσανĒkousanG191thatὅτιhotiG3754theτὰtaG3588GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484alsoκαὶkaiG2532had receivedἐδέξαντοedexantoG1209theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

2SoδὲdeG1161whenὍτεHoteG3753PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074went upἀνέβηanebēG305toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419, thecircumcisedοἱ ἐκ περιτομῆςhoi ek peritomēsG3588 G1537 G4061believerstook issueδιεκρίνοντοdiekrinontoG1252withπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846

3andsaidλέγοντεςlegontesG3004ὅτιhotiG3754, “You visitedεἰσῆλθες πρὸςeisēlthes prosG1525 G4314uncircumcisedἀκροβυστίαν ἔχονταςakrobustian echontasG2192 G203menἄνδραςandrasG435andκαὶkaiG2532ate withσυνέφαγεςsunephagesG4906themαὐτοῖς.autoisG846.”

4ButδὲdeG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074beganG756andexplainedἐξετίθετοexetithetoG1620to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846the whole sequence of eventsκαθεξῆςkathexēsG2517λέγων·legōnG3004:

5“IἐγὼegōG1473wasἤμηνēmēnG1510inἐνenG1722thecityπόλειpoleiG4172of JoppaἸόππῃIoppēG2445prayingπροσευχόμενοςproseuchomenosG4336,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722a tranceἐκστάσειekstaseiG1611I sawG3708a visionὅραμαhoramaG3705ofsomethingσκεῦός τιskeuos tiG5100 G4632likeὡςhōsG5613a largeμεγάληνmegalēnG3173sheetὀθόνηνothonēnG3607being let downκαταβαῖνον καθιεμένηνkatabainon kathiemenēnG2597 G2524fromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772by its fourτέσσαρσινtessarsinG5064cornersἀρχαῖςarchaisG746,andκαὶkaiG2532it came right down toἦλθεν ἄχριēlthen achriG2064 G891meἐμοῦ·emouG1473.

6I lookedἀτενίσαςatenisasG816atεἰςeisG1519it closelyἣνhēnG3739andsawκατενόουν καὶkatenooun kaiG2657 G2532 G3708τὰtaG3588four-footed animalsτετράποδαtetrapodaG5074of theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093καὶkaiG2532τὰtaG3588,wild beastsθηρίαthēriaG2342καὶkaiG2532τὰtaG3588,reptilesἑρπετὰherpetaG2062,andκαὶkaiG2532τὰtaG3588birdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071of theτοῦtouG3588airοὐρανοῦ.ouranouG3772.

7Thenδὲ καὶde kaiG1161 G2532I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191a voiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456sayingλεγούσηςlegousēsG3004to meG1473, ‘Get upἀναστὰςanastasG450,PeterΠέτρε,PetreG4074,killθῦσονthusonG2380andκαὶkaiG2532eatφάγε.phageG5315.’

8‘Noμηδαμῶς,mēdamōsG3365,Lordκύριε·kurieG2962δέ·deG1161,’I saidεἶπονeiponG2036, ‘forὅτιhotiG3754nothingοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763impureκοινὸνkoinonG2839orἢēG2228uncleanἀκάθαρτονakathartonG169has ever enteredεἰσῆλθεν εἰςeisēlthen eisG1525 G1519myG1473τὸtoG3588mouthστόμαstomaG4750.’

9ButδὲdeG1161the voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456spokeἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611fromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588heavenοὐρανοῦ·ouranouG3772ἐκekG1537a secondδευτέρουdeuterouG1208timeσὺsuG4771, ‘Do not call anything impureμὴ κοίνου.mē koinouG3361 G2840thatἃhaG3739ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316has made cleanἐκαθάρισεν,ekatharisenG2511.’

10δὲdeG1161ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778happenedἐγένετοegenetoG1096ἐπὶepiG1909three timesτρίς,trisG5151,andκαὶkaiG2532everythingἅπανταhapantaG537was drawn back upἀνεσπάσθη πάλινanespasthē palinG385 G3825intoεἰςeisG1519τὸνtonG3588heavenοὐρανόν.ouranonG3772.

11καὶkaiG2532Just thenἰδοὺ ἐξαυτῆςidou exautēsG2400 G1824threeτρεῖςtreisG5140menἄνδρεςandresG435sentἀπεσταλμένοιapestalmenoiG649toπρόςprosG4314meG1473fromἀπὸapoG575CaesareaΚαισαρείαςKaisareiasG2542stoppedἐπέστησανepestēsanG2186atἐπὶepiG1909theτὴνtēnG3588houseοἰκίανoikianG3614whereἐν ᾗen hēG1722 G3739I wasἦμενēmenG1510staying.

12δὲdeG1161TheτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμάpneumaG4151toldεἶπενeipenG2036meG1473to accompanyσυνελθεῖνsuneltheinG4905themαὐτοῖςautoisG846withoutμηδὲνmēdenG3367hesitationδιακρίναντα.diakrinantaG1252δὲdeG1161.Theseοὗτοι,houtoiG3778sixἓξhexG1803οἱhoiG3588brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80alsoκαὶkaiG2532wentἦλθονēlthonG2064withσὺνsunG4862meG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532we enteredεἰσήλθομεν εἰςeisēlthomen eisG1525 G1519theτὸνtonG3588τοῦtouG3588man’sἀνδρός.androsG435homeοἶκονoikonG3624.

13δὲdeG1161He toldἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518usG1473howπῶςpōsG4459he had seenG3708τὸνtonG3588an angelἄγγελονangelonG32standingσταθένταstathentaG2476inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦautouG846τῷtōG3588houseοἴκῳoikōG3624andκαὶkaiG2532sayingεἰπόνταeipontaG2036, ‘SendἀπόστειλονaposteilonG649toεἰςeisG1519JoppaἸόππηνIoppēnG2445καὶkaiG2532forμετάπεμψαιmetapempsaiG3343SimonΣίμωναSimōnaG4613whoτὸνtonG3588is calledἐπικαλούμενονepikaloumenonG1941PeterΠέτρον,PetronG4074.

14HeὃςhosG3739will conveyλαλήσειlalēseiG2980toπρὸςprosG4314youσὲseG4771a messageῥήματαrhēmataG4487byἐνenG1722whichοἷςhoisG3739youσὺsuG4771andκαὶkaiG2532allπᾶςpasG3956yourσου.souG4771ὁhoG3588householdοἶκόςoikosG3624will be savedσωθήσῃsōthēsēG4982.’

15AsδὲdeG1161IG1473ἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588beganG756to speakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980,theτὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151fellἐπέπεσενepepesenG1968uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909themαὐτούς,autousG846,just asὥσπερhōsperG5618He had fallenκαὶkaiG2532uponἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909usG1473atἐνenG1722thebeginningἀρχῇ.archēaG746.

16ThenδὲdeG1161I rememberedἐμνήσθηνemnēsthēnG3403theτοῦtouG3588wordῥήματοςrhēmatosG4487of theτοῦtouG3588Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,howὡςhōsG5613He saidG2036, ‘JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491μὲνmenG3303baptizedἐβάπτισενebaptisenG907with waterὕδατι,hudatiG5204,butδὲdeG1161youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771will be baptizedβαπτισθήσεσθεbaptisthēsestheG907withἐνenG1722theHolyἁγίῳ.hagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151.’

17SoοὖνounG3767ifεἰeiG1487τὴνtēnG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325themαὐτοῖςautoisG846theὁhoG3588sameἴσηνisēnG2470giftδωρεὰνdōreanG1431ὡςhōsG5613He gaveκαὶkaiG2532usG1473who believedπιστεύσασινpisteusasinG4100inἐπὶepiG1909theτὸνtonG3588LordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστόν,ChristonG5547,whoτίςtisG5101wasἤμηνēmēnG1510IG1473toδυνατὸςdunatosG1415hinderκωλῦσαιkōlusaiG2967the work ofτὸνtonG3588Godθεόν;¶theonG2316?”

18WhenδὲdeG1161they heardἈκούσαντεςAkousantesG191thisταῦταtautaG3778,they had no furtherἡσύχασανhēsuchasanG2270objections,andκαὶkaiG2532they glorifiedἐδόξασανedoxasanG1392τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “So thenἄραaraG686τοῖςtoisG3588,GodθεὸςtheosG2316has grantedἔδωκεν.¶edōkenG1325evenκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484τὴνtēnG3588repentanceμετάνοιανmetanoianG3341untoεἰςeisG1519lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.”

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19Meanwhileμὲν οὖνmen ounG3767 G3303thoseΟἱHoiG3588scatteredδιασπαρέντεςdiasparentesG1289byἀπὸapoG575theτῆςtēsG3588persecutionθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347τῆςtēsG3588that beganγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096withἐπὶepiG1909StephenΣτεφάνῳStephanōG4736traveled as far asδιῆλθον ἕωςdiēlthon he'ōsG1330 G2193PhoeniciaΦοινίκηςPhoinikēsG5403καὶkaiG2532,CyprusΚύπρουKuprouG2954,andκαὶkaiG2532AntiochἈντιοχείαςAntiocheiasG490,speakingλαλοῦντεςlalountesG2980theτὸνtonG3588messageλόγονlogonG3056onlyμηδενὶ εἰ μὴmēdeni ei mēG3367 G1487 G3361to JewsἸουδαίοις.¶IoudaioisG2453G3440.

20ButδέdeG1161someτινεςtinesG5100ofἐξexG1537themαὐτῶνautōnG846ἮσανĒsanG1510,menἄνδρεςandresG435from CyprusΚύπριοιKuprioiG2953andκαὶkaiG2532CyreneΚυρηναῖοι,KurēnaioiG2956οἵτινεςoitinesG3748,wentἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064toεἰςeisG1519AntiochἈντιόχειανAntiocheianG490and began speakingἐλάλουνelalounG2980toπρὸςprosG4314theτοὺςtousG3588GreeksἙλληνιστὰςHellēnistasG1675as wellκαὶkaiG2532,proclaiming the good newsεὐαγγελιζόμενοιeuangelizomenoiG2097about theτὸνtonG3588LordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦν.IēsounG2424.

21καὶkaiG2532ThehandχεὶρcheirG5495of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962wasἦνēnG1510withμετ᾽met᾽G3326themαὐτῶν,autōnG846,andτεteG5037agreatπολύςpolusG4183numberἀριθμὸςarithmosG706of peopleὁhoG3588believedπιστεύσαςpisteusasG4100andturnedἐπέστρεψενepestrepsenG1994toἐπὶepiG1909theτὸνtonG3588Lordκύριον·kurionG2962.

22WhenδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588newsλόγοςlogosG3056ofπερὶperiG4012thisαὐτῶνautōnG846reachedἠκούσθη εἰςēkousthē eisG191 G1519theτὰtaG3588earsὦταōtaG3775of theτῆςtēsG3588churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577τῆςtēsG3588οὔσηςousēsG1510inἐνenG1722JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419καὶkaiG2532,they sentἐξαπέστειλανexapesteilanG1821BarnabasΒαρναβᾶνBarnabanG921toἕωςhe'ōsG1330 G2193AntiochἈντιοχείας·AntiocheiasG490.

23WhenheὃςhosG3739arrivedπαραγενόμενοςparagenomenosG3854andκαὶkaiG2532sawG3708theτὴνtēnG3588graceχάρινcharinG5485ofτὴνtēnG3588τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316,he rejoicedἐχάρηecharēG5463andκαὶkaiG2532encouragedπαρεκάλειparekaleiG3870them allπάνταςpantasG3956to abideπροσμένεινprosmeneinG4357inG1722theτῇtēaG3588Lordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962withτῆςtēsG3588all theirπροθέσειprotheseiG4286τῷtōG3588heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588.

24ὅτιhotiG3754BarnabaswasἦνēnG1510a goodἀγαθὸςagathosG18manἀνὴρanērG435καὶkaiG2532,fullπλήρηςplērēsG4134of the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151andκαὶkaiG2532faithπίστεως.pisteōsG4102,andκαὶkaiG2532a greatἱκανὸςhikanosG2425number of peopleὄχλοςochlosG3793were broughtπροσετέθηprosetethēG4369to theτῷtōG3588Lordκυρίῳ.kuriōG2962.

25ThenδὲdeG1161BarnabaswentἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831toεἰςeisG1519TarsusΤαρσὸνTarsonG5019to look forἀναζητῆσαιanazētēsaiG327SaulΣαῦλον,SaulonG4569,

26andκαὶkaiG2532whenhe foundεὑρὼνheurōnG2147him,he broughtἤγαγενēgagenG71himback toεἰςeisG1519AntiochἈντιόχειαν.AntiocheianG490. Soἐγένετο δὲegeneto deG1161 G1096fora fullὅλονholonG3650yearἐνιαυτὸνeniautonG1763theyαὐτοῖςautoisG846καὶkaiG2532met togetherσυναχθῆναιsunachthēnaiG4863withἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577andκαὶkaiG2532taughtδιδάξαιdidaxaiG1321largeἱκανόν,hikanonG2425numbers of peopleὄχλονochlonG3793τεteG5037.TheτοὺςtousG3588disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101were first calledχρηματίσαιchrēmatisaiG5537 G4413ChristiansΧριστιανούς.¶ChristianousG5546atἐνenG1722AntiochἈντιοχείᾳAntiocheiaG490.

27δὲdeG1161InἘνEnG1722thoseταύταιςtautaisG3778ταῖςtaisG3588daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250someprophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396came downκατῆλθονkatēlthonG2718fromἀπὸapoG575JerusalemἹεροσολύμωνHi'erosolumōnG2414toεἰςeisG1519AntiochἈντιόχειαν·AntiocheianG490.

28δὲdeG1161OneεἷςheisG1520ofἐξexG1537themαὐτῶνautōnG846namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686AgabusἍγαβοςHagabosG13stood upἀναστὰςanastasG450andpredictedἐσήμανενesēmanenG4591throughδιὰdiaG1223theτοῦtouG3588SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151thata greatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173famineλιμὸνlimonG3042wouldμέλλεινmelleinG3195sweepἔσεσθαιesesthaiG1510acrossἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909theτὴνtēnG3588wholeὅληνholēnG3650worldοἰκουμένην,oikoumenēnG3625. (ThisἥτιςhētisG3748happenedἐγένετοegenetoG1096underἐπὶepiG1909ClaudiusΚλαυδίουKlaudiouG2804.)

29SoδὲdeG1161theτῶνtōnG3588disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101τις,tisG5100,eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538αὐτῶνautōnG846according toκαθὼςkathōsG2531his abilityεὐπορεῖτόeuporeitoG2141,decidedὥρισανhōrisanG3724to sendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992εἰςeisG1519reliefδιακονίανdiakonianG1248to theτοῖςtoisG3588brothersἀδελφοῖς·adelphoisG80livingκατοικοῦσινkatoikousinG2730inἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588JudeaἸουδαίᾳIoudaiaG2449.

30Thisὃ καὶho kaiG3739 G2532they didἐποίησανepoiēsanG4160,sendingἀποστείλαντεςaposteilantesG649their giftstoπρὸςprosG4314theτοὺςtousG3588eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245withδιὰ χειρὸςdia cheirosG1223 G5495BarnabasΒαρναβᾶBarnabaG921andκαὶkaiG2532SaulΣαύλου.¶SaulouG4569.

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