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Acts 11:2-18

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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