Berean Standard Bible

Acts 14

1δὲdeG1161ἘγένετοEgenetoG1096AtἐνenG1722IconiumἸκονίῳIkoniōG2430, Paul and BarnabasαὐτὸautoG846wentεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525as usualκατὰ τὸ αὐτοὺςkata to autousG2596 G3588 G846intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588Jewishτῶν Ἰουδαίωνtōn IoudaiōnG3588 G2453synagogueσυναγωγὴνsunagōgēnG4864, whereκαὶkaiG2532they spokeλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779wellthatὥστεhōsteG5620a greatπολὺpoluG4183numberπλῆθος.plēthosG4128ofτεteG5037JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453andκαὶkaiG2532GreeksἙλλήνωνHellēnōnG1672believedπιστεῦσαιpisteusaiG4100.

2ButδὲdeG1161theοἱhoiG3588unbelievingἀπειθήσαντεςapeithēsantesG544JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453stirred upἐπήγειρανepēgeiranG1892theτὰςtasG3588GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484andκαὶkaiG2532poisonedἐκάκωσανekakōsanG2559theirτῶνtōnG3588mindsψυχὰςpsuchasG5590againstκατὰkataG2596theτῶνtōnG3588brothersἀδελφῶν.¶adelphōnG80.

3SoοὖνounG3767μὲνmenG3303Paul and BarnabasspentδιέτριψανdietripsanG1304considerableἹκανὸνHikanonG2425time thereχρόνονchrononG5550,speaking boldlyπαρρησιαζόμενοιparrēsiazomenoiG3955forG1909theτῷtōG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,whoτῷtōG3588affirmedμαρτυροῦντιmarturountiG3140 G1909theτῷtōG3588messageλόγῳlogōG3056ofτῆςtēsG3588Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485by enablingδιδόντιdidontiG1325themδιὰ τῶν χειρῶν αὐτῶν.dia tōn cheirōn autōnG1223 G846 G3588 G5495to performγίνεσθαιginesthaiG1096signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592andκαὶkaiG2532wondersτέραταterataG5059.

4δὲdeG1161TheτὸtoG3588peopleπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of theτῆςtēsG3588cityπόλεως,poleōsG4172were dividedἐσχίσθηeschisthēG4977καὶkaiG2532μὲνmenG3303. SomeοἱhoiG3588sidedἦσανēsanG1510withσὺνsunG4862theτοῖςtoisG3588JewsἸουδαίοις,IoudaioisG2453,andδὲdeG1161othersοἱhoiG3588withσὺνsunG4862theτοῖςtoisG3588apostlesἀποστόλοις.apostoloisG652.

5ButδὲdeG1161whenὡςhōsG5613theτῶνtōnG3588GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484andκαὶkaiG2532JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453,togetherτεteG5037withσὺνsunG4862theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τοῖςtoisG3588rulersἄρχουσινarchousinG758,set outἐγένετο ὁρμὴegeneto hormēG1096 G3730to mistreatὑβρίσαιhubrisaiG5195andκαὶkaiG2532stoneλιθοβολῆσαιlithobolēsaiG3036themαὐτούς,autousG846,

6they found out about itσυνιδόντεςsunidontesG4894and fledκατέφυγονkatephugonG2703toεἰςeisG1519theτὰςtasG3588τῆςtēsG3588LycaonianΛυκαονίας,LukaoniasG3071citiesπόλειςpoleisG4172of LystraΛύστρανLustranG3082andκαὶkaiG2532DerbeΔέρβηνDerbēnG1191andκαὶkaiG2532to theτὴνtēnG3588surrounding regionπερίχωρον,perichōronG4066,

7whereG2546they continuedἦσαν.¶ēsanG1510to preach the gospelεὐαγγελιζόμενοιeuangelizomenoiG2097.

The Visit to Lystra and Derbe

8ΚαίKaiG2532InἐνenG1722LystraΛύστροιςLustroisG3082there satἐκάθητο,ekathētoG2521aτιςtisG5100manἀνὴρanērG435crippledἀδύνατοςadunatosG102inτοῖςtoisG3588hisfeetποσὶνposinG4228,who was lameχωλὸςchōlosG5560fromἐκ μητρὸς αὐτοῦek mētros autouG1537 G3384 G846birthκοιλίαςkoiliasG2836andὃςhosG3739had neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763walkedπεριεπάτησεν.periepatēsenG4043.

9ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manwas listening toἤκουσενēkousenG191the words ofλαλοῦντος,lalountosG2980τοῦtouG3588PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972,whoὃςhosG3739looked intentlyἀτενίσαςatenisasG816at himαὐτῷautōG846andκαὶkaiG2532sawG3708thatὅτιhotiG3754he hadἔχειecheiG2192faithπίστινpistinG4102τοῦtouG3588to be healedσωθῆναι,sōthēnaiG4982.

10In a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇ·phōnēaG5456Paulcalled outεἶπενeipenG2036, “StandἀνάστηθιanastēthiG450upὀρθός.orthosG3717onἐπὶepiG1909yourσουsouG4771G3588feetπόδαςpodasG4228!”AndκαὶkaiG2532the manjumped upἥλατοhēlatoG242andκαὶkaiG2532began to walkπεριεπάτει.periepateiG4043.

11WhenτεteG5037theοἵoiG3588crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793sawG3708whatὃhoG3739PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972had doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160,they lifted upἐπῆρανepēranG1869theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὴνtēnG3588voicesφωνὴνphōnēnG5456in the Lycaonian languageΛυκαονιστὶLukaonistiG3072λέγοντες·legontesG3004: “TheοἱhoiG3588godsθεοὶtheoiG2316have come downκατέβησανkatebēsanG2597toπρὸςprosG4314usG1473in human formὁμοιωθέντες ἀνθρώποιςhomoiōthentes anthrōpoisG3666 G444!”

12τεteG5037BarnabasΒαρναβᾶνBarnabanG921they calledἐκάλουνekalounG2564τὸνtonG3588ZeusΔία,DiaG2203,andδὲdeG1161τὸνtonG3588PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972they calledHermesἙρμῆν,HermēnG2060,becauseἐπειδὴepeidēG1894heαὐτὸςautosG846wasἦνēnG1510theὁhoG3588chiefἡγούμενοςhēgoumenosG2233τοῦtouG3588speakerλόγου.logouG3056.

13τεteG5037TheὅhoG3588priestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409τοῦtouG3588of ZeusΔιὸςDiosG2203τοῦtouG3588, whose templewasὄντοςontosG1510just outsideπρὸproG4253theτῆςtēsG3588cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172,broughtἐνέγκαςenegkasG5342bullsταύρουςtaurousG5022andκαὶkaiG2532wreathsστέμματαstemmataG4725toἐπὶepiG1909theτοὺςtousG3588citygatesπυλῶναςpulōnasG4440,hopingἤθελενēthelenG2309to offer a sacrificeθύειν.¶thueinG2380along withσὺνsunG4862theτοῖςtoisG3588crowdsὄχλοιςochloisG3793.

14ButδὲdeG1161whentheοἱhoiG3588apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921andκαὶkaiG2532PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972found out about thisἈκούσαντεςAkousantesG191,they toreδιαρρήξαντεςdiarrēxantesG1284theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὰtaG3588clothesἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440andrushedG1530intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588crowdὄχλονochlonG3793,shoutingκράζοντεςkrazontesG2896,

15καὶkaiG2532λέγοντες·legontesG3004“Menἄνδρες,andresG435,whyτίtiG5101are you doingποιεῖτε;poieiteG4160thisταῦταtautaG3778?WeG1473tooκαὶkaiG2532areἐσμενesmenG1510onlymenἄνθρωποι,anthrōpoiG444,humanὁμοιοπαθεῖςhomoiopatheisG3663like youὑμῖνhuminG4771.We are bringing you good newsεὐαγγελιζόμενοι ὑμᾶςeuangelizomenoi humasG2097 G4771that you should turnἐπιστρέφεινepistrepheinG1994fromἀπὸapoG575theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778τῶνtōnG3588worthless thingsματαίωνmataiōnG3152toἐπὶepiG1909thelivingζῶντα,zōntaG2198GodθεὸνtheonG2316,whoὃςhosG3739madeἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160τὸνtonG3588heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772andκαὶkaiG2532τὴνtēnG3588earthγῆνgēnG1093andκαὶkaiG2532τὴνtēnG3588seaθάλασσανthalassanG2281andκαὶkaiG2532everythingπάντα τὰpanta taG3956 G3588inἐνenG1722themαὐτοῖς,autoisG846.

16InἐνenG1722ταῖςtaisG3588pastπαρῳχημέναιςparōchēmenaisG3944generationsγενεαῖςgeneaisG1074, HeὃςhosG3739letεἴασενeiasenG1439allπάνταpantaG3956τὰtaG3588nationsἔθνηethnēG1484goπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiG4198theirαὐτῶν·autōnG846ownταῖςtaisG3588wayὁδοῖςhodoisG3598.

17YetG2543He has not leftοὐκ ἀφῆκενouk aphēkenG3756 G863HimselfG848without testimonyἀμάρτυρονamarturonG267to His goodnessἀγαθουργῶν,agathourgōnG14:He givesδιδοὺςdidousG1325youὑμῖνhuminG4771rainὑετοὺςhu'etousG5205from heavenοὐρανόθενouranothenG3771andG2532fruitfulκαρποφόρους,karpophorousG2593seasonsκαιροὺςkairousG2540,fillingἐμπιπλῶνempiplōnG1705yourὑμῶν.humōnG4771τὰςtasG3588heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588with foodτροφῆςtrophēsG5160andG2532gladnessεὐφροσύνηςeuphrosunēsG2167.”

18EvenκαὶkaiG2532with theseταῦταtautaG3778wordsλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, Paul and Barnabascould hardly stopμόλις κατέπαυσανmolis katepausanG3433 G2664theτοὺςtousG3588crowdsὄχλουςochlousG3793fromτοῦtouG3588sacrificingμὴ θύεινmē thueinG3361 G2380to themαὐτοῖς.¶autoisG846.

19ThenδὲdeG1161someJewsἸουδαῖοι,IoudaioiG2453arrivedἘπῆλθανEpēlthanG1904fromἀπὸapoG575AntiochἈντιοχείαςAntiocheiasG490andκαὶkaiG2532IconiumἸκονίουIkoniouG2430andκαὶkaiG2532won overπείσαντεςpeisantesG3982theτοὺςtousG3588crowdsὄχλουςochlousG3793καὶkaiG2532.They stonedλιθάσαντεςlithasantesG3034τὸνtonG3588PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972anddraggedἔσυρονesuronG4951himoutsideἔξωexōG1854theτῆςtēsG3588cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172,presumingνομίζοντεςnomizontesG3543heαὐτὸνautonG846was deadτεθνηκέναι.tethnēkenaiG2348.

20ButδὲdeG1161aftertheτῶνtōnG3588disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101had gathered aroundκυκλωσάντωνkuklōsantōnG2944himαὐτὸνautonG846,he got upἀναστὰςanastasG450and went back intoεἰσῆλθεν εἰςeisēlthen eisG1525 G1519theτὴνtēnG3588cityπόλινpolinG4172.AndκαὶkaiG2532theτῇtēaG3588next dayἐπαύριονepaurionG1887he leftἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831withσὺνsunG4862τῷtōG3588BarnabasΒαρναβᾷBarnabaG921forεἰςeisG1519DerbeΔέρβην.DerbēnG1191.

Strengthening the Disciples

21τεteG5037They preached the gospel toεὐαγγελισάμενοίeuangelisamenoiG2097thatἐκείνηνekeinēnG1565τὴνtēnG3588cityπόλινpolinG4172andκαὶkaiG2532made many disciplesμαθητεύσαντες ἱκανοὺςmathēteusantes hikanousG3100 G2425. Thenthey returnedὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsanG5290toεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588LystraΛύστρανLustranG3082καὶkaiG2532εἰςeisG1519,IconiumἸκόνιονIkonionG2430,andκαὶkaiG2532εἰςeisG1519AntiochἈντιόχειαν·AntiocheianG490,

22strengtheningἐπιστηρίζοντεςepistērizontesG1991theτὰςtasG3588soulsψυχὰςpsuchasG5590of theτῶνtōnG3588disciplesμαθητῶν,mathētōnG3101andencouragingπαρακαλοῦντεςparakalountesG3870themto continueἐμμένεινemmeneinG1696in theτῇtēaG3588faithπίστειpisteiG4102. “WeG1473mustδεῖdeiG1163endureδιὰdiaG1223manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183hardshipsθλίψεωνthlipseōnG2347to enterεἰσελθεῖν εἰςeiselthein eisG1525 G1519theτὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316καὶkaiG2532,” they saidὅτιhotiG3754.

23δὲdeG1161Paul and BarnabasappointedχειροτονήσαντεςcheirotonēsantesG5500eldersπρεσβυτέρους,presbuterousG4245for themαὐτοῖςautoisG846in eachκατ᾽kat᾽G2596churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577,prayingπροσευξάμενοιproseuxamenoiG4336andμετὰmetaG3326fastingνηστειῶνnēsteiōnG3521as they entrustedπαρέθεντοparethentoG3908themαὐτοὺςautousG846to theτῷtōG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,inεἰςeisG1519whomὃνhonG3739they had believedπεπιστεύκεισαν.pepisteukeisanG4100.

24AfterκαὶkaiG2532passing throughδιελθόντεςdielthontesG1330τὴνtēnG3588PisidiaΠισιδίανPisidianG4099,they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064toεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588PamphyliaΠαμφυλίαν,PamphulianG3828.

25AndκαὶkaiG2532whenthey had spokenλαλήσαντεςlalēsantesG2980theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056inἐνenG1722PergaΠέργῃPergēG4011,they went downκατέβησανkatebēsanG2597toεἰςeisG1519AttaliaἈττάλειαν·AttaleianG825.

26FromG2547Attaliathey sailedἀπέπλευσανapepleusanG636toεἰςeisG1519AntiochἈντιόχειαν,AntiocheianG490,whereὅθενhothenG3606they hadἦσανēsanG1510been commendedπαραδεδομένοιparadedomenoiG3860to theτῇtēaG3588graceχάριτιcharitiG5485τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316forεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588workἔργονergonG2041ὃhoG3739they had just completedἐπλήρωσαν.eplērōsanG4137.

27WhenδὲdeG1161they arrivedπαραγενόμενοιparagenomenoiG3854καὶkaiG2532,they gatheredσυναγαγόντεςsunagagontesG4863theτὴνtēnG3588church togetherἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577andreportedἀνήγγελλονanēngellonG312all thatὅσαhosaG3745ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316had doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160throughμετ᾽met᾽G3326themαὐτῶνautōnG846,andκαὶkaiG2532howὅτιhotiG3754He had openedἤνοιξενēnoixenG455thedoorθύρανthuranG2374of faithπίστεως.pisteōsG4102to theτοῖςtoisG3588GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484.

28AndδὲdeG1161they spentδιέτριβονdietribonG1304a longοὐκ ὀλίγονouk oligonG3756 G3641timeχρόνονchrononG5550therewithσὺνsunG4862theτοῖςtoisG3588disciplesμαθηταῖς.¶mathētaisG3101.

The Visit to Lystra and Derbe

Strengthening the Disciples

Commentaries on Acts 14