Berean Standard Bible

Acts 16

1δὲdeG1161PaulcameΚατήντησενKatēntēsenG2658καὶkaiG2532toεἰςeisG1519DerbeΔέρβηνDerbēnG1191and thenκαὶkaiG2532toεἰςeisG1519LystraΛύστραν.LustranG3082καὶkaiG2532, whereἐκεῖ,ekeiG1563ἦνēnG1510he foundἰδοὺidouG2400aτιςtisG5100discipleμαθητήςmathētēsG3101namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686TimothyΤιμόθεος,TimotheosG5095, thesonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of a believingπιστῆς,pistēsG4103JewishἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2453womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135andδὲdeG1161a GreekἝλληνος·HellēnosG1672fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962.

2TheτῶνtōnG3588brothersἀδελφῶν.adelphōnG80inἐνenG1722LystraΛύστροιςLustroisG3082andκαὶkaiG2532IconiumἸκονίῳIkoniōG2430spoke well ofἐμαρτυρεῖτοemartureitoG3140ὑπὸhupoG5259himὃςhosG3739.

3ὁhoG3588PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972wantedἠθέλησενēthelēsenG2309TimothyτοῦτονtoutonG3778to accompanyσὺν ἐξελθεῖν,sun exeltheinG1831 G4862himαὐτῷautōG846, soκαὶkaiG2532he tookλαβὼνlabōnG2983him andcircumcisedπεριέτεμενperietemenG4059himαὐτὸνautonG846on account ofδιὰdiaG1223theτοὺςtousG3588JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453τοὺςtousG3588ὄνταςontasG1510inἐνenG1722thatἐκείνοις·ekeinoisG1565τοῖςtoisG3588areaτόποιςtopoisG5117,forγὰρgarG1063they all knewᾔδεισαν ἅπαντεςēdeisan hapantesG537 G1492thatὅτιhotiG3754hisαὐτοῦautouG846ὁhoG3588fatherπατὴρpatērG3962wasὑπῆρχεν.hupērchenG5225a GreekἝλληνHellēnG1672.

4δὲdeG1161AsὡςhōsG5613they went fromδιεπορεύοντοdieporeuontoG1279τὰςtasG3588town to townπόλεις,poleisG4172,they deliveredπαρεδίδοσανparedidosanG3860theτὰtaG3588decisionsδόγματαdogmataG1378τὰtaG3588handed downκεκριμέναkekrimenaG2919byὑπὸhupoG5259theτῶνtōnG3588apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652andκαὶkaiG2532eldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnG4245τῶνtōnG3588inἐνenG1722JerusalemἹεροσολύμοις.¶Hi'erosolumoisG2414forαὐτοῖςautoisG846the peopleto obeyφυλάσσεινphulasseinG5442.

5SoοὖνounG3767μὲνmenG3303theΑἱHaiG3588churchesἐκκλησίαιekklēsiaiG1577were strengthenedἐστερεοῦντοestereountoG4732in theτῇtēaG3588faithπίστειpisteiG4102andκαὶkaiG2532grewἐπερίσσευονeperisseuonG4052dailyκαθ᾽ ἡμέραν.kath᾽ hēmeranG2596 G2250τῷtōG3588in numbersἀριθμῷarithmōG706.

Paul’s Vision of the Macedonian

6ὑπὸhupoG5259AftertheτὴνtēnG3588HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151had prevented themκωλυθέντεςkōluthentesG2967from speakingλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980theτοῦtouG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056inἐνenG1722τὸνtonG3588the province ofAsiaἈσίᾳ,AsiaG773,δὲdeG1161they traveled throughδιῆλθονdiēlthonG1330theτῇtēaG3588regionχώρανchōranG5561of PhrygiaΦρυγίανPhrugianG5435andκαὶkaiG2532GalatiaΓαλατικὴνGalatikēnG1054.

7AndδὲdeG1161when they cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064to the border ofκατὰkataG2596τὴνtēnG3588MysiaΜυσίανMusianG3465,they triedἐπείραζονepeirazonG3985to enterεἰς πορευθῆναι,eis poreuthēnaiG4198 G1519τὴνtēnG3588BithyniaΒιθυνίανBithunianG978, butκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424would not permitοὐκ εἴασενouk eiasenG3756 G1439themαὐτοὺςautousG846.

8SoδὲdeG1161they passed byπαρελθόντεςparelthontesG3928τὴνtēnG3588MysiaΜυσίανMusianG3465andwent downκατέβησανkatebēsanG2597toεἰςeisG1519TroasΤρῳάδα.TrōadaG5174.

9καὶkaiG2532DuringδιὰdiaG1223theτῆςtēsG3588nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571τῷtōG3588,PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972hadG3708a visionὅραμαhoramaG3705of aτιςtisG5100manἀνὴρanērG435of MacedoniaΜακεδώνMakedōnG3110ἦνēnG1510standingἑστὼςhestōsG2476andκαὶkaiG2532pleading withπαρακαλῶνparakalōnG3870himαὐτὸνautonG846καὶkaiG2532λέγων·legōnG3004, “Come overδιαβὰςdiabasG1224toεἰςeisG1519MacedoniaΜακεδονίανMakedonianG3109andhelpβοήθησονboēthēsonG997usG1473.”

10δὲdeG1161As soon asὡςhōsG5613Paulhad seenG3708theτὸtoG3588visionὅραμαhoramaG3705,we got readyἐζητήσαμενezētēsamenG2212εὐθέωςeutheōsG2112to leaveἐξελθεῖνexeltheinG1831forεἰςeisG1519MacedoniaΜακεδονίανMakedonianG3109,concludingσυμβιβάζοντεςsumbibazontesG4822thatὅτιhotiG3754ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316had calledπροσκέκληταιproskeklētaiG4341usG1473to preach the gospelεὐαγγελίσασθαιeuangelisasthaiG2097to themαὐτούς.¶autousG846.

Lydia’s Conversion in Philippi

(Revelation 2:18–29)

11G1161We sailedἈναχθέντεςAnachthentesG321fromἀπὸapoG575TroasΤρῳάδοςTrōadosG5174straightεὐθυδρομήσαμενeuthudromēsamenG2113toεἰςeisG1519SamothraceΣαμοθρᾴκην,SamothrakēnG4543,andG1161theτῇtēaG3588following dayἐπιούσῃepiousēG1966on toεἰςeisG1519NeapolisΝέαν πόλιν,Nean polinG3501 G4172.

12From thereG2547we wenttoεἰςeisG1519the Romancolonyκολωνία.kolōniaG2862of PhilippiΦιλίππους,PhilippousG5375ἥτιςhētisG3748ἐστὶνestinG1510, theleadingG4413cityπόλις,polisG4172ofτῆςtēsG3588thatdistrictμερίδοςmeridosG3310of MacedoniaΜακεδονίαςMakedoniasG3109.AndδὲdeG1161we stayedἦμεν διατρίβοντεςēmen diatribontesG1510 G1304thereἐν ταύτῃ τῇ πόλειen tautē tēa poleiG1722 G3778 G3588 G4172severalτινάς.tinasG5100daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250.

13τεteG5037On theτῇtēaG3588τῶνtōnG3588Sabbathἡμέρᾳ σαββάτωνhēmera sabbatōnG4521 G2250we wentἐξήλθομενexēlthomenG1831outsideἔξωexōG1854theτῆςtēsG3588city gateπύληςpulēsG4439alongπαρὰparaG3844theriverποταμὸνpotamonG4215,whereοὗhouG3757itwas customaryG3543to findG1510a place ofprayerG4335. AfterκαὶkaiG2532sitting downκαθίσαντεςkathisantesG2523,we spokeἐλαλοῦμενelaloumenG2980to theταῖςtaisG3588womenγυναιξίν.¶gunaixinG1135who had gatheredσυνελθούσαιςsunelthousaisG4905there.

14ΚαίKaiG2532Among those listeningἤκουενēkouenG191wasaτιςtisG5100womanγυνὴgunēG1135namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686LydiaΛυδία,LudiaG3070,a dealer in purpleπορφυρόπωλιςporphuropōlisG4211clothfrom the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172of ThyatiraΘυατείρωνThuateirōnG2363, who wasa worshiperσεβομένηsebomenēG4576ofτὸνtonG3588Godθεόν,theonG2316.TheὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962openedδιήνοιξενdiēnoixenG1272herἧςhēsG3739τὴνtēnG3588heartκαρδίανkardianG2588to respondπροσέχεινprosecheinG4337toτοῖςtoisG3588ὑπὸhupoG5259τοῦtouG3588Paul’sΠαύλου.PaulouG3972messageλαλουμένοιςlaloumenoisG2980.

15AndδὲdeG1161whenὡςhōsG5613sheandκαὶkaiG2532herαὐτῆς,autēsG846ὁhoG3588householdοἶκοςoikosG3624had been baptizedἐβαπτίσθηebaptisthēG907,she urgedπαρεκάλεσεν λέγουσα·parekalesen legousaG3870 G3004us, “IfεἰeiG1487you considerκεκρίκατέkekrikateG2919meG1473a believerπιστὴνpistēnG1510 G4103in theτῷtōG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,comeεἰσελθόντεςeiselthontesG1525andstayμένετε·meneteG3306atεἰςeisG1519myG1473τὸνtonG3588houseοἶκόνoikonG3624.”AndκαὶkaiG2532she persuadedπαρεβιάσατοparebiasatoG3849usG1473.

Paul and Silas Imprisoned

16One dayἘγένετο δὲEgeneto deG1161 G1096as weG1473were goingπορευομένωνporeuomenōnG4198toεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588place ofprayerπροσευχήν,proseuchēnG4335,weG1473were met byὑπαντῆσαιhupantēsaiG5221aτινὰtinaG5100slave girlπαιδίσκηνpaidiskēnG3814withἔχουσανechousanG2192a spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of divinationπύθωναputhōnaG4436,whoἥτιςhētisG3748earnedπαρεῖχενpareichenG3930a largeπολλὴνpollēnG4183incomeἐργασίανergasianG2039for herαὐτῆςautēsG846τοῖςtoisG3588mastersκυρίοιςkurioisG2962by fortune-tellingμαντευομένη.manteuomenēG3132.

17This girlαὕτηhautēG3778followedG2628τῷtōG3588PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972andκαὶkaiG2532the rest ofusG1473,shoutingἔκραζεν λέγουσα·ekrazen legousaG2896 G3004, “TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778οἱhoiG3588menἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444areεἰσίν,eisinG1510servantsδοῦλοιdouloiG1401of theτοῦtouG3588τοῦtouG3588Most HighὑψίστουhupsistouG5310GodθεοῦtheouG2316,whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748are proclaimingκαταγγέλλουσινkatangellousinG2605to youὑμῖνhuminG4771thewayὁδὸνhodonG3598of salvationσωτηρίας.sōtēriasG4991!”

18δὲdeG1161She continuedἐποίειepoieiG4160thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778forἐπὶepiG1909manyπολλὰςpollasG4183daysἡμέρας.hēmerasG2250. EventuallyδὲdeG1161PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972grew so aggravatedδιαπονηθεὶςdiaponētheisG1278thatκαὶkaiG2532he turnedἐπιστρέψαςepistrepsasG1994andsaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036to theτῷtōG3588spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151, “InἐνenG1722thenameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547I commandπαραγγέλλωparangellōG3853youσοιsoiG4771to come outἐξελθεῖνexeltheinG1831ofἀπ᾽ap᾽G575herαὐτῆς.autēsG846!”AndκαὶkaiG2532the spiritleft herἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831at thatαὐτῇautēaG846τῇtēaG3588very momentὥρᾳ.hōraG5610.

19WhenδὲdeG1161the girl’sαὐτῆςautēsG846οἱhoiG3588ownersκύριοιkurioiG2962sawG3708thatὅτιhotiG3754theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846ἡhēG3588hopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680ofτῆςtēsG3588making moneyἐργασίαςergasiasG2039was goneἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831,they seizedἐπιλαβόμενοιepilabomenoiG1949τὸνtonG3588PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972andκαὶkaiG2532τὸνtonG3588SilasΣιλᾶνSilanG4609anddraggedεἵλκυσανeilkusanG1670thembeforeἐπὶepiG1909theτὴνtēnG3588authoritiesἄρχοντας,archontasG758inεἰςeisG1519theτοὺςtousG3588marketplaceἀγορὰνagoranG58.

20καὶkaiG2532They brought themπροσαγαγόντες αὐτοὺςprosagagontes autousG4317 G846to theτοῖςtoisG3588magistratesστρατηγοῖςstratēgoisG4755andsaidεἶπαν·eipanG2036, “TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778οἱhoiG3588menἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444areὑπάρχοντες·huparchontesG5225JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453andare throwingἐκταράσσουσινektarassousinG1613ourG1473τὴνtēnG3588city into turmoilπόλινpolinG4172

21byκαὶkaiG2532promotingκαταγγέλλουσινkatangellousinG2605customsἔθηethēG1485thatἃhaG3739are unlawfulοὐκ ἔξεστινouk exestinG3756 G1832for usG1473οὖσιν.ousinG1510RomansῬωμαίοιςRhōmaioisG4514to adoptπαραδέχεσθαιparadechesthaiG3858orοὐδὲoudeG3761practiceποιεῖνpoieinG4160.”

22καὶkaiG2532TheὁhoG3588crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793joined in the attackσυνεπέστηsunepestēG4911againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596Paul and Silasαὐτῶν,autōnG846,andκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588magistratesστρατηγοὶstratēgoiG4755ordered thatἐκέλευονekeleuonG2753they be strippedπεριρήξαντες αὐτῶν τὰ ἱμάτιαperirēxantes autōn ta himatiaG4048 G846 G3588 G2440andbeaten with rodsῥαβδίζειν·rhabdizeinG4463.

23AndτεteG5037after strikingἐπιθέντεςepithentesG2007themαὐτοῖςautoisG846with manyπολλάςpollasG4183blowsπληγὰςplēgasG4127,they threwἔβαλονebalonG906themintoεἰςeisG1519prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438andorderedπαραγγείλαντεςparangeilantesG3853theτῷtōG3588jailerδεσμοφύλακιdesmophulakiG1200to guardτηρεῖνtēreinG5083themαὐτούς·autousG846securelyἀσφαλῶςasphalōsG806.

24ὃςhosG3739On receivingλαβὼνlabōnG2983thisτοιαύτηνtoiautēnG5108orderπαραγγελίανparangelianG3852,he placedἔβαλενebalenG906themαὐτοὺςautousG846inεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588innerἐσωτέρανesōteranG2082cellφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438andκαὶkaiG2532fastenedἠσφαλίσατοēsphalisatoG805theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τοὺςtousG3588feetπόδαςpodasG4228inεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588stocksξύλον.¶xulonG3586.

The Conversion of the Jailer

25δὲdeG1161AboutΚατὰKataG2596τὸtoG3588midnightμεσονύκτιονmesonuktionG3317PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972andκαὶkaiG2532SilasΣιλᾶςSilasG4609were prayingπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336andsinging hymnsὕμνουνhumnounG5214toτὸνtonG3588Godθεόν·theonG2316,andδὲdeG1161theοἱhoiG3588otherprisonersδέσμιοι.desmioiG1198were listeningἐπηκροῶντοepēkroōntoG1874to themαὐτῶνautōnG846.

26Suddenlyἄφνω δὲaphnō deG1161 G869ἐγένετοegenetoG1096a strongμέγαςmegasG3173earthquakeσεισμὸςseismosG4578ὥστεhōsteG5620shookσαλευθῆναιsaleuthēnaiG4531theτὰtaG3588foundationsθεμέλιαthemeliaG2310of theτοῦtouG3588prisonδεσμωτηρίου·desmōtēriouG1201δὲdeG1161.At onceπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916allπᾶσαι,pasaiG3956theαἱhaiG3588doorsθύραιthuraiG2374flew openἠνεῴχθησανēneōchthēsanG455andκαὶkaiG2532everyone’sπάντωνpantōnG3956τὰtaG3588chainsδεσμὰdesmaG1199came looseἀνέθη.anethēG447.

27WhenδὲdeG1161theG3588jailerδεσμοφύλαξdesmophulaxG1200woke upἔξυπνος γενόμενοςexupnos genomenosG1096 G1853andκαὶkaiG2532sawG3708theG3588G3588prisonφυλακῆς,phulakēsG5438doorsθύραςthurasG2374openἀνεῳγμέναςaneōgmenasG455,he drewσπασάμενοςspasamenosG4685hisG3588swordμάχαιρανmachairanG3162andwas aboutἤμελλενēmellenG3195to killἀναιρεῖνanaireinG337himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,presuming thatνομίζωνnomizōnG3543theG3588prisonersδεσμίους.¶desmiousG1198had escapedἐκπεφευγέναιekpepheugenaiG1628.

28ButδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972called outἘφώνησενEphōnēsenG5455in a loudG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456λέγων·legōnG3004, “DoπράξῃςpraxēsG4238notμηδὲνmēdenG3367harmκακόν·kakonG2556yourselfG4572γάρgarG1063!We areἐσμενesmenG1510allἅπαντεςhapantesG537hereἐνθάδε.enthadeG1759!”

29δὲdeG1161Calling forαἰτήσαςaitēsasG154lightsφῶταphōtaG5457, the jailerrushed inεἰσεπήδησενeisepēdēsenG1530andκαὶkaiG2532fellγενόμενος προσέπεσενgenomenos prosepesenG1096 G4363trembling beforeἔντρομοςentromosG1790τῷtōG3588PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972andκαὶkaiG2532τῷtōG3588SilasΣιλᾷ,SilaG4609.

30ThenκαὶkaiG2532he broughtπροαγαγὼνproagagōnG4254themαὐτοὺςautousG846outἔξωexōG1854andaskedἔφη·ephēG5346, “Sirsκύριοι,kurioiG2962,whatτίtiG5101mustδεῖdeiG1163IG1473doποιεῖνpoieinG4160toἵναinaG2443be savedσωθῶ;sōthōG4982?”

31δὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588They repliedεἶπαν·eipanG2036, “BelieveπίστευσονpisteusonG4100inἐπὶepiG1909theτὸνtonG3588LordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424andκαὶkaiG2532you will be savedσωθήσῃsōthēsēG4982,youσὺsuG4771andκαὶkaiG2532yourσου.souG4771ὁhoG3588householdοἶκόςoikosG3624.”

32ThenκαὶkaiG2532Paul and SilasspokeἐλάλησανelalēsanG2980theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056of theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962to himαὐτῷautōG846andtoσὺνsunG4862everyoneπᾶσιν τοῖςpasin toisG3956 G3588inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τῇtēaG3588houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614.

33καὶkaiG2532AtἐνenG1722thatἐκείνῃekeinēG1565τῇtēaG3588hourὥρᾳhōraG5610of theτῆςtēsG3588nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571, the jailertookπαραλαβὼνparalabōnG3880themαὐτοὺςautousG846andwashedἔλουσενelousenG3068ἀπὸapoG575theirτῶνtōnG3588woundsπληγῶν,plēgōnG4127.AndκαὶkaiG2532without delayπαραχρῆμα.parachrēmaG3916,heαὐτὸςautosG846andκαὶkaiG2532allπάντεςpantesG3956hisαὐτοῦautouG846householdοἱhoiG3588were baptizedἐβαπτίσθηebaptisthēG907.

34ThenτεteG5037he broughtἀναγαγώνanagagōnG321themαὐτοὺςautousG846intoεἰςeisG1519hisτὸνtonG3588homeοἶκονoikonG3624and setπαρέθηκενparethēkenG3908a meal before themτράπεζανtrapezanG5132. SoκαὶkaiG2532he and all his householdπανοικεὶpanoikeiG3832rejoicedἠγαλλιάσατοēgalliasatoG21that they had come to believeπεπιστευκὼςpepisteukōsG4100τῷtōG3588in Godθεῷ.¶theōG2316.

An Official Apology

35WhenδὲdeG1161daylightἩμέραςHēmerasG2250cameγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096,theοἱhoiG3588magistratesστρατηγοὶstratēgoiG4755sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649theirτοὺςtousG3588officersῥαβδούχουςrhabdouchousG4465with the orderλέγοντες·legontesG3004: “ReleaseἀπόλυσονapolusonG630thoseἐκείνους.ekeinousG1565τοὺςtousG3588menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444.”

36δὲdeG1161TheὁhoG3588jailerδεσμοφύλαξdesmophulaxG1200informedἀπήγγειλεν τοὺς λόγους τούτους πρὸςapēngeilen tous logous toutous prosG518 G3778 G3588 G3056 G4314τὸνtonG3588PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972ὅτιhotiG3754: “TheοἱhoiG3588magistratesστρατηγοὶstratēgoiG4755have sent ordersἀπέσταλκανapestalkanG649toἵναinaG2443release youἀπολυθῆτε·apoluthēteG630οὖνounG3767.NowνῦνnunG3568you may go on your wayἐξελθόντες πορεύεσθεexelthontes poreuestheG1831 G4198inἐνenG1722peaceεἰρήνῃ.¶eirēnēG1515.”

37ButδὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972saidἔφηephēG5346toπρὸςprosG4314the officersαὐτούς·autousG846, “They beatδείραντεςdeirantesG1194usG1473publiclyδημοσίᾳdēmosiaG1219without a trialἀκατακρίτους, ἀνθρώπουςakatakritous anthrōpousG178 G444andthrewἔβαλανebalanG906usintoεἰςeisG1519prisonφυλακήν,phulakēnG5438, even thoughwe areὑπάρχοντας,huparchontasG5225Roman citizensῬωμαίουςRhōmaiousG4514.AndκαὶkaiG2532nowνῦνnunG3568do they want to send us awayἐκβάλλουσιν;ekballousinG1544 G1473secretlyλάθρᾳlathraG2977?Absolutely notοὐ γάρ, ἀλλ᾽ou gar all᾽G3756 G1063 G235!Let them comeἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064themselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846and escort us outἐξαγαγέτωσαν.exagagetōsanG1806 G1473!”

38SoδὲdeG1161theτοῖςtoisG3588officersῥαβδοῦχοιrhabdouchoiG4465relayedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518thisταῦτα·tautaG3778οἱhoiG3588messageῥήματαrhēmataG4487to theτὰtaG3588magistratesστρατηγοῖςstratēgoisG4755, whoδὲdeG1161were alarmedἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsanG5399to hearἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191thatὅτιhotiG3754Paul and Silaswereεἰσιν,eisinG1510Roman citizensῬωμαῖοίRhōmaioiG4514.

39καὶkaiG2532They cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064to appeaseπαρεκάλεσανparekalesanG3870themαὐτούς,autousG846andκαὶkaiG2532led them outἐξαγαγόντεςexagagontesG1806,requestingἠρώτωνērōtōnG2065that they leaveἀπελθεῖν ἀπὸapelthein apoG565 G575theτῆςtēsG3588cityπόλεως.¶poleōsG4172.

40δὲdeG1161After Paul and Silas cameἘξελθόντεςExelthontesG1831out ofἀπὸapoG575theτῆςtēsG3588prisonφυλακῆςphulakēsG5438,they wentεἰσῆλθονeisēlthonG1525toπρὸςprosG4314Lydia’s houseτὴν Λυδίαν·tēn LudianG3588 G3070καὶkaiG2532to seeG3708theτοὺςtousG3588brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80and encourageπαρεκάλεσανparekalesanG3870them.ThenκαὶkaiG2532they leftἐξῆλθαν.¶exēlthanG1831the city.