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Acts 16:19-40

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.

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.

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.

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