Berean Standard Bible

Acts 18:1-18

1AfterΜετὰMetaG3326thisταῦταtautaG3778, Paulleftχωρισθεὶς ἐκchōristheis ekG5563 G1537τῶνtōnG3588AthensἈθηνῶνAthēnōnG116andwentἦλθενēlthenG2064toεἰςeisG1519CorinthΚόρινθον,KorinthonG2882.

2ThereκαὶkaiG2532he foundεὑρώνheurōnG2147aτιναtinaG5100JewἸουδαῖονIoudaionG2453namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686AquilaἈκύλαν,AkulanG207τῷtōG3588,a nativeγένει,geneiG1085of PontusΠοντικὸνPontikonG4193,who had recentlyπροσφάτωςprosphatōsG4373comeἐληλυθόταelēluthotaG2064fromἀπὸapoG575τῆςtēsG3588ItalyἸταλίας,ItaliasG2482withκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135PriscillaΠρίσκιλλανPriskillanG4252becauseδιὰdiaG1223ClaudiusΚλαύδιονKlaudionG2804τὸtoG3588had orderedδιατεταχέναιdiatetachenaiG1299allπάνταςpantasG3956theτοὺςtousG3588JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453to leaveχωρίζεσθαι ἀπὸchōrizesthai apoG5563 G575τῆςtēsG3588RomeῬώμης,RhōmēsG4516. PaulwentπροσῆλθενprosēlthenG4334to visit themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,

3andκαὶkaiG2532he stayedἔμενενemenenG3306andκαὶkaiG2532workedἠργάζετο·ērgazetoG2038withπαρ᾽par᾽G3844themαὐτοῖςautoisG846becauseδιὰdiaG1223γὰρgarG1063they wereG1510tentmakersσκηνοποιοὶskēnopoioiG4635by tradeτὸ τέχνῃ·to technēG3588 G5078τῇtēaG3588, just asὁμότεχνονhomotechnonG3673he wasG1510.

4κατὰkataG2596EveryπᾶνpanG3956Sabbathσάββατον,sabbatonG4521δὲdeG1161he reasonedδιελέγετοdielegetoG1256inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588synagogueσυναγωγῇsunagōgēaG4864,trying to persuadeἔπειθένepeithenG3982JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453andκαὶkaiG2532GreeksἝλληνας.¶HellēnasG1672alikeτεteG5037.

5AndδὲdeG1161whenὩςHōsG5613τεteG5037τῆςtēsG3588SilasΣιλᾶςSilasG4609andκαὶkaiG2532ὅhoG3588TimothyΤιμόθεος,TimotheosG5095came downκατῆλθονkatēlthonG2718fromἀπὸapoG575ὁhoG3588MacedoniaΜακεδονίαςMakedoniasG3109τῷtōG3588,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972devoted himself fullyσυνείχετοsuneichetoG4912to theὁhoG3588wordλόγῳlogōG3056,testifyingδιαμαρτυρόμενοςdiamarturomenosG1263to theτοῖςtoisG3588JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453thatJesusἸησοῦν.¶IēsounG2424isG1510theτὸνtonG3588ChristχριστὸνchristonG5547.

6ButδὲdeG1161whentheyαὐτῶνautōnG846opposedἈντιτασσομένωνAntitassomenōnG498andκαὶkaiG2532insultedβλασφημούντων,blasphēmountōnG987him,he shook outἐκτιναξάμενοςektinaxamenosG1621hisτὰtaG3588garmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440andtoldεἶπεν πρὸςeipen prosG2036 G4314themαὐτούς·autousG846, “YourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὸtoG3588bloodαἷμαhaimaG129beonἐπὶepiG1909yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771ownτὴνtēnG3588headsκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776!Iἐγώ·egōG1473aminnocentκαθαρὸςkatharosG2513of it.FromἀπὸapoG575τοῦtouG3588now onνῦνnunG3568I will goπορεύσομαι.¶poreusomaiG4198toεἰςeisG1519theτὰtaG3588GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484.”

7SoΚαὶKaiG2532Paulleftμεταβὰς ἐκεῖθενmetabas ekeithenG3327 G1564theτὸνtonG3588synagogueσυναγωγῇ.sunagōgēaG4864andwentεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525ἦνēnG1510next doorσυνομοροῦσαsunomorousaG4927toεἰςeisG1519thehouseοἰκίανoikianG3614ofτινὸςtinosG5100ὀνόματιonomatiG3686TitusG5103JustusἸούστουIoustouG2459,οὗhouG3739ἡhēG3588οἰκίαoikiaG3614a worshiperσεβομένουsebomenouG4576τῇtēaG3588of Godθεόν,theonG2316.

8δὲdeG1161CrispusΚρίσποςKrisposG2921,theὁhoG3588synagogue leaderἀρχισυνάγωγοςarchisunagōgosG752,andσὺνsunG4862hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846wholeὅλῳholōG3650τῷtōG3588householdοἴκῳoikōG3624believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100in theτῷtōG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.AndκαὶkaiG2532manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183of theτῶνtōnG3588CorinthiansΚορινθίωνKorinthiōnG2881who heardἀκούοντεςakouontesG191the messagebelievedἐπίστευονepisteuonG4100andκαὶkaiG2532were baptizedἐβαπτίζοντο.¶ebaptizontoG907.

9Oneδὲ ἐνde enG1161 G1722nightνυκτὶnuktiG3571theὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962spokeΕἶπενEipenG2036τῷtōG3588to PaulΠαύλῳ·PaulōG3972inδι᾽di᾽G1223a visionὁράματοςhoramatosG3705: “Do notμὴmēG3361be afraidφοβοῦphobouG5399ἀλλὰallaG235;keep on speakingλάλειlaleiG2980καὶkaiG2532;do notμὴmēG3361be silentσιωπήσῃς,siōpēsēsG4623.

10ForδιότιdiotiG1360IG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510withμετὰmetaG3326youσοῦ,souG4771andκαὶkaiG2532no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762will lay a hand onἐπιθήσεταί σοι τοῦ κακῶσαίepithēsetai soi tou kakōsaiG2007 G4771 G3588 G2559youσε·seG4771,becauseδιότιdiotiG1360I haveἐστίνestinG1510 G1473manyπολὺςpolusG4183peopleλαόςlaosG2992inἐνenG1722thisταύτῃ·tautēG3778τῇtēaG3588cityπόλειpoleiG4172.”

11SoδὲdeG1161PaulstayedἐκάθισενekathisenG2523for a yearἐνιαυτὸνeniautonG1763andκαὶkaiG2532a halfμῆνας ἓξmēnas hexG1803 G3376,teachingδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316amongἐνenG1722the CorinthiansαὐτοῖςautoisG846.

12WhileδὲdeG1161GallioΓαλλίωνοςGalliōnosG1058wasὄντοςontosG1510proconsulἀνθυπάτουanthupatouG446ofτῆςtēsG3588AchaiaἈχαΐαςAchaiasG882,theοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453coordinated anὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661attackκατεπέστησανkatepestēsanG2721τῷtōG3588on PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972andκαὶkaiG2532broughtἤγαγονēgagonG71himαὐτὸνautonG846beforeἐπὶepiG1909theτὸtoG3588judgment seatβῆμα,bēmaG968.

13“ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manis persuadingἀναπείθειanapeitheiG374theτὸνtonG3588peopleἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444to worshipσέβεσθαιsebesthaiG4576τοὺςtousG3588Godθεόν.¶theonG2316in ways contrary toπαρὰparaG3844theτὸνtonG3588lawνόμονnomonG3551,”they saidλέγοντεςlegontesG3004ὅτιhotiG3754.

14ButδὲdeG1161just asτοῦtouG3588PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972was aboutΜέλλοντοςMellontosG3195to speakἀνοίγειν τὸ στόμαanoigein to stomaG455 G3588 G4750ὁhoG3588,GallioΓαλλίωνGalliōnG1058toldεἶπεν πρὸςeipen prosG2036 G4314theτοὺςtousG3588JewsἸουδαίους·IoudaiousG2453, “IfεἰeiG1487μὲνmenG3303this matter involvedἦνēnG1510aτιtiG5100wrongdoingἀδίκημάadikēmaG92orἢēG2228viciousπονηρόν,ponēronG4190crimeῥᾳδιούργημαrhadiourgēmaG4467,OὦōG5599JewsἸουδαῖοι,IoudaioiG2453,it would be reasonableκατὰ λόγονkata logonG2596 G3056for me to hearἂν ἀνεσχόμηνan aneschomēnG302 G430yourὑμῶν·humōnG4771complaint.

15ButδὲdeG1161sinceεἰeiG1487it isG1510a disputeζητήματάzētēmataG2213aboutπερὶperiG4012wordsλόγουlogouG3056andκαὶkaiG2532namesὀνομάτωνonomatōnG3686andκαὶkaiG2532your ownτοῦ καθ᾽ ὑμᾶς,tou kath᾽ humasG3588 G2596 G4771lawνόμουnomouG3551,settleG3708ityourselvesαὐτοί·autoiG846.IἐγὼegōG1473refuseοὐ βούλομαιou boulomaiG1014 G3756to beG1510a judgeκριτὴςkritēsG2923of such thingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778.”

16AndκαὶkaiG2532he droveἀπήλασενapēlasenG556them awayαὐτοὺςautousG846fromἀπὸapoG575theτοῦtouG3588judgment seatβήματος.¶bēmatosG968.

17At thisδὲdeG1161,the crowdπάντεςpantesG3956seizedἘπιλαβόμενοιEpilabomenoiG1949SosthenesΣωσθένηνSōsthenēnG4988theτὸνtonG3588synagogue leaderἀρχισυνάγωγονarchisunagōgonG752andbeatἔτυπτονetuptonG5180himin front ofἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715theτοῦtouG3588judgment seatβήματος·bēmatosG968. ButκαὶkaiG2532noneοὐδὲνoudenG3762of thisτούτωνtoutōnG3778was of concernἔμελεν.¶emelenG3199τῷtōG3588to GallioΓαλλίωνιGalliōniG1058.

18δὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972remainedπροσμείναςprosmeinasG4357in Corinthfor quiteἱκανάς,hikanasG2425someἔτιetiG2089timeἡμέραςhēmerasG2250beforesaying goodbyeἀποταξάμενοςapotaxamenosG657to theτοῖςtoisG3588brothersἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80.He hadτὴνtēnG3588hisheadκεφαλήν·kephalēnG2776shavedκειράμενοςkeiramenosG2751inἐνenG1722CenchreaΚεγχρεαῖςKegchreaisG2747to keepγὰρgarG1063a vowεὐχήν.euchēnG2171he hadεἶχενeichenG2192made, and thenhe sailedἐξέπλειexepleiG1602forεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588SyriaΣυρίαν,SurianG4947,accompanied byκαὶ σὺνkai sunG2532 G4862αὐτῷautōG846PriscillaΠρίσκιλλαPriskillaG4252andκαὶkaiG2532AquilaἈκύλας,AkulasG207.

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