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Acts 2:21-47

21AndκαὶkaiG2532ἔσται,estaiG1510everyoneπᾶςpasG3956whoὃςhosG3739callsἐπικαλέσηταιepikalesētaiG1437 G1941on theτὸtoG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962will be savedσωθήσεται.¶sōthēsetaiG4982.’

22MenἌνδρεςAndresG435of IsraelἸσραηλῖται,IsraēlitaiG2475,listen toἀκούσατεakousateG191thisτούτους·toutousG3778τοὺςtousG3588messageλόγουςlogousG3056:JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ofτὸνtonG3588NazarethΝαζωραῖον,NazōraionG3480wasa manἄνδραandraG435certifiedἀποδεδειγμένονapodedeigmenonG584byἀπὸapoG575τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316toεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶςhumasG4771by miraclesδυνάμεσινdunamesinG1411καὶkaiG2532,wondersτέρασινterasinG5059,andκαὶkaiG2532signsσημείοιςsēmeioisG4592,whichοἷςhoisG3739ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160among youἐν μέσῳ ὑμῶν,en mesō humōnG1722 G4771 G3319throughδι᾽di᾽G1223HimαὐτοῦautouG846,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531you yourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846knowG1492.

23HeτοῦτονtoutonG3778was delivered upἔκδοτονekdotonG1560byτῇtēaG3588God’sτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316setὡρισμένῃhōrismenēG3724planβουλῇboulēaG1012andκαὶkaiG2532foreknowledgeπρογνώσειprognōseiG4268,and you, byδιὰdiaG1223the handsχειρὸςcheirosG5495of the lawlessἀνόμωνanomōnG459,put Him to deathἀνείλατε,aneilateG337by nailing Him to the crossπροσπήξαντεςprospēxantesG4362.

24ButὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316raised Him from the deadὃν ἀνέστησενhon anestēsenG3739 G450,releasingλύσαςlusasG3089Himfrom theτὰςtasG3588agonyὠδῖναςōdinasG5604ofτοῦtouG3588deathθανάτου,thanatouG2288,becauseκαθότιkathotiG2530it wasἦνēnG1510impossibleοὐκ δυνατὸνouk dunatonG3756 G1415for deathto keepκρατεῖσθαιkrateisthaiG2902HimαὐτὸνautonG846inὑπ᾽hup᾽G5259its gripαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846.

25γὰρgarG1063DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138saysλέγειlegeiG3004aboutεἰςeisG1519Himαὐτόν·autonG846: ‘I sawπροορώμηνproorōmēnG4308theτὸνtonG3588LordκύριονkurionG2962alwaysδιὰ παντός,dia pantosG1223 G3956beforeἐνώπιόνenōpionG1799meG1473;becauseὅτιhotiG3754He isἐστινestinG1510atἐκekG1537myG1473right handδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188,I will not be shakenἵνα μὴ σαλευθῶ·ina mē saleuthōG2443 G3361 G4531.

26Thereforeδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778myG1473ἡhēG3588heartκαρδίαkardiaG2588is gladηὐφράνθηēuphranthēG2165andκαὶkaiG2532myG1473ἡhēG3588tongueγλῶσσάglōssaG1100rejoicesἠγαλλιάσατοēgalliasatoG21ἔτιetiG2089δὲdeG1161;myG1473ἡhēG3588bodyσάρξsarxG4561alsoκαὶkaiG2532will dwellκατασκηνώσειkataskēnōseiG2681inἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909hopeἐλπίδι.elpidiG1680,

27becauseὅτιhotiG3754You will not abandonοὐκ ἐγκαταλείψειςouk egkataleipseisG3756 G1459myG1473τὴνtēnG3588soulψυχήνpsuchēnG5590toεἰςeisG1519Hadesᾅδην,hadēnG86,norοὐδὲoudeG3761will You letδώσειςdōseisG1325YourσουsouG4771τὸνtonG3588Holy OneὅσιόνhosionG3741seeG3708decayδιαφθοράν.diaphthoranG1312.

28You have made knownἐγνώρισάςegnōrisasG1107to meG1473thepathsὁδοὺςhodousG3598of lifeζωῆς,zōēsG2222;You will fillπληρώσειςplērōseisG4137meG1473with joyεὐφροσύνηςeuphrosunēsG2167inμετὰmetaG3326Yourσου.¶souG4771τοῦtouG3588presenceπροσώπουprosōpouG4383.’

29BrothersἌνδρες ἀδελφοί,Andres adelphoiG435 G80,I canἐξὸνexonG1832tellεἰπεῖνeipeinG2036youπρὸς ὑμᾶςpros humasG4314 G4771with confidenceμετὰ παρρησίαςmeta parrēsiasG3326 G3954thatὅτιhotiG3754περὶperiG4012theτοῦtouG3588patriarchπατριάρχουpatriarchouG3966DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138καὶkaiG2532diedἐτελεύτησενeteleutēsenG5053andκαὶkaiG2532was buriedἐτάφηetaphēG2290,andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸtoG3588tombμνῆμαmnēmaG3418isἔστινestinG1510withἐνenG1722usG1473toἄχριachriG891thisταύτης.tautēsG3778τῆςtēsG3588dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250.

30ButοὖνounG3767he wasὑπάρχωνhuparchōnG5225a prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396andκαὶkaiG2532knewG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316had promisedὤμοσενōmosenG3660himαὐτῷautōG846on oathὅρκῳhorkōG3727that He would placeκαθίσαιkathisaiG2523oneofἐκekG1537his descendantsκαρποῦ τῆς ὀσφύος αὐτοῦkarpou tēs osphuos autouG2590 G3588 G846 G3751onἐπὶepiG1909hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τὸνtonG3588throneθρόνονthrononG2362.

31Foreseeing thisπροϊδὼνproidōnG4308, DavidspokeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980aboutπερὶperiG4012theτῆςtēsG3588resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386of theτοῦtouG3588ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,thatὅτιhotiG3754He was not abandonedοὔτε ἐγκατελείφθηoute egkateleiphthēG3777 G1459toεἰςeisG1519HadesᾅδηνhadēnG86,norοὔτεouteG3777didHisαὐτοῦautouG846ἡhēG3588bodyσὰρξsarxG4561seeG3708decayδιαφθοράν.diaphthoranG1312.

32τὸνtonG3588Godθεός,theosG2316has raisedἀνέστησενanestēsenG450thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778ὁhoG3588Jesus to lifeἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,to whichοὗhouG3739weG1473areἐσμενesmenG1510allπάντεςpantesG3956witnessesμάρτυρες.marturesG3144.

33ExaltedὑψωθεὶςhupsōtheisG5312,thenοὖνounG3767,to theτῇtēaG3588right handδεξιᾷdexiaG1188τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316τεteG5037,He has receivedλαβὼνlabōnG2983fromπαρὰparaG3844theτήνtēnG3588FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962theτοῦtouG3588promisedἐπαγγελίανepangelianG1860τοῦtouG3588τοῦtouG3588HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151andhas poured outἐξέχεενexecheenG1632τοῦτοtoutoG3778whatὃhoG3739youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771nowG2532seeβλέπετεblepeteG991andG2532hearἀκούετε.akoueteG191.

34ForγὰρgarG1063DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138did notοὐouG3756ascendἀνέβηanebēG305intoεἰςeisG1519τοὺςtousG3588heavenοὐρανούς,ouranousG3772,butδὲdeG1161he himselfαὐτός·autosG846saysλέγειlegeiG3004: ‘TheὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962saidεἶπενeipenG2036toτῷtōG3588myG1473LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962, “SitκάθουkathouG2521atἐκekG1537MyG1473right handδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188

35untilἕως ἂνhe'ōs anG2193 G302I makeθῶthōG5087YourσουsouG4771τοὺςtousG3588enemiesἐχθρούςechthrousG2190a footstoolὑποπόδιονhupopodionG5286forτῶνtōnG3588Yourσου.souG4771feetποδῶνpodōnG4228.”’

36ThereforeοὖνounG3767let allπᾶςpasG3956Israelοἶκος Ἰσραὴλoikos IsraēlG3624 G2474knowγινωσκέτωginōsketōG1097with certaintyἀσφαλῶςasphalōsG806thatὅτιhotiG3754ὁhoG3588Godθεός,theosG2316has madeἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160αὐτὸνautonG846thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778τὸνtonG3588JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,whomὃνhonG3739youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771crucifiedἐσταυρώσατε.¶estaurōsateG4717,bothκαὶkaiG2532LordκύριονkurionG2962andκαὶkaiG2532ChristχριστὸνchristonG5547!”

37WhenδὲdeG1161the peopleheardἈκούσαντεςAkousantesG191this,they were cutκατενύγησανkatenugēsanG2660to theτὴνtēnG3588heartκαρδίαν,kardianG2588andτεteG5037askedεἶπόν πρὸςeipon prosG2036 G4314τὸνtonG3588PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074andκαὶkaiG2532theτοὺςtousG3588otherλοιποὺςloipousG3062apostlesἀποστόλους·apostolousG652, “Brothersἄνδρες ἀδελφοί;andres adelphoiG435 G80,whatτίtiG5101shall we doποιήσωμεν,poiēsōmenG4160?”

38δὲdeG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074repliedφησὶνphēsinG5346πρὸςprosG4314αὐτούς·autousG846, “RepentμετανοήσατεmetanoēsateG3340andκαὶkaiG2532be baptizedβαπτισθήτωbaptisthētōG907,every oneἕκαστοςhekastosG1538of youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,inἐπὶepiG1909theτῷtōG3588nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547for theεἰςeisG1519forgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859of yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τῶνtōnG3588sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266,andκαὶkaiG2532you will receiveλήμψεσθεlēmpsestheG2983theτὴνtēnG3588giftδωρεὰνdōreanG1431of theτοῦtouG3588HolyἁγίουhagiouG40Spiritπνεύματος·pneumatosG4151.

39γάρgarG1063ThisἡhēG3588promiseἐπαγγελίαepangeliaG1860belongsἐστινestinG1510to youὑμῖνhuminG4771andκαὶkaiG2532τοῖςtoisG3588yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771childrenτέκνοιςteknoisG5043andκαὶkaiG2532to allπᾶσινpasinG3956whoτοῖς εἰςtois eisG3588 G1519arefar offμακράν,makranG3112—to all whomὅσους ἂνhosous anG3745 G302theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962ourG1473ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316will call to HimselfπροσκαλέσηταιproskalesētaiG4341.”

40WithτεteG5037manyπλείοσινpleiosinG4119otherἑτέροιςheteroisG2087wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056he testifiedδιεμαρτύρατοdiemarturatoG1263,andκαὶkaiG2532he urgedπαρεκάλειparekaleiG3870themαὐτοὺςautousG846λέγων·legōnG3004, “Be savedσώθητεsōthēteG4982fromἀπὸapoG575thisταύτης.tautēsG3778τῆςtēsG3588corruptσκολιᾶςskoliasG4646τῆςtēsG3588generationγενεᾶςgeneasG1074.”

41οὖνounG3767μὲνmenG3303Those whoοἱhoiG3588embracedἀποδεξάμενοιapodexamenoiG588hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸνtonG3588messageλόγονlogonG3056were baptizedἐβαπτίσθησανebaptisthēsanG907,andκαὶkaiG2532aboutὡσεὶhōseiG5616three thousandψυχαὶ τρισχίλιαι.¶psuchai trischiliaiG5153 G5590were addedπροσετέθησανprosetethēsanG4369to the believersἐνenG1722thatἐκείνῃekeinēG1565τῇtēaG3588dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250.

42δὲdeG1161TheyἮσανĒsanG1510devoted themselvesπροσκαρτεροῦντεςproskarterountesG4342toτῇtēaG3588theτῶνtōnG3588apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652’teachingδιδαχῇdidachēaG1322andκαὶkaiG2532to theτῇtēaG3588fellowshipκοινωνίᾳ,koinōniaG2842,to theτῇtēaG3588breakingκλάσειklaseiG2800τοῦtouG3588of breadἄρτουartouG740andκαὶkaiG2532toταῖςtaisG3588prayerπροσευχαῖς.proseuchaisG4335.

43δὲdeG1161A sense of aweφόβος,phobosG5401came overἐγίνετοeginetoG1096everyoneπάσῃ ψυχῇpasē psuchēaG3956 G5590,andτεteG5037theτῶνtōnG3588apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652performedδιὰ ἐγίνετο.dia eginetoG1096 G1223manyπολλάpollaG4183wondersτέραταterataG5059andκαὶkaiG2532signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592.

44δὲdeG1161AllπάντεςpantesG3956theοἱhoiG3588believersπιστεύοντεςpisteuontesG4100wereἦσανēsanG1510togetherἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸepi to autoG1909 G3588 G846andκαὶkaiG2532hadεἶχονeichonG2192everythingἅπανταhapantaG537in commonκοινά,koinaG2839.

45καὶkaiG2532SellingἐπίπρασκονepipraskonG4097theirτὰtaG3588possessionsκτήματαktēmataG2933andκαὶkaiG2532τὰςtasG3588goodsὑπάρξειςhuparxeisG5223καὶkaiG2532,they shared withδιεμέριζον αὐτὰ πᾶσιν καθότι ἄνdiemerizon auta pasin kathoti anG1266 G846 G3956 G2530 G302anyoneτιςtisG5100who was inεἶχεν·eichenG2192needχρείανchreianG5532.

46τεteG5037With one accordὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661they continuedπροσκαρτεροῦντεςproskarterountesG4342to meetdailyκαθ᾽ ἡμέρανkath᾽ hēmeranG2596 G2250inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588templeἱερῷ,hi'erōG2411courtsandτεteG5037to breakκλῶντέςklōntesG2806breadἄρτονartonG740fromκατ᾽kat᾽G2596houseοἶκονoikonG3624to house,sharingμετελάμβανονmetelambanonG3335theirmealsτροφῆςtrophēsG5160withἐνenG1722gladnessἀγαλλιάσειagalliaseiG20andκαὶkaiG2532sincerityἀφελότητιaphelotētiG858of heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,

47praisingαἰνοῦντεςainountesG134τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316andκαὶkaiG2532enjoyingἔχοντεςechontesG2192thefavorχάρινcharinG5485ofπρὸςprosG4314allὅλονholonG3650theτὸνtonG3588peopleλαόν.laonG2992.AndδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962addedπροσετίθειprosetitheiG4369toἐπὶepiG1909theirτοὺςtousG3588numberαὐτό.¶autoG846dailyκαθ᾽ ἡμέρανkath᾽ hēmeranG2596 G2250those whoτὸtoG3588were being savedσῳζομένουςsōzomenousG4982.

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