Berean Standard Bible

Acts 21:1-29

1AfterὩς δὲ ἐγένετοHōs de egenetoG1161 G1096 G5613we had torn ourselves awayἀποσπασθένταςapospasthentasG645fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575themαὐτῶν,autōnG846,weG1473sailedἀναχθῆναιanachthēnaiG321directlyεὐθυδρομήσαντες ἤλθομενeuthudromēsantes ēlthomenG2113 G2064toεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588CosΚῶ,KōG2972,andδὲdeG1161theτῇtēaG3588nextἑξῆςhexēsG1836dayon toεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588RhodesῬόδον,RhodonG4499,and from thereG2547toεἰςeisG1519PataraΠάταρα.PataraG3959.

2καὶkaiG2532FindingεὑρόντεςheurontesG2147a shipπλοῖονploionG4143crossing overδιαπερῶνdiaperōnG1276toεἰςeisG1519PhoeniciaΦοινίκηνPhoinikēnG5403,we boardedἐπιβάντεςepibantesG1910it andset sailἀνήχθημεν.anēchthēmenG321.

3AfterδὲdeG1161sightingἀναφάναντεςanaphanantesG398τὴνtēnG3588CyprusΚύπρονKupronG2954andκαὶkaiG2532passing south of itκαταλιπόντες αὐτὴν εὐώνυμονkatalipontes autēn euōnumonG2641 G846 G2176,we sailed onἐπλέομενepleomenG4126toεἰςeisG1519SyriaΣυρίανSurianG4947andκαὶkaiG2532landedκατήλθομενkatēlthomenG2718atεἰςeisG1519TyreΤύρον·TuronG5184γὰρgarG1063, whereἐκεῖσεekeiseG1566theτὸtoG3588shipπλοῖονploionG4143wasἦνēnG1510to unloadἀποφορτιζόμενονapophortizomenonG670itsτὸνtonG3588cargoγόμον.¶gomonG1117.

4δὲdeG1161We sought outἈνευρόντεςAneurontesG429theτοὺςtousG3588disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101in TyreαὐτοῦautouG847andstayedἐπεμείναμενepemeinamenG1961with themsevenἑπτά,heptaG2033daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250.ThroughδιὰdiaG1223theτῷtōG3588SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151theyοἵτινεςoitinesG3748kept tellingG2036τοῦtouG3588PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972notμὴmēG3361to go upἐπιβαίνεινepibaineinG1910toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμα.Hi'erosolumaG2414.

5ButδὲdeG1161ἐγένετοegenetoG1096whenὅτεhoteG3753ourG1473τὰςtasG3588timeἡμέρας,hēmerasG2250therehad endedἐξαρτίσαιexartisaiG1822,we set outἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831on our journeyἐπορευόμεθαeporeuomethaG4198.AllπάντωνpantōnG3956the disciples,withσὺνsunG4862theirwivesγυναιξὶνgunaixinG1135andκαὶkaiG2532childrenτέκνοιςteknoisG5043,accompaniedπροπεμπόντωνpropempontōnG4311usG1473out ofἕως ἔξωhe'ōs exōG2193 G1854theτῆςtēsG3588cityπόλεως,poleōsG4172andκαὶkaiG2532knelt downθέντες τὰ γόναταthentes ta gonataG5087 G3588 G1119onἐπὶepiG1909theτὸνtonG3588beachαἰγιαλὸνaigialonG123to prayπροσευξάμενοιproseuxamenoiG4336with us.

6Andafter we had said our farewellsἀπησπασάμεθα ἀλλήλουςapēspasametha allēlousG782 G240καὶkaiG2532,we went aboardἀνέβημεν εἰςanebēmen eisG305 G1519theτὸtoG3588shipπλοῖον,ploionG4143,andδὲdeG1161theyἐκεῖνοιekeinoiG1565returnedὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsanG5290homeεἰς τὰ ἴδια.eis ta idiaG1519 G3588 G2398.

7WhenδὲdeG1161we had finishedδιανύσαντεςdianusantesG1274ourτὸνtonG3588voyageπλοῦνplounG4144fromἀπὸapoG575TyreΤύρουTurouG5184,weG1473landedκατηντήσαμενkatēntēsamenG2658atεἰςeisG1519PtolemaisΠτολεμαΐδα,PtolemaidaG4424, whereκαὶkaiG2532we greetedἀσπασάμενοιaspasamenoiG782theτοὺςtousG3588brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80andstayedἐμείναμενemeinamenG3306withπαρ᾽par᾽G3844themαὐτοῖς.¶autoisG846for aμίανmianG1520dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250.

8δὲdeG1161LeavingἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831theΤῇTēaG3588next dayἐπαύριονepaurionG1887,we went onἤλθομενēlthomenG2064toεἰςeisG1519CaesareaΚαισάρειαν,KaisareianG2542andκαὶkaiG2532stayedεἰσελθόντες ἐμείναμενeiselthontes emeinamenG1525 G3306παρ᾽par᾽G3844αὐτῷ.autōG846atεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588homeοἶκονoikonG3624of PhilipΦιλίππουPhilippouG5376theτοῦtouG3588evangelistεὐαγγελιστοῦeuangelistouG2099,who wasὄντοςontosG1510oneofἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588SevenἑπτὰheptaG2033.

9δὲdeG1161HeτούτῳtoutōG3778hadἦσανēsanG1510fourτέσσαρεςtessaresG5064unmarriedπαρθένοιparthenoiG3933daughtersθυγατέρεςthugateresG2364who prophesiedπροφητεύουσαι.¶prophēteuousaiG4395.

10AfterδὲdeG1161we had been thereἘπιμενόντωνEpimenontōnG1961severalG4119daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,aτιςtisG5100prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686AgabusἍγαβος,HagabosG13came downκατῆλθένkatēlthenG2718fromἀπὸapoG575τῆςtēsG3588JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449.

11καὶkaiG2532Coming overἐλθὼνelthōnG2064toπρὸςprosG4314usG1473καὶkaiG2532,he tookἄραςarasG142τὴνtēnG3588Paul’sΠαύλου,PaulouG3972τοῦtouG3588beltζώνηνzōnēnG2223,boundδήσαςdēsasG1210hisἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438ownτοὺςtousG3588feetπόδαςpodasG4228andκαὶkaiG2532τὰςtasG3588handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495, andsaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036τάδεtadeG3592, “TheτὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588Holyἅγιον·hagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saysλέγειlegeiG3004: ‘In this wayοὕτωςhoutōsG3779theτὸνtonG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453ofἐνenG1722JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419will bindδήσουσινdēsousinG1210theἡhēG3588owner ofἄνδρα οὗ ἐστινandra hou estinG435 G3739 G1510thisαὕτη,hautēG3778οἱhoiG3588beltζώνηzōnēG2223andκαὶkaiG2532hand him overπαραδώσουσιν εἰς χεῖραςparadōsousin eis cheirasG3860 G1519 G5495to the Gentilesἐθνῶν.ethnōnG1484.’”

12δὲdeG1161WhenὡςhōsG5613we heardἠκούσαμενēkousamenG191thisταῦτα,tautaG3778τεteG5037,weG1473andκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588peoplethereἐντόπιοιentopioiG1786pleaded withπαρεκαλοῦμενparekaloumenG3870PaulαὐτὸνautonG846notμὴmēG3361τοῦtouG3588to go upἀναβαίνεινanabaineinG305toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ.IerousalēmG2419.

13ThenτότεtoteG5119ὁhoG3588PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611, “WhyτίtiG5101are youποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160weepingκλαίοντεςklaiontesG2799andκαὶkaiG2532breakingσυνθρύπτοντέςsunthruptontesG4919myG1473τὴνtēnG3588heartκαρδίαν;kardianG2588γὰρgarG1063?IG1473amἔχωechōG2192readyἑτοίμωςhetoimōsG2093notοὐouG3756onlyG3440to be boundδεθῆναιdethēnaiG1210,butἀλλὰallaG235alsoκαὶkaiG2532to dieἀποθανεῖνapothaneinG599inεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419forὑπὲρhuperG5228theτοῦtouG3588nameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686of theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.”

14WhenδὲdeG1161heαὐτοῦautouG846would not be dissuadedμὴ πειθομένουmē peithomenouG3361 G3982,we quieted downἡσυχάσαμενhēsuchasamenG2270andsaidεἰπόντες·eipontesG2036, “TheτοῦtouG3588Lord’sκυρίου τὸkuriou toG3588 G2962willθέλημαthelēmaG2307be doneγινέσθω.¶ginesthōG1096.”

15δὲdeG1161AfterΜετὰMetaG3326theseταύταςtautasG3778τὰςtasG3588daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,we packed upἐπισκευασάμενοιepiskeuasamenoiG643andwent onἀνεβαίνομενanebainomenG305toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμα.Hi'erosolumaG2414.

16δὲdeG1161Someof theτῶνtōnG3588disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101fromἀπὸapoG575CaesareaΚαισαρείαςKaisareiasG2542καὶkaiG2532accompaniedσυνῆλθον σὺνsunēlthon sunG4905 G4862usG1473, andthey took usἄγοντεςagontesG71to stay at the homeπαρ᾽ ᾧ ξενισθῶμεν,par᾽ hō xenisthōmenG3844 G3739 G3579τινιtiniG5100of MnasonΜνάσωνίMnasōniG3416theCypriotΚυπρίῳ,KupriōG2953,an earlyἀρχαίῳarchaiōG744discipleμαθητῇ.¶mathētēaG3101.

17δὲdeG1161When weG1473arrivedΓενομένωνGenomenōnG1096inεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,theοἱhoiG3588brothersἀδελφοί.adelphoiG80welcomedἀπεδέξαντοapedexantoG588usG1473joyfullyἀσμένωςasmenōsG780.

18δὲdeG1161TheτῇtēaG3588nextἐπιούσῃepiousēG1966dayὁhoG3588PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972went inεἰσῄειeisēeiG1524withσὺνsunG4862usG1473toπρὸςprosG4314seeJamesἸάκωβον,IakōbonG2385,andτεteG5037allπάντεςpantesG3956theοἱhoiG3588eldersπρεσβύτεροι.presbuteroiG4245were presentπαρεγένοντοparegenontoG3854.

19καὶkaiG2532PaulgreetedἀσπασάμενοςaspasamenosG782themαὐτοὺςautousG846andrecountedἐξηγεῖτοexēgeitoG1834oneἓνhenG1520byκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596oneἕκαστονhekastonG1538the things thatὧνhōnG3739ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316had doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160amongἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484throughδιὰdiaG1223hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τῆςtēsG3588ministryδιακονίαςdiakoniasG1248.

20δὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588When they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191this,they glorifiedἐδόξαζονedoxazonG1392τὸνtonG3588Godθεόν,theonG2316.ThenτεteG5037they saidεἶπόνeiponG2036toαὐτῷ·autōG846Paul, “You seeθεωρεῖςtheōreisG2334,brotherἀδελφέ,adelpheG80,how manyπόσαιposaiG4214thousandsμυριάδεςmuriadesG3461εἰσὶνeisinG1510ofἐνenG1722τοῖςtoisG3588JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453τῶνtōnG3588have believedπεπιστευκότωνpepisteukotōnG4100,andκαὶkaiG2532allπάντεςpantesG3956of them areὑπάρχουσιν.huparchousinG5225zealousζηλωταὶzēlōtaiG2207for theτοῦtouG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551.

21ButδὲdeG1161they are under the impressionκατηχήθησαν περὶkatēchēthēsan periG2727 G4012thatὅτιhotiG3754youσοῦsouG4771teachδιδάσκειςdidaskeisG1321allπάνταςpantasG3956theJewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453whoτοὺςtousG3588liveamongκατὰkataG2596theτὰtaG3588GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484to forsakeἀποστασίαν ἀπὸapostasian apoG646 G575MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475,tellingλέγωνlegōnG3004themαὐτοὺςautousG846notμὴmēG3361to circumciseπεριτέμνεινperitemneinG4059theirτὰtaG3588childrenτέκναteknaG5043orμηδὲmēdeG3366observeτοῖς περιπατεῖν.tois peripateinG4043 G3588ourcustomsἔθεσινethesinG1485.

22WhatτίtiG5101thenοὖνounG3767shouldἐστιν;estinG1510we do?They will certainly hearπάντως ἀκούσονταιpantōs akousontaiG3843 G191thatὅτιhotiG3754you have comeἐλήλυθας.elēluthasG2064.

23ThereforeοὖνounG3767doποίησονpoiēsonG4160whatτοῦτο ὅtouto hoG3778 G3739we adviseλέγομεν·legomenG3004youσοιsoiG4771.There areεἰσὶνeisinG1510fourτέσσαρεςtessaresG5064menἄνδρεςandresG435with usG1473who have takenἔχοντες ἐφ᾽ ἑαυτῶν·echontes eph᾽ he'autōnG1909 G1438 G2192a vowεὐχὴνeuchēnG2171.

24TakeπαραλαβὼνparalabōnG3880theseτούτουςtoutousG3778men,purify yourselfἁγνίσθητιhagnisthētiG48along withσὺνsunG4862themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,andκαὶkaiG2532pay their expensesδαπάνησον ἐπ᾽ αὐτοῖςdapanēson ep᾽ autoisG1159 G1909 G846soἵναinaG2443they can haveτὴνtēnG3588theirheadsκεφαλήν,kephalēnG2776shavedξυρήσονταιxurēsontaiG3587.ThenκαὶkaiG2532everyoneπάντεςpantesG3956will knowγνώσονταιgnōsontaiG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754thereἐστιν,estinG1510is no truthοὐδένoudenG3762to theseὧνhōnG3739rumorsκατήχηνταιkatēchēntaiG2727aboutπερὶperiG4012youσοῦsouG4771,butἀλλὰallaG235thatyouαὐτὸςautosG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532liveστοιχεῖςstoicheisG4748in obedienceφυλάσσωνphulassōnG5442to theτὸνtonG3588lawνόμον.nomonG3551.

25δὲdeG1161As forπερὶperiG4012theτῶνtōnG3588GentileἐθνῶνethnōnG1484believersπεπιστευκότωνpepisteukotōnG4100,weG1473have writtenἐπεστείλαμενepesteilamenG1989to themour decisionκρίναντεςkrinantesG2919thattheyαὐτοὺςautousG846must abstainφυλάσσεσθαιphulassesthaiG5442fromτόtoG3588foodτεteG5037sacrificed to idolsεἰδωλόθυτονeidōlothutonG1494, fromκαὶkaiG2532bloodαἷμαhaimaG129, fromκαὶkaiG2532the meat of strangled animalsπνικτὸνpniktonG4156,andκαὶkaiG2532fromsexual immoralityπορνείαν.¶porneianG4202.”

26SoΤότεToteG5119theὁhoG3588nextἐχομένῃechomenēG2192dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250τοὺςtousG3588PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972tookπαραλαβὼνparalabōnG3880theτῇtēaG3588menἄνδραςandrasG435andpurified himselfἁγνισθεὶςhagnistheisG48along withσὺνsunG4862themαὐτοῖςautoisG846. Thenhe enteredεἰσῄει εἰςeisēei eisG1524 G1519theτὸtoG3588templeἱερὸνhi'eronG2411to give noticeδιαγγέλλωνdiangellōnG1229of theτὴνtēnG3588dateἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250when theirτῶνtōnG3588purificationἁγνισμοῦ,hagnismouG49τοῦtouG3588would be completeἐκπλήρωσινekplērōsinG1604andἕωςhe'ōsG2193οὗhouG3739theἡhēG3588offeringπροσφορά.prosphoraG4376would be madeπροσηνέχθηprosēnechthēG4374forὑπὲρhuperG5228eachἑνὸς ἑκάστουhenos hekastouG1538 G1520of themαὐτῶνautōnG846.

27WhenὡςhōsG5613δὲdeG1161theαἱhaiG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250were almostἔμελλονemellonG3195overσυντελεῖσθαι,sunteleisthaiG4931, someοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453fromἀπὸapoG575τῆςtēsG3588the province ofAsiaἈσίαςAsiasG773sawθεασάμενοιtheasamenoiG2300PaulαὐτὸνautonG846atἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588templeἱερῷhi'erōG2411.They stirred upσυνέχεονsunecheonG4797theτὸνtonG3588wholeπάνταpantaG3956crowdὄχλονochlonG3793andκαὶkaiG2532seizedἐπέβαλον ἐπ᾽ τὰς χεῖραςepebalon ep᾽ tas cheirasG1911 G3588 G5495 G1909himαὐτὸνautonG846,

28crying outκράζοντες·krazontesG2896, “MenἄνδρεςandresG435ofIsraelἸσραηλῖται,IsraēlitaiG2475,help usβοηθεῖτε.boētheiteG997!ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444whoὁhoG3588teachesδιδάσκων,didaskōnG1321everyoneπάνταςpantasG3956everywhereG3837againstκατὰkataG2596ourτοῦtouG3588peopleλαοῦlaouG2992andκαὶkaiG2532against ourτοῦtouG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551andκαὶkaiG2532againstthisτούτουtoutouG3778τοῦtouG3588placeτόπουtopouG5117.Furthermoreἔτι τε καὶeti te kaiG5037 G2089 G2532,he has broughtεἰσήγαγενeisēgagenG1521GreeksἝλληναςHellēnasG1672intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588templeἱερὸνhi'eronG2411andκαὶkaiG2532defiledκεκοίνωκενkekoinōkenG2840thisτοῦτον.toutonG3778holyἅγιονhagionG40τὸνtonG3588placeτόπονtoponG5117.”

29ForγὰρgarG1063they hadἦσανēsanG1510previously seenπροεωρακότεςproeōrakotesG4308TrophimusΤρόφιμονTrophimonG5161theτὸνtonG3588EphesianἘφέσιονEphesionG2180withσὺνsunG4862himαὐτῷ,autōG846inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588cityπόλειpoleiG4172, andthey assumedἐνόμιζονenomizonG3543thatὅτιhotiG3754τὸtoG3588PaulΠαῦλος.PaulosG3972had broughtεἰσήγαγενeisēgagenG1521himὃνhonG3739intoεἰςeisG1519theὁhoG3588templeἱερὸνhi'eronG2411.

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