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Acts 21:15-40

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.

30τεteG5037TheἡhēG3588wholeὅληholēG3650cityπόλιςpolisG4172was stirred upἐκινήθηekinēthēG2795,andκαὶkaiG2532theτοῦtouG3588peopleλαοῦ,laouG2992rushed togetherἐγένετο συνδρομὴegeneto sundromēG1096 G4890καὶkaiG2532.They seizedἐπιλαβόμενοιepilabomenoiG1949τοῦtouG3588PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972anddraggedεἷλκονheilkonG1670himαὐτὸνautonG846out ofἔξωexōG1854theτοῦtouG3588templeἱεροῦ·hi'erouG2411,andκαὶkaiG2532at onceεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112theαἱhaiG3588gatesθύραι.thuraiG2374were shutἐκλείσθησανekleisthēsanG2808.

31WhileτεteG5037they were tryingζητούντωνzētountōnG2212to killἀποκτεῖναιapokteinaiG615himαὐτὸνautonG846,theτῷtōG3588commanderχιλιάρχῳchiliarchōG5506of theτῆςtēsG3588RomanregimentσπείρηςspeirēsG4686receivedἀνέβηanebēG305a reportφάσιςphasisG5334thatὅτιhotiG3754allὅληholēG3650JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ·IerousalēmG2419was in turmoilσυγχύννεταιsugchunnetaiG4797.

32ὃςhosG3739ImmediatelyἐξαυτῆςexautēsG1824he tookπαραλαβὼνparalabōnG3880somesoldiersστρατιώταςstratiōtasG4757andκαὶkaiG2532centurionsἑκατοντάρχαςhekatontarchasG1543andran downκατέδραμενkatedramenG2701toἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909the crowdαὐτούς.autousG846δὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588. When the peoplesawG3708theτὸνtonG3588commanderχιλίαρχονchiliarchonG5506andκαὶkaiG2532theτοὺςtousG3588soldiersστρατιώταςstratiōtasG4757,they stoppedἐπαύσαντοepausantoG3973beatingτύπτοντεςtuptontesG5180τὸνtonG3588PaulΠαῦλον.PaulonG3972.

33τότεtoteG5119TheὁhoG3588commanderχιλίαρχοςchiliarchosG5506came upἐγγίσαςengisasG1448andarrestedἐπελάβετοepelabetoG1949PaulαὐτοῦautouG846καὶkaiG2532,ordering thatἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753he be boundδεθῆναιdethēnaiG1210with twoδυσὶνdusinG1417chainsἁλύσεσινhalusesinG254.ThenκαὶkaiG2532he askedἐπυνθάνετοepunthanetoG4441whoτίςtisG5101he wasεἴηeiēG1510andκαὶkaiG2532whatτίtiG5101he had doneἐστιν πεποιηκώς.estin pepoiēkōsG1510 G4160.

34SomeinἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588crowdὄχλῳ.ochlōG3793were shoutingἐπεφώνουνepephōnounG2019one thingτιtiG5100, andδὲdeG1161someἄλλοιalloiG243anotherἄλλοalloG243.AndδὲdeG1161since the commanderαὐτοῦautouG846could notμὴ δυναμένουmē dunamenouG3361 G1410get atγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097theτὸtoG3588truthἀσφαλὲςasphalesG804because ofδιὰdiaG1223theτὸνtonG3588uproarθόρυβονthorubonG2351,he ordered thatἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753PaulαὐτὸνautonG846be broughtἄγεσθαιagesthaiG71intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588barracksπαρεμβολήν.parembolēnG3925.

35δὲdeG1161WhenὅτεhoteG3753Paulreachedἐγένετο ἐπὶegeneto epiG1096 G1909theτοὺςtousG3588stepsἀναβαθμούς,anabathmousG304συνέβηsunebēG4819,heαὐτὸνautonG846had to be carriedβαστάζεσθαιbastazesthaiG941byὑπὸhupoG5259theτῶνtōnG3588soldiersστρατιωτῶνstratiōtōnG4757because ofδιὰdiaG1223theτὴνtēnG3588violenceβίανbianG970of theτοῦtouG3588mobὄχλου·ochlouG3793.

36ForγὰρgarG1063theτὸtoG3588crowdπλῆθος τοῦ λαοῦplēthos tou laouG4128 G3588 G2992that followedἠκολούθειēkoloutheiG190himkept shoutingκράζοντες·krazontesG2896, “Away withαἶρεaireG142himαὐτόν.autonG846!”

37AsτεteG5037they were aboutμέλλωνmellōnG3195to takeεἰσάγεσθαιeisagesthaiG1521τὴνtēnG3588PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972intoεἰςeisG1519theὁhoG3588barracksπαρεμβολὴνparembolēnG3925,he askedλέγειlegeiG3004theτῷtōG3588commanderχιλιάρχῳ·chiliarchōG5506, “Mayεἰ ἔξεστίνei exestinG1487 G1832IG1473sayεἰπεῖνeipeinG2036somethingτιtiG5100toπρὸςprosG4314youσέ;seG4771?” “Do you speakγινώσκεις;ginōskeisG1097GreekἑλληνιστὶhellēnistiG1676?” heὁhoG3588δὲdeG1161repliedἔφη·ephēG5346.

38ἄραaraG686“Aren’tοὐκ εἶouk eiG1510 G3756youσὺsuG4771theὁhoG3588EgyptianΑἰγύπτιοςAiguptiosG124whoὁhoG3588incited a rebellionἀναστατώσαςanastatōsasG387some time agoπρὸ τούτων τῶν ἡμερῶνpro toutōn tōn hēmerōnG4253 G3778 G3588 G2250andκαὶkaiG2532ledἐξαγαγὼνexagagōnG1806τὴνtēnG3588four thousandτετρακισχιλίουςtetrakischiliousG5070membersἄνδραςandrasG435of theτοὺςtousG3588Assassinsσικαρίων;¶sikariōnG4607intoεἰςeisG1519theτῶνtōnG3588wildernessἔρημονerēmonG2048?”

39ButδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972answeredΕἶπενEipenG2036, “IG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510μένmenG3303a Jewἄνθρωπος Ἰουδαῖοςanthrōpos IoudaiosG2453 G444from TarsusΤαρσεὺςTarseusG5018τῆςtēsG3588in CiliciaΚιλικίαςKilikiasG2791,a citizenπολίτης,politēsG4177ofnoοὐκoukG3756ordinaryἀσήμουasēmouG767cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172.NowδέdeG1161I begδέομαιdeomaiG1189youσου·souG4771to allowἐπίτρεψόνepitrepsonG2010meG1473to speakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980toπρὸςprosG4314theτὸνtonG3588peopleλαόν.laonG2992.”

40δὲdeG1161Having received permissionἐπιτρέψαντος αὐτοῦepitrepsantos autouG846 G2010ὁhoG3588,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972stoodἑστὼςhestōsG2476onἐπὶepiG1909theτῶνtōnG3588stepsἀναβαθμῶνanabathmōnG304andmotionedκατέσεισενkateseisenG2678to theτῇtēaG3588crowdλαῷ,laōG2992τῷtōG3588χειρὶcheiriG5495δὲdeG1161.A greatπολλῆςpollēsG4183hushσιγῆςsigēsG4602came overγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096the crowd, andhe addressedπροσεφώνησενprosephōnēsenG4377theminτῇtēaG3588HebrewἙβραΐδι διαλέκτῳ λέγων·¶Hebraidi dialektō legōnG1446 G1258 G3004:

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