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Acts 21:27-36

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!”

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