Berean Standard Bible
Acts 24:10-25
10WhenτεteG5037theὁhoG3588governorἡγεμόνοςhēgemonosG2232motionedνεύσαντοςneusantosG3506forαὐτῷautōG846Paulto speakλέγειν·legeinG3004τοῦtouG3588, heΠαῦλος,PaulosG3972began his responseἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611: “Knowing thatἐπιστάμενοςepistamenosG1987youσεseG4771have beenὄνταontaG1510a judgeκριτὴνkritēnG2923overτῷtōG3588thisτούτῳtoutōG3778nationἔθνειethneiG1484forἐκekG1537manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094,I gladly make my defenseεὐθύμως τὰ περὶ ἀπολογοῦμαι·euthumōs ta peri apologoumaiG626G2115G3588G4012G1683.
11YouσουsouG4771canδυναμένουdunamenouG1410verify for yourselfἐπιγνῶναιepignōnaiG1921thatὅτιhotiG3754noοὐouG3756εἰσίνeisinG1510G1473more thanG4119twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250agoἀφ᾽ ἧςaph᾽ hēsG575G3739I went upἀνέβηνanebēnG305toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ·IerousalēmG2419to worshipπροσκυνήσωνproskunēsōnG4352.
12YetκαὶkaiG2532my accusersdid not findεὗρόνheuronG2147meG1473debatingδιαλεγόμενονdialegomenonG1256withπρόςprosG4314anyoneτιναtinaG5100οὔτεouteG3777inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588templeἱερῷhi'erōG2411οὔτεouteG3777orἢēG2228riling upποιοῦνταpoiountaG4160G1999a crowdὄχλουochlouG3793inἐνenG1722theταῖςtaisG3588synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864orοὔτεouteG3777inκατὰkataG2596theτὴνtēnG3588cityπόλιν·polinG4172.
14I do confessὁμολογῶhomologōG3670τοῦτόtoutoG3778to youσοιsoiG4771,howeverδὲdeG1161,thatὅτιhotiG3754οὕτωςhoutōsG3779I worshipλατρεύωlatreuōG3000theτὴνtēnG3588GodθεῷtheōG2316of our fathersπατρῴῳpatrōōG3971according toκατὰkataG2596theτῷtōG3588WayὁδὸνhodonG3598,whichἣνhēnG3739they callλέγουσινlegousinG3004a sectαἵρεσινairesinG139.I believeπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100everythingπᾶσινpasinG3956thatτοῖςtoisG3588is laid downκατὰkataG2596by theτὸνtonG3588LawνόμονnomonG3551andκαὶkaiG2532τοῖςtoisG3588writtenγεγραμμένοις,gegrammenoisG1125inἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588ProphetsπροφήταιςprophētaisG4396,
15andI haveἔχωνechōnG2192the sameκαὶkaiG2532hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680inεἰςeisG1519τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316thatἣνhēnG3739theyαὐτοὶautoiG846themselvesοὗτοιhoutoiG3778cherishπροσδέχονται,prosdechontaiG4327, thatthere willμέλλεινmelleinG3195beἔσεσθαιesesthaiG1510a resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386of bothτεteG5037therighteousδικαίωνdikaiōnG1342andκαὶkaiG2532thewickedἀδίκων·adikōnG94.
16InἐνenG1722thisτούτῳtoutōG3778hope,Iκαὶ αὐτὸςkai autosG2532G846striveἀσκῶaskōG778alwaysδιὰ παντός.¶dia pantosG1223G3956to maintainἔχεινecheinG2192a clearἀπρόσκοπονaproskoponG677conscienceσυνείδησινsuneidēsinG4893beforeπρὸςprosG4314τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316andκαὶkaiG2532τοὺςtousG3588manἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444.
18AtἐνenG1722the timeαἷςhaisG3739they foundεὗρόνheuronG2147meG1473inἐνenG1722theG3588templeἱερῷhi'erōG2411,I was ceremonially cleanἡγνισμένονhēgnismenonG48andwas not incitingοὐ μετὰou metaG3756G3326acrowdὄχλουochlouG3793orοὐδὲoudeG3761an uproarμετὰ θορύβου,meta thorubouG3326G2351.ButG1161there aresomeG5101JewsG2453fromG575G3588the province ofAsiaG773
21unlessἢ περὶē periG2228G4012it wasthisταύτηςtautēsG3778oneμιᾶςmiasG1520φωνῆςphōnēsG5456thingἧςhēsG3739I called outἐκέκραξαekekraxaG2896as I stoodἑστὼςhestōsG2476inἐνenG1722theirαὐτοῖςautoisG846presenceὅτιhotiG3754: ‘It isconcerningπερὶperiG4012theresurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498thatIἐγὼegōG1473am on trialκρίνομαιkrinomaiG2919beforeἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909youὑμῶν.¶humōnG4771todayσήμερονsēmeronG4594.’”
22ThenδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588FelixΦῆλιξPhēlixG5344,who was well informedG199G1492τὰtaG3588aboutπερὶperiG4012theτῆςtēsG3588WayὁδοῦhodouG3598,adjourned the hearingαὐτοὺςautousG306G846andsaidεἴπας·eipasG2036, “WhenὅτανhotanG3752LysiasΛυσίαςLusiasG3079theὁhoG3588commanderχιλίαρχοςchiliarchosG5506comesκαταβῇ,katabēaG2597,I will decideδιαγνώσομαιdiagnōsomaiG1231your caseτὰ καθ᾽ ὑμᾶς.ta kath᾽ humasG3588G2596G4771.”
23He orderedδιαταξάμενοςdiataxamenosG1299theτῷtōG3588centurionἑκατοντάρχῃhekatontarchēG1543to keep Paul under guardτηρεῖσθαι αὐτὸν,tēreisthai autonG5083G846, butτεteG5037to allow himἔχεινecheinG2192some freedomἄνεσινanesinG425andκαὶkaiG2532permitμηδένα κωλύεινmēdena kōlueinG3367G2967hisαὐτοῦautouG846τῶνtōnG3588friendsἰδίωνidiōnG2398to ministerὑπηρετεῖνhupēreteinG5256to hisαὐτῷ.¶autōG846needs.
24AfterΜετὰMetaG3326severalδὲ τινὰςde tinasG1161G5100daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250ὁhoG3588,FelixΦῆλιξPhēlixG5344returnedπαραγενόμενοςparagenomenosG3854withσὺνsunG4862hisἰδίᾳidiaG2398τῇtēaG3588wifeγυναικὶgunaikiG1135DrusillaΔρουσίλλῃDrousillēG1409,who wasοὔσῃousēG1510a JewessἸουδαίᾳIoudaiaG2453.He sent forμετεπέμψατοmetepempsatoG3343τὸνtonG3588PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972andκαὶkaiG2532listened toἤκουσενēkousenG191himαὐτοῦautouG846speakaboutπερὶperiG4012τῆςtēsG3588faithπίστεως.pisteōsG4102inεἰςeisG1519ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424.
25AsδὲdeG1161PaulαὐτοῦautouG846expoundedδιαλεγομένουdialegomenouG1256onπερὶperiG4012righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343καὶkaiG2532,self-controlἐγκρατείαςegkrateiasG1466,andκαὶkaiG2532theτοῦtouG3588τοῦtouG3588comingμέλλοντοςmellontosG3195judgmentκρίματοςkrimatosG2917ὁhoG3588,FelixΦῆλιξPhēlixG5344becameγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096frightenedἔμφοβοςemphobosG1719andsaidἀπεκρίθη·apekrithēG611, “You may goἔχον πορεύου·echon poreuouG4198G2192forτὸtoG3588nowνῦνnunG3568. WhenδὲdeG1161I findμεταλαβὼνmetalabōnG3335the timeκαιρὸνkaironG2540,I will call forμετακαλέσομαίmetakalesomaiG3333youσε·seG4771.”
Commentaries on Acts 24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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