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Acts 28:17-29

17δὲdeG1161ἘγένετοEgenetoG1096AfterμετὰmetaG3326threeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,heαὐτὸνautonG846called togetherσυγκαλέσασθαιsugkalesasthaiG4779theτοὺςtousG3588ὄνταςontasG1510leadersπρώτους·prōtousG4413of theτῶνtōnG3588JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453. WhenδὲdeG1161theyαὐτῶνautōnG846had gatheredσυνελθόντωνsunelthontōnG4905,he saidG2036toπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς·autousG846, “Brothersἄνδρες ἀδελφοί,andres adelphoiG435 G80, althoughI have doneποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762againstἐναντίονenantionG1727ourτῷtōG3588peopleλαῷlaōG2992orἢēG2228theτοῖςtoisG3588customsἔθεσινethesinG1485τοῖςtoisG3588of our fathersπατρῴοις,patrōoisG3971,Iἐγώ,egōG1473was taken prisonerδέσμιοςdesmiosG1198inἐξexG1537JerusalemἹεροσολύμωνHi'erosolumōnG2414andhanded overπαρεδόθηνparedothēnG3860toεἰςeisG1519τὰςtasG3588χεῖραςcheirasG5495theτῶνtōnG3588RomansῬωμαίων,RhōmaiōnG4514.

18TheyοἵτινεςoitinesG3748examinedἀνακρίναντέςanakrinantesG350meG1473andwantedἐβούλοντοeboulontoG1014to releaseἀπολῦσαιapolusaiG630me,becauseδιὰdiaG1223there wasὑπάρχεινhuparcheinG5225noμηδεμίανmēdemianG3367τὸtoG3588basisαἰτίανaitianG156for a death sentenceθανάτουthanatouG2288againstἐνenG1722meG1473.

19ButδὲdeG1161whentheτῶνtōnG3588JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453objectedἀντιλεγόντωνantilegontōnG483,I was compelledἠναγκάσθηνēnagkasthēnG315to appeal toἐπικαλέσασθαιepikalesasthaiG1941CaesarΚαίσαραKaisaraG2541, even thoughὡςhōsG5613I haveἔχωνechōnG2192noοὐχouchG3756chargeτιtiG5100to bring againstκατηγορεῖν.katēgoreinG2723myG1473τοῦtouG3588nationἔθνουςethnousG1484.

20SoοὖνounG3767forδιὰdiaG1223thisταύτηνtautēnG3778τὴνtēnG3588reasonαἰτίανaitianG156I have calledπαρεκάλεσαparekalesaG3870to seeG3708youὑμᾶςhumasG4771andκαὶkaiG2532speak withπροσλαλῆσαι·proslalēsaiG4354you. It isγὰρgarG1063because ofἕνεκενhenekenG1752theτῆςtēsG3588hopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680τοῦtouG3588of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474thatI am bound withπερίκειμαι.perikeimaiG4029thisταύτηνtautēnG3778τὴνtēnG3588chainἅλυσινhalusinG254.”

21δὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588The leadersrepliedεἶπαν·eipanG2036πρὸςprosG4314αὐτὸνautonG846, “WeG1473have not receivedοὔτε ἐδεξάμεθαoute edexamethaG1209 G3777anylettersγράμματαgrammataG1121aboutπερὶperiG4012youσοῦsouG4771fromἀπὸapoG575τῆςtēsG3588JudeaἸουδαίας,IoudaiasG2449,norοὔτεouteG3777have anyτιςtisG5100of theτῶνtōnG3588brothersἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80from thereπαραγενόμενόςparagenomenosG3854reportedἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518or evenἢēG2228mentionedἐλάλησένelalēsenG2980anythingτιtiG5100badπονηρόν.ponēronG4190aboutπερὶperiG4012youσοῦsouG4771.

22ButδὲdeG1161we considerἀξιοῦμενaxioumenG515your viewsπαρὰ σοῦ ἃ φρονεῖς·para sou ha phroneisG3844 G4771 G3739 G5426worth hearingἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191,becauseγὰρgarG1063μὲνmenG3303ἐστινestinG1510weG1473knowγνωστὸνgnōstonG1110thatὅτιhotiG3754peopleeverywhereπανταχοῦpantachouG3837are speaking againstἀντιλέγεται.¶antilegetaiG483περὶperiG4012thisταύτηςtautēsG3778τῆςtēsG3588sectαἱρέσεωςhaireseōsG139.”

23SoδὲdeG1161they setΤαξάμενοιTaxamenoiG5021a dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250toαὐτῷautōG846meet with Paul, andmanyπλείονες,pleionesG4119peoplecameἦλθονēlthonG2064toπρὸςprosG4314αὐτὸνautonG846εἰςeisG1519the placeτὴνtēnG3588he was stayingξενίανxenianG3578.He expoundedἐξετίθετοexetithetoG1620toοἷςhoisG3739themfromἀπόapoG575morningπρωῒprōiG4404toἕωςhe'ōsG2193eveningἑσπέρας.hesperasG2073,testifying aboutδιαμαρτυρόμενοςdiamarturomenosG1263theτὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316andτεteG5037persuadingπείθωνpeithōnG3982themαὐτοὺςautousG846aboutπερὶperiG4012τοῦtouG3588JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424fromἀπὸapoG575τεteG5037theτοῦtouG3588LawνόμουnomouG3551of MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475andκαὶkaiG2532theτῶνtōnG3588ProphetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396.

24καὶkaiG2532μὲνmenG3303SomeοἱhoiG3588of themwere convincedἐπείθοντοepeithontoG3982by whatτοῖςtoisG3588he saidλεγομένοις,legomenoisG3004,butδὲdeG1161othersοἱhoiG3588refused to believeἠπίστουν.ēpistounG569.

25δὲdeG1161They disagreedἀσύμφωνοι ὄντεςasumphōnoi ontesG1510 G800amongπρὸςprosG4314themselvesἀλλήλουςallēlousG240andbegan to leaveἀπελύοντοapeluontoG630τοῦtouG3588afterPaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972had madeεἰπόντοςeipontosG2036this finalἕν,henG1520statementῥῆμαrhēmaG4487ὅτιhotiG3754: “TheτὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151was rightκαλῶςkalōsG2573when He spokeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980toπρὸςprosG4314yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τοῦtouG3588fathersπατέραςpaterasG3962throughδιὰdiaG1223IsaiahἨσαΐουĒsaiouG2268theτοὺςtousG3588prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396:

26λέγων·legōnG3004‘GoπορεύθητιporeuthētiG4198toπρὸςprosG4314thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778τὸνtonG3588peopleλαὸνlaonG2992andκαὶkaiG2532sayεἰπόν·eiponG2036, “You will be ever hearingἀκοῇ ἀκούσετεakoēa akouseteG189 G191butκαὶkaiG2532neverοὐ μὴou mēG3756 G3361understandingσυνῆτε,sunēteG4920καὶkaiG2532;you will be ever seeingG991butκαὶkaiG2532neverοὐ μὴou mēG3756 G3361perceivingG3708.”

27ForγὰρgarG1063thisτούτου,toutouG3778ἡhēG3588people’sλαοῦlaouG2992τοῦtouG3588heartκαρδίαkardiaG2588has grown callousἐπαχύνθηepachunthēG3975καὶkaiG2532;they hardly hearβαρέως ἤκουσανbareōs ēkousanG191 G917withτοῖςtoisG3588theirearsὠσὶνōsinG3775,andκαὶkaiG2532they have closedἐκάμμυσαν·ekammusanG2576theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τοὺςtousG3588eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788.OtherwiseμήποτεmēpotepoteG3361 G4219they might seeG3708withτοῖςtoisG3588theireyesὀφθαλμοῖςophthalmoisG3788καὶkaiG2532,hearἀκούσωσινakousōsinG191withτοῖςtoisG3588theirearsὠσὶνōsinG3775καὶkaiG2532,understandσυνῶσινsunōsinG4920withτῇtēaG3588theirheartsκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,andκαὶkaiG2532turnἐπιστρέψωσινepistrepsōsinG1994,andκαὶkaiG2532I would healἰάσομαιiasomaiG2390themαὐτούς.¶autousG846.’

28BeἔστωestōG1510ὑμῖνhuminG4771advisedΓνωστὸνGnōstonG1110,thereforeοὖνounG3767,thatὅτιhotiG3754τοῦτοtoutoG3778τοῖςtoisG3588τὸtoG3588God’sθεοῦ,theouG2316salvationG4992has been sentἀπεστάληapestalēG649to theτοῦtouG3588GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484,andκαὶkaiG2532theyαὐτοὶautoiG846will listenἀκούσονται.akousontaiG191!”

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