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Acts 5:12-26

12δὲdeG1161TheτῶνtōnG3588apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652performedΔιὰ χειρῶν τῶν ἐγίνετοDia cheirōn tōn eginetoG1223 G3588 G5495 G1096manyπολλὰpollaG4183signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592andκαὶkaiG2532wondersτέραταterataG5059amongἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588peopleλαῷ·laōG2992,andκαὶkaiG2532with one accordὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661the believers gathered togetherἦσαν ἅπαντεςēsan hapantesG1510 G537inἐνenG1722Solomon’sΣολομῶντος·SolomōntosG4672τῇtēaG3588ColonnadeστοᾷstoaG4745.

13δὲdeG1161Althoughἀλλ᾽all᾽G235theτῶνtōnG3588peopleλαός.laosG2992regarded them highlyαὐτοῖς, ἐμεγάλυνενautois emegalunenG3170 G846,no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762ὁhoG3588elseλοιπῶνloipōnG3062daredἐτόλμαetolmaG5111to joinκολλᾶσθαιkollasthaiG2853themαὐτοὺςautousG846.

14YetδὲdeG1161more and moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123believersπιστεύοντεςpisteuontesG4100were broughtπροσετίθεντοprosetithentoG4369to theτῷtōG3588Lordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962—large numbersπλήθηplēthēG4128of bothτεteG5037menἀνδρῶνandrōnG435andκαὶkaiG2532womenγυναικῶν,gunaikōnG1135.

15As a resultὥστεhōsteG5620G2532, peoplebroughtἐκφέρεινekphereinG1627theτὰςtasG3588sickἀσθενεῖςastheneisG772intoεἰςeisG1519theτοὺςtousG3588streetsG4113andG2532laidτιθέναιtithenaiG5087themonἐπὶepiG1909cotsG2826andG2532matsκραβάττων,krabattōnG2895,so thatἵναinaG2443at leastG2579Peter’sΠέτρουPetrouG4074ἡhēG3588shadowσκιὰskiaG4639might fall onἐπισκιάσῃepiskiasēG1982someτινὶtiniG5100of themαὐτῶν.autōnG846as he passed byἐρχομένουerchomenouG2064.

16δὲdeG1161τὸtoG3588CrowdsπλῆθοςplēthosG4128alsoκαὶkaiG2532gatheredσυνήρχετοsunērchetoG4905from theτῶνtōnG3588townsπόλεωνpoleōnG4172aroundπέριξperixG4038JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,bringingφέροντεςpherontesG5342thesickἀσθενεῖςastheneisG772andκαὶkaiG2532thosetormentedὀχλουμένουςochloumenousG3791byὑπὸhupoG5259uncleanἀκαθάρτων,akathartōnG169spiritsπνευμάτωνpneumatōnG4151, andοἵτινεςoitinesG3748allἅπαντες.¶hapantesG537of themwere healedἐθεραπεύοντοetherapeuontoG2323.

17ThenδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588high priestἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749andκαὶkaiG2532allπάντεςpantesG3956his associatesοἱ σὺν αὐτῷ,hoi sun autōG3588 G4862 G846,whoἡhēG3588belongedοὖσαousaG1510to theτῶνtōnG3588partyαἵρεσιςairesisG139of the SadduceesΣαδδουκαίων,SaddoukaiōnG4523,were filledἐπλήσθησανeplēsthēsanG4130with jealousyζήλουzēlouG2205.They went outἈναστὰςAnastasG450

18andκαὶkaiG2532arrestedἐπέβαλον τὰς χεῖρας ἐπὶepebalon tas cheiras epiG1911 G3588 G5495 G1909theτοὺςtousG3588apostlesἀποστόλουςapostolousG652andκαὶkaiG2532putἔθεντοethentoG5087themαὐτοὺςautousG846inἐνenG1722thepublicδημοσίᾳ.¶dēmosiaG1219jailτηρήσειtērēseiG5084.

19ButδὲdeG1161duringδιὰdiaG1223the nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571an angelἌγγελοςAngelosG32of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962openedἀνοίξαςanoixasG455theτὰςtasG3588doorsθύραςthurasG2374of theτῆςtēsG3588jailφυλακῆς,phulakēsG5438andbrought them outἐξαγαγών αὐτοὺςexagagōn autousG846 G1806τεteG5037,sayingεἶπεν·eipenG2036,

20“GoπορεύεσθεporeuestheG4198καὶkaiG2532,standσταθέντεςstathentesG2476inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588templeἱερῷhi'erōG2411courts andtellλαλεῖτεlaleiteG2980theτῷtōG3588peopleλαῷlaōG2992theτὰtaG3588fullπάνταpantaG3956messageῥήματαrhēmataG4487ofτῆςtēsG3588thisταύτης.tautēsG3778newlifeζωῆςzōēsG2222.”

21δὲdeG1161AtὑπὸhupoG5259τὸνtonG3588daybreakὄρθρονorthronG3722the apostlesenteredεἰσῆλθον εἰςeisēlthon eisG1525 G1519theτὸtoG3588templeἱερὸνhi'eronG2411courtsas they had been toldἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191andκαὶkaiG2532began to teachἐδίδασκον.¶edidaskonG1321the people. WhenδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588high priestἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749andκαὶkaiG2532his associatesοἱ σὺν αὐτῷhoi sun autōG3588 G4862 G846arrivedΠαραγενόμενοςParagenomenosG3854,they convenedσυνεκάλεσανsunekalesanG4779theτὸtoG3588SanhedrinσυνέδριονsunedrionG4892καὶkaiG2532—theτὴνtēnG3588fullπᾶσανpasanG3956assemblyγερουσίανgerousianG1087of theτῶνtōnG3588elders of Israelυἱῶν Ἰσραὴλhuiōn IsraēlG5207 G2474—andκαὶkaiG2532sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649toεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588jailδεσμωτήριονdesmōtērionG1201forἀχθῆναιachthēnaiG71the apostlesαὐτούς.autousG846.

22ButδὲdeG1161on arrivingπαραγενόμενοιparagenomenoiG3854atἐνenG1722theοἱhoiG3588jailφυλακῇ.phulakēaG5438,theτῇtēaG3588officersὑπηρέταιhupēretaiG5257did not findοὐχ εὗρονouch heuronG3756 G2147themαὐτοὺςautousG846there. SoδὲdeG1161they returnedἀναστρέψαντεςanastrepsantesG390with the reportἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518:

23λέγοντεςlegontesG3004ὅτιhotiG3754“We foundεὕρομενheuromenG2147theτὸtoG3588jailδεσμωτήριονdesmōtērionG1201securelyἐν πάσῃ ἀσφαλείᾳen pasē asphaleiaG1722 G3956 G803lockedκεκλεισμένονkekleismenonG2808, withκαὶkaiG2532theτοὺςtousG3588guardsφύλακαςphulakasG5441postedἑστῶταςhestōtasG2476atἐπὶepiG1909theτῶνtōnG3588doorsθυρῶν,thurōnG2374;butδὲdeG1161when we openedἀνοίξαντεςanoixantesG455them,we foundεὕρομεν.heuromenG2147no oneοὐδέναoudenaG3762insideἔσωesōG2080.”

24δὲdeG1161WhenὡςhōsG5613τεteG5037theτοὺςtousG3588captainστρατηγὸςstratēgosG4755of theὅhoG3588templeἱεροῦhi'erouG2411guardandκαὶkaiG2532theτοῦtouG3588chief priestsἀρχιερεῖς,archiereisG749heardἤκουσανēkousanG191thisτούτουςtoutousG3778οἱhoiG3588accountλόγουςlogousG3056,they were perplexedδιηπόρουνdiēporounG1280as toπερὶ αὐτῶν,peri autōnG4012 G846whatτί ἂνti anG5101 G302τοῦτο.toutoG3778was happeningγένοιτοgenoitoG1096.

25ThenδέdeG1161someoneτιςtisG5100came inπαραγενόμενοςparagenomenosG3854andannouncedἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518αὐτοῖςautoisG846ὅτιhotiG3754, “LookἰδοὺidouG2400,theοἱhoiG3588menἄνδρεςandresG435οὓςhousG3739you putἔθεσθεethestheG5087inἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588jailφυλακῇ,phulakēaG5438areεἰσὶνeisinG1510standingἑστῶτεςhestōtesG2476inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588templeἱερῷhi'erōG2411courtsκαὶkaiG2532teachingδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321theτὸνtonG3588peopleλαόν.¶laonG2992!”

26At that pointΤότεToteG5119,theὁhoG3588captainστρατηγὸςstratēgosG4755wentἀπελθὼνapelthōnG565withσὺνsunG4862theτοῖςtoisG3588officersὑπηρέταιςhupēretaisG5257andbroughtG71the apostlesαὐτοὺςautousG846—butnotοὐouG3756byμετὰmetaG3326forceβίας,biasG970,forγὰρgarG1063fearἐφοβοῦντοephobountoG5399theτὸνtonG3588peopleλαὸνlaonG2992μὴmēG3361would stoneλιθασθῶσιν.¶lithasthōsinG3034them.

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