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Acts 5:17-33

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.

27δὲdeG1161They brought them inἈγαγόντες αὐτοὺςAgagontes autousG71 G846andmade them standἔστησανestēsanG2476beforeἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588Sanhedrinσυνεδρίῳ.sunedriōG4892, whereκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588high priestἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749interrogatedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905themαὐτοὺςautousG846.

28“We gave you strict ordersπαραγγελίᾳ παρηγγείλαμεν ὑμῖνparangelia parēngeilamen huminG3852 G3853 G4771notοὐ μὴou mēG3756 G3361to teachδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321inἐπὶepiG1909thisτούτῳ.toutōG3778τῷtōG3588nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686,”he saidλέγων·legōnG3004. “Yetκαὶ ἰδοὺkai idouG2532 G2400you have filledπεπληρώκατεpeplērōkateG4137τὴνtēnG3588JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419withτῆςtēsG3588yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771teachingδιδαχῆςdidachēsG1322andκαὶkaiG2532are determinedβούλεσθεboulestheG1014to make us responsible forἐπαγαγεῖν ἐφ᾽epagagein eph᾽G1863 G1909 G1473thisτούτου.¶toutouG3778τὸtoG3588man’sἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444τοῦtouG3588bloodαἷμαhaimaG129.”

29ButδὲdeG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074andκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588other apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652repliedἈποκριθεὶς εἶπαν·Apokritheis eipanG611 G2036, “We must obeyπειθαρχεῖν δεῖpeitharchein deiG1163 G3980GodθεῷtheōG2316ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123thanἢēG2228menἀνθρώποις.anthrōpoisG444.

30TheὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316ofτῶνtōnG3588ourG1473fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962raised upἤγειρενēgeirenG1453JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,whomὃνhonG3739youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771had killedδιεχειρίσασθεdiecheirisastheG1315by hangingκρεμάσαντεςkremasantesG2910HimonἐπὶepiG1909a treeξύλου·xulouG3586.

31G3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316exaltedὕψωσενhupsōsenG5312HimτοῦτονtoutonG3778toG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846right handδεξιᾷdexiaG1188asPrinceἀρχηγὸνarchēgonG747andκαὶkaiG2532SaviorσωτῆραsōtēraG4990G3588, in orderto grantδοῦναιdounaiG1325repentanceμετάνοιανmetanoianG3341andκαὶkaiG2532forgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859of sinsἁμαρτιῶν.hamartiōnG266G3588to IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474.

32καὶkaiG2532WeG1473areἐσμενesmenG1510witnessesμάρτυρεςmarturesG3144ofτῶνtōnG3588theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778thingsῥημάτωνrhēmatōnG4487,and soκαὶkaiG2532istheτὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151,whomὃhoG3739ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316has givenἔδωκενedōkenG1325to those whoτοῖςtoisG3588obeyπειθαρχοῦσινpeitharchousinG3980Himαὐτῷ.autōG846.”

33δὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588When the Council members heard thisἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191,they were enragedδιεπρίοντοdiepriontoG1282,andκαὶkaiG2532they resolvedG1011to put the apostles to deathἀνελεῖν αὐτούς.¶anelein autousG337 G846.

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