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Acts 5:21-41

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.

34ButδέdeG1161aτιςtisG5100PhariseeΦαρισαῖοςPharisaiosG5330namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686GamalielΓαμαλιήλ,GamaliēlG1059,a teacher of the lawνομοδιδάσκαλοςnomodidaskalosG3547who was honoredτίμιοςtimiosG5093by allπαντὶpantiG3956theτῷtōG3588peopleλαῷ,laōG2992,stood upἈναστὰςAnastasG450inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588SanhedrinσυνεδρίῳsunedriōG4892andordered thatἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753theτοὺςtousG3588menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444be putποιῆσαι,poiēsaiG4160outsideἔξωexōG1854for a short timeβραχὺbrachuG1024.

35“MenἄνδρεςandresG435of IsraelἸσραηλῖται,IsraēlitaiG2475τεteG5037,”he saidεἶπένeipenG2036πρὸςprosG4314αὐτούς·autousG846, “consider carefullyπροσέχετε ἑαυτοῖςprosechete he'autoisG4337 G1438whatτίtiG5101you are aboutμέλλετεmelleteG3195to doπράσσειν.prasseinG4238toἐπὶepiG1909theseτούτοιςtoutoisG3778τοῖςtoisG3588menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444.

36γὰρgarG1063Some time agoπρὸ τούτων τῶν ἡμερῶνpro toutōn tōn hēmerōnG4253 G3778 G3588 G2250TheudasΘευδᾶςTheudasG2333rose upἀνέστηanestēG450,claimingλέγων ἑαυτόν,legōn he'autonG3004 G1438to beG1510somebodyτιναtinaG5100, andᾧhōG3739aboutὡςhōsG5613four hundredτετρακοσίων·tetrakosiōnG5071ἀριθμὸςarithmosG706menἀνδρῶνandrōnG435joinedG4346him. HeὃςhosG3739was killedἀνῃρέθη,anērethēG337καὶkaiG2532,allπάντεςpantesG3956his followersὅσοι ἐπείθοντο αὐτῷhosoi epeithonto autōG3745 G3982 G846were dispersedδιελύθησανdieluthēsanG1262,andκαὶkaiG2532it all cameἐγένοντοegenontoG1096toεἰςeisG1519nothingοὐδέν.oudenG3762.

37AfterμετὰmetaG3326himτοῦτονtoutonG3778,JudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455theὁhoG3588GalileanΓαλιλαῖοςGalilaiosG1057appearedἀνέστηanestēG450inἐνenG1722theταῖςtaisG3588daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250of theτῆςtēsG3588censusἀπογραφῆςapographēsG582andG2532drew awayἀπέστησενapestēsenG868peopleλαὸνlaonG2992afterὀπίσωopisōG3694himαὐτοῦ·autouG846.He tooG2548perishedἀπώλετο,apōletoG622,andG2532allπάντεςpantesG3956his followersὅσοι ἐπείθοντο αὐτῷhosoi epeithonto autōG3745 G3982 G846were scatteredδιεσκορπίσθησαν.dieskorpisthēsanG1287.

38SoκαὶkaiG2532τὰtaG3588in the presentνῦνnunG3568caseI adviseλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν,huminG4771:Leaveἀπόστητε ἀπὸapostēte apoG868 G575theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778τῶνtōnG3588men aloneἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444καὶkaiG2532.Let them goἄφετε αὐτούς,aphete autousG863 G846!ForὅτιhotiG3754ifἐὰνeanG1437theirαὕτηhautēG3778ἡhēG3588purposeβουλὴboulēG1012orἢēG2228τοῦτο,toutoG3778τὸtoG3588endeavorἔργονergonG2041isᾖēG1510ofἐξexG1537human originἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,it will failκαταλυθήσεται·kataluthēsetaiG2647.

39ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487it isἐστιν,estinG1510fromἐκekG1537GodθεοῦtheouG2316,you will not be ableοὐ δυνήσεσθεou dunēsestheG3756 G1410to stopκαταλῦσαιkatalusaiG2647themαὐτούς,autousG846.You may even find yourselvesμήποτε καὶ εὑρεθῆτε.mēpotepote kai heurethēteG3361 G4219 G2532 G2147fighting against GodθεομάχοιtheomachoiG2314.”

40At thisG1161,they yieldedG3982toG846GamalielκαὶkaiG2532.They calledπροσκαλεσάμενοιproskalesamenoiG4341theτοὺςtousG3588apostlesἀποστόλουςapostolousG652inand had them floggedδείραντεςdeirantesG1194.Then they orderedπαρήγγειλανparēngeilanG3853themnotμὴmēG3361to speakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980inἐπὶepiG1909theτῷtōG3588nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686τοῦtouG3588of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,andκαὶkaiG2532releasedἀπέλυσανapelusanG630them.

41οὖνounG3767μὲνmenG3303The apostlesΟἱHoiG3588leftἐπορεύοντο ἀπὸ προσώπουeporeuonto apo prosōpouG4198 G575 G4383theτοῦtouG3588Sanhedrinσυνεδρίου,sunedriouG4892,rejoicingχαίροντεςchairontesG5463thatὅτιhotiG3754they had been counted worthyκατηξιώθησανkatēxiōthēsanG2661of suffering disgraceἀτιμασθῆναι·atimasthēnaiG818forὑπὲρhuperG5228theτοῦtouG3588NameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686.

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