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20καὶkaiG2532Saulpromptly began to proclaimεὐθέως ἐκήρυσσενeutheōs ekērussenG2112G2784ταῖςtaisG3588JesusἸησοῦν,IēsounG2424inἐνenG1722theτὸνtonG3588synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864, declaringὅτιhotiG3754, “HeοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.”
21δὲdeG1161AllπάντεςpantesG3956whoοἱhoiG3588heardἀκούοντεςakouontesG191himwere astoundedἐξίσταντοexistantoG1839andκαὶkaiG2532askedG2036, “Isn’tοὐχ ἐστινouch estinG1510G3756thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778theὁhoG3588man whowreaked havocπορθήσαςporthēsasG4199inG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419on thoseτοὺςtousG3588whocall onἐπικαλουμένουςepikaloumenousG1941thisτοῦτο;toutoG3778τὸtoG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686?AndκαὶkaiG2532hasn’t he comeἐληλύθειelēlutheiG2064hereὧδεhōdeG5602G1519τοῦτοtoutoG3778toἵναinaG2443takeἀγάγῃagagēG71themαὐτοὺςautousG846as prisonersδεδεμένουςdedemenousG1210toἐπὶepiG1909theτοὺςtousG3588chief priestsἀρχιερεῖς.¶archiereisG749?”
22ButδὲdeG1161SaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569was empoweredἐνεδυναμοῦτοenedunamoutoG1743all the moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123,andκαὶkaiG2532he confoundedσυνέχυννενsunechunnenG4797theτοὺςtousG3588JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453τοὺςtousG3588livingκατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasG2730inἐνenG1722DamascusΔαμασκῷ,DamaskōG1154by provingσυμβιβάζωνsumbibazōnG4822thatὅτιhotiG3754JesusοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588Christχριστός.christosG5547.
23δὲdeG1161AfterὡςhōsG5613manyἱκαναί,hikanaiG2425daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250had passedἐπληροῦντοeplērountoG4137,theοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453conspiredσυνεβουλεύσαντοsunebouleusantoG4823to killἀνελεῖνaneleinG337himαὐτόν·autonG846,
24butδὲdeG1161τῷtōG3588SaulΣαύλῳSaulōG4569learned ofἐγνώσθηegnōsthēG1097theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846ἡhēG3588plotἐπιβουλὴepiboulēG1917καὶkaiG2532δὲdeG1161.DayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250andτεteG5037nightνυκτός,nuktosG3571they watchedπαρετηροῦντο καὶparetērounto kaiG2532G3906theτὰςtasG3588citygatesπύλαςpulasG4439in orderὅπωςhopōsG3704to killἀνέλωσιν·anelōsinG337himαὐτὸνautonG846.
25One nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571,howeverδὲdeG1161,hisαὐτοῦautouG846οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101tookλαβόντεςlabontesG2983him andloweredχαλάσαντεςchalasantesG5465himinἐνenG1722a basketσπυρίδι.¶spuridiG4711καθῆκανkathēkanG2524αὐτὸνautonG846throughδιὰdiaG1223a windowin theτοῦtouG3588wallτείχουςteichousG5038.
26WhenδὲdeG1161SaularrivedΠαραγενόμενοςParagenomenosG3854inεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,he triedἐπείραζενepeirazenG3985to joinκολλᾶσθαιkollasthaiG2853theτοῖςtoisG3588disciplesμαθηταῖς·mathētaisG3101, butκαὶkaiG2532they were all afraid ofπάντες ἐφοβοῦντοpantes ephobountoG3956G5399himαὐτὸνautonG846,notμὴmēG3361believingπιστεύοντεςpisteuontesG4100thatὅτιhotiG3754he wasἐστὶνestinG1510a discipleμαθητής.mathētēsG3101.
27ThenδὲdeG1161BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921broughtἐπιλαβόμενος αὐτὸν ἤγαγενepilabomenos auton ēgagenG1949G846G71himtoπρὸςprosG4314theτοὺςtousG3588apostlesἀποστόλουςapostolousG652andκαὶkaiG2532describedδιηγήσατο αὐτοῖςdiēgēsato autoisG1334G846howπῶςpōsG4459Saulhad seenG3708theτῇtēaG3588LordκύριονkurionG2962καὶkaiG2532, whoὅτιhotiG3754had spokenἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980to himαὐτῷautōG846onἐνenG1722theτὸνtonG3588roadὁδῷhodōG3598to Damascus,andκαὶkaiG2532howπῶςpōsG4459Saulhad spoken boldlyἐπαρρησιάσατοeparrēsiasatoG3955inἐνenG1722that cityΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686τοῦtouG3588of JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.
28SoκαὶkaiG2532SaulstayedἦνēnG1510withμετ᾽met᾽G3326themαὐτῶνautōnG846,moving about freelyεἰσπορευόμενος καὶ ἐκπορευόμενοςeisporeuomenos kai ekporeuomenosG1531G2532G1607inεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419andspeaking boldlyG3955inG1722theG3588nameG3686of theG3588LordG2962.
29τεteG5037He talkedἐλάλειelaleiG2980andκαὶkaiG2532debatedσυνεζήτειsunezēteiG4802withπρὸςprosG4314theτοὺςtousG3588Grecian JewsἙλληνιστάς·HellēnistasG1675,butδὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588they triedἐπεχείρουνepecheirounG2021to killἀνελεῖνaneleinG337himαὐτόν.autonG846.
30WhenδὲdeG1161theοἱhoiG3588brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80learned ofἐπιγνόντεςepignontesG1921this,they took him downκατήγαγον αὐτὸνkatēgagon autonG2609G846toεἰςeisG1519CaesareaΚαισάρειανKaisareianG2542andκαὶkaiG2532sent him offἐξαπέστειλαν αὐτὸνexapesteilan autonG1821G846toεἰςeisG1519TarsusΤαρσόν.¶TarsonG5019.
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