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Acts 9:23-43

23δὲdeG1161AfterὡςhōsG5613manyἱκαναί,hikanaiG2425daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250had passedἐπληροῦντοeplērountoG4137,theοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453conspiredσυνεβουλεύσαντοsunebouleusantoG4823to killἀνελεῖνaneleinG337himαὐτόν·autonG846,

24butδὲdeG1161τῷtōG3588SaulΣαύλῳSaulōG4569learned ofἐγνώσθηegnōsthēG1097theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846ἡhēG3588plotἐπιβουλὴepiboulēG1917καὶkaiG2532δὲdeG1161.DayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250andτεteG5037nightνυκτός,nuktosG3571they watchedπαρετηροῦντο καὶparetērounto kaiG2532 G3906theτὰςtasG3588citygatesπύλαςpulasG4439in orderὅπωςhopōsG3704to killἀνέλωσιν·anelōsinG337himαὐτὸνautonG846.

25One nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571,howeverδὲdeG1161,hisαὐτοῦautouG846οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101tookλαβόντεςlabontesG2983him andloweredχαλάσαντεςchalasantesG5465himinἐνenG1722a basketσπυρίδι.¶spuridiG4711καθῆκανkathēkanG2524αὐτὸνautonG846throughδιὰdiaG1223a windowin theτοῦtouG3588wallτείχουςteichousG5038.

26WhenδὲdeG1161SaularrivedΠαραγενόμενοςParagenomenosG3854inεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,he triedἐπείραζενepeirazenG3985to joinκολλᾶσθαιkollasthaiG2853theτοῖςtoisG3588disciplesμαθηταῖς·mathētaisG3101, butκαὶkaiG2532they were all afraid ofπάντες ἐφοβοῦντοpantes ephobountoG3956 G5399himαὐτὸνautonG846,notμὴmēG3361believingπιστεύοντεςpisteuontesG4100thatὅτιhotiG3754he wasἐστὶνestinG1510a discipleμαθητής.mathētēsG3101.

27ThenδὲdeG1161BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921broughtἐπιλαβόμενος αὐτὸν ἤγαγενepilabomenos auton ēgagenG1949 G846 G71himtoπρὸςprosG4314theτοὺςtousG3588apostlesἀποστόλουςapostolousG652andκαὶkaiG2532describedδιηγήσατο αὐτοῖςdiēgēsato autoisG1334 G846howπῶςpōsG4459Saulhad seenG3708theτῇtēaG3588LordκύριονkurionG2962καὶkaiG2532, whoὅτιhotiG3754had spokenἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980to himαὐτῷautōG846onἐνenG1722theτὸνtonG3588roadὁδῷhodōG3598to Damascus,andκαὶkaiG2532howπῶςpōsG4459Saulhad spoken boldlyἐπαρρησιάσατοeparrēsiasatoG3955inἐνenG1722that cityΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686τοῦtouG3588of JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

28SoκαὶkaiG2532SaulstayedἦνēnG1510withμετ᾽met᾽G3326themαὐτῶνautōnG846,moving about freelyεἰσπορευόμενος καὶ ἐκπορευόμενοςeisporeuomenos kai ekporeuomenosG1531 G2532 G1607inεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419andspeaking boldlyG3955inG1722theG3588nameG3686of theG3588LordG2962.

29τεteG5037He talkedἐλάλειelaleiG2980andκαὶkaiG2532debatedσυνεζήτειsunezēteiG4802withπρὸςprosG4314theτοὺςtousG3588Grecian JewsἙλληνιστάς·HellēnistasG1675,butδὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588they triedἐπεχείρουνepecheirounG2021to killἀνελεῖνaneleinG337himαὐτόν.autonG846.

30WhenδὲdeG1161theοἱhoiG3588brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80learned ofἐπιγνόντεςepignontesG1921this,they took him downκατήγαγον αὐτὸνkatēgagon autonG2609 G846toεἰςeisG1519CaesareaΚαισάρειανKaisareianG2542andκαὶkaiG2532sent him offἐξαπέστειλαν αὐτὸνexapesteilan autonG1821 G846toεἰςeisG1519TarsusΤαρσόν.¶TarsonG5019.

31ThenοὖνounG3767μὲνmenG3303theἩHēG3588churchἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577throughoutκαθ᾽ ὅληςkath᾽ holēsG2596 G3650τῆςtēsG3588JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449καὶkaiG2532,GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056,andκαὶkaiG2532SamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540experiencedεἶχενeichenG2192a time ofpeaceεἰρήνην,eirēnēnG1515.It grew in strengthοἰκοδομουμένηoikodomoumenēG3618andκαὶkaiG2532numbersἐπληθύνετο.¶eplēthunetoG4129,livingπορευομένηporeuomenēG4198in theτῷtōG3588fearφόβῳphobōG5401of theτοῦtouG3588Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962andκαὶkaiG2532theτῇtēaG3588encouragementπαρακλήσειparaklēseiG3874of theτοῦtouG3588HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151.

32δὲdeG1161AsἘγένετοEgenetoG1096PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074traveledδιερχόμενονdierchomenonG1330throughoutδιὰdiaG1223the areaπάντωνpantōnG3956,he went toκατελθεῖν καὶ πρὸςkatelthein kai prosG2532 G2718 G4314visittheτοὺςtousG3588saintsἁγίουςhagiousG40τοὺςtousG3588inκατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasG2730LyddaΛύδδα.LuddaG3069.

33δὲdeG1161ThereἐκεῖekeiG1563he foundεὗρενheurenG2147aτιναtinaG5100manἄνθρωπόνanthrōponG444namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686AeneasΑἰνέανAineanG132whoὃςhosG3739had beenἦνēnG1510paralyzedπαραλελυμένος.paralelumenosG3886andbedriddenκατακείμενον ἐπὶ κραβάττουkatakeimenon epi krabattouG2621 G1909 G2895forἐξexG1537eightὀκτὼoktōG3638yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094.

34“AeneasΑἰνέα,AineaG132καὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588,”PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074saidεἶπενeipenG2036to himαὐτῷautōG846, “JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ChristΧριστός·ChristosG5547healsἰᾶταίiataiG2390youG4771!Get upἀνάστηθιanastēthiG450andκαὶkaiG2532put away your matστρῶσονstrōsonG4766 G4572καὶkaiG2532.”ImmediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112Aeneasgot upἀνέστη·anestēG450,

35andκαὶkaiG2532allπάντεςpantesG3956whoοἱhoiG3588lived inκατοικοῦντεςkatoikountesG2730LyddaΛύδδαLuddaG3069andκαὶkaiG2532τὸνtonG3588SharonΣαρῶνα,SarōnaG4565sawG3708himαὐτὸνautonG846andοἵτινεςoitinesG3748turnedἐπέστρεψανepestrepsanG1994toἐπὶepiG1909theτὸνtonG3588Lordκύριον.¶kurionG2962.

36δέdeG1161InἘνEnG1722JoppaἸόππῃIoppēG2445there wasἦνēnG1510aτιςtisG5100discipleμαθήτριαmathētriaG3102namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686TabithaΤαβιθά,TabithaG5000(whichἣhēG3739is translatedδιερμηνευομένηdiermēneuomenēG1329asλέγεταιlegetaiG3004DorcasΔορκάς·DorkasG1393),whoαὕτηhautēG3778wasἦνēnG1510ὧνhōnG3739alwaysἐποίει·epoieiG4160occupied withπλήρηςplērēsG4134worksἔργωνergōnG2041of kindnessἀγαθῶνagathōnG18andκαὶkaiG2532charityἐλεημοσυνῶνeleēmosunōnG1654.

37AtἐνenG1722thatἐκείναιςekeinaisG1565ταῖςtaisG3588timeἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250,howeverδὲdeG1161,she became sickἐγένετο ἀσθενήσασανegeneto asthenēsasanG1096 G770andαὐτὴνautēnG846diedἀποθανεῖν·apothaneinG599,andδὲdeG1161her body was washedλούσαντες αὐτὴνlousantes autēnG3068 G846andplacedἔθηκανethēkanG5087inἐνenG1722an upper roomὑπερῴῳ.huperōōG5253.

38SinceδὲdeG1161τῇtēaG3588LyddaΛύδδαςLuddasG3069wasοὔσηςousēsG1510nearἐγγὺςengusG1451JoppaἸόππῃIoppēG2445,theοἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101,hearingἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191thatὅτιhotiG3754PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074wasἐστὶνestinG1510thereἐν αὐτῇ,en autēaG1722 G846,sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649twoδύοduoG1417menἄνδραςandrasG435to urgeπαρακαλοῦντες·parakalountesG3870πρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846, “ComeδιελθεῖνdieltheinG1330toἕωςhe'ōsG2193usG1473withoutμὴmēG3361delayὀκνήσῃςoknēsēsG3635.”

39SoδὲdeG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074got upἀναστὰςanastasG450andwent withσυνῆλθενsunēlthenG4905themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846.On his arrivalὃν παραγενόμενονhon paragenomenonG3739 G3854,they tookἀνήγαγονanēgagonG321himtoεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588upper roomὑπερῷον,huperōonG5253καὶkaiG2532.AllπᾶσαιpasaiG3956theαἱhaiG3588widowsχῆραιchēraiG5503stood aroundπαρέστησανparestēsanG3936himαὐτῷautōG846,weepingκλαίουσαιklaiousaiG2799andκαὶkaiG2532showingἐπιδεικνύμεναιepideiknumenaiG1925him thetunicsχιτῶναςchitōnasG5509andκαὶkaiG2532otherclothingἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440thatὅσαhosaG3745ἡhēG3588DorcasΔορκάς.DorkasG1393had madeἐποίειepoieiG4160while she was stillοὖσαousaG1510withμετ᾽met᾽G3326themαὐτῶνautōnG846.

40ThenδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074sentἐκβαλὼνekbalōnG1544them allπάνταςpantasG3956out of the roomἔξωexōG1854καὶkaiG2532.He knelt downθεὶς τὰ γόναταtheis ta gonataG5087 G3588 G1119andprayedπροσηύξατο·prosēuxatoG4336,andκαὶkaiG2532turningἐπιστρέψαςepistrepsasG1994towardπρὸςprosG4314herτὸtoG3588bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,he saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “TabithaΤαβιθά,TabithaG5000,get upἀνάστηθι.anastēthiG450δὲdeG1161ἡhēG3588!”She openedἤνοιξενēnoixenG455herαὐτῆςautēsG846τοὺςtousG3588eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788,andκαὶkaiG2532seeingG3708τὸνtonG3588PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074,she sat upἀνεκάθισεν.anekathisenG339.

41δὲdeG1161PetertookδοὺςdousG1325herαὐτῇautēaG846by the handχεῖραcheiraG5495andhelped her upἀνέστησεν αὐτήν·anestēsen autēnG450 G846.ThenδὲdeG1161he calledφωνήσαςphōnēsasG5455theτοὺςtousG3588saintsἁγίουςhagiousG40andκαὶkaiG2532τὰςtasG3588widowsχήραςchērasG5503andpresentedπαρέστησενparestēsenG3936herαὐτὴνautēnG846to themaliveζῶσαν.zōsanG2198.

42δὲdeG1161ThisbecameἐγένετοegenetoG1096knownγνωστὸνgnōstonG1110allὅληςholēsG3650overκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596τῆςtēsG3588JoppaἸόππης,IoppēsG2445,andκαὶkaiG2532manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183peoplebelievedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100inἐπὶepiG1909theτὸνtonG3588Lordκύριον.kurionG2962.

43Andἐγένετο δὲegeneto deG1161 G1096Peterstayed forμεῖναιmeinaiG3306severalἱκανὰςhikanasG2425daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250inἐνenG1722JoppaἸόππῃIoppēG2445withπαράparaG3844aτινιtiniG5100tannerβυρσεῖ.¶burseiG1038namedSimonΣίμωνιSimōniG4613.

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