17TheGodθεὸςtheosG2316ofthispeopleλαοῦlaouG2992IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474choseourfathersπατέραςpaterasG3962,andexaltedὕψωσενhupsōsenG5312thepeopleλαὸνlaonG2992intheirsojournin[the]landγῇgēaG1093ofEgyptΑἰγύπτουAiguptouG125,andwithahighG5308armβραχίονοςbrachionosG1023broughtthemoutofit, 18andforatimeG5550ofaboutfortyτεσσερακονταετῆtesserakontaetēG5063yearshenursedtheminthedesert. 19AndhavingdestroyedsevenἑπτὰheptaG2033nationsἔθνηethnēG1484inthelandγῇgēaG1093ofCanaanΧανάανChanaanG5477,hegavethemtheirlandγῆνgēnG1093asaninheritance. 20AndafterthesethingsταῦταtautaG3778hegaveG1325[them]judgesG2923tillSamuelΣαμουὴλSamouēlG4545theprophetπροφήτου·prophētouG4396, [totheendof]aboutfourτετρακοσίοιςtetrakosioisG5071hundredG5071andfiftyπεντήκοντα·pentēkontaG4004yearsἔτεσινetesinG2094. 21AndthentheyaskedᾐτήσαντοētēsantoG154forakingβασιλέα,basileaG935,andGodθεὸςtheosG2316gaveG1325tothemSaulΣαοὺλSaoulG4549,sonυἱὸνhuionG5207ofKis,amanἄνδραandraG435ofthetribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443ofBenjaminΒενιαμίν,BeniaminG958, duringfortyτεσσεράκοντα·tesserakontaG5062yearsἔτηetēG2094. 22AndhavingremovedhimheraisedG1453uptothemDavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138forkingβασιλέα,basileaG935,ofwhomalsoG2532bearingwitnessμαρτυρήσας·marturēsasG3140hesaidG3004,IhavefoundG2147DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138,thesonofJesseἸεσσαί,IessaiG2421,amanἄνδραandraG435aftermyheartκαρδίανkardianG2588,whoshalldoallmywill. 23Ofthisman'sseedσπέρματοςspermatosG4690accordingκατ᾽kat᾽G2596topromiseἐπαγγελίανepangelianG1860hasGodθεὸςtheosG2316broughtG71toIsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474aSaviour,JesusἸησοῦν,IēsounG2424; 24JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491havingproclaimedbeforethefaceπροσώπουprosōpouG4383ofhisentry [amongthepeopleλαῷlaōG2992] [the]baptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908ofrepentanceμετανοίαςmetanoiasG3341toallthepeopleG2992ofIsraelἸσραήλ.IsraēlG2474. 26Brethren,sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207ofAbraham'sraceG1085,andthosewhoamongyoufearφοβούμενοιphoboumenoiG5399Godθεόν,theonG2316,toyouhasthewordG3056ofthissalvationσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991beensent: 27forthosewhodwellκατοικοῦντεςkatoikountesG2730inJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,andtheirrulersἄρχοντεςarchontesG758,nothaving knownhim,havefulfilledalsoG2532thevoicesG5456oftheprophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396whicharereadἀναγινωσκομένας,anaginōskomenasG314oneverysabbathσάββατονsabbatonG4521, [by]judgingG2919[him]. 28AndhavingfoundG2147nocauseαἰτίανaitianG156ofdeathθανάτουthanatouG2288[inhim],theybeggedofPilateΠιλᾶτονPilatonG4091thathemightbeslain. 31whoappearedformanyπλείουςpleiousG4183daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250tothosewhohadcomeupwithhimfromGalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056toJerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419,whoareG1510nowνῦνnunG3568hiswitnessesG3144tothepeopleλαόν.laonG2992. 32Andwedeclare untoyoutheglad tidingsofthepromiseἐπαγγελίανepangelianG1860madetothefathersπατέραςpaterasG3962, 34ButthatheraisedG450himfromamong[the]deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,nomoreμηκέτιmēketiG3371toreturnὑποστρέφεινhupostrepheinG5290tocorruption,hespokeG3004thusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779:IwillgiveδώσωdōsōG1325toyouthefaithfulG4103merciesofDavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138. 35WhereforealsoκαὶkaiG2532hesaysλέγει·legeiG3004inanother, Thou wiltnotsufferthy graciousoneG3588toseeG3708corruption. Read all of Acts 13Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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