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Acts 23:6-35

6ButPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,knowingG1097thattheoneἓνhenG1520partμέροςmerosG3313[ofthem]wereG1510oftheSadduceesΣαδδουκαίωνSaddoukaiōnG4523andtheotherἕτερονheteronG2087ofthePhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330,criedἔκραζενekrazenG2896outinthecouncilσυνεδρίῳ·sunedriōG4892,Brethren,IamG1510aPhariseeΦαρισαῖόςPharisaiosG5330,sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofPhariseesΦαρισαίων·PharisaiōnG5330:IamG1510judgedG2919concerningπερὶperiG4012thehopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680andresurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386of[the]deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498.

7AndwhenhehadspokenG2980this,therewasatumultofthePhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330andtheSadduceesΣαδδουκαίων,SaddoukaiōnG4523,andthemultitudeG4128wasdivided.

8ForSadduceesΣαδδουκαῖοιSaddoukaioiG4523sayλέγουσινlegousinG3004thereisG1510noresurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386,norangelἄγγελονangelonG32,norspiritπνεῦμα·pneumaG4151;butPhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330confessὁμολογοῦσινhomologousinG3670bothofthem.

9Andtherewasagreatμεγάλη·megalēG3173clamour,andthescribesG1122ofthePharisees'partG3313risingG450upcontended,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,WefindεὑρίσκομενheuriskomenG2147nothingevilκακὸνkakonG2556inthismanἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444;andifaspiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151hasspokenἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980tohim,oranangelἄγγελοςangelosG32...

10AndagreatπολλῆςpollēsG4183tumult having arisen,thechiliarch,fearingφοβηθεὶςphobētheisG5399lestμὴmēG3361PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972shouldhavebeentornδιασπασθῇdiaspasthēaG1288inpiecesbythem,commandedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753thetrooptocomeG1096downκαταβὰνkatabanG2597andtakehimbyforcefromthemidstμέσουmesouG3319ofthem,andtobringἄγεινageinG71[him]intothefortress.

11ButthefollowingnightνυκτὶnuktiG3571theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962stoodbyhim,andsaidG3004,BeofgoodcourageθάρσειtharseiG2293;forasthou hasttestifiedμαρτυρῆσαι.¶marturēsaiG3140thethingsconcerningG4012meatJerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419,sothoumustbearG3140witnessG3140atRomeῬώμηνRhōmēnG4516alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

12AndwhenitwasdayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,theJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453,havingbanded together,putG615themselvesunderacurse,sayingG3004thattheywouldneithereatG2068nordrinkπιεῖνpieinG4095tilltheyshouldkillἀποκτείνωσινapokteinōsinG615PaulΠαῦλον.PaulonG3972.

13AndtheywereG1510moreπλείουςpleiousG4183thanfortyτεσσεράκονταtesserakontaG5062whohadjoined togetherinthisoath;

14andtheywenttothechiefἀρχιερεῦσινarchiereusinG749priestsG749andeldersπρεσβυτέροιςpresbuteroisG4245,andsaidG3004,WehavecursedourselveswithacursetotasteG1089nothingμηδενὸςmēdenosG3367untilwekillἀποκτείνωμενapokteinōmenG615PaulΠαῦλον.PaulonG3972.

15NowG1161thereforeοὖνounG3767doyewiththecouncilσυνεδρίῳ,sunedriōG4892makeἐμφανίσατεemphanisateG1718arepresentationtothechiliarchsothathemaybringκαταγάγῃkatagagēG2609himdownG2609toyou,asabouttodeterminemore preciselywhatconcernshim,andwe,beforehedrawsnear,areG1510readyἕτοιμοίhetoimoiG2092tokillhim.

16ButPaul's sister'ssonυἱὸςhuiosG5207, havingheardG191ofthelyinginwait,cameπαραγενόμενοςparagenomenosG3854andenteredεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525intothefortressandreportedἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518[it]toPaulG3972.

17AndPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,havingcalledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341oneἕναhenaG1520ofthecenturionsἑκατονταρχῶνhekatontarchōnG1543,saidἔφη·ephēG5346,Takethisyouthtothechiliarch,forhehassomethingτιtiG5100toreportἀπαγγεῖλαίapangeilaiG518tohim.

18HethereforeοὖνounG3767,havingtakenG3880himwith[him],ledG71himtothechiliarch,andsaysλαλῆσαίlalēsaiG2980,TheprisonerδέσμιοςdesmiosG1198PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972calledπροσκαλεσάμενόςproskalesamenosG4341meto[him]andaskedἠρώτησενērōtēsenG2065metoleadG71thisyouthtothee,whohassomethingτιtiG5100tosayG2980tothee.

19AndthechiliarchhavingtakenhimbythehandχειρὸςcheirosG5495,andhavinggoneapartinprivate,inquiredG4441,WhatisG1510itthatthou hasttoreportἀπαγγεῖλαίapangeilaiG518tome?

20AndhesaidG3004,TheJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453haveagreedtogethertomakearequesttothee,thatthou mayestbringκαταγάγῃςkatagagēsG2609PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972downG2609to-morrowintothecouncilσυνέδριονsunedrionG4892,asabouttoinquireπυνθάνεσθαιpunthanesthaiG4441somethingτιtiG5100more preciseconcerningG4012him.

21DonotthouthenbeG1510persuadedG3982bythem,fortherelieinwaitforhimofthemmoreπλείουςpleiousG4183thanfortyτεσσεράκοντα,tesserakontaG5062menG435,whohaveputthemselvesunderacurseneithertoeatG2068nordrinkπιεῖνpieinG4095tilltheykillhim;andnowνῦνnunG3568theyareG1510readyἕτοιμοιhetoimoiG2092waitingG4327thepromiseἐπαγγελίαν.¶epangelianG1860fromthee.

22ThechiliarchthenG3767dismissedG630theyouth,commandingG3853[him], UttertonooneμηδενὶmēdeniG3367thatthou hast representedthesethingsταῦταtautaG3778tome.

23Andhavingcalledto[him]certainτινὰςtinasG5100twoδύοduoG1417ofthecenturionsἑκατονταρχῶνhekatontarchōnG1543,hesaidG3004,PrepareἑτοιμάσατεhetoimasateG2090twoG1417hundredδιακοσίουςdiakosiousG1250soldiersστρατιώταςstratiōtasG4757thattheymaygoπορευθῶσινporeuthōsinG4198asfarἕωςhe'ōsG2193asCaesareaΚαισαρείαςKaisareiasG2542,andseventyἑβδομήκονταhebdomēkontaG1440horsemenἱππεῖςhippeisG2460,andtwoG1417hundredδιακοσίουςdiakosiousG1250light-armed footmen,forthethirdτρίτηςtritēsG5154hourὥραςhōrasG5610ofthenightνυκτός,nuktosG3571.

24And[he orderedthem]toprovidebeasts,thattheymight setPaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972onthemandcarry [him] safethroughtoFelixΦήλικαPhēlikaG5344thegovernorἡγεμόνα·hēgemonaG2232,

25havingwrittenG1125aletterἐπιστολὴνepistolēnG1992, couchedinthisform:

26ClaudiusΚλαύδιοςKlaudiosG2804LysiasΛυσίαςLusiasG3079tothemostκρατίστῳkratistōG2903excellentG2903governorἡγεμόνιhēgemoniG2232FelixΦήλικιPhēlikiG5344,greetingχαίρειν.chaireinG5463.

27ThismanἄνδραandraG435, havingbeenG1510takenbytheJewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453,andbeingG1510abouttobeG1510killedbythem,IcameἐπιστὰςepistasG2186upwiththemilitaryandtookout[oftheirhands], havinglearnedμαθὼνmathōnG3129thathewasG1510aRomanῬωμαῖόςRhōmaiosG4514.

28AnddesiringtoknowἐπιγνῶναιepignōnaiG1921thechargeαἰτίανaitianG156onwhichtheyaccusedhim,IbroughtG2609himdownκατήγαγονkatēgagonG2609totheircouncilσυνέδριονsunedrionG4892;

29whomIfoundG2147tobeaccusedofquestionsζητημάτωνzētēmatōnG2213oftheirlawνόμουnomouG3551,buttohavenochargelaidagainsthim[makinghim]worthyἄξιονaxionG514ofdeathθανάτουthanatouG2288orofbonds.

30Buthaving received informationofaplotἐπιβουλῆςepiboulēsG1917abouttobeG1510putG3992inexecutionagainstthemanἄνδραandraG435[bytheJews],IhaveimmediatelyG1824sentG3992himtothee,commandingG3853alsoκαὶkaiG2532hisaccusersκατηγόροιςkatēgoroisG2725tosayG3004beforetheethethingsthatareG1510againsthim. [Farewell.]

31ThesoldiersστρατιῶταιstratiōtaiG4757thereforeοὖνounG3767,accordingκατὰkataG2596towhatwasorderedthem,tookG353PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972andbroughtG71himbynightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571toAntipatris,

32andonthemorrow, havingleftthehorsemenἱππεῖςhippeisG2460togoἀπέρχεσθαιaperchesthaiG565withhim,returnedὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsanG5290tothefortress.

33Andthese, havingenteredεἰσελθόντεςeiselthontesG1525intoCaesareaΚαισάρειανKaisareianG2542,andgivenuptheletterἐπιστολὴνepistolēnG1992tothegovernorἡγεμόνιhēgemoniG2232,presentedπαρέστησανparestēsanG3936PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972alsoG2532tohim.

34AndhavingreadἀναγνοὺςanagnousG314[it],andaskedἐπερωτήσαςeperōtēsasG1905ofwhateparchyhewasG1510,andlearnedthat[hewasG1510]ofCiliciaΚιλικίας,KilikiasG2791,

35hesaidἔφη,ephēG5346,Iwillhear thee fullywhenὅτανhotanG3752thineaccusersκατήγοροίkatēgoroiG2725alsoκαὶkaiG2532arearrived.AndhecommandedκελεύσαςkeleusasG2753himtobekeptG5442inHerod'spraetoriumπραιτωρίῳpraitōriōG4232.

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