1AndafterfiveπέντεpenteG4002daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250cameG2597downthehighἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749priestG749AnaniasἉνανίαςHananiasG367,withtheeldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnG4245,andacertainG5100orator calledTertullusΤερτύλλουTertullouG5061,andlaidtheirinformationsagainstPaulΠαύλου.PaulouG3972beforethegovernorἡγεμόνιhēgemoniG2232. 2AndhehavingbeencalledG2564,TertullusΤέρτυλλοςTertullosG5061beganG757toaccuseκατηγορεῖνkatēgoreinG2723,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, SeeingweenjoygreatπολλῆςpollēsG4183peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515throughthee,andthatexcellent measuresareexecutedforthisnationἔθνειethneiG1484bythy forethought, 3wereceive[it]alwaysandeverywhereπανταχοῦpantachouG3837,mostexcellentκράτιστεkratisteG2903FelixΦῆλιξ,PhēlixG5344,withallthankfulness. 4ButthatImaynottoomuchG4183intrudeonthytime,Ibeseech theetohearἀκοῦσαίakousaiG191usbrieflyinthykindness. 5ForfindingG2147thismanἄνδραandraG435apest,andmoving seditionamongalltheJewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453throughouttheworldοἰκουμένηνoikoumenēnG3625,andaleaderofthesectαἱρέσεως·haireseōsG139oftheNazaraeans; 6whoalsoG2532attemptedtoprofanethetempleἱερὸνhi'eronG2411;whomwealsoG2532hadseizedG2902, [andwouldhavejudged accordingtoourlaw; 7but Lysias, the chiliarch, coming up, took [him] away with great force out of our hands, 8having commandedhisaccuserstocometothee;]ofwhomthou canst thyself,inexamining[him],knowἐπιγνῶναιepignōnaiG1921thecertaintyofallthesethingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778ofwhichweaccuseκατηγοροῦμενkatēgoroumenG2723him. 9AndtheJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453alsoκαὶkaiG2532joinedinpressingthematter against [Paul], sayingthatthesethingsταῦταtautaG3778wereso. 10ButPaulΠαῦλος,PaulosG3972,thegovernorἡγεμόνοςhēgemonosG2232having beckonedtohimtospeakλέγειν·legeinG3004,answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611,KnowingἐπιστάμενοςepistamenosG1987thatformanyπολλῶνpollōnG4183yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094thou hastbeenG1510judgeκριτὴνkritēnG2923tothisnationἔθνειethneiG1484,IanswerG611readilyastothethingsG3778whichconcernmyself. 11Asthou mayestknowἐπιγνῶναιepignōnaiG1921thatthereareG1510notmoreπλείουςpleiousG4183thantwelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250sinceIwentG305uptoworshipπροσκυνήσωνproskunēsōnG4352atJerusalemἸερουσαλήμ·IerousalēmG2419, 12andneitherinthetempledidtheyfindεὗρόνheuronG2147mediscoursingtoanyoneG5100,ormakingG4160anytumultuousgatheringtogetherofthecrowdὄχλουochlouG3793,norinthesynagoguesG4864,norinthecityπόλιν·polinG4172; 13neithercantheymakegoodthethingsὧνhōnG3739ofwhichtheynowνυνὶnuniG3570accuseκατηγοροῦσίνkatēgorousinG2723me. 14ButthisIavowtothee,thatinthewayὁδὸνhodonG3598whichtheycallsectαἵρεσινairesinG139,soIserveλατρεύωlatreuōG3000myfathers'GodθεῷtheōG2316,believingG4100allthingsG3778whicharewrittenG1125throughoutthelawνόμονnomonG3551,andintheprophetsπροφήταιςprophētaisG4396; 15havinghopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680towardsGodθεὸνtheonG2316,whichtheythemselvesalsoG2532receiveG4327,thatthereisἔσεσθαιesesthaiG1510tobeG1510aresurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386bothofjustδικαίωνdikaiōnG1342andunjustἀδίκων·adikōnG94. 16ForthiscauseIalsoG2532exercise [myself]tohaveineverythingG3956aconscienceσυνείδησινsuneidēsinG4893withoutoffence towardsGodθεὸνtheonG2316andmenG444. 17AndafteralapseofmanyG4183yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094Iarrived,bringingalmsἐλεημοσύναςeleēmosunasG1654tomynationἔθνοςethnosG1484,andofferingsG4376. 19whooughtG1163toappearbeforetheeandaccuseG2723,iftheyhaveanythingτιtiG5100againstme; 20orletthesethemselvessayG3004whatwrongtheyfoundG2147inmewhenIstoodστάντοςstantosG2476beforethecouncilσυνεδρίου,sunedriouG4892, 21[other]thanconcerningG4012thisoneμιᾶςmiasG1520voiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456whichIcriedG2896standingἑστὼςhestōsG2476amongstthem:IamjudgedG2919thisdayσήμερονsēmeronG4594byyoutouching [the]resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386of[the]deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498. 22AndFelixΦῆλιξPhēlixG5344,knowingaccuratelythethingsconcerningπερὶperiG4012thewayὁδοῦhodouG3598,adjournedthem,sayingG3004,WhenὅτανhotanG3752LysiasΛυσίαςLusiasG3079thechiliarchiscomeκαταβῇ,katabēaG2597downIwilldetermineyouraffair; 23orderingthecenturionἑκατοντάρχῃhekatontarchēG1543tokeepτηρεῖσθαιtēreisthaiG5083him,andthatheshouldhavefreedom,andtohinderG2967noneofhisfriendstoministertohim. 25AndashereasonedδιαλεγομένουdialegomenouG1256concerningπερὶperiG4012righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343,andtemperance,andthejudgmentκρίματοςkrimatosG2917abouttocomeG1096,FelixΦῆλιξPhēlixG5344,beingfilledwithfear,answeredἀπεκρίθη·apekrithēG611,Goπορεύου·poreuouG4198forthepresentνῦνnunG3568,andwhenIgetanopportunityκαιρὸνkaironG2540Iwillsendforthee; 27ButwhentwoΔιετίαςDietiasG1333yearsG1333werecompleted,FelixΦῆλιξPhēlixG5344wasrelievedbyPorciusFestusΦῆστον,PhēstonG5347ashissuccessor;andFelixΦῆλιξPhēlixG5344, desiroustoobligetheJewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453,toacquiretheirfavour,leftG2641PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972boundG1210. Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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