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Acts 26:16-32

16butriseἀνάστηθιanastēthiG450upandstandστῆθιstēthiG2476onthyfeetG4228;for,forthispurposehaveIappearedtothee,toappointG4400theetobeaservantandawitnessμάρτυραmarturaG3144bothofwhatthou hastseenG3708,andofwhatIshallappeartotheein,

17taking theeoutfromamongthepeopleλαοῦlaouG2992,andthenationsG1484,towhomIsendἀποστέλλωapostellōG649thee,

18toopenἀνοῖξαιanoixaiG455theireyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788,thattheymayturnἐπιστρέψαιepistrepsaiG1994fromdarknessσκότουςskotousG4655tolightφῶςphōsG5457,andfromthepowerἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849ofSatanσατανᾶsatanaG4567toGodθεόν,theonG2316,thattheymayreceiveλαβεῖνlabeinG2983remissionofsinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266andinheritanceκλῆρονklēronG2819amongthemthataresanctifiedG37byfaithπίστειpisteiG4102inme.

19Whereupon,kingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππα,AgrippaG67,IwasnotdisobedientἀπειθὴςapeithēsG545totheheavenlyοὐρανίῳouraniōG3770visionὀπτασίᾳ,optasiaG3701;

20buthave,firstπρῶτόνprōtonG4413tothosebothinDamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154andJerusalemἹεροσολύμοις,Hi'erosolumoisG2414,andtoalltheregionχώρανchōranG5561ofJudaea,andtothenationsG1484,announcedthattheyshouldrepentμετανοεῖνmetanoeinG3340andturnἐπιστρέφεινepistrepheinG1994toGodθεὸνtheonG2316,doingworksἔργαergaG2041worthyἄξιαaxiaG514ofrepentanceμετανοίαςmetanoiasG3341.

21OnaccountofthesethingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778theJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453, havingseizedmeinthetemple, attemptedtolay handsonanddestroyme.

22HavingthereforeοὖνounG3767metwith[the]helpwhichisfromGodθεοῦtheouG2316,IhavestoodG2476firmG2476untothisdayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250, witnessingbothtosmallμικρῷmikrōG3398andgreatμεγάλῳ,megalōG3173,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004nothingelsethanthosethingsG3778whichboththeprophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396andMosesΜωϋσῆς,MōusēsG3475havesaidG3004shouldhappenγίνεσθαιginesthaiG1096,

23[namely,]whetherChristχριστός,christosG5547shouldsuffer;whetherhefirstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413,throughresurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386of[the]deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,shouldannouncelightφῶςphōsG5457bothtothepeopleλαῷlaōG2992andtothenationsG1484.

24AndasheansweredforhisdefencewiththesethingsΤαῦταTautaG3778,FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347saysG5346withaloudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456, Thou artmad,PaulΠαῦλε·PauleG3972;muchG4183learningturns theetomadness.

25ButPaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972saidφησινphēsinG5346,Iamnotmad,mostκράτιστεkratisteG2903excellentG2903FestusΦῆστε,PhēsteG5347,bututterἀποφθέγγομαι.apophthengomaiG669wordsoftruthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225andsoberness;

26forthekingβασιλεύς,basileusG935isG1510informedaboutthesethingsG3778,towhomalsoκαὶkaiG2532Ispeakλαλῶ·lalōG2980withallfreedom.ForIamG1510persuadedG3982thatofthesethingsG3778nothingisG1510hiddenfromhim;forthiswasG1510notdoneinacornerγωνίᾳgōniaG1137.

27KingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππα,AgrippaG67, believest thoutheprophetsπροφήταις;prophētaisG4396?Iknowthatthou believest.

28AndAgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67[said]toPaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972,InalittleὀλίγῳoligōG3641thou persuadestmetobecomeaChristianΧριστιανὸνChristianonG5546.

29AndPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972[said],IwouldtoGodθεῷtheōG2316,bothinlittleὀλίγῳoligōG3641andinmuch,thatnotonlyG3440thou,butallwhohaveheardἀκούοντάςakouontasG191methisdayσήμερονsēmeronG4594,shouldbecomeγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096suchτοιούτουςtoioutousG5108asIalsoG2532amG1510,exceptthesebonds.

30AndthekingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935stoodG450up,andthegovernorἡγεμὼνhēgemōnG2232andBerniceΒερνίκηBernikēG959,andthosewhosatwiththem,

31andhavinggoneapart,theyspokeἐλάλουνelalounG2980tooneG3762anothersayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004,ThismanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444doesnothingworthyG514ofdeathθανάτουthanatouG2288orofbonds.

32AndAgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67saidἔφη·ephēG5346toFestusΦήστῳPhēstōG5347,ThismanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444mighthavebeenletgoG630ifhehadnotappealedἐπεκέκλητοepekeklētoG1941toCaesarΚαίσαρα.¶KaisaraG2541.

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