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Acts 28

1Andwhenwegot safe [toland]wethenknewG1921thattheislandνῆσοςnēsosG3520wascalledκαλεῖται·kaleitaiG2564Melita.

2Butthebarbariansshewedusnocommonkindness;for, havingkindledafireπυρὰνpuranG4443,theytookusallinbecauseoftherainὑετὸνhu'etonG5205thatwasfallingandbecauseofthecoldψῦχος.psuchosG5592.

3AndPaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972havinggathereda[certainG5100]quantityofstickstogetherinabundleandlaidG2007[it]onthefireπυρὰνpuranG4443,aviperG2191comingἐξελθοῦσαexelthousaG1831outfromtheheatseizedhishandχειρὸςcheirosG5495.

4AndwhenὩςHōsG5613thebarbarianssawG3708thebeastθηρίονthērionG2342hangingκρεμάμενονkremamenonG2910fromhishandχειρὸςcheirosG5495,theysaidἔλεγον·elegonG3004tooneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240another,ThismanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444isG1510certainlyamurdererφονεύςphoneusG5406,whom, [though]savedG1295outoftheseaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281, NemesishasnotallowedG1439toliveζῆνzēnG2198.

5Hehowever,havingshakenoffthebeastG2342intothefireπῦρpurG4442, feltnoharmG2556.

6ButtheyexpectedthathewouldhaveswollenorfallendownκαταπίπτεινkatapipteinG2667suddenlyἄφνωaphnōG869deadνεκρόν·nekronG3498.ButwhentheyhadexpectedalongtimeandsawθεωρούντωνtheōrountōnG2334nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367unusualhappenγινόμενονginomenonG1096tohim, changingtheiropinion,theysaidG3004hewasG1510agodθεόν.¶theonG2316.

7NowδὲdeG1161inthecountry surroundingthatplaceτόπονtoponG5117werethelandsχωρίαchōriaG5564belongingtothechiefmanoftheislandνήσου,nēsouG3520,bynameG3686PubliusΠοπλίῳ,PopliōG4196,whoreceivedusandgave[us] hospitalitythreeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250inaveryG1565friendlyway.

8AndithappenedG1096thatthefatherπατέραpateraG3962ofPubliusΠοπλίουPopliouG4196layilloffeverG4446anddysentery;towhomPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972enteredεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525in,andhavingprayedπροσευξάμενος,proseuxamenosG4336andlaidG2007hishandsχεῖραςcheirasG5495onhimcuredhim.

9ButthishavingtakenplaceγενομένουgenomenouG1096,therestλοιποὶloipoiG3062alsoG2532whohadsicknessesG769intheislandνήσῳnēsōG3520cameG4334andwerehealedἐθεραπεύοντο·etherapeuontoG2323:

10whoalsoG2532honoured uswithmanyπολλαῖςpollaisG4183honours,andonourleavingtheymade presentstousofwhatshouldministertoourwants.

11AndafterthreeτρεῖςtreisG5140monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376wesailedinashipπλοίῳploiōG4143whichhadwinteredG3914intheislandνήσῳ,nēsōG3520,anAlexandrian,with[the] Dioscuriforits ensign.

12Andhaving cometoSyracuseweremainedthreeτρεῖς,treisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250.

13Whence,goinginacircuitous course,wearrivedatRhegium;andafteroneμίανmianG1520dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250,thewindνότουnotouG3558having changedtosouthG3558,ontheseconddayG2250wecameG2064toPuteoli,

14whereοὗhouG3757, havingfoundG2147brethren,wewerebeggedtostaywiththemsevenἑπτά·heptaG2033daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250.AndthusG3779wewenttoRomeῬώμηνRhōmēnG4516.

15Andthencethebrethren, havingheardG191aboutus,cameG2064tomeetἀπάντησινapantēsinG529usasfarἄχριachriG891asAppii ForumandTres Tabernae,whomwhenPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972sawG3708,hethankedεὐχαριστήσαςeucharistēsasG2168GodθεῷtheōG2316andtookG2983courage.

16AndwhenὍτεHoteG3753wecameG1525toRomeῬώμην,RhōmēnG4516, [thecenturion delivereduptheprisonerstothepraetorian prefect,but]PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972wasallowedἐπετράπηepetrapēG2010toremainG3306byhimselfwiththesoldierστρατιώτῃ.¶stratiōtēG4757whokeptG5442him.

17AnditcameG1096topassἘγένετοEgenetoG1096afterthreeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,thathecalledtogetherG4905thosewhowereG1510thechiefoftheJewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453;andwhentheyhadcomeG1096togetherG4905hesaidἔλεγενelegenG3004tothem,Brethren,IhavingdonenothingagainstthepeopleλαῷlaōG2992orthecustomsἔθεσινethesinG1485ofourforefathers,havebeenG1510deliveredπαρεδόθηνparedothēnG3860aprisonerδέσμιοςdesmiosG1198fromJerusalemἹεροσολύμωνHi'erosolumōnG2414intothehandsχεῖραςcheirasG5495oftheRomansῬωμαίων,RhōmaiōnG4514,

18whohavingexaminedmeweremindedtoletmegoἀπολῦσαιapolusaiG630,becausetherewasnothingG3367worthyofdeathθανάτουthanatouG2288inme.

19ButtheJewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453speakingagainstit,IwascompelledG315toappealἐπικαλέσασθαιepikalesasthaiG1941toCaesarΚαίσαραKaisaraG2541,notashavinganythingτιtiG5100toaccuseG2723mynationἔθνουςethnousG1484of.

20ForthiscauseαἰτίανaitianG156thereforeοὖνounG3767Ihavecalledyouto[me]toseeG3708andtospeaktoyou;foronaccountG1223ofthehopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680ofIsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474IhavethischainἅλυσινhalusinG254aboutme.

21AndtheysaidG3004tohim,Forourpart,wehaveneitherreceivedG1209lettersγράμματαgrammataG1121fromJudaeaconcerningπερὶperiG4012thee,norhasanyoneG5100ofthebrethrenwhohasarrivedreportedἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518orsaidG3004anythingG5100evilπονηρόν.ponēronG4190concerningπερὶperiG4012thee.

22ButwebegtohearἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191oftheewhatthou thinkest,forasconcerningπερὶperiG4012thissectαἱρέσεωςhaireseōsG139itisG1510knowntousthatitisG1510everywhereπανταχοῦpantachouG3837spokenἀντιλέγεται.¶antilegetaiG483against.

23AndhavingappointedΤαξάμενοιTaxamenoiG5021himadayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250manyG4183cameG2064tohimtothelodging,towhomheexpounded,testifyingδιαμαρτυρόμενοςdiamarturomenosG1263ofthekingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,andpersuadingG3982themconcerningπερὶperiG4012JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,bothfromthelawνόμουnomouG3551ofMosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475andtheprophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396,fromearlyG4404morningπρωῒprōiG4404toeveningἑσπέρας.hesperasG2073.

24AndsomewerepersuadedG3982ofthethingswhichweresaidG3004,butsomedisbelieved.

25AndbeingὄντεςontesG1510disagreedamongthemselvestheyleft;PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972havingspokenG2980oneἕν,henG1520word,WellG2573spokeG2980theHolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151throughEsaiastheprophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396toourfathersπατέραςpaterasG3962,

26sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,GoπορεύθητιporeuthētiG4198tothispeopleλαὸνlaonG2992,andsayG3004,HearingG191yeshallhearἀκούσετεakouseteG191andnotunderstandσυνῆτε,sunēteG4920,andseeingG3708yeshallseeG3708andnotperceive.

27FortheheartκαρδίαkardiaG2588ofthispeopleλαοῦlaouG2992hasbecomefat,andtheyhearἤκουσανēkousanG191heavilywiththeirearsὠσὶνōsinG3775,andtheyhaveclosedtheireyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788; lesttheyshouldseeG3708withtheireyesὀφθαλμοῖςophthalmoisG3788,andhearἀκούσωσινakousōsinG191withtheirearsὠσὶνōsinG3775,andunderstandσυνῶσινsunōsinG4920withtheirheartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,andbeconverted,andIshouldhealἰάσομαιiasomaiG2390them.

28BeἔστωestōG1510itknowntoyouthereforeοὖνounG3767,thatthissalvationofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316hasbeenG1510sentG649tothenationsG1484;theyalsoG2532willhearG191[it].

29[And he having said this, the Jews went away, having great reasoning among themselves.]

30AndheremainedtwoδιετίανdietianG1333wholeὅληνholēnG3650yearsG1333inhisownἰδίῳidiōG2398hired lodging,andreceivedallwhocametohim,

31preachingG2784thekingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,andteachingδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321thethingsG3956concerningπερὶperiG4012theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,withallfreedom unhinderedly.

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