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Acts 4:17-37

17Butthatitbenotfurtherspreadamongthepeopleλαόν,laonG2992,letusthreatenthemseverelynolongerμηκέτιmēketiG3371tospeakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980toanymanἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444inthisnameὀνόματιonomatiG3686.

18AndhavingcalledκαλέσαντεςkalesantesG2564them,theycharged [them]nottospeakatallnorteachδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321inthenameὀνόματιonomatiG3686ofJesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

19ButPeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074andJohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491answeringἀποκριθέντεςapokrithentesG611saidG3004tothem,IfitbeG1510righteousG1342beforeGodθεοῦtheouG2316tolistenἀκούεινakoueinG191toyouratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123thantoGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,judgeκρίνατε.krinateG2919ye;

20forasforuswecannotrefrainfromspeakingλαλεῖν.laleinG2980ofthethingsG3739whichwehaveseenG3708andheardG191.

21Butthey, havingfurtherthreatenedthem,letthemgoἀπέλυσανapelusanG630,findingεὑρίσκοντεςheuriskontesG2147nowayhowπῶςpōsG4459theymightpunishthem,onaccountδιὰdiaG1223ofthepeopleλαόν,laonG2992,becauseallglorifiedἐδόξαζονedoxazonG1392GodθεὸνtheonG2316forwhathadtakenplaceG1096;

22forthemanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444onwhomthissignσημεῖονsēmeionG4592ofhealingἰάσεως.¶iaseōsG2392hadtakenplaceγεγόνειgegoneiG1096wasG1510abovefortyτεσσεράκονταtesserakontaG5062yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094old.

23AndhavingbeenletgoἈπολυθέντεςApoluthentesG630,theycameG2064totheirownἰδίουςidiousG2398[company],andreportedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518allthatthechiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749andeldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245hadsaidG3004tothem.

24Andthey,havingheardG191[it],liftedἦρανēranG142up[their]voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456withoneὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661accordG3661toGodθεὸνtheonG2316,andsaidG3004,Lordδέσποτα,despotaG1203, thou arttheGodG2316whomadeG4160theheavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772andtheearthγῆνgēnG1093andtheseaθάλασσανthalassanG2281,andallthatisinthem;

25whohastsaidG3004bythemouthστόματοςstomatosG4750ofthyservantπαιδόςpaidosG3816DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138,Whyhave[the]nationsG1484raged haughtilyand[the]peoplesG2992meditatedvainκενά;kenaG2756things?

26ThekingsβασιλεῖςbasileisG935oftheearthγῆςgēsG1093werethere,andtherulersἄρχοντεςarchontesG758weregatheredσυνήχθησανsunēchthēsanG4863togetherG4863againsttheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962andagainsthisChristχριστοῦchristouG5547.

27ForintruthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225againstthyholyἅγιονhagionG40servantπαῖδάpaidaG3816JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,whomthou hadstanointedἔχρισας,echrisasG5548,bothHerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264andPontiusΠόντιοςPontiosG4194PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091,with[the]nationsG1484,andpeoplesG2992ofIsraelἸσραήλIsraēlG2474,havebeengatheredG4863togetherσυνήχθησανsunēchthēsanG4863inthiscityπόλειpoleiG4172

28todowhateverthyhandχείρcheirG5495andthycounselG1012haddeterminedbeforeshouldcomeG1096topassG1096.

29Andnowνῦν,nunG3568,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962, lookupontheirthreatenings,andgiveG1325tothy bondmenwithallboldnessπαρρησίαςparrēsiasG3954tospeakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980thywordλόγονlogonG3056,

30inthatthou stretchestoutthyhandχεῖράcheiraG5495tohealἴασινiasinG2392,andthatsignsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592andwondersτέραταterataG5059takeplaceγίνεσθαιginesthaiG1096throughthenameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686ofthyholyἁγίουhagiouG40servantπαιδόςpaidosG3816JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

31AndwhentheyhadprayedδεηθέντωνdeēthentōnG1189,theplaceτόποςtoposG5117inwhichtheywereG1510assembledshook,andtheywereG1510allfilledἐπλήσθησανeplēsthēsanG4130withtheHolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,andspokeἐλάλουνelalounG2980thewordλόγονlogonG3056ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316withboldnessπαρρησίας.¶parrēsiasG3954.

32AndtheheartκαρδίαkardiaG2588andsoulψυχὴpsuchēG5590ofthemultitudeπλήθουςplēthousG4128ofthosethathadbelievedG4100wereG1510oneμία·miaG1520,andnotoneεἷςheisG1520saidG3004thatanythingτιtiG5100ofwhathepossessedwasG1510hisownἴδιονidionG2398,butallthingsG3956wereG1510commonκοινά.koinaG2839tothem;

33andwithgreatG3173powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411didtheapostlesG652giveG591witnessoftheresurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,andgreatG3173graceχάριςcharisG5485wasG1510uponthemall.

34ForneitherwasG1510thereanyoneG5100inwantamongthem;forasmanyὅσοιhosoiG3745aswereG1510ownersoflandsχωρίωνchōriōnG5564orhousesG3614,sellingπωλοῦντεςpōlountesG4453them,broughtἔφερονepheronG5342thepriceG5092ofwhatwasG1510soldG4453

35andlaidἐτίθουνetithounG5087itatthefeetG4228oftheapostlesG652;anddistributionwasmadetoeachaccordingasanyoneG5100mighthaveneedχρείανchreianG5532.

36AndJosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501,whohadbeenG1510surnamedBarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921bytheapostlesG652(whichisG1510,beingG1510interpreted,SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofconsolation),aLeviteΛευίτης,LeuitēsG3019,Cyprianbybirth,

37beingpossessedoflandG68, havingsoldG4453[it],broughtG5342themoneyχρῆμαchrēmaG5536andlaidG5087itatthefeetG4228oftheapostlesG652.

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