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Acts 10:3-30

3He sawG3708inἐνenG1722a visionὁράματιhoramatiG3705evidentlyφανερῶςphanerōsG5320aboutὡσεὶhōseiG5616the ninthἐνάτηνenatēnG1766hourὥρανhōranG5610of the dayτῆς ἡμέραςtēs hēmerasG3588 G2250an angelἄγγελονangelonG32of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316coming inεἰσελθόνταeiselthontaG1525toπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846,andκαὶkaiG2532sayingG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,CorneliusΚορνήλιε.KornēlieG2883.

4ὁhoG3588AndδὲdeG1161when he lookedἀτενίσαςatenisasG816on himαὐτῷautōG846,he wasγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096καὶkaiG2532afraidἔμφοβοςemphobosG1719,and saidG3004,WhatτίtiG5101is itἐστιν,estinG1510,Lordκύριε;kurieG2962?AndδὲdeG1161he saidG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,ThyσουsouG4771prayersαἱ προσευχαίhai proseuchaiG3588 G4335andκαὶkaiG2532thineσουsouG4771almsαἱ ἐλεημοσύναιhai eleēmosunaiG3588 G1654are come upἀνέβησανanebēsanG305forεἰςeisG1519a memorialμνημόσυνονmnēmosunonG3422beforeG1799Godτοῦ θεοῦ.tou theouG3588 G2316.

5AndκαὶkaiG2532nowνῦνnunG3568sendπέμψονpempsonG3992menἄνδραςandrasG435toεἰςeisG1519JoppaἸόππηνIoppēnG2445,andκαὶkaiG2532call forμετάπεμψαιmetapempsaiG3343oneSimonΣίμωνάSimōnaG4613,whoseὃςhosG3739surname isἐπικαλεῖταιepikaleitaiG1941PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074:

6HeG3778lodgethξενίζεταιxenizetaiG3579withπαράparaG3844oneτινιtiniG5100SimonΣίμωνιSimōniG4613a tannerβυρσεῖ,burseiG1038,whoseᾧhōG3739houseοἰκίαoikiaG3614isἐστινestinG1510byπαρὰparaG3844the sea sideθάλασσανthalassanG2281:heG3778shall tellG2980theeG4771whatG5101thouG4771oughtestG1163to doG4160.

7AndδὲdeG1161whenὩςHōsG5613the angelἄγγελοςangelosG3588 G32whichG3588spakeλαλῶνlalōnG2980unto CorneliusG3588 G2883was departedἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565,he calledφωνήσαςphōnēsasG5455twoδύοduoG1417of hisαὐτῷ,autōG846household servantsοἰκετῶνoiketōnG3588 G3610,andκαὶkaiG2532a devoutεὐσεβῆeusebēG2152soldierστρατιώτηνstratiōtēnG4757of themG3588that waitedG4342on himαὐτῷ,autōG846continuallyG4342;

8AndκαὶkaiG2532when he had declaredἐξηγησάμενοςexēgēsamenosG1834allG537thesethingsἅπανταhapantaG537unto themαὐτοῖς,autoisG846,he sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649themαὐτοὺςautousG846toεἰςeisG1519Joppaτὴν Ἰόππην.¶tēn IoppēnG3588 G2445.

9ΤῇTēaG3588OnδὲdeG1161the morrowἐπαύριονepaurionG1887,asG1565they went on their journeyὁδοιπορούντωνhodoiporountōnG3596,andκαὶkaiG2532drew nighἐγγιζόντων,engizontōnG1448unto the cityτῇ πόλειtēa poleiG3588 G4172,PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074went upἀνέβηanebēG305uponἐπὶepiG1909the housetopτὸ δῶμαto dōmaG3588 G1430to prayπροσεύξασθαιproseuxasthaiG4336aboutπερὶperiG4012the sixthἕκτην.hektēnG1623hourὥρανhōranG5610:

10AndδὲdeG1161he becameG1096very hungryπρόσπεινος,prospeinosG4361,andκαὶkaiG2532wouldἤθελενēthelenG2309have eatenγεύσασθαι.geusasthaiG1089:butδὲdeG1161while theyG1565made readyπαρασκευαζόντωνparaskeuazontōnG3903,heG846fellG1968intoἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909a tranceἔκστασις,ekstasisG1611,

11AndG2532sawθεωρεῖtheōreiG2334heavenτὸν οὐρανὸνton ouranonG3588 G3772openedἀνεῳγμένονaneōgmenonG455,andG2532a certainτιtiG5100vesselσκεῦόςskeuosG4632descendingκαταβαῖνονkatabainonG2597untoG1909himG846,asὡςhōsG5613it had been a greatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173sheetὀθόνηνothonēnG3607knitG1210at the fourτέσσαρσινtessarsinG5064cornersἀρχαῖςarchaisG746,andG2532let downκαθιέμενονkathiemenonG2524toG1909the earthτῆς γῆς·tēs gēsG3588 G1093:

12G3588ἐνenG1722WhereinᾧhōG3739wereὑπῆρχενhupērchenG5225all manner ofπάνταpantaG3956fourfooted beastsτετράποδαtetrapodaG5074of the earthγῆςgēsG3588 G1093,andG2532wild beastsG3588 G2342,andG2532creeping thingsἑρπετὰherpetaG3588 G2062,andG2532fowlsπετεινὰpeteinaG3588 G4071of the airοὐρανοῦ.ouranouG3588 G3772.

13AndκαὶkaiG2532there cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096a voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456toπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτόν·autonG846,RiseἀναστὰςanastasG450,PeterΠέτρε,PetreG4074;killθῦσονthusonG2380,andκαὶkaiG2532eatφάγε.phageG5315.

14ὁhoG3588ButδὲdeG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074saidG3004,Not soμηδαμῶς,mēdamōsG3365,Lordκύριε·kurieG2962;forὅτιhotiG3754I haveG5315neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763eatenG5315any thingπᾶνpanG3956that is commonκοινὸνkoinonG2839orG2228uncleanἀκάθαρτον.akathartonG169.

15AndκαὶkaiG2532the voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456spakeuntoπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτόν·autonG846againπάλινpalinG3825ἐκekG1537the second timeδευτέρουdeuterouG1208,WhatἃhaG3739Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316hath cleansedἐκαθάρισεν,ekatharisenG2511, thatcallκοίνου.koinouG2840notμὴmēG3361thouσὺsuG4771commonG2840.

16δὲdeG1161ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778was doneἐγένετοegenetoG1096ἐπὶepiG1909thriceτρίς,trisG5151:andκαὶkaiG2532the vesselτὸ σκεῦοςto skeuosG3588 G4632was received upἀνελήμφθηanelēmphthēG353againG3825intoεἰςeisG1519heavenτὸν οὐρανόν.ton ouranonG3588 G3772.

17NowδὲdeG1161whileὡςhōsG5613PeterΠέτροςPetrosG3588 G4074doubtedδιηπόρειdiēporeiG1280inἐνenG1722himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438whatτίtiG5101ἂνanG302this visionὅραμαhoramaG3588 G3705whichὃhoG3739he had seenG3708should meanεἴηeiēG1510,beholdG3708,the menἄνδρεςandresG3588 G435whichG3588were sentἀπεσταλμένοιapestalmenoiG649fromG575CorneliusΚορνηλίουKornēliouG3588 G2883had made enquiryδιερωτήσαντεςdierōtēsantesG1331for Simon’sΣίμωνος,SimōnosG4613houseοἰκίανoikianG3588 G3614,andG2532stoodἐπέστησανepestēsanG2186beforeἐπὶepiG1909the gateπυλῶνα·pulōnaG3588 G4440,

18AndκαὶkaiG2532calledφωνήσαντεςphōnēsantesG5455,and askedἐπυνθάνοντοepunthanontoG4441whetherεἰeiG1487SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613,whichὁhoG3588was surnamedἐπικαλούμενοςepikaloumenosG1941PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074,were lodgedξενίζεται.¶xenizetaiG3579thereἐνθάδεenthadeG1759.

19ΤοῦTouG3588WhileδὲdeG1161PeterΠέτρουPetrouG4074thoughtG1760onπερὶperiG4012the visionτοῦ ὁράματοςtou horamatosG3588 G3705,the Spiritτὸ πνεῦμα·to pneumaG3588 G4151said untoG3004himαὐτῷautōG846,BeholdG3708,threeτρεῖςtreisG5140menἄνδρεςandresG435seekζητοῦντέςzētountesG2212theeσε·seG4771.

20AriseἀναστὰςanastasG450thereforeἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,and get thee downκατάβηθιkatabēthiG2597,andκαὶkaiG2532goπορεύουporeuouG4198withσὺνsunG4862themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,doubtingδιακρινόμενος,diakrinomenosG1252nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367:forG1360IἐγὼegōG1473have sentἀπέσταλκαapestalkaG649themαὐτούς.autousG846.

21ThenδὲdeG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074went downκαταβὰςkatabasG2597toG4314the menἄνδραςandrasG3588 G435whichG3588were sentG649untoG4314himG846fromG575CorneliusG3588 G2883;and saidG3004,BeholdG3708,IἐγώegōG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510he whomὃνhonG3739ye seekζητεῖτε·zēteiteG2212:whatτίςtisG5101isthe causeαἰτίαaitiaG3588 G156whereforeδι᾽di᾽G1223yeἣνhēnG3739are comeπάρεστε;paresteG3918?

22οἱhoiG3588τὸνtonG3588AndδὲdeG1161they saidG3004,CorneliusΚορνήλιοςKornēliosG2883the centurionἑκατοντάρχης,hekatontarchēsG1543,a justδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342manἀνὴρanērG435,andκαὶkaiG2532one that fearethφοβούμενοςphoboumenosG5399Godθεὸν τοῦtheon touG3588 G2316,andτεteG5037of good reportμαρτυρούμενόςmarturoumenosG3140amongὑπὸhupoG5259allὅλουholouG3650the nationἔθνους τῶνethnous tōnG3588 G1484of the JewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453,was warned from GodἐχρηματίσθηechrēmatisthēG5537byὑπὸhupoG5259an holyἁγίουhagiouG40angelἀγγέλουangelouG32to send forμεταπέμψασθαίmetapempsasthaiG3343theeσεseG4771intoεἰςeisG1519hisαὐτοῦautouG846houseτὸν οἶκονton oikonG3588 G3624,andκαὶkaiG2532to hearἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487ofπαρὰparaG3844theeσοῦ.souG4771.

23G3588G3588ThenοὖνounG3767called heG1528themαὐτοὺςautousG846inG1528,and lodgedἐξένισεν.exenisenG3579them.AndδὲdeG1161on the morrowἐπαύριονepaurionG1887PeterG3588 G4074went awayἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831withσὺνsunG4862themαὐτοῖς,autoisG846,andκαίkaiG2532certainτινεςtinesG5100brethrenἀδελφῶνadelphōnG3588 G80fromἀπὸapoG575JoppaἸόππηςIoppēsG3588 G2445accompaniedσυνῆλθονsunēlthonG4905himαὐτῷ.autōG846.

24AndG2532the morrow afterἐπαύριονepaurionG1887they enteredτῇ εἰσῆλθενtēa eisēlthenG3588 G1525intoεἰςeisG1519Cesareaτὴν Καισάρειαν·tēn KaisareianG3588 G2542.AndG1161Corneliusὁ Κορνήλιοςho KornēliosG3588 G2883waited forπροσδοκῶνprosdokōnG4328themαὐτοὺςautousG846,and hadἦνēnG1510called togetherσυγκαλεσάμενοςsugkalesamenosG4779hisαὐτοῦautouG846kinsmenτοὺς συγγενεῖςtous sungeneisG3588 G4773andG2532nearτοὺς ἀναγκαίουςtous anagkaiousG3588 G316friendsφίλους.philousG5384.

25AndδὲdeG1161asὡςhōsG5613PeterΠέτρον,PetronG3588 G4074wasἐγένετοegenetoG1096coming inεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525,CorneliusΚορνήλιοςKornēliosG3588 G2883metσυναντήσαςsunantēsasG4876himαὐτῷautōG846,and fell downπεσὼνpesōnG4098atἐπὶepiG1909his feetπόδαςpodasG3588 G4228,and worshippedπροσεκύνησεν.prosekunēsenG4352him.

26ὁhoG3588ButδὲdeG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074tookG1453himαὐτὸνautonG846upG1453,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,Stand upἀνάστηθι·anastēthiG450;IG2504myselfαὐτὸςautosG846alsoG2504amεἰμι.eimiG1510a manἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444.

27AndκαὶkaiG2532as he talked withσυνομιλῶνsunomilōnG4926himαὐτῷautōG846,he went inεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525,andκαὶkaiG2532foundεὑρίσκειheuriskeiG2147manyπολλούς,pollousG4183that were come togetherσυνεληλυθόταςsunelēluthotasG4905.

28AndτεteG5037he saidἔφηephēG5346untoπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς·autousG846,YeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771knowἐπίστασθεepistastheG1987how thatὡςhōsG5613it is an unlawful thingἀθέμιτόνathemitonG111for a manἀνδρὶandriG435that isἐστινestinG1510a JewἸουδαίῳIoudaiōG2453to keep companyκολλᾶσθαιkollasthaiG2853,orἢēG2228come untoπροσέρχεσθαιproserchesthaiG4334one of another nationἀλλοφύλῳ·allophulōG246;butκἀμοὶkamoikaiG2532Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316hath shewedG1166meκἀμοὶkamoikaiG1473thatG1166I shouldG3004notμηδέναmēdenaG3367callG3004any manἄνθρωπον,anthrōponG444commonκοινὸνkoinonG2839orἢēG2228uncleanἀκάθαρτονakathartonG169.

29ThereforeδιὸdioG1352καὶkaiG2532came IἦλθονēlthonG2064unto youwithout gainsayingἀναντιρρήτωςanantirrētōsG369,as soon as I was sent forμεταπεμφθείς.metapemphtheisG3343:I askπυνθάνομαιpunthanomaiG4441thereforeοὖν,ounG3767for whatτίνιtiniG5101intentλόγῳlogōG3056ye have sent forμετεπέμψασθέmetepempsastheG3343meG1473?

30ὁhoG3588AndG2532CorneliusΚορνήλιος τῆςKornēlios tēsG3588 G2883saidἔφη·ephēG5346,FourτετάρτηςtetartēsG5067daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250agoἀπὸapoG575I wasἤμηνēmēnG1510fastingG3522untilμέχριmechriG3360thisταύτηςtautēsG3778hourὥρας τὴνhōras tēnG3588 G5610;andG2532at the ninthἐνάτηνenatēnG1766hourG5610I prayedπροσευχόμενοςproseuchomenosG4336inἐνenG1722myG1473houseτῷ οἴκῳtō oikōG3588 G3624,andG2532,beholdG3708,a manἀνὴρanērG435stoodἔστηestēG2476beforeἐνώπιόνenōpionG1799meG1473inἐνenG1722brightλαμπρᾷlampraG2986clothingἐσθῆτιesthētiG2066,

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