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Acts 11:2-18

2AndG2532whenὍτεHoteG3753PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074was come upἀνέβηanebēG305toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemG2414,they that wereοἱhoiG3588ofἐκekG1537the circumcisionπεριτομῆςperitomēsG4061contendedδιεκρίνοντοdiekrinontoG1252withπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846,

3SayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004,ὅτιhotiG3754Thou wentest inεἰσῆλθεςeisēlthesG1525toπρὸςprosG4314menἄνδραςandrasG435ἔχονταςechontasG2192uncircumcisedἀκροβυστίανakrobustianG203,andκαὶkaiG2532didst eat withσυνέφαγεςsunephagesG4906themαὐτοῖς.autoisG846.

4ButδὲdeG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG3588 G4074rehearsedG756the matterfrom the beginningG756,and expoundedἐξετίθετοexetithetoG1620itby orderκαθεξῆςkathexēsG2517unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,

5IἐγὼegōG1473wasἤμηνēmēnG1510inἐνenG1722the cityπόλειpoleiG4172of JoppaἸόππῃIoppēG2445prayingπροσευχόμενοςproseuchomenosG4336:andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722a tranceἐκστάσειekstaseiG1611I sawG3708a visionὅραμαhoramaG3705,A certainτιtiG5100vesselσκεῦόςskeuosG4632descendκαταβαῖνονkatabainonG2597,as it had beenὡςhōsG5613a greatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173sheetὀθόνηνothonēnG3607,let downκαθιεμένηνkathiemenēnG2524fromἐκekG1537heavenτοῦ οὐρανοῦ,tou ouranouG3588 G3772by fourτέσσαρσινtessarsinG5064cornersἀρχαῖςarchaisG746;andκαὶkaiG2532it cameἦλθενēlthenG2064even toἄχριachriG891meἐμοῦ·emouG1473:

6τὰtaG3588UponεἰςeisG1519the whichἣνhēnG3739when I had fastened mine eyesἀτενίσαςatenisasG816,I consideredκατενόουνkatenoounG2657,andκαὶkaiG2532sawG3708fourfooted beastsτετράποδαtetrapodaG5074of the earthτῆς γῆςtēs gēsG3588 G1093,andκαὶkaiG2532wild beastsτὰ θηρίαta thēriaG3588 G2342,andκαὶkaiG2532creeping thingsτὰ ἑρπετὰta herpetaG3588 G2062,andκαὶkaiG2532fowlsτὰ πετεινὰta peteinaG3588 G4071of the airτοῦ οὐρανοῦ.tou ouranouG3588 G3772.

7AndδὲdeG1161I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191a voiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456sayingλεγούσηςlegousēsG3004unto meG1473,AriseἀναστὰςanastasG450,PeterΠέτρε,PetreG4074;slayθῦσονthusonG2380andG2532eatφάγε.phageG5315.

8Butδέ·deG1161I saidG3004,Not soμηδαμῶς,mēdamōsG3365,Lordκύριε·kurieG2962:forὅτιhotiG3754nothingG3956commonκοινὸνkoinonG2839orἢēG2228uncleanἀκάθαρτονakathartonG169hath at any timeοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525intoεἰςeisG1519myG1473mouthτὸ στόμαto stomaG3588 G4750.

9ButδὲdeG1161the voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611meG1473againδευτέρουdeuterouG1208fromἐκekG1537heavenτοῦ οὐρανοῦ·tou ouranouG3588 G3772,WhatἃhaG3739Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316hath cleansedἐκαθάρισεν,ekatharisenG2511, thatcallκοίνου.koinouG2840notμὴmēG3361thouσὺsuG4771commonG2840.ἐκekG1537

10AndδὲdeG1161thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778was doneἐγένετοegenetoG1096ἐπὶepiG1909three timesτρίς,trisG5151:andκαὶkaiG2532allἅπανταhapantaG537were drawn upἀνεσπάσθηanespasthēG385againπάλινpalinG3825intoεἰςeisG1519heavenτὸν οὐρανόν.ton ouranonG3588 G3772.

11AndκαὶkaiG2532,beholdG3708,immediatelyἐξαυτῆςexautēsG1824there were threeτρεῖςtreisG5140menἄνδρεςandresG435already comeἐπέστησανepestēsanG2186untoἐπὶepiG1909the houseτὴν οἰκίανtēn oikianG3588 G3614ἐνenG1722whereᾗhēG3739I wasἦμενēmenG1510,sentἀπεσταλμένοιapestalmenoiG649fromἀπὸapoG575CesareaΚαισαρείαςKaisareiasG2542untoπρόςprosG4314meG1473.

12τὸtoG3588AndδὲdeG1161the spiritπνεῦμά οἱpneuma hoiG3588 G4151badeG3004meG1473go withσυνελθεῖνsuneltheinG4905themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367doubtingδιακρίναντα.diakrinantaG1252.MoreoverδὲdeG1161theseοὗτοι,houtoiG3778sixἓξhexG1803brethrenἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80καὶkaiG2532accompaniedἦλθονēlthonG2064σὺνsunG4862meG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532we enteredεἰσήλθομενeisēlthomenG1525intoεἰςeisG1519the man’sτὸν ἀνδρός.ton androsG3588 G435houseοἶκον τοῦoikon touG3588 G3624:

13τὸνtonG3588AndG5037he shewedἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518usG1473howπῶςpōsG4459he had seenG3708an angelἄγγελον τῷangelon tōG3588 G32inἐνenG1722hisG846houseοἴκῳ τὸνoikō tonG3588 G3624,which stoodσταθένταstathentaG2476andκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004unto himG846,SendἀπόστειλονaposteilonG649menG435toεἰςeisG1519JoppaἸόππηνIoppēnG2445,andκαὶkaiG2532call forμετάπεμψαιmetapempsaiG3343SimonΣίμωναSimōnaG4613,whose surname isἐπικαλούμενονepikaloumenonG1941PeterΠέτρον,PetronG4074;

14WhoὃςhosG3739shall tellλαλήσειlalēseiG2980πρὸςprosG4314theeσὲseG4771wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487,ἐνenG1722wherebyοἷςhoisG3739thouσὺsuG4771andκαὶkaiG2532allπᾶςpasG3956thyσου.souG4771houseὁ οἶκόςho oikosG3588 G3624shall be savedσωθήσῃsōthēsēG4982.

15τῷtōG3588τὸtoG3588AndδὲdeG1161asἐνenG1722IG1473beganG756to speakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980,the HolyἅγιονhagionG40Ghostπνεῦμα τὸpneuma toG3588 G4151fellἐπέπεσενepepesenG1968onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909themαὐτούς,autousG846,asὥσπερhōsperG5618καὶkaiG2532onἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909usG1473atἐνenG1722the beginningἀρχῇ.archēaG746.

16ThenδὲdeG1161remembered IἐμνήσθηνemnēsthēnG3403the wordῥήματοςrhēmatosG3588 G4487of the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,how thatὡςhōsG5613he saidἔλεγεν·elegenG3004,JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491indeedμὲνmenG3303baptizedἐβάπτισενebaptisenG907with waterὕδατι,hudatiG5204;butδὲdeG1161yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771shall be baptizedβαπτισθήσεσθεbaptisthēsestheG907withἐνenG1722the Holyἁγίῳ.hagiōG40GhostπνεύματιpneumatiG4151.

17τὴνtēnG3588ForasmuchεἰeiG1487thenοὖνounG3767asὡςhōsG5613Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325themαὐτοῖςautoisG846the likeἴσηνisēnG2470giftδωρεὰνdōreanG1431asκαὶkaiG2532he didunto usG1473,who believedπιστεύσασινpisteusasinG4100onἐπὶepiG1909the Lordτὸν κύριονton kurionG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστόν,ChristonG5547;G1161whatτίςtisG5101wasἤμηνēmēnG1510IG1473,that I couldδυνατὸςdunatosG1415withstandκωλῦσαιkōlusaiG2967Godτὸν θεόν;¶ton theonG3588 G2316?

18WhenδὲdeG1161they heardἈκούσαντεςAkousantesG191these thingsταῦταtautaG3778,they held their peaceἡσύχασανhēsuchasanG2270,andκαὶkaiG2532glorifiedἐδόξασανedoxasanG1392Godτὸν θεὸνton theonG3588 G2316,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,ThenἄραaraG686 G1065hathG1325Godτοῖς θεὸςtois theosG3588 G2316alsoκαὶkaiG2532to the Gentilesἔθνεσιν ὁethnesin hoG3588 G1484grantedG1325repentanceτὴν μετάνοιανtēn metanoianG3588 G3341untoεἰςeisG1519lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.

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