King James Version

Acts 18

1G3588G1161AfterΜετὰMetaG3326these thingsταῦταtautaG3778PaulG3588 G3972departedχωρισθεὶςchōristheisG5563fromἐκekG1537AthensἈθηνῶνAthēnōnG116,and cameἦλθενēlthenG2064toεἰςeisG1519CorinthΚόρινθον,KorinthonG2882;

2τῷtōG3588τῆςtēsG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532foundεὑρώνheurōnG2147a certainτιναtinaG5100JewἸουδαῖονIoudaionG2453namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686AquilaἈκύλαν,AkulanG207,bornγένει, τὸgenei toG3588 G1085in PontusΠοντικὸνPontikonG4193,latelyπροσφάτωςprosphatōsG4373comeἐληλυθόταelēluthotaG2064fromG575ItalyἸταλίας, τοὺςItalias tousG3588 G2482,withκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135PriscillaΠρίσκιλλανPriskillanG4252; (because thatδιὰdiaG1223ClaudiusΚλαύδιονKlaudionG2804had commandedδιατεταχέναιdiatetachenaiG1299allπάνταςpantasG3956JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453to departχωρίζεσθαιchōrizesthaiG5563fromG1537Romeτῆς Ῥώμης,tēs RhōmēsG3588 G4516:)and cameπροσῆλθενprosēlthenG4334unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846.

3τὸtoG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532διὰdiaG1223becauseG1510he wasG1510of the same craftὁμότεχνονhomotechnonG3673,he abodeἔμενενemenenG3306withπαρ᾽par᾽G3844themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,andκαὶkaiG2532wroughtἠργάζετο·ērgazetoG2038:forγὰρgarG1063by their occupationτῇ τέχνῃ·tēa technēG3588 G5078they were tentmakersσκηνοποιοὶskēnopoioiG4635.

4AndδὲdeG1161he reasonedδιελέγετοdielegetoG1256inἐνenG1722the synagogueτῇ συναγωγῇtēa sunagōgēaG3588 G4864κατὰkataG2596everyπᾶνpanG3956sabbathσάββατον,sabbatonG4521,andτεteG5037persuadedἔπειθένepeithenG3982the JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453andκαὶkaiG2532the GreeksἝλληνας.¶HellēnasG1672.

5τῆςtēsG3588ὅhoG3588AndδὲdeG1161whenὩςHōsG5613τεteG5037SilasΣιλᾶςSilasG4609andκαὶkaiG2532Timotheusὁ Τιμόθεος,ho TimotheosG3588 G5095were comeκατῆλθονkatēlthonG2718fromἀπὸapoG575MacedoniaΜακεδονίας τῷMakedonias tōG3588 G3109,Paulὁ Παῦλοςho PaulosG3588 G3972was pressedσυνείχετοsuneichetoG4912in the spiritτοῖςtoisG3588 G4151,and testifiedδιαμαρτυρόμενοςdiamarturomenosG1263to the JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453thatJesusἸησοῦν.¶IēsounG2424wasChristτὸν χριστὸνton christonG3588 G5547.

6τὰtaG3588AndδὲdeG1161when they opposedἈντιτασσομένωνAntitassomenōnG498themselvesαὐτῶνautōnG846,andκαὶkaiG2532blasphemedβλασφημούντων,blasphēmountōnG987,he shookἐκτιναξάμενοςektinaxamenosG1621hisraimentἱμάτια τὸhimatia toG3588 G2440,and saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς·autousG846,YourὑμῶνhumōnG4771bloodαἷμα τὴνhaima tēnG3588 G129beuponἐπὶepiG1909your ownὑμῶν,humōnG4771headsκεφαλὴν τοῦkephalēn touG3588 G2776;Iἐγώ·egōG1473amcleanκαθαρὸςkatharosG2513:fromἀπὸapoG575henceforthνῦνnunG3568I will goπορεύσομαι.¶poreusomaiG4198untoεἰςeisG1519the Gentilesτὰ ἔθνηta ethnēG3588 G1484.

7AndΚαὶKaiG2532he departedμεταβὰςmetabasG3327thenceἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564,and enteredG2064intoεἰςeisG1519a certainτινὸςtinosG5100man’shouseοἰκίανoikianG3614,namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686JustusἸούστουIoustouG2459, onethatοὗhouG3739worshippedσεβομένουsebomenouG4576Godτὸν θεόν,ton theonG3588 G2316,whoseἡhēG3588houseοἰκίαoikiaG3614ἦνēnG1510joined hard toσυνομοροῦσαsunomorousaG4927the synagogueτῇ συναγωγῇ.tēa sunagōgēaG3588 G4864.

8ὁhoG3588AndδὲdeG1161CrispusΚρίσποςKrisposG2921,the chief ruler of the synagogueἀρχισυνάγωγος τῷarchisunagōgos tōG3588 G752,believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100on the Lordκυρίῳ τῷkuriō tōG3588 G2962withσὺνsunG4862allὅλῳholōG3650hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846houseοἴκῳ τῶνoikō tōnG3588 G3624;andκαὶkaiG2532manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183of the CorinthiansΚορινθίωνKorinthiōnG2881hearingἀκούοντεςakouontesG191believedἐπίστευονepisteuonG4100,andκαὶkaiG2532were baptizedἐβαπτίζοντο.¶ebaptizontoG907.

9ThenδὲdeG1161spakeG3004the Lordὁ κύριοςho kuriosG3588 G2962to Paulτῷ Παύλῳ·tō PaulōG3588 G3972inἐνenG1722the nightνυκτὶnuktiG3571byδι᾽di᾽G1223a visionὁράματοςhoramatosG3705,BeG5399notμὴmēG3361afraidG5399,butἀλλὰallaG235speakλάλειlaleiG2980,andκαὶkaiG2532holdG4623notμὴmēG3361thy peaceG4623:

10τοῦtouG3588ForδιότιdiotiG1360IG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510withμετὰmetaG3326theeσοῦ,souG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532no manοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762shall setἐπιθήσεταίepithēsetaiG2007on theeσοιsoiG4771to hurtκακῶσαίkakōsaiG2559theeσε·seG4771:forδιότιdiotiG1360IG1473haveἐστίνestinG1510muchπολὺςpolusG4183peopleλαόςlaosG2992inἐνenG1722thisταύτῃ·tautēG3778cityτῇ πόλειtēa poleiG3588 G4172.

11AndG5037he continuedἐκάθισενekathisenG2523therea yearἐνιαυτὸνeniautonG1763andκαὶkaiG2532sixἓξhexG1803monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376,teachingδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321the wordτὸν λόγονton logonG3588 G3056of Godτοῦ θεοῦ.¶tou theouG3588 G2316amongἐνenG1722themαὐτοῖςautoisG846.

12τῆςtēsG3588AndδὲdeG1161when GallioΓαλλίωνοςGalliōnosG1058was the deputyG445of AchaiaἈχαΐας οἱAchaias hoiG3588 G882,the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453made insurrectionκατεπέστησανkatepestēsanG2721with one accordὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661against Paulτῷ Παύλῳtō PaulōG3588 G3972,andκαὶkaiG2532broughtἤγαγονēgagonG71himαὐτὸνautonG846toἐπὶepiG1909the judgment seatτὸ βῆμα,to bēmaG3588 G968,

13SayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004,ὅτιhotiG3754ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778fellowpersuadethἀναπείθειanapeitheiG374menτὸν ἀνθρώπουςton anthrōpousG3588 G444to worshipσέβεσθαιsebesthaiG4576Godτοὺς θεόν.¶tous theonG3588 G2316contrary toπαρὰparaG3844the lawνόμον τὸνnomon tonG3588 G3551.

14AndδὲdeG1161when Paulτοῦ Παύλουtou PaulouG3588 G3972was now aboutΜέλλοντοςMellontosG3195to openἀνοίγεινanoigeinG455hismouthτὸ στόμαto stomaG3588 G4750,Gallioὁ Γαλλίωνho GalliōnG3588 G1058saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314the Jewsτοὺς Ἰουδαίους·tous IoudaiousG3588 G2453,IfεἰeiG1487μὲνmenG3303G3767it wereἦνēnG1510a matterτιtiG5100of wrongἀδίκημάadikēmaG92orἢēG2228wickedπονηρόν,ponēronG4190lewdnessῥᾳδιούργημαrhadiourgēmaG4467,OὦōG5599yeJewsἸουδαῖοι,IoudaioiG2453,reasonλόγονlogonG3056would thatκατὰkataG2596ἂνanG302I should bearἀνεσχόμηνaneschomēnG430with youὑμῶν·humōnG4771:

15τοῦtouG3588ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487it beG1510a questionζητήματάzētēmataG2213ofπερὶperiG4012wordsλόγουlogouG3056andκαὶkaiG2532namesὀνομάτωνonomatōnG3686,andκαὶkaiG2532ofκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596yourὑμᾶς,humasG4771lawνόμουnomouG3551,look yeG3708αὐτοί·autoiG846to it;forG1063IἐγὼegōG1473willβούλομαιboulomaiG1014beG1510noοὐouG3756judgeκριτὴςkritēsG2923of suchτούτωνtoutōnG3778matters.

16AndκαὶkaiG2532he draveἀπήλασενapēlasenG556themαὐτοὺςautousG846fromἀπὸapoG575the judgment seatτοῦ βήματος.¶tou bēmatosG3588 G968.

17ThenδὲdeG1161allπάντεςpantesG3956the GreeksG3588 G1672tookἘπιλαβόμενοιEpilabomenoiG1949SosthenesΣωσθένηνSōsthenēnG4988,the chief ruler of the synagogueἀρχισυνάγωγονarchisunagōgonG3588 G752,and beatἔτυπτονetuptonG5180himbeforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715the judgment seatβήματος·bēmatosG3588 G968.AndκαὶkaiG2532GallioΓαλλίωνιGalliōniG3588 G1058cared forἔμελεν.¶emelenG3199noneοὐδὲνoudenG3762of those thingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778.

18ὉHoG3588AndδὲdeG1161PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972after thistarriedπροσμείναςprosmeinasG4357thereyetἔτιetiG2089a goodἱκανάς,hikanasG2425whileἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,and then took his leaveἀποταξάμενοςapotaxamenosG657of the brethrenτοῖς ἀδελφοῖςtois adelphoisG3588 G80,and sailed thenceἐξέπλειexepleiG1602intoεἰςeisG1519Syriaτὴν Συρίαν,tēn SurianG3588 G4947,andκαὶkaiG2532withσὺνsunG4862himαὐτῷautōG846PriscillaΠρίσκιλλαPriskillaG4252andκαὶkaiG2532AquilaἈκύλας,AkulasG207;having shornκειράμενοςkeiramenosG2751hisheadτὴν κεφαλήν·tēn kephalēnG3588 G2776inἐνenG1722CenchreaΚεγχρεαῖςKegchreaisG2747:forγὰρgarG1063he hadεἶχενeichenG2192a vowεὐχήν.euchēnG2171.

19AndδὲdeG1161he cameκατήντησανkatēntēsanG2658toεἰςeisG1519EphesusἜφεσον·EphesonG2181,andG2548left themκατέλιπενkatelipenG2641thereαὐτοῦ,autouG847:butδὲdeG1161heG1525himselfαὐτὸςautosG846enteredεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525intoεἰςeisG1519the synagogueτὴν συναγωγὴνtēn sunagōgēnG3588 G4864,and reasonedδιελέξατοdielexatoG1256with the Jewsτοῖς Ἰουδαίοις.tois IoudaioisG3588 G2453.

20WhenδὲdeG1161theyG846desiredἐρωτώντωνerōtōntōnG2065himtoἐπὶepiG1909tarryμεῖναιmeinaiG3306longerπλείοναpleionaG4119timeχρόνονchrononG5550withG3844themG846,he consentedἐπένευσεν·epeneusenG1962notοὐκoukG3756;

21G3588Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235badeG657themG846farewellG657,sayingG3004,IG1473mustG1163by all meansG3843keepG4160this feastG3588 G1859that comethG2064inG1519JerusalemG2414:butG1161I will returnἀνακάμψωanakampsōG344againπάλινpalinG3825untoπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,ifG2309GodθεοῦtheouG3588 G2316willθέλοντος,thelontosG2309.AndκαὶkaiG2532he sailedἀνήχθηanēchthēG321fromἀπὸapoG575EphesusἘφέσου.EphesouG3588 G2181.

22AndκαὶkaiG2532when he had landedκατελθὼνkatelthōnG2718atεἰςeisG1519CesareaΚαισάρειαν,KaisareianG2542,and gone upἀναβὰςanabasG305,andκαὶkaiG2532salutedἀσπασάμενοςaspasamenosG782the churchτὴν ἐκκλησίανtēn ekklēsianG3588 G1577,he went downκατέβηkatebēG2597toεἰςeisG1519AntiochἈντιόχειαν·AntiocheianG490.

23τὴνtēnG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532after he had spentποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160someτινὰtinaG5100timeχρόνονchrononG5550there,he departedἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831,and went overδιερχόμενοςdierchomenosG1330allthe countryχώρανchōranG5561of GalatiaΓαλατικὴνGalatikēnG1054andκαὶkaiG2532PhrygiaΦρυγίαν,PhrugianG5435in orderκαθεξῆςkathexēsG2517,strengtheningἐπιστηρίζωνepistērizōnG1991allπάνταςpantasG3956the disciplesτοὺς μαθητάς.¶tous mathētasG3588 G3101.

24AndδέdeG1161a certainτιςtisG5100JewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453namedὀνόματι,onomatiG3686ApollosἈπολλῶςApollōsG625,bornτῷ γένει,tō geneiG3588 G1085at AlexandriaἈλεξανδρεὺςAlexandreusG221,an eloquentλόγιος,logiosG3052manἀνὴρanērG435, andὢνōnG1510mightyδυνατὸςdunatosG1415inἐνenG1722the scripturesταῖς γραφαῖς.tais graphaisG3588 G1124,cameκατήντησενkatēntēsenG2658toεἰςeisG1519EphesusἜφεσονEphesonG2181.

25This manοὗτοςhoutosG3778wasἦνēnG1510instructedκατηχημένοςkatēchēmenosG2727in the wayτὴν ὁδὸνtēn hodonG3588 G3598of the Lordτοῦ κυρίου,tou kuriouG3588 G2962;andκαὶkaiG2532being ferventζέωνzeōnG2204in the spiritτῷ πνεύματιtō pneumatiG3588 G4151,he spakeἐλάλειelaleiG2980andκαὶkaiG2532taughtἐδίδασκενedidaskenG1321diligentlyἀκριβῶςakribōsG199the thingsτὰtaG3588ofπερὶperiG4012the LordτοῦtouG3588 G2962,knowingἐπιστάμενοςepistamenosG1987onlyG3440the baptismτὸ βάπτισμαto baptismaG3588 G908of JohnἸωάννου·IōannouG2491.

26τῇtēaG3588AndτεteG5037heοὗτόςhoutosG3778beganG756to speak boldlyπαρρησιάζεσθαιparrēsiazesthaiG3955inἐνenG1722the synagogueσυναγωγῇ. τὴνsunagōgēa tēnG3588 G4864:δὲdeG1161whomαὐτοῦautouG846whenG191AquilaἈκύλαςAkulasG207andκαὶkaiG2532PriscillaΠρίσκιλλαPriskillaG4252had heardG191,they tookG4355himαὐτὸνautonG846untoG4355them,andκαὶkaiG2532expoundedἐξέθεντοexethentoG1620unto himαὐτῷautōG846the wayὁδὸνhodonG3598of Godτοῦ θεοῦ.tou theouG3588 G2316more perfectlyG199.

27AndδὲdeG1161when heαὐτοῦautouG846was disposedβουλομένουboulomenouG1014to passδιελθεῖνdieltheinG1330intoεἰςeisG1519Achaiaτὴν Ἀχαΐαν,tēn AchaianG3588 G882,the brethrenοἱ ἀδελφοὶhoi adelphoiG3588 G80wroteἔγραψανegrapsanG1125,exhortingπροτρεψάμενοιprotrepsamenoiG4389the disciplesτοῖς μαθηταῖςtois mathētaisG3588 G3101to receiveἀποδέξασθαιapodexasthaiG588himαὐτόν·autonG846:whoὃςhosG3739,when he was comeπαραγενόμενοςparagenomenosG3854,helped themσυνεβάλετοsunebaletoG4820muchπολὺpoluG4183whichτοῖςtoisG3588had believedπεπιστευκόσινpepisteukosinG4100throughδιὰdiaG1223graceτῆς χάριτος·tēs charitosG3588 G5485:

28ForγὰρgarG1063he mightilyεὐτόνωςeutonōsG2159convincedδιακατηλέγχετοdiakatēlegchetoG1246the Jewsτοῖς Ἰουδαίοιςtois IoudaioisG3588 G2453, and thatpublicklyδημοσίᾳdēmosiaG1219,shewingG1925byδιὰdiaG1223the scripturesτῶν γραφῶνtōn graphōnG3588 G1124thatG1925JesusἸησοῦν.¶IēsounG2424wasG1510Christτὸν χριστὸνton christonG3588 G5547.

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