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Acts 2:21-47

21AndκαὶkaiG2532it shall come to passἔσται,estaiG1510, thatὃςhosG3739πᾶςpasG3956whosoeverἂνanG302shall call onἐπικαλέσηταιepikalesētaiG1941the nameτὸ ὄνομαto onomaG3588 G3686of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962shall be savedσωθήσεται.¶sōthēsetaiG4982.

22Ye menἌνδρεςAndresG435of IsraelἸσραηλῖται,IsraēlitaiG2475,hearἀκούσατεakousateG191theseτούτους·toutousG3778wordsτοὺς λόγουςtous logousG3588 G3056;JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424of Nazarethτὸν Ναζωραῖον,ton NazōraionG3588 G3480,a manἄνδραandraG435approvedG584ofἀπὸapoG575Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316amongεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶςhumasG4771byG584miraclesδυνάμεσινdunamesinG1411andG2532wondersτέρασινterasinG5059andG2532signsσημείοιςsēmeioisG4592,whichοἷςhoisG3739Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160byδι᾽di᾽G1223himαὐτοῦautouG846inἐνenG1722the midstμέσῳmesōG3319of youὑμῶν,humōnG4771,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531ye yourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846alsoG2532knowG1492:

23τῇtēaG3588HimτοῦτονtoutonG3778,being deliveredἔκδοτονekdotonG1560by theG1012determinateὡρισμένῃhōrismenēG3724counselG1012andκαὶkaiG2532foreknowledgeπρογνώσειprognōseiG4268of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316,ye have takenG2983,and byδιὰdiaG1223wickedἀνόμωνanomōnG459handsχειρὸςcheirosG5495have crucifiedπροσπήξαντεςprospēxantesG4362and slainἀνείλατε,aneilateG337:

24WhomὃνhonG3739Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316hath raised upἀνέστησενanestēsenG450,having loosedλύσαςlusasG3089the painsτὰς ὠδῖναςtas ōdinasG3588 G5604of deathτοῦ θανάτου,tou thanatouG3588 G2288:becauseκαθότιkathotiG2530it wasἦνēnG1510notοὐκoukG3756possibleδυνατὸνdunatonG1415thatG2902heαὐτὸνautonG846should be holdenG2902ofὑπ᾽hup᾽G5259itαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846.

25ForγὰρgarG1063DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138speakethλέγειlegeiG3004concerningεἰςeisG1519himαὐτόν·autonG846,I foresawπροορώμηνproorōmēnG4308the Lordτὸν κύριονton kurionG3588 G2962διὰdiaG1223alwaysπαντός,pantosG3956beforeἐνώπιόνenōpionG1799my faceG1473,forὅτιhotiG3754he isἐστινestinG1510onἐκekG1537myG1473right handδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188,thatἵναinaG2443I shouldG4531notμὴmēG3361be movedG4531:

26ThereforeδιὰdiaG1223τοῦτοtoutoG3778didG2165myG1473heartἡ καρδίαhē kardiaG3588 G2588rejoiceG2165,andκαὶkaiG2532myG1473tongueἡ γλῶσσάhē glōssaG3588 G1100was gladἠγαλλιάσατοēgalliasatoG21;moreoverἔτιetiG2089alsoδὲdeG1161καὶkaiG2532myG1473fleshἡ σάρξhē sarxG3588 G4561shall restκατασκηνώσειkataskēnōseiG2681inἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909hopeἐλπίδι.elpidiG1680:

27τὴνtēnG3588BecauseὅτιhotiG3754thou wiltG1459notοὐκoukG3756leaveG1459myG1473soulψυχήν τὸνpsuchēn tonG3588 G5590inεἰςeisG1519hellᾅδην,hadēnG86,neitherοὐδὲoudeG3761wilt thou sufferδώσειςdōseisG1325thineσουsouG4771Holy OneὅσιόνhosionG3741to seeG3708corruptionδιαφθοράν.diaphthoranG1312.

28Thou hast made knownἐγνώρισάςegnōrisasG1107to meG1473the waysὁδοὺςhodousG3598of lifeζωῆς,zōēsG2222;thou shalt makeG4137meG1473fullG4137of joyεὐφροσύνηςeuphrosunēsG2167withμετὰmetaG3326thyσου.¶souG4771countenanceτοῦ προσώπουtou prosōpouG3588 G4383.

29MenἌνδρεςAndresG435andbrethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,letἐξὸνexonG1832meG3004freelyπαρρησίαςparrēsiasG3954speakG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314μετὰmetaG3326youὑμᾶςhumasG4771ofπερὶperiG4012the patriarchτοῦ πατριάρχουtou patriarchouG3588 G3966DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138,thatὅτιhotiG3754he isG5053bothκαὶkaiG2532deadG5053andκαὶkaiG2532buriedἐτάφηetaphēG2290,andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846sepulchreτὸ μνῆμαto mnēmaG3588 G3418isἔστινestinG1510withἐνenG1722usG1473untoἄχριachriG891thisταύτης.tautēsG3778dayτῆς ἡμέραςtēs hēmerasG3588 G2250.

30G3588ThereforeοὖνounG3767beingὑπάρχωνhuparchōnG5225a prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396,andκαὶkaiG2532knowingG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754GodθεὸςtheosG3588 G2316had swornG3660with an oathὅρκῳhorkōG3727to himαὐτῷautōG846,thatG3660ofἐκekG1537the fruitκαρποῦkarpouG2590of hisαὐτοῦautouG846loinsὀσφύοςosphuosG3588 G3751,according toG2596the fleshG4561,he would raise upG450ChristG3588 G5547to sitκαθίσαιkathisaiG2523onἐπὶepiG1909hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846throneθρόνονthrononG3588 G2362;

31He seeing thisπροϊδὼνproidōnG4308before spakeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980ofπερὶperiG4012the resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG3588 G386of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG3588 G5547,thatὅτιhotiG3754hisG846soulG3588 G5590wasG2641notG3756leftG2641inεἰςeisG1519hellᾅδηνhadēnG86,neitherG3761hisG846fleshσὰρξsarxG3588 G4561did seeG3708corruptionδιαφθοράν.diaphthoranG1312.

32ThisτοῦτονtoutonG3778Jesusτὸν Ἰησοῦνton IēsounG3588 G2424hathG450Godὁ θεός,ho theosG3588 G2316raised upG450,whereofοὗhouG3739weG1473allπάντεςpantesG3956areἐσμενesmenG1510witnessesμάρτυρες.marturesG3144.

33G3588G3588G3588ThereforeοὖνounG3767beingG5312by the right handδεξιᾷdexiaG1188of GodθεοῦtheouG3588 G2316exaltedὑψωθεὶςhupsōtheisG5312,andτεteG5037having receivedλαβὼνlabōnG2983ofπαρὰparaG3844the FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3588 G3962the promiseἐπαγγελίανepangelianG1860of theG4151HolyἁγίουhagiouG40GhostG4151, he hathshed forthἐξέχεενexecheenG1632thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,whichὃhoG3739yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771nowG3568seeβλέπετεblepeteG991andκαὶkaiG2532hearἀκούετε.akoueteG191.

34ForγὰρgarG1063DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138isG305notοὐouG3756ascendedἀνέβηanebēG305intoεἰςeisG1519the heavensοὐρανούς,ouranousG3588 G3772:butδὲdeG1161he saithG3004himselfαὐτός·autosG846,The LordκύριοςkuriosG3588 G2962saidλέγειlegeiG3004untoG3588 G2962myG1473LordκυρίῳkuriōG3588 G2962,Sit thouκάθουkathouG2521onἐκekG1537myG1473right handδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188,

35τοὺςtousG3588ἂνanG302Untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193I makeθῶthōG5087thyσουsouG4771foesἐχθρούςechthrousG2190thyσου.souG4771footstoolὑποπόδιονhupopodionG5286.τῶν ποδῶνtōn podōnG3588 G4228

36ThereforeοὖνounG3767letG1097allπᾶςpasG3956the houseοἶκοςoikosG3624of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474knowγινωσκέτωginōsketōG1097assuredlyἀσφαλῶςasphalōsG806,thatὅτιhotiG3754Godὁ θεός,ho theosG3588 G2316hath madeἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160thatτοῦτονtoutonG3778sameαὐτὸνautonG846Jesusτὸν Ἰησοῦνton IēsounG3588 G2424,whomὃνhonG3739yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771have crucifiedἐσταυρώσατε.¶estaurōsateG4717,bothκαὶkaiG2532LordκύριονkurionG2962andκαὶkaiG2532ChristχριστὸνchristonG5547.

37τὴνtēnG3588Now whenδὲdeG1161they heardἈκούσαντεςAkousantesG191this,they were prickedκατενύγησανkatenugēsanG2660in their heartκαρδίαν, τὸνkardian tonG3588 G2588,andτεteG5037saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314PeterΠέτρον τοὺςPetron tousG3588 G4074andκαὶkaiG2532to the restλοιποὺςloipousG3062of the apostlesἀποστόλους·apostolousG652,MenἄνδρεςandresG435andbrethrenἀδελφοί;adelphoiG80,whatτίtiG5101shall we doποιήσωμεν,poiēsōmenG4160?

38G3588ThenδὲdeG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074saidφησὶνphēsinG5346untoπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς·autousG846,RepentμετανοήσατεmetanoēsateG3340,andκαὶkaiG2532be baptizedβαπτισθήτωbaptisthētōG907every oneἕκαστοςhekastosG1538of youG4771inἐπὶepiG1909the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3588 G3686of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547forεἰςeisG1519the remissionἄφεσινaphesinG859of sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266,andκαὶkaiG2532ye shall receiveλήμψεσθεlēmpsestheG2983the giftδωρεὰνdōreanG3588 G1431of theG4151HolyἁγίουhagiouG40GhostG4151.

39ForγάρgarG1063the promiseἐπαγγελίαepangeliaG3588 G1860isἐστινestinG1510unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532toG3588 G5043yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771childrenG3588 G5043,andκαὶkaiG2532to allπᾶσινpasinG3956thatG3588areεἰςeisG1519afar offG3117, evenas many asὅσουςhosousG3745ἂνanG302the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962ourG1473GodθεὸςtheosG3588 G2316shall callπροσκαλέσηταιproskalesētaiG4341.

40τῆςtēsG3588AndτεteG5037withG3056manyπλείοσινpleiosinG4119otherἑτέροιςheteroisG2087wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056did he testifyδιεμαρτύρατοdiemarturatoG1263andκαὶkaiG2532exhortπαρεκάλειparekaleiG3870,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,Save yourselvesσώθητεsōthēteG4982fromἀπὸapoG575thisταύτης.tautēsG3778untowardσκολιᾶςskoliasG4646generationγενεᾶς τῆςgeneas tēsG3588 G1074.

41οἱhoiG3588μὲνmenG3303ThenοὖνounG3767theyG907thatG588gladlyG780receivedG588hisαὐτοῦautouG846wordτὸν λόγονton logonG3588 G3056were baptizedG907:andκαὶkaiG2532the sameἐκείνῃekeinēG1565dayτῇ ἡμέρᾳtēa hēmeraG3588 G2250there were addedπροσετέθησανprosetethēsanG4369unto themaboutὡσεὶhōseiG5616three thousandτρισχίλιαι.¶trischiliaiG5153soulsψυχαὶpsuchaiG5590.

42AndδὲdeG1161ἮσανĒsanG1510they continued stedfastlyπροσκαρτεροῦντεςproskarterountesG4342inG3588 G1322the apostles’ἀποστόλωνapostolōnG3588 G652doctrineG3588 G1322andG2532fellowshipκοινωνίᾳ,koinōniaG3588 G2842,andG2532in breakingκλάσειklaseiG3588 G2800of breadἄρτουartouG3588 G740,andG2532in prayersπροσευχαῖς.proseuchaisG3588 G4335.

43AndδὲdeG1161fearφόβος,phobosG5401came uponἐγίνετοeginetoG1096everyπάσῃpasēG3956soulψυχῇpsuchēaG5590:andτεteG5037manyπολλάpollaG4183wondersτέραταterataG5059andκαὶkaiG2532signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592were doneἐγίνετο.eginetoG1096byδιὰdiaG1223the apostlesτῶν ἀποστόλωνtōn apostolōnG3588 G652.

44οἱhoiG3588τὸtoG3588AndδὲdeG1161allπάντεςpantesG3956that believedπιστεύοντεςpisteuontesG4100wereἦσανēsanG1510togetherἐπὶepiG1909,αὐτὸautoG846andκαὶkaiG2532hadεἶχονeichonG2192all thingsἅπανταhapantaG537commonκοινά,koinaG2839;

45AndκαὶkaiG2532sold theirἐπίπρασκονepipraskonG4097possessionsτὰ κτήματαta ktēmataG3588 G2933andκαὶkaiG2532goodsτὰς ὑπάρξειςtas huparxeisG3588 G5223,andκαὶkaiG2532partedδιεμέριζονdiemerizonG1266themαὐτὰautaG846to allπᾶσινpasinG3956men,asκαθότιkathotiG2530everyἄνanG302manτιςtisG5100hadεἶχεν·eichenG2192needχρείανchreianG5532.

46AndτεteG5037they, continuingπροσκαρτεροῦντεςproskarterountesG4342dailyκαθ᾽ ἡμέρανkath᾽ hēmeranG2596 G2250with one accordὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661inἐνenG1722the templeτῷ ἱερῷ,tō hi'erōG3588 G2411,andτεteG5037breakingκλῶντέςklōntesG2806breadἄρτονartonG740fromκατ᾽kat᾽G2596house to houseοἶκονoikonG3624,did eat theirμετελάμβανονmetelambanonG3335meatτροφῆςtrophēsG5160withἐνenG1722gladnessἀγαλλιάσειagalliaseiG20andκαὶkaiG2532singlenessἀφελότητιaphelotētiG858of heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,

47τὸνtonG3588PraisingαἰνοῦντεςainountesG134Godθεὸν τὸνtheon tonG3588 G2316,andκαὶkaiG2532havingἔχοντεςechontesG2192favourχάρινcharinG5485withπρὸςprosG4314allὅλονholonG3650the peopleλαόν. ὁlaon hoG3588 G2992.AndδὲdeG1161the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962addedπροσετίθειprosetitheiG4369to the churchτοὺςtousG3588 G1577dailyἡμέρανhēmeranG2250suchτὸtoG3588asκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596should be savedσῳζομένουςsōzomenousG4982.

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