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Acts 24

1G3588AndδὲdeG1161afterΜετὰMetaG3326fiveπέντεpenteG4002daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250AnaniasἉνανίαςHananiasG367the high priestἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG3588 G749descendedκατέβηkatebēG2597withμετὰmetaG3326the eldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnG4245,andκαὶkaiG2532witha certainG5100oratorῥήτοροςrhētorosG4489namedTertullusΤερτύλλουTertullouG5061,whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748informedἐνεφάνισανenephanisanG1718the governorἡγεμόνιhēgemoniG3588 G2232againstκατὰkataG2596PaulΠαύλου.PaulouG3588 G3972.

2ὁhoG3588AndδὲdeG1161when heαὐτοῦautouG846was called forthκληθέντοςklēthentosG2564,TertullusΤέρτυλλος τῷTertullos tōG3588 G5061beganG756to accuseκατηγορεῖνkatēgoreinG2723him,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,Seeing that byδιὰdiaG1223theeG4771we enjoyτυγχάνοντεςtugchanontesG5177greatπολλῆςpollēsG4183quietnessεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515,and thatκαὶkaiG2532very worthy deedsG2735are doneγινομένωνginomenōnG1096unto thisτούτῳtoutōG3778nationἔθνει τῆςethnei tēsG3588 G1484byδιὰdiaG1223thyG4674providenceπρονοίαςpronoiasG4307,

3We acceptἀποδεχόμεθα,apodechomethaG588itτεteG5037alwaysπάντῃpantēG3839,andκαὶkaiG2532in all placesπανταχοῦpantachouG3837,most nobleκράτιστεkratisteG2903FelixΦῆλιξ,PhēlixG5344,withμετὰmetaG3326allπάσηςpasēsG3956thankfulnessεὐχαριστίας.eucharistiasG2169.

4τῇtēaG3588NotwithstandingδὲdeG1161,thatἵναinaG2443I beG1465notμὴmēG3361furtherπλεῖόνpleionG4119tediousG1465untoἐπὶepiG1909theeG4771,I prayπαρακαλῶparakalōG3870theeG4771that thou wouldest hearἀκοῦσαίakousaiG191usG1473of thyG4674clemencyἐπιεικείᾳ.epieikeiaG1932a few wordsσυντόμωςsuntomōsG4935.

5τὸνtonG3588τοῖςtoisG3588τοῖςtoisG3588ForγὰρgarG1063we have foundεὑρόντεςheurontesG2147thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778manἄνδρα τὴνandra tēnG3588 G435apestilentλοιμὸνloimonG3061fellow,andκαὶkaiG2532a moverκινοῦνταkinountaG2795of seditionστάσειςstaseisG4714amongπᾶσινpasinG3956all the JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453throughoutκατὰkataG2596the worldοἰκουμένην τῆςoikoumenēn tēsG3588 G3625,andτεteG5037a ringleaderπρωτοστάτηνprōtostatēnG4414of the sectαἱρέσεως·haireseōsG139of the Nazarenesτῶν Ναζωραίωνtōn NazōraiōnG3588 G3480:

6G3588WhoὃςhosG3739alsoG2532hath gone aboutἐπείρασενepeirasenG3985to profaneβεβηλῶσαι,bebēlōsaiG953the templeἱερὸνhi'eronG3588 G2411:whomὃνhonG3739we tookἐκρατήσαμενekratēsamenG2902,andG2532would haveG2309G2532judgedG2919according toG2596ourG2251lawG3551.

7ButG1161the chief captainG3588 G5506LysiasG3079cameG3928upon us,and withG3326greatG4183violenceG970tookG520himawayG520out ofG1537ourG1473handsG3588 G5495,

8CommandingG2753hisG846accusersG3588 G2725to comeG2064untoG1909theeG4771:by examiningἀνακρίναςanakrinasG350ofπαρ᾽par᾽G3844whomοὗhouG3739thyselfG846mayestδυνήσῃdunēsēG1410take knowledgeἐπιγνῶναιepignōnaiG1921ofπερὶperiG4012allπάντωνpantōnG3956these thingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778,whereofὧνhōnG3739weG1473accuseκατηγοροῦμενkatēgoroumenG2723himG846.

9οἱhoiG3588AndδὲdeG1161the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453alsoκαὶkaiG2532assentedG4934,saying thatφάσκοντεςphaskontesG5335these thingsταῦταtautaG3778wereἔχειν.¶echeinG2192soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779.

10ὁhoG3588ThenG1161PaulΠαῦλος, τοῦPaulos touG3588 G3972,after thatG1161the governorἡγεμόνος τῷhēgemonos tōG3588 G2232had beckonedνεύσαντοςneusantosG3506unto himαὐτῷautōG846to speakλέγειν·legeinG3004,answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611,ForasmuchπερὶperiG4012as I know thatἐπιστάμενοςepistamenosG1987thouσεseG4771hast beenὄνταontaG1510ofἐκekG1537manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094a judgeκριτὴνkritēnG2923unto thisτούτῳtoutōG3778nationἔθνει τὰethnei taG3588 G1484, I dothe more cheerfullyεὐθύμωςeuthumōsG2115answer forἀπολογοῦμαι·apologoumaiG626myselfG1683:

11Because thatὅτιhotiG3754thouσουsouG4771mayestδυναμένουdunamenouG1410understandG1097,that there areεἰσίνeisinG1510yetοὐouG3756 G4119butG2228twelveG1177daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250sinceἀφ᾽aph᾽G575ἧςhēsG3739IG1473went upἀνέβηνanebēnG305toG1722JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ·IerousalēmG2419for to worshipπροσκυνήσωνproskunēsōnG4352.

12AndκαὶkaiG2532theyG2147neitherοὔτεouteG3777foundεὗρόνheuronG2147meG1473inἐνenG1722the templeτῷ ἱερῷtō hi'erōG3588 G2411disputingδιαλεγόμενονdialegomenonG1256withπρόςprosG4314any manτιναtinaG5100,neitherἢēG2228ποιοῦνταpoiountaG4160raising upG1999the peopleὄχλουochlouG3793,neitherοὔτεouteG3777inἐνenG1722the synagoguesταῖς συναγωγαῖςtais sunagōgaisG3588 G4864,norοὔτεouteG3777inκατὰkataG2596the cityτὴν πόλιν·tēn polinG3588 G4172:

13NeitherG3777can theyδύνανταίdunantaiG1410prove the thingsπαραστῆσαιparastēsaiG3936whereofπερὶ ὧνperi hōnG4012 G3739they nowG3568accuseκατηγοροῦσίνkatēgorousinG2723meG1473.

14G3588ButδὲdeG1161thisτοῦτόtoutoG3778I confessὁμολογῶhomologōG3670unto theeσοιsoiG4771,thatὅτιhotiG3754afterκατὰkataG2596the wayὁδὸνhodonG3588 G3598whichἣνhēnG3739they callλέγουσινlegousinG3004heresyαἵρεσινairesinG139,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779worship IλατρεύωlatreuōG3000the GodθεῷtheōG2316of my fathersπατρῴῳpatrōōG3971,believingπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100all thingsπᾶσινpasinG3956whichG3588are writtenγεγραμμένοις,gegrammenoisG1125inκατὰkataG2596the lawνόμονnomonG3588 G3551andκαὶkaiG2532in the prophetsπροφήταιςprophētaisG3588 G4396:

15And haveἔχωνechōnG2192hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680towardεἰςeisG1519Godτὸν θεὸνton theonG3588 G2316,whichἣνhēnG3739theyαὐτοὶautoiG846themselvesοὗτοιhoutoiG3778alsoκαὶkaiG2532allowπροσδέχονται,prosdechontaiG4327,that there shallμέλλεινmelleinG3195beἔσεσθαιesesthaiG1510a resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386of the deadG3498,bothτεteG5037of the justδικαίωνdikaiōnG1342andκαὶkaiG2532unjustἀδίκων·adikōnG94.

16AndG1161ἐνenG1722hereinτούτῳtoutōG3778do I exerciseἀσκῶaskōG778myselfαὐτὸςautosG846,to haveἔχεινecheinG2192alwaysG1275a conscienceσυνείδησινsuneidēsinG4893void of offenceἀπρόσκοπονaproskoponG677towardπρὸςprosG4314Godτὸν θεὸνton theonG3588 G2316,andG2532towardmenτοὺς ἀνθρώπουςtous anthrōpousG3588 G444.

17NowδὲdeG1161afterδι᾽di᾽G1223manyπλειόνωνpleionōnG4119yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094I cameπαρεγενόμηνparegenomēnG3854to bringποιήσωνpoiēsōnG4160almsἐλεημοσύναςeleēmosunasG1654toεἰςeisG1519myG1473nationτὸ ἔθνοςto ethnosG3588 G1484,andκαὶkaiG2532offeringsπροσφοράς,prosphorasG4376.

18Whereuponἐν αἷςen haisG1722 G3739certainG5100JewsG2453fromG575AsiaG3588 G773foundεὗρόνheuronG2147meG1473purifiedἡγνισμένονhēgnismenonG48inἐνenG1722the templeἱερῷhi'erōG3588 G2411,neitherοὐouG3756withμετὰmetaG3326multitudeὄχλουochlouG3793,norοὐδὲoudeG3761withμετὰmetaG3326tumultθορύβου,thorubouG2351.

19WhoοὓςhousG3739oughtἔδειedeiG1163to have been hereπαρεῖναιpareinaiG3918beforeἐπὶepiG1909theeσοῦsouG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532objectκατηγορεῖν,katēgoreinG2723,ifεἴeiG1487they hadἔχοιενechoienG2192oughtτιtiG5100againstπρὸςprosG4314meἐμέ.emeG1473.

20Or elseἢēG2228letG3004theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778sameαὐτοὶautoiG846heresayG3004,ifG1487they have foundεὗρονheuronG2147anyG5100evil doingἀδίκημαadikēmaG92inG1722meG1473,while IG1473stoodστάντοςstantosG2476beforeἐπὶepiG1909the councilτοῦ συνεδρίου,tou sunedriouG3588 G4892,

21ExceptἢēG2228it be forπερὶperiG4012thisταύτηςtautēsG3778oneμιᾶςmiasG1520voiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456,thatἧςhēsG3739I criedἐκέκραξαekekraxaG2896standingἑστὼςhestōsG2476amongἐνenG1722themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,ὅτιhotiG3754TouchingπερὶperiG4012the resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498IἐγὼegōG1473am called in questionκρίνομαιkrinomaiG2919byG5259youὑμῶν.¶humōnG4771this dayσήμερονsēmeronG4594.

22ὁhoG3588τὰtaG3588AndδὲdeG1161whenFelixΦῆλιξ τῆςPhēlix tēsG3588 G5344heardG191these thingsG3778,havingG1492more perfectG199knowledgeG1492ofπερὶperiG4012thatwayὁδοῦ ὁhodou hoG3588 G3598, hedeferredG306themαὐτοὺςautousG846,and saidG3004,WhenὅτανhotanG3752LysiasΛυσίαςLusiasG3079the chief captainχιλίαρχος τὰchiliarchos taG3588 G5506shall come downκαταβῇ,katabēaG2597,I will know the uttermostδιαγνώσομαιdiagnōsomaiG1231of yourὑμᾶς.humasG4771matterκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596.

23G3588AndG5037he commandedδιαταξάμενοςdiataxamenosG1299a centurionἑκατοντάρχῃhekatontarchēG3588 G1543to keepτηρεῖσθαιtēreisthaiG5083PaulG3588 G3972,andG5037to letG2192himhaveG2192libertyἄνεσινanesinG425,andκαὶkaiG2532that he should forbidκωλύεινkōlueinG2967noneμηδέναmēdenaG3367of hisG846acquaintanceἰδίωνidiōnG2398to ministerὑπηρετεῖνhupēreteinG5256orG2228come untoG4334himG846.

24ὁhoG3588AndδὲdeG1161afterΜετὰMetaG3326certainτινὰςtinasG5100daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,whenG3854FelixΦῆλιξ τῇPhēlix tēaG3588 G5344cameG3854withσὺνsunG4862hisG846wifeγυναικὶ τὸνgunaiki tonG3588 G1135DrusillaΔρουσίλλῃDrousillēG1409,whichοὔσῃousēG1510wasa JewessἸουδαίᾳIoudaiaG2453,he sent forμετεπέμψατοmetepempsatoG3343PaulΠαῦλον τῆςPaulon tēsG3588 G3972,andκαὶkaiG2532heardἤκουσενēkousenG191himG846concerningπερὶperiG4012the faithπίστεως.pisteōsG4102inεἰςeisG1519ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547.

25And asδὲdeG1161heαὐτοῦautouG846reasonedδιαλεγομένουdialegomenouG1256ofπερὶperiG4012righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343,καὶkaiG2532temperanceἐγκρατείαςegkrateiasG1466,andκαὶkaiG2532judgmentτοῦ κρίματοςtou krimatosG3588 G2917τοῦ μέλλοντοςtou mellontosG3588 G3195to comeG1510,Felixὁ Φῆλιξho PhēlixG3588 G5344trembledἔμφοβοςemphobosG1719,γενόμενοςgenomenosG1096and answeredἀπεκρίθη·apekrithēG611,Go thy wayπορεύου·poreuouG4198for this timeνῦνnunG3568;whenδὲdeG1161I haveτὸ ἔχονto echonG3588 G2192a convenient seasonκαιρὸνkaironG2540,I will callμεταλαβὼν μετακαλέσομαίmetalabōn metakalesomaiG3335 G3333for theeσε·seG4771.

26G1161He hopedἐλπίζωνelpizōnG1679alsoκαὶkaiG2532thatὅτιhotiG3754moneyχρήματαchrēmataG5536should have been givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325himG846ofὑπὸhupoG5259Paulτοῦ Παύλουtou PaulouG3588 G3972,thatG3704he might looseG3089himG846:whereforeδιὸdioG1352καὶkaiG2532he sent forμεταπεμπόμενοςmetapempomenosG3343himG846the oftenerπυκνότερονpuknoteronG4437,and communedὡμίλειhōmileiG3656withἅμαhamaG260himG846.

27ButδὲdeG1161afterπληρωθείσηςplērōtheisēsG4137two yearsΔιετίαςDietiasG1333PorciusΠόρκιονPorkionG4201FestusΦῆστον,PhēstonG5347came intoἔλαβενelabenG2983Felix’ὁ Φῆλιξho PhēlixG3588 G5344roomδιάδοχονdiadochonG1240:andτεteG5037Felixτοῖς Φῆλιξtois PhēlixG3588 G5344,willingθέλωνthelōnG2309to shewκαταθέσθαιkatathesthaiG2698the JewsἸουδαίοις ὁIoudaiois hoG3588 G2453a pleasureχάριταcharitaG5485,leftδεδεμένον.¶dedemenonG1210Paulτὸν Παῦλονton PaulonG3588 G3972boundκατέλιπενkatelipenG2641.

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