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Acts 9:23-43

23οἱhoiG3588AndδὲdeG1161after thatὡςhōsG5613manyἱκαναί,hikanaiG2425daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250were fulfilledἐπληροῦντοeplērountoG4137,the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453took counselσυνεβουλεύσαντοsunebouleusantoG4823to killἀνελεῖνaneleinG337himαὐτόν·autonG846:

24ButG1161theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846laying awaitτῷ ἐπιβουλὴtō epiboulēG3588 G1917was knownἐγνώσθηegnōsthēG1097of SaulΣαύλῳ ἡSaulō hēG3588 G4569.AndG5037they watchedπαρετηροῦντοparetērountoG3906the gatesτὰς πύλαςtas pulasG3588 G4439G5037dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250andG2532nightνυκτός,nuktosG3571toὅπωςhopōsG3704killἀνέλωσιν·anelōsinG337himαὐτὸνautonG846.

25ThenδὲdeG1161the disciplesοἱ μαθηταὶhoi mathētaiG3588 G3101tookλαβόντεςlabontesG2983himG846by nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571,and letκαθῆκανkathēkanG2524himdownχαλάσαντεςchalasantesG5465byδιὰdiaG1223the wallτοῦ τείχουςtou teichousG3588 G5038inἐνenG1722a basketσπυρίδι.¶spuridiG4711.

26AndδὲdeG1161when SaulG3588 G4569was comeΠαραγενόμενοςParagenomenosG3854toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,he assayedG3987to join himselfκολλᾶσθαιkollasthaiG2853to the disciplesμαθηταῖς·mathētaisG3588 G3101:butκαὶkaiG2532they wereG5399allπάντεςpantesG3956afraidἐφοβοῦντοephobountoG5399of himαὐτὸνautonG846,and believedπιστεύοντεςpisteuontesG4100notμὴmēG3361thatὅτιhotiG3754he wasἐστὶνestinG1510a discipleμαθητής.mathētēsG3101.

27ButδὲdeG1161BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921tookἐπιλαβόμενοςepilabomenosG1949himαὐτὸνautonG846,and broughtἤγαγενēgagenG71himtoπρὸςprosG4314the apostlesτοὺς ἀποστόλουςtous apostolousG3588 G652,andκαὶkaiG2532declaredδιηγήσατοdiēgēsatoG1334unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846howπῶςpōsG4459he had seenG3708the Lordτῇ κύριονtēa kurionG3588 G2962inἐνenG1722the wayὁδῷ τὸνhodō tonG3588 G3598,andκαὶkaiG2532thatὅτιhotiG3754he had spoken toἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980himαὐτῷautōG846,andκαὶkaiG2532howπῶςpōsG4459he had preached boldlyἐπαρρησιάσατοeparrēsiasatoG3955atἐνenG1722DamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154inἐνenG1722the nameτῷ ὀνόματιtō onomatiG3588 G3686of Jesusτοῦ Ἰησοῦ.tou IēsouG3588 G2424.

28AndκαὶkaiG2532he wasἦνēnG1510withμετ᾽met᾽G3326themαὐτῶνautōnG846coming inεἰσπορευόμενοςeisporeuomenosG1531andκαὶkaiG2532going outἐκπορευόμενοςekporeuomenosG1607atG1722JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419.

29G3588AndG2532he spake boldlyG3955inG1722the nameG3588 G3686of the LordG3588 G2962JesusG2424,andτεteG5037ἐλάλειelaleiG2980disputedσυνεζήτειsunezēteiG4802G2532againstπρὸςprosG4314the GreciansἙλληνιστάς·HellēnistasG3588 G1675:butδὲdeG1161they went aboutἐπεχείρουνepecheirounG2021to slayἀνελεῖνaneleinG337himαὐτόν.autonG846.

30WhichwhenδὲdeG1161the brethrenοἱ ἀδελφοὶhoi adelphoiG3588 G80knewἐπιγνόντεςepignontesG1921,they broughtG2609himαὐτὸνautonG846downκατήγαγονkatēgagonG2609toεἰςeisG1519CesareaΚαισάρειανKaisareianG2542,andκαὶkaiG2532sentG1821himαὐτὸνautonG846forthG1821toεἰςeisG1519TarsusΤαρσόν.¶TarsonG5019.

31ἩHēG3588τῆςtēsG3588ThenοὖνounG3767hadεἶχενeichenG2192the churchesἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577restεἰρήνην,eirēnēnG1515throughoutκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596allὅληςholēsG3650JudeaἸουδαίας τῷIoudaias tōG3588 G2449andκαὶkaiG2532GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056andκαὶkaiG2532SamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540,and were edifiedοἰκοδομουμένηoikodomoumenēG3618;andκαὶkaiG2532walkingπορευομένηporeuomenēG4198in the fearφόβῳ τοῦphobō touG3588 G5401of the Lordκυρίου, τῇkuriou tēaG3588 G2962,andκαὶkaiG2532in the comfortπαρακλήσει τοῦparaklēsei touG3588 G3874of the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40GhostπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,were multipliedἐπληθύνετο.¶eplēthunetoG4129.μὲνmenG3303

32τοὺςtousG3588AndδὲdeG1161it came to passἘγένετοEgenetoG1096,as PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074passedδιερχόμενονdierchomenonG1330throughoutδιὰdiaG1223allπάντωνpantōnG3956quarters,he came downκατελθεῖνkateltheinG2718alsoκαὶkaiG2532toπρὸςprosG4314the saintsἁγίουςhagiousG40whichτοὺςtousG3588dweltκατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasG2730at LyddaΛύδδα.LuddaG3069.

33AndδὲdeG1161thereἐκεῖekeiG1563he foundεὗρενheurenG2147a certainτιναtinaG5100manἄνθρωπόνanthrōponG444namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686EneasΑἰνέανAineanG132,whichὃςhosG3739had kept hisκατακείμενονkatakeimenonG2621ἐπὶepiG1909bedκραβάττουkrabattouG2895ἐξexG1537eightὀκτὼoktōG3638yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094,and wasἦνēnG1510sick of the palsyπαραλελυμένος.paralelumenosG3886.

34AndκαὶkaiG2532PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG3588 G4074saidG3004unto himαὐτῷautōG846,EneasΑἰνέα,AineaG132,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ChristΧριστός·ChristosG3588 G5547makethG2390theeG4771wholeG2390:ariseἀνάστηθιanastēthiG450,andκαὶkaiG2532makeG4766thyG4572bedG4766.AndκαὶkaiG2532he aroseἀνέστη·anestēG450immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112.

35AndκαὶkaiG2532allπάντεςpantesG3956thatοἵτινεςoitinesG3748dweltοἱ κατοικοῦντεςhoi katoikountesG3588 G2730at LyddaΛύδδαLuddaG3069andκαὶkaiG2532Saronτὸν Σαρῶνα,ton SarōnaG3588 G4565sawG3708himαὐτὸνautonG846,and turnedἐπέστρεψανepestrepsanG1994toἐπὶepiG1909the Lordτὸν κύριον.¶ton kurionG3588 G2962.

36NowδέdeG1161there wasἦνēnG1510atἘνEnG1722JoppaἸόππῃIoppēG2445a certainτιςtisG5100discipleμαθήτριαmathētriaG3102namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686TabithaΤαβιθά,TabithaG5000,whichἣhēG3739by interpretationδιερμηνευομένηdiermēneuomenēG1329is calledλέγεταιlegetaiG3004DorcasΔορκάς·DorkasG1393:this womanαὕτηhautēG3778wasἦνēnG1510fullπλήρηςplērēsG4134of goodἀγαθῶνagathōnG18worksἔργωνergōnG2041andκαὶkaiG2532almsdeedsἐλεημοσυνῶνeleēmosunōnG1654whichὧνhōnG3739she didἐποίει·epoieiG4160.

37AndδὲdeG1161it came to passἐγένετοegenetoG1096inἐνenG1722thoseἐκείναιςekeinaisG1565daysταῖς ἡμέραιςtais hēmeraisG3588 G2250,that sheαὐτὴνautēnG846was sickἀσθενήσασανasthenēsasanG770,and diedἀποθανεῖν·apothaneinG599:whomδὲdeG1161when they had washedλούσαντεςlousantesG3068,theyαὐτὴνautēnG846laidἔθηκανethēkanG5087herinἐνenG1722an upper chamberὑπερῴῳ.huperōōG5253.

38AndδὲdeG1161forasmuch asοὔσηςousēsG1510LyddaΛύδδαςLuddasG3069was nighἐγγὺςengusG1451to Joppaτῇ Ἰόππῃtēa IoppēG3588 G2445,andG191the disciplesοἱ μαθηταὶhoi mathētaiG3588 G3101had heardG191thatὅτιhotiG3754PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074wasἐστὶνestinG1510ἐνenG1722thereG846,they sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649untoπρὸςprosG4314himG846twoδύοduoG1417menἄνδραςandrasG435,desiringG3870himthatG3870he wouldG3635notμὴmēG3361delayG3635to comeδιελθεῖνdieltheinG1330toἕωςhe'ōsG2193themG846.

39ThenδὲdeG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074aroseἀναστὰςanastasG450and wentσυνῆλθενsunēlthenG4905withthemαὐτοῖς·autoisG846.WhenὃνhonG3739he was comeπαραγενόμενονparagenomenonG3854,they brought himἀνήγαγονanēgagonG321intoεἰςeisG1519the upper chamberτὸ ὑπερῷον,to huperōonG3588 G5253:andκαὶkaiG2532allπᾶσαιpasaiG3956the widowsαἱ χῆραιhai chēraiG3588 G5503stood byπαρέστησανparestēsanG3936himαὐτῷautōG846weepingκλαίουσαιklaiousaiG2799,andκαὶkaiG2532shewingἐπιδεικνύμεναιepideiknumenaiG1925the coatsχιτῶναςchitōnasG5509andκαὶkaiG2532garmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440whichὅσαhosaG3745Dorcasἡ Δορκάς.hē DorkasG3588 G1393madeἐποίειepoieiG4160,while she wasοὖσαousaG1510withμετ᾽met᾽G3326themαὐτῶνautōnG846.

40ὁhoG3588ButδὲdeG1161PeterΠέτρος τὰPetros taG3588 G4074put themἐκβαλὼνekbalōnG1544allπάνταςpantasG3956forthἔξωexōG1854,θεὶςtheisG5087and kneeled downγόνατα τὸgonata toG3588 G1119,and prayedπροσηύξατο·prosēuxatoG4336;andG2532turningἐπιστρέψαςepistrepsasG1994himtoπρὸςprosG4314the bodyσῶμα ἡsōma hēG3588 G4983saidG3004,TabithaΤαβιθά,TabithaG5000,ariseἀνάστηθι.anastēthiG450.AndδὲdeG1161she openedἤνοιξενēnoixenG455herαὐτῆςautēsG846eyesτοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺςtous ophthalmousG3588 G3788:andG2532when she sawG3708Peterτὸν Πέτρονton PetronG3588 G4074,she sat upἀνεκάθισεν.anekathisenG339.

41τοὺςtousG3588AndδὲdeG1161he gaveδοὺςdousG1325herαὐτῇautēaG846hishandχεῖραcheiraG5495,and liftedG450herαὐτήν·autēnG846upG450,andδὲdeG1161when he had calledφωνήσαςphōnēsasG5455the saintsἁγίουςhagiousG40andκαὶkaiG2532widowsτὰς χήραςtas chērasG3588 G5503,presentedπαρέστησενparestēsenG3936herαὐτὴνautēnG846aliveζῶσαν.zōsanG2198.

42AndδὲdeG1161it wasἐγένετοegenetoG1096knownγνωστὸνgnōstonG1110throughoutκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596allὅληςholēsG3650Joppaτῆς Ἰόππης,tēs IoppēsG3588 G2445;andκαὶkaiG2532manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100inἐπὶepiG1909the Lordτὸν κύριον.ton kurionG3588 G2962.

43AndδὲdeG1161it came to passἐγένετοegenetoG1096,that heG846tarriedμεῖναιmeinaiG3306manyἱκανὰςhikanasG2425daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250inἐνenG1722JoppaἸόππῃIoppēG2445withπαράparaG3844oneτινιtiniG5100SimonΣίμωνιSimōniG4613a tannerβυρσεῖ.¶burseiG1038.

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