New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 10:24-48

24On the followingG1887dayἐπαύριονepaurionG1887he enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525CaesareaΚαισάρειαν·KaisareianG2542.NowG1161CorneliusΚορνήλιοςKornēliosG2883was waitingG4327for them and had calledG4779togetherσυγκαλεσάμενοςsugkalesamenosG4779his relativesσυγγενεῖςsungeneisG4773and closeἀναγκαίουςanagkaiousG316friendsφίλους.philousG5384.

25WhenὡςhōsG5613PeterΠέτρον,PetronG4074enteredεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525,CorneliusΚορνήλιοςKornēliosG2883metσυναντήσαςsunantēsasG4876him, and fellπεσὼνpesōnG4098at his feetπόδαςpodasG4228andworshipedπροσεκύνησεν.prosekunēsenG4352him.

26But PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453him up, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “Standἀνάστηθι·anastēthiG450up; I tooκαὶkaiG2532amεἰμι.eimiG1510justa manἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444.”

27As he talkedσυνομιλῶνsunomilōnG4926with him, he enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525and foundεὑρίσκειheuriskeiG2147manyπολλούς,pollousG4183peopleG4183assembledσυνεληλυθόταςsunelēluthotasG4905.

28And he saidἔφηephēG5346to them, “You yourselvesὑμεῖςhumeisG4771knowἐπίστασθεepistastheG1987howὡςhōsG5613unlawfulἀθέμιτόνathemitonG111it is for a manἀνδρὶandriG435who is a JewἸουδαίῳIoudaiōG2453to associateκολλᾶσθαιkollasthaiG2853with a foreignerἀλλοφύλῳ·allophulōG246orἢēG2228to visitπροσέρχεσθαιproserchesthaiG4334him; and yetGodθεὸςtheosG2316has shownἔδειξενedeixenG1166me that I should not callλέγεινlegeinG3004anyμηδέναmēdenaG3367manἄνθρωπον,anthrōponG444unholyκοινὸνkoinonG2839orἢēG2228uncleanἀκάθαρτονakathartonG169.

29That is whyδιὸdioG1352I cameἦλθονēlthonG2064withoutG369evenκαὶkaiG2532raisingG369any objectionG369when I was sentμεταπεμφθείς.metapemphtheisG3343for. Soοὖν,ounG3767I askπυνθάνομαιpunthanomaiG4441for whatτίνιtiniG5101reasonλόγῳlogōG3056you have sentμετεπέμψασθέmetepempsastheG3343for me.”

30CorneliusΚορνήλιοςKornēliosG2883saidἔφη·ephēG5346, “FourτετάρτηςtetartēsG5067daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250agoἀπὸapoG575to thisταύτηςtautēsG3778hourὥραςhōrasG5610,I was prayingπροσευχόμενοςproseuchomenosG4336in my houseοἴκῳoikōG3624during theninthG1729hourG1729;and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,a manἀνὴρanērG435stoodἔστηestēG2476beforeἐνώπιόνenōpionG1799me in shiningλαμπρᾷlampraG2986garmentsἐσθῆτιesthētiG2066,

31and he saidφησίν·phēsinG5346, ‘CorneliusΚορνήλιε,KornēlieG2883,your prayerπροσευχὴproseuchēG4335has been heardεἰσηκούσθηeisēkousthēG1522and youralmsἐλεημοσύναιeleēmosunaiG1654have been rememberedἐμνήσθησανemnēsthēsanG3403beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

32ThereforeοὖνounG3767sendπέμψονpempsonG3992toJoppaἸόππηνIoppēnG2445and inviteμετακάλεσαιmetakalesaiG3333SimonΣίμωναSimōnaG4613,whoὃςhosG3739is also calledἐπικαλεῖταιepikaleitaiG1941PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074,to come to you; he is stayingξενίζεταιxenizetaiG3579at the houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614of SimonΣίμωνοςSimōnosG4613thetannerβυρσέωςburseōsG1038by the seaθάλασσανthalassanG2281.’

33SoοὖνounG3767I sentἔπεμψαepempsaG3992for you immediatelyἐξαυτῆςexautēsG1824, and you havebeen kindG2573enoughG2573to comeπαραγενόμενος.paragenomenosG3854.NowνῦνnunG3568thenοὖνounG3767,we are allπάντεςpantesG3956hereG3918presentπάρεσμενparesmenG3918beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799GodθεοῦtheouG2316to hearἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191allπάνταpantaG3956that you have been commandedπροστεταγμέναprostetagmenaG4367by the Lordκυρίου.¶kuriouG2962.”

34OpeningἈνοίξαςAnoixasG455his mouthστόμαstomaG4750,PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074saidG3004: “I mostG225certainlyἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909 G225understandκαταλαμβάνομαιkatalambanomaiG2638now thatGodθεός,theosG2316is not oneG4381to showG4381partialityG4381,

35butin everyπαντὶpantiG3956nationἔθνειethneiG1484the man whofearsφοβούμενοςphoboumenosG5399Him anddoesἐργαζόμενοςergazomenosG2038what is rightδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343is welcomeδεκτὸςdektosG1184to Him.

36The wordλόγονlogonG3056whichὃνhonG3739He sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649to the sonsυἱοῖςhuioisG5207of IsraelG2274,preachingεὐαγγελιζόμενοςeuangelizomenosG2097peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515throughδιὰdiaG1223JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547(He isLordκύριος,kuriosG2962of allπάντωνpantōnG3956)--

37you yourselvesὑμεῖςhumeisG4771knowG3609the thingῥῆμαrhēmaG4487which tookG1096placeG1096throughoutκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596allὅληςholēsG3650JudeaG2453,startingἀρξάμενοςarxamenosG757from GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056,afterμετὰmetaG3326the baptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908whichὃhoG3739JohnἸωάννης,IōannēsG2491proclaimedἐκήρυξενekēruxenG2784.

38You know ofJesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424of NazarethΝαζαρέθ,NazarethG3478,howὡςhōsG5613GodθεὸςtheosG2316anointedἔχρισενechrisenG5548Him with the HolyἁγίῳhagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151and with powerδυνάμει,dunameiG1411, and howHe wentG1330aboutG1330doingG2109goodG2109and healingἰώμενοςiōmenosG2390allπάνταςpantasG3956who were oppressedκαταδυναστευομένουςkatadunasteuomenousG2616by the devilδιαβόλου,diabolouG1228, forGodθεὸςtheosG2316was with Him.

39We arewitnessesμάρτυρεςmarturesG3144of allG3956the thingsπάντωνpantōnG3956He didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160bothτεteG5037in thelandχώρᾳchōraG5561of the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453and in JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ·IerousalēmG2419.They alsoG2532putG337Him to deathG337by hangingκρεμάσαντεςkremasantesG2910Him on acrossξύλου.xulouG3586.

40GodθεὸςtheosG2316raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453Him up on the thirdτρίτῃtritēG5154dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250and grantedἔδωκενedōkenG1325that He becomeγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096visibleἐμφανῆemphanēG1717,

41not to allπαντὶpantiG3956the peopleλαῷ,laōG2992, but towitnessesμάρτυσινmartusinG3144who were chosenG4401beforehandG4401by GodθεοῦtheouG2316, that is, to uswhoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748ateσυνεφάγομενsunephagomenG4906and drankσυνεπίομενsunepiomenG4844with Him afterμετὰmetaG3326He aroseἀναστῆναιanastēnaiG450from the deadνεκρῶν·nekrōnG3498.

42And HeorderedπαρήγγειλενparēngeilenG3853us topreachκηρύξαιkēruxaiG2784to the peopleλαῷlaōG2992,and solemnlyG1263totestifyδιαμαρτύρασθαιdiamarturasthaiG1263that thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is the One who has beenappointedὡρισμένοςhōrismenosG3724by GodθεοῦtheouG2316asJudgeκριτὴςkritēsG2923of the livingζώντωνzōntōnG2198and the deadνεκρῶν.nekrōnG3498.

43Of HimallπάντεςpantesG3956the prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396bearμαρτυροῦσινmarturousinG3140witnessG3140that throughδιὰdiaG1223His nameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686everyoneπάνταpantaG3956who believesπιστεύονταpisteuontaG4100in Him receivesλαβεῖνlabeinG2983forgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859of sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266.”

44While PeterΠέτρουPetrouG4074was stillἜτιEtiG2089speakingλαλοῦντοςlalountosG2980theseταῦταtautaG3778wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487,the HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151fellἐπέπεσενepepesenG1968upon allπάνταςpantasG3956thoseG3588who were listeningἀκούονταςakouontasG191to themessageλόγον.logonG3056.

45AllG3745thecircumcisedπεριτομῆςperitomēsG4061believersπιστοὶpistoiG4103whoG3745cameσυνῆλθανsunēlthanG4905with PeterΠέτρῳ,PetrōG4074were amazedἐξέστησανexestēsanG1839,becauseὅτιhotiG3754the giftδωρεὰdōreaG1431of the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151had beenpouredἐκκέχυται·ekkechutaiG1632out on the GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484alsoG2532.

46For they were hearingἤκουονēkouonG191themspeakingλαλούντωνlalountōnG2980with tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100and exaltingμεγαλυνόντωνmegalunontōnG3170Godθεόν.theonG2316.ThenτότεtoteG5119PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611,

47“SurelyμήτιmētiG3385noG3385oneτιςtisG5100canδύναταιdunataiG1410refuseκωλῦσαίkōlusaiG2967the waterὕδωρhudōrG5204for theseτούτους,toutousG3778to be baptizedβαπτισθῆναιbaptisthēnaiG907whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748have receivedἔλαβονelabonG2983the HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151justὡςhōsG5613as we did, can he?”

48And heorderedπροσέταξενprosetaxenG4367them to be baptizedβαπτισθῆναιbaptisthēnaiG907in the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.ThenτότεtoteG5119they askedἠρώτησανērōtēsanG2065him to stayἐπιμεῖναιepimeinaiG1961on for a fewτινάς.¶tinasG5100daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250.

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