New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 11:19-30

19SoG3767thenG3767thoseG3588who were scatteredδιασπαρέντεςdiasparentesG1289becauseἀπὸapoG575of thepersecutionθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347that occurredγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096in connectionἐπὶepiG1909with StephenΣτεφάνῳStephanōG4736madeG1330their wayG1330toPhoeniciaΦοινίκηςPhoinikēsG5403andCyprusΚύπρουKuprouG2954andAntiochἈντιοχείαςAntiocheiasG490,speakingλαλοῦντεςlalountesG2980the wordλόγονlogonG3056to noG3367oneμηδενὶmēdeniG3367exceptG1508to JewsἸουδαίοις.¶IoudaioisG2453aloneμόνονmononG3441.

20But there were someτινεςtinesG5100of them, menἄνδρεςandresG435ofCyprusΚύπριοιKuprioiG2953andCyreneΚυρηναῖοι,KurēnaioiG2956,whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064toAntiochἈντιόχειανAntiocheianG490and beganspeakingἐλάλουνelalounG2980to theGreeksG1672alsoG2532,preachingεὐαγγελιζόμενοιeuangelizomenoiG2097the LordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦν.IēsounG2424.

21Andthe handχεὶρcheirG5495of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962was with them, anda largeπολύςpolusG4183numberἀριθμὸςarithmosG706who believedπιστεύσαςpisteusasG4100turnedἐπέστρεψενepestrepsenG1994to the Lordκύριον·kurionG2962.

22ThenewsλόγοςlogosG3056aboutπερὶperiG4012themreachedἠκούσθηēkousthēG191the earsὦταōtaG3775of the churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577at JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,and they sentG1821BarnabasΒαρναβᾶνBarnabanG921offG1821toAntiochἈντιοχείας·AntiocheiasG490.

23Then when he arrivedπαραγενόμενοςparagenomenosG3854andwitnessedG3708the graceχάρινcharinG5485of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,he rejoicedἐχάρηecharēG5463and beganto encourageπαρεκάλειparekaleiG3870them allπάνταςpantasG3956withresoluteπροθέσειprotheseiG4286heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588to remainπροσμένεινprosmeneinG4357trueto the Lordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962;

24for he was a goodἀγαθὸςagathosG18manἀνὴρanērG435, andfullπλήρηςplērēsG4134of the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151and of faithπίστεως.pisteōsG4102. AndconsiderableἱκανὸςhikanosG2425numbersὄχλοςochlosG3793werebroughtπροσετέθηprosetethēG4369to the Lordκυρίῳ.kuriōG2962.

25And he leftἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831forTarsusΤαρσὸνTarsonG5019to lookἀναζητῆσαιanazētēsaiG327for SaulΣαῦλον,SaulonG4569;

26and when he had foundεὑρὼνheurōnG2147him, he broughtἤγαγενēgagenG71him toAntiochἈντιόχειαν.AntiocheianG490.And for an entireὅλονholonG3650yearἐνιαυτὸνeniautonG1763theymetσυναχθῆναιsunachthēnaiG4863with the churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577and taughtδιδάξαιdidaxaiG1321considerableἱκανόν,hikanonG2425numbersὄχλονochlonG3793; andthe disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101were firstG4416calledχρηματίσαιchrēmatisaiG5537ChristiansΧριστιανούς.¶ChristianousG5546inAntiochἈντιοχείᾳAntiocheiaG490.

27NowδὲdeG1161at thisταύταιςtautaisG3778timeἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250some prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396cameG2718downκατῆλθονkatēlthonG2718from JerusalemἹεροσολύμωνHi'erosolumōnG2414toAntiochἈντιόχειαν·AntiocheianG490.

28OneεἷςheisG1520of them namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686AgabusἍγαβοςHagabosG13stoodἀναστὰςanastasG450up and beganto indicateἐσήμανενesēmanenG4591by the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151that there wouldG3195certainlyG3195be a greatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173famineλιμὸνlimonG3042allὅληνholēnG3650overG1909theworldοἰκουμένην,oikoumenēnG3625.And thisἥτιςhētisG3748tookG1096placeG1096in the reign ofClaudiusΚλαυδίουKlaudiouG2804.

29And in the proportionκαθὼςkathōsG2531that anyτις,tisG5100ofthe disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101hadG2141meansG2141,eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538of them determinedὥρισανhōrisanG3724to sendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992a contribution for thereliefδιακονίανdiakonianG1248ofthe brethrenἀδελφοῖς·adelphoisG80livingκατοικοῦσινkatoikousinG2730in JudeaG2453.

30And thisὃhoG3739they didἐποίησανepoiēsanG4160,sendingἀποστείλαντεςaposteilantesG649itin chargeδιὰ χειρὸςdia cheirosG1223 G5495ofBarnabasΒαρναβᾶBarnabaG921and SaulΣαύλου.¶SaulouG4569to theeldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245.

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