New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 13:40-51

40ThereforeοὖνounG3767takeβλέπετεblepeteG991heedG991,soμὴmēG3361that the thingG3004spokenG3004ofin the Prophetsπροφήταις·prophētaisG4396may not comeἐπέλθῃepelthēG1904upon you:

41‘BeholdG3708,you scoffersκαταφρονηταί,kataphronētaiG2707,and marvelθαυμάσατεthaumasateG2296, andperishἀφανίσθητε,aphanisthēteG853;For I am accomplishingἐργάζομαιergazomaiG2038a workἔργονergonG2041in your daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250,A workἔργονergonG2041whichὃhoG3739you will neverοὐ μὴou mēG3756 G3361believeπιστεύσητεpisteusēteG4100,thoughἐάνeanG1437someoneτιςtisG5100should describeἐκδιηγῆταιekdiēgētaiG1555it to you.’”

42AsPaul and Barnabas were goingἘξιόντωνExiontōnG1826out, the people kept beggingπαρεκάλουνparekalounG3870that theseταῦτα.tautaG3778thingsῥήματαrhēmataG4487might be spokenλαληθῆναιlalēthēnaiG2980to them the nextμεταξὺmetaxuG3342SabbathσάββατονsabbatonG4521.

43NowδὲdeG1161when the meeting ofthe synagogueσυναγωγῆςsunagōgēsG4864had brokenλυθείσηςlutheisēsG3089up, manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183of the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453and of theGod-fearingσεβομένωνsebomenōnG4576proselytesπροσηλύτωνprosēlutōnG4339followedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972and BarnabasΒαρναβᾷ,BarnabaG921,whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748,speakingπροσλαλοῦντεςproslalountesG4354to them, were urgingἔπειθονepeithonG3982them to continueπροσμένεινprosmeneinG4357inthe graceχάριτιcharitiG5485of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

44The nextἐρχομένῳerchomenōG2064SabbathσαββάτῳsabbatōG4521nearlyσχεδὸνschedonG4975the wholeπᾶσαpasaG3956cityπόλιςpolisG4172assembledσυνήχθηsunēchthēG4863to hearἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191the wordλόγονlogonG3056ofthe LordG2316.

45But whenthe JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453sawG3708the crowdsὄχλουςochlousG3793,they were filledG4092with jealousyζήλουzēlouG2205and begancontradictingἀντέλεγονantelegonG483the thingsG2980spokenG2980by PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972, and wereblasphemingβλασφημοῦντες.blasphēmountesG987.

46PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972and BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921spokeG3955out boldlyπαρρησιασάμενοίparrēsiasamenoiG3955and saidG3004, “It was necessaryἀναγκαῖονanagkaionG316that the wordλόγονlogonG3056of Godθεοῦ·theouG2316be spokenλαληθῆναιlalēthēnaiG2980to youfirstπρῶτονprōtonG4413;sinceἐπειδὴepeidēG1894you repudiateἀπωθεῖσθεapōtheistheG683it and judgeκρίνετεkrineteG2919yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438unworthyοὐκ ἀξίουςouk axiousG3756 G514of eternalαἰωνίουaiōniouG166lifeζωῆς,zōēsG2222,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,we are turningστρεφόμεθαstrephomethaG4762to the Gentilesἔθνη.ethnēG1484.

47For soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779the Lordκύριος·kuriosG2962has commandedἐντέταλταιentetaltaiG1781us, ‘I have placedτέθεικάtetheikaG5087You as alightφῶςphōsG5457for the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484, That You maybringG1510 G1519salvationσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991to the endἐσχάτουeschatouG2078of the earthγῆς.¶gēsG1093.’”

48When the GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484heardἈκούονταAkouontaG191this, they beganrejoicingἔχαιρονechaironG5463and glorifyingἐδόξαζονedoxazonG1392the wordλόγονlogonG3056ofthe LordκυρίουkuriouG2962;and as manyὅσοιhosoiG3745ashad beenἦσανēsanG1510appointedτεταγμένοιtetagmenoiG5021to eternalαἰώνιον.aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100.

49Andthe wordλόγοςlogosG3056of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962was being spreadδιεφέρετοdiepheretoG1308throughδι᾽di᾽G1223the wholeὅληςholēsG3650regionχώρας.chōrasG5561.

50Butthe JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453incitedπαρώτρυνανparōtrunanG3951thedevoutσεβομέναςsebomenasG4576womenγυναῖκαςgunaikasG1135of prominenceεὐσχήμοναςeuschēmonasG2158and the leadingG4413menG4413of the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172,and instigatedἐπήγειρανepēgeiranG1892a persecutionδιωγμὸνdiōgmonG1375againstἐπὶepiG1909PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972and BarnabasΒαρναβᾶνBarnabanG921,and droveἐξέβαλονexebalonG1544them out of theirdistrictὁρίωνhoriōnG3725.

51Butthey shookG1621offG1621the dustκονιορτὸνkoniortonG2868of their feetποδῶνpodōnG4228in protestagainstἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909them and wentἦλθονēlthonG2064toIconiumἸκόνιον.IkonionG2430.

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