New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 14

Acceptance and Opposition

1InIconiumἸκονίῳIkoniōG2430they enteredεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525the synagogueσυναγωγὴνsunagōgēnG4864of the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453togetherκατὰkataG2596 G3588 G846,and spokeλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980in suchG3779a mannerG3779that a largeπολὺpoluG4183numberG4128of peopleG4128believedπιστεῦσαιpisteusaiG4100,bothτεteG5037of JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453and ofGreeksἙλλήνωνHellēnōnG1672.

2Butthe JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453whodisbelievedἀπειθήσαντεςapeithēsantesG544stirredἐπήγειρανepēgeiranG1892up themindsψυχὰςpsuchasG5590of the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484and embitteredἐκάκωσανekakōsanG2559them againstκατὰkataG2596the brethrenἀδελφῶν.¶adelphōnG80.

3ThereforeοὖνounG3767they spentδιέτριψανdietripsanG1304a longἹκανὸνHikanonG2425timeχρόνονchrononG5550therespeakingG3955boldlyπαρρησιαζόμενοιparrēsiazomenoiG3955with relianceupon the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,who was testifyingμαρτυροῦντιmarturountiG3140to the wordλόγῳlogōG3056of His graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485,grantingδιδόντιdidontiG1325thatsignsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592and wondersτέραταterataG5059be doneγίνεσθαιginesthaiG1096by their handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495.

4But thepeopleπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of the cityπόλεως,poleōsG4172were dividedἐσχίσθηeschisthēG4977;and someμὲνmenG3588 G3303sidedἦσανēsanG1510withthe JewsἸουδαίοις,IoudaioisG2453,and someG3588withthe apostlesἀποστόλοις.apostoloisG652.

5And whenὡςhōsG5613an attemptὁρμὴhormēG3730was madeἐγένετοegenetoG1096by bothτεteG5037the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484andthe JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453with their rulersἄρχουσινarchousinG758,to mistreatὑβρίσαιhubrisaiG5195and tostoneλιθοβολῆσαιlithobolēsaiG3036them,

6they became awareσυνιδόντεςsunidontesG4894of it and fledκατέφυγονkatephugonG2703to the citiesπόλειςpoleisG4172ofLycaoniaΛυκαονίας,LukaoniasG3071,LystraΛύστρανLustranG3082andDerbeΔέρβηνDerbēnG1191,and the surroundingπερίχωρον,perichōronG4066regionG4066;

7and thereG2546they continued topreachG2097the gospelG2097.

8AtLystraΛύστροιςLustroisG3082a manἀνὴρanērG435was sittingἐκάθητο,ekathētoG2521whoG3739had noG102strengthG102in his feetποσὶνposinG4228,lameχωλὸςchōlosG5560from his mother’sμητρὸςmētrosG3384wombκοιλίαςkoiliasG2836,whoG3739had neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763walkedπεριεπάτησεν.periepatēsenG4043.

9ThisG3778manοὗτοςhoutosG3778was listeningἤκουσενēkousenG191to PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972as he spokeλαλοῦντος,lalountosG2980,whoὃςhosG3739,when he had fixedG816his gazeG816on him and had seenG3708that he hadἔχειecheiG2192faithπίστινpistinG4102to bemadeG4982wellG4982,

10saidG3004with a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇ·phōnēaG5456, “StandἀνάστηθιanastēthiG450uprightὀρθός.orthosG3717on your feetπόδαςpodasG4228.”And he leapedἥλατοhēlatoG242up and beganto walkπεριεπάτει.periepateiG4043.

11When the crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793sawG3708whatὃhoG3739PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972had doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160,they raisedἐπῆρανepēranG1869their voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004in theLycaonianG3072languageG3072, “The godsθεοὶtheoiG2316have becomeὁμοιωθέντεςhomoiōthentesG3666likeG3666menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444and have comeκατέβησανkatebēsanG2597downG2597to us.”

12And they begancallingἐκάλουνekalounG2564BarnabasΒαρναβᾶνBarnabanG921,ZeusΔία,DiaG2203,and PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972,HermesἙρμῆν,HermēnG2060,becauseἐπειδὴepeidēG1894he wasthe chiefἡγούμενοςhēgoumenosG2233speakerλόγου.logouG3056.

13The priestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409of ZeusΔιὸςDiosG2203, whose temple wasjustG4253outsideG4253the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172,broughtἐνέγκαςenegkasG5342oxenταύρουςtaurousG5022and garlandsστέμματαstemmataG4725to the gatesπυλῶναςpulōnasG4440, andwantedἤθελενēthelenG2309to offerG2380sacrificeθύειν.¶thueinG2380with the crowdsὄχλοιςochloisG3793.

14But whenthe apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921and PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972heardἈκούσαντεςAkousantesG191of it, theytoreδιαρρήξαντεςdiarrēxantesG1284theirrobesἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440and rushedG1601out into the crowdὄχλονochlonG3793,cryingκράζοντεςkrazontesG2896out

15and sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Menἄνδρες,andresG435,whyτίtiG5101are you doingποιεῖτε;poieiteG4160theseG3778thingsG3778?We are alsoG2532menἄνθρωποι,anthrōpoiG444of the sameG3663natureὁμοιοπαθεῖςhomoiopatheisG3663as you, andpreachG2097the gospelG2097to you that you should turnἐπιστρέφεινepistrepheinG1994from theseG3778vainG3152thingsG3152to alivingζῶντα,zōntaG2198GodθεὸνtheonG2316,whoὃςhosG3739madeἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160the heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772and the earthγῆνgēnG1093and the seaθάλασσανthalassanG2281and allπάνταpantaG3956that is in them.

16In the generationsγενεαῖςgeneaisG1074goneπαρῳχημέναιςparōchēmenaisG3944by HepermittedεἴασενeiasenG1439allπάνταpantaG3956thenationsἔθνηethnēG1484togoπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiG4198their own waysὁδοῖςhodoisG3598;

17and yetG2543He did not leaveἀφῆκενaphēkenG863HimselfG848withoutG267witnessG267,in that He didG19goodG19andgaveδιδοὺςdidousG1325you rainsὑετοὺςhu'etousG5205from heavenοὐρανόθενouranothenG3771and fruitfulκαρποφόρους,karpophorousG2593seasonsκαιροὺςkairousG2540,satisfyingἐμπιπλῶνempiplōnG1705your heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588with foodτροφῆςtrophēsG5160and gladnessεὐφροσύνηςeuphrosunēsG2167.”

18EvensayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778,with difficultyμόλιςmolisG3433they restrainedκατέπαυσανkatepausanG2664the crowdsὄχλουςochlousG3793from offeringG2380sacrificeG2380to them.

19ButJewsἸουδαῖοι,IoudaioiG2453cameἘπῆλθανEpēlthanG1904fromAntiochἈντιοχείαςAntiocheiasG490andIconiumἸκονίουIkoniouG2430,and having wonG3982overG3982the crowdsὄχλουςochlousG3793, theystonedλιθάσαντεςlithasantesG3034PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972and draggedἔσυρονesuronG4951him out of the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172,supposingνομίζοντεςnomizontesG3543him to be deadτεθνηκέναι.tethnēkenaiG2348.

20But whilethe disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101stoodG2944aroundG2944him, he gotἀναστὰςanastasG450up and enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525the cityπόλινpolinG4172.The nextἐπαύριονepaurionG1887dayG1887he wentG1831awayἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831with BarnabasΒαρναβᾷBarnabaG921toDerbeΔέρβην.DerbēnG1191.

21After they hadpreachedG2097the gospelG2097to that cityπόλινpolinG4172and hadmadeG3100manyἱκανοὺςhikanousG2425disciplesG3100,they returnedὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsanG5290toLystraΛύστρανLustranG3082and toIconiumἸκόνιονIkonionG2430and toAntiochἈντιόχειαν·AntiocheianG490,

22strengtheningἐπιστηρίζοντεςepistērizontesG1991the soulsψυχὰςpsuchasG5590ofthe disciplesμαθητῶν,mathētōnG3101,encouragingπαρακαλοῦντεςparakalountesG3870them to continueἐμμένεινemmeneinG1696inthe faithπίστειpisteiG4102, and saying, “ThroughδιὰdiaG1223manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183tribulationsθλίψεωνthlipseōnG2347we mustδεῖdeiG1163enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.”

23Whenthey had appointedχειροτονήσαντεςcheirotonēsantesG5500eldersπρεσβυτέρους,presbuterousG4245for them in everyκατ᾽kat᾽G2596churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577, havingprayedπροσευξάμενοιproseuxamenoiG4336with fastingνηστειῶνnēsteiōnG3521, theycommendedπαρέθεντοparethentoG3908them to the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962in whomὃνhonG3739they had believedπεπιστεύκεισαν.pepisteukeisanG4100.

24They passedG1330throughG1330PisidiaΠισιδίανPisidianG4099and cameἦλθονēlthonG2064intoPamphyliaΠαμφυλίαν,PamphulianG3828.

25When they had spokenλαλήσαντεςlalēsantesG2980the wordλόγονlogonG3056inPergaΠέργῃPergēG4011,they wentG2597downκατέβησανkatebēsanG2597to AttaliaἈττάλειαν·AttaleianG825.

26From thereG2547they sailedἀπέπλευσανapepleusanG636toAntiochἈντιόχειαν,AntiocheianG490, fromwhichὅθενhothenG3606they had beenἦσανēsanG1510commendedπαραδεδομένοιparadedomenoiG3860to the graceχάριτιcharitiG5485of GodθεοῦtheouG2316for the workἔργονergonG2041that they hadaccomplishedἐπλήρωσαν.eplērōsanG4137.

27When they had arrivedπαραγενόμενοιparagenomenoiG3854and gatheredG4863the churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577togetherσυναγαγόντεςsunagagontesG4863, they began toreportἀνήγγελλονanēngellonG312allG3745thingsG3745that GodθεὸςtheosG2316had doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160with them andhowὅτιhotiG3754He had openedἤνοιξενēnoixenG455adoorθύρανthuranG2374of faithπίστεως.pisteōsG4102to the GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484.

28And they spentδιέτριβονdietribonG1304a longοὐκ ὀλίγονouk oligonG3756 G3641timeχρόνονchrononG5550withthe disciplesμαθηταῖς.¶mathētaisG3101.

Acceptance and Opposition

Commentaries on Acts 14