New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 18:19-28

19They cameκατήντησανkatēntēsanG2658toEphesusἜφεσον·EphesonG2181,and he leftκατέλιπενkatelipenG2641them thereαὐτοῦ,autouG847.NowG1161he himselfαὐτὸςautosG846enteredεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525the synagogueσυναγωγὴνsunagōgēnG4864and reasonedδιελέξατοdielexatoG1256with the JewsἸουδαίοις.IoudaioisG2453.

20When they askedἐρωτώντωνerōtōntōnG2065him to stayμεῖναιmeinaiG3306for a longerG4183timeχρόνονchrononG5550,he did not consentἐπένευσεν·epeneusenG1962,

21buttakingG657leaveἀποταξάμενοςapotaxamenosG657of them and sayingG3004, “I will returnἀνακάμψωanakampsōG344to you againπάλινpalinG3825if GodθεοῦtheouG2316willsθέλοντος,thelontosG2309,”he setG321sailἀνήχθηanēchthēG321fromEphesusἘφέσου.EphesouG2181.

22When he had landedκατελθὼνkatelthōnG2718atCaesareaΚαισάρειαν,KaisareianG2542,he wentἀναβὰςanabasG305up and greetedἀσπασάμενοςaspasamenosG782the churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577,and wentG2597downκατέβηkatebēG2597toAntiochἈντιόχειαν·AntiocheianG490.

23And having spentποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160someτινὰtinaG5100timeχρόνονchrononG5550there,he leftἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831and passedG1330successivelyκαθεξῆςkathexēsG2517throughG1330theGalatianΓαλατικὴνGalatikēnG1054regionχώρανchōranG5561and PhrygiaΦρυγίαν,PhrugianG5435,strengtheningG4741allπάνταςpantasG3956the disciplesμαθητάς.¶mathētasG3101.

24NowδέdeG1161a JewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453namedὀνόματι,onomatiG3686ApollosἈπολλῶςApollōsG625, anAlexandrianἈλεξανδρεὺςAlexandreusG221by birthγένει,geneiG1085,an eloquentλόγιος,logiosG3052manἀνὴρanērG435,cameκατήντησενkatēntēsenG2658toEphesusἜφεσονEphesonG2181;and he was mightyδυνατὸςdunatosG1415in the Scripturesγραφαῖς.graphaisG1124.

25ThisG3778manG3778had beenἦνēnG1510instructedκατηχημένοςkatēchēmenosG2727inthe wayὁδὸνhodonG3598of the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962;and beingG2204ferventζέωνzeōnG2204in spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,he was speakingἐλάλειelaleiG2980and teachingἐδίδασκενedidaskenG1321accuratelyἀκριβῶςakribōsG199the things concerningπερὶperiG4012JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,beingG1987acquaintedG1987onlyG3440withthe baptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908of JohnἸωάννου·IōannouG2491;

26andhe beganἤρξατοērxatoG757to speakG3955out boldlyπαρρησιάζεσθαιparrēsiazesthaiG3955in the synagogueσυναγωγῇ.sunagōgēaG4864. But whenPriscillaG4251and AquilaἈκύλαςAkulasG207heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191him, they tookG4355him asideG4355and explainedἐξέθεντοexethentoG1620to himthe wayὁδὸνhodonG3598of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316moreG199accuratelyG199.

27And when he wantedβουλομένουboulomenouG1014to goG1330acrossG1330toAchaiaἈχαΐαν,AchaianG882,the brethrenἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80encouragedπροτρεψάμενοιprotrepsamenoiG4389him and wroteἔγραψανegrapsanG1125tothe disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101to welcomeἀποδέξασθαιapodexasthaiG588him; and when he had arrivedπαραγενόμενοςparagenomenosG3854,he greatlyπολὺpoluG4183helpedσυνεβάλετοsunebaletoG4820thoseG3588who had believedπεπιστευκόσινpepisteukosinG4100throughδιὰdiaG1223graceχάριτος·charitosG5485,

28for he powerfullyεὐτόνωςeutonōsG2159refutedδιακατηλέγχετοdiakatēlegchetoG1246the JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453in publicδημοσίᾳdēmosiaG1219,demonstratingἐπιδεικνὺςepideiknusG1925by the ScripturesγραφῶνgraphōnG1124thatJesusἸησοῦν.¶IēsounG2424was theChristχριστὸνchristonG5547.

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