New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 20:17-28

17From MiletusΜιλήτουMilētouG3399he sentπέμψαςpempsasG3992toEphesusἜφεσονEphesonG2181and calledμετεκαλέσατοmetekalesatoG3333to himthe eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245of the churchἐκκλησίας.ekklēsiasG1577.

18And whenὡςhōsG5613they had comeπαρεγένοντοparegenontoG3854to him, he saidG3004to them, “You yourselvesG4771knowἐπίστασθεepistastheG1987,from the firstπρώτηςprōtēsG4413dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250that I setG1910footG1910inAsiaἈσίανAsianG773,howπῶςpōsG4459I was with you the wholeπάνταpantaG3956timeχρόνονchrononG5550,

19servingδουλεύωνdouleuōnG1398the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962with allπάσηςpasēsG3956humilityταπεινοφροσύνηςtapeinophrosunēsG5012and with tearsδακρύωνdakruōnG1144and with trialsπειρασμῶνpeirasmōnG3986which cameσυμβάντωνsumbantōnG4819upon methroughἐνenG1722the plotsἐπιβουλαῖςepiboulaisG1917of the JewsἸουδαίων·IoudaiōnG2453;

20howὡςhōsG5613Idid not shrinkὑπεστειλάμηνhupesteilamēnG5288from declaringἀναγγεῖλαιanangeilaiG312to you anythingοὐδὲνoudenG3762that was profitableσυμφερόντωνsumpherontōnG4851,and teachingδιδάξαιdidaxaiG1321you publiclyδημοσίᾳdēmosiaG1219andfrom houseοἴκους,oikousG3624to houseG3624,

21solemnlyG1263testifyingδιαμαρτυρόμενοςdiamarturomenosG1263to bothτεteG5037JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453and GreeksἝλλησινHellēsinG1672ofrepentanceμετάνοιανmetanoianG3341towardG1519GodθεὸνtheonG2316andfaithπίστινpistinG4102in our LordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστόν.¶ChristonG5547.

22And nowνῦνnunG3568,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,boundδεδεμένοςdedemenosG1210by theSpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,I amG4198on my wayG4198to JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,not knowingG3609what will happenσυναντήσοντάsunantēsontaG4876to me thereἐν αὐτῇen autēaG1722 G846,

23exceptπλὴνplēnG4133thatthe HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151solemnlyG1263testifiesG1263to me in everyκατὰkataG2596cityπόλινpolinG4172,sayingλέγονlegonG3004thatbondsδεσμὰdesmaG1199and afflictionsθλίψειςthlipseisG2347awaitμένουσιν.menousinG3306me.

24ButI do not considerποιοῦμαιpoioumaiG4160my lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590of anyοὐδενὸςoudenosG3762accountλόγουlogouG3056as dearτιμίανtimianG5093to myselfG1683,soὡςhōsG5613that I mayfinishτελειῶσαιteleiōsaiG5048my courseδρόμονdromonG1408andthe ministryδιακονίανdiakonianG1248whichἣνhēnG3739I receivedἔλαβονelabonG2983from the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424, totestifyδιαμαρτύρασθαιdiamarturasthaiG1263solemnlyG1263of the gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098ofthe graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

25“And nowνῦνnunG3568,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I knowG3609that allπάντες,pantesG3956of you, amongἐνenG1722whomοἷςhoisG3739I wentG1330aboutG1330preachingκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932,will noG3765longerG3765seeG3708my faceπρόσωπόνprosōponG4383.

26ThereforeδιότιdiotiG1360, ItestifyμαρτύρομαιmarturomaiG3143to you thisσήμερονsēmeronG4594dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250thatI amεἰμιeimiG1510innocentκαθαρόςkatharosG2513of the bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129of allG3956menG3956.

27For Idid not shrinkὑπεστειλάμηνhupesteilamēnG5288from declaringἀναγγεῖλαιanangeilaiG312to you the wholeπᾶσανpasanG3956purposeβουλὴνboulēnG1012of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

28Be on guardπροσέχετεprosecheteG4337for yourselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438and for allπαντὶpantiG3956the flockποιμνίῳ,poimniōG4168,amongἐνenG1722whichᾧhōG3739the HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151has madeἔθετοethetoG5087youoverseersἐπισκόπους,episkopousG1985,to shepherdποιμαίνεινpoimaineinG4165the churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316whichἣνhēnG3739HepurchasedπεριεποιήσατοperiepoiēsatoG4046with His ownἰδίου.¶idiouG2398bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129.

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