New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 20:25-31

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.

29I knowG3609that afterμετὰmetaG3326my departureἄφιξίνaphixinG867savageβαρεῖςbareisG926wolvesλύκοιlukoiG3074will comeεἰσελεύσονταιeiseleusontaiG1525in amongεἰςeisG1519you, not sparingφειδόμενοιpheidomenoiG5339the flockποιμνίου,poimniouG4168;

30and from amongἐξexG1537your own selvesG846menἄνδρεςandresG435will ariseἀναστήσονταιanastēsontaiG450,speakingλαλοῦντεςlalountesG2980perverseG1294thingsG1294,to drawG645awayἀποσπᾶνapospanG645the disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101afterὀπίσωopisōG3694them.

31ThereforeδιὸdioG1352be on the alertγρηγορεῖτεgrēgoreiteG1127,rememberingμνημονεύοντεςmnēmoneuontesG3421that nightνύκταnuktaG3571and dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250for a periodG5148ofthreeG5148yearsG5148I did not ceaseἐπαυσάμηνepausamēnG3973to admonishνουθετῶνnouthetōnG3560eachἕκαστον.hekastonG1538oneἕναhenaG1520with tearsδακρύωνdakruōnG1144.

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