New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 21:1-18

1WhenὩςHōsG5613we had partedἀποσπασθένταςapospasthentasG645from them and had setG321sailG321,we ranG2113a straightG2113courseG2113to CosΚῶ,KōG2972and the nextἑξῆςhexēsG1836day to RhodesῬόδον,RhodonG4499and from thereG2547to PataraΠάταρα.PataraG3959;

2and having foundεὑρόντεςheurontesG2147a shipπλοῖονploionG4143crossingG1276overG1276toPhoeniciaΦοινίκηνPhoinikēnG5403,we wentG1910aboardG1910and setἀνήχθημεν.anēchthēmenG321sailG321.

3When we cameG398in sightG398ofCyprusΚύπρονKupronG2954,leavingκαταλιπόντεςkatalipontesG2641it on the leftεὐώνυμονeuōnumonG2176,we kept sailingἐπλέομενepleomenG4126toSyriaΣυρίανSurianG4947and landedκατήλθομενkatēlthomenG2718atTyreΤύρον·TuronG5184;for thereἐκεῖσεekeiseG1566the shipπλοῖονploionG4143was to unloadἀποφορτιζόμενονapophortizomenonG670its cargoγόμον.¶gomonG1117.

4After lookingἈνευρόντεςAneurontesG429upthe disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101,we stayedἐπεμείναμενepemeinamenG1961thereαὐτοῦautouG847sevenἑπτά,heptaG2033daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250;and they kept tellingἔλεγονelegonG3004PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972throughδιὰdiaG1223the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151not to setG1910footG1910in JerusalemἹεροσόλυμα.Hi'erosolumaG2414.

5WhenὅτεhoteG3753our daysἡμέρας,hēmerasG2250there were endedἐξαρτίσαιexartisaiG1822,we leftἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831and startedἐπορευόμεθαeporeuomethaG4198on our journeyG4311,while they allπάντωνpantōnG3956,with wivesγυναιξὶνgunaixinG1135and childrenτέκνοιςteknoisG5043,escortedG4311us untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193we wereout of the cityπόλεως,poleōsG4172. AfterkneelingG1119 G5087downG5087 G1119on the beachαἰγιαλὸνaigialonG123and prayingπροσευξάμενοιproseuxamenoiG4336,we saidG537farewellG537to oneG240anotherG240.

6ThenκαὶkaiG2532we wentG1684on boardG1684the shipπλοῖον,ploionG4143,and they returnedὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsanG5290homeἴδια.idiaG2398again.

7When we had finishedδιανύσαντεςdianusantesG1274the voyageπλοῦνplounG4144fromTyreΤύρουTurouG5184,we arrivedκατηντήσαμενkatēntēsamenG2658at PtolemaisΠτολεμαΐδα,PtolemaidaG4424,and after greetingἀσπασάμενοιaspasamenoiG782the brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80,we stayedἐμείναμενemeinamenG3306with them for a dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250.

8On the nextἐπαύριονepaurionG1887dayG1887we leftἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831and cameἤλθομενēlthomenG2064toCaesareaΚαισάρειαν,KaisareianG2542,and enteringεἰσελθόντεςeiselthontesG1525the houseοἶκονoikonG3624ofPhilipΦιλίππουPhilippouG5376theevangelistεὐαγγελιστοῦeuangelistouG2099, who wasone of the sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033,we stayedἐμείναμενemeinamenG3306with him.

9NowδὲdeG1161thisG3778manτούτῳtoutōG3778hadἦσανēsanG1510fourτέσσαρεςtessaresG5064virginπαρθένοιparthenoiG3933daughtersθυγατέρεςthugateresG2364who wereprophetessesπροφητεύουσαι.¶prophēteuousaiG4395.

10As we were stayingἘπιμενόντωνEpimenontōnG1961there for someπλείουςpleiousG4183daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,a prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686AgabusἍγαβος,HagabosG13cameG2718downκατῆλθένkatēlthenG2718from JudeaG2453.

11And comingἐλθὼνelthōnG2064to us, hetookἄραςarasG142Paul’sΠαύλου,PaulouG3972beltζώνηνzōnēnG2223and boundδήσαςdēsasG1210his ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438feetπόδαςpodasG4228and handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495,and saidλέγειlegeiG3004, “ThisG3592is whatG3592the Holyἅγιον·hagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saysG3004: ‘In thisG3779wayοὕτωςhoutōsG3779the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453at JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419willbindδήσουσινdēsousinG1210the manἄνδραandraG435whoοὗhouG3739ownsἐστινestinG1510thisαὕτη,hautēG3778beltζώνηzōnēG2223anddeliverπαραδώσουσινparadōsousinG3860him into the handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495of the Gentilesἐθνῶν.ethnōnG1484.’”

12WhenὡςhōsG5613we had heardἠκούσαμενēkousamenG191thisταῦτα,tautaG3778,we as wellτεteG5037as the localG1786residentsG1786beganbeggingπαρεκαλοῦμενparekaloumenG3870himnot to goἀναβαίνεινanabaineinG305up to JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ.IerousalēmG2419.

13ThenτότεtoteG5119PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611, “WhatτίtiG5101are you doingποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160,weepingκλαίοντεςklaiontesG2799and breakingσυνθρύπτοντέςsunthruptontesG4919my heartκαρδίαν;kardianG2588? ForI amἔχωechōG2192readyἑτοίμωςhetoimōsG2093not onlyG3440to be boundδεθῆναιdethēnaiG1210,but evenG2532to dieἀποθανεῖνapothaneinG599at JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419forthe nameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.”

14And since he would not be persuadedπειθομένουpeithomenouG3982,we fellG2270silentἡσυχάσαμενhēsuchasamenG2270,remarkingG3004, “The willθέλημαthelēmaG2307of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962be doneγινέσθω.¶ginesthōG1096!”

15AfterΜετὰMetaG3326theseταύταςtautasG3778daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250we gotG1980readyG1980andstartedG305on our wayG305up to JerusalemἹεροσόλυμα.Hi'erosolumaG2414.

16Some ofthe disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101fromCaesareaΚαισαρείαςKaisareiasG2542alsoκαὶkaiG2532cameσυνῆλθονsunēlthonG4905with us, takingἄγοντεςagontesG71us to MnasonΜνάσωνίMnasōniG3416ofCyprusΚυπρίῳ,KupriōG2953, adiscipleμαθητῇ.¶mathētēaG3101of longG744standingG744with whomᾧhōG3739we were to lodgeξενισθῶμεν,xenisthōmenG3579.

17AfterδὲdeG1161we arrivedΓενομένωνGenomenōnG1096in JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,the brethrenἀδελφοί.adelphoiG80receivedἀπεδέξαντοapedexantoG588us gladlyἀσμένωςasmenōsG780.

18And the followingG1897day PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972wentεἰσῄειeisēeiG1524in with us toJamesἸάκωβον,IakōbonG2385,and allπάντεςpantesG3956the eldersπρεσβύτεροι.presbuteroiG4245were presentπαρεγένοντοparegenontoG3854.

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