New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 21:15-40

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.

19After he had greetedἀσπασάμενοςaspasamenosG782them, he beganto relateἐξηγεῖτοexēgeitoG1834oneἓνhenG1520by oneG1520the things whichὧνhōnG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316had doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160amongἐνenG1722the GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484throughδιὰdiaG1223hisministryδιακονίαςdiakoniasG1248.

20And when they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191it they beganglorifyingἐδόξαζονedoxazonG1392Godθεόν,theonG2316;and they saidG3004to him, “You seeθεωρεῖςtheōreisG2334,brotherἀδελφέ,adelpheG80,howπόσαιposaiG4214manyG4214thousandsμυριάδεςmuriadesG3461there are amongἐνenG1722the JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453of thoseG3588who have believedπεπιστευκότωνpepisteukotōnG4100,and they are allπάντεςpantesG3956zealousζηλωταὶzēlōtaiG2207for the LawνόμουnomouG3551;

21and they have been toldκατηχήθησανkatēchēthēsanG2727aboutπερὶperiG4012you, that you areteachingδιδάσκειςdidaskeisG1321allπάνταςpantasG3956the JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453who are amongκατὰkataG2596the GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484to forsakeἀποστασίανapostasianG646MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475,tellingλέγωνlegōnG3004themnot to circumciseπεριτέμνεινperitemneinG4059their childrenτέκναteknaG5043norμηδὲmēdeG3366towalkπεριπατεῖν.peripateinG4043according tothe customsἔθεσινethesinG1485.

22WhatτίtiG5101,thenοὖνounG3767, is to be done?They will certainlyπάντωςpantōsG3843hearἀκούσονταιakousontaiG191that you have comeἐλήλυθας.elēluthasG2064.

23ThereforeοὖνounG3767doποίησονpoiēsonG4160thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778that we tellλέγομεν·legomenG3004you. We have fourτέσσαρεςtessaresG5064menἄνδρεςandresG435whoare underἔχοντες ἐφ᾽echontes eph᾽G2192 G1909a vowεὐχὴνeuchēnG2171;

24takeπαραλαβὼνparalabōnG3880them andpurifyἁγνίσθητιhagnisthētiG48yourself alongσὺνsunG4862with them, andpayG1159their expensesG1159soἵναinaG2443that they mayshaveξυρήσονταιxurēsontaiG3587theirheadsκεφαλήν,kephalēnG2776;and allπάντεςpantesG3956will knowγνώσονταιgnōsontaiG1097that there is nothingοὐδένoudenG3762to the things whichὧνhōnG3739they have been toldκατήχηνταιkatēchēntaiG2727aboutπερὶperiG4012you, but that you yourselfG846alsoG2532walkστοιχεῖςstoicheisG4748orderlyG4748,keepingφυλάσσωνphulassōnG5442the Lawνόμον.nomonG3551.

25But concerningπερὶperiG4012the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484who have believedπεπιστευκότωνpepisteukotōnG4100,we wroteἐπεστείλαμενepesteilamenG1989,having decidedκρίναντεςkrinantesG2919that they should abstainφυλάσσεσθαιphulassesthaiG5442frommeatG3588sacrificedG1494to idolsG1494and from bloodαἷμαhaimaG129and from what is strangledπνικτὸνpniktonG4156and from fornicationπορνείαν.¶porneianG4202.”

26ThenΤότεToteG5119PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972tookπαραλαβὼνparalabōnG3880the menἄνδραςandrasG435,and the nextἐχομένῃechomenēG2192dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250,purifyingἁγνισθεὶςhagnistheisG48himself alongσὺνsunG4862with them,wentεἰσῄειeisēeiG1524into the templeG2413givingG1229noticeG1229of the completionἐκπλήρωσινekplērōsinG1604of the daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250of purificationἁγνισμοῦ,hagnismouG49,untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193the sacrificeπροσφορά.prosphoraG4376was offeredπροσηνέχθηprosēnechthēG4374for eachἑκάστουhekastouG1538oneἑνὸςhenosG1520of them.

27WhenὡςhōsG5613the sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250were almostἔμελλονemellonG3195overσυντελεῖσθαι,sunteleisthaiG4931,the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453fromAsiaἈσίαςAsiasG773,upon seeingθεασάμενοιtheasamenoiG2300him in the templeG2413, beganto stirσυνέχεονsunecheonG4797up allπάνταpantaG3956the crowdὄχλονochlonG3793and laidἐπέβαλονepebalonG1911handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495on him,

28cryingκράζοντες·krazontesG2896out, “MenἄνδρεςandresG435of IsraelἸσραηλῖται,IsraēlitaiG2475,comeG997to our aidG997!ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is the manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444who preachesδιδάσκων,didaskōnG1321to allG3956menG3956everywhereG3836againstκατὰkataG2596our peopleλαοῦlaouG2992and the LawνόμουnomouG3551and thisτούτουtoutouG3778placeτόπουtopouG5117;and besidesἔτιetiG2089he has evenG2532broughtεἰσήγαγενeisēgagenG1521GreeksἝλληναςHellēnasG1672into the templeG2413and hasdefiledκεκοίνωκενkekoinōkenG2840thisτοῦτον.toutonG3778holyἅγιονhagionG40placeτόπονtoponG5117.”

29For they had previouslyG4308seenG4308TrophimusΤρόφιμονTrophimonG5161theEphesianἘφέσιονEphesionG2180in the cityπόλειpoleiG4172with him, and they supposedἐνόμιζονenomizonG3543that PaulΠαῦλος.PaulosG3972had broughtεἰσήγαγενeisēgagenG1521him into the templeG2413.

30ThenG2532allὅληholēG3650the cityπόλιςpolisG4172was provokedἐκινήθηekinēthēG2795, andthe peopleλαοῦ,laouG2992rushedG4890togetherG4890,and takingG1949holdἐπιλαβόμενοιepilabomenoiG1949of PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972theydraggedεἷλκονheilkonG1670him out of the templeG2413,and immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112the doorsθύραι.thuraiG2374were shutἐκλείσθησανekleisthēsanG2808.

31While they were seekingζητούντωνzētountōnG2212to killἀποκτεῖναιapokteinaiG615him, a reportφάσιςphasisG5334cameἀνέβηanebēG305up to thecommanderχιλιάρχῳchiliarchōG5506of the RomancohortσπείρηςspeirēsG4686that allὅληholēG3650JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ·IerousalēmG2419was in confusionσυγχύννεταιsugchunnetaiG4797.

32At onceἐξαυτῆςexautēsG1824hetookG3880alongG3880somesoldiersστρατιώταςstratiōtasG4757and centurionsἑκατοντάρχαςhekatontarchasG1543and ranG2701downG2701to them; and when they sawG3708thecommanderχιλίαρχονchiliarchonG5506and the soldiersστρατιώταςstratiōtasG4757,they stoppedἐπαύσαντοepausantoG3973beatingτύπτοντεςtuptontesG5180PaulΠαῦλον.PaulonG3972.

33ThenτότεtoteG5119thecommanderχιλίαρχοςchiliarchosG5506cameἐγγίσαςengisasG1448up and tookG1949holdἐπελάβετοepelabetoG1949of him, and orderedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753him to beboundδεθῆναιdethēnaiG1210withtwoδυσὶνdusinG1417chainsἁλύσεσινhalusesinG254; and he beganaskingἐπυνθάνετοepunthanetoG4441whoτίςtisG5101he was and whatτίtiG5101he had doneπεποιηκώς.pepoiēkōsG4160.

34But amongἐνenG1722the crowdὄχλῳ.ochlōG3793someG243were shoutingἐπεφώνουνepephōnounG2019one thing andsomeG243anotherG243,and when he couldδυναμένουdunamenouG1410not findγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097out thefactsἀσφαλὲςasphalesG804becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the uproarθόρυβονthorubonG2351,he orderedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753him to be broughtἄγεσθαιagesthaiG71intothe barracksπαρεμβολήν.parembolēnG3925.

35WhenὅτεhoteG3753he gotἐγένετοegenetoG1096tothe stairsἀναβαθμούς,anabathmousG304,he was carriedβαστάζεσθαιbastazesthaiG941by the soldiersστρατιωτῶνstratiōtōnG4757becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the violenceβίανbianG970of themobὄχλου·ochlouG3793;

36for the multitudeπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of the peopleλαοῦlaouG2992kept followingἠκολούθειēkoloutheiG190them, shoutingκράζοντες·krazontesG2896, “AwayαἶρεaireG142with him!”

37As PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972was aboutμέλλωνmellōnG3195to be broughtεἰσάγεσθαιeisagesthaiG1521intothe barracksπαρεμβολὴνparembolēnG3925,he saidλέγειlegeiG3004to thecommanderχιλιάρχῳ·chiliarchōG5506, “MayἔξεστίνexestinG1832I sayG3004somethingτιtiG5100to you?” And he saidἔφη·ephēG5346, “Do you knowγινώσκεις;ginōskeisG1097GreekἑλληνιστὶhellēnistiG1676?

38ThenἄραaraG686you are notthe EgyptianΑἰγύπτιοςAiguptiosG124who someτούτωνtoutōnG3778timeἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250agoπρὸproG4253stirredG387up a revoltG387and ledἐξαγαγὼνexagagōnG1806the fourτετρακισχιλίουςtetrakischiliousG5070thousandG5070menἄνδραςandrasG435of the Assassinsσικαρίων;¶sikariōnG4607outinto the wildernessἔρημονerēmonG2048?”

39But PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972saidG3004, “I amεἰμιeimiG1510a JewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453of TarsusΤαρσεὺςTarseusG5018inCiliciaΚιλικίαςKilikiasG2791,a citizenπολίτης,politēsG4177of noοὐκoukG3756insignificantἀσήμουasēmouG767cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172;and I begδέομαιdeomaiG1189you, allowἐπίτρεψόνepitrepsonG2010me to speakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980to the peopleλαόν.laonG2992.”

40When he had givenG2010him permissionG2010,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,standingἑστὼςhestōsG2476onthe stairsἀναβαθμῶνanabathmōnG304,motionedκατέσεισενkateseisenG2678to the peopleλαῷ,laōG2992with his handχειρὶcheiriG5495; and when therewas a greatπολλῆςpollēsG4183hushσιγῆςsigēsG4602,he spokeπροσεφώνησενprosephōnēsenG4377to them in theHebrewἙβραΐδιHebraidiG1446dialectδιαλέκτῳdialektōG1258,sayingλέγων·¶legōnG3004,

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