New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 21:27-40

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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