New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 23:1-10

1PaulG3972,lookingG816intentlyἈτενίσαςAtenisasG816at theCouncilσυνεδρίῳsunedriōG4892,saidG3004, “Brethrenἄνδρες ἀδελφοί,andres adelphoiG435 G80, I havelivedG4176my lifeG4176with a perfectlyπάσῃpasēG3956goodἀγαθῇagathēaG18conscienceσυνειδήσειsuneidēseiG4893before GodθεῷtheōG2316up to thisταύτηςtautēsG3778dayἡμέρας.hēmerasG2250.”

2The highἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749priestG749AnaniasἉνανίαςHananiasG367commandedἐπέταξενepetaxenG2004thoseG3588standingπαρεστῶσινparestōsinG3936besideG3936himto strikeτύπτεινtupteinG5180him on the mouthστόμα.stomaG4750.

3ThenτότεtoteG5119PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972saidG3004to him, “Godθεός,theosG2316is goingμέλλειmelleiG3195to strikeτύπτεινtupteinG5180you,you whitewashedκεκονιαμένε·kekoniameneG2867wallτοῖχεtoicheG5109! Do yousitκάθῃkathēG2521to tryκρίνωνkrinōnG2919me accordingκατὰkataG2596to the Lawνόμον,nomonG3551,and in violationG3891of the LawG3891orderκελεύειςkeleueisG2753me to be struckτύπτεσθαι;tuptesthaiG5180?”

4But the bystandersπαρεστῶτεςparestōtesG3936saidG3004, “Do you revileλοιδορεῖς;loidoreisG3058God’sθεοῦtheouG2316highἀρχιερέαarchiereaG749priestG749?”

5And PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972saidἔφηephēG5346, “I was not awareG3609,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,that he was highG749priestἀρχιερεύς·archiereusG749;for it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125, ‘You shall not speakG3004evilκακῶς.¶kakōsG2560of a rulerἄρχονταarchontaG758of your peopleλαοῦlaouG2992.’”

6But perceivingΓνοὺςGnousG1097that oneἓνhenG1520groupμέροςmerosG3313wereSadduceesΣαδδουκαίωνSaddoukaiōnG4523and the otherἕτερονheteronG2087PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972begancryingἔκραζενekrazenG2896out in theCouncilσυνεδρίῳ·sunedriōG4892, “Brethrenἄνδρες ἀδελφοί,andres adelphoiG435 G80,I amG1510a PhariseeΦαρισαῖόςPharisaiosG5330,a sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of PhariseesΦαρισαίων·PharisaiōnG5330;I am on trialκρίνομαι.¶krinomaiG2919forthe hopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680and resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498!”

7As he saidG2980thisΤοῦτοToutoG3778,there occurredἐγένετοegenetoG1096a dissensionστάσιςstasisG4714between the PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330and SadduceesΣαδδουκαίων,SaddoukaiōnG4523,and the assemblyπλῆθος.plēthosG4128was dividedἐσχίσθηeschisthēG4977.

8Forthe SadduceesΣαδδουκαῖοιSaddoukaioiG4523sayλέγουσινlegousinG3004that there is noμὴmēG3361resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386,norμήτεmēteG3383an angelἄγγελονangelonG32,norμήτεmēteG3383a spiritπνεῦμα·pneumaG4151,but the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330acknowledgeὁμολογοῦσινhomologousinG3670them allἀμφότερα.¶amphoteraG297.

9And there occurredἘγένετοEgenetoG1096a greatμεγάλη·megalēG3173uproarκραυγὴkraugēG2906;and someτινὲςtinesG5100ofthe scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122of the PharisaicΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330partyμέρουςmerousG3313stoodἀναστάντεςanastantesG450up and beganto argueG1264heatedlyG1264,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “We findεὑρίσκομενheuriskomenG2147nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762wrongκακὸνkakonG2556with thisτούτῳ·toutōG3778manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444;supposeεἰeiG1487 G1161a spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151orἢēG2228an angelἄγγελοςangelosG32has spokenἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980to him?”

10And as a greatπολλῆςpollēsG4183dissensionστάσεως,staseōsG4714was developingG1096, thecommanderχιλίαρχοςchiliarchosG5506was afraidφοβηθεὶςphobētheisG5399PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972would be tornδιασπασθῇdiaspasthēaG1288to piecesG1288by them and orderedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753the troopsστράτευμαstrateumaG4753to goG2597downκαταβὰνkatabanG2597and takeG726him awayG726from them by forceG726,and bringἄγεινageinG71him intothe barracksπαρεμβολήν.¶parembolēnG3925.

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