New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 23:23-35

23And he calledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341to him twoδύοduoG1417of the centurionsἑκατονταρχῶνhekatontarchōnG1543and saidG3004, “GetG2090twoδιακοσίουςdiakosiousG1250hundredδιακοσίουςdiakosiousG1250soldiersστρατιώταςstratiōtasG4757readyG2090bythe thirdτρίτηςtritēsG5154hourὥραςhōrasG5610of the nightνυκτός,nuktosG3571to proceedπορευθῶσινporeuthōsinG4198toCaesareaΚαισαρείαςKaisareiasG2542,with seventyἑβδομήκονταhebdomēkontaG1440horsemenἱππεῖςhippeisG2460and twoG1250hundredG1250spearmenδεξιολάβουςdexiolabousG1187.”

24They werealsoτεteG5037to provideπαραστῆσαι,parastēsaiG3936mountsκτήνηktēnēG2934to putἐπιβιβάσαντεςepibibasantesG1913PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972on and bringG1295him safelyG1295toFelixΦήλικαPhēlikaG5344the governorἡγεμόνα·hēgemonaG2232.

25And he wroteγράψαςgrapsasG1125a letterἐπιστολὴνepistolēnG1992havingἔχουσανechousanG2192thisτοῦτον·¶toutonG3778formτύπονtuponG5179:

26“ClaudiusΚλαύδιοςKlaudiosG2804LysiasΛυσίαςLusiasG3079, to themostκρατίστῳkratistōG2903excellentG2903governorἡγεμόνιhēgemoniG2232FelixΦήλικιPhēlikiG5344,greetingsχαίρειν.chaireinG5463.

27When thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778manἄνδραandraG435was arrestedσυλλημφθένταsullēmphthentaG4815by the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453and was aboutμέλλονταmellontaG3195to be slainἀναιρεῖσθαιanaireisthaiG337by them,I cameἐπιστὰςepistasG2186up to them with the troopsστρατεύματιstrateumatiG4753and rescuedἐξειλάμηνexeilamēnG1807him,having learnedμαθὼνmathōnG3129that he was a RomanῬωμαῖόςRhōmaiosG4514.

28AndwantingβουλόμενόςboulomenosG1014to ascertainἐπιγνῶναιepignōnaiG1921the chargeαἰτίανaitianG156for whichἣνhēnG3739they were accusingἐνεκάλουνenekalounG1458him, IbroughtG2609him downκατήγαγονkatēgagonG2609to theirCouncilσυνέδριονsunedrionG4892;

29and I foundεὗρονheuronG2147him to be accusedἐγκαλούμενονegkaloumenonG1458overG4012questionsζητημάτωνzētēmatōnG2213aboutG4012their LawνόμουnomouG3551, butunderἔχονταechontaG2192noμηδὲνmēdenG3367accusationἔγκλημα.egklēmaG1462deservingἄξιονaxionG514deathθανάτουthanatouG2288orἢēG2228imprisonmentδεσμῶνdesmōnG1199.

30When I wasinformedμηνυθείσηςmēnutheisēsG3377that there would bea plotἐπιβουλῆςepiboulēsG1917againstεἰςeisG1519the manἄνδραandraG435,I sentἔπεμψαepempsaG3992him to you at onceἐξαυτῆςexautēsG1824,alsoκαὶkaiG2532instructingπαραγγείλαςparangeilasG3853his accusersκατηγόροιςkatēgoroisG2725tobringG3004chargesG3004againstG4314him beforeἐπὶepiG1909you.”

31SoοὖνounG3767the soldiersστρατιῶταιstratiōtaiG4757,in accordanceκατὰkataG2596with their ordersδιατεταγμένονdiatetagmenonG1299,tookἀναλαβόντεςanalabontesG353PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972and broughtἤγαγονēgagonG71him by nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571to AntipatrisἈντιπατρίδα.AntipatridaG494.

32But the nextἐπαύριονepaurionG1887dayG1887,leavingἐάσαντεςeasantesG1439the horsemenἱππεῖςhippeisG2460to goἀπέρχεσθαιaperchesthaiG565on with him, they returnedὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsanG5290tothe barracksπαρεμβολήν·parembolēnG3925.

33When theseοἵτινεςoitinesG3748had comeεἰσελθόντεςeiselthontesG1525toCaesareaΚαισάρειανKaisareianG2542and deliveredἀναδόντεςanadontesG325the letterἐπιστολὴνepistolēnG1992tothe governorἡγεμόνιhēgemoniG2232,they alsoG2532presentedπαρέστησανparestēsanG3936PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972to him.

34When he had readἀναγνοὺςanagnousG314it, he askedἐπερωτήσαςeperōtēsasG1905from whatποίαςpoiasG4169provinceἐπαρχείαςeparcheiasG1885he was, and when he learnedπυθόμενοςputhomenosG4441thathe was from CiliciaΚιλικίας,KilikiasG2791,

35he saidἔφη,ephēG5346, “I will giveG1251you a hearingG1251afterὅτανhotanG3752youraccusersκατήγοροίkatēgoroiG2725arriveπαραγένωνται.paragenōntaiG3854alsoκαὶkaiG2532,”givingG2753ordersG2753for him to bekeptφυλάσσεσθαιphulassesthaiG5442in Herod’sἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264PraetoriumπραιτωρίῳpraitōriōG4232.

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