New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 24

Paul before Felix

1AfterG3326fiveπέντεpenteG4002daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250the highἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749priestG749AnaniasἉνανίαςHananiasG367cameG2597downκατέβηkatebēG2597with someG5100eldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnG4245, with anattorneyῥήτοροςrhētorosG4489namedTertullusΤερτύλλουTertullouG5061, and theybroughtG1718chargesG1718tothe governorἡγεμόνιhēgemoniG2232againstκατὰkataG2596PaulΠαύλου.PaulouG3972.

2After Paulhad been summonedκληθέντοςklēthentosG2564,TertullusΤέρτυλλοςTertullosG5061beganἤρξατοērxatoG757to accuseκατηγορεῖνkatēgoreinG2723him, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004to the governor, “Since we have throughG1223you attainedτυγχάνοντεςtugchanontesG5177muchπολλῆςpollēsG4183peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515,and since by your providenceπρονοίαςpronoiasG4307reformsδιορθωμάτωνdiorthōmatōnG1357are beingG1096carriedG1096out for thisτούτῳtoutōG3778nationἔθνειethneiG1484,

3we acknowledgeἀποδεχόμεθα,apodechomethaG588thisin everyG3839wayG3839and everywhereπανταχοῦpantachouG3837,mostκράτιστεkratisteG2903excellentG2903FelixΦῆλιξ,PhēlixG5344,with allπάσηςpasēsG3956thankfulnessεὐχαριστίας.eucharistiasG2169.

4But, that I may not wearyἐγκόπτω,egkoptōG1465you anyG1909furtherG1909 G4183,I begπαρακαλῶparakalōG3870youto grantG191us, by your kindnessἐπιεικείᾳ.epieikeiaG1932,a briefσυντόμωςsuntomōsG4935hearingἀκοῦσαίakousaiG191.

5For we have foundεὑρόντεςheurontesG2147thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778manἄνδραandraG435a real pestλοιμὸνloimonG3061and a fellow who stirsκινοῦνταkinountaG2795up dissensionστάσειςstaseisG4714among allπᾶσινpasinG3956the JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453throughoutκατὰkataG2596the worldοἰκουμένηνoikoumenēnG3625,and a ringleaderπρωτοστάτηνprōtostatēnG4414of thesectαἱρέσεως·haireseōsG139of the NazarenesΝαζωραίωνNazōraiōnG3480.

6And he evenκαὶkaiG2532triedἐπείρασενepeirasenG3985todesecrateβεβηλῶσαι,bebēlōsaiG953the templeG2413; andthenκαὶkaiG2532we arrestedἐκρατήσαμενekratēsamenG2902him. [We wantedG2309to judgeG2919him accordingG2596to our own LawG3551.

7But LysiasG3079the commanderG5506cameG3928alongG3928,and with muchG4183violenceG970tookG520him out of our handsG5495,

8orderingG2753his accusersG2725to comeG2064beforeG1909you.] By examiningἀνακρίναςanakrinasG350him yourselfG846concerningπερὶperiG4012allπάντωνpantōnG3956theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778matters you will be ableδυνήσῃdunēsēG1410to ascertainἐπιγνῶναιepignōnaiG1921the things of whichG3739we accuseκατηγοροῦμενkatēgoroumenG2723him.”

9The JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453alsoκαὶkaiG2532joinedG4902in the attackG4902,assertingφάσκοντεςphaskontesG5335that theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778were soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779.

10Whenthe governorἡγεμόνοςhēgemonosG2232had noddedνεύσαντοςneusantosG3506for him to speakλέγειν·legeinG3004,PaulΠαῦλος,PaulosG3972respondedἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611: “KnowingἐπιστάμενοςepistamenosG1987that for manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094you have beenὄνταontaG1510a judgeκριτὴνkritēnG2923to thisτούτῳtoutōG3778nationἔθνειethneiG1484,I cheerfullyεὐθύμωςeuthumōsG2115makeG626my defenseἀπολογοῦμαι·apologoumaiG626,

11since you canδυναμένουdunamenouG1410takeG1921noteG1921of the factὅτιhotiG3754that noοὐouG3756moreπλείουςpleiousG4183thantwelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250agoἀφ᾽aph᾽G575I wentἀνέβηνanebēnG305up to JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ·IerousalēmG2419to worshipπροσκυνήσωνproskunēsōnG4352.

12NeitherοὔτεouteG3777in the templeG2413,norοὔτεouteG3777in the synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864,norοὔτεouteG3777in the cityπόλιν·polinG4172itselfdid they findεὗρόνheuronG2147me carryingG1256on a discussionG1256with anyoneτιναtinaG5100orἢēG2228causingποιοῦνταpoiountaG4160a riotὄχλουochlouG3793 G1988.

13NorοὐδὲoudeG3761canδύνανταίdunantaiG1410they proveπαραστῆσαιparastēsaiG3936to you the chargesof whichὧνhōnG3739they nowνυνὶnuniG3570accuseκατηγοροῦσίνkatēgorousinG2723me.

14But thisτοῦτόtoutoG3778I admitὁμολογῶhomologōG3670to you, that accordingκατὰkataG2596tothe WayὁδὸνhodonG3598whichἣνhēnG3739they callλέγουσινlegousinG3004asectαἵρεσινairesinG139I do serveλατρεύωlatreuōG3000the GodθεῷtheōG2316of our fathersπατρῴῳpatrōōG3971,believingπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100everythingπᾶσινpasinG3956that is in accordanceκατὰkataG2596with the LawνόμονnomonG3551and that is writtenγεγραμμένοις,gegrammenoisG1125in the ProphetsπροφήταιςprophētaisG4396;

15havingἔχωνechōnG2192a hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680in GodθεὸνtheonG2316,whichἣνhēnG3739theseG3778menG3778cherishπροσδέχονται,prosdechontaiG4327themselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846,that there shall certainlyμέλλεινmelleinG3195be a resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386of bothτεteG5037the righteousδικαίωνdikaiōnG1342and the wickedἀδίκων·adikōnG94.

16In view of thisτούτῳtoutōG3778,I alsoG2532doG778my bestG778to maintainἔχεινecheinG2192alwaysδιὰ παντός.¶dia pantosG1223 G3956a blamelessἀπρόσκοπονaproskoponG677conscienceσυνείδησινsuneidēsinG4893bothbeforeπρὸςprosG4314GodθεὸνtheonG2316and before menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444.

17NowδὲdeG1161afterδι᾽di᾽G1223severalG4183yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094IcameπαρεγενόμηνparegenomēnG3854to bringG4160almsἐλεημοσύναςeleēmosunasG1654to my nationἔθνοςethnosG1484and to presentG4160offeringsπροσφοράς,prosphorasG4376;

18in whichαἷςhaisG3739they foundεὗρόνheuronG2147me occupiedin the templeG2413, having beenpurifiedἡγνισμένονhēgnismenonG48,withoutοὐouG3326 G3756anycrowdὄχλουochlouG3793orοὐδὲoudeG3761uproarθορύβου,thorubouG2351. But there weresomeG5100JewsG2453fromAsiaG773--

19whoοὓςhousG3739oughtἔδειedeiG1163to have beenG3918presentG3918beforeἐπὶepiG1909you and tomakeG2723accusationκατηγορεῖν,katēgoreinG2723,ifεἴeiG1487they should haveἔχοιενechoienG2192anythingτιtiG5100againstπρὸςprosG4314me.

20OrG2228elseG2228let theseG3778menG3778themselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846tellG3004whatτίtiG5101misdeedἀδίκημαadikēmaG92they foundεὗρονheuronG2147when I stoodστάντοςstantosG2476beforeἐπὶepiG1909theCouncilσυνεδρίου,sunedriouG4892,

21otherG2228thanG2228for thisταύτηςtautēsG3778oneμιᾶςmiasG1520statementφωνῆςphōnēsG5456whichἧςhēsG3739I shoutedἐκέκραξαekekraxaG2896out while standingἑστὼςhestōsG2476amongἐνenG1722them, ‘For the resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498I am on trialκρίνομαιkrinomaiG2919beforeἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909you todayσήμερονsēmeronG4594.’”

22But FelixΦῆλιξPhēlixG5344,havingG3609a moreG199exactG199knowledgeG3609aboutπερὶperiG4012the WayὁδοῦhodouG3598,putG306them offG306,sayingG3004, “WhenὅτανhotanG3752LysiasΛυσίαςLusiasG3079thecommanderχιλίαρχοςchiliarchosG5506comesκαταβῇ,katabēaG2597downG2597,I will decideδιαγνώσομαιdiagnōsomaiG1231your caseκαθ᾽kath᾽G3588 G2596.”

23ThenκαὶkaiG2532he gaveG1299ordersG1299to the centurionἑκατοντάρχῃhekatontarchēG1543for him to bekeptτηρεῖσθαιtēreisthaiG5083in custodyG5083and yethaveἔχεινecheinG2192somefreedomἄνεσινanesinG425,and not to preventκωλύεινkōlueinG2967anyμηδέναmēdenaG3367ofhis friendsἰδίωνidiōnG2398from ministeringὑπηρετεῖνhupēreteinG5256to him.

24But someτινὰςtinasG5100daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250laterΜετὰMetaG3326FelixΦῆλιξPhēlixG5344arrivedπαραγενόμενοςparagenomenosG3854with DrusillaΔρουσίλλῃDrousillēG1409, hiswifeγυναικὶgunaikiG1135who was a JewessἸουδαίᾳIoudaiaG2453,and sentμετεπέμψατοmetepempsatoG3343for PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972and heardἤκουσενēkousenG191him speakaboutπερὶperiG4012faithπίστεως.pisteōsG4102in ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424.

25But as he was discussingδιαλεγομένουdialegomenouG1256righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343,self-controlἐγκρατείαςegkrateiasG1466andthe judgmentκρίματοςkrimatosG2917to comeμέλλοντοςmellontosG3195,FelixΦῆλιξPhēlixG5344becameγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096frightenedἔμφοβοςemphobosG1719and saidἀπεκρίθη·apekrithēG611, “Goπορεύου·poreuouG4198awayG4198for the presentνῦνnunG3568,and when I findμεταλαβὼνmetalabōnG3335timeκαιρὸνkaironG2540I will summonμετακαλέσομαίmetakalesomaiG3333you.”

26At the sameἅμαhamaG260timeG260tooκαὶkaiG2532,he was hopingἐλπίζωνelpizōnG1679thatmoneyχρήματαchrēmataG5536would be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325him by PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972;thereforeδιὸdioG1352he alsoκαὶkaiG2532used to sendμεταπεμπόμενοςmetapempomenosG3343for him quiteG4437oftenπυκνότερονpuknoteronG4437and converseὡμίλειhōmileiG3656with him.

27But after twoΔιετίαςDietiasG1333yearsG1333had passedπληρωθείσηςplērōtheisēsG4137,FelixΦῆλιξPhēlixG5344was succeededδιάδοχονdiadochonG1240by PorciusΠόρκιονPorkionG4201FestusΦῆστον,PhēstonG5347, andwishingθέλωνthelōnG2309to doκαταθέσθαιkatathesthaiG2698the JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453a favorχάριταcharitaG5485,FelixΦῆλιξPhēlixG5344leftκατέλιπενkatelipenG2641PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972imprisonedδεδεμένον.¶dedemenonG1210.

Paul before Felix

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