New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 24:2-8

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.”

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