Acts 24
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Acts 24:5-14

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 riotὄχλουochlouG3793G1988.
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;
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