New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 26:16-32

16But getἀνάστηθιanastēthiG450up andstandστῆθιstēthiG2476on your feetπόδαςpodasG4228;for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778purpose I have appearedG3708to you, toappointπροχειρίσασθαίprocheirisasthaiG4400you aministerὑπηρέτηνhupēretēnG5257anda witnessμάρτυραmarturaG3144not onlyτεteG5037to the things whichὧνhōnG3739you haveseenG3708,but alsoτεteG5037to the things in whichὧνhōnG3739I will appearG3708to you;

17rescuingἐξαιρούμενόςexairoumenosG1807you from the JewishpeopleλαοῦlaouG2992and from the Gentilesἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484,to whomοὓςhousG3739I am sendingἀποστέλλωapostellōG649you,

18toopenἀνοῖξαιanoixaiG455their eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788so that they may turnἐπιστρέψαιepistrepsaiG1994fromdarknessσκότουςskotousG4655to lightφῶςphōsG5457and from the dominionἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849ofSatanσατανᾶsatanaG4567to Godθεόν,theonG2316,that they may receiveλαβεῖνlabeinG2983forgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859of sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266and aninheritanceκλῆρονklēronG2819amongἐνenG1722thoseG3588who have been sanctifiedἡγιασμένοιςhēgiasmenoisG37byfaithπίστειpisteiG4102in Me.’

19“SoὍθεν,HothenG3606,KingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππα,AgrippaG67,I did not proveἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096disobedientἀπειθὴςapeithēsG545to the heavenlyοὐρανίῳouraniōG3770visionὀπτασίᾳ,optasiaG3701,

20but keptdeclaringἀπήγγελλονapēngellonG518bothG5037to thoseG3588of DamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154firstπρῶτόνprōtonG4413, and alsoat JerusalemἹεροσολύμοις,Hi'erosolumoisG2414and thenthroughout allπᾶσάνpasanG3956the regionχώρανchōranG5561of JudeaG2453, and evento the GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484, that they shouldrepentμετανοεῖνmetanoeinG3340and turnἐπιστρέφεινepistrepheinG1994to GodθεὸνtheonG2316,performingπράσσοντας.prassontasG4238deedsἔργαergaG2041appropriateἄξιαaxiaG514to repentanceμετανοίαςmetanoiasG3341.

21For thisτούτωνtoutōnG3778reasonἕνεκαhenekaG1752someJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453seizedσυλλαβόμενοιsullabomenoiG4815me in the templeG2413and triedἐπειρῶντοepeirōntoG3987to putG1315me to deathG1315.

22SoοὖνounG3767,having obtainedτυχὼνtuchōnG5177helpἐπικουρίαςepikouriasG1947from GodθεοῦtheouG2316,I standἕστηκαhestēkaG2476to thisταύτηςtautēsG3778dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250testifyingμαρτυρόμενοςmarturomenosG3143bothG5037to smallμικρῷmikrōG3398and greatμεγάλῳ,megalōG3173,statingλέγωνlegōnG3004nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762but whatὧνhōnG3739the ProphetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396and MosesΜωϋσῆς,MōusēsG3475saidἐλάλησανelalēsanG2980was goingμελλόντωνmellontōnG3195to takeG1096placeG1096;

23thatthe Christχριστός,christosG5547wasto sufferπαθητὸςpathētosG3805, and thatby reasonἐξexG1537of HisresurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386from the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498He wouldμέλλειmelleiG3195be the firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413to proclaimκαταγγέλλεινkatangelleinG2605lightφῶςphōsG5457bothτεteG5037to the JewishpeopleλαῷlaōG2992and to the Gentilesἔθνεσιν.¶ethnesinG1484.”

24While Paulwas sayingG626thisΤαῦταTautaG3778in his defenseἀπολογουμένουapologoumenouG626,FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347saidφησιν·phēsinG5346in a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456, “PaulΠαῦλε·PauleG3972,you are out of your mindμαίνῃmainēG3105! YourgreatπολλάpollaG4183learningγράμματαgrammataG1121isdrivingπεριτρέπει.peritrepeiG4062you madμανίανmanianG3130.”

25But PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972saidφησινphēsinG5346, “I amG3105not out of my mindG3105,mostκράτιστεkratisteG2903excellentG2903FestusΦῆστε,PhēsteG5347,but I utterἀποφθέγγομαι.apophthengomaiG669wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487of soberσωφροσύνηςsōphrosunēsG4997truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225.

26For the kingβασιλεύς,basileusG935knowsἐπίσταταιepistataiG1987aboutπερὶperiG4012theseG3778matters, and I speakλαλῶ·lalōG2980to him alsoκαὶkaiG2532with confidenceπαρρησιαζόμενοςparrēsiazomenosG3955,sinceG1063I am persuadedπείθομαιpeithomaiG3982that noneοὐθέν·outhenG3756 G3762of theseG3778thingsG3778escapeG2990his noticeG2990;for thisG3778has not beenἐστινestinG1510doneπεπραγμένονpepragmenonG4238in acornerγωνίᾳgōniaG1137.

27KingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππα,AgrippaG67,do you believeπιστεύεις,pisteueisG4100the Prophetsπροφήταις;prophētaisG4396?I knowG3609that youdoπιστεύεις.¶pisteueisG4100.”

28AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67repliedto PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972, “In a shortG3641timeG3641youwill persuadeπείθειςpeitheisG3982me tobecomeποιῆσαι.poiēsaiG4160aChristianΧριστιανὸνChristianonG5546.”

29And PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972said, “I wouldG2172wishG2172to GodθεῷtheōG2316,that whetherG2532in a shortὀλίγῳoligōG3641orG2532longG3173timeG3173,not onlyG3440you, but alsoG2532allπάνταςpantasG3956who hearἀκούοντάςakouontasG191me thisG4594dayσήμερονsēmeronG4594,might becomeγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096suchτοιούτουςtoioutousG5108as I amεἰμιeimiG1510,exceptπαρεκτὸςparektosG3924for theseτούτων.¶toutōnG3778chainsδεσμῶνdesmōnG1199.”

30The kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935stoodἀνέστηanestēG450up and the governorἡγεμὼνhēgemōnG2232and BerniceΒερνίκηBernikēG959,and thoseG3588who were sittingσυγκαθήμενοιsugkathēmenoiG4775with them,

31and when they had goneG402asideG402, they begantalkingἐλάλουνelalounG2980to oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, “Thisοὗτος.houtosG3778manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444is not doingπράσσειprasseiG4238anythingοὐδὲνoudenG3762worthyG514of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288orἢēG2228imprisonmentδεσμῶνdesmōnG1199.”

32And AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67saidἔφη·ephēG5346to FestusΦήστῳPhēstōG5347, “Thisοὗτος,houtosG3778manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444mightἐδύνατοedunatoG1410have beenG1096setG630freeG630ifεἰeiG1487he had notappealedἐπεκέκλητοepekeklētoG1941to CaesarΚαίσαρα.¶KaisaraG2541.”

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