Acts 28
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Acts 28:17-24

17AfterμετὰmetaG3326threeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250Paul calledG4779togetherσυγκαλέσασθαιsugkalesasthaiG4779thoseG3588who werethe leadingG4413menG4413of the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453,and when they cameG4905togetherG4905, he begansayingἔλεγενelegenG3004to them, “Brethrenἄνδρες ἀδελφοί,andres adelphoiG435G80,though I had doneποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762againstἐναντίονenantionG1727our peopleλαῷlaōG2992orἢēG2228the customsἔθεσινethesinG1485of ourfathersπατρῴοις,patrōoisG3971,yet I was deliveredπαρεδόθηνparedothēnG3860as a prisonerδέσμιοςdesmiosG1198from JerusalemἹεροσολύμωνHi'erosolumōnG2414into the handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495of the RomansῬωμαίων,RhōmaiōnG4514.
18And when they hadexaminedἀνακρίναντέςanakrinantesG350me, theywere willingἐβούλοντοeboulontoG1014to releaseἀπολῦσαιapolusaiG630me becauseδιὰdiaG1223there wasnoμηδεμίανmēdemianG3367groundαἰτίανaitianG156for putting me to deathθανάτουthanatouG2288.
19But when the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453objectedἀντιλεγόντωνantilegontōnG483,I was forcedἠναγκάσθηνēnagkasthēnG315toappealἐπικαλέσασθαιepikalesasthaiG1941to CaesarΚαίσαραKaisaraG2541,not that I hadἔχωνechōnG2192anyτιtiG5100accusationG2723againstG2723my nationἔθνουςethnousG1484.
20For thisταύτηνtautēnG3778reasonαἰτίανaitianG156,thereforeοὖνounG3767, IrequestedπαρεκάλεσαparekalesaG3870to seeG3708you and to speakπροσλαλῆσαι·proslalēsaiG4354with you, for I am wearingπερίκειμαι.perikeimaiG4029thisταύτηνtautēnG3778chainἅλυσινhalusinG254forthe sakeἕνεκενhenekenG1752of the hopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680of IsraelG2274.”
21They saidG3004to him, “We have neitherοὔτεouteG3777receivedἐδεξάμεθαedexamethaG1209lettersγράμματαgrammataG1121from JudeaG2453concerningπερὶperiG4012you, norοὔτεouteG3777have anyτιςtisG5100ofthe brethrenἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80comeG3854hereG3854and reportedἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518orἢēG2228spokenἐλάλησένelalēsenG2980anythingτιtiG5100badπονηρόν.ponēronG4190aboutπερὶperiG4012you.
22But we desireἀξιοῦμενaxioumenG515to hearἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191from you whatἃhaG3739your viewsφρονεῖς·phroneisG5426are; for concerningπερὶperiG4012thisταύτηςtautēsG3778sectαἱρέσεωςhaireseōsG139,it is knownγνωστὸνgnōstonG1110to us thatit is spokenἀντιλέγεται.¶antilegetaiG483againstG483everywhereπανταχοῦpantachouG3837.”
23When they had setΤαξάμενοιTaxamenoiG5021a dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250for Paul, they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064to him athis lodgingξενίανxenianG3578in largeG4183numbersG4183;and he was explainingἐξετίθετοexetithetoG1620to them by solemnlyG1263testifyingδιαμαρτυρόμενοςdiamarturomenosG1263about the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316and trying to persuadeπείθωνpeithōnG3982them concerningπερὶperiG4012JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,from bothG5037the LawνόμουnomouG3551of MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475and from the ProphetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396,from morningπρωῒprōiG4404untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193eveningἑσπέρας.hesperasG2073.
24SomeG3588were being persuadedἐπείθοντοepeithontoG3982by the thingsG3004spokenλεγομένοις,legomenoisG3004,but othersG3588wouldG569not believeG569.
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