New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 5:21-41

21Upon hearingἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191this,they enteredεἰσῆλθονeisēlthonG1525into the templeG2413aboutὑπὸhupoG5259daybreakὄρθρονorthronG3722and beganto teachἐδίδασκον.¶edidaskonG1321.NowG1161whenthe highἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749priestG749and his associatesσὺνsunG4862cameG1525,they calledG4779theCouncilσυνέδριονsunedrionG4892togetherσυνεκάλεσανsunekalesanG4779,evenG2532allπᾶσανpasanG3956the SenateγερουσίανgerousianG1087of the sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207of IsraelG2274,and sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649ordersto the prisonδεσμωτήριονdesmōtērionG1201houseG1201for them to be broughtἀχθῆναιachthēnaiG71.

22Butthe officersὑπηρέταιhupēretaiG5257who cameπαραγενόμενοιparagenomenoiG3854did not findεὗρονheuronG2147them in the prisonφυλακῇ.phulakēaG5438;and they returnedἀναστρέψαντεςanastrepsantesG390and reportedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518back,

23sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, “We foundεὕρομενheuromenG2147the prisonδεσμωτήριονdesmōtērionG1201houseG1201lockedκεκλεισμένονkekleismenonG2808quiteπάσῃpasēG3956securelyἀσφαλείᾳasphaleiaG803and the guardsφύλακαςphulakasG5441standingἑστῶταςhestōtasG2476at the doorsθυρῶν,thurōnG2374;but when we had openedἀνοίξαντεςanoixantesG455up, we foundεὕρομεν.heuromenG2147noG3762oneοὐδέναoudenaG3762insideἔσωesōG2080.”

24NowδὲdeG1161whenὡςhōsG5613the captainστρατηγὸςstratēgosG4755of the templeG2413guardand the chiefἀρχιερεῖς,archiereisG749priestsG749heardἤκουσανēkousanG191theseτούτουςtoutousG3778wordsλόγουςlogousG3056,they were greatlyG1280perplexedδιηπόρουνdiēporounG1280aboutπερὶperiG4012them as to whatτίtiG5101would comeγένοιτοgenoitoG1096of thisτοῦτο.toutoG3778.

25But someoneτιςtisG5100cameπαραγενόμενοςparagenomenosG3854and reportedἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518to them, “The menἄνδρεςandresG435whomοὓςhousG3739you putἔθεσθεethestheG5087in prisonφυλακῇ,phulakēaG5438are standingἑστῶτεςhestōtesG2476in the templeG2413and teachingδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321the peopleλαόν.¶laonG2992!”

26ThenΤότεToteG5119the captainστρατηγὸςstratēgosG4755wentG565alongG565withthe officersὑπηρέταιςhupēretaisG5257and proceededto bringG71them backwithoutοὐ μετὰou metaG3756 G3326violenceβίας,biasG970(forthey were afraidἐφοβοῦντοephobountoG5399of the peopleλαὸνlaonG2992,that they might be stonedλιθασθῶσιν.¶lithasthōsinG3034).

27When they had broughtἈγαγόντεςAgagontesG71them, they stoodἔστησανestēsanG2476thembeforeἐνenG1722the Councilσυνεδρίῳ.sunedriōG4892.The highἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749priestG749questionedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905them,

28sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “We gaveπαρηγγείλαμενparēngeilamenG3853youstrictG3852ordersG3852not to continue teachingδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321in thisτούτῳ.toutōG3778nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686, andyetἰδοὺidouG2400,you have filledπεπληρώκατεpeplērōkateG4137JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419with your teachingδιδαχῆςdidachēsG1322andintendβούλεσθεboulestheG1014to bringἐπαγαγεῖνepagageinG1863thisτούτου.¶toutouG3778man’sἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444bloodαἷμαhaimaG129upon us.”

29But PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074and the apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652answeredἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611, “We mustδεῖdeiG1163obeyπειθαρχεῖνpeitharcheinG3980GodθεῷtheōG2316ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123thanἢēG2228menἀνθρώποις.anthrōpoisG444.

30The GodθεὸςtheosG2316of our fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453up JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,whomὃνhonG3739you hadputG1315to deathG1315by hangingκρεμάσαντεςkremasantesG2910Him on acrossξύλου·xulouG3586.

31He is the one whom GodθεὸςtheosG2316exaltedὕψωσενhupsōsenG5312to His rightδεξιᾷdexiaG1188handG1188as aPrinceἀρχηγὸνarchēgonG747and aSaviorσωτῆραsōtēraG4990,to grantδοῦναιdounaiG1325repentanceμετάνοιανmetanoianG3341to IsraelG2274,and forgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859of sinsἁμαρτιῶν.hamartiōnG266.

32And we arewitnessesμάρτυρεςmarturesG3144of theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778thingsῥημάτωνrhēmatōnG4487; and so isthe HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151,whomὃhoG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316has givenἔδωκενedōkenG1325to thoseG3588who obeyπειθαρχοῦσινpeitharchousinG3980Him.”

33But when they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191this, they werecutδιεπρίοντοdiepriontoG1282to the quickG1282and intendedG1014to killἀνελεῖνaneleinG337them.

34But a PhariseeΦαρισαῖοςPharisaiosG5330namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686GamalielΓαμαλιήλ,GamaliēlG1059, ateacherG3547of the LawνομοδιδάσκαλοςnomodidaskalosG3547,respectedτίμιοςtimiosG5093by allπαντὶpantiG3956the peopleλαῷ,laōG2992,stoodἈναστὰςAnastasG450up inthe CouncilσυνεδρίῳsunedriōG4892and gaveG2753ordersG2753to putποιῆσαι,poiēsaiG4160the menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444outsideἔξωexōG1854for a shortG1024timeG1024.

35And he saidG3004to them, “MenἄνδρεςandresG435of IsraelἸσραηλῖται,IsraēlitaiG2475,takeπροσέχετεprosecheteG4337careG4337whatτίtiG5101you proposeμέλλετεmelleteG3195to doπράσσειν.prasseinG4238with theseτούτοιςtoutoisG3778menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444.

36For someτούτωνtoutōnG3778timeἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250agoπρὸproG4253TheudasΘευδᾶςTheudasG2333roseἀνέστηanestēG450up,claimingλέγωνlegōnG3004to be somebodyτιναtinaG5100,and a groupἀριθμὸςarithmosG706of aboutὡςhōsG5613fourτετρακοσίων·tetrakosiōnG5071hundredG5071menἀνδρῶνandrōnG435joinedG4346up with him.But he was killedἀνῃρέθη,anērethēG337,and allπάντεςpantesG3956whoὅσοιhosoiG3745followedἐπείθοντοepeithontoG3982him were dispersedδιελύθησανdieluthēsanG1262and cameἐγένοντοegenontoG1096to nothingοὐδέν.oudenG3762.

37AfterμετὰmetaG3326thisG3778manτοῦτονtoutonG3778,JudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455of GalileeΓαλιλαῖοςGalilaiosG1057roseἀνέστηanestēG450up in the daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250ofthe censusἀπογραφῆςapographēsG582and drewG868awayἀπέστησενapestēsenG868somepeopleλαὸνlaonG2992afterὀπίσωopisōG3694him; he tooG2548perishedἀπώλετο,apōletoG622,and allπάντεςpantesG3956those whoὅσοιhosoiG3745followedἐπείθοντοepeithontoG3982him were scatteredδιεσκορπίσθησαν.dieskorpisthēsanG1287.

38SoG2532in the presentG3568caseG3568,I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, stayG868awayG868from theseG3778menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444and letG863them aloneG863,for ifἐὰνeanG1437thisG3778planβουλὴboulēG1012orἢēG2228actionἔργονergonG2041is of menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,it will be overthrownκαταλυθήσεται·kataluthēsetaiG2647;

39but ifεἰeiG1487it is of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,you will not be ableδυνήσεσθεdunēsestheG1410to overthrowκαταλῦσαιkatalusaiG2647them; orG3379elseG3379you may evenκαὶkaiG2532be foundεὑρεθῆτε.heurethēteG2147fightingG2314againstG2314GodG2314.”

40TheytookG3982his adviceG3982;and after callingπροσκαλεσάμενοιproskalesamenoiG4341the apostlesἀποστόλουςapostolousG652in, theyfloggedδείραντεςdeirantesG1194them and orderedπαρήγγειλανparēngeilanG3853them not tospeakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980in the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424, and thenreleasedἀπέλυσανapelusanG630them.

41SoοὖνounG3767they wentG4198on their wayG4198from the presenceπροσώπουprosōpouG4383of theCouncilσυνεδρίου,sunedriouG4892,rejoicingχαίροντεςchairontesG5463that they had been consideredG2661worthyκατηξιώθησανkatēxiōthēsanG2661to sufferG718shameἀτιμασθῆναι·atimasthēnaiG818for HisnameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686.

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