New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 6:8-15

8And StephenΣτέφανοςStephanosG4736,fullπλήρηςplērēsG4134of graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485and powerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411,was performingἐποίειepoieiG4160greatμεγάλαmegalaG3173wondersτέραταterataG5059andsignsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592amongἐνenG1722the peopleλαῷ.¶laōG2992.

9But someG5100menG5100from what was calledλεγομένηςlegomenēsG3004the SynagogueσυναγωγῆςsunagōgēsG4864of the FreedmenΛιβερτίνωνLibertinōnG3032, includingbothG2532CyreniansΚυρηναίωνKurēnaiōnG2956andAlexandriansἈλεξανδρέωνAlexandreōnG221,and someG3588fromCiliciaΚιλικίαςKilikiasG2791andAsiaἈσίας,AsiasG773,roseἀνέστησανanestēsanG450up and arguedσυζητοῦντεςsuzētountesG4802with StephenΣτεφάνῳ·StephanōG4736.

10But they were unableοὐκ ἴσχυονouk ischuonG3756 G2480to copeἀντιστῆναιantistēnaiG436with the wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678and the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151with whichᾧhōG3739he was speakingἐλάλει.¶elaleiG2980.

11ThenΤότεToteG5119they secretlyG5260inducedG5260menἄνδραςandrasG435to sayλέγονταςlegontasG3004, “We have heardἀκηκόαμενakēkoamenG191him speakλαλοῦντοςlalountosG2980blasphemousβλάσφημαblasphēmaG989wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487againstεἰςeisG1519MosesΜωϋσῆνMōusēnG3475and againstGodθεόν·theonG2316.”

12And they stirredσυνεκίνησάνsunekinēsanG4787up the peopleλαὸνlaonG2992,the eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245and the scribesγραμματεῖς,grammateisG1122, and theycameἐπιστάντεςepistantesG2186up to him and draggedG4884him awayG4884and broughtἤγαγονēgagonG71himbeforeεἰςeisG1519theCouncilσυνέδριον,sunedrionG4892.

13They putG2476forwardG2476falseψευδεῖςpseudeisG5571witnessesμάρτυραςmarturasG3144who saidλέγοντας·legontasG3004, “ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444incessantlyοὐ παύεταιou pauetaiG3756 G3973speaksλαλῶνlalōnG2980againstκατὰkataG2596thisτούτουtoutouG3778holyἁγίουhagiouG40placeτόπουtopouG5117and the Lawνόμου·nomouG3551;

14for we have heardἀκηκόαμενakēkoamenG191him sayλέγοντοςlegontosG3004thatthisοὗτοςhoutosG3778NazareneΝαζωραῖοςNazōraiosG3480,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,will destroyκαταλύσειkataluseiG2647thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778placeτόπονtoponG5117and alterἀλλάξειallaxeiG236the customsἔθηethēG1485whichἃhaG3739MosesΜωϋσῆς.MōusēsG3475handedG3860downG3860to us.”

15And fixingG816their gazeG816on him, allπάντεςpantesG3956who were sittingκαθεζόμενοιkathezomenoiG2516in theCouncilσυνεδρίῳ,sunedriōG4892sawG3708his faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383likeὡσεὶhōseiG5616the faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383of an angelἀγγέλου.¶angelouG32.

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