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Acts 1:12-26

12ThenΤότεToteG5119theyreturnedὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsanG5290to JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419from themountainὄρουςorousG3735calledκαλουμένουkaloumenouG2564OlivetἘλαιῶνος,ElaiōnosG1638,whichὅhoG3739is nearἐγγὺςengusG1451JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419, aSabbathσαββάτουsabbatouG4521day’s journeyὁδόν.hodonG3598away.
13WhenὅτεhoteG3753they had enteredεἰσῆλθον,eisēlthonG1525the city,they wentG305upG305tothe upstairsG5253roomὑπερῷονhuperōonG5253whereοὗhouG3757they were stayingκαταμένοντες,katamenontesG2650, that is,PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074,JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491,JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbosG2385,and AndrewἈνδρέας,AndreasG406,PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376and ThomasΘωμᾶς,ThōmasG2381,BartholomewΒαρθολομαῖοςBartholomaiosG918and MatthewG3102,JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbosG2385the sonof AlphaeusἉλφαίουHalphaiouG256,SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613the ZealotζηλωτὴςzēlōtēsG2208, andJudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455the son ofJamesἸακώβου.¶IakōbouG2385.
14AllπάντεςpantesG3956theseΟὗτοιHoutoiG3778were continuallyG4342devotingG4342themselvesG4342with oneὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661mindG3661to prayerπροσευχῇproseuchēaG4335,alongσὺνsunG4862with thewomenγυναιξὶνgunaixinG1135,and MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137themotherμητρὶmētriG3384of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424, and with HisbrothersἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80.
15At thisταύταιςtautaisG3778timeἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074stoodG450upG450amongμέσῳmesōG3319the brothersἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80and sisters (a groupὄχλοςochlosG3793of aboutG5613120ἑκατὸν εἴκοσι·hekaton eikosiG1540G1501peopleὀνομάτωνonomatōnG3686was there togetherἐπὶ αὐτὸepi autoG1909G3588G846),and saidG3004,
16“Brothersἄνδρες ἀδελφοί,andres adelphoiG435G80,the ScriptureγραφὴνgraphēnG1124hadἔδειedeiG1163to be fulfilledπληρωθῆναιplērōthēnaiG4137,whichἣνhēnG3739the HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151foretoldG4275by the mouthστόματοςstomatosG4750of DavidG1160concerningπερὶperiG4012JudasἸούδαIoudaG2455,who becameγενομένουgenomenouG1096a guideὁδηγοῦhodēgouG3595to thoseG3588who arrestedσυλλαβοῦσινsullabousinG4815JesusἸησοῦν·IēsounG2424.
17For he wascountedκατηριθμημένοςkatērithmēmenosG2674amongἐνenG1722us and receivedἔλαχενelachenG2975his shareκλῆρονklēronG2819inthisταύτης.tautēsG3778ministryδιακονίαςdiakoniasG1248.”
18(NowοὖνounG3767thisG3778manοὗτοςhoutosG3778acquiredἐκτήσατοektēsatoG2932a fieldχωρίονchōrionG5564withthe priceμισθοῦmisthouG3408of his wickednessἀδικίας,adikiasG93,and fallingγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096headlongπρηνὴςprēnēsG4248,he burstG2979openG2979in the middleμέσοςmesosG3319and allπάνταpantaG3956his intestinesσπλάγχναsplagchnaG4698gushedG1632outG1632.
19And it becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096knownγνωστὸνgnōstonG1110to allπᾶσινpasinG3956the residentsκατοικοῦσινkatoikousinG2730of JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419;asG5620aG5620resultG5620that fieldχωρίονchōrionG5564was calledκληθῆναιklēthēnaiG2564HakeldamaἉκελδαμάχHakeldamachG184intheir ownἰδίᾳidiaG2398languageδιαλέκτῳdialektōG1258,that is, FieldχωρίονchōrionG5564of Bloodαἵματος.aimatosG129.)
20“For it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125in the bookβίβλῳbiblōG976of Psalmsψαλμῶν·psalmōnG5568: ‘May his residenceἔπαυλιςepaulisG1886be madeγενηθήτωgenēthētōG1096desolateἔρημοςerēmosG2048,And may there be noneμὴmēG3361livingκατοικῶνkatoikōnG2730in it’; and, ‘May anotherἕτερος.heterosG2087takeλαβέτωlabetōG2983hisofficeἐπισκοπὴνepiskopēnG1984.’
21ThereforeοὖνounG3767it is necessaryδεῖdeiG1163that of the menἀνδρῶνandrōnG435who have accompaniedσυνελθόντωνsunelthontōnG4905us allπαντὶpantiG3956the timeχρόνῳchronōG5550thatthe LordκύριοςkuriosG2962JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424wentG1525inG1525and outἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831amongἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909us--
22beginningἀρξάμενοςarxamenosG757with the baptismβαπτίσματοςbaptismatosG908of JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193the dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250that Hewas takenG353upG353from us--oneἕναhenaG1520of theseτούτων.toutōnG3778mustbecomeγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096awitnessμάρτυραmarturaG3144with us of His resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386.”
23SoG2532they putG2476forwardG2476twoδύο,duoG1417menG1417,JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501calledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564BarsabbasΒαρσαββᾶνBarsabbanG923(whoὃςhosG3739was also calledἐπεκλήθηepeklēthēG1941JustusἸοῦστοςIoustosG2459), andMatthiasG3103.
24And theyprayedπροσευξάμενοιproseuxamenoiG4336and saidG3004, “You, LordκύριεkurieG2962, whoknowG2589theG2589heartsG2589of allπάντων,pantōnG3956people,showἀνάδειξονanadeixonG322whichὃνhonG3739oneἕναhenaG1520of theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778twoδύοduoG1417You have chosenἐξελέξωexelexōG1586
25tooccupyλαβεῖνlabeinG2983thisταύτηςtautēsG3778ministryδιακονίαςdiakoniasG1248andapostleshipἀποστολῆςapostolēsG651from whichἧςhēsG3739JudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455turnedG3845asideG3845to goπορευθῆναιporeuthēnaiG4198to his ownἴδιον.idionG2398placeG5117.”
26And theydrewἔδωκανedōkanG1325lotsκλήρουςklērousG2819for them, and the lotκλῆροςklērosG2819fellἔπεσενepesenG4098toMatthiasG3103;and he was addedσυγκατεψηφίσθηsugkatepsēphisthēG4785tothe elevenἕνδεκαhendekaG1733apostlesἀποστόλων.¶apostolōnG652.
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