New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 13:7-22

7whoὃςhosG3739was with theproconsulἀνθυπάτῳanthupatōG446,SergiusΣεργίῳSergiōG4588PaulusΠαύλῳ,PaulōG3972,a manἀνδρὶandriG435of intelligenceσυνετῷ.sunetōG4908.ThisG3778manG3778summonedπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341BarnabasΒαρναβᾶνBarnabanG921and SaulΣαῦλονSaulonG4569and soughtἐπεζήτησενepezētēsenG1934to hearἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191the wordλόγονlogonG3056of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

8But ElymasἘλύμαςElumasG1681themagicianμάγος,magosG3097(for soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779his nameὄνομαonomaG3686is translatedμεθερμηνεύεταιmethermēneuetaiG3177)was opposingἀνθίστατοanthistatoG436them, seekingζητῶνzētōnG2212to turnG1294theproconsulἀνθύπατονanthupatonG446awayG1294fromthe faithπίστεως.pisteōsG4102.

9But SaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569,whoὁhoG3588was alsoκαὶkaiG2532known asPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,filledG4092with the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,staredἀτενίσαςatenisasG816at him,

10and saidG3004, “You who are fullπλήρηςplērēsG4134of allG3956deceitδόλουdolouG1388and fraudῥᾳδιουργίας,rhadiourgiasG4468, yousonυἱὲhuieG5207of the devilδιαβόλου,diabolouG1228,you enemyἐχθρὲechthreG2190of allG3956righteousnessδικαιοσύνης,dikaiosunēsG1343,will you not stopπαύσῃpausēG3973makingG1294crookedG1294the straightεὐθείας;eutheiasG2117waysὁδοὺςhodousG3598of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962?

11NowνῦνnunG3568,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,the handχεὶρcheirG5495of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962is upon you, and you will be blindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185and not seeβλέπωνblepōnG991the sunἥλιονhēlionG2246for a timeκαιροῦ.kairouG2540.”And immediatelyπαραχρῆμάparachrēmaG3916a mistἀχλὺςachlusG887and a darknessσκότος,skotosG4655fellG4098upon him, and he wentG4013aboutG4013seekingἐζήτειezēteiG2212those whoG5497would leadG5497him byG5497theG5497handG5497.

12ThenτότεtoteG5119theproconsulἀνθύπατοςanthupatosG446believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100when he sawG3708what had happenedγεγονὸςgegonosG1096,being amazedἐκπλησσόμενοςekplēssomenosG1605atthe teachingδιδαχῇdidachēaG1322of the Lordκυρίου.¶kuriouG2962.

13NowG1161PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972and his companionsπερὶperiG3588 G4012putG321outG321toG321seaG321fromPaphosΠάφουPaphouG3974and cameἦλθονēlthonG2064toPergaΠέργηνPergēnG4011inPamphyliaΠαμφυλίας.PamphuliasG3828; butJohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491leftἀποχωρήσαςapochōrēsasG672them and returnedὑπέστρεψενhupestrepsenG5290to JerusalemἹεροσόλυμα.Hi'erosolumaG2414.

14But goingG1330onG1330from PergaΠέργηςPergēsG4011,they arrivedπαρεγένοντοparegenontoG3854atPisidianΠισιδίαν,PisidianG4099AntiochἈντιόχειανAntiocheianG490, and onthe SabbathσαββάτωνsabbatōnG4521dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250they wentG2064intothe synagogueσυναγωγὴνsunagōgēnG4864and satG2523downἐκάθισαν.¶ekathisanG2523.

15AfterμετὰmetaG3326the readingἀνάγνωσινanagnōsinG320of the LawνόμουnomouG3551andthe ProphetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396,the synagogueἀρχισυνάγωγοιarchisunagōgoiG752officialsG752sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649wordto them, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Brothersἄνδρες ἀδελφοί,andres adelphoiG435 G80,ifεἴeiG1487you have anyτίςtisG5100wordλόγοςlogosG3056of exhortationπαρακλήσεωςparaklēseōsG3874for the peopleλαόν,laonG2992,sayλέγετε.¶legeteG3004it.”

16PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972stoodG450upG450, andmotioningκατασείσαςkataseisasG2678with his handχειρὶcheiriG5495saidG3004, “MenἄνδρεςandresG435of IsraelἸσραηλῖταιIsraēlitaiG2475, andyou who fearφοβούμενοιphoboumenoiG5399Godθεόν,theonG2316,listenἀκούσατε.akousateG191:

17The GodθεὸςtheosG2316of thisτούτουtoutouG3778peopleλαοῦlaouG2992IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474choseἐξελέξατοexelexatoG1586our fathersπατέραςpaterasG3962andmadeG5312the peopleλαὸνlaonG2992greatG5312duringG1722their stayπαροικίᾳparoikiaG3940in the landγῇgēaG1093of EgyptΑἰγύπτουAiguptouG125,and with an upliftedὑψηλοῦhupsēlouG5308armβραχίονοςbrachionosG1023He ledG1806them outG1806from it.

18Fora periodχρόνονchrononG5550of aboutὡςhōsG5613fortyG5066yearsG5066He putG5159upG5159with them in the wildernessἐρήμῳ,erēmōG2048.

19When He had destroyedκαθελὼνkathelōnG2507sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033nationsἔθνηethnēG1484in the landγῇgēaG1093of CanaanΧανάανChanaanG5477, HedistributedG2624their landγῆνgēnG1093asG2624anG2624inheritanceG2624--all of which tookaboutG5613450G5071 G4004yearsG2094.

20AfterμετὰmetaG3326theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778HegaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325themjudgesκριτὰςkritasG2923untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193SamuelΣαμουὴλSamouēlG4545the prophetπροφήτου·prophētouG4396.

21ThenG2532theyaskedᾐτήσαντοētēsantoG154for a kingβασιλέα,basileaG935,and GodθεὸςtheosG2316gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325themSaulΣαοὺλSaoulG4549the sonυἱὸνhuionG5207of KishΚίς,KisG2797,a manἄνδραandraG435of the tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443of BenjaminΒενιαμίν,BeniaminG958,for fortyG5065yearsἔτηetēG2094.

22AfterG2596He hadremovedμεταστήσαςmetastēsasG3179him, He raisedG1453upG1453DavidG1160to be their kingβασιλέα,basileaG935,concerning whomᾧhōG3739He alsoG2532testifiedμαρτυρήσας·marturēsasG3140and saidG3004, ‘I have foundεὗρονheuronG2147DavidG1160,the son of JesseἸεσσαί,IessaiG2421,a manἄνδραandraG435afterG2596My heartκαρδίανkardianG2588,whoὃςhosG3739will doποιήσειpoiēseiG4160allπάνταpantaG3956MywillθελήματάthelēmataG2307.’

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