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Acts 14:12-18

12And they begancallingἐκάλουνekalounG2564BarnabasΒαρναβᾶνBarnabanG921,ZeusΔία,DiaG2203,and PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972,HermesἙρμῆν,HermēnG2060,sinceἐπειδὴepeidēG1894he wasthe chiefἡγούμενοςhēgoumenosG2233speakerλόγου.logouG3056.
13MoreoverτεteG5037,the priestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409of ZeusΔιὸςDiosG2203, whose temple wasjustG4253outsideG4253the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172,broughtἐνέγκαςenegkasG5342oxenταύρουςtaurousG5022and garlandsστέμματαstemmataG4725to the gatesπυλῶναςpulōnasG4440, andwantedἤθελενēthelenG2309to offerG2380sacrificeθύειν.¶thueinG2380with the crowdsὄχλοιςochloisG3793.
14But whenthe apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921and PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972heardἈκούσαντεςAkousantesG191about it, theytoreδιαρρήξαντεςdiarrēxantesG1284theirrobesἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440and rushedG1601outG1601into the crowdὄχλονochlonG3793,cryingκράζοντεςkrazontesG2896outG2896
15and sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Menἄνδρες,andresG435,whyτίtiG5101are you doingποιεῖτε;poieiteG4160theseG3778thingsG3778?We are alsoG2532menἄνθρωποι,anthrōpoiG444,of the sameG3663natureὁμοιοπαθεῖςhomoiopatheisG3663as you,preachingG2097the gospelG2097to you, to turnἐπιστρέφεινepistrepheinG1994from theseG3778uselessG3152thingsG3152to alivingζῶντα,zōntaG2198GodθεὸνtheonG2316, whomadeἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160the heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772and the earthγῆνgēnG1093and the seaθάλασσανthalassanG2281,and everythingπάνταpantaG3956that is in them.
16In pastπαρῳχημέναιςparōchēmenaisG3944generationsγενεαῖςgeneaisG1074HepermittedεἴασενeiasenG1439allπάνταpantaG3956thenationsἔθνηethnēG1484togoπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiG4198their own waysὁδοῖςhodoisG3598;
17yetG2543He did not leaveἀφῆκενaphēkenG863HimselfG848withoutG267witnessG267,in that He didG19goodG19andgaveδιδοὺςdidousG1325you rainsὑετοὺςhu'etousG5205from heavenοὐρανόθενouranothenG3771and fruitfulκαρποφόρους,karpophorousG2593seasonsκαιροὺςkairousG2540,satisfyingἐμπιπλῶνempiplōnG1705your heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588with foodτροφῆςtrophēsG5160and gladnessεὐφροσύνηςeuphrosunēsG2167.”
18And even bysayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778, only withdifficultyμόλιςmolisG3433did they restrainκατέπαυσανkatepausanG2664the crowdsὄχλουςochlousG3793from offeringG2380sacrificesG2380to them.
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