New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 14:6-20

6they became awareσυνιδόντεςsunidontesG4894of it and fledκατέφυγονkatephugonG2703to the citiesπόλειςpoleisG4172ofLycaoniaΛυκαονίας,LukaoniasG3071,LystraΛύστρανLustranG3082andDerbeΔέρβηνDerbēnG1191,and the surroundingπερίχωρον,perichōronG4066regionG4066;

7and thereG2546they continued topreachG2097the gospelG2097.

8InLystraΛύστροιςLustroisG3082a manἀνὴρanērG435was sittingἐκάθητο,ekathētoG2521whose feetποσὶνposinG4228were incapacitatedἀδύνατοςadunatosG102. He had beendisabledχωλὸςchōlosG5560from his mother’sμητρὸςmētrosG3384wombκοιλίαςkoiliasG2836,and had neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763walkedπεριεπάτησεν.periepatēsenG4043.

9ThisG3778manοὗτοςhoutosG3778was listeningἤκουσενēkousenG191to PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972as he spokeλαλοῦντος,lalountosG2980. PaullookedG816at him intentlyἀτενίσαςatenisasG816and sawG3708that he hadἔχειecheiG2192faithπίστινpistinG4102to bemadeG4982wellG4982,

10and he saidG3004with a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇ·phōnēaG5456, “StandἀνάστηθιanastēthiG450uprightὀρθός.orthosG3717on your feetπόδαςpodasG4228!” And the manleapedG242upG242and beganto walkπεριεπάτει.periepateiG4043.

11When the crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793sawG3708whatὃhoG3739PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972had doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160,they raisedἐπῆρανepēranG1869their voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004in theLycaonianG3072languageG3072, “The godsθεοὶtheoiG2316have becomeὁμοιωθέντεςhomoiōthentesG3666likeG3666menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444and have comeκατέβησανkatebēsanG2597downG2597to us!”

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.

19ButJewsἸουδαῖοι,IoudaioiG2453cameἘπῆλθανEpēlthanG1904fromAntiochἈντιοχείαςAntiocheiasG490andIconiumἸκονίουIkoniouG2430,and having wonG3982overG3982the crowdsὄχλουςochlousG3793, theystonedλιθάσαντεςlithasantesG3034PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972and draggedἔσυρονesuronG4951him out of the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172,thinkingνομίζοντεςnomizontesG3543that he was deadτεθνηκέναι.tethnēkenaiG2348.

20But whilethe disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101stoodG2944aroundG2944him, he gotG450upG450and enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525the cityπόλινpolinG4172.The nextἐπαύριονepaurionG1887dayG1887he leftἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831with BarnabasΒαρναβᾷBarnabaG921forDerbeΔέρβην.DerbēnG1191.

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