New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 16:19-40

19But when her mastersκύριοιkurioiG2962sawG3708that their hopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680ofprofitἐργασίαςergasiasG2039was suddenlygoneἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831,they seizedἐπιλαβόμενοιepilabomenoiG1949PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972and SilasΣιλᾶνSilanG4609anddraggedεἵλκυσανeilkusanG1670them into the marketplaceἀγορὰνagoranG58beforeἐπὶepiG1909the authoritiesἄρχοντας,archontasG758,

20and when they had broughtπροσαγαγόντεςprosagagontesG4317them to the chiefG4755magistratesG4755,they saidG3004, “TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778menἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444,JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453asG2453theyG2453areG2453,are causingG1613our cityπόλινpolinG4172troubleG1613,

21and theyare proclaimingκαταγγέλλουσινkatangellousinG2605customsἔθηethēG1485that are not lawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832for us to acceptπαραδέχεσθαιparadechesthaiG3858orοὐδὲoudeG3761to practiceποιεῖνpoieinG4160, since we areRomansῬωμαίοιςRhōmaioisG4514.”

22The crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793joinedG4911inG4911anG4911attackG4911againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596them, and the chiefG4755magistratesG4755toreG4048theirrobesἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440offG4048them and proceeded to orderἐκέλευονekeleuonG2753them to bebeatenG4463withG4463rodsῥαβδίζειν·rhabdizeinG4463.

23When they had struckἐπιθέντεςepithentesG2007them with manyπολλάςpollasG4183blowsπληγὰςplēgasG4127,they threwἔβαλονebalonG906them into prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438,commandingπαραγγείλαντεςparangeilantesG3853the jailerδεσμοφύλακιdesmophulakiG1200to guardτηρεῖνtēreinG5083them securelyἀσφαλῶςasphalōsG806;

24and he, having receivedλαβὼνlabōnG2983suchτοιαύτηνtoiautēnG5108a commandπαραγγελίανparangelianG3852,threwἔβαλενebalenG906them into the innerἐσωτέρανesōteranG2082prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438and fastenedἠσφαλίσατοēsphalisatoG805their feetπόδαςpodasG4228in thestocksξύλον.¶xulonG3586.

25NowG1161aboutΚατὰKataG2596midnightμεσονύκτιονmesonuktionG3317PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972and SilasΣιλᾶςSilasG4609were prayingπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336andsingingG5214hymnsG5214ofG5214praiseG5214to Godθεόν·theonG2316,and the prisonersδέσμιοι.desmioiG1198were listeningG1874toG1874them;

26and suddenlyἄφνωaphnōG869there was a greatμέγαςmegasG3173earthquakeσεισμὸςseismosG4578,soὥστεhōsteG5620thatG5620the foundationsθεμέλιαthemeliaG2310of the prisonδεσμωτηρίου·desmōtēriouG1201were shakenσαλευθῆναιsaleuthēnaiG4531;and immediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916allπᾶσαι,pasaiG3956the doorsθύραιthuraiG2374were openedἠνεῴχθησανēneōchthēsanG455,and everyone’sπάντωνpantōnG3956chainsδεσμὰdesmaG1199were unfastenedἀνέθη.anethēG447.

27Whenthe jailerδεσμοφύλαξdesmophulaxG1200awokeἔξυπνοςexupnosG1853and sawG3708the prisonφυλακῆς,phulakēsG5438doorsθύραςthurasG2374openedἀνεῳγμέναςaneōgmenasG455,he drewσπασάμενοςspasamenosG4685hisswordμάχαιρανmachairanG3162and wasG3195aboutG3195toG3195killἀναιρεῖνanaireinG337himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,thinkingνομίζωνnomizōnG3543that the prisonersδεσμίους.¶desmiousG1198had escapedἐκπεφευγέναιekpepheugenaiG1628.

28But PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972calledἘφώνησενEphōnēsenG5455outG5455with a loudG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “DoπράξῃςpraxēsG4238not harmκακόν·kakonG2556yourselfG4572,for we are allἅπαντεςhapantesG537hereἐνθάδε.enthadeG1759!”

29And the jaileraskedαἰτήσαςaitēsasG154for lightsφῶταphōtaG5457and rushedG1530inG1530,and tremblingG1790withG1790fearG1790,he fellG4363downπροσέπεσενprosepesenG4363beforeG4363PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972and SilasΣιλᾷ,SilaG4609;

30and after he broughtπροαγαγὼνproagagōnG4254them out, he saidἔφη·ephēG5346, “Sirsκύριοι,kurioiG2962,whatτίtiG5101mustδεῖdeiG1163I doποιεῖνpoieinG4160to be savedσωθῶ;sōthōG4982?”

31They saidG3004, “BelieveπίστευσονpisteusonG4100in the LordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,and you will be savedσωθήσῃsōthēsēG4982, you andyour householdοἶκόςoikosG3624.”

32And they spokeἐλάλησανelalēsanG2980the wordλόγονlogonG3056of GodκυρίουkuriouG2962to him togetherσὺνsunG4862with allπᾶσινpasinG3956whoG3588were in his houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614.

33And he tookπαραλαβὼνparalabōnG3880them that veryhourὥρᾳhōraG5610of the nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571and washedἔλουσενelousenG3068their woundsπληγῶν,plēgōnG4127,and immediatelyπαραχρῆμα.parachrēmaG3916he was baptizedἐβαπτίσθηebaptisthēG907,he and allG537his household.

34And he broughtἀναγαγώνanagagōnG321them into his houseοἶκονoikonG3624and setG3908foodτράπεζανtrapezanG5132beforeG3908them, and wasoverjoyedἠγαλλιάσατοēgalliasatoG21,since he had becomeG4100aG4100believerG4100in Godθεῷ.¶theōG2316togetherG3832withG3832his wholeG3832householdG3832.

35NowδὲdeG1161when dayἩμέραςHēmerasG2250cameγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096,the chiefG4755magistratesG4755sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649their officersῥαβδούχουςrhabdouchousG4465,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “ReleaseἀπόλυσονapolusonG630thoseἐκείνους.ekeinousG1565menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444.”

36Andthe jailerδεσμοφύλαξdesmophulaxG1200reportedἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518theseτούτουςtoutousG3778wordsλόγουςlogousG3056to PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972, saying, “The chiefG4755magistratesG4755have sentἀπέσταλκανapestalkanG649wordthat you be releasedἀπολυθῆτε·apoluthēteG630.SoοὖνounG3767comeG1831outG1831nowνῦνnunG3568and goπορεύεσθεporeuestheG4198in peaceεἰρήνῃ.¶eirēnēG1515.”

37But PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972saidἔφηephēG5346to them, “After beatingδείραντεςdeirantesG1194us in publicδημοσίᾳdēmosiaG1219withoutG178dueG178processG178--menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444whoare RomansῬωμαίουςRhōmaiousG4514--they threwἔβαλανebalanG906us into prisonφυλακήν,phulakēnG5438;and nowνῦνnunG3568they are releasingἐκβάλλουσιν;ekballousinG1544us secretlyλάθρᾳlathraG2977?NoοὐouG3756indeedγάρ,garG1063!On the contraryδὲdeG1161,let them comeἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064in personG846and leadG1806us outG1806.”

38The officersῥαβδοῦχοιrhabdouchoiG4465reportedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518theseταῦτα·tautaG3778wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487to the chiefG4755magistratesG4755.And they becameG5399fearfulG5399when they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191that they were RomansῬωμαῖοίRhōmaioiG4514,

39and they cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064and pleadedπαρεκάλεσανparekalesanG3870with them, and when they had ledG1806them outG1806, they repeatedlyaskedἠρώτωνērōtōnG2065themto leaveἀπελθεῖνapeltheinG565the cityπόλεως.¶poleōsG4172.

40They leftἘξελθόντεςExelthontesG1831the prisonφυλακῆςphulakēsG5438and enteredεἰσῆλθονeisēlthonG1525the house ofLydiaΛυδίαν·LudianG3070,and when they sawG3708the brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80and sisters, theyencouragedπαρεκάλεσανparekalesanG3870themand departedἐξῆλθαν.¶exēlthanG1831.

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