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Acts 16:35-38

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,
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