New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 17:1-15

1NowδὲdeG1161when they had traveledG1353throughG1353AmphipolisἈμφίπολινAmphipolinG295and ApolloniaἈπολλωνίανApollōnianG624,they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064toThessalonicaΘεσσαλονίκην,ThessalonikēnG2332,whereὅπουhopouG3699there was a synagogueσυναγωγὴsunagōgēG4864of the JewsἸουδαίων.IoudaiōnG2453.

2AndaccordingκατὰkataG2596to Paul’sΠαύλῳPaulōG3972customεἰωθὸςeiōthosG1486, hevisitedεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525them, and for threeτρίαtriaG5140SabbathsσάββαταsabbataG4521reasonedδιελέξατοdielexatoG1256with them fromthe Scripturesγραφῶν,graphōnG1124,

3explainingδιανοίγωνdianoigōnG1272andgivingG3908evidenceG3908that theChristχριστὸνchristonG5547hadἔδειedeiG1163to sufferπαθεῖνpatheinG3958andriseἀναστῆναιanastēnaiG450from the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498, and saying, “ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424whomὃνhonG3739I am proclaimingκαταγγέλλωkatangellōG2605to you is theChristχριστὸςchristosG5547.”

4And someτινεςtinesG5100of them were persuadedἐπείσθησανepeisthēsanG3982and joinedπροσεκληρώθησανproseklērōthēsanG4345PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972and SilasΣιλᾷ,SilaG4609,alongτεteG5037withτεteG5037a largeπολύ,poluG4183numberπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of theGod-fearingσεβομένωνsebomenōnG4576GreeksἙλλήνωνHellēnōnG1672anda significantG3756 G3641numberG3756 G3641of theleadingπρώτωνprōtōnG4413womenγυναικῶνgunaikōnG1135.

5Butthe JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453,becomingG2206jealousΖηλώσαντεςZēlōsantesG2206and takingG4355alongG4355someτινὰςtinasG5100wickedπονηροὺςponērousG4190menἄνδραςandrasG435from the marketplaceἀγοραίωνagoraiōnG60,formedG3792aG3792mobG3792and setG2350the cityπόλιν,polinG4172inG2350anG2350uproarG2350;and they attackedἐπιστάντεςepistantesG2186the houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614ofJasonἸάσονοςIasonosG2394and were seekingἐζήτουνezētounG2212to bringπροαγαγεῖνproagageinG4254them outG4254to the peopleδῆμον·dēmonG1218.

6When they did not findεὑρόντεςheurontesG2147them, they begandraggingἔσυρονesuronG4951JasonἸάσοναIasonaG2394and someτιναςtinasG5100brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80beforeἐπὶepiG1909the cityπολιτάρχαςpolitarchasG4173authoritiesG4173,shoutingβοῶντεςboōntesG994, “TheseG3778menG3778who have upsetἀναστατώσαντεςanastatōsantesG387the worldοἰκουμένηνoikoumenēnG3625have comeπάρεισιν,pareisinG3918hereἐνθάδεenthadeG1759alsoG2532;

7and JasonἸάσων·IasōnG2394has welcomedὑποδέδεκταιhupodedektaiG5264them, and they allπάντεςpantesG3956actπράσσουσινprassousinG4238contraryἀπέναντιapenantiG561to the decreesδογμάτωνdogmatōnG1378of CaesarΚαίσαροςKaisarosG2541,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004that there is anotherἕτερονheteronG2087kingβασιλέαbasileaG935,JesusἸησοῦν.IēsounG2424.”

8They stirredἐτάραξανetaraxanG5015up the crowdὄχλονochlonG3793and the cityπολιτάρχαςpolitarchasG4173authoritiesG4173who heardἀκούονταςakouontasG191theseG3778thingsταῦτα·tautaG3778.

9And when they had receivedλαβόντεςlabontesG2983apledgeἱκανὸνhikanonG2425fromJasonἸάσονοςIasonosG2394and the othersλοιπῶνloipōnG3062,they releasedἀπέλυσανapelusanG630them.

10The brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112sentG1599PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972and SilasΣιλᾶνSilanG4609awayG1599by nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571toBereaΒέροιαν,BeroianG960,and when they arrivedπαραγενόμενοιparagenomenoiG3854,they wentἀπῄεσαν.apēesanG549intothe synagogueσυναγωγὴνsunagōgēnG4864of the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453.

11NowδὲdeG1161theseG3778peopleG3778were more noble-mindedεὐγενέστεροιeugenesteroiG2104than thoseG3588inThessalonicaΘεσσαλονίκῃ,ThessalonikēG2332,for they receivedἐδέξαντοedexantoG1209the wordλόγονlogonG3056withgreatπάσηςpasēsG3956eagernessπροθυμίαςprothumiasG4288,examiningἀνακρίνοντεςanakrinontesG350the ScripturesγραφὰςgraphasG1124dailyκαθ᾽ ἡμέρανkath᾽ hēmeranG2596 G2250to seewhetherεἰeiG1487theseG3778thingsG3778were soοὕτως.¶houtōsG3779.

12ThereforeοὖνounG3767,manyΠολλοὶPolloiG4183of them believedἐπίστευσαν,episteusanG4100,alongG2532with a significantG3756 G3641numberG3756 G3641ofprominentεὐσχημόνωνeuschēmonōnG2158GreekἙλληνίδωνHellēnidōnG1674womenγυναικῶνgunaikōnG1135and menἀνδρῶνandrōnG435.

13But whenὩςHōsG5613the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453ofThessalonicaΘεσσαλονίκηςThessalonikēsG2332foundG1097outG1097that the wordλόγοςlogosG3056of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316had been proclaimedκατηγγέληkatēngelēG2605by PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972inBereaΒεροίᾳBeroiaG960alsoG2532,they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064thereG2546asG2546wellG2546,agitatingσαλεύοντεςsaleuontesG4531and stirringταράσσοντεςtarassontesG5015up the crowdsὄχλους.ochlousG3793.

14ThenτότεtoteG5119immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112the brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80sentG1821PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972outG1821to goπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiG4198asG2193farG2193asG2193the seaθάλασσαν·thalassanG2281; andSilasΣιλᾶςSilasG4609andTimothyΤιμόθεοςTimotheosG5095remainedὑπέμεινάνhupemeinanG5278thereἐκεῖ.ekeiG1563.

15NowδὲdeG1161thoseG3588who escortedκαθιστάνοντεςkathistanontesG2525PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972broughtἤγαγονēgagonG71him asG2193farG2193asG2193AthensἈθηνῶν,AthēnōnG116;and receivingλαβόντεςlabontesG2983a commandἐντολὴνentolēnG1785forSilasΣιλᾶνSilanG4609and TimothyΤιμόθεονTimotheonG5095tocomeἔλθωσινelthōsinG2064to him as soonG5030asG5030possibleG5030,they leftἐξῄεσαν.¶exēesanG1826.

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