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Acts 17:16-34

16NowδὲdeG1161while PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972was waitingG1551forG1551them inAthensἈθήναιςAthēnaisG116,his spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151was being provokedπαρωξύνετοparōxunetoG3947withinG1722him as he observedθεωροῦντοςtheōrountosG2334that the cityπόλιν.polinG4172was fullG2712ofG2712idolsG2712.

17SoοὖνounG3767he was reasoningδιελέγετοdielegetoG1256in the synagogueσυναγωγῇsunagōgēaG4864with the JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453andthe God-fearingσεβομένοιςsebomenoisG4576Gentiles,and in the marketplaceἀγορᾷagoraG58everyπᾶσανpasanG3956dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250with thoseG3588who happenedG3909toG3909beG3909presentG3909.

18And someτινὲςtinesG5100of the EpicureanἘπικουρείωνEpikoureiōnG1946and StoicΣτοϊκῶνStoikōnG4770philosophersφιλοσόφωνphilosophōnG5386asG2532wellG2532wereconversingσυνέβαλλονsuneballonG4820with him. SomeτινεςtinesG5100were sayingἔλεγον·elegonG3004, “WhatτίtiG5101couldthisοὗτοςhoutosG3778scavengerG4691ofG4691tidbitsG4691wantθέλοιtheloiG2309to sayλέγειν;legeinG3004?”OthersG3588 G1161, “He seemsδοκεῖdokeiG1380to be a proclaimerκαταγγελεὺςkatangeleusG2604of strangeξένωνxenōnG3581deitiesδαιμονίωνdaimoniōnG1140,”--becauseὅτιhotiG3754he was preachingεὐηγγελίζετο.¶euēngelizetoG2097JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424and the resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386.

19And theytookἘπιλαβόμενοίEpilabomenoiG1949him and broughtἤγαγονēgagonG71him to theAreopagusG697,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “MayδυνάμεθαdunamethaG1410we knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097whatτίςtisG5101thisαὕτηhautēG3778newκαινὴkainēG2537teachingδιδαχή;didachēG1322iswhich you are proclaimingλαλουμένηlaloumenēG2980?

20For you are bringingεἰσφέρειςeisphereisG1533someτιναtinaG5100strangeξενίζονταxenizontaG3579thingsG3579to our earsἀκοὰςakoasG189;soοὖνounG3767we wantβουλόμεθαboulomethaG1014to knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097whatτίναtinaG5101theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778meanθέλειtheleiG2309 G1510.”

21(NowδὲdeG1161allπάντεςpantesG3956the AtheniansἈθηναῖοιAthēnaioiG117and the strangersξένοιxenoiG3581visitingἐπιδημοῦντεςepidēmountesG1927there used to spendG2119their timeG2119in nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762otherἕτερονheteronG2087thanἢēG2228tellingλέγεινlegeinG3004orἢēG2228hearingἀκούεινakoueinG191somethingG5100newκαινότερον.¶kainoteronG2537.)

22SoδὲdeG1161PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972stoodΣταθεὶςStatheisG2476in the midstμέσῳmesōG3319of theAreopagusG697and saidἔφη·ephēG5346, “MenἄνδρεςandresG435ofAthensἈθηναῖοι,AthēnaioiG117,I seeθεωρῶ·theōrōG2334that you are veryG1175religiousG1175in allG3956respectsG3956.

23For while I was passingG1330throughG1330and examiningἀναθεωρῶνanatheōrōnG333theobjectsG4574ofG4574your worshipσεβάσματαsebasmataG4574,I alsoG2532foundεὗρονheuronG2147an altarβωμὸνbōmonG1041with thisᾧhōG3739inscriptionἐπεγέγραπτο·epegegraptoG1924, ‘TO AN UNKNOWNἀγνώστῳagnōstōG57GODθεῷ.theōG2316.’ThereforeοὖνounG3767,whatὃhoG3739you worshipεὐσεβεῖτε,eusebeiteG2151in ignoranceἀγνοοῦντεςagnoountesG50,thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778I proclaimκαταγγέλλωkatangellōG2605to you.

24The GodθεὸςtheosG2316who madeποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160the worldκόσμονkosmonG2889and everythingπάνταpantaG3956that is in it, since He isLordκύριοςkuriosG2962of heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772and earthγῆςgēsG1093, does notdwellκατοικεῖ,katoikeiG2730in templesναοῖςnaoisG3485madeG5499byG5499handsG5499;

25norοὐδὲoudeG3761is He servedθεραπεύεταιtherapeuetaiG2323by humanἀνθρωπίνωνanthrōpinōnG442handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495,as though He neededπροσδεόμενόςprosdeomenosG4326anythingτινος,tinosG5100,since He HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846givesδιδοὺςdidousG1325to allG3956peoplelifeζωὴνzōēnG2222and breathπνοὴνpnoēnG4157and allG3956thingsG3956;

26andHe madeἐποίησένepoiēsenG4160from oneἑνὸςhenosG1520maneveryπᾶνpanG3956nationἔθνοςethnosG1484of mankindἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444to liveκατοικεῖνkatoikeinG2730on allπαντὸςpantosG3956the faceπροσώπουprosōpouG4383of the earthγῆς,gēsG1093, havingdeterminedὁρίσαςhorisasG3724theirappointedπροστεταγμένουςprostetagmenousG4367timesκαιροὺςkairousG2540and the boundariesὁροθεσίαςhorothesiasG3734of their habitationκατοικίαςkatoikiasG2733,

27that they would seekζητεῖνzēteinG2212Godθεόν,theonG2316,ifεἰeiG1487perhapsἄραaraG686they might feelG5584aroundG5584for Him and findεὕροιεν,heuroienG2147Him,thoughG2532 G1065He is not farμακρὰνmakranG3112from eachἑκάστουhekastouG1538oneἑνὸςhenosG1520of us;

28forin Him we liveζῶμενzōmenG2198and moveκινούμεθαkinoumethaG2795andexistG1510,as evenG2532someτινεςtinesG5100of your own poetsποιητῶνpoiētōnG4163have saidG3004, ‘For we alsoG2532are His descendantsγένοςgenosG1085.’

29ThereforeοὖνounG3767,sinceG3767we are the descendantsγένοςgenosG1085of GodθεοῦtheouG2316, weoughtὀφείλομενopheilomenG3784not to thinkνομίζεινnomizeinG3543that the DivineθεῖονtheionG2304Natureis likeὅμοιον.homoionG3664goldχρυσῷchrusōG5557orἢēG2228silverἀργύρῳargurōG696orἢēG2228stoneλίθῳ,lithōG3037,an imageG5480formedG5480by humanἀνθρώπου,anthrōpouG444skillτέχνηςtechnēsG5078and thoughtἐνθυμήσεωςenthumēseōsG1761.

30SoοὖνounG3767havingoverlookedὑπεριδὼνhuperidōnG5237the timesχρόνουςchronousG5550of ignoranceἀγνοίαςagnoiasG52,GodθεὸςtheosG2316isnowνῦνnunG3568proclaimingG518to mankindἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444that allG3956peopleG3956everywhereπανταχοῦpantachouG3837are to repentμετανοεῖν·metanoeinG3340,

31becauseκαθότιkathotiG2530He has setἔστησενestēsenG2476a dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250on whichᾗhēG3739He willμέλλειmelleiG3195judgeκρίνεινkrineinG2919the worldοἰκουμένηνoikoumenēnG3625in righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343throughG1722a ManἀνδρὶandriG435whomᾧhōG3739He hasappointedὥρισενhōrisenG3724,having furnishedπαρασχὼνparaschōnG3930proofπίστινpistinG4102to allG3956peopleG3956byraisingἀναστήσαςanastēsasG450Him from the deadνεκρῶν.¶nekrōnG3498.”

32NowG1161when they heardἈκούσαντεςAkousantesG191ofthe resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,someοἱ μὲνhoi menG3588 G3303beganto scoffἐχλεύαζον,echleuazonG5512,but othersοἱhoiG3588saidG3004, “We shall hearἀκουσόμεθάakousomethaG191from youagainκαὶ πάλιν.kai palinG2532 G3825concerningπερὶperiG4012thisτούτουtoutouG3778.”

33SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972wentG1831outG1831from amongμέσουmesouG3319them.

34But someΤινὲςTinesG5100menἄνδρεςandresG435joinedκολληθέντεςkollēthentesG2853him and believedἐπίστευσαν,episteusanG4100,amongἐνenG1722whomοἷςhoisG3739alsoG2532were DionysiusΔιονύσιοςDionusiosG1354theAreopagiteἈρεοπαγίτηςAreopagitēsG698and a womanγυνὴgunēG1135namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686DamarisΔάμαριςDamarisG1152,and othersἕτεροιheteroiG2087with them.

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