New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 20:18-35

18And whenὡςhōsG5613they cameπαρεγένοντοparegenontoG3854to him, he saidG3004to them, “You yourselvesG4771knowἐπίστασθεepistastheG1987,from the firstπρώτηςprōtēsG4413dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250that I setG1910footG1910inAsiaἈσίανAsianG773,howπῶςpōsG4459I was with you the wholeπάνταpantaG3956timeχρόνονchrononG5550,

19servingδουλεύωνdouleuōnG1398the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962with allπάσηςpasēsG3956humilityταπεινοφροσύνηςtapeinophrosunēsG5012and with tearsδακρύωνdakruōnG1144and trialsπειρασμῶνpeirasmōnG3986which cameσυμβάντωνsumbantōnG4819upon methroughἐνenG1722the plotsἐπιβουλαῖςepiboulaisG1917of the JewsἸουδαίων·IoudaiōnG2453;

20howὡςhōsG5613Idid not shrinkὑπεστειλάμηνhupesteilamēnG5288from declaringἀναγγεῖλαιanangeilaiG312to you anythingοὐδὲνoudenG3762that wasG4851beneficialG4851,and teachingδιδάξαιdidaxaiG1321you publiclyδημοσίᾳdēmosiaG1219andfrom houseοἴκους,oikousG3624to houseG3624,

21solemnlyG1263testifyingδιαμαρτυρόμενοςdiamarturomenosG1263to bothτεteG5037JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453and GreeksἝλλησινHellēsinG1672ofrepentanceμετάνοιανmetanoianG3341towardG1519GodθεὸνtheonG2316andfaithπίστινpistinG4102in our LordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστόν.¶ChristonG5547.

22And nowνῦνnunG3568,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,boundδεδεμένοςdedemenosG1210by theSpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,I amG4198onG4198my wayG4198to JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,not knowingG3609what will happenσυναντήσοντάsunantēsontaG4876to me thereἐν αὐτῇen autēaG1722 G846,

23exceptπλὴνplēnG4133thatthe HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151solemnlyG1263testifiesG1263to me in everyκατὰkataG2596cityπόλινpolinG4172,sayingλέγονlegonG3004thatchainsδεσμὰdesmaG1199and afflictionsθλίψειςthlipseisG2347awaitμένουσιν.menousinG3306me.

24ButI do not considerποιοῦμαιpoioumaiG4160my lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590of anyοὐδενὸςoudenosG3762accountλόγουlogouG3056as dearτιμίανtimianG5093to myselfG1683,soὡςhōsG5613thatG5613I mayfinishτελειῶσαιteleiōsaiG5048my courseδρόμονdromonG1408andthe ministryδιακονίανdiakonianG1248whichἣνhēnG3739I receivedἔλαβονelabonG2983from the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424, totestifyδιαμαρτύρασθαιdiamarturasthaiG1263solemnlyG1263of the gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098ofGod’sθεοῦ.theouG2316graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485.

25“And nowνῦνnunG3568beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I knowG3609that allπάντες,pantesG3956of you, amongἐνenG1722whomοἷςhoisG3739I wentG1330aboutG1330preachingκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932,will noG3765longerG3765seeG3708my faceπρόσωπόνprosōponG4383.

26ThereforeδιότιdiotiG1360, ItestifyμαρτύρομαιmarturomaiG3143to you thisσήμερονsēmeronG4594dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250thatI amεἰμιeimiG1510innocentκαθαρόςkatharosG2513of the bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129of allG3956peopleG3956.

27For Idid not shrinkὑπεστειλάμηνhupesteilamēnG5288from declaringἀναγγεῖλαιanangeilaiG312to you the wholeπᾶσανpasanG3956purposeβουλὴνboulēnG1012of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

28BeG4337onG4337guardG4337for yourselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438and for allπαντὶpantiG3956the flockποιμνίῳ,poimniōG4168,amongἐνenG1722whichᾧhōG3739the HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151has madeἔθετοethetoG5087youoverseersἐπισκόπους,episkopousG1985,to shepherdποιμαίνεινpoimaineinG4165the churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316whichἣνhēnG3739HepurchasedπεριεποιήσατοperiepoiēsatoG4046with His ownἰδίου.¶idiouG2398bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129.

29I knowG3609that afterμετὰmetaG3326my departureἄφιξίνaphixinG867savageβαρεῖςbareisG926wolvesλύκοιlukoiG3074will comeεἰσελεύσονταιeiseleusontaiG1525inG1525amongεἰςeisG1519you, not sparingφειδόμενοιpheidomenoiG5339the flockποιμνίου,poimniouG4168;

30and from amongἐξexG1537your own selvesG846menἄνδρεςandresG435will ariseἀναστήσονταιanastēsontaiG450,speakingλαλοῦντεςlalountesG2980perverseG1294thingsG1294to drawG645awayἀποσπᾶνapospanG645the disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101afterὀπίσωopisōG3694them.

31ThereforeδιὸdioG1352,be on the alertγρηγορεῖτεgrēgoreiteG1127,rememberingμνημονεύοντεςmnēmoneuontesG3421that nightνύκταnuktaG3571and dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250for a periodG5148ofG5148threeG5148yearsG5148I did not ceaseἐπαυσάμηνepausamēnG3973to admonishνουθετῶνnouthetōnG3560eachἕκαστον.hekastonG1538oneἕναhenaG1520with tearsδακρύωνdakruōnG1144.

32And nowνῦνnunG3568IentrustπαρατίθεμαιparatithemaiG3908you to GodθεῷtheōG2316and tothe wordλόγῳlogōG3056of His graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485,which is ableδυναμένῳdunamenōG1410tobuildοἰκοδομῆσαιoikodomēsaiG3618youupG3618and to giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325youthe inheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817amongἐνenG1722allπᾶσιν.pasinG3956thoseG3588who are sanctifiedἡγιασμένοιςhēgiasmenoisG37.

33I have covetedἐπεθύμησα·epethumēsaG1937noG3762one’sG3762silverἀργυρίουarguriouG694orἢēG2228goldχρυσίουchrusiouG5553orἢēG2228clothesἱματισμοῦhimatismouG2441.

34You yourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846knowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097thattheseαὗται.hautaiG3778handsχεῖρεςcheiresG5495servedὑπηρέτησανhupēretēsanG5256my ownneedsχρείαιςchreiaisG5532and the men who were with me.

35In everythingπάνταpantaG3956I showedὑπέδειξαhupedeixaG5263you that by workingG2872hardG2872inG3779thisG3779wayG3779you mustδεῖdeiG1163helpἀντιλαμβάνεσθαιantilambanesthaiG482the weakἀσθενούντων,asthenountōnG770and rememberμνημονεύεινmnēmoneueinG3421the wordsλόγωνlogōnG3056of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,that He HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846saidG3004,‘It is moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123blessedμακάριόνmakarionG3107to giveδιδόναιdidonaiG1325thanἢēG2228to receiveλαμβάνειν.lambaneinG2983.’”

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