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Acts 21:27-40

27WhenὡςhōsG5613the sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250were almostἔμελλονemellonG3195overσυντελεῖσθαι,sunteleisthaiG4931,the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453fromAsiaἈσίαςAsiasG773,upon seeingθεασάμενοιtheasamenoiG2300him in the templeG2413, beganto stirG4797upG4797allπάνταpantaG3956the crowdὄχλονochlonG3793and laidἐπέβαλονepebalonG1911handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495on him,

28cryingκράζοντες·krazontesG2896outG2896, “MenἄνδρεςandresG435of IsraelἸσραηλῖται,IsraēlitaiG2475,helpβοηθεῖτε.boētheiteG997!ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is the manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444who instructsδιδάσκων,didaskōnG1321everyoneπάνταςpantasG3956everywhereG3836againstκατὰkataG2596our peopleλαοῦlaouG2992and the LawνόμουnomouG3551and thisτούτουtoutouG3778placeτόπουtopouG5117;and besidesἔτιetiG2089,he has evenG2532broughtεἰσήγαγενeisēgagenG1521GreeksἝλληναςHellēnasG1672into the templeG2413and hasdefiledκεκοίνωκενkekoinōkenG2840thisτοῦτον.toutonG3778holyἅγιονhagionG40placeτόπονtoponG5117!”

29For they had previouslyG4308seenG4308TrophimusΤρόφιμονTrophimonG5161theEphesianἘφέσιονEphesionG2180in the cityπόλειpoleiG4172with him, and they thoughtἐνόμιζονenomizonG3543that PaulΠαῦλος.PaulosG3972had broughtεἰσήγαγενeisēgagenG1521him into the templeG2413.

30ThenG2532the wholeὅληholēG3650cityπόλιςpolisG4172was provokedἐκινήθηekinēthēG2795andthe peopleλαοῦ,laouG2992rushedG4890togetherG4890,and takingG1949holdἐπιλαβόμενοιepilabomenoiG1949of PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972theydraggedεἷλκονheilkonG1670him out of the templeG2413,and immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112the doorsθύραι.thuraiG2374were shutἐκλείσθησανekleisthēsanG2808.

31While they were intentζητούντωνzētountōnG2212on killingἀποκτεῖναιapokteinaiG615him, a reportφάσιςphasisG5334cameG305upG305to the commanderχιλιάρχῳchiliarchōG5506of the RomancohortσπείρηςspeirēsG4686that allὅληholēG3650JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ·IerousalēmG2419wasG4797inG4797confusionG4797.

32He immediatelyἐξαυτῆςexautēsG1824tookG3880alongG3880somesoldiersστρατιώταςstratiōtasG4757and centurionsἑκατοντάρχαςhekatontarchasG1543and ranG2701downG2701tothe crowd; and when they sawG3708the commanderχιλίαρχονchiliarchonG5506and the soldiersστρατιώταςstratiōtasG4757,they stoppedἐπαύσαντοepausantoG3973beatingτύπτοντεςtuptontesG5180PaulΠαῦλον.PaulonG3972.

33ThenτότεtoteG5119the commanderχιλίαρχοςchiliarchosG5506cameG1448upG1448and tookG1949holdἐπελάβετοepelabetoG1949of him, and orderedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753that he beboundδεθῆναιdethēnaiG1210withtwoδυσὶνdusinG1417chainsἁλύσεσινhalusesinG254; and he beganaskingἐπυνθάνετοepunthanetoG4441whoτίςtisG5101he was and whatτίtiG5101he had doneπεποιηκώς.pepoiēkōsG4160.

34But amongἐνenG1722the crowdὄχλῳ.ochlōG3793,someG243were shoutingἐπεφώνουνepephōnounG2019one thing andsomeG243anotherG243,and when he couldδυναμένουdunamenouG1410not findG1097outG1097thefactsἀσφαλὲςasphalesG804becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the uproarθόρυβονthorubonG2351,he orderedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753thatPaul be broughtἄγεσθαιagesthaiG71intothe barracksπαρεμβολήν.parembolēnG3925.

35WhenὅτεhoteG3753PaulgotἐγένετοegenetoG1096tothe stairsἀναβαθμούς,anabathmousG304,it cameG4819aboutG4819that he was carriedβαστάζεσθαιbastazesthaiG941by the soldiersστρατιωτῶνstratiōtōnG4757becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the violenceβίανbianG970of themobὄχλου·ochlouG3793;

36for the multitudeπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of peopleλαοῦlaouG2992kept followingἠκολούθειēkoloutheiG190them,shoutingκράζοντες·krazontesG2896, “AwayαἶρεaireG142with him!”

37As PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972wasG3195aboutG3195toG3195be broughtεἰσάγεσθαιeisagesthaiG1521intothe barracksπαρεμβολὴνparembolēnG3925,he saidλέγειlegeiG3004to the commanderχιλιάρχῳ·chiliarchōG5506, “MayἔξεστίνexestinG1832I sayG3004somethingτιtiG5100to you?” And he saidἔφη·ephēG5346, “Do you knowγινώσκεις;ginōskeisG1097GreekἑλληνιστὶhellēnistiG1676?

38ThenἄραaraG686you are notthe EgyptianΑἰγύπτιοςAiguptiosG124who someτούτωνtoutōnG3778timeἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250agoπρὸproG4253stirredG387upG387aG387revoltG387and ledἐξαγαγὼνexagagōnG1806the fourτετρακισχιλίουςtetrakischiliousG5070thousandG5070menἄνδραςandrasG435of the Assassinsσικαρίων;¶sikariōnG4607outinto the wildernessἔρημονerēmonG2048?”

39But PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972saidG3004, “I amεἰμιeimiG1510a JewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453ofG5018TarsusΤαρσεὺςTarseusG5018inCiliciaΚιλικίαςKilikiasG2791,a citizenπολίτης,politēsG4177of noοὐκoukG3756insignificantἀσήμουasēmouG767cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172;and I begδέομαιdeomaiG1189you, allowἐπίτρεψόνepitrepsonG2010me to speakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980to the peopleλαόν.laonG2992.”

40When he had givenG2010him permissionG2010,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,standingἑστὼςhestōsG2476onthe stairsἀναβαθμῶνanabathmōnG304,motionedκατέσεισενkateseisenG2678to the peopleλαῷ,laōG2992with his handχειρὶcheiriG5495; and when therewas a greatπολλῆςpollēsG4183silenceσιγῆςsigēsG4602,he spokeG4377toG4377them in theHebrewἙβραΐδιHebraidiG1446dialectδιαλέκτῳdialektōG1258,sayingλέγων·¶legōnG3004,

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