New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 23:12-35

12When it was dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453formedποιήσαντεςpoiēsantesG4160aconspiracyσυστροφὴνsustrophēnG4963andputἀνεθεμάτισανanethematisanG332themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438underG332anG332oathG332,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004that they would neitherμήτεmēteG3383eatG2068norμήτεmēteG3383drinkπιεῖνpieinG4095untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193they had killedἀποκτείνωσινapokteinōsinG615PaulΠαῦλον.PaulonG3972.

13There were moreπλείουςpleiousG4183than fortyG5065who formedποιησάμενοι·poiēsamenoiG4160thisταύτηνtautēnG3778plotσυνωμοσίανsunōmosianG4945.

14They cameπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334to the chiefἀρχιερεῦσινarchiereusinG749priestsG749and the eldersπρεσβυτέροιςpresbuteroisG4245and saidG3004, “We haveputG332ourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438underG332anG332oathG332to tasteγεύσασθαιgeusasthaiG1089nothingμηδενὸςmēdenosG3367untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193we have killedἀποκτείνωμενapokteinōmenG615PaulΠαῦλον.PaulonG3972.

15NowνῦνnunG3568thereforeοὖνounG3767, you and theCouncilσυνεδρίῳ,sunedriōG4892notifyἐμφανίσατεemphanisateG1718the commanderχιλιάρχῳchiliarchōG5506to bringκαταγάγῃkatagagēG2609him downG2609to you, asG5613thoughG5613you wereG3195goingG3195toG3195investigateδιαγινώσκεινdiaginōskeinG1231his caseπερὶperiG3588 G4012moreG199thoroughlyG199;and as for us, we are readyἕτοιμοίhetoimoiG2092to killἀνελεῖνaneleinG337him beforeπρὸproG4253he comesG1448nearG1448the place.”

16But the sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of Paul’sΠαύλουPaulouG3972sisterἀδελφῆςadelphēsG79heardἈκούσαςAkousasG191about their ambushἐνέδραν,enedranG1747,and he cameπαραγενόμενοςparagenomenosG3854and enteredεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525the barracksπαρεμβολὴνparembolēnG3925and toldἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518PaulΠαύλῳ.PaulōG3972.

17PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972calledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341oneἕναhenaG1520of the centurionsἑκατονταρχῶνhekatontarchōnG1543to himself and saidἔφη·ephēG5346, “TakeἀπάγαγεapagageG520thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778youngνεανίανneanianG3494manG3494to the commanderχιλίαρχον·chiliarchonG5506,for he hasἔχειecheiG2192somethingτιtiG5100to reportἀπαγγεῖλαίapangeilaiG518to him.”

18SoοὖνounG3767he tookπαραλαβὼνparalabōnG3880him and ledἤγαγενēgagenG71him to the commanderχιλίαρχονchiliarchonG5506and saidφησίν·phēsinG5346, “PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972the prisonerδέσμιοςdesmiosG1198calledπροσκαλεσάμενόςproskalesamenosG4341me overG4341to him and askedἠρώτησενērōtēsenG2065me to bringἀγαγεῖνagageinG71thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778youngνεανίσκονneaniskonG3495manG3495to you because he hasἔχοντάechontaG2192somethingτιtiG5100to tellλαλῆσαίlalēsaiG2980you.”

19The commanderχιλίαρχοςchiliarchosG5506tookἐπιλαβόμενοςepilabomenosG1949him by the handχειρὸςcheirosG5495,and steppingG402asideG402, beganto inquireἐπυνθάνετο·epunthanetoG4441of him privatelyκατ᾽ ἰδίανkat᾽ idianG2596 G2398, “WhatτίtiG5101is it that you haveἔχειςecheisG2192to reportἀπαγγεῖλαίapangeilaiG518to me?”

20And he saidG3004, “The JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453have agreedσυνέθεντοsunethentoG4934to askἐρωτῆσαίerōtēsaiG2065you to bringκαταγάγῃςkatagagēsG2609PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972downG2609tomorrowαὔριονaurionG839to theCouncilσυνέδριονsunedrionG4892,asG5613thoughG5613they wereG3195goingG3195toG3195inquireπυνθάνεσθαιpunthanesthaiG4441somewhatτιtiG5100moreG199thoroughlyG199aboutπερὶperiG4012him.

21SoοὖνounG3767do notlistenπεισθῇςpeisthēasG3982to them, for moreπλείουςpleiousG4183than fortyG5065of them arein hidingG1748toG1748ambushG1748him, and theseG3748menG3748haveputἀνεθεμάτισανanethematisanG332themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438underG332anG332oathG332not to eatG2068orG3383drinkπιεῖνpieinG4095untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193they killἀνέλωσινanelōsinG337him; and nowνῦνnunG3568they are readyἕτοιμοιhetoimoiG2092and waitingπροσδεχόμενοιprosdechomenoiG4327for assuranceἐπαγγελίαν.¶epangelianG1860from you.”

22ThenοὖνounG3767the commanderχιλίαρχοςchiliarchosG5506letG630the youngνεανίσκονneaniskonG3495manG3495goG630,instructingπαραγγείλαςparangeilasG3853him, “TellἐκλαλῆσαιeklalēsaiG1583noG3367oneμηδενὶmēdeniG3367that you have notifiedἐνεφάνισαςenephanisasG1718me of theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778.”

23And he calledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341to him twoδύοduoG1417of the centurionsἑκατονταρχῶνhekatontarchōnG1543and saidG3004, “GetG2090twoδιακοσίουςdiakosiousG1250hundredδιακοσίουςdiakosiousG1250soldiersστρατιώταςstratiōtasG4757readyG2090bythe thirdτρίτηςtritēsG5154hourὥραςhōrasG5610of the nightνυκτός,nuktosG3571to proceedπορευθῶσινporeuthōsinG4198toCaesareaΚαισαρείαςKaisareiasG2542,with seventyἑβδομήκονταhebdomēkontaG1440horsemenἱππεῖςhippeisG2460and twoG1250hundredG1250spearmenδεξιολάβουςdexiolabousG1187.”

24They werealsoτεteG5037to provideπαραστῆσαι,parastēsaiG3936mountsκτήνηktēnēG2934to putG1913PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972onG1913and bringG1295him safelyG1295toFelixΦήλικαPhēlikaG5344the governorἡγεμόνα·hēgemonaG2232.

25And he wroteγράψαςgrapsasG1125a letterἐπιστολὴνepistolēnG1992with the followingτοῦτον·¶toutonG3778contentτύπονtuponG5179:

26“ClaudiusΚλαύδιοςKlaudiosG2804LysiasΛυσίαςLusiasG3079, to themostκρατίστῳkratistōG2903excellentG2903governorἡγεμόνιhēgemoniG2232FelixΦήλικιPhēlikiG5344:Greetingsχαίρειν.chaireinG5463.

27When thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778manἄνδραandraG435was seizedσυλλημφθένταsullēmphthentaG4815by the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453and wasG3195aboutG3195toG3195be killedἀναιρεῖσθαιanaireisthaiG337by them,I cameἐπιστὰςepistasG2186upG2186to them with the troopsστρατεύματιstrateumatiG4753and rescuedἐξειλάμηνexeilamēnG1807him,after learningμαθὼνmathōnG3129that he was a RomanῬωμαῖόςRhōmaiosG4514.

28AndwantingβουλόμενόςboulomenosG1014to ascertainἐπιγνῶναιepignōnaiG1921the basisαἰτίανaitianG156for the chargesG1458they were bringingG1458againstG1458him, IbroughtG2609him downκατήγαγονkatēgagonG2609to theirCouncilσυνέδριονsunedrionG4892;

29and I foundεὗρονheuronG2147that he was being accusedἐγκαλούμενονegkaloumenonG1458regardingπερὶperiG4012questionsζητημάτωνzētēmatōnG2213in their LawνόμουnomouG3551, but wasnot chargedἔχοντα ἔγκλημα.echonta egklēmaG2192 G1462with anythingμηδὲνmēdenG3367deservingἄξιονaxionG514deathθανάτουthanatouG2288orἢēG2228imprisonmentδεσμῶνdesmōnG1199.

30When I wasinformedμηνυθείσηςmēnutheisēsG3377that there would bea plotἐπιβουλῆςepiboulēsG1917againstεἰςeisG1519the manἄνδραandraG435,I sentἔπεμψαepempsaG3992him to you at onceἐξαυτῆςexautēsG1824,alsoκαὶkaiG2532instructingπαραγγείλαςparangeilasG3853his accusersκατηγόροιςkatēgoroisG2725tobringG3004chargesG3004againstG4314him beforeἐπὶepiG1909you.”

31SoοὖνounG3767the soldiersστρατιῶταιstratiōtaiG4757,inG2596accordanceG2596withG2596their ordersδιατεταγμένονdiatetagmenonG1299,tookἀναλαβόντεςanalabontesG353PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972and broughtἤγαγονēgagonG71him by nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571to AntipatrisἈντιπατρίδα.AntipatridaG494.

32But on the nextἐπαύριονepaurionG1887dayG1887they letἐάσαντεςeasantesG1439the horsemenἱππεῖςhippeisG2460goἀπέρχεσθαιaperchesthaiG565on with him, and they returnedὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsanG5290tothe barracksπαρεμβολήν·parembolēnG3925.

33When theseοἵτινεςoitinesG3748horsemenhad comeεἰσελθόντεςeiselthontesG1525toCaesareaΚαισάρειανKaisareianG2542and deliveredἀναδόντεςanadontesG325the letterἐπιστολὴνepistolēnG1992tothe governorἡγεμόνιhēgemoniG2232,they alsoG2532presentedπαρέστησανparestēsanG3936PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972to him.

34NowδὲdeG1161when he had readἀναγνοὺςanagnousG314it,he alsoG2532askedἐπερωτήσαςeperōtēsasG1905from whatποίαςpoiasG4169provinceἐπαρχείαςeparcheiasG1885Paulwas, and when he learnedπυθόμενοςputhomenosG4441thathe was from CiliciaΚιλικίας,KilikiasG2791,

35he saidἔφη,ephēG5346, “I will giveG1251you aG1251hearingG1251whenὅτανhotanG3752youraccusersκατήγοροίkatēgoroiG2725arriveπαραγένωνται.paragenōntaiG3854asG2532wellG2532,”givingG2753ordersG2753for Paul to bekeptφυλάσσεσθαιphulassesthaiG5442in Herod’sἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264PraetoriumπραιτωρίῳpraitōriōG4232.

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