New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 24

Paul before Felix

1NowδὲdeG1161afterG3326fiveπέντεpenteG4002daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250the highἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749priestG749AnaniasἉνανίαςHananiasG367cameG2597downκατέβηkatebēG2597with someG5100eldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnG4245and an attorneyῥήτοροςrhētorosG4489namedTertullusΤερτύλλουTertullouG5061, and theybroughtG1718chargesG1718againstκατὰkataG2596PaulΠαύλου.PaulouG3972tothe governorἡγεμόνιhēgemoniG2232.

2AfterPaul had been summonedκληθέντοςklēthentosG2564,TertullusΤέρτυλλοςTertullosG5061beganἤρξατοērxatoG757accusingκατηγορεῖνkatēgoreinG2723him, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004to the governor, “Since we have attainedτυγχάνοντεςtugchanontesG5177greatπολλῆςpollēsG4183peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515throughG1223you, and since reformsδιορθωμάτωνdiorthōmatōnG1357are beingG1096carriedG1096outG1096for thisτούτῳtoutōG3778nationἔθνειethneiG1484by your foresightπρονοίαςpronoiasG4307,

3we acknowledgeἀποδεχόμεθα,apodechomethaG588thisin everyG3839wayG3839and everywhereπανταχοῦpantachouG3837,mostκράτιστεkratisteG2903excellentG2903FelixΦῆλιξ,PhēlixG5344,with allπάσηςpasēsG3956thankfulnessεὐχαριστίας.eucharistiasG2169.

4But, that I may notwearyἐγκόπτω,egkoptōG1465you furtherἐπὶepiG1909 G4183,I begπαρακαλῶparakalōG3870youto grantG191us a briefσυντόμωςsuntomōsG4935hearingἀκοῦσαίakousaiG191,by your kindnessἐπιεικείᾳ.epieikeiaG1932.

5For we have foundεὑρόντεςheurontesG2147thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778manἄνδραandraG435a publicG3061menaceG3061and one who stirsG2795upG2795dissensionsστάσειςstaseisG4714among allπᾶσινpasinG3956the JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453throughoutκατὰkataG2596the worldοἰκουμένηνoikoumenēnG3625,and a ringleaderπρωτοστάτηνprōtostatēnG4414of thesectαἱρέσεως·haireseōsG139of the NazarenesΝαζωραίωνNazōraiōnG3480.

6And he evenκαὶkaiG2532triedἐπείρασενepeirasenG3985todesecrateβεβηλῶσαι,bebēlōsaiG953the templeG2413,so indeedκαὶkaiG2532we arrestedἐκρατήσαμενekratēsamenG2902him.

8By interrogatingἀνακρίναςanakrinasG350him yourselfG846concerningπερὶperiG4012allπάντωνpantōnG3956theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778matters, you will be ableδυνήσῃdunēsēG1410to ascertainἐπιγνῶναιepignōnaiG1921the things of whichG3739we are accusingκατηγοροῦμενkatēgoroumenG2723him.”

9The JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453alsoκαὶkaiG2532joinedG4902inG4902the attackG4902,assertingφάσκοντεςphaskontesG5335that theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778were soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779.

10And whenthe governorἡγεμόνοςhēgemonosG2232had noddedνεύσαντοςneusantosG3506for him to speakλέγειν·legeinG3004,PaulΠαῦλος,PaulosG3972respondedἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611: “KnowingἐπιστάμενοςepistamenosG1987that for manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094you have beenὄνταontaG1510a judgeκριτὴνkritēnG2923to thisτούτῳtoutōG3778nationἔθνειethneiG1484,I cheerfullyεὐθύμωςeuthumōsG2115makeG626my defenseἀπολογοῦμαι·apologoumaiG626,

11since you canδυναμένουdunamenouG1410takeG1921noteG1921of theG3754factG3754thatG3754noοὐouG3756moreπλείουςpleiousG4183thantwelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250agoἀφ᾽aph᾽G575I wentG305upG305to JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ·IerousalēmG2419to worshipπροσκυνήσωνproskunēsōnG4352.

12And neitherοὔτεouteG3777in the templeG2413did they findεὗρόνheuronG2147me carryingG1256onG1256aG1256discussionG1256with anyoneτιναtinaG5100orἢēG2228causingποιοῦνταpoiountaG4160a riotὄχλουochlouG3793 G1988,norοὔτεouteG3777in the synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864,norοὔτεouteG3777in the cityπόλιν·polinG4172itself.

13NorοὐδὲoudeG3761canδύνανταίdunantaiG1410they proveπαραστῆσαιparastēsaiG3936to you the thingsof whichὧνhōnG3739they nowνυνὶnuniG3570accuseκατηγοροῦσίνkatēgorousinG2723me.

14But I confessὁμολογῶhomologōG3670thisτοῦτόtoutoG3778to you, that inG2596accordanceG2596withG2596the WayὁδὸνhodonG3598,whichἣνhēnG3739they callλέγουσινlegousinG3004asectαἵρεσινairesinG139,I do serveλατρεύωlatreuōG3000the GodθεῷtheōG2316of our fathersπατρῴῳpatrōōG3971,believingπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100everythingπᾶσινpasinG3956that is inG2596accordanceG2596withG2596the LawνόμονnomonG3551and is writtenγεγραμμένοις,gegrammenoisG1125in the ProphetsπροφήταιςprophētaisG4396;

15havingἔχωνechōnG2192a hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680in GodθεὸνtheonG2316,whichἣνhēnG3739theseG3778menG3778cherishπροσδέχονται,prosdechontaiG4327themselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846,that there shall certainlyμέλλεινmelleinG3195be a resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386of bothτεteG5037the righteousδικαίωνdikaiōnG1342and the wickedἀδίκων·adikōnG94.

16In viewἐνenG1722of thisτούτῳtoutōG3778I alsoG2532doG778my bestG778to maintainἔχεινecheinG2192a blamelessἀπρόσκοπονaproskoponG677conscienceσυνείδησινsuneidēsinG4893bothbeforeπρὸςprosG4314GodθεὸνtheonG2316and before otherpeopleἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444,alwaysδιὰ παντός.¶dia pantosG1223 G3956.

17NowδὲdeG1161afterδι᾽di᾽G1223severalG4183yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094IcameπαρεγενόμηνparegenomēnG3854to bringG4160charitableG1654giftsG1654to my nationἔθνοςethnosG1484and to presentG4160offeringsπροσφοράς,prosphorasG4376,

18in whichαἷςhaisG3739they foundεὗρόνheuronG2147me occupiedin the templeG2413, having beenpurifiedἡγνισμένονhēgnismenonG48,withoutοὐouG3326 G3756anycrowdὄχλουochlouG3793orοὐδὲoudeG3761uproarθορύβου,thorubouG2351. But there weresomeG5100JewsG2453fromAsiaG773--

19whoοὓςhousG3739oughtἔδειedeiG1163to have beenG3918presentG3918beforeἐπὶepiG1909you and to have beenbringingG2723chargesG2723,ifεἴeiG1487they should haveἔχοιενechoienG2192anythingτιtiG5100againstπρὸςprosG4314me.

20OrἢēG2228elsehave theseG3778menG3778themselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846declareG3004whatτίtiG5101violationἀδίκημαadikēmaG92they discoveredεὗρονheuronG2147when I stoodστάντοςstantosG2476beforeἐπὶepiG1909theCouncilσυνεδρίου,sunedriouG4892,

21otherG2228thanG2228inG4012regardG4012toG4012thisταύτηςtautēsG3778oneμιᾶςmiasG1520declarationφωνῆςphōnēsG5456whichἧςhēsG3739I shoutedἐκέκραξαekekraxaG2896while standingἑστὼςhestōsG2476amongἐνenG1722them, ‘For the resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498I am onG2919trialG2919beforeἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909you todayσήμερονsēmeronG4594!’”

22But FelixΦῆλιξPhēlixG5344,havingG3609quiteG199accurateG199knowledgeG3609aboutπερὶperiG4012the WayὁδοῦhodouG3598,adjournedG306them, sayingG3004, “WhenὅτανhotanG3752LysiasΛυσίαςLusiasG3079the commanderχιλίαρχοςchiliarchosG5506comesκαταβῇ,katabēaG2597downG2597,I will decideδιαγνώσομαιdiagnōsomaiG1231your caseκαθ᾽kath᾽G3588 G2596.”

23He gaveG1299ordersG1299to the centurionἑκατοντάρχῃhekatontarchēG1543for Paul to bekeptτηρεῖσθαιtēreisthaiG5083inG5083custodyG5083and yethaveἔχεινecheinG2192somefreedomἄνεσινanesinG425,and not to preventκωλύεινkōlueinG2967anyμηδέναmēdenaG3367ofhis friendsἰδίωνidiōnG2398from providingG5256forG5256his needsG5256.

24NowδὲdeG1161someτινὰςtinasG5100daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250laterΜετὰMetaG3326FelixΦῆλιξPhēlixG5344arrivedπαραγενόμενοςparagenomenosG3854with DrusillaΔρουσίλλῃDrousillēG1409hiswifeγυναικὶgunaikiG1135,who was JewishἸουδαίᾳIoudaiaG2453,and he sentμετεπέμψατοmetepempsatoG3343for PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972and heardἤκουσενēkousenG191him speakaboutπερὶperiG4012faithπίστεως.pisteōsG4102in ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424.

25But as he was discussingδιαλεγομένουdialegomenouG1256righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343,self-controlἐγκρατείαςegkrateiasG1466, andthe judgmentκρίματοςkrimatosG2917toG3195comeG3195,FelixΦῆλιξPhēlixG5344becameγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096frightenedἔμφοβοςemphobosG1719and respondedἀπεκρίθη·apekrithēG611, “Goπορεύου·poreuouG4198awayG4198for nowνῦν ἔχονnun echonG3568 G2192,and when I haveμεταλαβὼνmetalabōnG3335an opportunityκαιρὸνkaironG2540,I will summonμετακαλέσομαίmetakalesomaiG3333you.”

26At the sameἅμαhamaG260timeG260he was alsoκαὶkaiG2532hopingἐλπίζωνelpizōnG1679thatmoneyχρήματαchrēmataG5536would be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325to him by PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972;thereforeδιὸdioG1352he alsoκαὶkaiG2532used to sendμεταπεμπόμενοςmetapempomenosG3343for him quiteG4437oftenπυκνότερονpuknoteronG4437and talkὡμίλειhōmileiG3656with him.

27But after twoΔιετίαςDietiasG1333yearsG1333had passedπληρωθείσηςplērōtheisēsG4137,FelixΦῆλιξPhēlixG5344was succeededδιάδοχονdiadochonG1240by PorciusΠόρκιονPorkionG4201FestusΦῆστον,PhēstonG5347;and FelixΦῆλιξPhēlixG5344,wantingθέλωνthelōnG2309to doκαταθέσθαιkatathesthaiG2698the JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453a favorχάριταcharitaG5485,leftκατέλιπενkatelipenG2641PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972imprisonedδεδεμένον.¶dedemenonG1210.

Paul before Felix

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