New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 24:1-9

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.

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