New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 24:10-25

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.”

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