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Acts 25:13-22

13NowδὲdeG1161when severalτινῶνtinōnG5100daysἩμερῶνHēmerōnG2250had passedδιαγενομένωνdiagenomenōnG1230,KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67and BerniceΒερνίκηBernikēG959arrivedκατήντησανkatēntēsanG2658inCaesareaΚαισάρειανKaisareianG2542,payingG782their respectsG782to FestusΦῆστον.PhēstonG5347.
14And whileὡςhōsG5613they were spendingδιέτριβονdietribonG1304manyπλείουςpleiousG4183daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250thereἐκεῖ,ekeiG1563,FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347presentedἀνέθετοanethetoG394Paul’sΠαῦλονPaulonG3972caseκατὰkataG3588G2596to the kingβασιλεῖbasileiG935,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “There is a manἀνήρanērG435who wasleftκαταλελειμμένοςkataleleimmenosG2641as a prisonerδέσμιος,desmiosG1198by FelixΦήλικοςPhēlikosG5344;
15and when I was in JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and the eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245of the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453broughtG1718chargesG1718againstG4012him, askingαἰτούμενοιaitoumenoiG154for a sentenceG2613ofG2613condemnationG2613againstG4012him.
16IrepliedἀπεκρίθηνapekrithēnG611to them that it is not the customἔθοςethosG1485of the RomansῬωμαίοιςRhōmaioisG4514to handG5483overG5483anyτιναtinaG5100personἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444beforeπρὶνprinG4250the accusedκατηγορούμενοςkatēgoroumenosG2723meetsG2192his accusersκατηγόρους,katēgorousG2725faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383to faceG4383,and hasG2192an opportunityτόπονtoponG5117to make his defenseἀπολογίαςapologiasG627againstπερὶperiG4012the chargesἐγκλήματος.egklēmatosG1462.
17SoοὖνounG3767after they had assembledσυνελθόντωνsunelthontōnG4905hereἐνθάδεenthadeG1759,I did not delayἀναβολὴνanabolēnG311,but on the nextἑξῆςhexēsG1836day tookG2523my seatG2523onthe tribunalβήματοςbēmatosG968and orderedἐκέλευσαekeleusaG2753that the manἄνδρα·andraG435be broughtἀχθῆναιachthēnaiG71.
18When the accusersκατήγοροιkatēgoroiG2725stoodσταθέντεςstathentesG2476up, they did not beginbringingἔφερονepheronG5342anyοὐδεμίανoudemianG3762chargesαἰτίανaitianG156againstπερὶperiG4012him of crimesG4190that I suspectedὑπενόουνhupenoounG5282,
19but they simplyhadεἶχονeichonG2192someG5100pointsG2213ofG2213disagreementG2213with him aboutπερὶperiG4012their ownἰδίαςidiasG2398religionδεισιδαιμονίαςdeisidaimoniasG1175and aboutπερίperiG4012a deadG2348manG2348,JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,whomὃνhonG3739PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972assertedἔφασκενephaskenG5335to be aliveζῆν.zēnG2198.
20AndbeingG639atG639aG639lossG639howG2214toG2214investigateG2214suchτούτωνtoutōnG3778matters, IaskedἔλεγονelegonG3004whetherεἰeiG1487he was willingβούλοιτοbouloitoG1014to goπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiG4198to JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414and standG2919trialG2919thereG2546on theseτούτων.toutōnG3778matters.
21But when PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972appealedἐπικαλεσαμένουepikalesamenouG1941to be heldG5083inG5083custodyG5083forthe Emperor’sΣεβαστοῦSebastouG4575decisionδιάγνωσινdiagnōsinG1233,I orderedἐκέλευσαekeleusaG2753that he be keptG5083inG5083custodyG5083untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193I sendἀναπέμψωanapempsōG375him to CaesarΚαίσαρα.KaisaraG2541.”
22ThenG2532AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67saidto FestusΦῆστονPhēstonG5347, “I alsoκαὶkaiG2532would likeἐβουλόμηνeboulomēnG1014to hearἀκοῦσαι.akousaiG191the manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444myselfG846.” “TomorrowαὔριόνaurionG839,”he saidφησινphēsinG5346, “you shall hearἀκούσῃakousēG191him.”
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