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Acts 25:21-27

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.”
23SoοὖνounG3767,on the nextἐπαύριονepaurionG1887dayG1887whenAgrippaἈγρίππαAgrippaG67andBerniceΒερνίκηςBernikēsG959cameἐλθόντοςelthontosG2064amidμετὰmetaG3326greatπολλῆςpollēsG4183pompφαντασίαςphantasiasG5325and enteredεἰσελθόντωνeiselthontōnG1525the auditoriumἀκροατήριονakroatērionG201,accompaniedσύνsunG4862by the commandersχιλιάρχοιςchiliarchoisG5506and the prominentἐξοχὴνexochēnG1851menἀνδράσινandrasinG435of the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172,at the commandκελεύσαντοςkeleusantosG2753of FestusΦήστουPhēstouG5347,PaulΠαῦλος.¶PaulosG3972was broughtἤχθηēchthēG71before them.
24And FestusΦῆστος·PhēstosG5347saidφησινphēsinG5346, “KingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππαAgrippaG67,and allπάντεςpantesG3956you gentlemenἄνδρες,andresG435presentσυμπαρόντεςsumparontesG4840with us, you seeθεωρεῖτεtheōreiteG2334thisG3778manG3778aboutπερὶperiG4012whomοὗhouG3739allἅπανhapanG537the peopleπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453appealedἐνέτυχόνenetuchonG1793to me, bothτεteG5037in JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414and hereἐνθάδεenthadeG1759,shoutingβοῶντεςboōntesG994thathe oughtδεῖνdeinG1163not to liveζῆνzēnG2198anyG3371longerμηκέτι.mēketiG3371.
25But I foundκατελαβόμηνkatelabomēnG2638that he had committedπεπραχέναι,peprachenaiG4238nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367deservingἄξιονaxionG514deathθανάτουthanatouG2288;and since he himselfG846appealedἐπικαλεσαμένουepikalesamenouG1941toG1941the EmperorΣεβαστὸνSebastonG4575,I decidedἔκριναekrinaG2919to sendπέμπεινpempeinG3992him.
26Yet, I haveἔχω,echōG2192nothingοὐκoukG3756definiteἀσφαλέςasphalesG804aboutπερὶperiG4012him to writeγράψαιgrapsaiG1125to my lordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.ThereforeδιὸdioG1352,I have broughtG4254him beforeG4254you alland especiallyμάλισταmalistaG3122beforeG1909you, KingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππα,AgrippaG67,soὅπωςhopōsG3704thatG3704after the investigationἀνακρίσεωςanakriseōsG351has takenG1096placeγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096,I may haveσχῶschōG2192somethingτίtiG5101to writeγράψω·grapsōG1125.
27For it seemsδοκεῖdokeiG1380absurdἄλογονalogonG249to me in sendingπέμπονταpempontaG3992a prisonerδέσμιονdesmionG1198,not to indicateσημᾶναι.¶sēmanaiG4591the chargesαἰτίαςaitiasG156againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596him asG2532wellG2532.”
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