New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 26:16-32

16But getG450upG450andstandστῆθιstēthiG2476on your feetπόδαςpodasG4228;for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778purposeI have appearedG3708to you, toappointπροχειρίσασθαίprocheirisasthaiG4400you as aservantὑπηρέτηνhupēretēnG5257anda witnessμάρτυραmarturaG3144not onlyτεteG5037to the things in whichὧνhōnG3739you have seenG3708Me, but alsoτεteG5037to the things in whichὧνhōnG3739I will appearG3708to you,

17rescuingἐξαιρούμενόςexairoumenosG1807you from the JewishpeopleλαοῦlaouG2992and from the Gentilesἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484,to whomοὓςhousG3739I am sendingἀποστέλλωapostellōG649you,

18toopenἀνοῖξαιanoixaiG455their eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788so that they may turnἐπιστρέψαιepistrepsaiG1994fromdarknessσκότουςskotousG4655to lightφῶςphōsG5457, and from thepowerἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849ofSatanσατανᾶsatanaG4567to Godθεόν,theonG2316,that they may receiveλαβεῖνlabeinG2983forgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859of sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266and aninheritanceκλῆρονklēronG2819amongἐνenG1722thoseG3588who have been sanctifiedἡγιασμένοιςhēgiasmenoisG37byfaithπίστειpisteiG4102in Me.’

19“ForG3606thatG3606reasonG3606,KingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππα,AgrippaG67,I did not proveἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096disobedientἀπειθὴςapeithēsG545to the heavenlyοὐρανίῳouraniōG3770visionὀπτασίᾳ,optasiaG3701,

20but continuallyproclaimedἀπήγγελλονapēngellonG518to thoseG3588in DamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154firstπρῶτόνprōtonG4413, andin JerusalemἹεροσολύμοις,Hi'erosolumoisG2414, and thenallπᾶσάνpasanG3956the regionχώρανchōranG5561of JudeaἸουδαίας,IoudaiasG2449, and evento the GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484, that they are torepentμετανοεῖνmetanoeinG3340and turnἐπιστρέφεινepistrepheinG1994to GodθεὸνtheonG2316,performingπράσσοντας.prassontasG4238deedsἔργαergaG2041consistentἄξιαaxiaG514with repentanceμετανοίαςmetanoiasG3341.

21For theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778reasonsἕνεκαhenekaG1752someJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453seizedσυλλαβόμενοιsullabomenoiG4815me in the templeG2413and triedἐπειρῶντοepeirōntoG3987to murderδιαχειρίσασθαι.diacheirisasthaiG1315me.

22SoοὖνounG3767,having obtainedτυχὼνtuchōnG5177helpἐπικουρίαςepikouriasG1947from GodθεοῦtheouG2316,I standἕστηκαhestēkaG2476to thisταύτηςtautēsG3778dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250testifyingμαρτυρόμενοςmarturomenosG3143bothG5037to smallμικρῷmikrōG3398and greatμεγάλῳ,megalōG3173,statingλέγωνlegōnG3004nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762but whatὧνhōnG3739the ProphetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396and MosesΜωϋσῆς,MōusēsG3475saidἐλάλησανelalēsanG2980wasG3195goingG3195toG3195takeG1096placeG1096,

23as towhetherεἰeiG1487theChristχριστός,christosG5547wasto sufferπαθητὸςpathētosG3805, andwhetherεἰeiG1487, asfirstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413from the resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,He wouldμέλλειmelleiG3195proclaimκαταγγέλλεινkatangelleinG2605lightφῶςphōsG5457bothτεteG5037to the JewishpeopleλαῷlaōG2992and to the Gentilesἔθνεσιν.¶ethnesinG1484.”

24WhilePaul was statingG626theseG3778thingsΤαῦταTautaG3778inG626his defenseἀπολογουμένουapologoumenouG626,FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347saidφησιν·phēsinG5346in a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456, “PaulΠαῦλε·PauleG3972,you areG3105outG3105ofG3105your mindG3105! YourgreatπολλάpollaG4183learningγράμματαgrammataG1121isdrivingπεριτρέπει.peritrepeiG4062you insaneμανίανmanianG3130.”

25But PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972saidφησινphēsinG5346, “I amG3105not insaneμαίνομαίmainomaiG3105,mostκράτιστεkratisteG2903excellentG2903FestusΦῆστε,PhēsteG5347;onG235theG235contraryG235,I am speakingG669outG669withtruthfulἀληθείαςalētheiasG225and rationalσωφροσύνηςsōphrosunēsG4997wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487.

26For the kingβασιλεύς,basileusG935knowsἐπίσταταιepistataiG1987aboutπερὶperiG4012theseG3778matters, and I alsoκαὶkaiG2532speakλαλῶ·lalōG2980to him with confidenceπαρρησιαζόμενοςparrēsiazomenosG3955,sinceG1063I am persuadedπείθομαιpeithomaiG3982that noneοὐθέν·outhenG3756 G3762of theseG3778thingsG3778escapeG2990his noticeG2990;for thisG3778has not beenἐστινestinG1510doneπεπραγμένονpepragmenonG4238in acornerγωνίᾳgōniaG1137.

27KingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππα,AgrippaG67,do you believeπιστεύεις,pisteueisG4100the Prophetsπροφήταις;prophētaisG4396?I knowG3609that you believeπιστεύεις.¶pisteueisG4100.”

28AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67repliedto PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972, “In a shortὀλίγῳoligōG3641time you are going topersuadeπείθειςpeitheisG3982me tomakeποιῆσαι.poiēsaiG4160aChristianΧριστιανὸνChristianonG5546of myself.”

29And PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972said, “I wouldG2172wishG2172to GodθεῷtheōG2316that evenG2532in a shortὀλίγῳoligōG3641orG2532longμεγάλῳmegalōG3173timenot onlyG3440you, but alsoG2532allπάνταςpantasG3956who hearἀκούοντάςakouontasG191me thisG4594dayσήμερονsēmeronG4594would becomeγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096suchτοιούτουςtoioutousG5108as I myselfἐγώegōG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510,exceptπαρεκτὸςparektosG3924for theseτούτων.¶toutōnG3778chainsδεσμῶνdesmōnG1199.”

30The kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935stoodG450upG450and the governorἡγεμὼνhēgemōnG2232and BerniceΒερνίκηBernikēG959,and thoseG3588who were sittingσυγκαθήμενοιsugkathēmenoiG4775with them,

31and when they had goneG402outG402, they begantalkingἐλάλουνelalounG2980to oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, “Thisοὗτος.houtosG3778manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444is not doingπράσσειprasseiG4238anythingοὐδὲνoudenG3762deservingG514deathθανάτουthanatouG2288orἢēG2228imprisonmentδεσμῶνdesmōnG1199.”

32And AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67saidἔφη·ephēG5346to FestusΦήστῳPhēstōG5347, “Thisοὗτος,houtosG3778manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444couldἐδύνατοedunatoG1410have beenG1096setG630freeG630ifεἰeiG1487he had notappealedἐπεκέκλητοepekeklētoG1941toG1941CaesarΚαίσαρα.¶KaisaraG2541.”

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