New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 26:17-32

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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