Acts 28
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Acts 28:11-31

11AfterΜετὰMetaG3326threeτρεῖςtreisG5140monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376we setἀνήχθημενanēchthēmenG321sailG321onan AlexandrianἈλεξανδρίνῳ,AlexandrinōG222shipπλοίῳploiōG4143which had winteredπαρακεχειμακότιparakecheimakotiG3914at the islandνήσῳ,nēsōG3520,and which hadG3902the TwinG1359BrothersG1359forG3902itsG3902figureheadG3902.
12After we putG2609inG2609at SyracuseΣυρακούσαςSurakousasG4946,we stayedἐπεμείναμενepemeinamenG1961there for threeτρεῖς,treisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250.
13FromG3606thereG3606we sailedG4022aroundG4022and arrivedκατηντήσαμενkatēntēsamenG2658at RhegiumῬήγιονRhēgionG4484,and a dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250laterμετὰmetaG3326a southνότουnotouG3558windG3558cameG1920upG1920,and on the secondG1206dayG1206we cameἤλθομενēlthomenG2064to PuteoliΠοτιόλους·PotiolousG4223.
14ThereοὗhouG3757we foundεὑρόντεςheurontesG2147somebrothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80and sisters,and were invitedπαρεκλήθημενpareklēthēmenG3870to stayἐπιμεῖναιepimeinaiG1961with them for sevenἑπτά·heptaG2033daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250;and thatG3779isG3779howG3779we cameἤλθαμεν.ēlthamenG2064to RomeῬώμηνRhōmēnG4516.
15And fromG2547thereG2547thebrothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80and sisters,when they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191aboutπερὶperiG4012us, cameἦλθανēlthanG2064as farἄχριachriG891as theMarketG675G5410ofG675G5410AppiusG675G5410and theThreeΤριῶνTriōnG5140Innsταβερνῶν,tabernōnG4999to meetἀπάντησινapantēsinG529us; and when PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972sawG3708them, he thankedεὐχαριστήσαςeucharistēsasG2168GodθεῷtheōG2316and tookἔλαβενelabenG2983courageθάρσος.¶tharsosG2294.
16WhenὍτεHoteG3753we enteredεἰσήλθομενeisēlthomenG1525RomeῬώμην,RhōmēnG4516,PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972wasallowedἐπετράπηepetrapēG2010to stayμένεινmeneinG3306by himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,with the soldierστρατιώτῃ.¶stratiōtēG4757who was guardingφυλάσσοντιphulassontiG5442him.
17AfterμετὰmetaG3326threeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250Paul calledG4779togetherσυγκαλέσασθαιsugkalesasthaiG4779thoseG3588who werethe leadingG4413menG4413of the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453,and when they cameG4905togetherG4905, he begansayingἔλεγενelegenG3004to them, “Brothersἄνδρες ἀδελφοί,andres adelphoiG435G80,though I had doneποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762againstἐναντίονenantionG1727our peopleλαῷlaōG2992orἢēG2228the customsἔθεσινethesinG1485of ourfathersπατρῴοις,patrōoisG3971, yetI was handedχεῖραςcheirasG3860G5495overG3860to the RomansῬωμαίων,RhōmaiōnG4514as a prisonerδέσμιοςdesmiosG1198from JerusalemἹεροσολύμωνHi'erosolumōnG2414.
18And when they hadexaminedἀνακρίναντέςanakrinantesG350me, theywere willingἐβούλοντοeboulontoG1014to releaseἀπολῦσαιapolusaiG630me becauseδιὰdiaG1223there werenoμηδεμίανmēdemianG3367groundsαἰτίανaitianG156for putting me to deathθανάτουthanatouG2288.
19But when the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453objectedἀντιλεγόντωνantilegontōnG483,I was forcedἠναγκάσθηνēnagkasthēnG315toappealἐπικαλέσασθαιepikalesasthaiG1941toG1941CaesarΚαίσαραKaisaraG2541,not that I hadἔχωνechōnG2192anyτιtiG5100accusationG2723againstG2723my nationἔθνουςethnousG1484.
20For thisταύτηνtautēnG3778reasonαἰτίανaitianG156,thereforeοὖνounG3767, IrequestedπαρεκάλεσαparekalesaG3870to seeG3708you and to speakπροσλαλῆσαι·proslalēsaiG4354with you, sinceγὰρgarG1063I am wearingπερίκειμαι.perikeimaiG4029thisταύτηνtautēnG3778chainἅλυσινhalusinG254forthe sakeἕνεκενhenekenG1752of the hopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474.”
21They saidG3004to him, “We have neitherοὔτεouteG3777receivedἐδεξάμεθαedexamethaG1209lettersγράμματαgrammataG1121from JudeaἸουδαίας,IoudaiasG2449concerningπερὶperiG4012you, norοὔτεouteG3777has anyτιςtisG5100ofthe brothersἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80comeG3854hereG3854and reportedἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518orἢēG2228spokenἐλάλησένelalēsenG2980anythingτιtiG5100badπονηρόν.ponēronG4190aboutπερὶperiG4012you.
22But we desireἀξιοῦμενaxioumenG515to hearἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191from you whatἃhaG3739your viewsG5426areG5426;for regardingπερὶperiG4012thisταύτηςtautēsG3778sectαἱρέσεωςhaireseōsG139,it is knownγνωστὸνgnōstonG1110to us thatit is spokenἀντιλέγεται.¶antilegetaiG483againstG483everywhereπανταχοῦpantachouG3837.”
23When they had setΤαξάμενοιTaxamenoiG5021a dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250for Paul, peoplecameἦλθονēlthonG2064to him athis lodgingξενίανxenianG3578in largeG4183numbersG4183;and he was explainingἐξετίθετοexetithetoG1620to them by solemnlyG1263testifyingδιαμαρτυρόμενοςdiamarturomenosG1263about the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316and trying to persuadeπείθωνpeithōnG3982them concerningπερὶperiG4012JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,from bothG5037the LawνόμουnomouG3551of MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475and from the ProphetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396,from morningπρωῒprōiG4404untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193eveningἑσπέρας.hesperasG2073.
24SomeG3588were being persuadedἐπείθοντοepeithontoG3982by the thingsG3004saidG3004by Paul,but othersG3588wouldG569notG569believeG569.
25And when they disagreedἀσύμφωνοι ὄντεςasumphōnoi ontesG800G1510with oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240, they beganleavingἀπελύοντοapeluontoG630after PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972saidG3004oneἕν,henG1520partingstatementῥῆμαrhēmaG4487: “The HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151rightlyκαλῶςkalōsG2573spokeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980throughδιὰdiaG1223IsaiahἨσαΐουĒsaiouG2268the prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396to your fathersπατέραςpaterasG3962,
26sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘GoπορεύθητιporeuthētiG4198to thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778peopleλαὸνlaonG2992and sayG3004, “You will keepἀκοῇakoēaG189on hearingἀκούσετεakouseteG191,and will not understandσυνῆτε,sunēteG4920; Andyou will keepβλέποντεςblepontesG991on seeingβλέψετεblepseteG991,and will not perceiveG3708;
27For the heartsκαρδίαkardiaG2588of thisτούτου,toutouG3778peopleλαοῦlaouG2992have becomeG3975insensitiveG3975,And with their earsὠσὶνōsinG3775theyhardlyβαρέωςbareōsG917hearἤκουσανēkousanG191,And they have closedἐκάμμυσαν·ekammusanG2576their eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788;OtherwiseG3379they might seeG3708with their eyesὀφθαλμοῖςophthalmoisG3788,And hearἀκούσωσινakousōsinG191with their earsὠσὶνōsinG3775,And understandσυνῶσινsunōsinG4920with their heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588and returnἐπιστρέψωσινepistrepsōsinG1994,And I would healἰάσομαιiasomaiG2390them.”’
28ThereforeοὖνounG3767,let it be knownΓνωστὸνGnōstonG1110to you thatthisτοῦτοtoutoG3778salvationG4992of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316has been sentἀπεστάληapestalēG649to the GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484;they will alsoκαὶkaiG2532listenἀκούσονται.akousontaiG191.”
30NowδὲdeG1161Paul stayedἘνέμεινενEnemeinenG1696twoδιετίανdietianG1333fullὅληνholēnG3650yearsG1333in his ownἰδίῳidiōG2398rentedG3410lodgingG3410and welcomedἀπεδέχετοapedechetoG588allπάνταςpantasG3956who cameεἰσπορευομένουςeisporeuomenousG1531to him,
31preachingκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of GodθεοῦtheouG2316and teachingδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321things aboutπερὶperiG4012the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547with allπάσηςpasēsG3956opennessπαρρησίαςparrēsiasG3954,unhinderedἀκωλύτως.¶akōlutōsG209.
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