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Acts 28:17-22

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.”
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