New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 5:17-33

17But the highἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749priestG749stoodG450upG450,alongκαὶkaiG2532with allπάντεςpantesG3956his associatesσὺνsunG4862(that isthe sectαἵρεσιςairesisG139ofthe SadduceesΣαδδουκαίων,SaddoukaiōnG4523),and they were filledG4092with jealousyζήλουzēlouG2205.

18They laidἐπέβαλονepebalonG1911handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495on the apostlesἀποστόλουςapostolousG652andputἔθεντοethentoG5087them in a publicδημοσίᾳ.¶dēmosiaG1219prisonτηρήσειtērēseiG5084.

19But duringδιὰdiaG1223the nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571an angelἌγγελοςAngelosG32of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962openedἀνοίξαςanoixasG455the gatesθύραςthurasG2374of the prisonφυλακῆς,phulakēsG5438,and leadingG1806them outG1806,he saidG3004,

20“GoπορεύεσθεporeuestheG4198,standσταθέντεςstathentesG2476andspeakλαλεῖτεlaleiteG2980to the peopleλαῷlaōG2992in the templeG2413areathe wholeπάνταpantaG3956messageῥήματαrhēmataG4487of thisταύτης.tautēsG3778LifeζωῆςzōēsG2222.”

21Upon hearingἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191this,they enteredεἰσῆλθονeisēlthonG1525into the templeG2413areaaboutὑπὸhupoG5259daybreakὄρθρονorthronG3722and beganto teachἐδίδασκον.¶edidaskonG1321.NowG1161whenthe highἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749priestG749and his associatesσὺνsunG4862cameG1525,they calledG4779theCouncilσυνέδριονsunedrionG4892togetherσυνεκάλεσανsunekalesanG4779,that is, allπᾶσανpasanG3956the SenateγερουσίανgerousianG1087of the sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,and sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649ordersto the prisonδεσμωτήριονdesmōtērionG1201for them to be broughtἀχθῆναιachthēnaiG71.

22Butthe officersὑπηρέταιhupēretaiG5257who cameπαραγενόμενοιparagenomenoiG3854did not findεὗρονheuronG2147them in the prisonφυλακῇ.phulakēaG5438;and they returnedἀναστρέψαντεςanastrepsantesG390and reportedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518,

23sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, “We foundεὕρομενheuromenG2147the prisonδεσμωτήριονdesmōtērionG1201lockedκεκλεισμένονkekleismenonG2808quiteπάσῃpasēG3956securelyἀσφαλείᾳasphaleiaG803and the guardsφύλακαςphulakasG5441standingἑστῶταςhestōtasG2476at the doorsθυρῶν,thurōnG2374;but when we openedἀνοίξαντεςanoixantesG455them,we foundεὕρομεν.heuromenG2147noG3762oneοὐδέναoudenaG3762insideἔσωesōG2080.”

24NowδὲdeG1161whenὡςhōsG5613the captainστρατηγὸςstratēgosG4755of the templeG2413guardand the chiefἀρχιερεῖς,archiereisG749priestsG749heardἤκουσανēkousanG191theseτούτουςtoutousG3778wordsλόγουςlogousG3056,they were greatlyG1280perplexedδιηπόρουνdiēporounG1280aboutπερὶperiG4012them as to whatτίtiG5101would comeγένοιτοgenoitoG1096of thisτοῦτο.toutoG3778.

25But someoneτιςtisG5100cameπαραγενόμενοςparagenomenosG3854and reportedἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518to them, “The menἄνδρεςandresG435whomοὓςhousG3739you putἔθεσθεethestheG5087in prisonφυλακῇ,phulakēaG5438are standingἑστῶτεςhestōtesG2476in the templeG2413areaand teachingδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321the peopleλαόν.¶laonG2992!”

26ThenΤότεToteG5119the captainστρατηγὸςstratēgosG4755wentG565alongG565withthe officersὑπηρέταιςhupēretaisG5257and proceededto bringG71them backwithoutοὐ μετὰou metaG3756 G3326violenceβίας,biasG970(forthey wereG5399afraidἐφοβοῦντοephobountoG5399of the peopleλαὸνlaonG2992,that they might be stonedλιθασθῶσιν.¶lithasthōsinG3034).

27When they had broughtἈγαγόντεςAgagontesG71them, they had them standἔστησανestēsanG2476beforeἐνenG1722the Councilσυνεδρίῳ.sunedriōG4892.The highἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749priestG749interrogatedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905them,

28sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “We gaveπαρηγγείλαμενparēngeilamenG3853youstrictG3852ordersG3852not to continue teachingδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321in thisτούτῳ.toutōG3778nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686, andyetἰδοὺidouG2400,you have filledπεπληρώκατεpeplērōkateG4137JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419with your teachingδιδαχῆςdidachēsG1322andintendβούλεσθεboulestheG1014to bringἐπαγαγεῖνepagageinG1863thisτούτου.¶toutouG3778Man’sἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444bloodαἷμαhaimaG129upon us.”

29But PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074and the apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652answeredἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611, “We mustδεῖdeiG1163obeyπειθαρχεῖνpeitharcheinG3980GodθεῷtheōG2316ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123thanἢēG2228menἀνθρώποις.anthrōpoisG444.

30The GodθεὸςtheosG2316of our fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962raisedG1453upG1453JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,whomὃνhonG3739youputG1315toG1315deathG1315by hangingκρεμάσαντεςkremasantesG2910Him ona crossξύλου·xulouG3586.

31He is the One whom GodθεὸςtheosG2316exaltedὕψωσενhupsōsenG5312to His rightδεξιᾷdexiaG1188handG1188as aPrinceἀρχηγὸνarchēgonG747and aSaviorσωτῆραsōtēraG4990,to grantδοῦναιdounaiG1325repentanceμετάνοιανmetanoianG3341to IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,and forgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859of sinsἁμαρτιῶν.hamartiōnG266.

32And we arewitnessesμάρτυρεςmarturesG3144of theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778thingsῥημάτωνrhēmatōnG4487; and so isthe HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151,whomὃhoG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316has givenἔδωκενedōkenG1325to thoseG3588who obeyπειθαρχοῦσινpeitharchousinG3980Him.”

33But when they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191this,they becameG1282infuriatedG1282and nearlydecidedG1011to executeἀνελεῖνaneleinG337them.

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