New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 9:23-43

23WhenὡςhōsG5613manyἱκαναί,hikanaiG2425daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250had elapsedἐπληροῦντοeplērountoG4137,the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453plottedG4823togetherσυνεβουλεύσαντοsunebouleusantoG4823to doG337awayG337with him,

24buttheir plotἐπιβουλὴepiboulēG1917became knownἐγνώσθηegnōsthēG1097to SaulΣαύλῳSaulōG4569.They were alsoG2532closelyG3906watchingπαρετηροῦντοparetērountoG3906the gatesπύλαςpulasG4439dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250and nightνυκτός,nuktosG3571soὅπωςhopōsG3704thatG3704they might putG337him to deathG337;

25but his disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101tookλαβόντεςlabontesG2983him at nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571and letG2524him downκαθῆκανkathēkanG2524throughδιὰdiaG1223an opening inthe wallτείχουςteichousG5038,loweringχαλάσαντεςchalasantesG2524 G5465him in a largeG4711basketG4711.

26When he cameΠαραγενόμενοςParagenomenosG3854to JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,he triedἐπείραζενepeirazenG3985repeatedlyto associateκολλᾶσθαιkollasthaiG2853with the disciplesμαθηταῖς·mathētaisG3101; and yetthey wereG5399allπάντεςpantesG3956afraidἐφοβοῦντοephobountoG5399of him, as they did not believeπιστεύοντεςpisteuontesG4100that he was a discipleμαθητής.mathētēsG3101.

27ButBarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921tookG1949holdG1949of him and broughtἤγαγενēgagenG71him to the apostlesἀποστόλουςapostolousG652and describedδιηγήσατοdiēgēsatoG1334to them howπῶςpōsG4459he hadseenG3708the LordκύριονkurionG2962on the roadὁδῷhodōG3598,and that He had talkedἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980to him, and howπῶςpōsG4459he hadspokenἐπαρρησιάσατοeparrēsiasatoG3955outG3955boldlyG3955in the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424at DamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154.

28And he was with them,movingG1531 G2532 G1607aboutG1531 G2532 G1607freelyG1531 G2532 G1607in JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419,speakingG3955outG3955boldlyG3955in the nameG3686of the LordG2962.

29And he was talkingἐλάλειelaleiG2980and arguingσυνεζήτειsunezēteiG4802with theHellenisticἙλληνιστάς·HellēnistasG1675Jews;but they were attemptingἐπεχείρουνepecheirounG2021to putG337him toG337deathG337.

30NowδὲdeG1161when thebrothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80learnedἐπιγνόντεςepignontesG1921of it,they broughtG2609him downκατήγαγονkatēgagonG2609toCaesareaΚαισάρειανKaisareianG2542andsentG1821him awayἐξαπέστειλανexapesteilanG1821toTarsusΤαρσόν.¶TarsonG5019.

31SoοὖνounG3767the churchἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577throughoutκαθ᾽ ὅληςkath᾽ holēsG2596 G3650JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449,GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056,and SamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540enjoyedεἶχενeichenG2192peaceεἰρήνην,eirēnēnG1515,as it was being builtοἰκοδομουμένηoikodomoumenēG3618up; and as itcontinuedπορευομένηporeuomenēG4198in the fearφόβῳphobōG5401of the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962and in the comfortπαρακλήσειparaklēseiG3874of the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,it kept increasingἐπληθύνετο.¶eplēthunetoG4129.

32NowδὲdeG1161as PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074was travelingG1330throughG1330allπάντωνpantōnG3956those regions,he alsoκαὶkaiG2532cameG2718downG2718to thesaintsἁγίουςhagiousG40who livedκατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasG2730atLyddaΛύδδα.LuddaG3069.

33ThereἐκεῖekeiG1563he foundεὗρενheurenG2147a manἄνθρωπόνanthrōponG444namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686AeneasΑἰνέανAineanG132who had been bedriddenκατακείμενον ἐπὶ κραβάττουkatakeimenon epi krabattouG2621 G1909 G2895for eightὀκτὼoktōG3638yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094,becauseὃςhosG3739he was paralyzedπαραλελυμένος.paralelumenosG3886.

34PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074saidG3004to him, “AeneasΑἰνέα,AineaG132,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ChristΧριστός·ChristosG5547healsἰᾶταίiataiG2390you; getG450upG450and makeG4766your own bedG4766.”ImmediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112he gotG450upG450.

35And allπάντεςpantesG3956who livedκατοικοῦντεςkatoikountesG2730atLyddaΛύδδαLuddaG3069andSharonΣαρῶνα,SarōnaG4565sawG3708him, and theyturnedἐπέστρεψανepestrepsanG1994to the Lordκύριον.¶kurionG2962.

36NowδέdeG1161inJoppaἸόππῃIoppēG2445there was a discipleμαθήτριαmathētriaG3102namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686TabithaΤαβιθά,TabithaG5000(whichἣhēG3739when translatedδιερμηνευομένηdiermēneuomenēG1329meansλέγεταιlegetaiG3004DorcasΔορκάς·DorkasG1393);thisG3778womanG3778wasexcellingπλήρηςplērēsG4134in actsἔργωνergōnG2041of kindnessἀγαθῶνagathōnG18and charityἐλεημοσυνῶνeleēmosunōnG1654whichὧνhōnG3739she didἐποίει·epoieiG4160habitually.

37But it happenedἐγένετοegenetoG1096at that timeἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250that she becameἀσθενήσασανasthenēsasanG770sickG770and diedἀποθανεῖν·apothaneinG599;and when they had washedλούσαντεςlousantesG3068her body,they laidἔθηκανethēkanG5087it in anupstairsG5253roomὑπερῴῳ.huperōōG5253.

38Since LyddaΛύδδαςLuddasG3069was nearἐγγὺςengusG1451JoppaἸόππῃIoppēG2445,the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101,having heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191that PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074was thereἐνenG1722 G846,sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649twoδύοduoG1417menἄνδραςandrasG435to him, urgingπαρακαλοῦντες·parakalountesG3870him, “Do not delayὀκνήσῃςoknēsēsG3635in comingδιελθεῖνdieltheinG1330to us.”

39SoδὲdeG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074gotG450readyG450and wentσυνῆλθενsunēlthenG4905with them. When he arrivedπαραγενόμενονparagenomenonG3854,they broughtἀνήγαγονanēgagonG321him into theroomὑπερῷον,huperōonG5253upstairsG5253;and allπᾶσαιpasaiG3956thewidowsχῆραιchēraiG5503stoodG3936besideG3936him, weepingκλαίουσαιklaiousaiG2799and showingἐπιδεικνύμεναιepideiknumenaiG1925allG3745thetunicsχιτῶναςchitōnasG5509and garmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440thatG3745DorcasΔορκάς.DorkasG1393used to makeἐποίειepoieiG4160while she was with them.

40But PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074sentG1544them allπάνταςpantasG3956outG1544andkneltG1119 G5087downG5087 G1119and prayedπροσηύξατο·prosēuxatoG4336,and turningἐπιστρέψαςepistrepsasG1994to the bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,he saidG3004, “TabithaΤαβιθά,TabithaG5000,ariseἀνάστηθι.anastēthiG450.”And she openedἤνοιξενēnoixenG455her eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788,and when she sawG3708PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074,she satG339upG339.

41And he gaveδοὺςdousG1325her his handχεῖραcheiraG5495and raisedἀνέστησενanestēsenG450her up; and callingφωνήσαςphōnēsasG5455thesaintsἁγίουςhagiousG40andwidowsχήραςchērasG5503,he presentedπαρέστησενparestēsenG3936her aliveζῶσαν.zōsanG2198.

42It becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096knownγνωστὸνgnōstonG1110allὅληςholēsG3650overκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596JoppaἸόππης,IoppēsG2445, andmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100in the Lordκύριον.kurionG2962.

43And PeterstayedμεῖναιmeinaiG3306inJoppaἸόππῃIoppēG2445manyἱκανὰςhikanasG2425daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250witha tannerβυρσεῖ.¶burseiG1038namedSimonΣίμωνιSimōniG4613.

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