Revised Literal Translation

Acts 14

1AndδὲdeG1161it came to passἘγένετοEgenetoG1096inἐνenG1722IconiumἸκονίῳIkoniōG2430,that theyαὐτὸautoG846wentεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525bothαὐτοὺςautousG846togetherκατὰkataG2596intoεἰςeisG1519the synagogueτὸ συναγωγὴνto sunagōgēnG3588 G4864of the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453,andκαὶkaiG2532soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779spakeλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980,thatὥστεhōsteG5620a greatπολὺpoluG4183multitudeπλῆθος.plēthosG4128bothτεteG5037of the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453and alsoκαὶkaiG2532of the GreeksἙλλήνωνHellēnōnG1672believedπιστεῦσαιpisteusaiG4100.τὴνtēnG3588τῶνtōnG3588

2ButδὲdeG1161the unbelievingἀπειθήσαντεςapeithēsantesG544JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453stirred upἐπήγειρανepēgeiranG1892the Gentilesοἱ ἐθνῶνhoi ethnōnG3588 G1484,andκαὶkaiG2532madeG2559their mindsτὰς ψυχὰςtas psuchasG3588 G5590evil affectedG2559againstκατὰkataG2596the brethrenτῶν ἀδελφῶν.¶tōn adelphōnG3588 G80.τῶνtōnG3588

3LongἹκανὸνHikanonG2425timeχρόνονchrononG5550thereforeοὖνounG3767μὲνmenG3303abode theyδιέτριψανdietripsanG1304speaking boldlyπαρρησιαζόμενοιparrēsiazomenoiG3955inἐπὶepiG1909the Lordτῷ κυρίῳtō kuriōG3588 G2962,which gave testimonyμαρτυροῦντιmarturountiG3140unto the wordτῷ λόγῳtō logōG3588 G3056of hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846graceτῷ χάριτοςtō charitosG3588 G5485,andG2532grantedδιδόντιdidontiG1325signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592andG2532wondersτέραταterataG5059to be doneγίνεσθαιginesthaiG1096byδιὰdiaG1223theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846handsτῆς χειρῶνtēs cheirōnG3588 G5495.τῶνtōnG3588

4ButδὲdeG1161the multitudeτὸ πλῆθοςto plēthosG3588 G4128of the cityτῆς πόλεως,tēs poleōsG3588 G4172was dividedἐσχίσθηeschisthēG4977:andκαὶkaiG2532μὲνmenG3303part heldοἱ ἦσανhoi ēsanG3588 G1510withσὺνsunG4862the Jewsτοῖς Ἰουδαίοις,tois IoudaioisG3588 G2453,andδὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588part withσὺνsunG4862the apostlesτοῖς ἀποστόλοις.tois apostoloisG3588 G652.

5AndδὲdeG1161whenὡςhōsG5613there wasG1096an assaultὁρμὴhormēG3730madeG1096bothτεteG5037of the Gentilesτῶν ἐθνῶνtōn ethnōnG3588 G1484,and alsoκαὶkaiG2532of the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453withσὺνsunG4862theirαὐτῶνautōnG846rulersτοῖς ἄρχουσινtois archousinG3588 G758,to useG5195themdespitefullyG5195,andκαὶkaiG2532to stoneλιθοβολῆσαιlithobolēsaiG3036themαὐτούς,autousG846,

6They were ware ofσυνιδόντεςsunidontesG4894it,and fledκατέφυγονkatephugonG2703untoεἰςeisG1519LystraΛύστρανLustranG3082andκαὶkaiG2532DerbeΔέρβηνDerbēnG1191,citiesτὰς πόλειςtas poleisG3588 G4172of Lycaoniaτῆς Λυκαονίας,tēs LukaoniasG3588 G3071,andκαὶkaiG2532unto the region that lieth round aboutπερίχωρον,perichōronG4066:τὴνtēnG3588

7And thereG2546they preached the gospelεὐαγγελιζόμενοιeuangelizomenoiG2097.ἦσαν.¶ēsanG1510

8AndΚαίKaiG2532there satἐκάθητο,ekathētoG2521a certainτιςtisG5100manἀνὴρanērG435atἐνenG1722LystraΛύστροιςLustroisG3082,impotentἀδύνατοςadunatosG102in his feetτοῖς ποσὶνtois posinG3588 G4228,beingG5225a crippleχωλὸςchōlosG5560fromἐκekG1537hisαὐτοῦautouG846mother’sμητρὸςmētrosG3384wombκοιλίαςkoiliasG2836,whoὃςhosG3739neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763had walkedπεριεπάτησεν.periepatēsenG4043:

9The sameοὗτοςhoutosG3778heardἤκουσενēkousenG191Paulτοῦ Παύλουtou PaulouG3588 G3972speakλαλοῦντος,lalountosG2980:whoὃςhosG3739stedfastly beholdingἀτενίσαςatenisasG816himαὐτῷautōG846,andκαὶkaiG2532perceivingG3708thatὅτιhotiG3754he hadἔχειecheiG2192faithπίστινpistinG4102to be healedσωθῆναι,sōthēnaiG4982,τοῦtouG3588

10SaidG3004with a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceτῇ φωνῇ·tēa phōnēaG3588 G5456,StandἀνάστηθιanastēthiG450uprightὀρθός.orthosG3717onἐπὶepiG1909thyσουsouG4771feetτοὺς πόδαςtous podasG3588 G4228.AndκαὶkaiG2532he leapedἥλατοhēlatoG242andκαὶkaiG2532walkedπεριεπάτει.periepateiG4043.

11AndG1161whenG3708the peopleὄχλοιochloiG3793sawG3708whatὃhoG3739PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3588 G3972had doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160,they lifted upἐπῆρανepēranG1869theirαὐτῶνautōnG846voicesφωνὴνphōnēnG3588 G5456,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004in the speech of LycaoniaΛυκαονιστὶLukaonistiG3072,The godsθεοὶtheoiG3588 G2316are come downκατέβησανkatebēsanG2597toπρὸςprosG4314usG1473in the likenessὁμοιωθέντεςhomoiōthentesG3666of menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444.G3588

12AndτεteG5037they calledἐκάλουνekalounG2564G3303Barnabasτὸν Βαρναβᾶνton BarnabanG3588 G921,JupiterΔία,DiaG2203;andδὲdeG1161Paulτὸν Παῦλονton PaulonG3588 G3972,MercuriusἙρμῆν,HermēnG2060,becauseἐπειδὴepeidēG1894heαὐτὸςautosG846wasἦνēnG1510the chiefὁ ἡγούμενοςho hēgoumenosG3588 G2233speakerτοῦ λόγου.tou logouG3588 G3056.

13ThenG1161the priestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409of Jupiterὅ Διὸςho DiosG3588 G2203,which wasὄντοςontosG1510beforeπρὸproG4253theirG846cityτοῦ πόλεωςtou poleōsG3588 G4172,broughtἐνέγκαςenegkasG5342oxenταύρουςtaurousG5022andκαὶkaiG2532garlandsστέμματαstemmataG4725untoἐπὶepiG1909the gatesτοῦ πυλῶναςtou pulōnasG3588 G4440,and would haveἤθελενēthelenG2309done sacrificeθύειν.¶thueinG2380withσὺνsunG4862the peopleτῆς ὄχλοιςtēs ochloisG3588 G3793.τοὺςtousG3588τοῖςtoisG3588

14WhichwhenG191the apostlesοἱ ἀπόστολοιhoi apostoloiG3588 G652,BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921andκαὶkaiG2532PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,heardG191of,they rentδιαρρήξαντεςdiarrēxantesG1284theirαὐτῶνautōnG846clothesτὰ ἱμάτιαta himatiaG3588 G2440,and ran inG1530amongεἰςeisG1519the peopleτὸν ὄχλονton ochlonG3588 G3793,crying outκράζοντεςkrazontesG2896,δὲdeG1161

15AndκαὶkaiG2532sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,Sirsἄνδρες,andresG435,whyτίtiG5101do yeποιεῖτε;poieiteG4160these thingsταῦταtautaG3778?WeG1473alsoκαὶkaiG2532areἐσμενesmenG1510menἄνθρωποι,anthrōpoiG444of like passionsὁμοιοπαθεῖςhomoiopatheisG3663with youὑμῖνhuminG4771,and preachεὐαγγελιζόμενοιeuangelizomenoiG2097unto youὑμᾶςhumasG4771that ye should turnἐπιστρέφεινepistrepheinG1994fromἀπὸapoG575theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778vanitiesματαίωνmataiōnG3588 G3152untoἐπὶepiG1909the livingζῶντα,zōntaG3588 G2198GodθεὸνtheonG3588 G2316,whichὃςhosG3739madeἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3588 G3772,andκαὶkaiG2532earthγῆνgēnG3588 G1093,andκαὶkaiG2532the seaθάλασσανthalassanG3588 G2281,andκαὶkaiG2532all thingsπάνταpantaG3956that are thereinἐν αὐτοῖς,en autoisG3588 G1722 G846:

16WhoὃςhosG3739inἐνenG1722timesγενεαῖςgeneaisG1074pastπαρῳχημέναιςparōchēmenaisG3944sufferedεἴασενeiasenG1439allπάνταpantaG3956nationsταῖς ἔθνηtais ethnēG3588 G1484to walk inπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiG4198their ownαὐτῶν·autōnG846waysτὰ ὁδοῖςta hodoisG3588 G3598.ταῖςtaisG3588

17NeverthelessG2544he leftἀφῆκενaphēkenG863notοὐκoukG3756himselfG1438without witnessἀμάρτυρονamarturonG267,in that he did goodG15,and gaveδιδοὺςdidousG1325usG1473rainὑετοὺςhu'etousG5205from heavenοὐρανόθενouranothenG3771,andG2532fruitfulκαρποφόρους,karpophorousG2593seasons,fillingἐμπιπλῶνempiplōnG1705ourG1473heartsτὰς καρδίαςtas kardiasG3588 G2588with foodτροφῆςtrophēsG5160andG2532gladnessεὐφροσύνηςeuphrosunēsG2167.καιροὺςkairousG2540

18AndκαὶkaiG2532with theseταῦταtautaG3778sayingsλέγοντεςlegontesG3004scarceμόλιςmolisG3433restrained theyκατέπαυσανkatepausanG2664the peopleτοὺς ὄχλουςtous ochlousG3588 G3793,that they hadG2380notμὴmēG3361done sacrificeG2380unto themαὐτοῖς.¶autoisG846.τοῦtouG3588

19AndδὲdeG1161there came thitherἘπῆλθανEpēlthanG1904certainJewsἸουδαῖοι,IoudaioiG2453fromἀπὸapoG575AntiochἈντιοχείαςAntiocheiasG490andκαὶkaiG2532IconiumἸκονίουIkoniouG2430,whoκαὶkaiG2532persuadedπείσαντεςpeisantesG3982the peopleτοὺς ὄχλουςtous ochlousG3588 G3793,andκαὶkaiG2532,having stonedλιθάσαντεςlithasantesG3034Paulτὸν Παῦλονton PaulonG3588 G3972,drewἔσυρονesuronG4951himout ofἔξωexōG1854the cityτῆς πόλεωςtēs poleōsG3588 G4172,supposingνομίζοντεςnomizontesG3543heαὐτὸνautonG846had been deadτεθνηκέναι.tethnēkenaiG2348.

20HowbeitδὲdeG1161,as the disciplesτῶν μαθητῶνtōn mathētōnG3588 G3101stood round aboutκυκλωσάντωνkuklōsantōnG2944himαὐτὸνautonG846,he rose upἀναστὰςanastasG450,and cameεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525intoεἰςeisG1519the cityτὴν πόλινtēn polinG3588 G4172:andκαὶkaiG2532the next dayἐπαύριονepaurionG1887he departedἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831withσὺνsunG4862Barnabasτῇ Βαρναβᾷtēa BarnabaG3588 G921toεἰςeisG1519DerbeΔέρβην.DerbēnG1191.τῷtōG3588

21AndτεteG5037when they had preached the gospelεὐαγγελισάμενοίeuangelisamenoiG2097to thatἐκείνηνekeinēnG1565cityτὴν πόλινtēn polinG3588 G4172,andκαὶkaiG2532had taughtμαθητεύσαντεςmathēteusantesG3100manyἱκανοὺςhikanousG2425,they returned againὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsanG5290toG1519Lystraτὴν Λύστρανtēn LustranG3588 G3082,andκαὶkaiG2532toIconiumἸκόνιονIkonionG2430,andκαὶkaiG2532AntiochἈντιόχειαν·AntiocheianG490,

22ConfirmingἐπιστηρίζοντεςepistērizontesG1991the soulsτὰς ψυχὰςtas psuchasG3588 G5590of the disciplesτῶν μαθητῶν,tōn mathētōnG3588 G3101, andexhorting themπαρακαλοῦντεςparakalountesG3870to continueἐμμένεινemmeneinG1696in the faithτῇ πίστειtēa pisteiG3588 G4102,andκαὶkaiG2532thatὅτιhotiG3754weG1473mustδεῖdeiG1163throughδιὰdiaG1223muchπολλῶνpollōnG4183tribulationθλίψεωνthlipseōnG2347enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525intoεἰςeisG1519the kingdomτὴν βασιλείανtēn basileianG3588 G932of Godτοῦ θεοῦ.tou theouG3588 G2316.

23AndδὲdeG1161when they had ordainedχειροτονήσαντεςcheirotonēsantesG5500themαὐτοῖςautoisG846eldersπρεσβυτέρους,presbuterousG4245in everyκατ᾽kat᾽G2596AssemblyἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577,and had prayedπροσευξάμενοιproseuxamenoiG4336withμετὰmetaG3326fastingνηστειῶνnēsteiōnG3521,they commendedπαρέθεντοparethentoG3908themαὐτοὺςautousG846to the Lordτῷ κυρίῳtō kuriōG3588 G2962,onεἰςeisG1519whomὃνhonG3739they believedπεπιστεύκεισαν.pepisteukeisanG4100.

24AndκαὶkaiG2532after they had passed throughoutδιελθόντεςdielthontesG1330PisidiaΠισιδίανPisidianG3588 G4099,they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064toεἰςeisG1519PamphyliaΠαμφυλίαν,PamphulianG3828.

25AndκαὶkaiG2532when they had preachedλαλήσαντεςlalēsantesG2980the wordτὸν λόγονton logonG3588 G3056inἐνenG1722PergaΠέργῃPergēG4011,they went downκατέβησανkatebēsanG2597intoεἰςeisG1519AttaliaἈττάλειαν·AttaleianG825:

26And thenceG2547sailedἀπέπλευσανapepleusanG636toεἰςeisG1519AntiochἈντιόχειαν,AntiocheianG490,from whenceὅθενhothenG3606they had beenἦσανēsanG1510recommendedπαραδεδομένοιparadedomenoiG3860to the graceτῇ χάριτιtēa charitiG3588 G5485of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316forεἰςeisG1519the workτὸ ἔργονto ergonG3588 G2041whichὃhoG3739they fulfilledἐπλήρωσαν.eplērōsanG4137.

27AndδὲdeG1161when they were comeπαραγενόμενοιparagenomenoiG3854,andκαὶkaiG2532had gatheredG4863the Assemblyτὴν ἐκκλησίανtēn ekklēsianG3588 G1577togetherσυναγαγόντεςsunagagontesG4863,they rehearsedἀνήγγελλονanēngellonG312all thatὅσαhosaG3745Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316had doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160withμετ᾽met᾽G3326themαὐτῶνautōnG846,andκαὶkaiG2532howὅτιhotiG3754he had openedἤνοιξενēnoixenG455the doorθύρανthuranG2374of faithπίστεως.pisteōsG4102unto the Gentilesτοῖς ἔθνεσινtois ethnesinG3588 G1484.

28AndδὲdeG1161thereG1563they abodeδιέτριβονdietribonG1304longὀλίγονoligonG3641οὐκoukG3756timeχρόνονchrononG5550withσὺνsunG4862the disciplesτοῖς μαθηταῖς.¶tois mathētaisG3588 G3101.

Commentaries on Acts 14