Revised Literal Translation

Acts 14:12-28

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.

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