Revised Literal Translation

Acts 17

1τὴνtēnG3588NowδὲdeG1161when they had passed throughΔιοδεύσαντεςDiodeusantesG1353AmphipolisἈμφίπολιν τὴνAmphipolin tēnG3588 G295andκαὶkaiG2532ApolloniaἈπολλωνίανApollōnianG624,they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064toεἰςeisG1519ThessalonicaΘεσσαλονίκην,ThessalonikēnG2332,whereὅπουhopouG3699wasἦνēnG1510a synagogueσυναγωγὴ τῶνsunagōgē tōnG3588 G4864of the JewsἸουδαίων.IoudaiōnG2453:

2τὸtoG3588AndδὲdeG1161Paulτῷ Παύλῳtō PaulōG3588 G3972,asκατὰkataG2596his manner wasεἰωθὸςeiōthosG1486,went inεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525untoπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς,autousG846,andκαὶkaiG2532ἐπὶepiG1909threeτρίαtriaG5140sabbath daysσάββαταsabbataG4521reasonedδιελέξατοdielexatoG1256with themαὐτοῖςautoisG846out ofἀπὸapoG575the scripturesτῶν γραφῶν,tōn graphōnG3588 G1124,

3OpeningδιανοίγωνdianoigōnG1272andκαὶkaiG2532allegingπαρατιθέμενοςparatithemenosG3908,thatὅτιhotiG3754ChristχριστὸνchristonG3588 G5547must needsἔδειedeiG1163have sufferedπαθεῖνpatheinG3958,andκαὶkaiG2532risen againἀναστῆναιanastēnaiG450fromἐκekG1537the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498;andκαὶkaiG2532thatὅτιhotiG3754thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,whomὃνhonG3739IἐγὼegōG1473preachκαταγγέλλωkatangellōG2605unto youὑμῖν.huminG4771,isἐστινestinG1510ChristχριστὸςchristosG3588 G5547.

4τῷtōG3588τῷtōG3588AndκαίkaiG2532someτινεςtinesG5100ofἐξexG1537themαὐτῶνautōnG846believedἐπείσθησανepeisthēsanG3982,andκαὶkaiG2532consortedπροσεκληρώθησανproseklērōthēsanG4345with PaulΠαύλῳ τῶνPaulō tōnG3588 G3972andκαὶkaiG2532SilasΣιλᾷ, τῶνSila tōnG3588 G4609;andτεteG5037of the devoutσεβομένωνsebomenōnG4576GreeksἙλλήνωνHellēnōnG1672a greatπολύ,poluG4183multitudeπλῆθοςplēthosG4128,andτεteG5037of the chiefπρώτωνprōtōnG4413womenγυναικῶνgunaikōnG1135notοὐκoukG3756a fewὀλίγαι.¶oligaiG3641.

5ButδὲdeG1161the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453whichοἱhoiG3588believed notG544,moved with envyΖηλώσαντεςZēlōsantesG2206,took unto themπροσλαβόμενοιproslabomenoiG4355G2532certainτινὰςtinasG5100lewdπονηροὺςponērousG4190fellowsἄνδραςandrasG435of the baser sortτῶν ἀγοραίωνtōn agoraiōnG3588 G60,andG2532gathered a companyὀχλοποιήσαντεςochlopoiēsantesG3792,and set allG2350the cityτὴν πόλιν,tēn polinG3588 G4172on an uproarG2350,andG5037assaultedἐπιστάντεςepistantesG2186the houseτῇ οἰκίᾳtēa oikiaG3588 G3614of JasonἸάσονοςIasonosG2394,and soughtἐζήτουνezētounG2212to bringG71themαὐτοὺςautousG846outG71toεἰςeisG1519the peopleτὸν δῆμον·ton dēmonG3588 G1218.

6G3588AndδὲdeG1161when they foundεὑρόντεςheurontesG2147themαὐτοὺςautousG846notμὴmēG3361,they drewἔσυρονesuronG4951JasonἸάσοναIasonaG3588 G2394andκαίkaiG2532certainτιναςtinasG5100brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80untoἐπὶepiG1909the rulers of the cityπολιτάρχαςpolitarchasG3588 G4173,cryingβοῶντεςboōntesG994,TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778thatὅτιhotiG3754have turnedG387the worldοἰκουμένηνoikoumenēnG3588 G3625upside downG387are comeπάρεισιν,pareisinG3918hitherἐνθάδεenthadeG1759alsoκαὶkaiG2532;

7WhomοὓςhousG3739JasonἸάσων·IasōnG2394hath receivedὑποδέδεκταιhupodedektaiG5264:andκαὶkaiG2532theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778allπάντεςpantesG3956doπράσσουσινprassousinG4238contraryἀπέναντιapenantiG561to the decreesτῶν δογμάτωνtōn dogmatōnG3588 G1378of CæsarΚαίσαροςKaisarosG2541,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004that there isG1510anotherἕτερονheteronG2087kingβασιλέαbasileaG935, oneJesusἸησοῦν.IēsounG2424.

8AndδὲdeG1161they troubledἐτάραξανetaraxanG5015the peopleτὸν ὄχλονton ochlonG3588 G3793andκαὶkaiG2532the rulers of the cityτοὺς πολιτάρχαςtous politarchasG3588 G4173,when they heardἀκούονταςakouontasG191these thingsταῦτα·tautaG3778.

9τὸtoG3588τοῦtouG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532when they had takenλαβόντεςlabontesG2983securityἱκανὸνhikanonG2425ofπαρὰparaG3844JasonἸάσονος τῶνIasonos tōnG3588 G2394,andκαὶkaiG2532of the otherλοιπῶνloipōnG3062,they letG630themαὐτούς.¶autousG846goἀπέλυσανapelusanG630.

10AndδὲdeG1161the brethrenἀδελφοὶadelphoiG3588 G80immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112sent awayἐξέπεμψανexepempsanG1599τεteG5037PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3588 G3972andκαὶkaiG2532SilasΣιλᾶνSilanG3588 G4609byδιὰdiaG1223nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3588 G3571untoεἰςeisG1519BereaΒέροιαν,BeroianG960:whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748comingπαραγενόμενοιparagenomenoiG3854thitherwentἀπῄεσαν.apēesanG549intoεἰςeisG1519the synagogueσυναγωγὴνsunagōgēnG3588 G4864of the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG3588 G2453.

11G3588δὲdeG1161TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778wereἦσανēsanG1510more nobleεὐγενέστεροιeugenesteroiG2104than thoseG3588inἐνenG1722ThessalonicaΘεσσαλονίκῃ,ThessalonikēG2332,in thatοἵτινεςoitinesG3748they receivedἐδέξαντοedexantoG1209the wordλόγονlogonG3588 G3056withμετὰmetaG3326allπάσηςpasēsG3956readiness of mindπροθυμίαςprothumiasG4288,and searchedἀνακρίνοντεςanakrinontesG350the scripturesγραφὰςgraphasG3588 G1124καθ᾽kath᾽G2596dailyἡμέρανhēmeranG2250,whetherεἰeiG1487those thingsταῦταtautaG3778wereἔχοιechoiG2192soοὕτως.¶houtōsG3779.

12τῶνtōnG3588ThereforeοὖνounG3767μὲνmenG3303manyΠολλοὶPolloiG4183ofἐξexG1537themαὐτῶνautōnG846believedἐπίστευσαν,episteusanG4100;alsoκαὶkaiG2532of honourableεὐσχημόνωνeuschēmonōnG2158womenγυναικῶνgunaikōnG1135which wereτῶνtōnG3588GreeksἙλληνίδωνHellēnidōnG1674,andκαὶkaiG2532of menἀνδρῶνandrōnG435,notοὐκoukG3756a fewὀλίγοι.¶oligoiG3641.

13οἱhoiG3588ButδὲdeG1161whenὩςHōsG5613the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453ofἀπὸapoG575Thessalonicaτῆς Θεσσαλονίκηςtēs ThessalonikēsG3588 G2332had knowledgeἔγνωσανegnōsanG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754the wordτῇ λόγοςtēa logosG3588 G3056of Godτοῦ θεοῦ,tou theouG3588 G2316was preachedκατηγγέληkatēngelēG2605ofὑπὸhupoG5259PaulΠαύλου ὁPaulou hoG3588 G3972atἐνenG1722BereaΒεροίᾳ τοῦBeroia touG3588 G960,they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064thither alsoG2546,andG2532stirred upσαλεύοντεςsaleuontesG4531the peopleτοὺς ὄχλους.tous ochlousG3588 G3793.

14τὸνtonG3588AndG1161thenτότεtoteG5119immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112the brethrenοἱ ἀδελφοὶhoi adelphoiG3588 G80sent awayἐξαπέστειλανexapesteilanG1821PaulΠαῦλον τὴνPaulon tēnG3588 G3972to goπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiG4198as it wereG5613toἐπὶepiG1909the seaθάλασσαν· ὅthalassan hoG3588 G2281:butG1161G5037SilasΣιλᾶςSilasG4609andκαὶkaiG2532Timothyὁ Τιμόθεοςho TimotheosG3588 G5095abodeG5278thereἐκεῖ.ekeiG1563stillG5278.

15AndδὲdeG1161theyG3588that conductedκαθιστάνοντεςkathistanontesG2525PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3588 G3972broughtἤγαγονēgagonG71himG846untoἕωςhe'ōsG2193AthensἈθηνῶν,AthēnōnG116:andκαὶkaiG2532receivingλαβόντεςlabontesG2983a commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785untoπρὸςprosG4314SilasΣιλᾶνSilanG3588 G4609andκαὶkaiG2532TimothyΤιμόθεονTimotheonG5095forἵναinaG2443to comeἔλθωσινelthōsinG2064toπρὸςprosG4314himG846withὡςhōsG5613all speedG5033,they departedἐξῄεσαν.¶exēesanG1826.

16NowδὲdeG1161while Paulταῖς Παύλουtais PaulouG3588 G3972waitedἐκδεχομένουekdechomenouG1551for themαὐτοὺςautousG846atἘνEnG1722AthensἈθήναις τοῦAthēnais touG3588 G116,hisαὐτοῦautouG846spiritτὸ πνεῦμαto pneumaG3588 G4151was stirredπαρωξύνετοparōxunetoG3947inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846,whenοὖσανousanG1510he sawθεωροῦντοςtheōrountosG2334the cityτὴν πόλιν.tēn polinG3588 G4172wholly given to idolatryκατείδωλονkateidōlonG2712.

17μὲνmenG3303ThereforeοὖνounG3767disputed heδιελέγετοdielegetoG1256inἐνenG1722the synagogueτῇ συναγωγῇtēa sunagōgēaG3588 G4864with the Jewsτοῖς Ἰουδαίοιςtois IoudaioisG3588 G2453,andκαὶkaiG2532with the devout personsτοῖς σεβομένοιςtois sebomenoisG3588 G4576,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722the marketτῇ ἀγορᾷtēa agoraG3588 G58dailyκατὰ πᾶσαν ἡμέρανkata pasan hēmeranG2596 G3956 G2250withπρὸςprosG4314them thatτοὺςtousG3588met with himπαρατυγχάνοντας·paratugchanontasG3909.

18ThenδὲdeG1161certainτινὲςtinesG5100philosophersφιλοσόφωνphilosophōnG5386of the EpicureansἘπικουρείωνEpikoureiōnG3588 G1946,andG2532of the StoicksΣτοϊκῶνStoikōnG3588 G4770,encounteredσυνέβαλλονsuneballonG4820himG846.AndG2532someτινεςtinesG5100saidἔλεγον·elegonG3004,WhatτίtiG5101ἂνanG302willθέλοιtheloiG2309thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778babblerσπερμολόγοςspermologosG3588 G4691sayλέγειν;legeinG3004?δέ·deG1161other someG3588,He seemethδοκεῖdokeiG1380to beG1510a setter forthκαταγγελεὺςkatangeleusG2604of strangeξένωνxenōnG3581godsδαιμονίωνdaimoniōnG1140:becauseὅτιhotiG3754he preachedεὐηγγελίζετο.¶euēngelizetoG2097unto themG846JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG3588 G2424,andG2532the resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG3588 G386.

19τὸνtonG3588ἡhēG3588AndτεteG5037they tookἘπιλαβόμενοίEpilabomenoiG1949himαὐτοῦautouG846,and brought himἤγαγονēgagonG71untoἐπὶepiG1909AreopagusἌρειον ἡAreion hēG3588 G697,πάγονpagonG697sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,MayδυνάμεθαdunamethaG1410we knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097whatτίςtisG5101thisαὕτηhautēG3778newκαινὴkainēG2537doctrineδιδαχή;didachēG1322,whereofὑπὸhupoG5259thouσοῦsouG4771speakestλαλουμένηlaloumenēG2980, is?

20ForγάρgarG1063thou bringestεἰσφέρειςeisphereisG1533certainτιναtinaG5100strangeξενίζονταxenizontaG3579thingstoεἰςeisG1519ourG1473earsτὰς ἀκοὰςtas akoasG3588 G189:we wouldβουλόμεθαboulomethaG1014knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097thereforeοὖνounG3767whatτίναtinaG5101these thingsταῦταtautaG3778meanθέλειtheleiG2309.G302G1510

21(ForδὲdeG1161allπάντεςpantesG3956the AtheniansἈθηναῖοιAthēnaioiG117andG2532strangersξένοιxenoiG3581whichοἱhoiG3588were thereἐπιδημοῦντεςepidēmountesG1927spent their timeηὐκαίρουνēukairounG2119inεἰςeisG1519nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762elseἕτερονheteronG2087,but eitherG2228to tellλέγεινlegeinG3004,orG2532to hearἀκούεινakoueinG191someG5100new thingκαινότερον.¶kainoteronG2537.)

22ThenδὲdeG1161Paulὁ Παῦλοςho PaulosG3588 G3972stoodΣταθεὶςStatheisG2476inἐνenG1722the midstμέσῳmesōG3319of Mars’τοῦ Ἀρείουtou AreiouG3588 G697hillπάγουpagouG697,and saidἔφη·ephēG5346, YemenἄνδρεςandresG435of AthensἈθηναῖοι,AthēnaioiG117,I perceiveθεωρῶ·theōrōG2334that inκατὰkataG2596all thingsπάνταpantaG3956yeὑμᾶςhumasG4771areὡςhōsG5613too superstitiousδεισιδαιμονεστέρουςdeisidaimonesterousG1174.

23ForγὰρgarG1063as I passed byδιερχόμενοςdierchomenosG1330,andκαὶkaiG2532beheldἀναθεωρῶνanatheōrōnG333yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771devotionsτὰ σεβάσματαta sebasmataG3588 G4574,I foundεὗρονheuronG2147καὶkaiG2532an altarβωμὸνbōmonG1041withἐνenG1722thisᾧhōG3739inscriptionἐπεγέγραπτο·epegegraptoG1924,TO THE UNKNOWNἀγνώστῳagnōstōG57GODθεῷ.theōG2316.WhomὃhoG3739thereforeοὖνounG3767ye ignorantlyἀγνοοῦντεςagnoountesG50worshipεὐσεβεῖτε,eusebeiteG2151,himτοῦτοtoutoG3778declareκαταγγέλλωkatangellōG2605IἐγὼegōG1473unto youὑμῖν.huminG4771.

24ὁhoG3588ὁhoG3588Godθεὸς τὸνtheos tonG3588 G2316that madeποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160the worldκόσμον τὰkosmon taG3588 G2889andκαὶkaiG2532all thingsπάνταpantaG3956ἐνenG1722thereinαὐτῷ,autōG846,seeing that heοὗτοςhoutosG3778isὑπάρχωνhuparchōnG5225LordκύριοςkuriosG2962of heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772andκαὶkaiG2532earthγῆςgēsG1093,dwellethκατοικεῖ,katoikeiG2730notοὐκoukG3756inἐνenG1722templesναοῖςnaoisG3485made with handsχειροποιήτοιςcheiropoiētoisG5499;

25NeitherοὐδὲoudeG3761is worshippedθεραπεύεταιtherapeuetaiG2323withὑπὸhupoG5259men’sG444handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495,as though he neededπροσδεόμενόςprosdeomenosG4326any thingτινος,tinosG5100,seeing heαὐτὸςautosG846givethδιδοὺςdidousG1325to allπᾶσινpasinG3956lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222,andκαὶkaiG2532breathπνοὴνpnoēnG4157,andκαὶkaiG2532all thingsτὰ πάντα·ta pantaG3588 G3956;

26AndτεteG5037hath madeἐποίησένepoiēsenG4160ofἐξexG1537oneἑνὸςhenosG1520bloodG129allπᾶνpanG3956nationsἔθνοςethnosG1484of menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444for to dwellκατοικεῖνkatoikeinG2730onἐπὶepiG1909allπαντὸςpantosG3956the faceπροσώπουprosōpouG3588 G4383of the earthγῆς,gēsG3588 G1093,and hath determinedὁρίσαςhorisasG3724the timesκαιροὺςkairousG2540before appointedG4384,andκαὶkaiG2532the boundsὁροθεσίαςhorothesiasG3588 G3734of theirαὐτῶνautōnG846habitationκατοικίαςkatoikiasG3588 G2733;

27That they should seekζητεῖνzēteinG2212the LordτὸνtonG3588 G2962,ifεἰeiG1487G687haplyG1065they might feel afterψηλαφήσειανpsēlaphēseianG5584himG846,andG2532findεὕροιεν,heuroienG2147himG846,thoughG2544he beὑπάρχοντα.huparchontaG5225notοὐouG3756farμακρὰνmakranG3112fromἀπὸapoG575everyἑκάστουhekastouG1538oneἑνὸςhenosG1520of usG1473:

28ForγὰρgarG1063inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846we liveζῶμενzōmenG2198,andκαὶkaiG2532moveκινούμεθαkinoumethaG2795,andκαὶkaiG2532have our beingἐσμέν,esmenG1510;asὡςhōsG5613certainτινεςtinesG5100alsoκαίkaiG2532ofκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596your ownὑμᾶςhumasG4771poetsτῶν ποιητῶνtōn poiētōnG3588 G4163have saidεἰρήκασιν·eirēkasinG2046,ForγὰρgarG1063we areἐσμέν.esmenG1510alsoκαὶkaiG2532his offspringτοῦ γένοςtou genosG3588 G1085.

29τοῦtouG3588Forasmuch thenοὖνounG3767as we areὑπάρχοντεςhuparchontesG5225the offspringγένοςgenosG1085of Godθεοῦ τὸtheou toG3588 G2316,we oughtὀφείλομενopheilomenG3784notοὐκoukG3756to think thatνομίζεινnomizeinG3543the GodheadθεῖονtheionG2304isG1510like untoὅμοιον.homoionG3664goldχρυσῷchrusōG5557,orἢēG2228silverἀργύρῳargurōG696,orἢēG2228stoneλίθῳ,lithōG3037,gravenχαράγματιcharagmatiG5480by artτέχνηςtechnēsG5078andκαὶkaiG2532man’sἀνθρώπου,anthrōpouG444deviceἐνθυμήσεωςenthumēseōsG1761.

30τοὺςtousG3588AndοὖνounG3767μὲνmenG3303the timesχρόνουςchronousG5550of this ignoranceτῆς ἀγνοίαςtēs agnoiasG3588 G52Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316winked atὑπεριδὼνhuperidōnG5237;butτὰtaG3588nowνῦνnunG3568commandethπαραγγέλλειparangelleiG3853allπάνταςpantasG3956menτοῖς ἀνθρώποιςtois anthrōpoisG3588 G444every whereπανταχοῦpantachouG3837to repentμετανοεῖν·metanoeinG3340:

31BecauseG1360he hath appointedἔστησενestēsenG2476a dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250,inἐνenG1722the whichᾗhēG3739he willμέλλειmelleiG3195judgeκρίνεινkrineinG2919the worldτὴν οἰκουμένηνtēn oikoumenēnG3588 G3625inἐνenG1722righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343byἐνenG1722thatmanἀνδρὶandriG435whomᾧhōG3739he hath ordainedὥρισενhōrisenG3724; whereofhe hath givenπαρασχὼνparaschōnG3930assuranceπίστινpistinG4102unto allπᾶσιν,pasinG3956men,in that he hath raisedἀναστήσαςanastēsasG450himαὐτὸνautonG846fromἐκekG1537the deadνεκρῶν.¶nekrōnG3498.

32AndδὲdeG1161when they heardἈκούσαντεςAkousantesG191of the resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,someοἱhoiG3588mockedἐχλεύαζον,echleuazonG5512:andδὲdeG1161othersοἱhoiG3588saidG3004,We will hearἀκουσόμεθάakousomethaG191theeσουsouG4771againπάλιν.palinG3825ofπερὶperiG4012thisτούτουtoutouG3778matter.μὲνmenG3303

33G2532SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779Paulὁ Παῦλοςho PaulosG3588 G3972departedἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831fromἐκekG1537amongμέσουmesouG3319themαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846.

34HowbeitδὲdeG1161certainΤινὲςTinesG5100menἄνδρεςandresG435claveκολληθέντεςkollēthentesG2853unto himαὐτῷautōG846,and believedἐπίστευσαν,episteusanG4100:amongἐνenG1722the whichοἷςhoisG3739wasκαὶkaiG2532DionysiusΔιονύσιοςDionusiosG1354the Areopagiteὁ Ἀρεοπαγίτηςho AreopagitēsG3588 G698,andκαὶkaiG2532a womanγυνὴgunēG1135namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686DamarisΔάμαριςDamarisG1152,andκαὶkaiG2532othersἕτεροιheteroiG2087withσὺνsunG4862themαὐτοῖς.¶autoisG846.

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