Revised Literal Translation

Acts 17:1-15

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.

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