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Acts 17:22-29

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.

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