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Acts 2:22-36

22Ye menἌνδρεςAndresG435of IsraelἸσραηλῖται,IsraēlitaiG2475,hearἀκούσατεakousateG191theseτούτους·toutousG3778wordsτοὺς λόγουςtous logousG3588 G3056;JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424of Nazarethτὸν Ναζωραῖον,ton NazōraionG3588 G3480,a manἄνδραandraG435approvedG584ofἀπὸapoG575Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316amongεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶςhumasG4771byG584miraclesδυνάμεσινdunamesinG1411andG2532wondersτέρασινterasinG5059andG2532signsσημείοιςsēmeioisG4592,whichοἷςhoisG3739Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160byδι᾽di᾽G1223himαὐτοῦautouG846inἐνenG1722the midstμέσῳmesōG3319of youὑμῶν,humōnG4771,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531ye yourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846alsoG2532knowG1492:

23τῇtēaG3588HimτοῦτονtoutonG3778,being deliveredἔκδοτονekdotonG1560by theG1012determinateὡρισμένῃhōrismenēG3724counselG1012andκαὶkaiG2532foreknowledgeπρογνώσειprognōseiG4268of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316,ye have takenG2983,and byδιὰdiaG1223wickedἀνόμωνanomōnG459handsχειρὸςcheirosG5495have crucifiedπροσπήξαντεςprospēxantesG4362and slainἀνείλατε,aneilateG337:

24WhomὃνhonG3739Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316hath raised upἀνέστησενanestēsenG450,having loosedλύσαςlusasG3089the painsτὰς ὠδῖναςtas ōdinasG3588 G5604of deathτοῦ θανάτου,tou thanatouG3588 G2288:becauseκαθότιkathotiG2530it wasἦνēnG1510notοὐκoukG3756possibleδυνατὸνdunatonG1415thatG2902heαὐτὸνautonG846should be holdenG2902ofὑπ᾽hup᾽G5259itαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846.

25ForγὰρgarG1063DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138speakethλέγειlegeiG3004concerningεἰςeisG1519himαὐτόν·autonG846,I foresawπροορώμηνproorōmēnG4308the Lordτὸν κύριονton kurionG3588 G2962διὰdiaG1223alwaysπαντός,pantosG3956beforeἐνώπιόνenōpionG1799my faceG1473,forὅτιhotiG3754he isἐστινestinG1510onἐκekG1537myG1473right handδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188,thatἵναinaG2443I shouldG4531notμὴmēG3361be movedG4531:

26ThereforeδιὰdiaG1223τοῦτοtoutoG3778didG2165myG1473heartἡ καρδίαhē kardiaG3588 G2588rejoiceG2165,andκαὶkaiG2532myG1473tongueἡ γλῶσσάhē glōssaG3588 G1100was gladἠγαλλιάσατοēgalliasatoG21;moreoverἔτιetiG2089alsoδὲdeG1161καὶkaiG2532myG1473fleshἡ σάρξhē sarxG3588 G4561shall restκατασκηνώσειkataskēnōseiG2681inἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909hopeἐλπίδι.elpidiG1680:

27τὴνtēnG3588BecauseὅτιhotiG3754thou wiltG1459notοὐκoukG3756leaveG1459myG1473soulψυχήν τὸνpsuchēn tonG3588 G5590inεἰςeisG1519hellᾅδην,hadēnG86,neitherοὐδὲoudeG3761wilt thou sufferδώσειςdōseisG1325thineσουsouG4771Holy OneὅσιόνhosionG3741to seeG3708corruptionδιαφθοράν.diaphthoranG1312.

28Thou hast made knownἐγνώρισάςegnōrisasG1107to meG1473the waysὁδοὺςhodousG3598of lifeζωῆς,zōēsG2222;thou shalt makeG4137meG1473fullG4137of joyεὐφροσύνηςeuphrosunēsG2167withμετὰmetaG3326thyσου.¶souG4771countenanceτοῦ προσώπουtou prosōpouG3588 G4383.

29MenἌνδρεςAndresG435andbrethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,letἐξὸνexonG1832meG3004freelyπαρρησίαςparrēsiasG3954speakG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314μετὰmetaG3326youὑμᾶςhumasG4771ofπερὶperiG4012the patriarchτοῦ πατριάρχουtou patriarchouG3588 G3966DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138,thatὅτιhotiG3754he isG5053bothκαὶkaiG2532deadG5053andκαὶkaiG2532buriedἐτάφηetaphēG2290,andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846sepulchreτὸ μνῆμαto mnēmaG3588 G3418isἔστινestinG1510withἐνenG1722usG1473untoἄχριachriG891thisταύτης.tautēsG3778dayτῆς ἡμέραςtēs hēmerasG3588 G2250.

30G3588ThereforeοὖνounG3767beingὑπάρχωνhuparchōnG5225a prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396,andκαὶkaiG2532knowingG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754GodθεὸςtheosG3588 G2316had swornG3660with an oathὅρκῳhorkōG3727to himαὐτῷautōG846,thatG3660ofἐκekG1537the fruitκαρποῦkarpouG2590of hisαὐτοῦautouG846loinsὀσφύοςosphuosG3588 G3751,according toG2596the fleshG4561,he would raise upG450ChristG3588 G5547to sitκαθίσαιkathisaiG2523onἐπὶepiG1909hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846throneθρόνονthrononG3588 G2362;

31He seeing thisπροϊδὼνproidōnG4308before spakeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980ofπερὶperiG4012the resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG3588 G386of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG3588 G5547,thatὅτιhotiG3754hisG846soulG3588 G5590wasG2641notG3756leftG2641inεἰςeisG1519hellᾅδηνhadēnG86,neitherG3761hisG846fleshσὰρξsarxG3588 G4561did seeG3708corruptionδιαφθοράν.diaphthoranG1312.

32ThisτοῦτονtoutonG3778Jesusτὸν Ἰησοῦνton IēsounG3588 G2424hathG450Godὁ θεός,ho theosG3588 G2316raised upG450,whereofοὗhouG3739weG1473allπάντεςpantesG3956areἐσμενesmenG1510witnessesμάρτυρες.marturesG3144.

33G3588G3588G3588ThereforeοὖνounG3767beingG5312by the right handδεξιᾷdexiaG1188of GodθεοῦtheouG3588 G2316exaltedὑψωθεὶςhupsōtheisG5312,andτεteG5037having receivedλαβὼνlabōnG2983ofπαρὰparaG3844the FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3588 G3962the promiseἐπαγγελίανepangelianG1860of theG4151HolyἁγίουhagiouG40GhostG4151, he hathshed forthἐξέχεενexecheenG1632thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,whichὃhoG3739yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771nowG3568seeβλέπετεblepeteG991andκαὶkaiG2532hearἀκούετε.akoueteG191.

34ForγὰρgarG1063DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138isG305notοὐouG3756ascendedἀνέβηanebēG305intoεἰςeisG1519the heavensοὐρανούς,ouranousG3588 G3772:butδὲdeG1161he saithG3004himselfαὐτός·autosG846,The LordκύριοςkuriosG3588 G2962saidλέγειlegeiG3004untoG3588 G2962myG1473LordκυρίῳkuriōG3588 G2962,Sit thouκάθουkathouG2521onἐκekG1537myG1473right handδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188,

35τοὺςtousG3588ἂνanG302Untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193I makeθῶthōG5087thyσουsouG4771foesἐχθρούςechthrousG2190thyσου.souG4771footstoolὑποπόδιονhupopodionG5286.τῶν ποδῶνtōn podōnG3588 G4228

36ThereforeοὖνounG3767letG1097allπᾶςpasG3956the houseοἶκοςoikosG3624of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474knowγινωσκέτωginōsketōG1097assuredlyἀσφαλῶςasphalōsG806,thatὅτιhotiG3754Godὁ θεός,ho theosG3588 G2316hath madeἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160thatτοῦτονtoutonG3778sameαὐτὸνautonG846Jesusτὸν Ἰησοῦνton IēsounG3588 G2424,whomὃνhonG3739yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771have crucifiedἐσταυρώσατε.¶estaurōsateG4717,bothκαὶkaiG2532LordκύριονkurionG2962andκαὶkaiG2532ChristχριστὸνchristonG5547.

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