Revised Literal Translation
Acts 23
1AndδὲdeG1161PaulG3588G3972,earnestly beholdingἈτενίσαςAtenisasG816the councilσυνεδρίῳsunedriōG3588G4892,saidG3004,MenἄνδρεςandresG435andbrethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,IἐγὼegōG1473have livedπεπολίτευμαιpepoliteumaiG4176in allπάσῃpasēG3956goodἀγαθῇagathēaG18conscienceσυνειδήσειsuneidēseiG4893before GodθεῷtheōG3588G2316untilἄχριachriG891thisταύτηςtautēsG3778dayἡμέρας.hēmerasG3588G2250.
3ThenτότεtoteG5119saidG3004Paulὁ Παῦλοςho PaulosG3588G3972untoπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846,Godὁ θεός,ho theosG3588G2316shallμέλλειmelleiG3195smiteτύπτεινtupteinG5180theeσεseG4771, thouwhitedκεκονιαμένε·kekoniameneG2867wallτοῖχεtoicheG5109:forκαὶkaiG2532sittestκάθῃkathēG2521thouσὺsuG4771to judgeκρίνωνkrinōnG2919meG1473afterκατὰkataG2596the lawτὸν νόμον,ton nomonG3588G3551,andκαὶkaiG2532commandestκελεύειςkeleueisG2753meG1473to be smittenτύπτεσθαι;tuptesthaiG5180contrary to the lawπαρανομῶνparanomōnG3891?
5ThenτεteG5037saidἔφηephēG5346Paulὁ Παῦλος·ho PaulosG3588G3972,I wistᾔδειν,ēdeinG1492notοὐκoukG3756,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,thatὅτιhotiG3754he wasἐστὶνestinG1510the high priestἀρχιερεύς·archiereusG749:forγὰρgarG1063it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125,Thou shaltG2046notοὐκoukG3756speakG2046evilκακῶς.¶kakōsG2560of the rulerἄρχονταarchontaG758of thyσουsouG4771peopleτοῦ λαοῦtou laouG3588G2992.
6ὁhoG3588τὸtoG3588ButδὲdeG1161when PaulΠαῦλος τὸPaulos toG3588G3972perceivedΓνοὺςGnousG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754the oneἓνhenG1520partμέροςmerosG3313wereἐστὶνestinG1510SadduceesΣαδδουκαίωνSaddoukaiōnG4523,andδὲdeG1161the otherἕτερονheteronG2087PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330,he cried outἔκραζενekrazenG2896inἐνenG1722the councilτῷ συνεδρίῳ·tō sunedriōG3588G4892,MenἄνδρεςandresG435andbrethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,IἐγὼegōG1473amεἰμι,eimiG1510a PhariseeΦαρισαῖόςPharisaiosG5330,the sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of a PhariseeΦαρισαίων·PharisaiōnG5330:ofπερὶperiG4012the hopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680andκαὶkaiG2532resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498IἐγὼegōG1473am called in questionκρίνομαι.¶krinomaiG2919.
7AndδὲdeG1161whenΤοῦτοToutoG3778heαὐτοῦautouG846had so saidG2980,there aroseἐγένετοegenetoG1096a dissensionστάσιςstasisG4714between the PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG3588G5330andκαὶkaiG2532the SadduceesΣαδδουκαίων,SaddoukaiōnG3588G4523:andκαὶkaiG2532the multitudeπλῆθος.plēthosG3588G4128was dividedἐσχίσθηeschisthēG4977.
8τὰtaG3588ForγὰρgarG1063the SadduceesΣαδδουκαῖοιSaddoukaioiG4523μὲνmenG3303say thatλέγουσινlegousinG3004there isG1510noμὴmēG3361resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386,neitherG3366angelἄγγελονangelonG32,norG3383spiritπνεῦμα·pneumaG4151:butδὲdeG1161the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330confessὁμολογοῦσινhomologousinG3670bothἀμφότερα.¶amphoteraG297.
9AndδὲdeG1161there aroseἘγένετοEgenetoG1096a greatμεγάλη·megalēG3173cryκραυγὴkraugēG2906:andκαὶkaiG2532the scribesτῶν γραμματέωνtōn grammateōnG3588G1122that wereof the Pharisees’τοῦ Φαρισαίωνtou PharisaiōnG3588G5330partμέρους τῶνmerous tōnG3588G3313aroseἀναστάντεςanastantesG450,and stroveδιεμάχοντοdiemachontoG1264,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,We findεὑρίσκομενheuriskomenG2147noοὐδὲνoudenG3762evilκακὸνkakonG2556inἐνenG1722thisτούτῳ·toutōG3778manτῷ ἀνθρώπῳtō anthrōpōG3588G444:butδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487a spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151orἢēG2228an angelἄγγελοςangelosG32hath spokenἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980to himαὐτῷautōG846,let usG2313notG3361fight against GodG2313.
10AndδὲdeG1161when there aroseG1096a greatπολλῆςpollēsG4183dissensionστάσεως,staseōsG4714,the chief captainὁ χιλίαρχοςho chiliarchosG3588G5506,fearingG2125lestμὴmēG3361Paulὁ Παῦλοςho PaulosG3588G3972should have been pulled in piecesδιασπασθῇdiaspasthēaG1288ofὑπ᾽hup᾽G5259themαὐτῶνautōnG846,commandedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753the soldiersτὸ στράτευμαto strateumaG3588G4753to go downκαταβὰνkatabanG2597,and to takeG726himαὐτὸνautonG846by forceG726fromἐκekG1537amongμέσουmesouG3319themαὐτῶν,autōnG846,andτεteG5037to bringἄγεινageinG71himintoεἰςeisG1519the castleτὴν παρεμβολήν.¶tēn parembolēnG3588G3925.
11ΤῇTēaG3588ὁhoG3588AndδὲdeG1161the nightνυκτὶnuktiG3571followingἐπιούσῃepiousēG1966the Lordκύριος τὰkurios taG3588G2962stoodἐπιστὰςepistasG2186by himαὐτῷautōG846,and saidG3004,Be of good cheerθάρσειtharseiG2293,PaulG3972:forγὰρgarG1063asὡςhōsG5613thouhast testifiedδιεμαρτύρωdiemarturōG1263ofπερὶperiG4012meἐμοῦemouG1473inεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419,soοὕτωhoutōG3779mustδεῖdeiG1163thouσεseG4771bear witnessμαρτυρῆσαι.¶marturēsaiG3140alsoκαὶkaiG2532atεἰςeisG1519RomeῬώμηνRhōmēnG4516.
12οἱhoiG3588AndδὲdeG1161when it wasΓενομένηςGenomenēsG1096dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,certainG5100of the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453bandedποιήσαντεςpoiēsantesG4160togetherσυστροφὴνsustrophēnG4963,and boundG332themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438under a curseG332,saying thatλέγοντεςlegontesG3004they wouldG5315neitherμήτεmēteG3383eatφαγεῖνphageinG5315norμήτεmēteG3383drinkπιεῖνpieinG4095tillἕωςhe'ōsG2193οὗhouG3739they had killedἀποκτείνωσινapokteinōsinG615Paulτὸν Παῦλον.ton PaulonG3588G3972.
14τοῖςtoisG3588And theyοἵτινεςoitinesG3748cameπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334to the chief priestsἀρχιερεῦσιν τοῖςarchiereusin toisG3588G749andκαὶkaiG2532eldersπρεσβυτέροιςpresbuteroisG4245,and saidG3004,We have boundἀνεθεματίσαμενanethematisamenG332ourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438under a great curseἀναθέματιanathematiG331,that we will eatγεύσασθαιgeusasthaiG1089nothingμηδενὸςmēdenosG3367untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193οὗhouG3739we have slainἀποκτείνωμενapokteinōmenG615Paulτὸν Παῦλον.ton PaulonG3588G3972.
15τῷtōG3588τῷtōG3588τὰtaG3588NowνῦνnunG3568thereforeοὖνounG3767yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771withσὺνsunG4862the councilσυνεδρίῳ, τοῦsunedriō touG3588G4892signifyἐμφανίσατεemphanisateG1718to the chief captainχιλιάρχῳ τοῦchiliarchō touG3588G5506thatὅπωςhopōsG3704he bringκαταγάγῃkatagagēG2609himαὐτὸνautonG846downG2609untoG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771to morrowG839,as thoughὡςhōsG5613ye wouldμέλλονταςmellontasG3195enquireδιαγινώσκεινdiaginōskeinG1231something more perfectlyG199concerningπερὶperiG4012himαὐτοῦ·autouG846:andδὲdeG1161weG1473,or everπρὸproG4253heαὐτὸνautonG846come nearἐγγίσαιengisaiG1448,areἐσμενesmenG1510readyἕτοιμοίhetoimoiG2092to killἀνελεῖνaneleinG337himαὐτόν.¶autonG846.
16And whenδὲdeG1161Paul’sΠαύλουPaulouG3972sister’sὁ ἀδελφῆςho adelphēsG3588G79sonυἱὸς τῆςhuios tēsG3588G5207heardἈκούσαςAkousasG191of their lying in waitτὴνtēnG3588G1749,he wentπαραγενόμενοςparagenomenosG3854andκαὶkaiG2532enteredεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525intoεἰςeisG1519the castleτὴν παρεμβολὴνtēn parembolēnG3588G3925,and toldἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518Paulτῷ Παύλῳ.tō PaulōG3588G3972.
17ThenδὲdeG1161Paulὁ Παῦλοςho PaulosG3588G3972calledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341oneἕναhenaG1520of the centurionsτῶν ἑκατονταρχῶνtōn hekatontarchōnG3588G1543unto him,and saidἔφη·ephēG5346,BringἀπάγαγεapagageG520thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778young manτὸν νεανίανton neanianG3588G3494untoπρὸςprosG4314the chief captainτὸν χιλίαρχον·ton chiliarchonG3588G5506:forγὰρgarG1063he hathἔχειecheiG2192a certain thingτιtiG5100to tellἀπαγγεῖλαίapangeilaiG518himαὐτῷ.autōG846.
18ὁhoG3588SoοὖνounG3767μὲνmenG3303he tookπαραλαβὼνparalabōnG3880himαὐτὸνautonG846,and broughtἤγαγενēgagenG71himtoπρὸςprosG4314the chief captainτὸν χιλίαρχονton chiliarchonG3588G5506,andκαὶkaiG2532saidφησίν·phēsinG5346,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972the prisonerὁ δέσμιοςho desmiosG3588G1198calledπροσκαλεσάμενόςproskalesamenosG4341meG1473untoG4341him,and prayed meἠρώτησενērōtēsenG2065to bringἀγαγεῖνagageinG71thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778young manτὸνtonG3588G3494untoπρὸςprosG4314theeσὲseG4771,who hathἔχοντάechontaG2192somethingτιtiG5100to sayλαλῆσαίlalēsaiG2980unto theeσοι.soiG4771.
19ThenδὲdeG1161the chief captainτῆς χιλίαρχοςtēs chiliarchosG3588G5506tookἐπιλαβόμενοςepilabomenosG1949himαὐτοῦautouG846by the handχειρὸς ὁcheiros hoG3588G5495,andκαὶkaiG2532wentἀναχωρήσαςanachōrēsasG402with himasideκατ᾽kat᾽G2596privatelyἰδίανidianG2398,and askedἐπυνθάνετο·epunthanetoG4441him,WhatτίtiG5101isἐστινestinG1510thatὃhoG3739thou hastἔχειςecheisG2192to tellἀπαγγεῖλαίapangeilaiG518meG1473?
20οἱhoiG3588τοῦtouG3588AndδὲdeG1161he saidG3004,ὅτιhotiG3754The JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453have agreedσυνέθεντοsunethentoG4934to desireἐρωτῆσαίerōtēsaiG2065theeσεseG4771thatὅπωςhopōsG3704thou wouldest bring downκαταγάγῃςkatagagēsG2609Paulτὸν Παῦλονton PaulonG3588G3972to morrowαὔριονaurionG839intoεἰςeisG1519the councilτὸ συνέδριονto sunedrionG3588G4892,as thoughὡςhōsG5613they would enquireπυνθάνεσθαιpunthanesthaiG4441somewhatτιtiG5100ofπερὶperiG4012himαὐτοῦ.autouG846moreμέλλονmellonG3195perfectlyG199.
21τὴνtēnG3588ButοὖνounG3767doG3982notμὴmēG3361thouσὺsuG4771yieldG3982unto themαὐτοῖς,autoisG846:forγὰρgarG1063there lie in waitἐνεδρεύουσινenedreuousinG1748for himαὐτὸνautonG846ofἐξexG1537themαὐτῶνautōnG846moreG4119than fortyτεσσεράκοντα,tesserakontaG5062menἄνδρεςandresG435,whichοἵτινεςoitinesG3748have boundG332themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438with an oathἀνεθεμάτισανanethematisanG332,thatοὗhouG3739they willG5315neitherμήτεmēteG3383eatφαγεῖνphageinG5315norμήτεmēteG3383drinkπιεῖνpieinG4095tillἕωςhe'ōsG2193they have killedἀνέλωσινanelōsinG337himαὐτὸνautonG846:andκαὶkaiG2532nowνῦνnunG3568are theyεἰσινeisinG1510readyἕτοιμοιhetoimoiG2092,looking forπροσδεχόμενοιprosdechomenoiG4327a promiseἐπαγγελίαν.¶epangelianG1860fromἀπὸapoG575theeσοῦsouG4771.
22ὉHoG3588SoοὖνounG3767μὲνmenG3303the chief captainχιλίαρχοςchiliarchosG5506thenletG630the young manτὸνtonG3588G3494departG630,and chargedπαραγγείλαςparangeilasG3853him, See thoutellἐκλαλῆσαιeklalēsaiG1583no manμηδενὶmēdeniG3367thatὅτιhotiG3754thou hast shewedἐνεφάνισαςenephanisasG1718these thingsταῦταtautaG3778toπρόςprosG4314meG1473.
23AndΚαὶKaiG2532heτινὰςtinasG5100calledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341unto himtwoδύοduoG1417centurionsτῶν ἑκατονταρχῶνtōn hekatontarchōnG3588G1543,sayingG3004,Make readyἑτοιμάσατεhetoimasateG2090two hundredδιακοσίουςdiakosiousG1250soldiersστρατιώταςstratiōtasG4757toὅπωςhopōsG3704goπορευθῶσινporeuthōsinG4198toἕωςhe'ōsG2193CæsareaΚαισαρείαςKaisareiasG2542,andκαὶkaiG2532horsemenἱππεῖςhippeisG2460threescore and tenἑβδομήκονταhebdomēkontaG1440,andκαὶkaiG2532spearmenδεξιολάβουςdexiolabousG1187two hundredδιακοσίουςdiakosiousG1250,atἀπὸapoG575the thirdτρίτηςtritēsG5154hourὥραςhōrasG5610of the nightτῆς νυκτός,tēs nuktosG3588G3571;
27τὸνtonG3588ThisτοῦτονtoutonG3778manἄνδρα τῶνandra tōnG3588G435was takenσυλλημφθένταsullēmphthentaG4815ofὑπὸhupoG5259the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453,andκαὶkaiG2532shouldμέλλονταmellontaG3195have been killedἀναιρεῖσθαιanaireisthaiG337ofὑπ᾽hup᾽G5259themG846:then came IἐπιστὰςepistasG2186withσὺνsunG4862an armyτῷ στρατεύματιtō strateumatiG3588G4753,and rescuedἐξειλάμηνexeilamēnG1807himG846,having understoodμαθὼνmathōnG3129thatὅτιhotiG3754he wasἐστιν·estinG1510a RomanῬωμαῖόςRhōmaiosG4514.
29WhomὃνhonG3739I perceivedεὗρονheuronG2147to be accusedἐγκαλούμενονegkaloumenonG1458ofπερὶperiG4012questionsζητημάτωνzētēmatōnG2213of theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846lawτοῦ νόμουtou nomouG3588G3551,butδὲdeG1161to haveἔχονταechontaG2192nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367laid to his chargeἔγκλημα.egklēmaG1462worthyἄξιονaxionG514of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288orἢēG2228of bondsδεσμῶνdesmōnG1199.
30G3588AndδέdeG1161when it was toldμηνυθείσηςmēnutheisēsG3377meG1473howG5259G3195thatἔσεσθαιesesthaiG1510the JewsG2453laid waitἐπιβουλῆςepiboulēsG1917forεἰςeisG1519the manἄνδραandraG3588G435,I sentἔπεμψαepempsaG3992straightwayἐξαυτῆςexautēsG1824toπρὸςprosG4314theeσὲseG4771,and gave commandmentπαραγγείλαςparangeilasG3853to his accusersκατηγόροιςkatēgoroisG3588G2725alsoκαὶkaiG2532to sayλέγεινlegeinG3004beforeἐπὶepiG1909theeσοῦ.souG4771whatG3588they hadagainstπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846.FarewellG4517.
31G3588G3588ThenοὖνounG3767μὲνmenG3303the soldiersστρατιῶταιstratiōtaiG4757,asκατὰkataG2596it was commandedδιατεταγμένονdiatetagmenonG1299themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,tookἀναλαβόντεςanalabontesG353PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3588G3972,and broughtἤγαγονēgagonG71himbyδιὰdiaG1223nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3588G3571toεἰςeisG1519AntipatrisἈντιπατρίδα.AntipatridaG3588G494.
33WhoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748,when they cameεἰσελθόντεςeiselthontesG1525toεἰςeisG1519Cæsareaτὴν Καισάρειανtēn KaisareianG3588G2542,andκαὶkaiG2532deliveredἀναδόντεςanadontesG325the epistleτὴν ἐπιστολὴνtēn epistolēnG3588G1992to the governorτῷ ἡγεμόνιtō hēgemoniG3588G2232,presentedπαρέστησανparestēsanG3936Paulτὸν Παῦλονton PaulonG3588G3972alsoκαὶkaiG2532before himαὐτῷ.autōG846.
34AndκαὶkaiG2532whenδὲdeG1161the governorG3588G2232had readἀναγνοὺςanagnousG314the letter,he askedἐπερωτήσαςeperōtēsasG1905ofἐκekG1537whatποίαςpoiasG4169provinceἐπαρχείαςeparcheiasG1885he wasἐστὶνestinG1510.AndκαὶkaiG2532when he understoodπυθόμενοςputhomenosG4441thatὅτιhotiG3754he wasofἀπὸapoG575CiliciaΚιλικίας,KilikiasG2791;
35I will hearδιακούσομαίdiakousomaiG1251theeσου,souG4771,said heἔφη,ephēG5346,whenὅτανhotanG3752thineσουsouG4771accusersοἱ κατήγοροίhoi katēgoroiG3588G2725are alsoκαὶkaiG2532comeπαραγένωνται.paragenōntaiG3854.AndG5037he commandedκελεύσαςkeleusasG2753himαὐτόν.¶autonG846to be keptφυλάσσεσθαιphulassesthaiG5442inἐνenG1722Herod’sτῷ Ἡρῴδουtō HērōdouG3588G2264judgment hallπραιτωρίῳ τοῦpraitōriō touG3588G4232.
Commentaries on Acts 23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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