Revised Literal Translation

Acts 26

1ThenδὲdeG1161AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67saidἔφη·ephēG5346untoπρὸςprosG4314Paulτὸν Παῦλονton PaulonG3588 G3972,ThouG4771art permittedἐπιτρέπεταίepitrepetaiG2010to speakλέγειν.legeinG3004forG5228thyselfG4572.ThenτότεtoteG5119Paulὁ Παῦλοςho PaulosG3588 G3972stretched forthἐκτείναςekteinasG1614the handτὴν χεῖραtēn cheiraG3588 G5495,and answered for himselfἀπελογεῖτο·apelogeitoG626:

2I thinkἥγημαιhēgēmaiG2233myselfG1683happyμακάριονmakarionG3107,kingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππα,AgrippaG67,because I shallμέλλωνmellōnG3195answer for myselfἀπολογεῖσθαι·apologeisthaiG626this dayσήμερονsēmeronG4594beforeἐπὶepiG1909theeσοῦsouG4771touchingπερὶperiG4012all the thingsπάντωνpantōnG3956whereofὧνhōnG3739I am accusedἐγκαλοῦμαιegkaloumaiG1458ofὑπὸhupoG5259the JewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453:

3EspeciallyμάλισταmalistaG3122because I knowtheeG4771to beὄνταontaG1510expertγνώστηνgnōstēnG1109in allπάντωνpantōnG3956customsἐθῶνethōnG1485andκαὶkaiG2532questionsζητημάτων.zētēmatōnG2213which areτεteG5037amongκατὰkataG2596the Jewsτῶν Ἰουδαίουςtōn IoudaiousG3588 G2453:whereforeδιὸdioG1352I beseechδέομαιdeomaiG1189theeG4771to hearἀκοῦσαίakousaiG191meG1473patientlyμακροθύμωςmakrothumōsG3116.

4ΤὴνTēnG3588μὲνmenG3303οὖνounG3767MyG1473manner of lifeβίωσίνbiōsinG981τὴνtēnG3588fromἐκekG1537my youthνεότητοςneotētosG3503,whichτὴνtēnG3588wasγενομένηνgenomenēnG1096atἀπ᾽ap᾽G575the firstἀρχῆςarchēsG746amongἐνenG1722mine ownG1473nationτῷ ἔθνειtō ethneiG3588 G1484atἔνenG1722JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414,knowG1492allπάντεςpantesG3956the Jewsοἱ Ἰουδαῖοιhoi IoudaioiG3588 G2453;

5Which knewπρογινώσκοντέςproginōskontesG4267meἡμετέραςhēmeterasG1473from the beginningἄνωθεν,anōthenG509,ifἐὰνeanG1437they wouldθέλωσινthelōsinG2309testifyμαρτυρεῖνmartureinG3140,thatὅτιhotiG3754afterκατὰkataG2596the most straitestτὴν ἀκριβεστάτηνtēn akribestatēnG3588 G196sectαἵρεσινairesinG139of ourG2251religionτῆς θρησκείαςtēs thrēskeiasG3588 G2356I livedἔζησαezēsaG2198a PhariseeΦαρισαῖος·PharisaiosG5330.

6AndκαὶkaiG2532nowνῦνnunG3568I standἕστηκαhestēkaG2476and am judgedκρινόμενος,krinomenosG2919forἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909the hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680of the promiseτῆς ἐπαγγελίαςtēs epangeliasG3588 G1860madeγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096ofὑπὸhupoG5259Godτοὺς θεοῦtous theouG3588 G2316untoG4314our fathersπατέρας τοῦpateras touG3588 G3962:

7G3588UntoεἰςeisG1519whichἣνhēnG3739promiseourG1473twelve tribesδωδεκάφυλονdōdekaphulonG3588 G1429,ἐνenG1722instantlyἐκτενείᾳekteneiaG1616servingλατρεῦονlatreuonG3000GoddayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250andκαὶkaiG2532nightνύκταnuktaG3571,hopeἐλπίζειelpizeiG1679to comeκαταντῆσαι,katantēsaiG2658.ForπερὶperiG4012whichἧςhēsG3739hope’s sakeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680,kingβασιλεῦ,basileuG935AgrippaG67,I am accusedἐγκαλοῦμαιegkaloumaiG1458ofὑπὸhupoG5259the JewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453.

8WhyτίtiG5101should it be thoughtκρίνεταιkrinetaiG2919a thing incredibleἄπιστονapistonG571withπαρ᾽par᾽G3844youὑμῖνhuminG4771,thatεἰeiG1487Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316should raiseἐγείρει;¶egeireiG1453the deadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498?

9IG1473verilyοὖνounG3767μὲνmenG3303thoughtἔδοξαedoxaG1380with myselfG1683,that I oughtδεῖνdeinG1163todoπρᾶξαι,praxaiG4238many thingsπολλὰpollaG4183contraryἐναντίαenantiaG1727toπρὸςprosG4314the nameτὸ ὄνομαto onomaG3588 G3686of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424of Nazarethτοῦ Ναζωραίουtou NazōraiouG3588 G3480.

10τῶνtōnG3588τὴνtēnG3588Which thingὃhoG3739IG4160alsoκαὶkaiG2532didG4160inG1722JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414:andκαὶkaiG2532manyπολλούςpollousG4183of the saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40didG2623IἐγὼegōG1473shut upG2623in prisonφυλακαῖςphulakaisG5438,having receivedλαβών,labōnG2983authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849fromπαρὰparaG3844the chief priestsτῶν ἀρχιερέωνtōn archiereōnG3588 G749;andG5037when theyαὐτῶνautōnG846were put to deathἀναιρουμένωνanairoumenōnG337,I gaveG2702my voiceψῆφον·psēphonG5586againstG2702them.

11AndκαὶkaiG2532I punishedτιμωρῶνtimōrōnG5097themαὐτοὺςautousG846oftπολλάκιςpollakisG4178inκατὰkataG2596everyπάσαςpasasG3956synagogueτὰς συναγωγὰςtas sunagōgasG3588 G4864,and compelledἠνάγκαζονēnagkazonG315themto blasphemeβλασφημεῖν,blasphēmeinG987;andτεteG5037beingG1693exceedinglyπερισσῶςperissōsG4057madG1693against themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,I persecutedἐδίωκονediōkonG1377themevenἕωςhe'ōsG2193καὶkaiG2532untoεἰςeisG1519strangeἔξωexōG1854citiesτὰς πόλεις.tas poleisG3588 G4172.

12τὴνtēnG3588ἐνenG1722WhereuponοἷςhoisG3739asG2532I wentπορευόμενοςporeuomenosG4198toεἰςeisG1519DamascusΔαμασκὸν τῆςDamaskon tēsG3588 G1154withμετ᾽met᾽G3326authorityἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849andG2532commissionἐπιτροπῆςepitropēsG2011fromG3844the chief priestsτῶν ἀρχιερέωνtōn archiereōnG3588 G749,

13At middayἡμέρας μέσηςhēmeras mesēsG2250 G3319,O kingβασιλεῦ,basileuG935,I sawG3708inκατὰkataG2596the wayτὴν ὁδὸνtēn hodonG3588 G3598a lightφῶςphōsG5457from heavenοὐρανόθενouranothenG3771,aboveὑπὲρhuperG5228the brightnessτὴν λαμπρότηταtēn lamprotētaG3588 G2987of the sunτοῦ ἡλίουtou hēliouG3588 G2246,shining round aboutπεριλάμψανperilampsanG4034meG1473andκαὶkaiG2532themτοὺςtousG3588which journeyedπορευομένους.poreuomenousG4198withσὺνsunG4862meG1473.

14AndG1161when weG1473were allπάντωνpantōnG3956fallenκαταπεσόντωνkatapesontōnG2667toεἰςeisG1519the earthτὴν γῆνtēn gēnG3588 G1093,I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191a voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456speakingG2980untoπρόςprosG4314meG1473,andG2532sayingλέγουσανlegousanG3004in the Hebrewτῇ Ἑβραΐδιtēa HebraidiG3588 G1446tongueδιαλέκτῳ·dialektōG1258,SaulΣαοὺλSaoulG4549,SaulΣαούλ,SaoulG4549,whyτίtiG5101persecutestδιώκεις;diōkeisG1377thou meG1473? it ishardσκληρόνsklēronG4642for theeσοιsoiG4771to kickλακτίζειν.laktizeinG2979againstπρὸςprosG4314the pricksκέντραkentraG2759.

15ὁhoG3588AndδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473saidG3004,WhoτίςtisG5101art thouεἶeiG1510,LordG2962?AndδὲdeG1161he saidG3004,IἐγώegōG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424whomὃνhonG3739thouσὺsuG4771persecutestδιώκεις.diōkeisG1377.

16Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235riseἀνάστηθιanastēthiG450,andκαὶkaiG2532standστῆθιstēthiG2476uponἐπὶepiG1909thyσου·souG4771feetτοὺς πόδαςtous podasG3588 G4228:forγὰρgarG1063I have appearedG3708unto theeσοιsoiG4771forεἰςeisG1519this purposeτοῦτοtoutoG3778,to makeπροχειρίσασθαίprocheirisasthaiG4400theeσεseG4771a ministerὑπηρέτηνhupēretēnG5257andκαὶkaiG2532a witnessμάρτυραmarturaG3144bothτεteG5037of these things whichὧνhōnG3739thou hast seenG3708,andτεteG5037of those things in the whichὧνhōnG3739I will appearG3708unto theeσοι,soiG4771;

17DeliveringἐξαιρούμενόςexairoumenosG1807theeσεseG4771fromG1537the peopleτοῦ λαοῦtou laouG3588 G2992,andκαὶkaiG2532fromthe Gentilesτῶν ἐθνῶν,tōn ethnōnG3588 G1484,untoεἰςeisG1519whomοὓςhousG3739nowG3568I sendἀποστέλλωapostellōG649theeσεseG4771,

18To openἀνοῖξαιanoixaiG455theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788, andτοῦtouG3588to turnἐπιστρέψαιepistrepsaiG1994themfromἀπὸapoG575darknessσκότουςskotousG4655toεἰςeisG1519lightφῶςphōsG5457,andκαὶkaiG2532fromthe powerτῆς ἐξουσίαςtēs exousiasG3588 G1849of Satanτοῦ σατανᾶtou satanaG3588 G4567untoἐπὶepiG1909Godτὸν θεόν,ton theonG3588 G2316,thatτοῦtouG3588theyαὐτοὺςautousG846may receiveλαβεῖνlabeinG2983forgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859of sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266,andκαὶkaiG2532inheritanceκλῆρονklēronG2819amongἐνenG1722them whichτοῖςtoisG3588are sanctifiedἡγιασμένοιςhēgiasmenoisG37by faithπίστειpisteiG4102τῇtēaG3588that is inεἰςeisG1519meἐμέ.¶emeG1473.

19τῇtēaG3588WhereuponὍθεν,HothenG3606,O kingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππα,AgrippaG67,I wasἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096notοὐκoukG3756disobedientἀπειθὴςapeithēsG545unto the heavenlyοὐρανίῳouraniōG3770visionὀπτασίᾳ,optasiaG3701:

20ButἀλλὰallaG235shewedἀπήγγελλονapēngellonG518firstG4412unto themτοῖςtoisG3588ofἐνenG1722DamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154,andκαὶkaiG2532at JerusalemἹεροσολύμοις,Hi'erosolumoisG2414,andG5037throughoutG1519allπᾶσάνpasanG3956the coastsτὴν χώρανtēn chōranG3588 G5561of Judæaτῆς Ἰουδαίας,tēs IoudaiasG3588 G2449,andκαὶkaiG2532thento the Gentilesτοῖς ἔθνεσινtois ethnesinG3588 G1484,that they should repentμετανοεῖνmetanoeinG3340andκαὶkaiG2532turnἐπιστρέφεινepistrepheinG1994toἐπὶepiG1909Godτὸν θεὸνton theonG3588 G2316,and doπράσσοντας.prassontasG4238worksἔργαergaG2041meetἄξιαaxiaG514for repentanceτῆς μετανοίαςtēs metanoiasG3588 G3341.

21G3588ForἕνεκαhenekaG1752these causesτούτωνtoutōnG3778the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453caughtσυλλαβόμενοιsullabomenoiG4815meG1473inἐνenG1722the templeἱερῷhi'erōG3588 G2411,and went aboutἐπειρῶντοepeirōntoG3987to killδιαχειρίσασθαι.diacheirisasthaiG1315me.

22τῆςtēsG3588HavingG5177thereforeοὖνounG3767obtainedτυχὼνtuchōnG5177helpἐπικουρίαςepikouriasG1947ofG3844Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316,I continueἕστηκαhestēkaG2476untoἄχριachriG891thisταύτηςtautēsG3778dayτῆς ἡμέραςtēs hēmerasG3588 G2250,witnessingG3140bothτεteG5037to smallμικρῷmikrōG3398andκαὶkaiG2532greatμεγάλῳ,megalōG3173,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004noneοὐδὲνoudenG3762other thingsἐκτὸςektosG1622thanτεteG5037those whichὧνhōnG3739the prophetsοἱ προφῆταιhoi prophētaiG3588 G4396andκαὶkaiG2532MosesΜωϋσῆς,MōusēsG3475did sayἐλάλησανelalēsanG2980shouldμελλόντωνmellontōnG3195comeγίνεσθαιginesthaiG1096:

23ThatεἰeiG1487Christὁ χριστός,ho christosG3588 G5547shouldμέλλειmelleiG3195sufferπαθητὸςpathētosG3805, andthatεἰeiG1487he should be the firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413that should riseἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386fromἐξexG1537the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,and should shewκαταγγέλλεινkatangelleinG2605lightφῶςphōsG5457unto the peopleτῷ λαῷtō laōG3588 G2992,andκαὶkaiG2532to the Gentilesτοῖς ἔθνεσιν.¶tois ethnesinG3588 G1484.

24ὁhoG3588AndδὲdeG1161as heαὐτοῦautouG846thusΤαῦταTautaG3778spake for himselfἀπολογουμένουapologoumenouG626,FestusΦῆστος τῇPhēstos tēaG3588 G5347saidφησιν·phēsinG5346with a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇ τὰphōnēa taG3588 G5456,PaulΠαῦλε·PauleG3972,thou art beside thyselfμαίνῃmainēG3105;muchπολλάpollaG4183learningγράμματαgrammataG1121doth makeπεριτρέπει.peritrepeiG4062theeσεseG4771εἰςeisG1519madμανίανmanianG3130.

25ὁhoG3588ButδὲdeG1161he saidφησινphēsinG5346,I amG3105notοὐouG3756madG3105,most nobleκράτιστεkratisteG2903FestusΦῆστε,PhēsteG5347;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235speak forthἀποφθέγγομαι.apophthengomaiG669the wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487of truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225andκαὶkaiG2532sobernessσωφροσύνηςsōphrosunēsG4997.

26ForγὰρgarG1063the kingὁ βασιλεύς,ho basileusG3588 G935knowethἐπίσταταιepistataiG1987ofπερὶperiG4012these thingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778,beforeπρὸςprosG4314whomὃνhonG3739alsoκαὶkaiG2532I speakλαλῶ·lalōG2980freelyπαρρησιαζόμενοςparrēsiazomenosG3955:forγὰρgarG1063I am persuadedπείθομαιpeithomaiG3982that noneοὐθέν·outhenG3762οὐouG3756τιtiG5100of these thingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778are hidden fromλανθάνεινlanthaneinG2990himαὐτόνautonG846;forγάρgarG1063this thingτοῦτο.toutoG3778wasἐστινestinG1510notοὐouG3756doneπεπραγμένονpepragmenonG4238inἐνenG1722a cornerγωνίᾳgōniaG1137.

27KingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππα,AgrippaG67,believest thouπιστεύεις,pisteueisG4100the prophetsτοῖς προφήταις;tois prophētaisG3588 G4396?I knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754thou believestπιστεύεις.¶pisteueisG4100.

28ὉHoG3588ThenδὲdeG1161AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67saidG5346untoπρὸςprosG4314Paulτὸν Παῦλονton PaulonG3588 G3972,ἐνenG1722AlmostὀλίγῳoligōG3641thou persuadestπείθειςpeitheisG3982meG1473to beG1096a ChristianΧριστιανὸνChristianonG5546.

29AndδὲdeG1161Paulὁ Παῦλοςho PaulosG3588 G3972saidG3004,I wouldG2172ἂνanG302to Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588 G2316,thatG2172notοὐouG3756onlyG3440thouσὲseG4771,butἀλλὰallaG235alsoG2532allπάνταςpantasG3956that hearτοὺς ἀκούοντάςtous akouontasG3588 G191meἐγώegōG1473this dayσήμερονsēmeronG4594,wereγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096bothG2532ἐνenG1722almostὀλίγῳoligōG3641,andG2532altogetherἐνenG1722 G4183suchτοιούτουςtoioutousG5108asὁποῖοςhopoiosG3697IG2504amεἰμιeimiG1510,exceptπαρεκτὸςparektosG3924theseτούτων.¶toutōnG3778bondsτῶν δεσμῶνtōn desmōnG3588 G1199.

30ὁhoG3588AndG2532when heG846hadG3004thusG3778spokenG3004,the kingβασιλεὺς ὁbasileus hoG3588 G935rose upἀνέστηanestēG450,andG2532the governorἡγεμὼν ἥhēgemōn hēG3588 G2232,andG5037BerniceΒερνίκηBernikēG959,andG2532theyοἱhoiG3588that satσυγκαθήμενοιsugkathēmenoiG4775with themG846:

31AndκαὶkaiG2532when they were gone asideἀναχωρήσαντεςanachōrēsantesG402,they talkedἐλάλουνelalounG2980betweenπρὸςprosG4314themselvesἀλλήλουςallēlousG240,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004,ὅτιhotiG3754Thisοὗτος.houtosG3778manὁ ἄνθρωποςho anthrōposG3588 G444doethπράσσειprasseiG4238nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762worthyG514of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288orἢēG2228of bondsδεσμῶνdesmōnG1199.

32ThenδὲdeG1161saidἔφη·ephēG5346AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67unto Festusτῷ Φήστῳtō PhēstōG3588 G5347,Thisοὗτος,houtosG3778manὁ ἄνθρωποςho anthrōposG3588 G444might have beenἐδύνατοedunatoG1410set at libertyἀπολελύσθαιapolelusthaiG630,ifεἰeiG1487he hadG1941notμὴmēG3361appealedἐπεκέκλητοepekeklētoG1941unto CæsarΚαίσαρα.¶KaisaraG2541.

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