Revised Literal Translation

Acts 4

1AndδὲdeG1161asG2980theyαὐτῶνautōnG846spakeG2980untoπρὸςprosG4314the peopleτὸν λαὸνton laonG3588 G2992,the priestsοἱ ἱερεῖςhoi hi'ereisG3588 G2409,andκαὶkaiG2532the captainὁ στρατηγὸςho stratēgosG3588 G4755of the templeτοῦ ἱεροῦtou hi'erouG3588 G2411,andκαὶkaiG2532the Sadduceesοἱ Σαδδουκαῖοι,hoi SaddoukaioiG3588 G4523,came uponἐπέστησανepestēsanG2186themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,

2τὸtoG3588τὸνtonG3588Being grievedδιαπονούμενοιdiaponoumenoiG1278thatδιὰdiaG1223theyαὐτοὺςautousG846taughtδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321the peopleλαὸν τῷlaon tōG3588 G2992,andκαὶkaiG2532preachedκαταγγέλλεινkatangelleinG2605throughἐνenG1722JesusἸησοῦ τὴνIēsou tēnG3588 G2424the resurrectionἀνάστασιν τὴνanastasin tēnG3588 G386fromἐκekG1537the deadνεκρῶν·nekrōnG3498.

3τὰςtasG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532they laidἐπέβαλονepebalonG1911handsχεῖρας τὴνcheiras tēnG3588 G5495on themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,andκαὶkaiG2532putἔθεντοethentoG5087theminεἰςeisG1519holdτήρησινtērēsinG5084untoεἰςeisG1519the next dayαὔριον·aurionG839:forγὰρgarG1063it wasἦνēnG1510nowἤδη.ēdēG2235eventideἑσπέραhesperaG2073.

4τῶνtōnG3588HowbeitδὲdeG1161manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183of them which heardἀκουσάντωνakousantōnG191the wordτὸν λόγονton logonG3588 G3056believedἐπίστευσαν·episteusanG4100;andκαὶkaiG2532the numberὁ ἀριθμὸςho arithmosG3588 G706of the menτῶν ἀνδρῶνtōn andrōnG3588 G435wasἐγενήθηegenēthēG1096aboutG5616fiveπέντε.¶penteG4002thousandχιλιάδεςchiliadesG5505.

5G3588AndδὲdeG1161it came to passἘγένετοEgenetoG1096onἐπὶepiG1909the morrowαὔριονaurionG839,thatσυναχθῆναιsunachthēnaiG4863theirαὐτῶνautōnG846rulersἄρχονταςarchontasG3588 G758,andκαὶkaiG2532eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245,andκαὶkaiG2532scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122,

6AndκαὶkaiG2532AnnasἍνναςHannasG452the high priestὁ ἀρχιερεὺςho archiereusG3588 G749,andκαὶkaiG2532CaiaphasΚαϊάφαςKaiaphasG2533,andκαὶkaiG2532JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491,andκαὶkaiG2532AlexanderἈλέξανδροςAlexandrosG223,andκαὶkaiG2532as many asὅσοιhosoiG3745wereἦσανēsanG1510ofἐκekG1537the kindredγένουςgenousG1085of the high priestἀρχιερατικοῦ,archieratikouG748, were gathered togetheratG1519JerusalemG2419.

7τῷtōG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532whenG2476theyαὐτοὺςautousG846had setG2476theminἐνenG1722the midstμέσῳmesōG3319,they askedἐπυνθάνοντο·epunthanontoG4441,ByἐνenG1722whatποίᾳpoiaG4169powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411,orἢēG2228byἐνenG1722whatποίῳpoiōG4169nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686,haveG4160yeὑμεῖς;¶humeisG4771doneG4160thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778?

8G3588ThenΤότεToteG5119PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074,filledπλησθεὶςplēstheisG4130with theG4151HolyἁγίουhagiouG40GhostG4151,saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς·autousG846,Ye rulersἄρχοντεςarchontesG758of the peopleλαοῦlaouG3588 G2992,andκαὶkaiG2532eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245of IsraelG2474,

9IfεἰeiG1487weG1473this dayσήμερονsēmeronG4594be examinedἀνακρινόμεθαanakrinomethaG350ofἐπὶepiG1909the good deed doneεὐεργεσίᾳeuergesiaG2108toG444the impotentἀσθενοῦς,asthenousG772manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444,byἐνenG1722what meansτίνιtiniG5101heοὗτοςhoutosG3778is made wholeσέσωται,sesōtaiG4982;

10Be itἔστωestōG1510knownγνωστὸνgnōstonG1110unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771allπᾶσινpasinG3956,andκαὶkaiG2532to allπαντὶpantiG3956the peopleτῷ λαῷtō laōG3588 G2992of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,thatὅτιhotiG3754byἐνenG1722the nameτῷ ὀνόματιtō onomatiG3588 G3686of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547of Nazarethτοῦ Ναζωραίουtou NazōraiouG3588 G3480,whomὃνhonG3739yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771crucifiedἐσταυρώσατε,estaurōsateG4717,whomὃνhonG3739Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453fromἐκekG1537the deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498, evenbyἐνenG1722him dothG3936thisτούτῳtoutōG3778manοὗτοςhoutosG3778stand hereG3936beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799youὑμῶνhumōnG4771wholeὑγιής.hugiēsG5199.

11ὁhoG3588ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510the stoneλίθος ὁlithos hoG3588 G3037whichτῶνtōnG3588was set at noughtἐξουθενηθεὶςexouthenētheisG1848ofὑφ᾽huph᾽G5259youὑμῶνhumōnG4771buildersG3618,whichὁhoG3588is becomeγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096εἰςeisG1519the headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776of the cornerγωνίας.gōniasG1137.

12Neitherκαὶ οὐκkai oukG2532 G3756is thereἔστινestinG1510salvationἡ σωτηρία·hē sōtēriaG3588 G4991inἐνenG1722anyοὐδενὶoudeniG3762otherἄλλῳallōG243:forγὰρgarG1063there isἐστινestinG1510noneG3777otherἕτερονheteronG2087nameὄνομάonomaG3686underὑπὸhupoG5259heavenτὸν οὐρανὸνton ouranonG3588 G3772givenτὸ δεδομένονto dedomenonG3588 G1325amongἐνenG1722menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444,wherebyἐν ᾧen hōG1722 G3739weG1473mustδεῖdeiG1163be savedσωθῆναιsōthēnaiG4982.

13τὴνtēnG3588NowδὲdeG1161when they sawΘεωροῦντεςTheōrountesG2334the boldnessπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954of Peterτοῦ Πέτρουtou PetrouG3588 G4074andκαὶkaiG2532JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491,andκαὶkaiG2532perceivedκαταλαβόμενοιkatalabomenoiG2638thatὅτιhotiG3754they wereεἰσινeisinG1510unlearnedἀγράμματοίagrammatoiG62andκαὶkaiG2532ignorantἰδιῶται,idiōtaiG2399menἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444,they marvelledἐθαύμαζον,ethaumazonG2296;andτεteG5037they took knowledgeἐπεγίνωσκόνepeginōskonG1921of themαὐτοὺςautousG846,thatὅτιhotiG3754they had beenἦσαν,ēsanG1510withσὺνsunG4862Jesusτῷ Ἰησοῦtō IēsouG3588 G2424.

14τόνtonG3588AndG1161beholdingβλέποντεςblepontesG991the manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444whichτὸνtonG3588was healedτεθεραπευμένον,tetherapeumenonG2323standingἑστῶταhestōtaG2476withσὺνsunG4862themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,they couldεἶχονeichonG2192sayG483nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762against itG483.

15ButδὲdeG1161when they had commandedΚελεύσαντεςKeleusantesG2753themαὐτοὺςautousG846to go asideἀπελθεῖν,apeltheinG565out ofἔξωexōG1854the councilτοῦ συνεδρίουtou sunedriouG3588 G4892,they conferredσυνέβαλλονsuneballonG4820amongπρὸςprosG4314themselvesἀλλήλουςallēlousG240,

16Sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,WhatτίtiG5101shall we doποιήσωμενpoiēsōmenG4160toG3588 G444theseτούτοις;toutoisG3778menG3588 G444?forγὰρgarG1063thatὅτιhotiG3754indeedμὲνmenG3303a notableγνωστὸνgnōstonG1110miracleσημεῖονsēmeionG4592hath been doneγέγονενgegonenG1096byδι᾽di᾽G1223themαὐτῶνautōnG846ismanifestφανερόν,phaneronG5318to allπᾶσινpasinG3956themG2730thatG3588dwellG2730in JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419;andκαὶkaiG2532we cannotοὐ δυνάμεθαou dunamethaG3756 G1410denyἀρνεῖσθαι·arneisthaiG720it.

17Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235thatἵναinaG2443it spreadδιανεμηθῇdianemēthēaG1268noμὴmēG3361furtherπλεῖονpleionG4119ἐπὶepiG1909amongεἰςeisG1519the peopleτὸν λαόν,ton laonG3588 G2992,let usG546straitlyG547threatenG546themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,that they speakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980henceforthμηκέτιmēketiG3371to noμηδενὶmēdeniG3367manἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444inἐπὶepiG1909thisτούτῳtoutōG3778nameτῷ ὀνόματιtō onomatiG3588 G3686.

18τὸtoG3588AndG2532they calledκαλέσαντεςkalesantesG2564themG846,andG2532commandedπαρήγγειλανparēngeilanG3853themG846notμὴmēG3361to speakφθέγγεσθαιphthengesthaiG5350at allκαθόλουkatholouG2527norμηδὲmēdeG3366teachδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321inἐπὶepiG1909the nameτῷ ὀνόματιtō onomatiG3588 G3686of Jesusτοῦ Ἰησοῦ.¶tou IēsouG3588 G2424.

19ὉHoG3588ButδὲdeG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074andκαὶkaiG2532JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491answeredἀποκριθέντεςapokrithentesG611and saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς·autousG846,WhetherεἰeiG1487it beἐστινestinG1510rightδίκαιόνdikaionG1342in the sight ofἐνώπιονenōpionG1799Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316to hearkenἀκούεινakoueinG191unto youὑμῶνhumōnG4771moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123thanἢēG2228unto Godτοῦ θεοῦ,tou theouG3588 G2316,judge yeκρίνατε.krinateG2919.

20ForγὰρgarG1063weG1473cannotοὐ δυνάμεθαou dunamethaG3756 G1410butμὴmēG3361speakλαλεῖν.laleinG2980the things whichἃhaG3739we have seenG3708andκαὶkaiG2532heardἠκούσαμενēkousamenG191.

21οἱhoiG3588τὸtoG3588SoδὲdeG1161when theyhad further threatenedπροσαπειλησάμενοιprosapeilēsamenoiG4324themαὐτοὺςautousG846, theylet them goἀπέλυσανapelusanG630,findingεὑρίσκοντεςheuriskontesG2147nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367howπῶςpōsG4459they might punishκολάσωνταιkolasōntaiG2849themαὐτούς,autousG846,because ofὅτιhotiG3754the peopleτὸν λαόν,ton laonG3588 G2992:forδιὰdiaG1223allπάντεςpantesG3956menglorifiedἐδόξαζονedoxazonG1392Godτὸν θεὸνton theonG3588 G2316forἐπὶepiG1909thatτῷtōG3588which was doneγεγονότι.gegonotiG1096.

22ForγὰρgarG1063the manὁ ἄνθρωποςho anthrōposG3588 G444wasἦνēnG1510aboveπλειόνωνpleionōnG4119fortyτεσσεράκονταtesserakontaG5062years oldἐτῶνetōnG2094,onἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909whomὃνhonG3739thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778miracleτὸ σημεῖονto sēmeionG3588 G4592of healingτῆς ἰάσεως.¶tēs iaseōsG3588 G2392was shewedγεγόνειgegoneiG1096.

23τοὺςtousG3588οἱhoiG3588AndδὲdeG1161being let goἈπολυθέντεςApoluthentesG630,they wentἦλθονēlthonG2064toπρὸςprosG4314their own companyἰδίουςidiousG2398,andκαὶkaiG2532reportedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518all thatὅσαhosaG3745the chief priestsἀρχιερεῖς οἱarchiereis hoiG3588 G749andκαὶkaiG2532eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245had saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτοὺςautousG846.

24AndδὲdeG1161when they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191thatG3588,they lifted upἦρανēranG142their voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456toπρὸςprosG4314GodθεὸνtheonG3588 G2316with one accordὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661,andκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004,Lordδέσποτα,despotaG1203,thouσὺsuG4771artGodG3588 G2316,whichG3588hast madeποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3588 G3772,andκαὶkaiG2532earthγῆνgēnG3588 G1093,andκαὶkaiG2532the seaθάλασσανthalassanG3588 G2281,andκαὶkaiG2532allπάνταpantaG3956thatG3588inG1722themαὐτοῖς,autoisG846isG1722:

25WhoG3004byδιὰdiaG1223ὁhoG3588the mouthστόματοςstomatosG4750of thyσουsouG4771servantτοῦ παιδόςtou paidosG3588 G3816DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138hast saidG3004,ἱνατίhinatitisG2443WhyἱνατίhinatitisG5101didG5433the heathenἔθνηethnēG1484rageG5433,andκαὶkaiG2532the peopleλαοὶlaoiG2992imagineἐμελέτησανemeletēsanG3191vain thingsκενά;kenaG2756?

26οἱhoiG3588The kingsβασιλεῖς τῆςbasileis tēsG3588 G935of the earthγῆς οἱgēs hoiG3588 G1093stood upπαρέστησανparestēsanG3936,andκαὶkaiG2532the rulersἄρχοντες τὸarchontes toG3588 G758were gatheredσυνήχθησανsunēchthēsanG4863togetherἐπὶepiG1909againstκατὰkataG2596αὐτὸautoG846the Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588 G2962,andκαὶkaiG2532againstκατὰkataG2596hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846Christτοῦ χριστοῦtou christouG3588 G5547.

27G3588ForγὰρgarG1063of a truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225againstἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909thyσου,souG4771holyἅγιονhagionG40childπαῖδάpaidaG3816JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,whomὃνhonG3739thou hast anointedἔχρισας,echrisasG5548,bothτεteG5037HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264,andκαὶkaiG2532PontiusΠόντιοςPontiosG4194PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091,withσὺνsunG4862the GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484,andκαὶkaiG2532the peopleλαοῖςlaoisG2992of IsraelἸσραήλIsraēlG2474,were gatheredσυνήχθησανsunēchthēsanG4863togetherἐπὶepiG1909,

28For to doποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160whatsoeverὅσαhosaG3745thyσουsouG4771handἡ χείρhē cheirG3588 G5495andκαὶkaiG2532thyσουsouG4771counselἡ βουλήhē boulēG3588 G1012determined beforeπροώρισενproōrisenG4309to be doneγενέσθαι.genesthaiG1096.

29G3588AndκαὶkaiG2532nowνῦν,nunG3568,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,beholdἔπιδεepideG1896theirαὐτῶνautōnG846threateningsἀπειλὰςapeilasG3588 G547:ἐπὶepiG1909andκαὶkaiG2532grantδὸςdosG1325untoG3588 G1401thyσουsouG4771servantsδούλοιςdouloisG3588 G1401,that withμετὰmetaG3326allπάσηςpasēsG3956boldnessπαρρησίαςparrēsiasG3954they may speakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980thyσουsouG4771wordλόγονlogonG3588 G3056,

30τῷtōG3588τὴνtēnG3588ByἐνenG1722stretching forthἐκτείνεινekteineinG1614thineσουsouG4771σεseG4771handχεῖρά τοῦcheira touG3588 G5495toG1519healἴασινiasinG2392;andκαὶkaiG2532thatG1519signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592andκαὶkaiG2532wondersτέραταterataG5059may be doneγίνεσθαιginesthaiG1096byδιὰdiaG1223the nameὀνόματος τοῦonomatos touG3588 G3686ofG3816thyσουsouG4771holyἁγίουhagiouG40childG3816JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

31AndκαὶkaiG2532whenG1189theyαὐτῶνautōnG846had prayedδεηθέντωνdeēthentōnG1189,the placeτόποςtoposG3588 G5117was shakenἐσαλεύθηesaleuthēG4531ἐνenG1722whereᾧhōG3739they wereἦσανēsanG1510assembled togetherσυνηγμένοι,sunēgmenoiG4863;andκαὶkaiG2532they wereG4130allἅπαντεςhapantesG537filledἐπλήσθησανeplēsthēsanG4130with theG4151HolyἁγίουhagiouG40GhostG4151,andκαὶkaiG2532they spakeἐλάλουνelalounG2980the wordλόγονlogonG3588 G3056of GodθεοῦtheouG3588 G2316withμετὰmetaG3326boldnessπαρρησίας.¶parrēsiasG3954.

32AndδὲdeG1161the multitudeπλήθουςplēthousG3588 G4128of them that believedπιστευσάντωνpisteusantōnG3588 G4100wereG1510ofG3588 G2588oneμία·miaG1520heartκαρδίαkardiaG3588 G2588andκαὶkaiG2532ofG3588 G5590oneεἷςheisG1520soulψυχὴpsuchēG3588 G5590:neitherκαὶ οὐδὲkai oudeG2532 G3761saidἔλεγενelegenG3004anyτιtiG1520 G5100of themthat ought of the things which he possessedὑπαρχόντωνhuparchontōnG3588 G5225wasG1510hisαὐτῷautōG846ownἴδιονidionG2398;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235theyαὐτοῖςautoisG846hadG1510all thingsἅπανταhapantaG537commonκοινά.koinaG2839.

33AndκαὶkaiG2532withG1411greatμεγάλῃmegalēG3173powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411gaveἀπεδίδουνapedidounG591the apostlesτὸ ἀπόστολοιto apostoloiG3588 G652witnessμαρτύριον οἱmarturion hoiG3588 G3142of the resurrectionτῆς ἀναστάσεωςtēs anastaseōsG3588 G386of the Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424:andτεteG5037greatμεγάληmegalēG3173graceχάριςcharisG5485wasἦνēnG1510uponἐπὶepiG1909themαὐτούς.autousG846allπάνταςpantasG3956.

34γὰρgarG1063NeitherοὐδὲoudeG3761was thereG5225anyτιςtisG5100amongἐνenG1722themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846thatG5225lackedἐνδεήςendeēsG1729:forγὰρgarG1063as many asὅσοιhosoiG3745wereG5225possessorsκτήτορεςktētoresG2935of landsχωρίωνchōriōnG5564orἢēG2228housesοἰκιῶνoikiōnG3614sold themπωλοῦντεςpōlountesG4453, andbroughtἔφερονepheronG5342the pricesτὰς τιμὰςtas timasG3588 G5092of the things that were soldτῶν πιπρασκομένωνtōn pipraskomenōnG3588 G4097,

35AndκαὶkaiG2532laidἐτίθουνetithounG5087themdownG5087atπαρὰparaG3844the apostles’τοὺς ἀποστόλων,tous apostolōnG3588 G652feetπόδας τῶνpodas tōnG3588 G4228:andδὲdeG1161distribution was madeδιεδίδετοdiedidetoG1239unto every manἑκάστῳhekastōG1538according asκαθότιkathotiG2530heτιςtisG5100ἄνanG302hadεἶχεν.¶eichenG2192needχρείανchreianG5532.

36AndδὲdeG1161JosesG2500,whoὁhoG3588byG5259the apostlesτῶν ἀποστόλωνtōn apostolōnG3588 G652was surnamedἐπικληθεὶςepiklētheisG1941BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921, (whichὅhoG3739isἐστινestinG1510,being interpretedμεθερμηνευόμενονmethermēneuomenonG3177,The sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of consolationπαρακλήσεως,paraklēseōsG3874,)a LeviteΛευίτης,LeuitēsG3019, andof the country ofτῷ γένει,tō geneiG3588 G1085CyprusΚύπριοςKupriosG2953,

37αὐτῷautōG846HavingὑπάρχοντοςhuparchontosG5225landἀγροῦ,agrouG68,soldπωλήσαςpōlēsasG4453it,andG2532broughtἤνεγκενēnegkenG5342the moneyτὸ χρῆμαto chrēmaG3588 G5536,andG2532laidἔθηκενethēkenG5087itatG3844the apostles’τοὺς ἀποστόλων.¶tous apostolōnG3588 G652feetπόδας τῶνpodas tōnG3588 G4228.

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