Revised Literal Translation

Acts 5:17-33

17ThenδὲdeG1161the high priestὁ ἀρχιερεὺςho archiereusG3588 G749rose upἈναστὰςAnastasG450,andκαὶkaiG2532allπάντεςpantesG3956they that wereοἱhoiG3588withσὺνsunG4862himαὐτῷ,autōG846, (ἡhēG3588which isοὖσαousaG1510the sectαἵρεσιςairesisG139of the Sadduceesτῶν Σαδδουκαίων,tōn SaddoukaiōnG3588 G4523,)and were filledἐπλήσθησανeplēsthēsanG4130with indignationζήλουzēlouG2205,

18AndκαὶkaiG2532laidἐπέβαλονepebalonG1911theirG846handsτὰς χεῖραςtas cheirasG3588 G5495onἐπὶepiG1909the apostlesτοὺς ἀποστόλουςtous apostolousG3588 G652,andκαὶkaiG2532putἔθεντοethentoG5087themG846inἐνenG1722the commonδημοσίᾳ.¶dēmosiaG1219prisonτηρήσειtērēseiG5084.

19ButδὲdeG1161the angelἌγγελοςAngelosG32of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962byδιὰdiaG1223nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3588 G3571openedἀνοίξαςanoixasG455the prisonφυλακῆς,phulakēsG3588 G5438doorsθύραςthurasG3588 G2374,andτεteG5037broughtG1806themαὐτοὺςautousG846forthG1806,and saidG3004,

20GoπορεύεσθεporeuestheG4198,standσταθέντεςstathentesG2476andκαὶkaiG2532speakλαλεῖτεlaleiteG2980inἐνenG1722the templeἱερῷhi'erōG3588 G2411to the peopleλαῷlaōG3588 G2992allπάνταpantaG3956the wordsῥήματαrhēmataG3588 G4487ofG3588 G2222thisταύτης.tautēsG3778lifeζωῆςzōēsG3588 G2222.

21AndδὲdeG1161when they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191that,they enteredεἰσῆλθονeisēlthonG1525intoεἰςeisG1519the templeτὸν ἱερὸνton hi'eronG3588 G2411ὑπὸhupoG5259early in the morningὄρθρον τὸorthron toG3588 G3722,andG2532taughtἐδίδασκον.¶edidaskonG1321.ButδὲdeG1161the high priestὁ ἀρχιερεὺςho archiereusG3588 G749cameΠαραγενόμενοςParagenomenosG3854,andG2532they that wereοἱhoiG3588withσὺνsunG4862himαὐτῷautōG846,andG2532calledG4779the Sanhedrinτὸ συνέδριονto sunedrionG3588 G4892togetherσυνεκάλεσανsunekalesanG4779,andG2532allπᾶσανpasanG3956the senateτὴν γερουσίανtēn gerousianG3588 G1087of the childrenτῶν υἱῶνtōn huiōnG3588 G5207of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,andG2532sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649toεἰςeisG1519the prisonτὸ δεσμωτήριονto desmōtērionG3588 G1201to haveG71themαὐτούς.autousG846broughtἀχθῆναιachthēnaiG71.

22οἱhoiG3588ButG1161whenG3854the officersὑπηρέταιhupēretaiG5257cameπαραγενόμενοιparagenomenoiG3854,andG1161foundεὗρονheuronG2147themαὐτοὺςautousG846notοὐχouchG3756inἐνenG1722the prisonτῇ φυλακῇ.tēa phulakēaG3588 G5438,they returnedἀναστρέψαντεςanastrepsantesG390,andG1161toldἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518,

23τὸtoG3588ὅτιhotiG3754SayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004,The prisonδεσμωτήριονdesmōtērionG1201trulyG3303found weεὕρομενheuromenG2147shutκεκλεισμένονkekleismenonG2808withἐνenG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956safetyἀσφαλείᾳasphaleiaG803,andκαὶkaiG2532the keepersτοὺς φύλακαςtous phulakasG3588 G5441standingἑστῶταςhestōtasG2476withoutG1854beforeG4253the doorsτῶν θυρῶν,tōn thurōnG3588 G2374:butδὲdeG1161when we had openedἀνοίξαντεςanoixantesG455,we foundεὕρομεν.heuromenG2147no manοὐδέναoudenaG3762withinἔσωesōG2080.

24G3588NowδὲdeG1161whenὡςhōsG5613the high priestG2409andG2532the captainστρατηγὸςstratēgosG3588 G4755of the templeἱεροῦhi'erouG3588 G2411τεteG5037andG2532the chief priestsἀρχιερεῖς,archiereisG3588 G749heardἤκουσανēkousanG191theseτούτουςtoutousG3778thingsλόγουςlogousG3588 G3056,they doubtedδιηπόρουνdiēporounG1280ofπερὶperiG4012themαὐτῶν,autōnG846τίtiG5101whereuntoἂνanG302thisτοῦτο.toutoG3778would growγένοιτοgenoitoG1096.

25ThenδέdeG1161cameπαραγενόμενοςparagenomenosG3854oneτιςtisG5100andG1161toldἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,sayingG3004,ὅτιhotiG3754BeholdG3708,the menοἱ ἄνδρεςhoi andresG3588 G435whomοὓςhousG3739ye putἔθεσθεethestheG5087inἐνenG1722prisonτῇ φυλακῇ,tēa phulakēaG3588 G5438areεἰσὶνeisinG1510standingἑστῶτεςhestōtesG2476inἐνenG1722the templeτῷ ἱερῷtō hi'erōG3588 G2411,andκαὶkaiG2532teachingδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321the peopleτὸν λαόν.¶ton laonG3588 G2992.

26ThenΤότεToteG5119wentἀπελθὼνapelthōnG565the captainὁ στρατηγὸςho stratēgosG3588 G4755withσὺνsunG4862the officersτοῖς ὑπηρέταιςtois hupēretaisG3588 G5257,andG5119broughtG71themαὐτοὺςautousG846withoutμετὰmetaG3326οὐouG3756violenceβίας,biasG970:forγὰρgarG1063they fearedἐφοβοῦντοephobountoG5399the peopleτὸν λαὸνton laonG3588 G2992,G2443lestμὴmēG3361they should have been stonedλιθασθῶσιν.¶lithasthōsinG3034.

27AndδὲdeG1161when they had broughtἈγαγόντεςAgagontesG71themαὐτοὺςautousG846,they setἔστησανestēsanG2476thembeforeἐνenG1722the councilτῷ συνεδρίῳ.tō sunedriōG3588 G4892:andκαὶkaiG2532the high priestὁ ἀρχιερεὺςho archiereusG3588 G749askedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905themαὐτοὺςautousG846,

28G3588Sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, DidnotοὐouG3756weG3853straitlyπαραγγελίᾳparangeliaG3852commandπαρηγγείλαμενparēngeilamenG3853youὑμῖνhuminG4771that ye shouldG1321notμὴmēG3361teachδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321inἐπὶepiG1909thisτούτῳ.toutōG3778nameὀνόματιonomatiG3588 G3686?andκαὶkaiG2532,beholdG3708,ye have filledπεπληρώκατεpeplērōkateG4137JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419withG3588 G1322yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771doctrineG3588 G1322,andκαὶkaiG2532intendβούλεσθεboulestheG1014to bringἐπαγαγεῖνepagageinG1863thisτούτου.¶toutouG3778man’sἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG3588 G444bloodαἷμαhaimaG3588 G129uponἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909usG1473.

29ThenδὲdeG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG3588 G4074andG2532theG3588 G652otherapostlesG3588 G652answeredἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611andG2532saidG3004,WeG3980oughtδεῖdeiG1163to obeyG3980GodθεῷtheōG2316ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123thanἢēG2228menἀνθρώποις.anthrōpoisG444.

30The GodθεὸςtheosG3588 G2316ofG3588 G3962ourG1473fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3588 G3962raised upἤγειρενēgeirenG1453JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,whomὃνhonG3739yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771slewδιεχειρίσασθεdiecheirisastheG1315andhangedκρεμάσαντεςkremasantesG2910onἐπὶepiG1909a treeξύλου·xulouG3586.

31ὁhoG3588τῇtēaG3588HimτοῦτονtoutonG3778hathG5312Godθεὸς τῷtheos tōG3588 G2316exaltedὕψωσενhupsōsenG5312withG1188hisαὐτοῦautouG846right handδεξιᾷdexiaG1188to bea PrinceἀρχηγὸνarchēgonG747andκαὶkaiG2532a SaviourσωτῆραsōtēraG4990,for to giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325repentanceμετάνοιανmetanoianG3341to IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,andκαὶkaiG2532forgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859of sinsἁμαρτιῶν.hamartiōnG266.

32G3588AndκαὶkaiG2532weG1473areἐσμενesmenG1510hisG846witnessesμάρτυρεςmarturesG3144ofG3588 G4487theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778thingsG3588 G4487;andκαὶkaiG2532so isalsoG1161theG3588 G4151HolyἅγιονhagionG40GhostG3588 G4151,whomὃhoG3739GodθεὸςtheosG3588 G2316hath givenἔδωκενedōkenG1325to themG3980thatG3588obeyG3980himG846.

33οἱhoiG3588WhenδὲdeG1161they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191that,they were cutδιεπρίοντοdiepriontoG1282to the heart,andκαὶkaiG2532took counselG1011to slayἀνελεῖνaneleinG337themαὐτούς.¶autousG846.

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