Revised Version 1895

Acts 16

1AndG2532heG2532cameΚατήντησενKatēntēsenG2658alsoG2532toεἰςeisG1519DerbeΔέρβηνDerbēnG1191andG2532toεἰςeisG1519LystraΛύστραν.LustranG3082:andG2532beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,aG1510certainτιςtisG5100discipleμαθητήςmathētēsG3101wasG1510thereἐκεῖ,ekeiG1563,namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686TimothyΤιμόθεος,TimotheosG5095,theG2532sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofG5207aG1510JewessἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2453which believed;butG1161hisG3708fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962wasG1510aG1510GreekἝλληνος·HellēnosG1672.

2TheG3588sameG3739waswellG2532reportedofG1722byG1722theG3588brethrenἀδελφῶν.adelphōnG80thatG3739were atLystraΛύστροιςLustroisG3082andG2532IconiumἸκονίῳIkoniōG2430.

3HimG846wouldG846PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972haveG1510toἠθέλησενēthelēsenG2309goἐξελθεῖν,exeltheinG1831forthG1831withG1722himG846;andG2532heG2532tookλαβὼνlabōnG2983andG2532circumcisedπεριέτεμενperietemenG4059himG846becauseG3754ofδιὰdiaG1223theG3588JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453thatG3754wereG1510inG1722thoseG3588partsτόποιςtopoisG5117:forγὰρgarG1063theyG846allἅπαντεςhapantesG537knewᾔδεισανēdeisanG1492thatG3754hisG846fatherπατὴρpatērG3962wasG1510aGreekἝλληνHellēnG1672.

4AndG2532asὡςhōsG5613theyG846wentonG1722theirG846wayG1722throughG1722theG3588citiesπόλεις,poleisG4172,theyG846deliveredπαρεδίδοσανparedidosanG3860themG846theG3588decreesδόγματαdogmataG1378forG1722toG2532keepφυλάσσεινphulasseinG5442,whichG3588hadbeenG2532ordainedofG4172theG3588apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652andG2532eldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnG4245thatG846were atJerusalemἹεροσολύμοις.¶Hi'erosolumoisG2414.

5SoοὖνounG3767theG3588churchesἐκκλησίαιekklēsiaiG1577werestrengthenedἐστερεοῦντοestereountoG4732inG2596theG3588faithπίστειpisteiG4102,andκαὶkaiG2532increasedinG2596numberἀριθμῷarithmōG706dailyG2596.

6AndG2532theyG2532wentδιῆλθονdiēlthonG1330throughG1722theG3588regionχώρανchōranG5561ofG3056PhrygiaΦρυγίανPhrugianG5435andG2532GalatiaΓαλατικὴνGalatikēnG1054,havingπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151beenG2532forbiddenκωλυθέντεςkōluthentesG2967ofG3056theG3588HolyἁγίουhagiouG40GhosttoG2532speakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980theG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056inG1722AsiaἈσίᾳ,AsiaG773;

7andG2532whenG2532theyG846werecomeἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064overG2596againstG2596MysiaΜυσίανMusianG3465,theyG846assayedtoG1519goπορευθῆναι,poreuthēnaiG4198intoG1519BithyniaΒιθυνίανBithunianG978;andG2532theG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ofG4151JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424sufferedthemG846notοὐκoukG3756;

8andG1161passingπαρελθόντεςparelthontesG3928byG1519MysiaΜυσίανMusianG3465,theyG1161cameG2597downκατέβησανkatebēsanG2597toG1519TroasΤρῳάδα.TrōadaG5174.

9AndκαὶkaiG2532aG1510visionὅραμαhoramaG3705appearedG3708toG1519PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972inG1519theG3588nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571;ThereG1510wasG1510aG1510manἀνὴρanērG435ofδιὰdiaG1223MacedoniaΜακεδονίανMakedonianG3109standingἑστὼςhestōsG2476,beseechingπαρακαλῶνparakalōnG3870himαὐτὸνautonG846,andκαὶkaiG2532sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,ComeG1510overδιαβὰςdiabasG1224intoG1519MacedoniaG3109,andκαὶkaiG2532helpβοήθησονboēthēsonG997usG3004.

10AndδὲdeG1161whenὡςhōsG5613heG846hadseenG3708theτὸtoG3588visionὅραμαhoramaG3705, straightwayweG2249soughtἐζητήσαμενezētēsamenG2212toG1519goἐξελθεῖνexeltheinG1831forthG1831intoG1519MacedoniaΜακεδονίανMakedonianG3109,concludingσυμβιβάζοντεςsumbibazontesG4822thatὅτιhotiG3754GodθεὸςtheosG2316hadcalledπροσκέκληταιproskeklētaiG4341usG1519forG1519toG1519preachG2097theὁhoG3588gospelG2097untothemG846.

11SettingG321sailἈναχθέντεςAnachthentesG321thereforeG3767fromἀπὸapoG575TroasΤρῳάδοςTrōadosG5174,weG1161made astraightG2113courseG2113toεἰςeisG1519SamothraceΣαμοθρᾴκην,SamothrakēnG4543,andG1161theτῇtēaG3588day followingtoεἰςeisG1519NeapolisΝέανNeanG3501;

12andG1161fromG1722thencetoεἰςeisG1519PhilippiΦιλίππους,PhilippousG5375,whichἥτιςhētisG3748isG1510aG1510cityπόλις,polisG4172ofG2250MacedoniaΜακεδονίαςMakedoniasG3109,theτῆςtēsG3588firstG4413ofG2250theτῇtēaG3588districtμερίδοςmeridosG3310,aG1510Romancolonyκολωνία.kolōniaG2862:andG1161weG3778wereG1510inG1722thisG3778cityπόλειpoleiG4172tarryingcertainτινάς.tinasG5100daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250.

13AndG2532onG2523theτῇtēaG3588sabbathσαββάτωνsabbatōnG4521dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250weG2532wentG1831forthἐξήλθομενexēlthomenG1831withoutG2532theτῶνtōnG3588gateπύληςpulēsG4439byG3844aG1510riverποταμὸνpotamonG4215sideG3844,whereοὗhouG3757weG2532supposedG3543thereG1510wasG1510aG1510placeG4335ofG2250prayerG4335;andG2532weG2532satG2523downκαθίσαντεςkathisantesG2523,andG2532spake untotheτῆςtēsG3588womenγυναιξίν.¶gunaixinG1135whichταῖςtaisG3588wereG1510comeG1831togetherσυνελθούσαιςsunelthousaisG4905.

14AndG2532acertainτιςtisG5100womanγυνὴgunēG1135namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686LydiaΛυδία,LudiaG3070, asellerG4211ofG2316purpleG4211,ofG2316theG3588cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172ofG2316ThyatiraΘυατείρωνThuateirōnG2363,oneG5100thatG3739worshippedGodθεόν,theonG2316,heardG191usG191:whoseG3739heartκαρδίανkardianG2588theG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962openedδιήνοιξενdiēnoixenG1272,toG2532giveG191heedG191untotheG3588thingsG3739whichG3739werespokenλαλουμένοιςlaloumenoisG2980byὑπὸhupoG5259PaulΠαύλου.PaulouG3972.

15AndG2532whenὡςhōsG5613sheG846wasG1510baptizedἐβαπτίσθηebaptisthēG907,andG2532herG846householdοἶκοςoikosG3624,sheG846besoughtusG3004,sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004,IfεἰeiG1487yehaveG1510judgedκεκρίκατέkekrikateG2919meG3004toG1519beG1510faithfulπιστὴνpistēnG4103toG1519theG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,comeG1525intoG1519myG1525houseοἶκόνoikonG3624,andG2532abideμένετε·meneteG3306thereG1510.AndG2532sheG846constrainedusG3004.

16AndδὲdeG1161itG846cameG1096toG1519passG1096,asG1519weG2249weregoingπορευομένωνporeuomenōnG4198toG1519theG3588placeG1096ofG4151prayerπροσευχήν,proseuchēnG4335,thatG3748acertainτινὰtinaG5100maidhavingἔχουσανechousanG2192aspiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ofG4151divinationπύθωναputhōnaG4436metὑπαντῆσαιhupantēsaiG5221usG1519,whichG3748broughtπαρεῖχενpareichenG3930herG846mastersκυρίοιςkurioisG2962muchπολλὴνpollēnG4183gainbyG1096soothsaying.

17TheG3588sameαὕτηhautēG3778followingG2628afterG2532PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972andG2532usG3004criedἔκραζενekrazenG2896outG2896,sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004,TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778menἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444areεἰσίν,eisinG1510servantsδοῦλοιdouloiG1401ofG2316theG3588MostὑψίστουhupsistouG5310HighG5310GodθεοῦtheouG2316,whichοἵτινεςoitinesG3748proclaimκαταγγέλλουσινkatangellousinG2605untoyouG5210theG3588wayὁδὸνhodonG3598ofG2316salvationσωτηρίας.sōtēriasG4991.

18AndG2532thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778sheG846didἐποίειepoieiG4160forἐπὶepiG1909manyπολλὰςpollasG4183daysἡμέρας.hēmerasG2250.ButG1161PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,beingG2250sore troubled,turnedἐπιστρέψαςepistrepsasG1994andG2532saidG3004toG3004theτῷtōG3588spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,IG2532chargeπαραγγέλλωparangellōG3853theeinἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686ofG4151JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547toG3004comeG1831outG1831ofG4151herG846.AndG2532itG846cameG1831outG1831thatG3004veryG846hourὥρᾳ.hōraG5610.

19ButδὲdeG1161whenG2532herG846mastersκύριοιkurioiG2962sawG3708thatὅτιhotiG3754theG3588hopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680ofG2962theirG846gain wasgoneἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831,theyG846laidholdἐπιλαβόμενοιepilabomenoiG1949onG1909PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972andG2532SilasΣιλᾶνSilanG4609,andG2532draggedεἵλκυσανeilkusanG1670themG846intoεἰςeisG1519theG3588marketplacebeforeG1909theG3588rulersἄρχοντας,archontasG758,

20andG2532whenG2532theyG846hadbroughtπροσαγαγόντεςprosagagontesG4317themG846untotheG3588magistratesστρατηγοῖςstratēgoisG4755,theyG846saidG3004,TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778menἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444,beingὑπάρχοντες·huparchontesG5225JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453,doG3004exceedingly troubleourG2532cityπόλινpolinG4172,

21andG2532setforthG4160customsἔθηethēG1485whichἃhaG3739itG4160isG1510notοὐκoukG3756lawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832forG2532usG4160toG2532receiveπαραδέχεσθαιparadechesthaiG3858,orοὐδὲoudeG3761toG2532observeG4160,beingοὖσιν.ousinG1510RomansῬωμαίοιςRhōmaioisG4514.

22AndG2532theG3588multitudeὄχλοςochlosG3793roseG4911upG4911togetherG4911againstG2596themG846:andG2532theG3588magistratesστρατηγοὶstratēgoiG4755renttheirG846garmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440offG2596themG846,andG2532commandedἐκέλευονekeleuonG2753toG2596beatthemG846withG2596rodsῥαβδίζειν·rhabdizeinG4463.

23AndτεteG5037whenG846theyG846hadlaidἐπιθέντεςepithentesG2007manyπολλάςpollasG4183stripes uponthemG846,theyG846castἔβαλονebalonG906themG846intoG1519prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438, chargingtheτῷtōG3588jailortoG1519keepτηρεῖνtēreinG5083themG846safely:

24whoὃςhosG3739, havingreceivedλαβὼνlabōnG2983suchτοιαύτηνtoiautēnG5108achargeπαραγγελίανparangelianG3852,castἔβαλενebalenG906themαὐτοὺςautousG846intoεἰςeisG1519theG3588innerἐσωτέρανesōteranG2082prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438,andκαὶkaiG2532madeἠσφαλίσατοēsphalisatoG805theirαὐτῶνautōnG846feetπόδαςpodasG4228fastinεἰςeisG1519theG3588stocksξύλον.¶xulonG3586.

25ButG1161aboutG2596midnightμεσονύκτιονmesonuktionG3317PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972andG2532SilasΣιλᾶςSilasG4609wereprayingπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336andG2532singingG5214hymnsG5214untoGodθεόν·theonG2316,andG2532theG3588prisonersδέσμιοι.desmioiG1198werelisteningἐπηκροῶντοepēkroōntoG1874toG2596themαὐτῶνautōnG846;

26andG2532suddenlyἄφνωaphnōG869thereG1161was agreatμέγαςmegasG3173earthquakeσεισμὸςseismosG4578,soG2532thatὥστεhōsteG5620theG3956foundationsθεμέλιαthemeliaG2310ofG3956theG3956prison-house wereshakenσαλευθῆναιsaleuthēnaiG4531:andG2532immediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916allG3956theG3956doorsθύραιthuraiG2374wereopenedἠνεῴχθησανēneōchthēsanG455;andG2532everyG3956one’s bands were loosed.

27AndG2532theὁhoG3588jailorbeingγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096rousedoutG1438ofτὰςtasG3588sleep,andG2532seeingG3708theτῆςtēsG3588prisonφυλακῆς,phulakēsG5438doorsθύραςthurasG2374openἀνεῳγμέναςaneōgmenasG455,drewσπασάμενοςspasamenosG4685hisG3708swordμάχαιρανmachairanG3162,andG2532wasaboutG3195toG3195killἀναιρεῖνanaireinG337himselfG1438,supposingνομίζωνnomizōnG3543thatG3708theτοὺςtousG3588prisonersδεσμίους.¶desmiousG1198hadescapedἐκπεφευγέναιekpepheugenaiG1628.

28ButG1161PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972criedἘφώνησενEphōnēsenG5455withG1510aG1510loudG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,DoπράξῃςpraxēsG4238thyselfnoμηδὲνmēdenG3367harmκακόν·kakonG2556:forγάρgarG1063weG1161areG1510allἅπαντεςhapantesG537hereἐνθάδε.enthadeG1759.

29AndG2532heG2532calledG154forG154lightsφῶταphōtaG5457,andG2532spranginG2532,andG2532,tremblingG1790forG154fearG1790,fellγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096downπροσέπεσενprosepesenG4363beforeG4363PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972andG2532SilasΣιλᾷ,SilaG4609,

30AndG2532broughtπροαγαγὼνproagagōnG4254themαὐτοὺςautousG846outἔξωexōG1854,andG2532saidἔφη·ephēG5346,Sirsκύριοι,kurioiG2962,whatτίtiG5101mustIG1473doποιεῖνpoieinG4160toἵναinaG2443beδεῖdeiG1163savedσωθῶ;sōthōG4982?

31AndG2532theyG2532saidG3004,BelieveπίστευσονpisteusonG4100onἐπὶepiG1909theG3588LordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,andG2532thou shaltbeG2532savedσωθήσῃsōthēsēG4982, thouandG2532thyhouseοἶκόςoikosG3624.

32AndκαὶkaiG2532theyG846spaketheG3956wordλόγονlogonG3056ofG3056theG3956LordκυρίουkuriouG2962untohimG846,withG1722allG3956thatG3956wereinG1722hisG846houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614.

33AndG2532heG2532tookπαραλαβὼνparalabōnG3880themG846theG3956sameG846hourὥρᾳhōraG5610ofἀπὸapoG575theG3956nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571,andG2532washedἔλουσενelousenG3068theirG846stripes;andG2532wasbaptizedἐβαπτίσθηebaptisthēG907,heG2532andG2532allG3956hisG846,immediatelyπαραχρῆμα.parachrēmaG3916.

34AndG2532heG2532broughtG321themG846upG1519intoG1519hisG846houseοἶκονoikonG3624,andG2532setG321meatτὸνtonG3588beforeπαρέθηκενparethēkenG3908themG846,andG2532rejoicedG21greatlyG21,withG2316allτῷtōG3588hisG846houseG3624, havingbelievedπεπιστευκὼςpepisteukōsG4100inG1519Godθεῷ.¶theōG2316.

35ButG1161whenG1161itG1161wasdayἩμέραςHēmerasG2250,theοἱhoiG3588magistratesστρατηγοὶstratēgoiG4755sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649theτοὺςtousG3588serjeants,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,LetγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096thoseτοὺςtousG3588menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444goἀπόλυσονapolusonG630.

36AndG1161theG3588jailorreportedἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518theG3588wordsλόγουςlogousG3056toG4314PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972,sayingG3056,TheG3588magistratesστρατηγοὶstratēgoiG4755havesentἀπέσταλκανapestalkanG649toG4314letἀπολυθῆτε·apoluthēteG630youὅτιhotiG3754goG4198:nowG1161thereforeοὖνounG3767comeG1831forthG1831,andG1161goG4198inἐνenG1722peaceεἰρήνῃ.¶eirēnēG1515.

37ButG1161PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972saidἔφηephēG5346untothemG846,TheyG846havebeatenδείραντεςdeirantesG1194usG1519publiclyδημοσίᾳdēmosiaG1219,uncondemnedἀκατακρίτους,akatakritousG178,menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444thatG846areRomansῬωμαίουςRhōmaiousG4514,andG2532havecastἔβαλανebalanG906usG1519intoG1519prisonφυλακήν,phulakēnG5438;andG2532doG2532theyG846nowG1161castG906usG1519outG1544privily? nay verily;butG1161letthemG846comeἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064themselvesG1438andG2532bringG906usG1519outG1544.

38AndG1161theG3588serjeantsreportedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518theseταῦτα·tautaG3778wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487untotheG3588magistratesστρατηγοῖςstratēgoisG4755:andG1161theyG3754fearedἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsanG5399,whenG1161theyG3754heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191thatG3754theyG3754wereεἰσιν,eisinG1510RomansῬωμαῖοίRhōmaioiG4514;

39andG2532theyG846cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064andG2532besoughtthemG846;andG2532whenG2532theyG846hadbroughtG2064themG846outἐξαγαγόντεςexagagontesG1806,theyG846askedἠρώτωνērōtōnG2065themG846toG2064goἀπελθεῖνapeltheinG565awayG565fromἀπὸapoG575theτῆςtēsG3588cityπόλεως.¶poleōsG4172.

40AndG2532theyG2532wentG1831outG1831ofG575theτῆςtēsG3588prisonφυλακῆςphulakēsG5438,andG2532enteredG1525intoG1525theτὴνtēnG3588houseofG575LydiaΛυδίαν·LudianG3070:andG2532whenG2532theyG2532hadseenG3708theτοὺςtousG3588brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80,theyG2532comfortedG3870themG3870,andG2532departedG1831.

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