Revised Version 1895

Acts 17

1NowδὲdeG1161whenG2532theyG2532hadG1510passedthroughΔιοδεύσαντεςDiodeusantesG1353AmphipolisἈμφίπολινAmphipolinG295andG2532ApolloniaἈπολλωνίανApollōnianG624,theyG2532cameἦλθονēlthonG2064toεἰςeisG1519ThessalonicaΘεσσαλονίκην,ThessalonikēnG2332,whereὅπουhopouG3699wasG1510aG1510synagogueσυναγωγὴsunagōgēG4864ofG3588theG3588JewsἸουδαίων.IoudaiōnG2453:

2andG2532PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972,asκατὰkataG2596hisG846customεἰωθὸςeiōthosG1486was,wentεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525inG1909untothemG846,andG2532forG1909threeτρίαtriaG5140sabbathσάββαταsabbataG4521daysreasonedδιελέξατοdielexatoG1256withπρὸςprosG4314themG846fromἀπὸapoG575theG3588scripturesγραφῶν,graphōnG1124,

3openingandG2532alleging,thatὅτιhotiG3754itG3778behovedtheτὸνtonG3588ChristχριστὸνchristonG5547toG2532sufferπαθεῖνpatheinG3958,andG2532toG2532riseG450againG450fromἐκekG1537theὁhoG3588deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498;andG2532thatὅτιhotiG3754thisG3778JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,whomὃνhonG3739,saidG2532heG2532,IἐγὼegōG1473proclaimκαταγγέλλωkatangellōG2605untoyouG5210,isἐστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588ChristχριστὸςchristosG5547.

4AndG2532someτινεςtinesG5100ofG1537themαὐτῶνautōnG846werepersuadedἐπείσθησανepeisthēsanG3982,andG2532consortedwithG1537PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972andG2532SilasΣιλᾷ,SilaG4609;andG2532ofG1537theG3588devoutσεβομένωνsebomenōnG4576GreeksἙλλήνωνHellēnōnG1672agreatπολύ,poluG4183multitudeπλῆθοςplēthosG4128,andG2532ofG1537theG3588chiefwomenγυναικῶνgunaikōnG1135notοὐκoukG3756afewὀλίγαι.¶oligaiG3641.

5ButδὲdeG1161theοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453, being movedwithG2532jealousy,tookπροσλαβόμενοιproslabomenoiG4355untothemG846certainτινὰςtinasG5100vile fellowsofG435theτῶνtōnG3588rabble,andG2532gathering a crowd,setἐπιστάντεςepistantesG2186theτὴνtēnG3588cityπόλιν,polinG4172onG1519anG2532uproar;andG2532assaultingtheτῇtēaG3588houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614ofG435JasonἸάσονοςIasonosG2394,theyG846soughtἐζήτουνezētounG2212toG1519bringπροαγαγεῖνproagageinG4254themG846forthtoG1519theτὸνtonG3588peopleG846.

6AndG2532whenG2532theyG846foundεὑρόντεςheurontesG2147themG846notμὴmēG3361,theyG846draggedἔσυρονesuronG4951JasonἸάσοναIasonaG2394andG2532certainτιναςtinasG5100brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80beforeG1909theτοὺςtousG3588rulersofG1909theοἱhoiG3588cityπολιτάρχαςpolitarchasG4173,cryingβοῶντεςboōntesG994,TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778thatὅτιhotiG3754have turnedtheτὴνtēnG3588worldοἰκουμένηνoikoumenēnG3625upside down are come hitheralsoG2532;

7whomG3739JasonἸάσων·IasōnG2394hathreceivedὑποδέδεκταιhupodedektaiG5264:andκαὶkaiG2532theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778allG3956actπράσσουσινprassousinG4238contraryἀπέναντιapenantiG561toG3004theG3956decreesδογμάτωνdogmatōnG1378ofG3956CaesarΚαίσαροςKaisarosG2541,sayingG3004thatG3739thereG1510isG1510anotherἕτερονheteronG2087kingβασιλέαbasileaG935,oneG3739JesusἸησοῦν.IēsounG2424.

8AndG2532theyG2532troubledἐτάραξανetaraxanG5015theG3588multitudeὄχλονochlonG3793andG2532theG3588rulersofG191theG3588cityπολιτάρχαςpolitarchasG4173,whenG2532theyG2532heardἀκούονταςakouontasG191theseG3778thingsταῦτα·tautaG3778.

9AndG2532whenG2532theyG846hadtakenλαβόντεςlabontesG2983securityfromπαρὰparaG3844JasonἸάσονοςIasonosG2394andG2532theG3588restλοιπῶνloipōnG3062,theyG846letG630themG846goἀπέλυσανapelusanG630.

10AndG2532theG3588brethrenἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112sentG1599awayG1599PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972andG2532SilasΣιλᾶνSilanG4609byG1223nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571unto Beroea:whoG3588whenG2532theyG2532werecomeπαραγενόμενοιparagenomenoiG3854thitherwentἀπῄεσαν.apēesanG549intoG1519theG3588synagogueσυναγωγὴνsunagōgēnG4864ofG1223theG3588JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453.

11NowδὲdeG1161theseG3778wereG1510moreG2596noblethanεὐγενέστεροιeugenesteroiG2104thoseG3588inG1722ThessalonicaΘεσσαλονίκῃ,ThessalonikēG2332,inG1722thatG3778theyG1161receivedἐδέξαντοedexantoG1209theG3956wordλόγονlogonG3056withμετὰmetaG3326allG3956readinessπροθυμίαςprothumiasG4288ofG3056mind,examiningἀνακρίνοντεςanakrinontesG350theG3956scripturesγραφὰςgraphasG1124dailyG2596,whetherεἰeiG1487theseG3778thingsG3778wereG1510soοὕτως.¶houtōsG3779.

12ManyΠολλοὶPolloiG4183ofG1537themαὐτῶνautōnG846thereforeοὖνounG3767believedἐπίστευσαν,episteusanG4100;alsoκαὶkaiG2532ofG1537theG3588GreekἙλληνίδωνHellēnidōnG1674womenγυναικῶνgunaikōnG1135ofG1537honourable estate,andκαὶkaiG2532ofG1537menἀνδρῶνandrōnG435,notοὐκoukG3756afewὀλίγοι.¶oligoiG3641.

13ButδὲdeG1161whenὩςHōsG5613theG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453ofG3056ThessalonicaΘεσσαλονίκηςThessalonikēsG2332had knowledgethatὅτιhotiG3754theG3588wordλόγοςlogosG3056ofG3056Godθεοῦ,theouG2316wasproclaimedκατηγγέληkatēngelēG2605ofG3056PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972at BeroeaalsoG2532,theyG2532cameG2064thitherlikewiseG2532,stirringταράσσοντεςtarassontesG5015upG2064andG2532troublingtheG3588multitudesὄχλους.ochlousG3793.

14AndG2532thenG2532immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112theG3588brethrenἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80sentG1821forthG1821PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972toG1909goπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiG4198asG4198farG2193asG4198toG1909theG3588seaθάλασσαν·thalassanG2281:andG2532SilasΣιλᾶςSilasG4609andG2532TimothyΤιμόθεοςTimotheosG5095abodethereἐκεῖ.ekeiG1563stillG2193.

15ButδὲdeG1161theyG846thatG2443conductedPaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972broughtἤγαγονēgagonG71himG846asG5613farἕωςhe'ōsG2193asG5613AthensἈθηνῶν,AthēnōnG116:andκαὶkaiG2532receivingλαβόντεςlabontesG2983acommandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785untoSilasΣιλᾶνSilanG4609andκαὶkaiG2532TimothyΤιμόθεονTimotheonG5095thatG2443theyG846shouldG2443comeἔλθωσινelthōsinG2064toπρὸςprosG4314himG846withπρὸςprosG4314allG3588speed,theyG846departed.

16NowδὲdeG1161whileG1722PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972waitedforG1722themG846atAthensἈθήναιςAthēnaisG116,hisG846spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151wasοὖσανousanG1510provokedπαρωξύνετοparōxunetoG3947withinG1722himG846,asG1722heG846beheldtheG3588cityπόλιν.polinG4172fullG2712ofG4151idolsG2712.

17SoοὖνounG3767heG2532reasonedδιελέγετοdielegetoG1256inG1722theG3956synagogueσυναγωγῇsunagōgēaG4864withG1722theG3956JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453andG2532theG3956devoutσεβομένοιςsebomenoisG4576persons,andG2532inG1722theG3956marketplaceeveryG3956dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250withG1722themG1722thatG3956metwithG1722himG2532.

18AndG2532certainG5100alsoG2532ofG5100theG3588EpicureanandG2532StoicΣτοϊκῶνStoikōnG4770philosophersφιλοσόφωνphilosophōnG5386encounteredhimαὐτῷ·autōG846.AndG2532someG5100saidἔλεγον·elegonG3004,WhatτίtiG5101wouldἂνanG302thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778babblerσπερμολόγοςspermologosG4691sayλέγειν;legeinG3004?otherG1161someG5100,HeG2532seemethtoG3004beG1510aG1510setter forthofG5100strangeξένωνxenōnG3581godsδαιμονίωνdaimoniōnG1140:becauseὅτιhotiG3754heG2532preachedεὐηγγελίζετο.¶euēngelizetoG2097JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424andG2532theG3588resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386.

19AndG5037theyG846tookG1949holdἘπιλαβόμενοίEpilabomenoiG1949ofἐπὶepiG1909himG846,andG5037broughtἤγαγονēgagonG71himG846untotheG3588AreopagusG697,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,MayG3778weG3778knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097whatG5101thisG3778newκαινὴkainēG2537teachingδιδαχή;didachēG1322is,whichG5101isspokenλαλουμένηlaloumenēG2980byὑπὸhupoG5259thee?

20ForγάρgarG1063thou bringestcertainG5100strangeξενίζονταxenizontaG3579thingsταῦταtautaG3778toεἰςeisG1519ourearsἀκοὰςakoasG189:weG2249wouldG5100knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097thereforeοὖνounG3767whatτίναtinaG5101theseG3778thingsG3778meanG1510.

21(NowδὲdeG1161allG3956theG3956AtheniansἈθηναῖοιAthēnaioiG117andG2532theG3956strangersξένοιxenoiG3581sojourningthereG1161spenttheirG2532timeηὐκαίρουνēukairounG2119inG1519nothingG3762elseἕτερονheteronG2087,butG1161eitherἢēG2228toG1519tellλέγεινlegeinG3004orἢēG2228toG1519hearἀκούεινakoueinG191someG5100newκαινότερον.¶kainoteronG2537thingοὐδὲνoudenG3762.)

22AndG1161PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972stoodΣταθεὶςStatheisG2476inG1722theG3956midstμέσῳmesōG3319ofG435theG3956AreopagusG697,andG1161saidἔφη·ephēG5346, YemenG435ofG435AthensἈθηναῖοι,AthēnaioiG117,inG1722allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956IG1161perceiveθεωρῶ·theōrōG2334thatG3956ye are somewhat superstitious.

23ForγὰρgarG1063asG1722IG1473passedδιερχόμενοςdierchomenosG1330alongG2532,andG2532observedtheτὰtaG3588objectsG4574ofG2316yourG2532worshipσεβάσματαsebasmataG4574,IG1473foundεὗρονheuronG2147alsoG2532anG2532altarβωμὸνbōmonG1041withG1722thisG3778inscriptionἐπεγέγραπτο·epegegraptoG1924,TOG2532ANG2532UNKNOWNG50GODθεῷ.theōG2316.WhatG3739thereforeοὖνounG3767yeworshipG4574inG1722ignoranceG50,thisG3778setIG1473forth untoyouG5210.

24TheG3956GodθεὸςtheosG2316thatG3778madeG4160theG3956worldκόσμονkosmonG2889andG2532allG3956thingsG3778therein,heG2532,beingὑπάρχωνhuparchōnG5225LordκύριοςkuriosG2962ofG2316heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772andG2532earthγῆςgēsG1093, dwellethnotοὐκoukG3756inἐνenG1722templesναοῖςnaoisG3485madeG4160withἐνenG1722handsχειροποιήτοιςcheiropoiētoisG5499;

25neitherοὐδὲoudeG3761isheG2532servedθεραπεύεταιtherapeuetaiG2323byὑπὸhupoG5259men’shandsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495,asG2532thoughG2532heG2532neededπροσδεόμενόςprosdeomenosG4326anythingτινος,tinosG5100, seeingheG2532himselfαὐτὸςautosG846givethtoG2532allG3956lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222,andG2532breathπνοὴνpnoēnG4157,andG2532allG3956thingsG3956;

26andG2532heG2532madeG4160ofG1537oneἑνὸςhenosG1520everyG3956nationἔθνοςethnosG1484ofG1537menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444forG1909toG1909dwellκατοικεῖνkatoikeinG2730onG1909allG3956theG3956faceπροσώπουprosōpouG4383ofG1537theG3956earthγῆς,gēsG1093,havingG4160determinedὁρίσαςhorisasG3724theirG846appointedG4160seasonsκαιροὺςkairousG2540,andG2532theG3956boundsofG1537theirG846habitation;

27thatG846theyG846shouldG2212seekζητεῖνzēteinG2212Godθεόν,theonG2316,ifG1487haplytheyG846mightG2532feelafterG2532himG846,andG2532findεὕροιεν,heuroienG2147himG846,thoughG1487heG2532isnotοὐouG3756farμακρὰνmakranG3112fromG575eachἑκάστουhekastouG1538oneἑνὸςhenosG1520ofG575us:

28forγὰρgarG1063inἐνenG1722himG846weG2532liveζῶμενzōmenG2198,andG2532moveκινούμεθαkinoumethaG2795,andG2532haveG1510ourG2532beingG1510;asὡςhōsG5613certainG5100evenG2532ofG5100yourG2532ownG846poetsποιητῶνpoiētōnG4163haveG1510saidG3004,ForγὰρgarG1063weG2532areG1510alsoG2532hisG846offspringγένοςgenosG1085.

29BeingG1510thenG2532theτοῦtouG3588offspringγένοςgenosG1085ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316,weG2532oughtὀφείλομενopheilomenG3784notοὐκoukG3756toG2532thinkνομίζεινnomizeinG3543thatG2316theτὸtoG3588GodheadisG1510likeὅμοιον.homoionG3664untogoldχρυσῷchrusōG5557,orG2228silverἀργύρῳargurōG696,orG2228stoneλίθῳ,lithōG3037, gravenbyG2228artτέχνηςtechnēsG5078andG2532deviceofG2316manἀνθρώπου,anthrōpouG444.

30TheG3956timesχρόνουςchronousG5550ofG2316ignoranceἀγνοίαςagnoiasG52thereforeοὖνounG3767GodθεὸςtheosG2316overlookedὑπεριδὼνhuperidōnG5237;butG2316nowνῦνnunG3568heG3767commandethmenἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444thatG3956theyG3767shouldG2316allG3956everywhereπανταχοῦpantachouG3837repentμετανοεῖν·metanoeinG3340:

31inasmuchasG1722heG846hathappointedὥρισενhōrisenG3724adayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250,inG1722theG3956whichG3739heG846willG3739judgeκρίνεινkrineinG2919theG3956worldοἰκουμένηνoikoumenēnG3625inG1722righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343byG1722theG3956manἀνδρὶandriG435whomG3739heG846hath ordained; whereofheG846hath given assurance untoallG3956menG435,inG1722thatG3739heG846hathraisedἀναστήσαςanastēsasG450himG846fromἐκekG1537theG3956deadνεκρῶν.¶nekrōnG3498.

32NowδὲdeG1161whenG2532theyG2532heardἈκούσαντεςAkousantesG191ofG4012theG3588resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386ofG4012theG3588deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,someG3588mocked;butδὲdeG1161othersG3588saidG3004,WeG3778willG3778hearἀκουσόμεθάakousomethaG191theeconcerningπερὶperiG4012thisG3778yetG2532againπάλιν.palinG3825.

33ThusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972wentG1831outG1831fromG1537amongG1537themαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846.

34ButδὲdeG1161certainΤινὲςTinesG5100menἄνδρεςandresG435clave untohimαὐτῷautōG846,andG2532believedἐπίστευσαν,episteusanG4100:amongG1722whomοἷςhoisG3739alsoG2532wasDionysiusΔιονύσιοςDionusiosG1354theὁhoG3588AreopagiteἈρεοπαγίτηςAreopagitēsG698,andG2532awomanγυνὴgunēG1135namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686DamarisΔάμαριςDamarisG1152,andG2532othersἕτεροιheteroiG2087withG1722themαὐτοῖς.¶autoisG846.

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