Revised Version 1895

Acts 23:10-35

10AndG1161whenG1161thereG1161aroseG1096agreatπολλῆςpollēsG4183dissension,theG3588chief captain,fearingφοβηθεὶςphobētheisG5399lestμὴmēG3361PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972shouldbeG1096tornδιασπασθῇdiaspasthēaG1288inG1519piecesG1288byG5259themG846,commandedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753theG3588soldiersστράτευμαstrateumaG4753toG1519goG2597downκαταβὰνkatabanG2597andG1161takeG1096himG846byG5259forceἁρπάσαιharpasaiG726fromG1537amongG1537themG846,andG1161bringἄγεινageinG71himG846intoG1519theG3588castle.

11AndG2532theG3588nightνυκτὶnuktiG3571followingtheG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962stoodἐπιστὰςepistasG2186byG3004himαὐτῷautōG846,andG2532saidG3004,BeδεῖdeiG1163ofG2962goodG3140cheer:forγὰρgarG1063asὡςhōsG5613thou hasttestifiedμαρτυρῆσαι.¶marturēsaiG3140concerningπερὶperiG4012meG3004atJerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419,soG2532must thoubearG3140witnessG3140alsoκαὶkaiG2532atRomeῬώμηνRhōmēnG4516.

12AndG1161whenG1161itποιήσαντεςpoiēsantesG4160wasdayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,theG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453banded together,andG1161boundG332themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438underG332acurseG332,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004thatG3739theyG3739wouldΓενομένηςGenomenēsG1096neitherμήτεmēteG3383eatG2068norμήτεmēteG3383drinkπιεῖνpieinG4095tilltheyG3739hadkilledἀποκτείνωσινapokteinōsinG615PaulΠαῦλον.PaulonG3972.

13AndG1161theyG1161wereἦσανēsanG1510moreπλείουςpleiousG4183thanG4183fortyτεσσεράκονταtesserakontaG5062whichG3588madeG4160thisταύτηνtautēnG3778conspiracyG4160.

14AndG2532theyG3739cameπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334toG3004theG3588chiefἀρχιερεῦσινarchiereusinG749priestsG749andG2532theG3588eldersπρεσβυτέροιςpresbuteroisG4245,andG2532saidG3004,WeG3739haveboundG332ourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438underG332a greatcurseG332,toG3004tasteγεύσασθαιgeusasthaiG1089nothingμηδενὸςmēdenosG3367untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193weG3739havekilledἀποκτείνωμενapokteinōmenG615PaulΠαῦλον.PaulonG3972.

15NowG1161thereforeοὖνounG3767doG1510yewithσὺνsunG4862theG3588councilσυνεδρίῳ,sunedriōG4892signifytoG1519theG3588chief captainthatὅπωςhopōsG3704heG846bringκαταγάγῃkatagagēG2609himG846downG2609untoyouG5210,asG5613thoughG5613yewouldG3195judgeofπερὶperiG4012hisG846caseνῦνnunG3568more exactly:andG1161weG2249,orG1161everheG846comeG3195nearἐγγίσαιengisaiG1448,areG1510readyἕτοιμοίhetoimoiG2092toG1519slayἀνελεῖνaneleinG337himG846.

16ButδὲdeG1161Paul’sΠαύλουPaulouG3972sister’ssonυἱὸςhuiosG5207heardἈκούσαςAkousasG191ofG5207theirG2532lyinginG1519wait,andG2532heG2532cameπαραγενόμενοςparagenomenosG3854andG2532enteredεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525intoG1519theG3588castle,andG2532toldἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518PaulΠαύλῳ.PaulōG3972.

17AndG1161PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972calledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341untohimG846oneἕναhenaG1520ofG1520theG3588centurionsἑκατονταρχῶνhekatontarchōnG1543,andG1161saidἔφη·ephēG5346, BringthisG3778youngνεανίανneanianG3494manG3778untotheG3588chief captain:forγὰρgarG1063heG846hathsomethingτιtiG5100toπρὸςprosG4314tellἀπαγγεῖλαίapangeilaiG518himG846.

18SoοὖνounG3767heG2532tookπαραλαβὼνparalabōnG3880himG846,andG2532broughtἤγαγενēgagenG71himG846toG4314theG3588chief captain,andG2532saith,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972theG3588prisonerδέσμιοςdesmiosG1198calledπροσκαλεσάμενόςproskalesamenosG4341meG1473untohimG846,andG2532askedἠρώτησενērōtēsenG2065meG1473toG4314bringἀγαγεῖνagageinG71thisG3778youngνεανίσκονneaniskonG3495manG3778unto thee,whoG3588hathsomethingτιtiG5100toG4314sayλαλῆσαίlalēsaiG2980toG4314thee.

19AndG2532theτῆςtēsG3588chief captaintookἐπιλαβόμενοςepilabomenosG1949himG846byG2596theὁhoG3588handχειρὸςcheirosG5495,andG2532goingasideἀναχωρήσαςanachōrēsasG402askedἐπυνθάνετο·epunthanetoG4441himG846privatelyG2596,WhatτίtiG5101isἐστινestinG1510thatὃhoG3739thou hasttoG2596tellἀπαγγεῖλαίapangeilaiG518meG1473?

20AndδὲdeG1161heG846saidG3004,TheG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453haveagreedσυνέθεντοsunethentoG4934toG1519askἐρωτῆσαίerōtēsaiG2065theetoG1519bringκαταγάγῃςkatagagēsG2609downG2609PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972tomorrowαὔριονaurionG839untotheG3588councilσυνέδριονsunedrionG4892,asG5613thoughG5613thou wouldestinquireπυνθάνεσθαιpunthanesthaiG4441somewhatτιtiG5100more exactlyconcerningπερὶperiG4012himG846.

21DoG1510notμὴmēG3361thouthereforeοὖνounG3767yield untothemG846:forG1063thereG1510lieinG2532waitἐνεδρεύουσινenedreuousinG1748forG1063himG846ofἐξexG1537themG846moreπλείουςpleiousG4183thanG4183fortyτεσσεράκοντα,tesserakontaG5062menἄνδρεςandresG435,whichοὗhouG3739haveG1510boundG332themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438underG332aG1510curseG332,neitherμήτεmēteG3383toG2193eatG2068norμήτεmēteG3383toG2193drinkπιεῖνpieinG4095tilltheyG846haveG1510slainἀνέλωσινanelōsinG337himG846:andG2532nowνῦνnunG3568areG1510theyG846readyἕτοιμοιhetoimoiG2092,lookingπροσδεχόμενοιprosdechomenoiG4327forG1063theτὴνtēnG3588promiseἐπαγγελίαν.¶epangelianG1860fromἀπὸapoG575thee.

22SoοὖνounG3767theὉHoG3588chief captainletG630theτὸνtonG3588youngνεανίσκονneaniskonG3495manG3778goG630, charginghimG4314,TellἐκλαλῆσαιeklalēsaiG1583noμηδενὶmēdeniG3367manG3778thatὅτιhotiG3754thou hast signifiedtheseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778toG4314meG1473.

23AndG2532heG2532calledG3004untohimG2532twoδύοduoG1417ofG575theG3588centurionsἑκατονταρχῶνhekatontarchōnG1543,andG2532saidG3004,MakeG2090readyG2090twoG1417hundredδιακοσίουςdiakosiousG1250soldiersστρατιώταςstratiōtasG4757toG3004goπορευθῶσινporeuthōsinG4198asG4198farἕωςhe'ōsG2193asG4198CaesareaΚαισαρείαςKaisareiasG2542,andG2532horsemenἱππεῖςhippeisG2460threescoreandG2532ten,andG2532spearmenδεξιολάβουςdexiolabousG1187twoG1417hundredδιακοσίουςdiakosiousG1250, attheG3588thirdτρίτηςtritēsG5154hourὥραςhōrasG5610ofG575theG3588nightνυκτός,nuktosG3571:

24andG5037he badethemG2443provideπαραστῆσαι,parastēsaiG3936beastsκτήνηktēnēG2934,thatG2443theyG3972might setPaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972thereon,andG5037bringδιασώσωσινdiasōsōsinG1295himπρὸςprosG4314safe untoFelixΦήλικαPhēlikaG5344theG3588governorἡγεμόνα·hēgemonaG2232.

25AndἔχουσανechousanG2192heG3778wroteγράψαςgrapsasG1125aletterἐπιστολὴνepistolēnG1992afterthisG3778form:

26ClaudiusΚλαύδιοςKlaudiosG2804LysiasΛυσίαςLusiasG3079untotheτῷtōG3588mostκρατίστῳkratistōG2903excellentG2903governorἡγεμόνιhēgemoniG2232FelixΦήλικιPhēlikiG5344,greetingχαίρειν.chaireinG5463.

27ThisτοῦτονtoutonG3778manἄνδραandraG435wasG1510seizedσυλλημφθένταsullēmphthentaG4815byG5259theG3588JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453,andG2532wasG1510aboutG3195toG3195beG1510slainἀναιρεῖσθαιanaireisthaiG337ofG435themG846,whenG2532IG2532cameἐπιστὰςepistasG2186uponG1510themG846withσὺνsunG4862theG3588soldiersστρατεύματιstrateumatiG4753,andG2532rescuedἐξειλάμηνexeilamēnG1807himG846, havinglearnedμαθὼνmathōnG3129thatὅτιhotiG3754heG2532wasG1510aG1510RomanῬωμαῖόςRhōmaiosG4514.

28AndτεteG5037desiringβουλόμενόςboulomenosG1014toεἰςeisG1519knowἐπιγνῶναιepignōnaiG1921theG3588causeαἰτίανaitianG156whereforetheyG846accusedἐνεκάλουνenekalounG1458himG846,IἣνhēnG3739broughtG2609himG846downκατήγαγονkatēgagonG2609untotheirG846councilσυνέδριονsunedrionG4892:

29whomG3739IG3739foundεὗρονheuronG2147toG2228beἔχονταechontaG2192accusedἐγκαλούμενονegkaloumenonG1458aboutπερὶperiG4012questionsζητημάτωνzētēmatōnG2213ofG3551theirG846lawνόμουnomouG3551,butδὲdeG1161toG2228havenothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367laidtoG2228hisG846chargeἔγκλημα.egklēmaG1462worthyἄξιονaxionG514ofG3551deathθανάτουthanatouG2288orG2228ofG3551bondsδεσμῶνdesmōnG1199.

30AndG2532whenG2532itG846wasG1510shewntoG1519meG3004thatG3004thereG1510wouldG846beG1510aG1510plotἐπιβουλῆςepiboulēsG1917againstG1909theG3588manἄνδραandraG435,IG1473sentἔπεμψαepempsaG3992himG846toG1519thee forthwith, charginghisG846accusersκατηγόροιςkatēgoroisG2725alsoκαὶkaiG2532toG1519speakλέγεινlegeinG3004againstG1909himG846beforeG1909thee.

31SoοὖνounG3767theG3588soldiersστρατιῶταιstratiōtaiG4757,asG1519itG846wascommandedδιατεταγμένονdiatetagmenonG1299themG846,tookἀναλαβόντεςanalabontesG353PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972,andG3972broughtἤγαγονēgagonG71himG846byδιὰdiaG1223nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571toG1519AntipatrisἈντιπατρίδα.AntipatridaG494.

32ButG1161onG1519theτῇtēaG3588morrowtheyG846leftG565theτοὺςtousG3588horsemenἱππεῖςhippeisG2460toG1519goἀπέρχεσθαιaperchesthaiG565withσὺνsunG4862himG846,andG1161returnedὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsanG5290toG1519theτὴνtēnG3588castle:

33andG2532theyG846,whenG2532theyG846cameεἰσελθόντεςeiselthontesG1525toG1519CaesareaΚαισάρειανKaisareianG2542,andG2532deliveredἀναδόντεςanadontesG325theG3588letterἐπιστολὴνepistolēnG1992toG1519theG3588governorἡγεμόνιhēgemoniG2232,presentedπαρέστησανparestēsanG3936PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972alsoG2532beforeG1519himG846.

34AndG2532whenG2532heG2532hadG1510readἀναγνοὺςanagnousG314itδὲdeG1161,heG2532askedἐπερωτήσαςeperōtēsasG1905ofG1537whatποίαςpoiasG4169provinceἐπαρχείαςeparcheiasG1885heG2532wasG1510;andG2532whenG2532heG2532understoodthatὅτιhotiG3754heG2532wasG1510ofG1537CiliciaΚιλικίας,KilikiasG2791,

35IG2532willG2532hear thy cause,saidἔφη,ephēG5346heG2532,whenὅτανhotanG3752thineaccusersκατήγοροίkatēgoroiG2725alsoκαὶkaiG2532arecomeπαραγένωνται.paragenōntaiG3854:andG2532heG2532commandedκελεύσαςkeleusasG2753himαὐτόν.¶autonG846toG2532beG2532keptφυλάσσεσθαιphulassesthaiG5442inἐνenG1722Herod’sἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264palaceπραιτωρίῳpraitōriōG4232.

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