Revised Version 1895

Acts 26

1AndG1161AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67saidG3004untoPaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972, Thou artpermittedἐπιτρέπεταίepitrepetaiG2010toπρὸςprosG4314speakλέγειν.legeinG3004forG5228thyself.ThenτότεtoteG5119PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972stretchedἐκτείναςekteinasG1614forthhisG4012handχεῖραcheiraG5495,andG1161madeG3004hisG4012defence:

2IG3739thinkmyselfG1683happyμακάριονmakarionG3107,kingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππα,AgrippaG67,thatG3739IG3739amG3195toG1909makeἀπολογεῖσθαι·apologeisthaiG626myG3956defencebeforeG1909theethisG3739dayσήμερονsēmeronG4594touchingallG3956theG3956thingsG3956whereofIG3739amG3195accusedἐγκαλοῦμαιegkaloumaiG1458byὑπὸhupoG5259theG3956JewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453:

3especiallyμάλισταmalistaG3122becauseG2596thou artexpertγνώστηνgnōstēnG1109inG2596allG3956customsἐθῶνethōnG1485andκαὶkaiG2532questionsζητημάτων.zētēmatōnG2213whichτῶνtōnG3588areὄνταontaG1510amongG2596theG3956JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453:whereforeδιὸdioG1352IG1473beseech theetoG2596hearἀκοῦσαίakousaiG191meG1473patientlyμακροθύμωςmakrothumōsG3116.

4MyG3956mannerG981ofἐκekG1537lifeG981thenοὖνounG3767fromG575myG3956youthνεότητοςneotētosG3503up,whichG3588wasfromG575theG3956beginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746amongG1722mineG1473ownnationἔθνειethneiG1484,andτεteG5037atJerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414,knowG1492allG3956theG3956JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453;

5havingG3140knowledgeofG2596meG1473fromG2596theτὴνtēnG3588first,ifἐὰνeanG1437theyG3754bewillingθέλωσινthelōsinG2309toG2309testifyμαρτυρεῖνmartureinG3140,howG3754thatG3754afterG2596theτῆςtēsG3588straitestsectαἵρεσινairesinG139ofG2596ourG2251religionθρησκείαςthrēskeiasG2356IG1473livedἔζησαezēsaG2198aPhariseeΦαρισαῖος·PharisaiosG5330.

6AndκαὶkaiG2532nowνῦνnunG3568IG1473standἕστηκαhestēkaG2476hereG1519toG1519beG1096judgedκρινόμενος,krinomenosG2919forG1519theG3588hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680ofG2316theG3588promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860madeG1096ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316untoourG2316fathersπατέραςpaterasG3962;

7untowhichG3739promiseourG2532twelveG1429tribesG1429, earnestlyservingλατρεῦονlatreuonG3000GodG3571nightνύκταnuktaG3571andG2532dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250,hopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680toεἰςeisG1519attainκαταντῆσαι,katantēsaiG2658.AndG2532concerningπερὶperiG4012thisG3588hopeG1680IG1473amG1473accusedἐγκαλοῦμαιegkaloumaiG1458byἐνenG1722theG3588JewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453, Okingβασιλεῦ,basileuG935!

8WhyτίtiG5101is itjudgedκρίνεταιkrinetaiG2919incredibleἄπιστονapistonG571withπαρ᾽par᾽G3844youG5210,ifεἰeiG1487GodθεὸςtheosG2316dothraiseἐγείρει;¶egeireiG1453theὁhoG3588deadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498?

9IἘγὼEgōG1473verilythoughtG1380withG4314myselfG1683,thatG1380IἐμαυτῷemautōG1473oughtδεῖνdeinG1163toG4314doπρᾶξαι,praxaiG4238manyπολλὰpollaG4183thingsG4183contraryἐναντίαenantiaG1727toG4314theG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686ofG3686JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ofG3686NazarethΝαζωραίουNazōraiouG3480.

10AndG2532thisτῶνtōnG3588IG1473alsoG2532didG4160inG1722JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414:andG2532IG1473bothG5037shutupκατέκλεισαkatekleisaG2623manyπολλούςpollousG4183ofG1722theτὴνtēnG3588saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40inG1722prisonsφυλακαῖςphulakaisG5438,havingG4160receivedλαβών,labōnG2983authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849fromπαρὰparaG3844theτῶνtōnG3588chiefἀρχιερέωνarchiereōnG749priestsG749,andG2532whenG2532theyG846wereputG337toG2532deathG337,IG1473gaveG4160myG1722voteψῆφον·psēphonG5586againstG1722themG846.

11AndG2532punishingthemG846oftentimesinG1519allG3956theG3956synagoguesσυναγωγὰςsunagōgasG4864,IG2532strovetoG1519makethemG846blasphemeβλασφημεῖν,blasphēmeinG987;andG2532being exceedingly madagainstκατὰkataG2596themG846,IG2532persecutedἐδίωκονediōkonG1377themG846evenG2532untoforeignἔξωexōG1854citiesπόλεις.poleisG4172.

12WhereuponasG1519IοἷςhoisG3739journeyedtoG1519DamascusΔαμασκὸνDamaskonG1154withμετ᾽met᾽G3326theG3588authorityἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849andκαὶkaiG2532commissionἐπιτροπῆςepitropēsG2011ofἐνenG1722theG3588chiefἀρχιερέωνarchiereōnG749priestsG749,

13at midday, Okingβασιλεῦ,basileuG935,IG1473sawG3708onG5228theG3588wayὁδὸνhodonG3598alightφῶςphōsG5457fromκατὰkataG2596heavenοὐρανόθενouranothenG3771,aboveG5228theG3588brightnessofἡμέραςhēmerasG2250theG3588sunἡλίουhēliouG2246,shiningπεριλάμψανperilampsanG4034roundaboutG5228meG1473andκαὶkaiG2532themG3708thatG3708journeyedwithσὺνsunG4862meG1473.

14AndτεteG5037whenG191weG2249wereallG3956fallenκαταπεσόντωνkatapesontōnG2667toG1519theG3956earthγῆνgēnG1093,IG1473heardG191avoiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456sayingλέγουσανlegousanG3004untomeG3004inG1519theG3956HebrewἙβραΐδιHebraidiG1446languageδιαλέκτῳ·dialektōG1258,SaulΣαοὺλSaoulG4549,SaulΣαούλ,SaoulG4549,whyτίtiG5101persecutest thoumeG3004?itG191ishardσκληρόνsklēronG4642forG1519theetoG1519kickagainstG4314theG3956goad.

15AndδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473saidG3004,WhoG3739art thou,Lordκύριε;kurieG2962?AndδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962saidG3004,IἐγώegōG1473amG1510JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424whomG3739thou persecutest.

16Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ariseἀνάστηθιanastēthiG450,andG2532standστῆθιstēthiG2476uponG1909thyfeetπόδαςpodasG4228:forγὰρgarG1063toG1519thisG3778endG1519haveIG1473appearedG3708unto thee,toG1519appointπροχειρίσασθαίprocheirisasthaiG4400thee aministerὑπηρέτηνhupēretēnG5257andG2532awitnessμάρτυραmarturaG3144bothG5037ofG1909theG3588thingsG3778wherein thou hastseenG3708meG1473,andG2532ofG1909theG3588thingsG3778whereinIG1473willG3739appearG3708unto thee;

17delivering theefromἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588peopleλαοῦlaouG2992,andκαὶkaiG2532fromἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588Gentilesἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484, untowhomοὓςhousG3739IἐγὼegōG1473sendἀποστέλλωapostellōG649thee,

18toεἰςeisG1519openἀνοῖξαιanoixaiG455theirG846eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788,thatG846theyG846mayG2532turnἐπιστρέψαιepistrepsaiG1994fromG575darknessσκότουςskotousG4655toεἰςeisG1519lightφῶςphōsG5457,andG2532fromG575theG3588powerἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849ofG575SatanσατανᾶsatanaG4567untoGodθεόν,theonG2316,thatG846theyG846mayG2532receiveλαβεῖνlabeinG2983remissionofG575sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266andG2532anG2532inheritanceκλῆρονklēronG2819amongG1722themG846thatG846aresanctifiedἡγιασμένοιςhēgiasmenoisG37byG1722faithπίστειpisteiG4102inG1722meἐμέ.¶emeG1473.

19Wherefore, OkingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππα,AgrippaG67,IὍθεν,HothenG3606wasnotοὐκoukG3756disobedientἀπειθὴςapeithēsG545untotheτῇtēaG3588heavenlyοὐρανίῳouraniōG3770visionὀπτασίᾳ,optasiaG3701:

20butἀλλὰallaG235declaredἀπήγγελλονapēngellonG518bothG5037toG1909themG1722ofG2316DamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154firstπρῶτόνprōtonG4413,andG2532atJerusalemἹεροσολύμοις,Hi'erosolumoisG2414,andG2532throughoutG1722allG3956theG3956countryχώρανchōranG5561ofG2316Judaea,andG2532alsoG2532toG1909theG3956GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484,thatG3956theyG2532shouldG2316repentμετανοεῖνmetanoeinG3340andG2532turnἐπιστρέφεινepistrepheinG1994toG1909GodθεὸνtheonG2316,doingπράσσοντας.prassontasG4238worksἔργαergaG2041worthyἄξιαaxiaG514ofG2316repentanceμετανοίαςmetanoiasG3341.

21ForG1722thisτούτωνtoutōnG3778causetheG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453seizedσυλλαβόμενοιsullabomenoiG4815meG1473inG1722theG3588templeG2413,andG2453assayedtoG1722killmeG1473.

22HavingG3767thereforeοὖνounG3767obtainedτυχὼνtuchōnG5177theG3588helpἐπικουρίαςepikouriasG1947thatG3739isfromἀπὸapoG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316,IG3739standἕστηκαhestēkaG2476untothisταύτηςtautēsG3778dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250testifyingμαρτυρόμενοςmarturomenosG3143bothG5037toG3004smallμικρῷmikrōG3398andG2532greatμεγάλῳ,megalōG3173,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762butG2532whatG3739theG3588prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396andG2532MosesΜωϋσῆς,MōusēsG3475didG1096sayG3004shouldG2316comeG1096;

23howthatG3498theG3588Christχριστός,christosG5547mustsufferπαθητὸςpathētosG3805,andG2532howthatG3498heG2532firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413byG1537theG3588resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386ofG1537theG3588deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498shouldG2532proclaimκαταγγέλλεινkatangelleinG2605lightφῶςphōsG5457bothτεteG5037toG3195theG3588peopleλαῷlaōG2992andG2532toG3195theG3588Gentilesἔθνεσιν.¶ethnesinG1484.

24AndG1161asG1519heG846thusG1161madehisG846defence,FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347saithwithG1519aloudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456,PaulΠαῦλε·PauleG3972, thou artmadμανίανmanianG3130; thymuchπολλάpollaG4183learningγράμματαgrammataG1121doth turn theetoG1519madness.

25ButG1161PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972saith,IG2532amG3105notοὐouG3756madG3105,mostκράτιστεkratisteG2903excellentG2903FestusΦῆστε,PhēsteG5347;butG1161speak forthwordsG4487ofG4487truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225andG2532soberness.

26ForγὰρgarG1063theὁhoG3588kingβασιλεύς,basileusG935knowethofG5100theseG3778thingsG3778, untowhomG3739alsoκαὶkaiG2532IG3739speakλαλῶ·lalōG2980freelyπαρρησιαζόμενοςparrēsiazomenosG3955:forγὰρgarG1063IG3739amG1510persuadedπείθομαιpeithomaiG3982thatG3739noneοὐθέν·outhenG3762ofG5100theseG3778thingsG3778isG1510hiddenfromG2980himαὐτόνautonG846;forγάρgarG1063thisG3778hathnotG3756beenG1510doneπεπραγμένονpepragmenonG4238inἐνenG1722aG1510cornerγωνίᾳgōniaG1137.

27KingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππα,AgrippaG67, believest thoutheτοῖςtoisG3588prophetsπροφήταις;prophētaisG4396?IG3754knowG1492thatG3754thou believest.

28AndG1161AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67said untoPaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972,WithἐνenG1722butG1161littleὀλίγῳoligōG3641persuasion thou wouldest fainmakeποιῆσαι.poiēsaiG4160meG1473aChristianΧριστιανὸνChristianonG5546.

29AndG2532PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972saidG1096,IG1473wouldἂνanG302toG2532GodθεῷtheōG2316,thatG191whetherG2532withG1722littleὀλίγῳoligōG3641orG2532withG1722muchμεγάλῳmegalōG3173,notοὐouG3756thouonlyG3440,butδὲdeG1161alsoG2532allπάνταςpantasG3956thatG191hearἀκούοντάςakouontasG191meG1473thisG3778dayσήμερονsēmeronG4594,mightG2532becomeγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096suchτοιούτουςtoioutousG5108asG1722IG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510,exceptπαρεκτὸςparektosG3924theseG3778bondsδεσμῶνdesmōnG1199.

30AndG2532theG3588kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935roseG450upG450,andG2532theG3588governorἡγεμὼνhēgemōnG2232,andG2532BerniceΒερνίκηBernikēG959,andG2532theyG846thatG846satwithG2532themG846:

31andG2532whenG2532theyG2532had withdrawn,theyG2532spakeoneG3762toπρὸςprosG4314anotherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004,Thisοὗτος.houtosG3778manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444doethnothingG3762worthyG514ofG5100deathθανάτουthanatouG2288orἢēG2228ofG5100bondsδεσμῶνdesmōnG1199.

32AndδὲdeG1161AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67saidἔφη·ephēG5346untoFestusΦήστῳPhēstōG5347,ThisG3778manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444mightἐδύνατοedunatoG1410havebeenG3361setἀπολελύσθαιapolelusthaiG630at liberty,ifεἰeiG1487heG3778hadnotG3361appealedἐπεκέκλητοepekeklētoG1941untoCaesarΚαίσαρα.¶KaisaraG2541.

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