Revised Version 1895

Acts 4:1-22

1AndG2532asG2532theyαὐτῶνautōnG846spake untotheτὸνtonG3588peopleλαὸνlaonG2992,theοἱhoiG3588priestsἱερεῖςhi'ereisG2409andG2532theὁhoG3588captainστρατηγὸςstratēgosG4755ofG2992theτοῦtouG3588templeG2413andG2532theοἱhoiG3588SadduceesΣαδδουκαῖοι,SaddoukaioiG4523cameἐπέστησανepestēsanG2186uponthemαὐτοῖςautoisG846,

2being sore troubledbecauseδιὰdiaG1223theyαὐτοὺςautousG846taughtδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321theG3588peopleλαὸνlaonG2992,andκαὶkaiG2532proclaimedκαταγγέλλεινkatangelleinG2605inἐνenG1722JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424theG3588resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386fromἐκekG1537theG3588deadνεκρῶν·nekrōnG3498.

3AndG2532theyG846laidG5087handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495onεἰςeisG1519themG846,andG2532putἔθεντοethentoG5087themG846inεἰςeisG1519ward untotheG3588morrow:forγὰρgarG1063itG846wasἦνēnG1510nowG2532eventide.

4ButδὲdeG1161manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183ofG3056themG191thatG191heardG191theG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056believedἐπίστευσαν·episteusanG4100;andG2532theG3588numberἀριθμὸςarithmosG706ofG3056theG3588menἀνδρῶνandrōnG435cameG1096toG2532beG1096aboutG5613fiveπέντε.¶penteG4002thousandχιλιάδεςchiliadesG5505.

5AndG2532itG846cameG1096toG1519passἘγένετοEgenetoG1096onἐπὶepiG1909theG3588morrow,thatG1096theirG846rulersἄρχονταςarchontasG758andG2532eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245andG2532scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122weregatheredG4863togetherG4863inG1722JerusalemG2419;

6andκαὶkaiG2532AnnasἍνναςHannasG452theG3588highἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749priestG749wasG1510thereG1510,andκαὶkaiG2532CaiaphasΚαϊάφαςKaiaphasG2533,andκαὶkaiG2532JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491,andκαὶkaiG2532AlexanderἈλέξανδροςAlexandrosG223,andκαὶkaiG2532asG3745manyὅσοιhosoiG3745asG3745wereG1510ofG1537theG3588kindredofG1537theG3588highG749priestG749.

7AndG2532whenG2532theyG846hadsetστήσαντεςstēsantesG2476themG846inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588midstμέσῳmesōG3319,theyG846inquiredἐπυνθάνοντο·epunthanontoG4441,ByἐνenG1722whatποίᾳpoiaG4169powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411,orἢēG2228inἐνenG1722whatποίῳpoiōG4169nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686, have yedoneἐποιήσατεepoiēsateG4160thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778?

8ThenG2532PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074,filledπλησθεὶςplēstheisG4130withπρὸςprosG4314theG3588HolyἁγίουhagiouG40Ghost,saidG3004untothemαὐτούς·autousG846, YerulersἄρχοντεςarchontesG758ofπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151theG3588peopleλαοῦlaouG2992,andG2532eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245,

9ifεἰeiG1487weG2249thisG3778dayσήμερονsēmeronG4594areexaminedἀνακρινόμεθαanakrinomethaG350concerningG1909a good deeddoneεὐεργεσίᾳeuergesiaG2108toG1909an impotentmanἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444,byG1722whatτίνιtiniG5101meansG1722thisG3778manG444ismadeσέσωται,sesōtaiG4982wholeG1722;

10beἔστωestōG1510itG3778knownγνωστὸνgnōstonG1110untoyouG5210allG3956,andG2532toG2532allG3956theG3956peopleλαῷlaōG2992ofG1537IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,thatὅτιhotiG3754inἐνenG1722theG3956nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686ofG1537JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547ofG1537NazarethΝαζωραίουNazōraiouG3480,whomG3739yecrucifiedἐσταυρώσατε,estaurōsateG4717,whomG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453fromG1537theG3956deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,evenG2532inἐνenG1722himG3739doththisG3778manG3778standπαρέστηκενparestēkenG3936hereG1510beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799youG5210wholeG3956.

11HeοὗτόςhoutosG3778isG1510theG3588stoneλίθοςlithosG3037whichG3588wasG1510setG1096at noughtofG2776youG5210theG3588buildersG3618,whichG3588wasG1510madeG1096theG3588headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776ofG2776theG3588cornerγωνίας.gōniasG1137.

12AndκαὶkaiG2532inG1722noneG3762otherἄλλῳallōG243isG1510thereG1510salvationσωτηρία·sōtēriaG4991:forγὰρgarG1063neitherοὐκoukG3756isG1510thereG1510anyG3762otherG243nameὄνομάonomaG3686underὑπὸhupoG5259heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772,thatᾧhōG3739isG1510givenδεδομένονdedomenonG1325amongG1722menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444, whereinweG2249mustbeG1510savedσωθῆναιsōthēnaiG4982.

13NowδὲdeG1161whenG2532theyG846beheldtheG3588boldnessπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954ofG444PeterΠέτρουPetrouG4074andG2532JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491,andG2532hadperceivedἐπεγίνωσκόνepeginōskonG1921thatὅτιhotiG3754theyG846wereεἰσινeisinG1510unlearnedandG2532ignorantmenG444,theyG846marveledἐθαύμαζον,ethaumazonG2296;andG2532theyG846took knowledgeofG444themG846,thatὅτιhotiG3754theyG846hadbeenἦσαν,ēsanG1510withσὺνsunG4862JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424.

14AndτεteG5037seeingβλέποντεςblepontesG991theτόνtonG3588manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444whichτὸνtonG3588washealedτεθεραπευμένον,tetherapeumenonG2323standingἑστῶταhestōtaG2476withσὺνsunG4862themG846,theyG846couldεἶχονeichonG2192sayG483nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762againstG483itG846.

15ButG1161whenG1161theyG846hadcommandedΚελεύσαντεςKeleusantesG2753themG846toG4314goἀπελθεῖν,apeltheinG565asideoutἔξωexōG1854ofG3588theG3588councilσυνεδρίουsunedriouG4892,theyG846conferredamongG4314themselvesG1438,

16sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,WhatτίtiG5101shallG444weG3778doποιήσωμενpoiēsōmenG4160toG3004theseG3778menG444?forγὰρgarG1063thatG3754indeedG2532a notablemiracleσημεῖονsēmeionG4592hathbeenγέγονενgegonenG1096wroughtthroughδι᾽di᾽G1223themG846, is manifesttoG3004allπᾶσινpasinG3956thatG3754dwellG2730inG2730JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419;andG2532weG3778cannotοὐouG3756denyἀρνεῖσθαι·arneisthaiG720itG846.

17Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235thatG2443itG846spreadG1519noG3361furtherμηκέτιmēketiG3371amongG1519theG3588peopleλαόν,laonG2992,letG2443usG1519threatenthemG846,thatG2443theyG846speakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980henceforthtoG1519noG3361manἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444inG1519thisτούτῳtoutōG3778nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686.

18AndG2532theyG846calledκαλέσαντεςkalesantesG2564themG846,andG2532chargedthemG846notμὴmēG3361toG1909speakφθέγγεσθαιphthengesthaiG5350atallG3588norμηδὲmēdeG3366teachδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321inG1909theG3588nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686ofG1909JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

19ButδὲdeG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074andG2532JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491answeredἀποκριθέντεςapokrithentesG611andG2532saidG3004untothemG846,WhetherεἰeiG1487itG846beἐστινestinG1510rightδίκαιόνdikaionG1342inG2316theG3588sightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316toπρὸςprosG4314hearken untoyouG5210ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123thanἢēG2228untoGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,judgeκρίνατε.krinateG2919ye:

20forγὰρgarG1063weG2249cannotοὐouG3756butG2532speakλαλεῖν.laleinG2980theG2532thingsG3739whichG3739weG2249sawG3708andG2532heardἠκούσαμενēkousamenG191.

21AndG1161theyG846,whenG1161theyG846hadfurtherG4324threatenedG4324themG846,letG1096themG846goἀπέλυσανapelusanG630,findingεὑρίσκοντεςheuriskontesG2147nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367howπῶςpōsG4459theyG846mightG3956punishκολάσωνταιkolasōntaiG2849themG846,becauseG3754ofδιὰdiaG1223theG3956peopleλαόν,laonG2992;forG3754allG3956menG3956glorifiedἐδόξαζονedoxazonG1392GodθεὸνtheonG2316forG3754thatG3754whichG3748wasdoneG1096.

22ForγὰρgarG1063theG3588manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444wasG1510moreG4183thanG4183fortyτεσσεράκονταtesserakontaG5062yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094old,onG1909whomὃνhonG3739thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778miracleσημεῖονsēmeionG4592ofG1909healingἰάσεως.¶iaseōsG2392wasG1510wrought.

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