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Acts 16

1ThenδὲdeG1161hecameΚατήντησενKatēntēsenG2658toG1519DerbeΔέρβηνDerbēnG1191andG2532LystraΛύστραν.LustranG3082:andG2532,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400, acertainτιςtisG5100discipleμαθητήςmathētēsG3101wasG2258thereἐκεῖ,ekeiG1563,namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686TimothyΤιμόθεος,TimotheosG5095, thesonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of acertainG5100womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135, who was aJewessἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2453, andbelievedπιστῆς,pistēsG4103;butδὲdeG1161hisfatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962was aGreekἝλληνος·HellēnosG1672:

2WhoὃςhosG3739was wellreportedἐμαρτυρεῖτοemartureitoG3140ofbyὑπὸhupoG5259thebrethrenἀδελφῶν.adelphōnG80that wereatἐνenG1722LystraΛύστροιςLustroisG3082andκαὶkaiG2532IconiumἸκονίῳIkoniōG2430.

3HimG5126wouldἠθέλησενēthelēsenG2309PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972have to goforthἐξελθεῖν,exeltheinG1831withσὺνsunG4862himαὐτῷautōG846;andκαὶkaiG2532tookλαβὼνlabōnG2983andcircumcisedπεριέτεμενperietemenG4059himαὐτὸνautonG846becauseδιὰdiaG1223of theJewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453whoG3588wereG5607inἐνenG1722thoseἐκείνοις·ekeinoisG1565quartersτόποιςtopoisG5117:forγὰρgarG1063theyᾔδεισανēdeisanG1492allἅπαντεςhapantesG537knewthatὅτιhotiG3754hisαὐτοῦautouG846fatherπατὴρpatērG3962wasὑπῆρχεν.hupērchenG5225aGreekἝλληνHellēnG1672.

4AndδὲdeG1161asὡςhōsG5613they wentthroughδιεπορεύοντοdieporeuontoG1279thecitiesπόλεις,poleisG4172, theydeliveredπαρεδίδοσανparedidosanG3860tothemαὐτοῖςautoisG846thedecreesδόγματαdogmataG1378tokeepφυλάσσεινphulasseinG5442, that wereordainedκεκριμέναkekrimenaG2919byὑπὸhupoG5259theapostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652andκαὶkaiG2532eldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnG4245whoG3588wereatἐνenG1722JerusalemG2419.

5Andsoμὲν οὖνmen ounG3303 G3767wereG4732thechurchesἐκκλησίαιekklēsiaiG1577establishedG4732in thefaithπίστειpisteiG4102,andκαὶkaiG2532increasedἐπερίσσευονeperisseuonG4052innumberἀριθμῷarithmōG706dailyκαθ᾽ ἡμέραν.kath᾽ hēmeranG2250 G2596.

6NowδὲdeG1161when they had gonethroughoutδιῆλθονdiēlthonG1330PhrygiaΦρυγίανPhrugianG5435andκαὶkaiG2532theregionχώρανchōranG5561ofGalatiaΓαλατικὴνGalatikēnG1054, and wereforbiddenκωλυθέντεςkōluthentesG2967byὑπὸhupoG5259theHolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151topreachλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980thewordλόγονlogonG3056inἐνenG1722AsiaἈσίᾳ,AsiaG773,

7After they hadcomeἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064toG2596MysiaΜυσίανMusianG3465, theytriedἐπείραζονepeirazonG3985togoπορευθῆναι,poreuthēnaiG4198intoG2596BithyniaΒιθυνίανBithunianG978:butκαὶkaiG2532theSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151allowedεἴασενeiasenG1439themαὐτοὺςautousG846notοὐκoukG3756.

8AndδὲdeG1161they passingbyπαρελθόντεςparelthontesG3928MysiaΜυσίανMusianG3465camedownκατέβησανkatebēsanG2597toεἰςeisG1519TroasΤρῳάδα.TrōadaG5174.

9AndG2532avisionὅραμαhoramaG3705appearedὤφθη·ōphthēG3700toPaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972inδιὰdiaG1223thenightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571; TherestoodἑστὼςhestōsG2258 G2476amanἀνὴρ τιςanēr tisG5100 G435ofMacedoniaΜακεδώνMakedōnG3110,beseechingπαρακαλῶνparakalōnG3870himαὐτὸνautonG846,G2532sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, ComeoverδιαβὰςdiabasG1224intoεἰςeisG1519MacedoniaΜακεδονίανMakedonianG3109, andhelpβοήθησονboēthēsonG997usG2254.

10AndδὲdeG1161afterὡςhōsG5613he hadseenεἶδεν,eidenG1492thevisionὅραμαhoramaG3705,immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112weendeavouredἐζητήσαμενezētēsamenG2212togoἐξελθεῖνexeltheinG1831intoεἰςeisG1519MacedoniaΜακεδονίανMakedonianG3109, assuredlygatheringσυμβιβάζοντεςsumbibazontesG4822thatὅτιhotiG3754theLordG2962hadcalledπροσκέκληταιproskeklētaiG4341usG2248to preach thegospelεὐαγγελίσασθαιeuangelisasthaiG2097tothemαὐτούς.¶autousG846.

11ThereforeG3767loosingἈναχθέντεςAnachthentesG321fromἀπὸapoG575TroasΤρῳάδοςTrōadosG5174, we came with a straightcourseεὐθυδρομήσαμενeuthudromēsamenG2113toεἰςeisG1519SamothraciaΣαμοθρᾴκην,SamothrakēnG4543,andG5037thenextἐπιούσῃepiousēG1966daytoεἰςeisG1519NeapolisG3496;

12AndG5037fromthereκἀκεῖθενkakeithenekeithenG1564toεἰςeisG1519PhilippiΦιλίππους,PhilippousG5375,whichἥτιςhētisG3748isG2076thechiefG4413cityπόλις,polisG4172of thatpartμερίδοςmeridosG3310ofMacedoniaΜακεδονίαςMakedoniasG3109, and acolonyκολωνία.kolōniaG2862:andδὲdeG1161wewereG2258inἐνenG1722thatG5026cityπόλειpoleiG4172abidingδιατρίβοντεςdiatribontesG1304certainτινάς.tinasG5100daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250.

13AndτεteG5037on thesabbathσαββάτωνsabbatōnG4521dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250wewentἐξήλθομενexēlthomenG1831outofἔξωexōG1854thecityG4172byπαρὰparaG3844a riversideποταμὸνpotamonG4215,whereοὗhouG3757prayerG4335wasaccustomedG3543to bemadeεἶναι,einaiG1511;andκαὶkaiG2532we satdownκαθίσαντεςkathisantesG2523, andspokeἐλαλοῦμενelaloumenG2980to thewomenγυναιξίν.¶gunaixinG1135whoresortedσυνελθούσαιςsunelthousaisG4905there .

14AndΚαίKaiG2532acertainτιςtisG5100womanγυνὴgunēG1135namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686LydiaΛυδία,LudiaG3070, a seller ofpurpleπορφυρόπωλιςporphuropōlisG4211, of thecityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172ofThyatiraΘυατείρωνThuateirōnG2363, whoworshippedσεβομένηsebomenēG4576Godθεόν,theonG2316,heardἤκουενēkouenG191us :whoseἧςhēsG3739heartκαρδίανkardianG2588theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962openedδιήνοιξενdiēnoixenG1272, that sheattendedπροσέχεινprosecheinG4337to the things which werespokenλαλουμένοιςlaloumenoisG2980byὑπὸhupoG5259PaulΠαύλου.PaulouG3972.

15AndδὲdeG1161whenὡςhōsG5613she wasbaptizedἐβαπτίσθηebaptisthēG907,andκαὶkaiG2532herαὐτῆς,autēsG846householdοἶκοςoikosG3624, shebesoughtπαρεκάλεσενparekalesenG3870us,sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004,IfεἰeiG1487ye havejudgedκεκρίκατέkekrikateG2919meG3165tobeεἶναι,einaiG1511faithfulπιστὴνpistēnG4103to theLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,comeεἰσελθόντεςeiselthontesG1525intoεἰςeisG1519myG3450houseοἶκόνoikonG3624, andabideμένετε·meneteG3306there .AndκαὶkaiG2532sheconstrainedπαρεβιάσατοparebiasatoG3849usG2248.

16AndδὲdeG1161it came topassἘγένετοEgenetoG1096, asweG2257wentπορευομένωνporeuomenōnG4198toεἰςeisG1519prayerπροσευχήν,proseuchēnG4335, acertainτινὰtinaG5100maidπαιδίσκηνpaidiskēnG3814possessedἔχουσανechousanG2192with aspiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ofdivinationπύθωναputhōnaG4436metG528usG2254,whoἥτιςhētisG3748broughtπαρεῖχενpareichenG3930herαὐτῆςautēsG846mastersκυρίοιςkurioisG2962muchπολλὴνpollēnG4183gainἐργασίανergasianG2039bysoothsayingμαντευομένη.manteuomenēG3132:

17ThesameαὕτηhautēG3778followedG2628PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972andκαὶkaiG2532usG2254, andcriedἔκραζενekrazenG2896,sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004,TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778menἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444areG1526theservantsδοῦλοιdouloiG1401of the mosthighὑψίστουhupsistouG5310GodθεοῦtheouG2316,whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748showκαταγγέλλουσινkatangellousinG2605tousG2254thewayὁδὸνhodonG3598ofsalvationσωτηρίας.sōtēriasG4991.

18AndδὲdeG1161thisG5124shedidἐποίει ἐπὶepoiei epiG4160 G1909manyπολλὰςpollasG4183daysἡμέρας.hēmerasG2250.ButδὲdeG1161PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972, beinggrievedδιαπονηθεὶςdiaponētheisG1278,turnedἐπιστρέψαςepistrepsasG1994andκαὶkaiG2532saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036to thespiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151, IcommandπαραγγέλλωparangellōG3853theeG4671inἐνenG1722thenameὀνόματιonomatiG3686ofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547tocomeἐξελθεῖνexeltheinG1831outofἀπ᾽ap᾽G575herαὐτῆς.autēsG846.AndκαὶkaiG2532he cameoutἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831thesameαὐτῇautēaG846hourὥρᾳ.hōraG5610.

19AndδὲdeG1161whenherαὐτῆςautēsG846mastersκύριοιkurioiG2962sawἰδόντεςidontesG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754thehopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680oftheirαὐτῶν,autōnG846gainsἐργασίαςergasiasG2039wasgoneἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831, theycaughtἐπιλαβόμενοιepilabomenoiG1949PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972andκαὶkaiG2532SilasΣιλᾶνSilanG4609, anddrewεἵλκυσανeilkusanG1670themintoεἰςeisG1519themarketplaceἀγορὰνagoranG58toἐπὶepiG1909therulersἄρχοντας,archontasG758,

20AndκαὶkaiG2532broughtπροσαγαγόντεςprosagagontesG4317themαὐτοὺςautousG846to themagistratesστρατηγοῖςstratēgoisG4755,sayingεἶπαν·eipanG2036,TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778menἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444,beingὑπάρχοντες·huparchontesG5225JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453, do exceedinglytroubleἐκταράσσουσινektarassousinG1613ourG2257cityπόλινpolinG4172,

21AndκαὶkaiG2532teachκαταγγέλλουσινkatangellousinG2605customsἔθηethēG1485,whichἃhaG3739areG1832notοὐκoukG3756lawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832forusG2254toreceiveπαραδέχεσθαιparadechesthaiG3858,neitherοὐδὲoudeG3761toobserveποιεῖνpoieinG4160,beingG5607RomansῬωμαίοιςRhōmaioisG4514.

22AndκαὶkaiG2532themultitudeὄχλοςochlosG3793rose uptogetherσυνεπέστηsunepestēG4911againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596themαὐτῶν,autōnG846:andκαὶkaiG2532themagistratesστρατηγοὶstratēgoiG4755toreoffπεριρήξαντεςperirēxantesG4048theirαὐτῶνautōnG846clothesἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440, andcommandedἐκέλευονekeleuonG2753tobeatῥαβδίζειν·rhabdizeinG4463them .

23AndτεteG5037when they hadlaidἐπιθέντεςepithentesG2007manyπολλάςpollasG4183stripesπληγὰςplēgasG4127uponthemαὐτοῖςautoisG846, theycastἔβαλονebalonG906themintoεἰςeisG1519prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438,chargingπαραγγείλαντεςparangeilantesG3853thejailorδεσμοφύλακιdesmophulakiG1200tokeepτηρεῖνtēreinG5083themαὐτούς·autousG846safelyἀσφαλῶςasphalōsG806:

24WhoὃςhosG3739, havingreceivedλαβὼνlabōnG2983suchτοιαύτηνtoiautēnG5108achargeπαραγγελίανparangelianG3852,thrustἔβαλενebalenG906themαὐτοὺςautousG846intoεἰςeisG1519theinnerἐσωτέρανesōteranG2082prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438,andκαὶkaiG2532madeG805theirαὐτῶνautōnG846feetπόδαςpodasG4228fastG805inεἰςeisG1519thestocksξύλον.¶xulonG3586.

25AndδὲdeG1161atΚατὰKataG2596midnightμεσονύκτιονmesonuktionG3317PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972andκαὶkaiG2532SilasΣιλᾶςSilasG4609prayedπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336, and sangpraisesὕμνουνhumnounG5214toGodθεόν·theonG2316:andδὲdeG1161theprisonersδέσμιοι.desmioiG1198heardἐπηκροῶντοepēkroōntoG1874themαὐτῶνautōnG846.

26AndG1161suddenlyἄφνωaphnōG869therewasἐγένετοegenetoG1096agreatμέγαςmegasG3173earthquakeσεισμὸςseismosG4578, sothatὥστεhōsteG5620thefoundationsθεμέλιαthemeliaG2310of theprisonδεσμωτηρίου·desmōtēriouG1201wereshakenσαλευθῆναιsaleuthēnaiG4531:andG5037immediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916allπᾶσαι,pasaiG3956thedoorsθύραιthuraiG2374wereopenedἠνεῴχθησανēneōchthēsanG455,andκαὶkaiG2532everyone’sπάντωνpantōnG3956bandsδεσμὰdesmaG1199wereloosedἀνέθη.anethēG447.

27AndδὲdeG1161the keeper of theprisonδεσμοφύλαξdesmophulaxG1200awakingγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096out of hissleepἔξυπνοςexupnosG1853,andκαὶkaiG2532seeingἰδὼνidōnG1492theprisonφυλακῆς,phulakēsG5438doorsθύραςthurasG2374openἀνεῳγμέναςaneōgmenasG455, he drewoutσπασάμενοςspasamenosG4685hisswordμάχαιρανmachairanG3162, andwouldἤμελλενēmellenG3195havekilledἀναιρεῖνanaireinG337himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,supposingνομίζωνnomizōnG3543that theprisonersδεσμίους.¶desmiousG1198hadfledἐκπεφευγέναιekpepheugenaiG1628.

28ButδὲdeG1161PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972criedἘφώνησενEphōnēsenG5455with aloudG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,DoπράξῃςpraxēsG4238thyselfG4572noμηδὲνmēdenG3367harmκακόν·kakonG2556:forγάρgarG1063weareG2070allἅπαντεςhapantesG537hereἐνθάδε.enthadeG1759.

29ThenδὲdeG1161hecalledαἰτήσαςaitēsasG154for alightφῶταphōtaG5457, and spranginεἰσεπήδησενeisepēdēsenG1530,andκαὶkaiG2532cameγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096tremblingἔντρομοςentromosG1790, and fell downbeforeπροσέπεσενprosepesenG4363PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972andκαὶkaiG2532SilasΣιλᾷ,SilaG4609,

30AndκαὶkaiG2532broughtπροαγαγὼνproagagōnG4254themαὐτοὺςautousG846outἔξωexōG1854, andsaidἔφη·ephēG5346,Sirsκύριοι,kurioiG2962,whatτίtiG5101mustδεῖdeiG1163IμεmeG3165doποιεῖνpoieinG4160toἵναinaG2443besavedσωθῶ;sōthōG4982?

31AndδὲdeG1161theysaidεἶπαν·eipanG2036,BelieveπίστευσονpisteusonG4100onἐπὶepiG1909theLordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristG5547,andκαὶkaiG2532thouG4771shalt besavedσωθήσῃsōthēsēG4982,andκαὶkaiG2532thyG4675houseοἶκόςoikosG3624.

32AndG2532theyspokeἐλάλησανelalēsanG2980tohimαὐτῷautōG846thewordλόγονlogonG3056of theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962,andG2532toallπᾶσινpasinG3956that wereinἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614.

33AndκαὶkaiG2532hetookπαραλαβὼνparalabōnG3880themαὐτοὺς ἐνautous enG846 G1722thesameἐκείνῃekeinēG1565hourὥρᾳhōraG5610of thenightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571, andwashedἔλουσενelousenG3068theirstripesἀπὸ πληγῶν,apo plēgōnG575 G4127;andκαὶkaiG2532wasbaptizedἐβαπτίσθηebaptisthēG907,heαὐτὸςautosG846andκαὶkaiG2532allπάντεςpantesG3956hisαὐτοῦautouG846, withoutdelayπαραχρῆμα.parachrēmaG3916.

34AndτεteG5037when he hadbroughtἀναγαγώνanagagōnG321themG846intoεἰςeisG1519hishouseοἶκονoikonG3624, hesetG3908foodτράπεζανtrapezanG5132beforethemG3908,andκαὶkaiG2532rejoicedἠγαλλιάσατοēgalliasatoG21,believingπεπιστευκὼςpepisteukōsG4100inGodθεῷ.¶theōG2316withallG3832hisG846houseG3832.

35AndδὲdeG1161when itwasγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096dayἩμέραςHēmerasG2250, themagistratesστρατηγοὶstratēgoiG4755sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649theofficersῥαβδούχουςrhabdouchousG4465,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,LetG630thoseἐκείνους.ekeinousG1565menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444goG630.

36AndδὲdeG1161the keeper of theprisonδεσμοφύλαξdesmophulaxG1200toldἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518thisG5128sayingλόγουςlogousG3056toπρὸςprosG4314PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972,ὅτιhotiG3754ThemagistratesστρατηγοὶstratēgoiG4755havesentἀπέσταλκανapestalkanG649toἵναinaG2443let yougoἀπολυθῆτε·apoluthēteG630:nowνῦνnunG3568thereforeοὖνounG3767departἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831, andgoπορεύεσθεporeuestheG4198inἐνenG1722peaceεἰρήνῃ.¶eirēnēG1515.

37ButδὲdeG1161PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972saidἔφηephēG5346toπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς·autousG846, They havebeatenδείραντεςdeirantesG1194usG2248openlyδημοσίᾳdēmosiaG1219uncondemnedἀκατακρίτους,akatakritousG178,beingὑπάρχοντας,huparchontasG5225Romansἀνθρώπους Ῥωμαίουςanthrōpous RhōmaiousG4514 G444, and havecastἔβαλανebalanG906usintoεἰςeisG1519prisonφυλακήν,phulakēnG5438;andκαὶkaiG2532nowνῦνnunG3568do theythrustG1544usG2248outG1544privatelyλάθρᾳlathraG2977?nayοὐouG3756verilyγάρ,garG1063;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235let themcomeἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064themselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846andbringG1806usG2248outG1806.

38AndG1161theofficersῥαβδοῦχοιrhabdouchoiG4465toldG312theseG5023wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487to themagistratesστρατηγοῖςstratēgoisG4755:andG2532theyfearedἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsanG5399, when theyheardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191thatὅτιhotiG3754theywereG1526RomansῬωμαῖοίRhōmaioiG4514.

39AndκαὶkaiG2532theycameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064andbesoughtπαρεκάλεσανparekalesanG3870themαὐτούς,autousG846,andκαὶkaiG2532brought themoutἐξαγαγόντεςexagagontesG1806, anddesiredἠρώτωνērōtōnG2065them to departoutG1831of thecityπόλεως.¶poleōsG4172.

40AndδὲdeG1161theywentἘξελθόντεςExelthontesG1831outofG1537theprisonφυλακῆςphulakēsG5438, andenteredεἰσῆλθονeisēlthonG1525intoG1519the house ofLydiaΛυδίαν·LudianG3070:andκαὶkaiG2532when they hadseenἰδόντεςidontesG1492thebrethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80, theycomfortedπαρεκάλεσανparekalesanG3870themG846,andκαὶkaiG2532departedἐξῆλθαν.¶exēlthanG1831.

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