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Acts 17

1NowδὲdeG1161when they had passedthroughΔιοδεύσαντεςDiodeusantesG1353AmphipolisἈμφίπολινAmphipolinG295andκαὶkaiG2532ApolloniaἈπολλωνίανApollōnianG624, theycameἦλθονēlthonG2064toεἰςeisG1519ThessalonicaΘεσσαλονίκην,ThessalonikēnG2332,whereὅπουhopouG3699wasG2258asynagogueσυναγωγὴsunagōgēG4864of theJewsἸουδαίων.IoudaiōnG2453:

2AndδὲdeG1161PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972,asκατὰkataG2596his mannerwasεἰωθὸςeiōthosG1486, wentinεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525toπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς,autousG846,andκαὶ ἐπὶkai epiG2532 G1909onthreeτρίαtriaG5140sabbathsσάββαταsabbataG4521reasonedδιελέξατοdielexatoG1256withthemαὐτοῖςautoisG846outofἀπὸapoG575thescripturesγραφῶν,graphōnG1124,

3OpeningδιανοίγωνdianoigōnG1272andκαὶkaiG2532allegingπαρατιθέμενοςparatithemenosG3908,thatὅτιhotiG3754it wasneedfulἔδειedeiG1163thatChristχριστὸνchristonG5547shouldsufferπαθεῖνpatheinG3958,andκαὶkaiG2532riseagainἀναστῆναιanastēnaiG450fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498;andκαὶkaiG2532thatὅτιhotiG3754thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,whomὃνhonG3739IἐγὼegōG1473preachκαταγγέλλωkatangellōG2605toyouG5213,isG2076ChristχριστὸςchristosG5547.

4AndκαίkaiG2532someτινεςtinesG5100ofἐξexG1537themαὐτῶνautōnG846believedἐπείσθησανepeisthēsanG3982,andκαὶkaiG2532consortedπροσεκληρώθησανproseklērōthēsanG4345withPaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972andκαὶkaiG2532SilasΣιλᾷ,SilaG4609;andτεteG5037of thedevoutσεβομένωνsebomenōnG4576GreeksἙλλήνωνHellēnōnG1672agreatπολύ,poluG4183multitudeπλῆθοςplēthosG4128,andτεteG5037of thechiefπρώτωνprōtōnG4413womenγυναικῶνgunaikōnG1135notοὐκoukG3756afewὀλίγαι.¶oligaiG3641.

5ButδὲdeG1161theJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453who believednotG544, moved withenvyΖηλώσαντεςZēlōsantesG2206,G2532took tothemπροσλαβόμενοιproslabomenoiG4355certainτινὰςtinasG5100wickedπονηροὺςponērousG4190fellowsἄνδραςandrasG435of the basersortἀγοραίωνagoraiōnG60,andG2532gathered acompanyὀχλοποιήσαντεςochlopoiēsantesG3792, and setallG2350thecityπόλιν,polinG4172in anuproarG2350,andG5037assaultedἐπιστάντεςepistantesG2186thehouseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614ofJasonἸάσονοςIasonosG2394, andsoughtἐζήτουνezētounG2212tobringG71themαὐτοὺςautousG846outεἰςeisG1519to thepeopleδῆμον·dēmonG1218.

6AndδὲdeG1161when theyfoundεὑρόντεςheurontesG2147themαὐτοὺςautousG846notμὴmēG3361, theydrewἔσυρονesuronG4951JasonἸάσοναIasonaG2394andκαίkaiG2532certainτιναςtinasG5100brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80toἐπὶepiG1909the rulers of thecityπολιτάρχαςpolitarchasG4173,cryingβοῶντεςboōntesG994,ὅτιhotiG3754TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778that haveturnedG387theworldοἰκουμένηνoikoumenēnG3625upsidedownG387havecomeπάρεισιν,pareisinG3918hereἐνθάδεenthadeG1759alsoκαὶkaiG2532;

7WhomοὓςhousG3739JasonἸάσων·IasōnG2394hathreceivedὑποδέδεκταιhupodedektaiG5264:andκαὶkaiG2532theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778allπάντεςpantesG3956doπράσσουσινprassousinG4238contraryἀπέναντιapenantiG561to thedecreesδογμάτωνdogmatōnG1378ofCaesarΚαίσαροςKaisarosG2541,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004that thereisεἶναιeinaiG1511anotherἕτερονheteronG2087kingβασιλέαbasileaG935, oneJesusἸησοῦν.IēsounG2424.

8AndδὲdeG1161theytroubledἐτάραξανetaraxanG5015thepeopleὄχλονochlonG3793andκαὶkaiG2532the rulers of thecityπολιτάρχαςpolitarchasG4173, when theyheardἀκούονταςakouontasG191thesethingsG5023.

9AndκαὶkaiG2532when they hadtakenλαβόντεςlabontesG2983securityἱκανὸνhikanonG2425ofπαρὰparaG3844JasonἸάσονοςIasonosG2394,andκαὶkaiG2532of theothersλοιπῶνloipōnG3062, theyletG630themαὐτούς.¶autousG846goἀπέλυσανapelusanG630.

10AndδὲdeG1161thebrethrenἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112sentawayἐξέπεμψαν τεexepempsan teG1599 G5037PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972andκαὶkaiG2532SilasΣιλᾶνSilanG4609byδιὰdiaG1223nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571toεἰςeisG1519BereaΒέροιαν,BeroianG960:whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748comingπαραγενόμενοιparagenomenoiG3854therewentἀπῄεσαν.apēesanG549intoεἰςeisG1519thesynagogueσυναγωγὴνsunagōgēnG4864of theJewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453.

11δὲdeG1161TheseG3778wereG2258morenobleεὐγενέστεροιeugenesteroiG2104than thoseinἐνenG1722ThessalonicaΘεσσαλονίκῃ,ThessalonikēG2332, in thattheyοἵτινεςoitinesG3748receivedἐδέξαντοedexantoG1209thewordλόγονlogonG3056withμετὰmetaG3326allπάσηςpasēsG3956readiness ofmindπροθυμίαςprothumiasG4288, andsearchedἀνακρίνοντεςanakrinontesG350thescripturesγραφὰςgraphasG1124dailyκαθ᾽ ἡμέρανkath᾽ hēmeranG2250 G2596,whetherεἰeiG1487thosethingsG5023wereἔχοιechoiG2192soοὕτως.¶houtōsG3779.

12Thereforeμὲν οὖνmen ounG3767 G3303manyΠολλοὶPolloiG4183ofἐξexG1537themαὐτῶνautōnG846believedἐπίστευσαν,episteusanG4100;alsoκαὶkaiG2532ofhonourableεὐσχημόνωνeuschēmonōnG2158womenγυναικῶνgunaikōnG1135whoG3588wereGreeksἙλληνίδωνHellēnidōnG1674,andκαὶkaiG2532ofmenἀνδρῶνandrōnG435,notοὐκoukG3756afewὀλίγοι.¶oligoiG3641.

13ButδὲdeG1161whenὩςHōsG5613theJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453ofἀπὸapoG575ThessalonicaΘεσσαλονίκηςThessalonikēsG2332hadknowledgeἔγνωσανegnōsanG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754 G2532thewordλόγοςlogosG3056ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316waspreachedκατηγγέληkatēngelēG2605byὑπὸhupoG5259PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972atἐνenG1722BereaΒεροίᾳBeroiaG960, theycameἦλθονēlthonG2064therealsoG2546, and stirredupσαλεύοντεςsaleuontesG4531thepeopleὄχλους.ochlousG3793.

14AndG1161thenτότεtoteG5119immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112thebrethrenἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80sentawayἐξαπέστειλανexapesteilanG1821PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972togoπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiG4198as itwereG5613toἐπὶepiG1909theseaθάλασσαν·thalassanG2281:butG1161 G5037SilasΣιλᾶςSilasG4609andκαὶkaiG2532TimothyΤιμόθεοςTimotheosG5095abodeG5278thereἐκεῖ.ekeiG1563stillG5278.

15AndδὲdeG1161they thatconductedκαθιστάνοντεςkathistanontesG2525PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972broughtἤγαγονēgagonG71himG846toἕωςhe'ōsG2193AthensἈθηνῶν,AthēnōnG116:andκαὶkaiG2532receivingλαβόντεςlabontesG2983acommandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785toπρὸςprosG4314SilasΣιλᾶνSilanG4609andκαὶkaiG2532TimothyΤιμόθεονTimotheonG5095toἵναinaG2443comeἔλθωσινelthōsinG2064toπρὸςprosG4314himG846with allspeedὡςhōsG5613 G5033, theydepartedἐξῄεσαν.¶exēesanG1826.

16NowδὲdeG1161whilePaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972waitedforἐκδεχομένουekdechomenouG1551themαὐτοὺςautousG846atἘνEnG1722AthensἈθήναιςAthēnaisG116,hisαὐτοῦautouG846spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151wasstirredπαρωξύνετοparōxunetoG3947inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846, when hesawθεωροῦντοςtheōrountosG2334thecityπόλιν.polinG4172whollygivenG5607toidolatryκατείδωλονkateidōlonG2712.

17Thereforeμὲν οὖνmen ounG3767 G3303hedisputedδιελέγετοdielegetoG1256inἐνenG1722thesynagogueσυναγωγῇsunagōgēaG4864with theJewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453,andκαὶkaiG2532with the devoutpersonsσεβομένοιςsebomenoisG4576,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722themarketἀγορᾷagoraG58dailyκατὰ πᾶσαν ἡμέρανkata pasan hēmeranG2596 G3956 G2250withπρὸςprosG4314them that met withhimπαρατυγχάνοντας·paratugchanontasG3909.

18ThenδὲdeG1161certainτινὲςtinesG5100philosophersφιλοσόφωνphilosophōnG5386of theEpicureansἘπικουρείωνEpikoureiōnG1946,andG2532of theStoicsΣτοϊκῶνStoikōnG4770,encounteredσυνέβαλλονsuneballonG4820himG846.AndG2532someτινεςtinesG5100saidἔλεγον·elegonG3004,WhatτίtiG5101willἂν θέλοιan theloiG302 G2309thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778babblerσπερμολόγοςspermologosG4691sayλέγειν;legeinG3004?δέ·deG1161some others, HeseemethδοκεῖdokeiG1380tobeεἶναι·einaiG1511a setterforthκαταγγελεὺςkatangeleusG2604ofstrangeξένωνxenōnG3581godsδαιμονίωνdaimoniōnG1140:becauseὅτιhotiG3754hepreachedεὐηγγελίζετο.¶euēngelizetoG2097tothemG846JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,andG2532theresurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386.

19AndτεteG5037theytookἘπιλαβόμενοίEpilabomenoiG1949himαὐτοῦautouG846, and broughthimἤγαγονēgagonG71toἐπὶepiG1909AreopagusG697,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,MayδυνάμεθαdunamethaG1410weknowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097whatτίςtisG5101thisαὕτηhautēG3778newκαινὴkainēG2537doctrineδιδαχή;didachēG1322is, ofwhichὑπὸhupoG5259thouG4675speakestλαλουμένηlaloumenēG2980?

20ForγάρgarG1063thoubringestεἰσφέρειςeisphereisG1533certainτιναtinaG5100strangethingsξενίζονταxenizontaG3579toεἰςeisG1519ourG2257earsἀκοὰςakoasG189: wewouldβουλόμεθαboulomethaG1014knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097thereforeοὖνounG3767whatτίναtinaG5101thesethingsG5023meanθέλειtheleiG302 G2309εἶναι.einaiG1511.

21(ForδὲdeG1161allπάντεςpantesG3956theAtheniansἈθηναῖοιAthēnaioiG117andG2532strangersξένοιxenoiG3581whoοἱhoiG3588werethereἐπιδημοῦντεςepidēmountesG1927spent theirtimeηὐκαίρουνēukairounG2119inεἰςeisG1519nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762elseἕτερονheteronG2087, buteitherG2228totellλέγεινlegeinG3004,orG2532tohearἀκούεινakoueinG191someG5100newthingκαινότερον.¶kainoteronG2537.)

22ThenδὲdeG1161PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972stoodΣταθεὶςStatheisG2476inἐνenG1722themidstμέσῳmesōG3319of Mars’hillG697, andsaidἔφη·ephēG5346, YemenἄνδρεςandresG435ofAthensἈθηναῖοι,AthēnaioiG117, Iperceiveθεωρῶ·theōrōG2334thatὡςhōsG5613inκατὰkataG2596allthingsπάνταpantaG3956yeG5209are veryreligiousδεισιδαιμονεστέρουςdeisidaimonesterousG1174.

23ForγὰρgarG1063as I passedbyδιερχόμενοςdierchomenosG1330,andκαὶkaiG2532beheldἀναθεωρῶνanatheōrōnG333yourG5216devotionsσεβάσματαsebasmataG4574,καὶkaiG2532IfoundεὗρονheuronG2147analtarβωμὸνbōmonG1041withthisἐν ᾧen hōG1722 G3739inscriptionἐπεγέγραπτο·epegegraptoG1924, TO THEUNKNOWNἀγνώστῳagnōstōG57GODθεῷ.theōG2316.WhomὃhoG3739thereforeοὖνounG3767yeignorantlyἀγνοοῦντεςagnoountesG50worshipεὐσεβεῖτε,eusebeiteG2151,himG5126declareκαταγγέλλωkatangellōG2605IἐγὼegōG1473toyouG5213.

24GodθεὸςtheosG2316thatmadeποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160theworldκόσμονkosmonG2889andκαὶkaiG2532allthingsπάνταpantaG3956inἐνenG1722itαὐτῷ,autōG846, seeing thatheοὗτοςhoutosG3778isὑπάρχωνhuparchōnG5225LordκύριοςkuriosG2962ofheavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772andκαὶkaiG2532earthγῆςgēsG1093,dwellethκατοικεῖ,katoikeiG2730notοὐκoukG3756inἐνenG1722templesναοῖςnaoisG3485made withhandsχειροποιήτοιςcheiropoiētoisG5499;

25NeitherοὐδὲoudeG3761isworshippedθεραπεύεταιtherapeuetaiG2323withὑπὸhupoG5259men’sG444handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495, as though heneededπροσδεόμενόςprosdeomenosG4326anythingτινος,tinosG5100, seeingheαὐτὸςautosG846givethδιδοὺςdidousG1325toallπᾶσινpasinG3956lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222,andG2532breathπνοὴνpnoēnG4157,andG2596allthingsπάντα·pantaG3956;

26AndτεteG5037hathmadeἐποίησένepoiēsenG4160ofἐξexG1537oneἑνὸςhenosG1520bloodG129allπᾶνpanG3956nationsἔθνοςethnosG1484ofmenἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444todwellκατοικεῖνkatoikeinG2730onἐπὶepiG1909allπαντὸςpantosG3956thefaceπροσώπουprosōpouG4383of theearthγῆς,gēsG1093, and hathdeterminedὁρίσαςhorisasG3724thetimesκαιροὺςkairousG2540beforeappointedG4384,andκαὶkaiG2532theboundsὁροθεσίαςhorothesiasG3734oftheirαὐτῶνautōnG846habitationκατοικίαςkatoikiasG2733;

27That they shouldseekζητεῖνzēteinG2212theLordG2962,ifεἰeiG1487perhapsἄραaraG686they mightgropeψηλαφήσειανpsēlaphēseianG5584afterhimαὐτὸνautonG846,andG2532findhimεὕροιεν,heuroienG2147,thoughG2544heisὑπάρχοντα.huparchontaG5225notοὐouG3756farμακρὰνmakranG3112fromἀπὸapoG575everyἑκάστουhekastouG1538oneἑνὸςhenosG1520ofusG2257:

28ForγὰρgarG1063inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846weliveζῶμενzōmenG2198,andκαὶkaiG2532moveκινούμεθαkinoumethaG2795,andκαὶkaiG2532have ourbeingG2070;asὡςhōsG5613certainτινεςtinesG5100alsoκαίkaiG2532ofyourG5209ownκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596poetsποιητῶνpoiētōnG4163havesaidεἰρήκασιν·eirēkasinG2046,ForγὰρgarG1063weareG2070alsoκαὶkaiG2532hisG5120offspringγένοςgenosG1085.

29BeingὑπάρχοντεςhuparchontesG5225thenοὖνounG3767theoffspringγένοςgenosG1085ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316, weoughtὀφείλομενopheilomenG3784notοὐκoukG3756tothinkνομίζεινnomizeinG3543that theGodheadθεῖονtheionG2304isεἶναιeinaiG1511likeὅμοιον.homoionG3664goldχρυσῷchrusōG5557,orἢēG2228silverἀργύρῳargurōG696,orἢēG2228stoneλίθῳ,lithōG3037,formedχαράγματιcharagmatiG5480byartτέχνηςtechnēsG5078andκαὶkaiG2532man’sἀνθρώπου,anthrōpouG444deviceἐνθυμήσεωςenthumēseōsG1761.

30Andμὲν οὖνmen ounG3303 G3767thetimesχρόνουςchronousG5550of thisignoranceἀγνοίαςagnoiasG52GodθεὸςtheosG2316overlookedὑπεριδὼνhuperidōnG5237; butnowG3569commandethπαραγγέλλειparangelleiG3853allπάνταςpantasG3956menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444everywhereπανταχοῦpantachouG3837torepentμετανοεῖν·metanoeinG3340:

31BecauseG1360he hathappointedἔστησενestēsenG2476adayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250,whenἐν ᾗen hēG1722 G3739hewillμέλλειmelleiG3195judgeκρίνεινkrineinG2919theworldοἰκουμένηνoikoumenēnG3625inἐνenG1722righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343byἐνenG1722thatmanἀνδρὶandriG435whomᾧhōG3739he hathordainedὥρισενhōrisenG3724; of which he hathgivenπαρασχὼνparaschōnG3930assuranceπίστινpistinG4102toallπᾶσιν,pasinG3956men, in that he hathraisedἀναστήσαςanastēsasG450himαὐτὸνautonG846fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶν.¶nekrōnG3498.

32AndδὲdeG1161when theyheardἈκούσαντεςAkousantesG191of theresurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386of thedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,someμὲνmenG3303mockedἐχλεύαζον,echleuazonG5512:andδὲdeG1161otherssaidεἶπαν·eipanG2036, We willhearἀκουσόμεθάakousomethaG191theeG4675againπάλιν.palinG3825concerningπερὶperiG4012thisG5127matter .

33SoοὕτωςhoutōsG2532 G3779PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972departedἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831fromἐκekG1537amongμέσουmesouG3319themαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846.

34ButδὲdeG1161certainΤινὲςTinesG5100menἄνδρεςandresG435joinedthemselvesκολληθέντεςkollēthentesG2853tohimαὐτῷautōG846, andbelievedἐπίστευσαν,episteusanG4100:amongἐνenG1722whomοἷς καὶhois kaiG3739 G2532wasDionysiusΔιονύσιοςDionusiosG1354theAreopagiteἈρεοπαγίτηςAreopagitēsG698,andκαὶkaiG2532awomanγυνὴgunēG1135namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686DamarisΔάμαριςDamarisG1152,andκαὶkaiG2532othersἕτεροιheteroiG2087withσὺνsunG4862themαὐτοῖς.¶autoisG846.

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