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Acts 26

1ThenδὲdeG1161AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67saidἔφη·ephēG5346toπρὸςprosG4314PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972,ThouG4671artpermittedἐπιτρέπεταίepitrepetaiG2010tospeakλέγειν.legeinG3004forG5228thyselfG4572.ThenτότεtoteG5119PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972stretchedforthἐκτείναςekteinasG1614thehandχεῖραcheiraG5495, and answered forhimselfἀπελογεῖτο·apelogeitoG626:

2IthinkἥγημαιhēgēmaiG2233myselfG1683happyμακάριονmakarionG3107,kingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππα,AgrippaG67, because IshallμέλλωνmellōnG3195answer formyselfἀπολογεῖσθαι·apologeisthaiG626thisdayσήμερονsēmeronG4594beforeἐπὶepiG1909theeG4675concerningπερὶperiG4012all thethingsπάντωνpantōnG3956ofwhichὧνhōnG3739I amaccusedἐγκαλοῦμαιegkaloumaiG1458byὑπὸhupoG5259theJewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453:

3EspeciallyμάλισταmalistaG3122because IknowG1492theeG4571tobeG5607expertγνώστην τεgnōstēn teG1109 G5037inallπάντωνpantōnG3956customsἐθῶνethōnG1485andκαὶkaiG2532questionsζητημάτων.zētēmatōnG2213which areamongκατὰkataG2596theJewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453:thereforeδιὸdioG1352IbeseechδέομαιdeomaiG1189theeG4675tohearἀκοῦσαίakousaiG191meG3450patientlyμακροθύμωςmakrothumōsG3116.

4MyG3450mannerμὲν οὖνmen ounG3303 G3767oflifeβίωσίνbiōsinG981fromἐκekG1537myyouthνεότητοςneotētosG3503,whichG3588wasγενομένηνgenomenēnG1096atἀπ᾽ap᾽G575thefirstἀρχῆςarchēsG746amongἐνenG1722myG3450ownnationἔθνειethneiG1484atἔνenG1722JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414,knowἴσασινisasinG2467allπάντεςpantesG3956theJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453;

5WhoknewπρογινώσκοντέςproginōskontesG4267meμεmeG3165from thebeginningἄνωθεν,anōthenG509,ifἐὰνeanG1437theywouldθέλωσινthelōsinG2309testifyμαρτυρεῖνmartureinG3140,thatὅτιhotiG3754afterκατὰkataG2596the moststrictἀκριβεστάτηνakribestatēnG196sectαἵρεσινairesinG139ofourG2251religionθρησκείαςthrēskeiasG2356IlivedἔζησαezēsaG2198aPhariseeΦαρισαῖος·PharisaiosG5330.

6AndκαὶkaiG2532nowνῦνnunG3568IstandἕστηκαhestēkaG2476and amjudgedκρινόμενος,krinomenosG2919forἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909thehopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680of thepromiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860madeγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096byὑπὸhupoG5259GodθεοῦtheouG2316toG4314ourfathersπατέραςpaterasG3962:

7ToεἰςeisG1519whichἣνhēnG3739promiseourG2257twelvetribesδωδεκάφυλονdōdekaphulonG1429,earnestlyἐν ἐκτενείᾳen ekteneiaG1722 G1616servingλατρεῦονlatreuonG3000GoddayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250andκαὶkaiG2532nightνύκταnuktaG3571,hopeἐλπίζειelpizeiG1679tocomeκαταντῆσαι,katantēsaiG2658.ForπερὶperiG4012whichἧςhēsG3739hope’ssakeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680,kingβασιλεῦ,basileuG935AgrippaG67, I amaccusedἐγκαλοῦμαιegkaloumaiG1458byὑπὸhupoG5259theJewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453.

8WhyτίtiG5101should it be thought athingκρίνεταιkrinetaiG2919incredibleἄπιστονapistonG571withπαρ᾽par᾽G3844youG5213,thatεἰeiG1487GodθεὸςtheosG2316shouldraiseἐγείρει;¶egeireiG1453thedeadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498?

9IG1473verilyμὲν οὖνmen ounG3303 G3767thoughtἔδοξαedoxaG1380withmyselfG1683, that IoughtδεῖνdeinG1163todoπρᾶξαι,praxaiG4238manythingsπολλὰpollaG4183contraryἐναντίαenantiaG1727toπρὸςprosG4314thenameὄνομαonomaG3686ofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ofNazarethΝαζωραίουNazōraiouG3480.

10WhichthingὃhoG3739IG4160alsoκαὶkaiG2532didG4160inG1722JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414:andκαὶkaiG2532manyπολλούςpollousG4183of thesaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40didG2623IἐγὼegōG1473shutupG2623inprisonφυλακαῖςphulakaisG5438, havingreceivedλαβών,labōnG2983authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849fromπαρὰparaG3844the chiefpriestsἀρχιερέωνarchiereōnG749;andG5037whentheyαὐτῶνautōnG846were put todeathἀναιρουμένωνanairoumenōnG337, IgaveκατήνεγκαkatēnegkaG2702myvoiceψῆφον·psēphonG5586against them .

11AndκαὶkaiG2532IpunishedτιμωρῶνtimōrōnG5097themαὐτοὺςautousG846oftenπολλάκιςpollakisG4178inκατὰkataG2596everyπάσαςpasasG3956synagogueσυναγωγὰςsunagōgasG4864, andcompelledἠνάγκαζονēnagkazonG315them toblasphemeβλασφημεῖν,blasphēmeinG987;andτεteG5037beingG1693exceedinglyπερισσῶςperissōsG4057madagainstG1693themαὐτοῖςautoisG846, IpersecutedἐδίωκονediōkonG1377themevenκαὶkaiG2532toἕως εἰςhe'ōs eisG1519 G2193foreignἔξωexōG1854citiesπόλεις.poleisG4172.

12G2532UponἐνenG1722whichοἷςhoisG3739as IwentπορευόμενοςporeuomenosG4198toεἰςeisG1519DamascusΔαμασκὸνDamaskonG1154withμετ᾽met᾽G3326authorityἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849andG2532commissionἐπιτροπῆςepitropēsG2011fromG3844the chiefpriestsἀρχιερέωνarchiereōnG749,

13Atnoonἡμέρας μέσηςhēmeras mesēsG2250 G3319, Okingβασιλεῦ,basileuG935, Isawεἶδον,eidonG1492inκατὰkataG2596thewayὁδὸνhodonG3598alightφῶςphōsG5457fromheavenοὐρανόθενouranothenG3771,beyondὑπὲρhuperG5228thebrightnessλαμπρότηταlamprotētaG2987of thesunἡλίουhēliouG2246, shiningaroundπεριλάμψανperilampsanG4034meμεmeG3165andκαὶkaiG2532them whojourneyedπορευομένους.poreuomenousG4198withσὺνsunG4862meG1698.

14AndG1161whenweG2257hadG2667allπάντωνpantōnG3956fallenG2667toεἰςeisG1519theearthγῆνgēnG1093, IheardἤκουσαēkousaG191avoiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456speakingG2980toπρόςprosG4314meG3165,andG2532sayingλέγουσανlegousanG3004in theHebrewἙβραΐδιHebraidiG1446languageδιαλέκτῳ·dialektōG1258,SaulΣαοὺλSaoulG4549,SaulΣαούλ,SaoulG4549,whyτίtiG5101persecutestthouδιώκεις;diōkeisG1377meG3165? it ishardσκληρόνsklēronG4642fortheeG4671tokickλακτίζειν.laktizeinG2979againstπρὸςprosG4314thegoadsκέντραkentraG2759.

15AndδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473saidεἶπα·eipaG2036,WhoτίςtisG5101artthouG1488,LordG2962?AndδὲdeG1161hesaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036,IἐγώegōG1473amG1510JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424whomὃνhonG3739thouσὺsuG4771persecutestδιώκεις.diōkeisG1377.

16Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235riseἀνάστηθιanastēthiG450,andκαὶkaiG2532standστῆθιstēthiG2476uponἐπὶepiG1909thyG4675feetπόδαςpodasG4228:forγὰρgarG1063I haveappearedὤφθηνōphthēnG3700totheeG4671forεἰςeisG1519thispurposeG5124, tomakeπροχειρίσασθαίprocheirisasthaiG4400theeG4571aministerὑπηρέτηνhupēretēnG5257andκαὶkaiG2532awitnessμάρτυραmarturaG3144bothτεteG5037of the thingswhichὧνhōnG3739thou hastseenεἶδέςeidesG1492,andτεteG5037of the things inwhichὧνhōnG3739I willappearὀφθήσομαίophthēsomaiG3700totheeG4671;

17DeliveringἐξαιρούμενόςexairoumenosG1807theeG4571fromG1537thepeopleλαοῦlaouG2992,andκαὶkaiG2532from theGentilesἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484,toεἰςeisG1519whomοὓςhousG3739nowG3568IsendἀποστέλλωapostellōG649theeG4571,

18ToopenἀνοῖξαιanoixaiG455theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788, and toturnἐπιστρέψαιepistrepsaiG1994themfromἀπὸapoG575darknessσκότουςskotousG4655toεἰςeisG1519lightφῶςphōsG5457,andκαὶkaiG2532from thepowerἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849ofSatanσατανᾶsatanaG4567toἐπὶepiG1909Godθεόν,theonG2316, thattheyαὐτοὺςautousG846mayreceiveλαβεῖνlabeinG2983forgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859ofsinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266,andκαὶkaiG2532inheritanceκλῆρονklēronG2819amongἐνenG1722them who aresanctifiedἡγιασμένοιςhēgiasmenoisG37byfaithπίστειpisteiG4102that isinεἰςeisG1519meG1691.

19UponwhichὍθεν,HothenG3606, OkingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππα,AgrippaG67, IwasἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096notοὐκoukG3756disobedientἀπειθὴςapeithēsG545to theheavenlyοὐρανίῳouraniōG3770visionὀπτασίᾳ,optasiaG3701:

20ButἀλλὰallaG235showedἀπήγγελλονapēngellonG518firstG4412to themofἐνenG1722DamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154,andκαὶkaiG2532atJerusalemἹεροσολύμοις,Hi'erosolumoisG2414,andG5037throughoutG1519allπᾶσάνpasanG3956theregionχώρανchōranG5561ofJudaeaἸουδαίας,IoudaiasG2449,andκαὶkaiG2532then to theGentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484, that they shouldrepentμετανοεῖνmetanoeinG3340andκαὶkaiG2532turnἐπιστρέφεινepistrepheinG1994toἐπὶepiG1909GodθεὸνtheonG2316, anddoπράσσοντας.prassontasG4238worksἔργαergaG2041fitἄξιαaxiaG514forrepentanceμετανοίαςmetanoiasG3341.

21ForἕνεκαhenekaG1752thesecausesG5130theJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453caughtσυλλαβόμενοιsullabomenoiG4815meμεmeG3165inἐνenG1722thetempleἱερῷhi'erōG2411, and wentaboutἐπειρῶντοepeirōntoG3987tokillδιαχειρίσασθαι.diacheirisasthaiG1315me .

22HavingG5177thereforeοὖνounG3767obtainedτυχὼνtuchōnG5177helpἐπικουρίαςepikouriasG1947fromG3844GodθεοῦtheouG2316, IcontinueἕστηκαhestēkaG2476toἄχριachriG891thisG5026dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,witnessingG3140bothτεteG5037tosmallμικρῷmikrōG3398andκαὶkaiG2532greatμεγάλῳ,megalōG3173,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004no otherthingsοὐδὲνoudenG3762thanἐκτὸςektosG1622thosewhichὧν τεhōn teG3739 G5037theprophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396andκαὶkaiG2532MosesΜωϋσῆς,MōusēsG3475didsayἐλάλησανelalēsanG2980shouldμελλόντωνmellontōnG3195comeγίνεσθαιginesthaiG1096:

23ThatεἰeiG1487Christχριστός,christosG5547shouldsufferπαθητὸςpathētosG3805, andthatεἰeiG1487he should be thefirstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413that shouldriseἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386fromἐξexG1537thedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498, andshouldμέλλειmelleiG3195showκαταγγέλλεινkatangelleinG2605lightφῶςphōsG5457to thepeopleλαῷlaōG2992,andκαὶkaiG2532to theGentilesἔθνεσιν.¶ethnesinG1484.

24AndδὲdeG1161asheαὐτοῦautouG846wasthusG5023speaking forhimselfἀπολογουμένουapologoumenouG626,FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347saidφησιν·phēsinG5346with aloudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456,PaulΠαῦλε·PauleG3972, thou art besidethyselfμαίνῃmainēG3105;muchπολλάpollaG4183learningγράμματαgrammataG1121dothmakeπεριτρέπει.peritrepeiG4062theeG4571madεἰς μανίανeis manianG1519 G3130.

25ButδὲdeG1161hesaidφησινphēsinG5346, IamG3105notοὐouG3756madG3105, mostnobleκράτιστεkratisteG2903FestusΦῆστε,PhēsteG5347;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235speakforthἀποφθέγγομαι.apophthengomaiG669thewordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487oftruthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225andκαὶkaiG2532sobernessσωφροσύνηςsōphrosunēsG4997.

26ForγὰρgarG1063thekingβασιλεύς,basileusG935knowethἐπίσταταιepistataiG1987ofπερὶperiG4012theseG5130things,beforeπρὸςprosG4314whomὃνhonG3739alsoκαὶkaiG2532Ispeakλαλῶ·lalōG2980freelyπαρρησιαζόμενοςparrēsiazomenosG3955:forγὰρgarG1063I ampersuadedπείθομαιpeithomaiG3982thatοὐouG3756noneτι οὐθέν·ti outhenG5100 G3762of thesethingsG5130arehiddenλανθάνεινlanthaneinG2990fromhimαὐτόνautonG846;forγάρgarG1063thisthingG5124wasG2076notοὐouG3756doneπεπραγμένονpepragmenonG4238inἐνenG1722acornerγωνίᾳgōniaG1137.

27KingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππα,AgrippaG67, believestthouπιστεύεις,pisteueisG4100theprophetsπροφήταις;prophētaisG4396? IknowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754thoubelievestπιστεύεις.¶pisteueisG4100.

28ThenδὲdeG1161AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67saidG5346toπρὸςprosG4314PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972,Almostἐν ὀλίγῳen oligōG1722 G3641thoupersuadestπείθειςpeitheisG3982meμεmeG3165tobeG1096aChristianΧριστιανὸνChristianonG5546.

29AndδὲdeG1161PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972saidG2036, Iwouldεὐξαίμην ἂνeuxaimēn anG302 G2172toGodθεῷtheōG2316, thatnotοὐouG3756onlyG3440thouG4571,butἀλλὰallaG235alsoG2532allπάνταςpantasG3956thathearἀκούοντάςakouontasG191meG3450thisdayσήμερονsēmeronG4594,wereγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096bothG2532almostἐν ὀλίγῳen oligōG1722 G3641,andG2532altogetherἐνenG1722 G4183suchτοιούτουςtoioutousG5108asὁποῖοςhopoiosG3697 G2504IamεἰμιeimiG1510,exceptπαρεκτὸςparektosG3924theseG5130bondsδεσμῶνdesmōnG1199.

30AndG2532whenheG846hadG2036thusG5023spokenG2036, thekingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935roseἀνέστηanestēG450,andG2532thegovernorἡγεμὼνhēgemōnG2232,andG5037BerniceΒερνίκηBernikēG959,andG2532they that satwithσυγκαθήμενοιsugkathēmenoiG4775themG846:

31AndκαὶkaiG2532when they had goneasideἀναχωρήσαντεςanachōrēsantesG402, theytalkedἐλάλουνelalounG2980betweenπρὸςprosG4314themselvesἀλλήλουςallēlousG240,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004,ὅτιhotiG3754Thisοὗτος.houtosG3778manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444doethπράσσειprasseiG4238nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762worthyG514ofdeathθανάτουthanatouG2288orἢēG2228ofbondsδεσμῶνdesmōnG1199.

32ThenδὲdeG1161saidἔφη·ephēG5346AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67toFestusΦήστῳPhēstōG5347,Thisοὗτος,houtosG3778manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444mightἐδύνατοedunatoG1410have been set atlibertyἀπολελύσθαιapolelusthaiG630,ifG1508hehadG1941notG1508appealedtoG1941CaesarΚαίσαρα.¶KaisaraG2541.

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