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Acts 1

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ΤὸνTheμὲνindeedπρῶτονfirstλόγονaccountἐποιησάμηνI composedπερὶconcerningπάντων,all the things,ὦOΘεόφιλε,Theophilus,ὧνof whichἤρξατοbeganὁtheἸησοῦςJesusποιεῖνto doτεbothκαὶandδιδάσκεινto teach
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ἄχριuntilἧςtheἡμέραςdayἐντειλάμενοςhaving given ordersτοῖςto theἀποστόλοιςapostlesδιὰthroughπνεύματοςthe SpiritἁγίουHolyοὓςwhomἐξελέξατοHe had chosenἀνελήμφθη.He was taken up.
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οἷςto thoseκαὶalsoπαρέστησενHe presentedἑαυτὸνHimselfζῶνταaliveμετὰafterτὸtheπαθεῖνsufferingαὐτὸνof Himἐνwithπολλοῖςmanyτεκμηρίοις,proofs,δι᾽duringἡμερῶνdaysτεσσεράκονταfortyὀπτανόμενοςappearingαὐτοῖςto themκαὶandλέγωνspeakingτὰthe thingsπερὶconcerningτῆςtheβασιλείαςkingdomτοῦtheθεοῦ.of God.
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καὶAndσυναλιζόμενοςbeing assembled togetherπαρήγγειλενHe instructedαὐτοῖςto themἀπὸfromἹεροσολύμωνJerusalemμὴnotχωρίζεσθαι,to depart,ἀλλὰbutπεριμένεινto awaitτὴνtheἐπαγγελίανpromiseτοῦof theπατρὸςFatherἣνThat whichἠκούσατέyou heardμου·of Me;
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ὅτιforἸωάννηςJohnμὲνindeedἐβάπτισενbaptizedὕδατι,with water,ὑμεῖςyou yourselvesδὲhoweverἐνwithπνεύματιthe Spiritβαπτισθήσεσθεwill be baptizedἁγίῳHolyοὐnotμετὰafterπολλὰςmanyταύταςtheseἡμέρας.¶days.
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ΟἱThoseμὲνindeedοὖνthereforeσυνελθόντεςhaving come togetherἠρώτωνwere askingαὐτὸνHimλέγοντες·saying;κύριε,Lord,εἰifἐνatτῷtheχρόνῳtimeτούτῳthisἀποκαθιστάνειςare you restoringτὴνtheβασιλείανkingdomτῷtheἸσραήλ;to Israel?
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εἶπενHe saidδὲthenπρὸςtoαὐτούς·them;οὐχNotὑμῶνyoursἐστινit isγνῶναιto knowχρόνουςtimesἢorκαιροὺςseasonsοὓςwhichὁtheπατὴρFatherἔθετοput in placeἐνbyτῇtheἰδίᾳHis ownἐξουσίᾳ,authority,
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ἀλλὰButλήμψεσθεyou will receiveδύναμινpowerἐπελθόντοςwhen was comingτοῦtheἁγίουHolyπνεύματοςSpiritἐφ᾽uponὑμᾶςyouκαὶandἔσεσθέyou will beμουMyμάρτυρεςwitnessesἔνinτεbothἸερουσαλὴμJerusalemκαὶandἐνinπάσῃallτῇtheἸουδαίᾳJudeaκαὶandΣαμαρείᾳSamariaκαὶandἕωςuntilἐσχάτουthe uttermost partτῆςof theγῆς.earth.
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καὶAndταῦταthese thingsεἰπὼνhaving saidβλεπόντωνwhen are lookingαὐτῶνtheyἐπήρθηHe was taken upκαὶandνεφέληa cloudὑπέλαβενhidαὐτὸνHimἀπὸfromτῶνtheὀφθαλμῶνeyesαὐτῶν.of them.
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καὶAndὡςasἀτενίζοντεςlooking intentlyἦσανthey wereεἰςintoτὸνtheοὐρανὸνheavenπορευομένουas is goingαὐτοῦ,He,καὶthenἰδοὺbeholdἄνδρεςmenδύοtwoπαρειστήκεισανhad stood byαὐτοῖςthemἐνinἐσθήσεσιgarmentsλευκαῖς,white,
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οἳwhoκαὶalsoεἶπαν·said;ἄνδρεςMenΓαλιλαῖοι,Galileans,τίwhyἑστήκατεhave you stoodἐμβλέποντεςlookingεἰςintoτὸνtheοὐρανόν;heaven?οὗτοςThisὁtheἸησοῦςJesusὁwhoἀναλημφθεὶςhaving been taken upἀφ᾽fromὑμῶνyouεἰςintoτὸνtheοὐρανὸνheavenοὕτωςthusἐλεύσεταιwill comeὃνin thatτρόπονmannerἐθεάσασθεyou beheldαὐτὸνHimπορευόμενονgoingεἰςintoτὸνtheοὐρανόν.¶heaven.
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ΤότεThenὑπέστρεψανthey returnedεἰςtoἸερουσαλὴμJerusalemἀπὸfromὄρουςthe mountτοῦwhichκαλουμένουis being calledἘλαιῶνος,Olivet,ὅwhichἐστινisἐγγὺςnearἸερουσαλὴμJerusalemσαββάτουa Sabbath day’sἔχονholdingὁδόν.journey.
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καὶAndὅτεwhenεἰσῆλθον,they had enteredεἰςintoτὸtheὑπερῷονupper roomἀνέβησανthey went upοὗwhereἦσανthey wereκαταμένοντες,staying,ὅtheτεbothΠέτροςPeterκαὶandἸωάννηςJohnκαὶandἸάκωβοςJamesκαὶandἈνδρέας,Andrew,ΦίλιπποςPhilipκαὶandΘωμᾶς,Thomas,ΒαρθολομαῖοςBartholomewκαὶandΜαθθαῖος,Matthew,ἸάκωβοςJames sonἉλφαίουof AlphaeusκαὶandΣίμωνSimonὁtheζηλωτὴςZealotκαὶandἸούδαςJudas sonἸακώβου.¶of James.
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ΟὗτοιTheseπάντεςallἦσανwereπροσκαρτεροῦντεςsteadfastly continuingὁμοθυμαδὸνwith one accordτῇtheπροσευχῇin prayerκαὶandτῇtheδεήσειin supplicationσὺνwith theγυναιξὶνthe womenκαὶandΜαριὰμMaryτῇwith theμητρὶmotherτοῦtheἸησοῦof Jesusκαὶandσὺνwithτοῖςtheἀδελφοῖςbrothersαὐτοῦ.¶of Him.
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ΚαὶAndἐνinταῖςtheἡμέραιςdaysταύταιςtheseἀναστὰςhaving stood upΠέτροςPeterἐνinμέσῳthe midstτῶνof theἀδελφῶνbrothersεἶπεν·he said —ἦνwasτεthenὄχλοςthe numberὀνομάτωνof namesἐπὶtogetherτὸtheαὐτὸsameὡσεὶaboutἑκατὸνa hundredεἴκοσι·twenty —
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ἄνδρεςMenἀδελφοί,brothers,ἔδειit was necessary forπληρωθῆναιto have been fulfilledτὴνtheγραφὴνScriptureταύτηνthisἣνwhichπροεῖπενforetoldτὸtheπνεῦμαSpiritτὸtheἅγιονHolyδιὰthroughστόματοςthe mouthΔαυὶδof DavidπερὶconcerningἸούδαJudasτοῦthe oneγενομένουhaving becomeὁδηγοῦguideτοῖςto thoseσυλλαβοῦσινhaving arrestedτὸνtheἸησοῦν·Jesus;
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ὅτιforκατηριθμημένοςnumberedἦνhe wasἐνamongἡμῖνusκαὶandἔλαχενwas allottedτὸνtheκλῆρονshareτῆςof theδιακονίαςministryταύτης.this.
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οὗτοςThis manμὲνindeedοὖνthenἐκτήσατοacquiredχωρίονa fieldἐκout ofτοῦtheμισθοῦrewardτῆςtheἀδικίας,of unrighteousness,καὶandπρηνὴςheadlongγενόμενοςhaving fallenἐλάκησενhe burst openμέσοςin the middleκαὶandἐξεχύθηgushed outπάνταallτὰtheσπλάγχναintestinesαὐτοῦ,of him,
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καὶAndγνωστὸνknownἐγένετοit becameπᾶσινto allτοῖςthoseκατοικοῦσινdwellingἸερουσαλήμ,in Jerusalem,ὥστεso thatκληθῆναιto callτὸtheχωρίονfieldἐκεῖνοthat oneτῇtheἰδίᾳin their ownδιαλέκτῳlanguageαὐτῶνof themἉκελδαμάχAkeldamaτοῦτ᾽ThatἔστινisχωρίονFieldαἵματος.of Blood.
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γέγραπταιIt has been writtenγὰρforἐνin theβίβλῳbookψαλμῶν·of Psalms:γενηθήτωshould becomeἡtheἔπαυλιςhomesteadαὐτοῦof himἔρημοςdesolateκαὶandμὴnotἔστωshould there beὁone whoκατοικῶνis dwellingἐνinαὐτῇ,it,’καὶandτὴνTheἐπισκοπὴνpositionαὐτοῦof himλαβέτωtakeἕτερος.another.’
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δεῖIt behoovesοὖνthereforeτῶνof those whoσυνελθόντωνwere accompanyingἡμῖνusἀνδρῶνmenἐνduringπαντὶallχρόνῳthe timeἐνinᾧthatεἰσῆλθενhe came inκαὶandἐξῆλθενhe went outἐφ᾽amongἡμᾶςusὁtheκύριοςLordἸησοῦς,Jesus,
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ἀρξάμενοςhaving begunἀπὸfromτοῦtheβαπτίσματοςbaptismἸωάννουof Johnἕωςuntilτῆςtheἡμέραςdayἧςin whichἀνελήμφθηHe was taken upἀφ᾽fromἡμῶν,us,μάρτυραa witnessτῆςof theἀναστάσεωςresurrectionαὐτοῦof Himσὺνwithἡμῖνusγενέσθαιto becomeἕναoneτούτων.of these.
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καὶAndἔστησανthey put forwardδύο,two,ἸωσὴφJosephτὸνwhoκαλούμενονis being calledΒαρσαββᾶνBarsabbasὃςwhoἐπεκλήθηwas calledἸοῦστοςJustusκαὶandΜαθθίαν.Matthias.
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καὶAndπροσευξάμενοιhaving prayedεἶπαν·they said;σὺYou yourselfκύριεLordκαρδιογνῶσταknower of the heartsπάντων,of all,ἀνάδειξονdo showὃνwhomἐξελέξωYou have chosenἐκofτούτωνtheseτῶνtheδύοtwoἕναone
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λαβεῖνto takeτὸνtheτόπονplaceτῆςof theδιακονίαςministryταύτηςthisκαὶandἀποστολῆςapostleshipἀφ᾽fromἧςwhichπαρέβηturned asideἸούδαςJudasπορευθῆναιto goεἰςtoτὸνtheτόπονplaceτὸνtheἴδιον.his own.
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καὶAndἔδωκανthey gaveκλήρουςlotsαὐτοῖςto themκαὶandἔπεσενfellὁtheκλῆροςlotἐπὶonΜαθθίανMatthiasκαὶandσυγκατεψηφίσθηhe was numberedμετὰwithτῶνtheἕνδεκαelevenἀποστόλων.¶apostles.

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