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Acts 13

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ἮσανThere wereδὲnowτινεςsomeἐνinἈντιοχείᾳAntiochκατὰinτὴνwhatοὖσανisἐκκλησίανthe churchπροφῆταιprophetsκαὶandδιδάσκαλοι,teachers,ὅtheτεbothΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasκαὶandΣυμεὼνSimeonὁwhoκαλούμενοςis being calledΝίγερNigerκαὶandΛούκιοςLuciusὁtheΚυρηναῖος,Cyrenian,ΜαναήνManaenτεalso —Ἡρῴδουwith Herodτοῦtheτετραάρχουtetrarchσύντροφοςbrought up —καὶandΣαῦλος.Saul.
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λειτουργούντωνAs were ministeringδὲnowαὐτῶνtheyτῷto theκυρίῳLordκαὶandνηστευόντωνfastingεἶπενsaidτὸtheπνεῦμαSpiritτὸtheἅγιον·Holy;ἀφορίσατεdo set apartδήthenμοιto MeτὸνtheτεbothΒαρναβᾶνBarnabasκαὶandτὸνtheΣαῦλονSaulεἰςforτὸtheἔργονworkὃto whichπροσκέκλημαιI have calledαὐτούς.them.
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τότεThenνηστεύσαντεςhaving fastedκαὶandπροσευξάμενοιhaving prayedκαὶandἐπιθέντεςhaving laidτὰςtheχεῖραςhandsαὐτοῖςon themἀπέλυσαν.¶they sent them off.
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ΑὐτοὶThey themselvesμὲνindeedοὖνthereforeἐκπεμφθέντεςhaving been sent forthὑπὸbyτοῦof theἁγίουHolyτοῦtheπνεύματοςSpiritκατῆλθονwent downεἰςtoτὴνtheΣελεύκειαν,Seleucia,ἐκεῖθένFrom thereτεthenἀπέπλευσανthey sailedεἰςtoτὴνtheΚύπρον.Cyprus.
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καὶAndγενόμενοιhaving comeἐνintoΣαλαμῖνιSalamisκατήγγελλονthey were proclaimingτὸνtheλόγονwordτοῦtheθεοῦof Godἐνinταῖςtheσυναγωγαῖςsynagoguesτῶνof theἸουδαίων·Jews;εἶχονThey hadδὲnowκαὶalsoἸωάννηνJohn asὑπηρέτην.¶a helper.
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ΔιελθόντεςHaving passed throughδὲnowὅληνallτὴνtheνῆσονislandἄχριas far asΠάφουPaphosεὗρονthey foundἄνδραa man —τινὰa certainμάγονmagicianψευδοπροφήτηνa false prophetἸουδαῖονJewish —ᾧwhoseὄνομαnameΒαριησοῦ,of Bar-Jesus,
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ὃςwhoἦνwasσὺνwithτῷtheἀνθυπάτῳproconsulΣεργίῳSergiusΠαύλῳ,Paulus,ἀνδρὶmanσυνετῷ.an intelligent.οὗτοςHeπροσκαλεσάμενοςhaving called to himΒαρναβᾶνBarnabasκαὶandΣαῦλονSaulἐπεζήτησενdesiredἀκοῦσαιto hearτὸνtheλόγονwordτοῦtheθεοῦ.of God.
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ἀνθίστατοWas opposingδὲhoweverαὐτοῖςto themἘλύμαςElymasὁtheμάγος,magician —οὕτωςthusγὰρforμεθερμηνεύεταιmeansτὸtheὄνομαnameαὐτοῦ,of him —ζητῶνseekingδιαστρέψαιto turn awayτὸνtheἀνθύπατονproconsulἀπὸfromτῆςtheπίστεως.faith.
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ΣαῦλοςSaulδὲthenὁtheκαὶalso calledΠαῦλοςPaulπλησθεὶςhaving been filledπνεύματοςthe SpiritἁγίουHolyκαὶandἀτενίσαςhaving looked intentlyεἰςuponαὐτὸνhim
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εἶπεν·said;ὦOπλήρηςfullπαντὸςof allδόλουdeceitκαὶandπάσηςallῥᾳδιουργίας,craft,υἱὲsonδιαβόλου,of the devil,ἐχθρὲenemyπάσηςof allδικαιοσύνης,righteousness,οὐnotπαύσῃwill you ceaseδιαστρέφωνpervertingτὰςtheὁδοὺςwaysτοῦof theκυρίουLordτὰςtheεὐθείας;upright?
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καὶAndνῦνnowἰδοὺbeholdχεὶρthe handτοῦtheκυρίουof the Lordἐπὶis uponσέ,you,καὶandἔσῃyou will beτυφλὸςblindμὴnotβλέπωνseeingτὸνtheἥλιονsunἄχριduringκαιροῦ.a season.παραχρῆμάImmediatelyτεthenἔπεσενdescendedἐπ᾽uponαὐτὸνhimἀχλὺςmistκαὶandσκότος,darkness,καὶandπεριάγωνgoing aboutἐζήτειhe was seekingχειραγωγούς.one to lead by hand.
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τότεThenἰδὼνhaving seenὁtheἀνθύπατοςproconsulτὸthatγεγονὸςhaving happenedἐπίστευσενhe believedἐκπλησσόμενοςbeing astonishedἐπὶatτῇtheδιδαχῇteachingτοῦof theκυρίου.¶Lord.
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ἈναχθέντεςHaving sailedδὲthenἀπὸfromτῆςtheΠάφουPaphosοἱwith thoseπερὶaround himτὸνtheΠαῦλονPaulἦλθονcameεἰςtoΠέργηνPergaτῆςtheΠαμφυλίας.of Pamphylia.ἸωάννηςJohnδὲhoweverἀποχωρήσαςhaving departedἀπ᾽fromαὐτῶνthemὑπέστρεψενhe returnedεἰςtoἹεροσόλυμα.Jerusalem.
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αὐτοὶThey themselvesδὲnowδιελθόντεςhaving passed throughἀπὸfromτῆςtheΠέργηςPergaπαρεγένοντοcameεἰςtoἈντιόχειανAntiochτὴνtheΠισιδίαν,Pisidia,καὶandεἰσελθόντεςhaving goneεἰςintoτὴνtheσυναγωγὴνsynagogueτῇon theἡμέρᾳdayτῶνof theσαββάτωνSabbathsἐκάθισαν.¶they sat down.
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μετὰAfterδὲthenτὴνtheἀνάγνωσινreadingτοῦof theνόμουlawκαὶandτῶνof theπροφητῶνProphetsἀπέστειλανsentοἱtheἀρχισυνάγωγοιrulers of the synagogueπρὸςtoαὐτοὺςthemλέγοντες·saying;ἄνδρεςMenἀδελφοί,brothers,εἴifτίςanyἐστινthere isἐνamongὑμῖνyouλόγοςa wordπαρακλήσεωςof exhortationπρὸςtowardτὸνtheλαόν,people,λέγετε.¶do speak.
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ἈναστὰςHaving risen upδὲthenΠαῦλοςPaulκαὶandκατασείσαςhaving made a signτῇwith theχειρὶhandεἶπεν·he said;ἄνδρεςMenἸσραηλῖταιIsraelitesκαὶandοἱyou who areφοβούμενοιfearingτὸνtheθεόν,God,ἀκούσατε.do listen.
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ὁTheθεὸςGodτοῦof theλαοῦpeopleτούτουthisἸσραὴλof Israelἐξελέξατοchoseτοὺςtheπατέραςfathersἡμῶνof usκαὶandτὸνtheλαὸνpeopleὕψωσενexaltedἐνinτῇtheπαροικίᾳsojournἐνinγῇthe landΑἰγύπτουof Egyptκαὶandμετὰwithβραχίονοςarmὑψηλοῦupliftedἐξήγαγενbroughtαὐτοὺςthemἐξout ofαὐτῆς·it;
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καὶandὡςof aboutτεσσερακονταετῆforty yearsχρόνονfor a periodἐτροποφόρησενHe endured the waysαὐτοὺςof themἐνinτῇtheἐρήμῳ,wilderness,
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καὶandκαθελὼνhaving destroyedἔθνηnationsἑπτὰsevenἐνinγῇthe landΧανάανof CanaanκατεκληρονόμησενHe gave as an inheritanceαὐτοῖςto themτὴνtheγῆνlandαὐτῶνof them —
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ὡςduringἔτεσινyearsτετρακοσίοιςfour hundredκαὶandπεντήκοντα·fifty;καὶAndμετὰafterταῦταthese thingsἔδωκενHe gave themκριτὰςjudgesἕωςuntilΣαμουὴλSamuelτοῦtheπροφήτου·prophet;
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κἀκεῖθενThenᾐτήσαντοthey asked forβασιλέα,a king,καὶandἔδωκενgaveαὐτοῖςto themὁtheθεὸςGodτὸνtheΣαοὺλSaulυἱὸνsonΚίς,of Kish,ἄνδραa manἐκof theφυλῆςtribeΒενιαμίν,of Benjamin,ἔτηyearsτεσσεράκοντα·forty;
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καὶAndμεταστήσαςhaving removedαὐτὸνhimἤγειρενHe raised upτὸνtheΔαυὶδDavidαὐτοῖςto themεἰςasβασιλέα,king,ᾧto whomκαὶalsoεἶπενHe saidμαρτυρήσας·having carried witness:εὗρονI have foundΔαυὶδDavidτὸνtheτοῦson ofἸεσσαί,Jesseἄνδραa manκατὰaccording toτὴνtheκαρδίανheartμου,of Mine,ὃςwhoποιήσειwill doπάνταallτὰtheθελήματάwillμου.of Mine.
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τούτουOf this manὁtheθεὸςGodἀπὸofτοῦtheσπέρματοςseedκατ᾽according toἐπαγγελίανpromiseἤγαγενhas broughtτῷtheἸσραὴλto Israelσωτῆραthe SaviorἸησοῦν,Jesus —
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προκηρύξαντοςWhen was proclaimingἸωάννουJohnπρὸbefore theπροσώπουfaceτῆςof theεἰσόδουcomingαὐτοῦof Himβάπτισμαa baptismμετανοίαςof repentanceπαντὶto allτῷtheλαῷpeopleἸσραήλ.of Israel.
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ὡςWhileδὲthenἐπλήρουwas fulfillingὁtheἸωάννηςJohnτὸνtheδρόμονcourseἔλεγεν·he was saying;τίwhomἐμὲme myselfὑπονοεῖτεdo you supposeεἶναι;to be?οὐκNotεἰμὶam heἐγώ·I myself;ἀλλ᾽butἰδοὺbeholdἔρχεταιHe comesμετ᾽afterἐμὲme myselfοὗof whomοὐκnotεἰμὶI amἄξιοςworthyτὸtheὑπόδημαsandalτῶνof theποδῶνfeetλῦσαι.¶to untie.
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ἌνδρεςMenἀδελφοί,brothers,υἱοὶsonsγένουςof the familyἈβραὰμof Abrahamκαὶandοἱyou who areἐνamongὑμῖνyouφοβούμενοιfearingτὸνtheθεόν,God,ἡμῖνto usὁtheλόγοςmessageτῆςof theσωτηρίαςsalvationταύτηςthisἐξαπεστάλη.was sent out.
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οἱThoseγὰρforκατοικοῦντεςdwellingἐνinἸερουσαλὴμJerusalemκαὶandοἱtheἄρχοντεςrulersαὐτῶνof themτοῦτονHimἀγνοήσαντεςnot having knownκαὶandτὰςtheφωνὰςvoicesτῶνof theπροφητῶνprophetsτὰςthatκατὰonπᾶνeveryσάββατονSabbathἀναγινωσκομένας,are being read,κρίναντεςhaving condemned Himἐπλήρωσαν·they fulfilled them;
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καὶAndμηδεμίανnoαἰτίανcauseθανάτουof deathεὑρόντεςhaving foundᾐτήσαντοthey beggedΠιλᾶτονPilateἀναιρεθῆναιto executeαὐτόν.him.
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ὡςWhenδὲthenἐτέλεσανthey had finishedπάνταallτὰthe thingsπερὶaboutαὐτοῦHimγεγραμμένα,written,καθελόντεςhaving taken Him downἀπὸfromτοῦtheξύλουtreeἔθηκανthey put Himεἰςinμνημεῖον.a tomb.
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ὁtheδὲButθεὸςGodἤγειρενraisedαὐτὸνHimἐκout fromνεκρῶν,the dead,
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ὃςwhoὤφθηappearedἐπὶforἡμέραςdaysπλείουςmanyτοῖςto thoseσυναναβᾶσινhaving come up withαὐτῷHimἀπὸfromτῆςtheΓαλιλαίαςGalileeεἰςtoἸερουσαλήμ,Jerusalem,οἵτινεςwhoνῦνnowεἰσινareμάρτυρεςwitnessesαὐτοῦof Himπρὸςtoτὸνtheλαόν.people.
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καὶAndἡμεῖςwe ourselvesὑμᾶςto youεὐαγγελιζόμεθαevangeliseτὴνtheπρὸςtoτοὺςtheπατέραςfathersἐπαγγελίανpromiseγενομένην,having been made,
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ὅτιthatταύτηνthisὁtheθεὸςGodἐκπεπλήρωκενhas fulfilledτοῖςto theτέκνοιςchildrenαὐτῶνof themἡμῖνto usἀναστήσαςhaving raised upἸησοῦν,Jesus,ὡςasκαὶalsoἐνinτῷtheψαλμῷpsalmγέγραπταιit has been writtenτῷin theδευτέρῳ·secondυἱόςSonμουof Mineεἶareσύ,You yourself,ἐγὼI myselfσήμερονtodayγεγέννηκάhave begottenσε.you.’
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ὅτιforδὲthenἀνέστησενHe raisedαὐτὸνHimἐκout fromνεκρῶνthe deadμηκέτιno moreμέλλονταbeing aboutὑποστρέφεινto returnεἰςtoδιαφθοράν,decay,οὕτωςthusεἴρηκενHe has spokenὅτιthatδώσωI will giveὑμῖνto youτὰtheὅσιαholy blessingsΔαυὶδof Davidτὰtheπιστά.sure blessings.’
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διότιthereforeκαὶalsoἐνinἑτέρῳanotherλέγει·He says:οὐNotδώσειςYou will allowτὸνtheὅσιόνHoly Oneσουof youἰδεῖνto seeδιαφθοράν.decay.’
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ΔαυὶδDavidμὲνindeedγὰρforἰδίᾳin his ownγενεᾷgenerationὑπηρετήσαςhaving servedτῇtheτοῦtheθεοῦof Godβουλῇpurposeἐκοιμήθηhe fell asleepκαὶandπροσετέθηhe was addedπρὸςtoτοὺςtheπατέραςfathersαὐτοῦof himκαὶandεἶδενsawδιαφθοράν·decay;
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ὃνThe OneδὲhoweverὁtheθεὸςGodἤγειρεν,raised upοὐκnotεἶδενdid seeδιαφθοράν.¶decay.
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ΓνωστὸνKnownοὖνthereforeἔστωit should beὑμῖν,to you,ἄνδρεςmenἀδελφοί,brothers,ὅτιthatδιὰthroughτούτουthis Oneὑμῖνto youἄφεσιςforgivenessἁμαρτιῶνof sinsκαταγγέλλεται·is proclaimed;
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καὶAndἀπὸfromπάντωνall thingsὧνfrom whichοὐκnotἠδυνήθητεyou were ableἐνinτῷtheνόμῳlawΜωϋσέωςof Mosesδικαιωθῆναι,to be justified,ἐν(39) inτούτῳHimπᾶςeveryoneὁwhoπιστεύωνis believingδικαιοῦται.is justified.
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βλέπετεdo take heedοὖνthereforeμὴlestἐπέλθῃmay come aboutἐφ᾽uponὑμᾶςyouτὸthatεἰρημένονsaidἐνinτοῖςtheπροφήταις·prophets:
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ἴδετε,Behold!οἱyouκαταφρονηταί,scoffers,καὶandθαυμάσατεdo wonderκαὶandἀφανίσθητε,do perishὅτιforἔργονa workἐργάζομαιam workingἐγὼI myselfἐνinταῖςtheἡμέραιςdaysὑμῶν,of you,ἔργονa workὃthatοὐcertainlyμὴnotπιστεύσητεyou may believeἐάνeven ifτιςoneἐκδιηγῆταιshall declare itὑμῖν.¶to you.’
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ἘξιόντωνWhen are departingδὲthenαὐτῶνtheyἐκfromτῆςtheσυναγωγῆςsynagogueτῶνof theἸουδαίωνJewsπαρεκάλουνwere beggingτὰtheἔθνηgentilesεἰςonτὸtheμεταξὺnextσάββατονSabbathλαληθῆναιto be spokenαὐτοῖςto themτὰtheῥήματαdeclarationsταῦτα.these.
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λυθείσηςWhen was releasingδὲthenτῆςtheσυναγωγῆςsynagogueἠκολούθησανfollowedπολλοὶmanyτῶνof theἸουδαίωνJewsκαὶandτῶνof theσεβομένωνworshippingπροσηλύτωνconvertsτῷtheΠαύλῳafter PaulκαὶandτῷtheΒαρναβᾷ,after Barnabas,οἵτινεςwhoπροσλαλοῦντεςspeakingαὐτοῖςto themἔπειθονwere persuadingαὐτοὺςthemπροσμένεινto continueτῇin theχάριτιgraceτοῦtheθεοῦ.of God.
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τῷOn theδὲnowἐρχομένῳcomingσαββάτῳSabbathσχεδὸνalmostπᾶσαallἡtheπόλιςcityσυνήχθηwas gathered togetherἀκοῦσαιto hearτὸνtheλόγονwordτοῦtheκυρίου.of the Lord.
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ἰδόντεςHaving seenδὲhoweverοἱtheἸουδαῖοιJewsτοὺςtheὄχλουςcrowdsἐπλήσθησανthey were filledζήλουwith jealousyκαὶandἀντέλεγονwere contradictingτοῖςthe thingsὑπὸbyτοῦtheΠαύλουPaulλαλουμένοιςspokenἀντιλέγοντεςdenyingκαὶandβλασφημοῦντες.denigrating him.
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παρρησιασάμενοίHaving spoken boldlyτεalsoὁtheΠαῦλοςPaulκαὶandὁtheΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasεἶπαν·said;ὑμῖνTo youἦνit wasἀναγκαῖονnecessaryπρῶτονfirstλαληθῆναιto be spokenτὸνtheλόγονwordτοῦtheθεοῦ·of God;ἐπειδὴbut sinceδὲnowἀπωθεῖσθεyou thrust awayαὐτὸνitκαὶandοὐκnotἀξίουςworthyκρίνετεyou judgeἑαυτοὺςyourselvesτῆςtheαἰωνίουof eternalζωῆς,life,ἰδοὺbeholdστρεφόμεθαwe are turningεἰςtoτὰtheἔθνη.Gentiles.
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οὕτωςThusγὰρforἐντέταλταιhas commandedἡμῖνusὁtheκύριος·Lord:τέθεικάI have setσεyouεἰςforφῶςa lightἐθνῶνof the Gentilesτοῦtheεἶναίto beσεyouεἰςforσωτηρίανsalvationἕωςuntilἐσχάτουthe uttermost partτῆςof theγῆς.¶earth.’
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ἈκούονταHearing itδὲthenτὰtheἔθνηGentilesἔχαιρονwere rejoicingκαὶandἐδόξαζονthey were glorifyingτὸνtheλόγονwordτοῦof theκυρίουLordκαὶandἐπίστευσανthey believedὅσοιas many asἦσανwereτεταγμένοιappointedεἰςtoζωὴνlifeαἰώνιον.eternal.
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διεφέρετοWas carriedδὲthenὁtheλόγοςwordτοῦof theκυρίουLordδι᾽throughὅληςallτῆςtheχώρας.region.
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οἱTheδὲbutἸουδαῖοιJewsπαρώτρυνανincitedτὰςtheσεβομέναςworshippingγυναῖκαςwomenκαὶandτὰςthethoseεὐσχήμοναςprominentκαὶandτοὺςtheπρώτουςprincipalsτῆςof theπόλεωςcityκαὶandἐπήγειρανthey stirred upδιωγμὸνa persecutionἐπὶagainstτὸνtheΠαῦλονPaulκαὶandτὸνtheΒαρναβᾶνBarnabasκαὶandἐξέβαλονexpelledαὐτοὺςthemἀπὸfromτῶνtheὁρίωνdistrictαὐτῶν.of them.
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οἱtheδὲButἐκτιναξάμενοιhaving shaken offτὸνtheκονιορτὸνdustτῶνof theποδῶνfeetαὐτῶνof themἐπ᾽againstαὐτοὺςthemἦλθονthey wentεἰςtoἸκόνιον.Iconium.
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οἵtheτεandμαθηταὶthe disciplesἐπληροῦντοwere filledχαρᾶςwith joyκαὶand theπνεύματοςSpiritἁγίου.¶Holy.

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