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Acts 16

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ΚατήντησενHe cameδὲthenκαὶbothεἰςtoΔέρβηνDerbeκαὶandεἰςtoΛύστραν.Lystra.καὶAndἰδοὺbeholdμαθητήςa discipleτιςcertainἦνwasἐκεῖ,there,ὀνόματιnamedΤιμόθεος,Timothy,υἱὸςthe sonγυναικὸςof a womanτινοςcertainἸουδαίαςJewishπιστῆς,believing,πατρὸςfatherδὲhoweverἝλληνος·a Greek;
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ὃςwhoἐμαρτυρεῖτοwas well spoken ofὑπὸbyτῶνtheἐνinΛύστροιςLystraκαὶandἸκονίῳIconiumἀδελφῶν.brothers.
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τοῦτονThis oneἠθέλησενwantedὁtheΠαῦλοςPaulσὺνwithαὐτῷhimἐξελθεῖν,to go forth,καὶandλαβὼνhaving takenπεριέτεμενhe circumcisedαὐτὸνhimδιὰon account ofτοὺςtheἸουδαίουςJewsτοὺςthoseὄνταςbeingἐνinτοῖςtheτόποιςpartsἐκείνοις·those;ᾔδεισανthey knewγὰρforἅπαντεςallὅτιthatἝλληνa Greekὁtheπατὴρfatherαὐτοῦof himὑπῆρχεν.was.
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ὡςWhileδὲthenδιεπορεύοντοthey were passing throughτὰςtheπόλεις,cities,παρεδίδοσανthey were deliveringαὐτοῖςto themφυλάσσεινto keepτὰtheδόγματαdecreesτὰwhich wereκεκριμέναdecided onὑπὸbyτῶνtheἀποστόλωνapostlesκαὶandτῶνof theπρεσβυτέρωνeldersτῶνwho wereἐνinἹεροσολύμοις.¶Jerusalem.
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ΑἱTheμὲνindeedοὖνthereforeἐκκλησίαιchurchesἐστερεοῦντοwere strengthenedτῇin theπίστειfaithκαὶandἐπερίσσευονwere increasingτῷtheἀριθμῷin numberκαθ᾽everyἡμέραν.day.
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διῆλθονthey passed throughδὲthenτὴνtheΦρυγίανPhrygiaκαὶandτὴνtheΓαλατικὴνGalatianχώρανregionκωλυθέντεςhaving been forbiddenὑπὸbyτοῦtheἁγίουHolyπνεύματοςSpiritλαλῆσαιto speakτὸνtheλόγονwordἐνinτῇtheἈσίᾳ,Asia,
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ἐλθόντεςhaving comeδὲthenκατὰdown toτὴνtheΜυσίανMysiaἐπείραζονthey were attemptingεἰςintoτὴνtheΒιθυνίανBithyniaπορευθῆναι,to go,καὶandοὐκnotεἴασενdid allowαὐτοὺςthemτὸtheπνεῦμαSpiritἸησοῦ.of Jesus.
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παρελθόντεςhaving passed byδὲthenτὴνtheΜυσίανMysiaκατέβησανthey came downεἰςtoΤρῳάδα.Troas.
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καὶAndὅραμαa visionδιὰduringτῆςtheνυκτὸςnightτῷtheΠαύλῳto Paulὤφθη·appeared:ἀνὴρA manΜακεδώνof Macedoniaτιςcertainἦνwasἑστὼςalready standingκαὶandπαρακαλῶνbeseechingαὐτὸνhimκαὶandλέγων·saying;διαβὰςHaving passed overεἰςintoΜακεδονίανMacedoniaβοήθησονdo helpἡμῖν.us.
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ὡςWhenδὲnowτὸtheὅραμαvisionεἶδεν,he had seen,εὐθέωςimmediatelyἐζητήσαμενwe soughtἐξελθεῖνto go forthεἰςtoτὴνtheΜακεδονίανMacedoniaσυμβιβάζοντεςconcludingὅτιthatπροσκέκληταιhe has calledἡμᾶςusὁtheθεὸςGodεὐαγγελίσασθαιto evangeliseαὐτούς.¶to them.
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ἈναχθέντεςHaving sailedδὲthenἀπὸfromτῆςtheΤρῳάδοςTroasεὐθυδρομήσαμενwe made a straight courseεἰςtoΣαμοθρᾴκην,Samothrace,τῇtheδὲandἐπιούσῃthe following dayεἰςtoΝέανNeaπόλιν,Polis,
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κἀκεῖθενand from thereεἰςtoΦιλίππους,Philippi,ἥτιςwhichἐστὶνisπρώτηςthe leading cityτῆςof theμερίδοςdistrictτῆςtheΜακεδονίαςof Macedoniaπόλις,the city,κολωνία.and Roman colony.ἦμενWe wereδὲnowἐνinταύτῃthisτῇtheπόλειcityδιατρίβοντεςstayingἡμέραςdaysτινάς.some.
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τῇOn theτεthenἡμέρᾳdayτῶνof theσαββάτωνSabbathsἐξήλθομενwe went forthἔξωoutsideτῆςtheπύληςgateπαρὰbyποταμὸνa riverοὗwhereἐνομίζομενwe were accustomedπροσευχὴνprayerεἶναι,to have,καὶAndκαθίσαντεςhaving sat downἐλαλοῦμενwe were speakingταῖςto thoseσυνελθούσαιςhaving gatheredγυναιξίν.¶women.
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ΚαίAndτιςa certainγυνὴwomanὀνόματιnamedΛυδία,Lydia,πορφυρόπωλιςa seller of purpleπόλεωςof the cityΘυατείρωνof Thyatiraσεβομένηworshipingτὸνtheθεόν,God,ἤκουενwas listeningἧςof whomὁtheκύριοςLordδιήνοιξενopenedτὴνtheκαρδίανheartπροσέχεινto attendτοῖςto the thingsλαλουμένοιςbeing spokenὑπὸbyτοῦtheΠαύλου.Paul.
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ὡςWhenδὲthenἐβαπτίσθηshe was baptizedκαὶandὁtheοἶκοςhouseαὐτῆς,of her,παρεκάλεσενshe beggedλέγουσα·saying;εἰIfκεκρίκατέyou have judgedμεmeπιστὴνfaithfulτῷto theκυρίῳLordεἶναι,to be,εἰσελθόντεςhaving enteredεἰςintoτὸνtheοἶκόνhouseμουof mineμένετε·do remain;καὶAndπαρεβιάσατοshe persuadedἡμᾶς.¶us.
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ἘγένετοIt happenedδὲnowπορευομένωνgoingἡμῶνof usεἰςtoτὴνtheπροσευχήν,place of prayer,παιδίσκηνa girlτινὰcertainἔχουσανhavingπνεῦμαa spiritπύθωναPythonὑπαντῆσαιmeeting byἡμῖν,us,ἥτιςwhoἐργασίανgainπολλὴνmuchπαρεῖχενwas bringingτοῖςtheκυρίοιςmastersαὐτῆςof herμαντευομένη.by fortune-telling.
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αὕτηSheκατακολουθοῦσαhaving followedτῷtheΠαύλῳafter Paulκαὶandἡμῖνusἔκραζενwas crying outλέγουσα·saying;οὗτοιTheseοἱtheἄνθρωποιmenδοῦλοιservantsτοῦof theθεοῦGodτοῦtheὑψίστουMost Highεἰσίν,are,οἵτινεςwhoκαταγγέλλουσινproclaimὑμῖνto youὁδὸνthe wayσωτηρίας.of salvation.
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τοῦτοThisδὲthenἐποίειshe was continuingἐπὶforπολλὰςmanyἡμέρας.days.διαπονηθεὶςHaving been distressedδὲthenὁtheΠαῦλοςPaulκαὶandἐπιστρέψαςhaving turnedτῷto theπνεύματιspiritεἶπεν·he said;παραγγέλλωI commandσοιyouἐνinτῷtheὀνόματιnameἸησοῦof JesusΧριστοῦChristἐξελθεῖνto come outἀπ᾽fromαὐτῆς.her.καὶAndἐξῆλθενit came outαὐτῇon the sameτῇtheὥρᾳ.hour.
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ἰδόντεςHaving seenδὲnowοἱtheκύριοιmastersαὐτῆςof herὅτιthatἐξῆλθενwas goneἡtheἐλπὶςhopeτῆςof theἐργασίαςprofitαὐτῶν,of them,ἐπιλαβόμενοιhaving taken hold ofτὸνtheΠαῦλονPaulκαὶandτὸνtheΣιλᾶνSilasεἵλκυσανthey dragged themεἰςintoτὴνtheἀγορὰνmarketplaceἐπὶbeforeτοὺςtheἄρχοντας,rulers,
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καὶandπροσαγαγόντεςhaving brought upαὐτοὺςthemτοῖςto theστρατηγοῖςmagistratesεἶπαν·they said;οὗτοιTheseοἱtheἄνθρωποιmenἐκταράσσουσινexceedingly troubleἡμῶνof usτὴνtheπόλινcityἸουδαῖοιJewsὑπάρχοντες·being;
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καὶandκαταγγέλλουσινpreachἔθηcustomsἃthatοὐκnotἔξεστινit is lawfulἡμῖνfor usπαραδέχεσθαιto acceptοὐδὲnorποιεῖνto practiceῬωμαίοιςRomansοὖσιν.being.
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καὶAndσυνεπέστηrose up togetherὁtheὄχλοςcrowdκατ᾽againstαὐτῶν,them,καὶandοἱtheστρατηγοὶmagistratesπεριρήξαντεςhaving torn offαὐτῶνof themτὰtheἱμάτιαgarmentsἐκέλευονwere commandingῥαβδίζειν·to beat with rods;
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πολλάςManyτεthenἐπιθέντεςhaving laidαὐτοῖςon themπληγὰςblowsἔβαλονthey cast themεἰςintoφυλακὴνprisonπαραγγείλαντεςhaving chargedτῷtheδεσμοφύλακιto jailerἀσφαλῶςstrictlyτηρεῖνto keepαὐτούς·them;
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ὃςwhoπαραγγελίανan orderτοιαύτηνsuchλαβὼνhaving receivedἔβαλενthrewαὐτοὺςthemεἰςintoτὴνtheἐσωτέρανinnerφυλακὴνprisonκαὶandτοὺςtheπόδαςfeetἠσφαλίσατοfastenedαὐτῶνof themεἰςinτὸtheξύλον.¶stocks.
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ΚατὰTowardδὲnowτὸtheμεσονύκτιονmidnightΠαῦλοςPaulκαὶandΣιλᾶςSilasπροσευχόμενοιprayingὕμνουνthey were singing praises toτὸνtheθεόν·God;ἐπηκροῶντοWere listeningδὲnowαὐτῶνto themοἱtheδέσμιοι.prisoners.
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ἄφνωSuddenlyδὲthenσεισμὸςearthquakeἐγένετοthere wasμέγαςa greatὥστεso thatσαλευθῆναιshakingτὰtheθεμέλιαfoundationsτοῦof theδεσμωτηρίου·prison house;ἠνεῴχθησανwere openedδὲthenπαραχρῆμαimmediatelyαἱtheθύραιdoorsπᾶσαι,all,καὶandπάντωνof allτὰtheδεσμὰchainsἀνέθη.were loosed.
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ἔξυπνοςAwokenδὲthenγενόμενοςhaving beenὁtheδεσμοφύλαξjailerκαὶandἰδὼνwas seeingἀνεῳγμέναςhaving openedτὰςtheθύραςdoorsτῆςof theφυλακῆς,prison,σπασάμενοςhaving drawnτὴνtheμάχαιρανhis swordἤμελλενhe was aboutἑαυτὸνhimselfἀναιρεῖνto executeνομίζωνsupposingἐκπεφευγέναιto have escapedτοὺςtheδεσμίους.¶prisoners.
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ἘφώνησενCalled outδὲhoweverμεγάλῃin a loudφωνῇvoiceὁtheΠαῦλοςPaulλέγων·saying;μηδὲνNotπράξῃςmay doσεαυτῷto yourselfκακόν·harm;ἅπαντεςallγάρforἐσμενwe areἐνθάδε.here.
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αἰτήσαςHaving called forδὲnowφῶταlightsεἰσεπήδησενhe rushed inκαὶandἔντρομοςterrifiedγενόμενοςhaving becomeπροσέπεσενhe fell down beforeτῷtheΠαύλῳPaulκαὶandτῷtheΣιλᾷ,Silas,
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καὶAndπροαγαγὼνhaving broughtαὐτοὺςthemἔξωoutἔφη·he was saying;κύριοι,Sirs,τίwhatμεof meδεῖis necessaryποιεῖνto doἵναthatσωθῶ;I may be saved?
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οἱtheδὲAndεἶπαν·they said;πίστευσονdo believeἐπὶonτὸνtheκύριονLordἸησοῦνJesusΧριστόν,Christκαὶandσωθήσῃwill be savedσὺyou yourselfκαὶandὁtheοἶκόςhouseholdσου.of you.
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καὶAndἐλάλησανthey spokeαὐτῷto himτὸνtheλόγονwordτοῦof theκυρίουLordσὺνalong withπᾶσινallτοῖςthoseἐνinτῇtheοἰκίᾳhouseαὐτοῦ.of him.
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καὶAndπαραλαβὼνhaving takenαὐτοὺςthemἐνinἐκείνῃthat veryτῇtheὥρᾳhourτῆςof theνυκτὸςnightἔλουσενhe washed themἀπὸfromτῶνtheπληγῶν,wounds,καὶandἐβαπτίσθηhe was baptizedαὐτὸςhe himselfκαὶandοἱthe householdαὐτοῦof himπάντεςallπαραχρῆμα.immediately.
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ἀναγαγώνHaving broughtτεthenαὐτοὺςthemεἰςintoτὸνtheοἶκονhouseαὐτοῦof himπαρέθηκενhe laidτράπεζανa table for themκαὶandἠγαλλιάσατοrejoicedπανοικεὶwith all his householdπεπιστευκὼςhaving believedτῷtheθεῷ.¶in God.
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ἩμέραςWhen dayδὲthenγενομένηςhaving comeἀπέστειλανsentοἱtheστρατηγοὶmagistratesτοὺςtheῥαβδούχουςofficersλέγοντες·saying;ἀπόλυσονdo releaseτοὺςtheἀνθρώπουςmenἐκείνους.those.
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ἀπήγγειλενReportedδὲthenὁtheδεσμοφύλαξjailerτοὺςtheλόγουςwordsτούτουςtheseπρὸςtoτὸνtheΠαῦλονPaulὅτιthatἀπέσταλκανHave sentοἱtheστρατηγοὶcaptainsἵναthatἀπολυθῆτε·you may be let go;νῦνNowοὖνthereforeἐξελθόντεςhaving gone outπορεύεσθεdo departἐνinεἰρήνῃ.¶peace.
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ὉtheδὲButΠαῦλοςPaulἔφηwas sayingπρὸςtoαὐτούς·them;δείραντεςHaving beatenἡμᾶςusδημοσίᾳpubliclyἀκατακρίτους,uncondemnedἀνθρώπουςmenῬωμαίουςRomansὑπάρχοντας,being,ἔβαλανthey cast usεἰςintoφυλακήν,prison,καὶandνῦνnowλάθρᾳsecretlyἡμᾶςusἐκβάλλουσιν;do they throw out?οὐNoγάρ,indeed!ἀλλ᾽Insteadἐλθόντεςhaving comeαὐτοὶthemselvesἡμᾶςusἐξαγαγέτωσαν.they should bring out.
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ἀπήγγειλανReportedδὲthenτοῖςto theστρατηγοῖςmagistratesοἱtheῥαβδοῦχοιofficersτὰtheῥήματαdeclarationsταῦτα·these;καὶandἐφοβήθησανThey were afraidδὲthenἀκούσαντεςhaving heardὅτιthatῬωμαῖοίRomansεἰσιν,they are,
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καὶAndἐλθόντεςhaving comeπαρεκάλεσανthey appealed toαὐτούς,themκαὶandἐξαγαγόντεςhaving brought them outἠρώτωνthey were asking themἀπελθεῖνto go outἀπὸofτῆςtheπόλεως.¶city.
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ἘξελθόντεςHaving gone forthδὲthenἀπὸout ofτῆςtheφυλακῆςprisonεἰσῆλθονthey cameπρὸςtoτὴνtheΛυδίαν·Lydia;καὶandἰδόντεςhaving seen themπαρεκάλεσανthey exhortedτοὺςtheἀδελφοὺςbrothersαὐτούςthemκαὶandἐξῆλθαν.¶departed.

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