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ΚαὶAndἐνduringτῷtheσυμπληροῦσθαιarriving ofτὴνtheἡμέρανdayτῆςtheπεντηκοστῆςof Pentecostἦσανthey wereπάντεςallὁμοῦtogetherἐπὶinτὸtheαὐτό.one place.
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καὶAndἐγένετοcameἄφνωsuddenlyἐκout ofτοῦtheοὐρανοῦheavenἦχοςa soundὥσπερlikeφερομένηςthe rushingπνοῆςof a windβιαίαςviolentκαὶandἐπλήρωσενit filledὅλονallτὸνtheοἶκονhouseοὗwhereἦσανthey wereκαθήμενοιsitting
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καὶAndὤφθησανthere appearedαὐτοῖςto themδιαμεριζόμεναιdividingγλῶσσαιtonguesὡσεὶasπυρὸςof fireκαὶandἐκάθισενsatἐφ᾽uponἕναoneἕκαστονeachαὐτῶνof them
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καὶAndἐπλήσθησανthey were filled withπάντεςallπνεύματοςSpiritἁγίουHolyκαὶandἤρξαντοbeganλαλεῖνto speakἑτέραιςin otherγλώσσαιςtonguesκαθὼςeven asτὸtheπνεῦμαSpiritἐδίδουwas givingἀποφθέγγεσθαιto utter forthαὐτοῖς.¶to them.
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ἮσανWereδὲnowεἰςinἸερουσαλὴμJerusalemκατοικοῦντεςdwellingἸουδαῖοι,Jews,ἄνδρεςmenεὐλαβεῖςdevoutἀπὸfromπαντὸςeveryἔθνουςnationτῶνof thoseὑπὸunderτὸνtheοὐρανόν.heaven.
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γενομένηςWhen was happeningδὲnowτῆςtheφωνῆςsoundταύτηςthisσυνῆλθενcame togetherτὸtheπλῆθοςmultitudeκαὶandσυνεχύθη,was confounded,ὅτιbecauseἤκουονwas hearingεἷςoneἕκαστοςeachτῇin theirἰδίᾳownδιαλέκτῳlanguageλαλούντωνspeakingαὐτῶν.them.
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ἐξίσταντοThey were amazedδὲthenπάντεςallκαὶandἐθαύμαζονwere marvelingλέγοντεςsayingπρὸςtoἀλλήλους·one another:οὐχSurelyἰδοὺbeholdἅπαντεςallοὗτοίtheseεἰσινareοἱwhoλαλοῦντεςare speakingΓαλιλαῖοι;Galileans?
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καὶAndπῶςhowἡμεῖςwe ourselvesἀκούομενhearἕκαστοςeachτῇin theἰδίᾳownδιαλέκτῳlanguageἡμῶνof usἐνinᾗwhichἐγεννήθημεν,we were born?
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ΠάρθοιParthiansκαὶandΜῆδοιMedesκαὶandἘλαμῖταιElamitesκαὶandοἱthoseκατοικοῦντεςinhabitingτὴνtheΜεσοποταμίαν,Mesopotamia,ἸουδαίανJudeaτεalsoκαὶandΚαππαδοκίαν,Cappadocia,ΠόντονPontusκαὶandτὴνtheἈσίαν,Asia,
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ΦρυγίανPhrygiaτεbothκαὶandΠαμφυλίαν,Pamphylia,ΑἴγυπτονEgyptκαὶandτὰtheμέρηpartsτῆςtheΛιβύηςof Libyaτῆςthatκατὰare aroundΚυρήνηνCyreneκαὶandοἱthoseἐπιδημοῦντεςvisiting hereῬωμαῖοι,from Rome,
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Κρῆτες11 CretansκαὶandἌραβες,Arabs —ἀκούομενdo we hearλαλούντωνspeakingαὐτῶνthemταῖςtheἡμετέραιςin our ownγλώσσαιςtonguesτὰtheμεγαλεῖαgreat thingsτοῦtheθεοῦ;¶of God?
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ἐξίσταντοWere amazedδὲthenπάντεςallκαὶandδιηπόρουνthey were perplexedἄλλοςotherπρὸςtoἄλλονotherλέγοντες·saying;τίWhatἄνmaybeθέλειintendsτοῦτοthisεἶναι;to be?
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ἕτεροιOthersδὲhoweverδιαχλευάζοντεςmockingἔλεγονwere sayingὅτιthatγλεύκουςOf new wineμεμεστωμένοιfilledεἰσίν.¶they are.
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ΣταθεὶςHaving stood upδὲhoweverὁtheΠέτροςPeterσὺνwithτοῖςtheἕνδεκαelevenἐπῆρενhe lifted upτὴνtheφωνὴνvoiceαὐτοῦof himκαὶandἀπεφθέγξατοspoke forthαὐτοῖς·to them:ἄνδρεςMenἸουδαῖοιof Judeaκαὶandοἱyou who areκατοικοῦντεςinhabitingἸερουσαλὴμJerusalemπάντες,all,τοῦτοthisὑμῖνto youγνωστὸνknownἔστωshould beκαὶandἐνωτίσασθεdo give heed toτὰtheῥήματάdeclarationsμου.of mine.
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οὐNotγὰρforὡςasὑμεῖςyou yourselvesὑπολαμβάνετεsupposeοὗτοιtheseμεθύουσιν,are drunkards,ἔστινit isγὰρforὥραthe hourτρίτηthirdτῆςof theἡμέρας,day,
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ἀλλὰbutτοῦτόthisἐστινisτὸthatεἰρημένονspokenδιὰthroughτοῦtheπροφήτουprophetἸωήλ·Joel:
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καὶAndἔσταιit will beἐνinταῖςtheἐσχάταιςlastἡμέραις,days,λέγειsaysὁtheθεός,God,ἐκχεῶI will pour outἀπὸofτοῦtheπνεύματόςSpiritμουof Mineἐπὶuponπᾶσανallσάρκαfleshκαὶandπροφητεύσουσινwill prophesyοἱtheυἱοὶsonsὑμῶνof youκαὶandαἱtheθυγατέρεςdaughtersὑμῶν,of you,καὶandοἱtheνεανίσκοιyoung menὑμῶνof youὁράσειςvisionsὄψονταιwill beholdκαὶandοἱtheπρεσβύτεροιeldersὑμῶνof youἐνυπνίοιςdreamsἐνυπνιασθήσονται.will dream.
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καίandγεevenἐπὶuponτοὺςtheδούλουςservantsμουof Mineκαὶandἐπὶuponτὰςtheδούλαςhandmaidensμουof MineἐνinταῖςtheἡμέραιςdaysἐκείναιςthoseἐκχεῶI will pour outἀπὸofτοῦtheπνεύματόςSpiritμουof Mineκαὶandπροφητεύσουσιν.they will prophesy.
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καὶandδώσωI will showτέραταwondersἐνinτῷtheοὐρανῷheavenἄνωaboveκαὶandσημεῖαsignsἐπὶonτῆςtheγῆςearthκάτω,below,αἷμαbloodκαὶandπῦρfireκαὶandἀτμίδαvaporκαπνοῦ.of smoke.
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ὁTheἥλιοςsunμεταστραφήσεταιwill be turnedεἰςintoσκότοςdarknessκαὶandἡtheσελήνηmoonεἰςintoαἷμα,blood,πρὶνbeforeἢthanἐλθεῖνcomingτὴνtheἡμέρανdayκυρίουof the Lordτὴνtheμεγάληνgreatκαὶandἐπιφανῆ.glorious.
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καὶAndἔσται,it will be,πᾶςeveryoneὃςwhoἂνwhenἐπικαλέσηταιthey shall call uponτὸtheὄνομαnameκυρίουof the Lordσωθήσεται.¶will be saved.’
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ἌνδρεςMenἸσραηλῖται,Israelites,ἀκούσατεdo hearτοὺςtheλόγουςwordsτούτους·these:ἸησοῦνJesusτὸνtheΝαζωραῖον,of Nazareth,ἄνδραa manἀποδεδειγμένονset forthἀπὸbyτοῦtheθεοῦGodεἰςtoὑμᾶςyouδυνάμεσινby miraclesκαὶandτέρασινby wondersκαὶandσημείοιςby signsοἷςwhichἐποίησενdidδι᾽throughαὐτοῦHimὁtheθεὸςGodἐνinμέσῳthe midstὑμῶν,of you,καθὼςeven asκαὶalsoαὐτοὶyou yourselvesοἴδατε,know,
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τοῦτονHimτῇby theὡρισμένῃdeterminedβουλῇplanκαὶandπρογνώσειforeknowledgeτοῦtheθεοῦof Godἔκδοτονdelivered upλαβόντεςhaving takenδιὰthroughχειρὸςhandἀνόμωνlawlessπροσπήξαντεςhaving crucifiedἀνείλατε,You executed,
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ὃνwhomὁtheθεὸςGodἀνέστησενraised upλύσαςhaving loosedτὰςtheὠδῖναςagonyτοῦtheθανάτου,of death,καθότιinasmuch asοὐκnotἦνit wasδυνατὸνpossibleκρατεῖσθαιfor to be heldαὐτὸνHimὑπ᾽byαὐτοῦ.¶it.
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ΔαυὶδDavidγὰρforλέγειsaysεἰςaboutαὐτόν·Him:προορώμηνI was foresseeingτὸνtheκύριονLordἐνώπιόνbeforeμουmeδιὰthroughπαντός,all times,ὅτιbecauseἐκat theδεξιῶνright handμούof meἐστινHe isἵναthatμὴnotσαλευθῶ·I may be shaken;
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διὰBecause ofτοῦτοthisηὐφράνθηwas gladἡtheκαρδίαheartμουof mineκαὶandἠγαλλιάσατοrejoicedἡtheγλῶσσάtongueμου,of mine,ἔτιandδὲnowκαὶalsoἡtheσάρξfleshμουof mineκατασκηνώσειwill dwellἐπ᾽inἐλπίδι.hope.
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ὅτιforοὐκnotἐγκαταλείψειςYou will abandonτὴνtheψυχήνsoulμουof mineεἰςintoᾅδην,Hades,οὐδὲnorδώσειςwill You allowτὸνtheὅσιόνHoly Oneσουof Youἰδεῖνto seeδιαφθοράν.decay.
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ἐγνώρισάςYou have made knownμοιto meὁδοὺςthe pathsζωῆς,of life,πληρώσειςYou will fillμεmeεὐφροσύνηςwith joyμετὰinτοῦtheπροσώπουpresenceσου.¶of You.’
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ἌνδρεςMenἀδελφοί,brothers,ἐξὸνit is permitted meεἰπεῖνto speakμετὰwithπαρρησίαςfreedomπρὸςtoὑμᾶςyouπερὶconcerningτοῦtheπατριάρχουpatriarchΔαυὶδDavidὅτιthatκαὶbothἐτελεύτησενhe diedκαὶandἐτάφηwas buriedκαὶandτὸtheμνῆμαtombαὐτοῦof himἔστινisἐνamongἡμῖνusἄχριuntoτῆςtheἡμέραςdayταύτης.this.
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προφήτηςA prophetοὖνthereforeὑπάρχωνbeingκαὶandεἰδὼςknowingὅτιthatὅρκῳwith an oathὤμοσενsworeαὐτῷto himὁtheθεὸςGodἐκout of theκαρποῦfruitτῆςof theὀσφύοςloinsαὐτοῦof himτὸtheκατὰaccording toσάρκαfleshἀναστήσεινgoing to raise upτὸνtheχριστόνChristκαθίσαιto setἐπὶuponτὸνtheθρόνονthroneαὐτοῦ,of him,
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προϊδὼνHaving foreseenἐλάλησενhe spokeπερὶconcerningτῆςtheἀναστάσεωςresurrectionτοῦof theΧριστοῦChristὅτιthatοὔτεneitherἐγκατελείφθηwas He left behindἡtheψυχὴsoulαὐτοῦof himεἰςintoᾅδηνHadesοὔτεnorἡtheσὰρξfleshαὐτοῦof Himεἶδενsawδιαφθοράν.decay.
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τοῦτονThisτὸνtheἸησοῦνJesusἀνέστησενhas raised upὁtheθεός,God,οὗof whichπάντεςallἡμεῖςwe ourselvesἐσμενareμάρτυρες.witnesses.
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τῇTo theδεξιᾷright handοὖνthereforeτοῦtheθεοῦof Godὑψωθεὶςhaving been exaltedτήνtheτεandἐπαγγελίανthe promiseτοῦof theπνεύματοςSpiritτοῦtheἁγίουHolyλαβὼνhaving receivedπαρὰfromτοῦtheπατρὸςFatherἐξέχεενHe has poured outτοῦτοthisὃwhichνὺνnowὑμεῖςyou yourselvesκαὶbothβλέπετεare seeingκαὶandἀκούετε.hearing.
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οὐNotγὰρforΔαυὶδDavidἀνέβηascendedεἰςintoτοὺςtheοὐρανούς,heavens,λέγειhe saysδὲhoweverαὐτός·himself:εἶπενSaidὁtheκύριοςLordτῷto theκυρίῳLordμου·of me;κάθουdo sitἐκatδεξιῶνthe right handμου,of Me,
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ἕωςuntilἂνwhenθῶI may placeτοὺςtheἐχθρούςenemiesσουof Youὑποπόδιονa footstoolτῶνof theποδῶνfeetσου.of You.’
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ἀσφαλῶςAssuredlyοὖνthereforeγινωσκέτωshould knowπᾶςallοἶκοςthe houseἸσραὴλof IsraelὅτιthatκαὶbothκύριονLordαὐτὸνHimκαὶandχριστὸνChristἐποίησενhas madeὁtheθεός,God —τοῦτονthisτὸνtheἸησοῦνJesusὃνwhomὑμεῖςyou yourselvesἐσταυρώσατε.¶crucified.
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ἈκούσαντεςHaving heardδὲthenκατενύγησανthey were piercedτὴνto theκαρδίαν,heart,εἶπόνthey saidτεthenπρὸςtoτὸνtheΠέτρονPeterκαὶandτοὺςtheλοιποὺςotherἀποστόλους·apostles;τίWhatποιήσωμεν,shall we do,ἄνδρεςmenἀδελφοί;brothers?
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ΠέτροςPeterδὲthenπρὸςtoαὐτούς·them;μετανοήσατεdo repentφησὶνhe declaredκαὶandβαπτισθήτωshould be baptizedἕκαστοςevery oneὑμῶνof youἐπὶinτῷtheὀνόματιnameἸησοῦof JesusΧριστοῦChristεἰςfor theἄφεσινforgivenessτῶνof theἁμαρτιῶνsinsὑμῶνof youκαὶandλήμψεσθεyou will receiveτὴνtheδωρεὰνgiftτοῦof theἁγίουHolyπνεύματος·Spirit;
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ὑμῖνTo youγάρforἐστινisἡtheἐπαγγελίαpromiseκαὶandτοῖςto theτέκνοιςchildrenὑμῶνof youκαὶandπᾶσινto allτοῖςthoseεἰςatμακράν,a distance,ὅσουςas many asἂνmaybeπροσκαλέσηταιmay call to Himselfκύριοςthe LordὁtheθεὸςGodἡμῶν.of us.
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ἑτέροιςin otherτεAndλόγοιςwordsπλείοσινmanyδιεμαρτύρατοhe earnestly testifiedκαὶandπαρεκάλειwas exhortingαὐτοὺςthemλέγων·saying;σώθητεdo be savedἀπὸfromτῆςtheγενεᾶςgenerationτῆςtheσκολιᾶςperverseταύτης.this.
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οἱThoseμὲνindeedοὖνthereforeἀσμένωςgladlyἀποδεξάμενοιhaving receivedτὸνtheλόγονwordαὐτοῦof himἐβαπτίσθησανwere baptizedκαὶandπροσετέθησανwere addedἐνonτῇtheἡμέρᾳdayἐκείνῃthatψυχαὶsoulsὡσεὶaboutτρισχίλιαι.¶three thousand.
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ἮσανThey wereδὲnowπροσκαρτεροῦντεςsteadfastly continuingτῇin theδιδαχῇteachingτῶνof theἀποστόλωνapostlesκαὶandτῇtheκοινωνίᾳ,in fellowship,καὶandτῇin theκλάσειbreakingτοῦof theἄρτουbreadκαὶandταῖςin theπροσευχαῖς.prayers.
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ἐγίνετοThere was becomingδὲthenπάσῃupon everyψυχῇsoulφόβος,awe,πολλάmanyτεand bothτέραταwondersκαὶandσημεῖαsignsδιὰthroughτῶνtheἀποστόλωνapostlesἐγίνετο.were taking place.
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πάντεςAllδὲnowοἱthoseπιστεύοντεςbelievingἦσανwereἐπὶtogetherτὸtheαὐτὸsameκαὶandεἶχονwere havingἅπανταall thingsκοινά,in common,
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καὶandτὰtheκτήματαpossessionsκαὶandτὰςtheὑπάρξειςgoodsἐπίπρασκονthey were sellingκαὶandδιεμέριζονthey were dividingαὐτὰthemπᾶσινto allκαθότιasἄνwouldτιςanyoneχρείανneedεἶχεν·had;
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καθ᾽Everyἡμέρανdayτεandπροσκαρτεροῦντεςsteadfastly continuingὁμοθυμαδὸνwith one accordἐνinτῷtheἱερῷ,temple,κλῶντέςbreakingτεthenκατ᾽at eachοἶκονhouseἄρτονbreadμετελάμβανονthey were partakingτροφῆςof foodἐνwithἀγαλλιάσειgladnessκαὶandἀφελότητιsincerityκαρδίαςof heart
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αἰνοῦντεςpraisingτὸνtheθεὸνGodκαὶandἔχοντεςhavingχάρινfavorπρὸςwithὅλονallτὸνtheλαόν.people.ὁtheδὲAndκύριοςthe Lordπροσετίθειwas addingτοὺςthose whoσῳζομένουςwere being savedκαθ᾽everyἡμέρανdayἐπὶtoτὸtheαὐτό.¶them.

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