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Acts 21

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ὩςAfterδὲthenἐγένετοit happenedἀναχθῆναιsailingἡμᾶςourἀποσπασθένταςhaving drawn awayἀπ᾽fromαὐτῶν,them,εὐθυδρομήσαντεςhaving run directlyἤλθομενwe cameεἰςtoτὴνtheΚῶ,Cos,τῇtheδὲandἑξῆςthe next dayεἰςtoτὴνtheῬόδον,Rhodes,κἀκεῖθενand from thereεἰςtoΠάταρα.Patara.
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καὶAndεὑρόντεςhaving foundπλοῖονa boatδιαπερῶνpassing overεἰςintoΦοινίκηνPhoeniciaἐπιβάντεςhaving gone on boardἀνήχθημεν.we set sail.
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ἀναφάναντεςHaving sightedδὲthenτὴνtheΚύπρονCyprusκαὶandκαταλιπόντεςhaving leftαὐτὴνitεὐώνυμονon the leftἐπλέομενwe were sailingεἰςtoΣυρίανSyriaκαὶandκατήλθομενwe disembarkedεἰςatΤύρον·Tyre;ἐκεῖσεThereγὰρforτὸtheπλοῖονshipἦνwasἀποφορτιζόμενονunloadingτὸνtheγόμον.¶cargo.
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καὶandἈνευρόντεςHaving sought outδὲthenτοὺςtheμαθητὰςdisciplesἐπεμείναμενwe remainedαὐτοῦthereἡμέραςdaysἑπτά,seven,οἵτινεςwhoτῷtheΠαύλῳto Paulἔλεγονwere tellingδιὰthroughτοῦtheπνεύματοςSpiritμὴnotἐπιβαίνεινto go upεἰςtoἹεροσόλυμα.Jerusalem.
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ὅτεWhenδὲthenἐγένετοit happened thatἡμᾶςweἐξαρτίσαιwere completingτὰςtheἡμέρας,days,ἐξελθόντεςhaving set outἐπορευόμεθαwe were journeyingπροπεμπόντωνwhile are accompanyingἡμᾶςusπάντωνeveryoneσὺνwithγυναιξὶνwivesκαὶandτέκνοιςchildrenἕωςas far asἔξωoutsideτῆςtheπόλεως,city,καὶAndθέντεςhaving bowedτὰtheγόναταkneesἐπὶonτὸνtheαἰγιαλὸνshoreπροσευξάμενοιhaving prayed
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ἀπησπασάμεθαwe greetedἀλλήλουςone anotherκαὶandἀνέβημενwe went upεἰςintoτὸtheπλοῖον,boat,ἐκεῖνοιtheyδὲthenὑπέστρεψανreturnedεἰςtoτὰtheἴδια.their own.
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ἡμεῖςWe ourselvesδὲthenτὸνtheπλοῦνvoyageδιανύσαντεςhaving completedἀπὸfromΤύρουTyreκατηντήσαμενcame downεἰςtoΠτολεμαΐδα,Ptolemais,καὶandἀσπασάμενοιhaving greetedτοὺςtheἀδελφοὺςbrothersἐμείναμενwe stayedἡμέρανdayμίανoneπαρ᾽withαὐτοῖς.¶them.
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ΤῇOn theδὲnowἐπαύριονnext dayἐξελθόντεςhaving gone forthοἱthoseπερὶwithτὸνtheΠαῦλονPaulἤλθομενwe cameεἰςtoΚαισάρειαν,Caesarea,καὶandεἰσελθόντεςhaving enteredεἰςintoτὸνtheοἶκονhouseΦιλίππουof Philipτοῦtheεὐαγγελιστοῦevangelistτοῦwhoὄντοςis beingἐκofτῶνtheἑπτὰsevenἐμείναμενwe stayedπαρ᾽withαὐτῷ.him.
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τούτῳWith this manδὲnowἦσανthere wereθυγατέρεςdaughtersτέσσαρεςfourπαρθένοιvirginsπροφητεύουσαι.¶prophesying.
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ἘπιμενόντωνRemainingδὲnowἡμῶνof usἡμέραςdaysπλείουςmanyκατῆλθένcame downτιςa certain oneἀπὸfromτῆςtheἸουδαίαςJudeaπροφήτηςa prophetὀνόματιnamedἍγαβος,Agabus,
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καὶandἐλθὼνhaving comeπρὸςtoἡμᾶςusκαὶandἄραςhaving takenτὴνtheζώνηνbeltτοῦtheΠαύλου,of Paul,δήσαςhaving boundτεbothἑαυτοῦof himselfτοὺςtheπόδαςfeetκαὶandτὰςtheχεῖραςhandsεἶπεν·he said;τάδεThusλέγειsaysτὸtheπνεῦμαSpiritτὸtheἅγιον·Holy;τὸνTheἄνδραmanοὗof whomἐστινisἡtheζώνηbeltαὕτη,this,οὕτωςin this wayδήσουσινwill bindἐνinἸερουσαλὴμJerusalemοἱtheἸουδαῖοιJewsκαὶandπαραδώσουσινwill deliver himεἰςintoχεῖραςthe handsἐθνῶν.of the Gentiles.
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ὡςWhenδὲthenἠκούσαμενwe had heardταῦτα,these things,παρεκαλοῦμενwere beggingἡμεῖςwe ourselvesτεbothκαὶandοἱthoseἐντόπιοιof that placeτοῦtheμὴnotἀναβαίνεινto go upαὐτὸνhimεἰςtoἸερουσαλήμ.Jerusalem.
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τότεThenἀπεκρίθηansweredὁtheΠαῦλος·Paul;τίWhatποιεῖτεare you doingκλαίοντεςweepingκαὶandσυνθρύπτοντέςbreakingμουmyτὴνtheκαρδίαν;heart?ἐγὼI myselfγὰρforοὐnotμόνονonlyδεθῆναιto be boundἀλλὰbutκαὶalsoἀποθανεῖνto dieεἰςatἸερουσαλὴμJerusalemἑτοίμωςreadinessἔχωhaveὑπὲρforτοῦtheὀνόματοςnameτοῦof theκυρίουLordἸησοῦ.Jesus.
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μὴNotπειθομένουis being persuadedδὲthenαὐτοῦheἡσυχάσαμενwe were silentεἰπόντες·having said;τοῦOf theκυρίουLordτὸtheθέλημαwillγινέσθω.¶should be done.
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ΜετὰAfterδὲnowτὰςtheἡμέραςdaysταύταςtheseἐπισκευασάμενοιhaving packed the baggageἀνεβαίνομενwe were ascendingεἰςtoἹεροσόλυμα.Jerusalem.
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συνῆλθονWentδὲthenκαὶalso someτῶνof theμαθητῶνdisciplesἀπὸfromΚαισαρείαςCaesareaσὺνwithἡμῖν,us,ἄγοντεςbringing oneπαρ᾽withᾧwhomξενισθῶμεν,we may lodge,ΜνάσωνίMnasonτινιa certainΚυπρίῳ,Cypriot,ἀρχαίῳan earlyμαθητῇ.¶disciple.
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ΓενομένωνHaving arrivedδὲnowἡμῶνweεἰςatἹεροσόλυμαJerusalemἀσμένωςgladlyἀπεδέξαντοreceivedἡμᾶςusοἱtheἀδελφοί.brothers.
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τῇOn theδὲnowἐπιούσῃfollowing dayεἰσῄειwas going inὁtheΠαῦλοςPaulσὺνwithἡμῖνusπρὸςuntoἸάκωβον,James,πάντεςallτεandπαρεγένοντοarrivedοἱtheπρεσβύτεροι.elders.
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καὶAndἀσπασάμενοςhaving greetedαὐτοὺςthemἐξηγεῖτοhe was relatingκαθ᾽byἓνoneἕκαστονeachὧνof the thingsἐποίησενdidὁtheθεὸςGodἐνamongτοῖςtheἔθνεσινGentilesδιὰthroughτῆςtheδιακονίαςministryαὐτοῦ.of him.
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οἱThoseδὲthenἀκούσαντεςhaving heardἐδόξαζονwere glorifyingτὸνtheθεόν,God,εἶπόνThey saidτεthenαὐτῷ·to him;θεωρεῖςYou seeἀδελφέ,brother,πόσαιhow manyμυριάδεςmyriadsεἰσὶνthere areἐνamongτοῖςtheἸουδαίοιςJewsτῶνwhoπεπιστευκότωνhaving believedκαὶandπάντεςallζηλωταὶzealous onesτοῦfor theνόμουlawὑπάρχουσιν.are.
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κατηχήθησανThey have been informedδὲnowπερὶaboutσοῦyouὅτιthatἀποστασίανapostasyδιδάσκειςyou teachἀπὸfromΜωϋσέωςMosesτοὺςthoseκατὰamongτὰtheἔθνηGentilesπάνταςallἸουδαίουςJewsλέγωνtellingμὴnotπεριτέμνεινto circumciseαὐτοὺςthemτὰtheτέκναchildrenμηδὲnorτοῖςin theἔθεσινcustomsπεριπατεῖν.to walk.
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τίWhatοὖνthenἐστιν;is it?πάντωςCertainlyδεῖshouldπλῆθοςmultitudeσυνελθεῖνto assembleἀκούσονταιthey will hearγὰρforὅτιthatἐλήλυθας.you have come.
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τοῦτοThisοὖνthereforeποίησονdo youὅwhatσοιto youλέγομεν·we say;εἰσὶνThere areἡμῖνwith usἄνδρεςmenτέσσαρεςfourεὐχὴνa vowἔχοντεςhavingἐφ᾽onἑαυτῶν·themselves;
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τούτουςThese menπαραλαβὼνhaving takenἁγνίσθητιdo be purifiedσὺνwithαὐτοῖςthemκαὶandδαπάνησονdo bear expenseἐπ᾽forαὐτοῖςthemἵναso thatξυρήσονταιthey will shaveτὴνtheκεφαλήν,head,καὶandγνώσονταιwill knowπάντεςallὅτιthatὧνof whichκατήχηνταιthey have been informedπερὶaboutσοῦyouοὐδένno thingἐστιν,is,ἀλλὰbutστοιχεῖςyou walk orderlyκαὶalsoαὐτὸςyourselfφυλάσσωνkeepingτὸνtheνόμον.law.
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περὶConcerningδὲnowτῶνthoseπεπιστευκότωνhaving believedἐθνῶνof the Gentilesἡμεῖςwe ourselvesἐπεστείλαμενwrote toκρίναντεςhaving adjudgedμηδὲνnothingτοιοῦτονsuchτηρεῖνto keepαὐτούςthemεἰonlyμὴexceptφυλάσσεσθαιto keep fromαὐτοὺςthemτόtheτεbothεἰδωλόθυτονidol-sacrificesκαὶandτὸtheαἷμαbloodκαὶandπνικτὸνwhat is strangledκαὶandπορνείαν.¶sexual immorality.
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ΤότεThenὁtheΠαῦλοςPaulπαραλαβὼνhaving takenτοὺςtheἄνδραςmenτῇon theἐχομένῃfollowingἡμέρᾳdayσὺνwithαὐτοῖςthemἁγνισθεὶςhaving been purifiedεἰσῄειwas enteringεἰςintoτὸtheἱερὸνtempleδιαγγέλλωνdeclaringτὴνtheἐκπλήρωσινfulfillmentτῶνof theἡμερῶνdaysτοῦof theἁγνισμοῦ,purificationἕωςuntilοὗthatπροσηνέχθηwas offeredὑπὲρforἑνὸςoneἑκάστουeachαὐτῶνof themἡtheπροσφορά.sacrifice.
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ὡςWhenδὲnowἔμελλονwere aboutαἱtheἑπτὰsevenἡμέραιdaysσυντελεῖσθαι,to be completed,οἱtheἀπὸfromτῆςtheἈσίαςAsiaἸουδαῖοιJewsθεασάμενοιhaving seenαὐτὸνhimἐνinτῷtheἱερῷtempleσυνέχεονwere stirring upπάνταallτὸνtheὄχλονcrowdκαὶandἐπέβαλονlaidἐπ᾽uponαὐτὸνhimτὰςtheχεῖραςhands
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κράζοντες·crying out;ἄνδρεςMenἸσραηλῖται,Israelites,βοηθεῖτε.do help.οὗτόςThisἐστινisὁtheἄνθρωποςmanὁwhoκατὰagainstτοῦtheλαοῦpeopleκαὶandτοῦtheνόμουlawκαὶandτοῦtheτόπουplaceτούτουthisπάνταςall thoseπανταχῇeverywhereδιδάσκων,teaching,ἔτιbesidesτεandκαὶalsoἝλληναςGreeksεἰσήγαγενhe has broughtεἰςintoτὸtheἱερὸνtempleκαὶandκεκοίνωκενhas defiledτὸνtheἅγιονholyτόπονplaceτοῦτον.this.
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ἦσανIt was theyγὰρforπροεωρακότεςhaving foreseenΤρόφιμονTrophimusτὸνtheἘφέσιονEphesianἐνinτῇtheπόλειcityσὺνwithαὐτῷ,him,ὃνwhomἐνόμιζονthey were supposingὅτιthatεἰςintoτὸtheἱερὸνtempleεἰσήγαγενhad broughtὁtheΠαῦλος.Paul.
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ἐκινήθηWas thrown into commotionτεalsoἡtheπόλιςcityὅληwholeκαὶandἐγένετοthere wasσυνδρομὴa rushing togetherτοῦof theλαοῦ,people,καὶAndἐπιλαβόμενοιhaving laid holdτοῦtheΠαύλουof Paulεἷλκονthey were draggingαὐτὸνhimἔξωoutsideτοῦtheἱεροῦ·temple;καὶandεὐθέωςimmediatelyἐκλείσθησανwere shutαἱtheθύραι.doors.
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ζητούντωνOf them seekingτεthenαὐτὸνhimἀποκτεῖναιto killἀνέβηthere cameφάσιςa reportτῷto theχιλιάρχῳcommanderτῆςof theσπείρηςcohortὅτιthatὅληallσυγχύννεταιare in an uproarἸερουσαλήμ·Jerusalem;
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ὃςwhoἐξαυτῆςat onceπαραλαβὼνhaving taken with himστρατιώταςsoldiersκαὶandἑκατοντάρχαςcenturionsκατέδραμενran downἐπ᾽uponαὐτούς.them.οἱtheδὲAndἰδόντεςhaving seenτὸνtheχιλίαρχονcommanderκαὶandτοὺςtheστρατιώταςsoldiersἐπαύσαντοthey stoppedτύπτοντεςbeatingτὸνtheΠαῦλον.Paul.
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τότεThenἐγγίσαςhaving drawn nearὁtheχιλίαρχοςcommanderἐπελάβετοlaid holdαὐτοῦof himκαὶandἐκέλευσενhe commanded himδεθῆναιto be boundἁλύσεσινwith chainsδυσὶνtwoκαὶandἐπυνθάνετοhe was inquiringτίςwhoἂνmaybeεἴηhe would beκαὶandτίwhatἐστινit isπεποιηκώς.he having done.
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ἄλλοιOthersδὲhoweverἄλλοanother orτιone thingἐπεφώνουνwere crying outἐνinτῷtheὄχλῳ.crowd.μὴNotδυναμένουis being ableδὲnowαὐτοῦheγνῶναιto knowτὸtheἀσφαλὲςfactsδιὰon account ofτὸνtheθόρυβονuproarἐκέλευσενhe orderedἄγεσθαιto be broughtαὐτὸνhimεἰςintoτὴνtheπαρεμβολήν.barracks.
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ὅτεWhenδὲnowἐγένετοhe cameἐπὶtoτοὺςtheἀναβαθμούς,stairs,συνέβηit happened thatβαστάζεσθαιbeing carriedαὐτὸνheὑπὸbyτῶνtheστρατιωτῶνsoldiersδιὰbecause ofτὴνtheβίανviolenceτοῦof theὄχλου·crowd;
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ἠκολούθειWere followingγὰρforτὸtheπλῆθοςmultitudeτοῦof theλαοῦpeopleκράζοντες·crying out;αἶρεAwayαὐτόν.with him.
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μέλλωνBeing aboutτεthenεἰσάγεσθαιto be broughtεἰςintoτὴνtheπαρεμβολὴνbarracksὁtheΠαῦλοςPaulλέγειsaysτῷto theχιλιάρχῳ·commander;εἰIfἔξεστίνis it permittedμοιto meεἰπεῖνto sayτιsomethingπρὸςtoσέ;you?ὁtheδὲThenἔφη·he was saying;ἑλληνιστὶGreekγινώσκεις;do you know?
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οὐκSurelyἄραthenσὺyou yourselfεἶareὁtheΑἰγύπτιοςEgyptianὁtheπρὸbeforeτούτωνtheseτῶνtheἡμερῶνdaysἀναστατώσαςhaving led a revoltκαὶandἐξαγαγὼνhaving led outεἰςintoτὴνtheἔρημονwildernessτοὺςtheτετρακισχιλίουςfour thousandἄνδραςmenτῶνof theσικαρίων;¶Assassins?
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ΕἶπενSaidδὲhoweverὁtheΠαῦλος·Paul;ἐγὼI myselfἄνθρωποςa manμένindeedεἰμιamἸουδαῖοςa JewΤαρσεὺςof TarsusτῆςtheΚιλικίαςof Ciliciaοὐκnot of anἀσήμουinsignificantπόλεωςcityπολίτης,a citizen,δέομαιI imploreδέhoweverσου·you;ἐπίτρεψόνdo allowμοιmeλαλῆσαιto speakπρὸςtoτὸνtheλαόν.people.
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ἐπιτρέψαντοςWhen was permittingδὲthenαὐτοῦheὁtheΠαῦλοςPaulἑστὼςhaving stoodἐπὶonτῶνtheἀναβαθμῶνstairsκατέσεισενmade a signτῇwith theχειρὶhandτῷto theλαῷ,people,πολλῆςgreatδὲthenσιγῆςsilenceγενομένηςhaving taken placeπροσεφώνησενhe addressed themτῇin theἙβραΐδιHebrewδιαλέκτῳlanguageλέγων·¶saying:

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