Acts 23
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ΓνοὺςHaving knownδὲthenὁtheΠαῦλοςPaulὅτιthatτὸtheἓνoneμέροςpartἐστὶνconsistsΣαδδουκαίωνof Sadduceesτὸtheδὲbutἕτερονthe otherΦαρισαίωνof Phariseesἔκραζενhe was crying outἐνinτῷtheσυνεδρίῳ·Council;ἄνδρεςMenἀδελφοί,brothers,ἐγὼI myselfΦαρισαῖόςa Phariseeεἰμι,am,υἱὸςthe sonΦαρισαίων·of Pharisees;περὶconcerningἐλπίδοςthe hopeκαὶandἀναστάσεωςresurrectionνεκρῶνof the deadἐγὼI myselfκρίνομαι.¶am judged.
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ἘγένετοAroseδὲthenκραυγὴa clamorμεγάλη·great;καὶandἀναστάντεςhaving risen upτινὲςsomeτῶνof theγραμματέωνscribesτοῦof theμέρουςpartyτῶνof theΦαρισαίωνPhariseesδιεμάχοντοthey were contendingλέγοντες·saying;οὐδὲνNo thingκακὸνevilεὑρίσκομενwe findἐνinτῷtheἀνθρώπῳmanτούτῳ·this;εἰWhat ifδὲnowπνεῦμαa spiritἐλάλησενhas spokenαὐτῷto himἢorἄγγελοςan angelμὴSurelyθεομαχῶμεν;we shall be fighting God?
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πολλῆςgreatδὲthenγινομένηςis becomingστάσεως,dissension,φοβηθεὶςhaving fearedὁtheχιλίαρχοςcommanderμὴlestδιασπασθῇmay be torn to piecesὁtheΠαῦλοςPaulὑπ᾽byαὐτῶνthemἐκέλευσενhe commandedτὸtheστράτευμαtroopκαταβὰνhaving gone downκαὶandἁρπάσαιto take by forceαὐτὸνhimἐκfromμέσουmidstαὐτῶν,of them,ἄγεινto bring himτεthenεἰςintoτὴνtheπαρεμβολήν.¶barracks.
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νῦνNowοὖνthereforeὑμεῖςyou yourselvesἐμφανίσατεdo make a reportτῷto theχιλιάρχῳcommanderσὺνalong withτῷtheσυνεδρίῳ,Council,ὅπωςso thatαὔριονtomorrowκαταγάγῃhe may bring downαὐτὸνhimεἰςtoὑμᾶςyouὡςasμέλλονταςbeing aboutδιαγινώσκεινto examineἀκριβέστερονmore earnestlyτὰthe thingsπερὶaboutαὐτοῦ·him;ἡμεῖςwe ourselvesδὲthenπρὸbeforeτοῦtheἐγγίσαιdrawing nearαὐτὸνof himἕτοιμοίreadyἐσμενwe areτοῦtheἀνελεῖνto executeαὐτόν.¶him.
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ὁThe oneμὲνindeedοὖνthereforeπαραλαβὼνhaving takenαὐτὸνhimἤγαγενhe brought himπρὸςtoτὸνtheχιλίαρχονcommanderκαὶandφησίν·he says;ὁTheδέσμιοςprisonerΠαῦλοςPaulπροσκαλεσάμενόςhaving called toμεmeἠρώτησενhe asked meτοῦτονthisτὸνtheνεανίσκονyoung manἀγαγεῖνto leadπρὸςtoσὲyouἔχοντάhavingτιsomethingλαλῆσαίto sayσοι.to you.
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σὺYou yourselfοὖνthereforeμὴnotπεισθῇςmay be persuadedαὐτοῖς,by them,ἐνεδρεύουσινLie in waitγὰρindeedαὐτὸνfor himἐξofαὐτῶνthemἄνδρεςmenπλείουςmoreτεσσεράκοντα,than forty,οἵτινεςwhoἀνεθεμάτισανwas put under an oathἑαυτοὺςthemselvesμήτεneitherφαγεῖνto eatμήτεnorπιεῖνto drinkἕωςuntilοὗthatἀνέλωσινthey may executeαὐτὸνhimκαὶandνῦνnowεἰσινthey areἕτοιμοιreadyπροσδεχόμενοιawaitingτὴνtheἀπὸfromσοῦyouἐπαγγελίαν.¶promise.
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ΚαὶAndπροσκαλεσάμενοςhaving called to himδύοtwoτινὰςcertainτῶνof theἑκατονταρχῶνcenturionsεἶπεν·he said;ἑτοιμάσατεdo prepareστρατιώταςsoldiersδιακοσίουςtwo hundredὅπωςso thatπορευθῶσινthey may goἕωςas far asΚαισαρείαςCaesareaκαὶandἱππεῖςhorsemenἑβδομήκονταseventyκαὶandδεξιολάβουςspearmenδιακοσίουςtwo hundredἀπὸforτρίτηςthe thirdὥραςhourτῆςof theνυκτός,night,
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μηνυθείσηςWhen was being disclosedδέthenμοιto meἐπιβουλῆςa plot thatεἰςagainstτὸνtheἄνδραmanμέλλεινto be about toἔσεσθαιgoing to happenὑπὸbyτῶνtheἸουδαίωνJewsἐξαυτῆςat onceἔπεμψαI sent himπρὸςtoσὲyouπαραγγείλαςhaving instructedκαὶalsoτοῖςto theκατηγόροιςaccusersλέγεινto speakτὰthe thingsπρὸςagainstαὐτὸνhimἐπὶbeforeσοῦ.you.ἔρρωσο¶Farewell!
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