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ΦῆστοςFestusοὖνthereforeἐπιβὰςhaving arrived inτῇtheἐπαρχείᾳprovinceμετὰafterτρεῖςthreeἡμέραςdaysἀνέβηhe went upεἰςtoἹεροσόλυμαJerusalemἀπὸfromΚαισαρείας,Caesarea,
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ἐνεφάνισάνMade a presentationτεthenαὐτῷbefore himοἱtheἀρχιερεῖςchief priestsκαὶandοἱtheπρῶτοιchiefsτῶνof theἸουδαίωνJewsκατὰagainstτοῦtheΠαύλουPaulκαὶandπαρεκάλουνthey were beggingαὐτὸνhim
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αἰτούμενοιaskingχάρινa favorκατ᾽againstαὐτοῦ,him,ὅπωςthatμεταπέμψηταιhe may summonαὐτὸνhimεἰςtoἸερουσαλήμ,Jerusalem,ἐνέδρανan ambushποιοῦντεςformingἀνελεῖνto executeαὐτὸνhimκατὰonτὴνtheὁδόν.¶way.
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ὉtheμὲνIndeedοὖνthereforeΦῆστοςFestusἀπεκρίθηanswered thatτηρεῖσθαιis to be keptτὸνtheΠαῦλονPaulεἰςinΚαισάρειαν,Caesarea,ἑαυτὸνhe himselfδὲhoweverμέλλεινensuingἐνwithτάχειspeedἐκπορεύεσθαι·to set out;
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οἱThoseοὖνthereforeἐνamongὑμῖνyouφησινhe saysδυνατοὶin powerσυγκαταβάντες,having gone down too,εἴifτίanythingἐστινthere isἐνinτῷtheἀνδρὶmanἄτοπον,wrong,κατηγορείτωσανthey should accuseαὐτοῦ.him.
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διατρίψαςHaving spentδὲthenἐνwithαὐτοῖςthemἡμέραςdaysοὐnotπλείουςmoreὀκτὼthan eightἢorδέκα,ten,καταβὰςhaving gone downεἰςtoΚαισάρειαν,Caesarea,τῇon theἐπαύριονnext dayκαθίσαςhaving satἐπὶonτοῦtheβήματοςjudgment seatἐκέλευσενhe commandedτὸνtheΠαῦλονPaulἀχθῆναι.¶to be brought.
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ΠαραγενομένουWhen was arrivingδὲthenαὐτοῦheπεριέστησανthey stood aroundαὐτὸνhimοἱtheἀπὸfromἹεροσολύμωνJerusalemκαταβεβηκότεςhaving come downἸουδαῖοιJewsπολλὰmanyκαὶandβαρέαweightyαἰτιώματαchargesκαταφέροντεςpresentingκατὰconcerningτοῦtheΠαῦλου,Paulἃwhichοὐκnotἴσχυονthey were ableἀποδεῖξαι,to prove,
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τοῦtheΠαύλουPaulἀπολογουμένουwas presenting a defenseαὐτοῦof himὅτιthatοὔτεNeither I sinnedεἰςagainstτὸνtheνόμονlawτῶνof theἸουδαίωνJewsοὔτεnor I sinnedεἰςagainstτὸtheἱερὸνtempleοὔτεnorεἰςagainstΚαίσαράCaesarτιin anythingἥμαρτον.¶have I sinned.
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ὉtheΦῆστοςFestusδὲhoweverθέλωνwishingτοῖςfrom theἸουδαίοιςJewsχάρινa favorκαταθέσθαι,to lay,ἀποκριθεὶςansweringτῷtheΠαύλῳPaulεἶπεν·said;θέλειςAre you willingεἰςtoἹεροσόλυμαJerusalemἀναβὰςhaving gone upἐκεῖthereπερὶconcerningτούτωνthese thingsκριθῆναιto be judgedἐπ᾽beforeἐμοῦ;me?
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εἶπενSaidδὲthenὁtheΠαῦλος·Paul;ἐπὶBeforeτοῦtheβήματοςjudgment seatΚαίσαροςof Caesarἑστώςstandingεἰμι,I am,οὗwhereμεmeδεῖit behoovesκρίνεσθαι.to be judged.ἸουδαίουςTo the Jewsοὐδὲνno thingἠδίκησα,I have done wrong,ὡςasκαὶalsoσὺyou yourselfκάλλιονvery wellἐπιγινώσκεις·know;
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εἰIfμὲνindeedοὖνthereforeἀδικῶI do wrongκαὶandἄξιονworthyθανάτουof deathπέπραχάhave doneτι,anything,οὐnotπαραιτοῦμαιI do refuseτὸtheἀποθανεῖν·to die;εἰIfδὲhoweverοὐδένno thingἐστινthere isὧνof whichοὗτοιtheyκατηγοροῦσίνcan accuseμου,me,οὐδείςno oneμεmeδύναταιcanαὐτοῖςto themχαρίσασθαι.giving up.ΚαίσαραTo Caesarἐπικαλοῦμαι.¶I appeal!
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ΤότεThenὁtheΦῆστοςFestusσυλλαλήσαςhaving conferredμετὰwithτοῦtheσυμβουλίουCouncilἀπεκρίθη·answered;ΚαίσαραTo Caesarἐπικέκλησαι,You have appealed,ἐπὶtoΚαίσαραCaesarπορεύσῃ.¶you will go!
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ἩμερῶνWhen daysδὲnowδιαγενομένωνhaving passedτινῶνsomeἈγρίππαςAgrippaὁtheβασιλεὺςkingκαὶandΒερνίκηBerniceκατήντησανcame downεἰςtoΚαισάρειανCaesareaἀσπασάμενοιgreetingτὸνtheΦῆστον.Festus.
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ὡςAsδὲnowπλείουςmanyἡμέραςdaysδιέτριβονthey were stayingἐκεῖ,there,ὁtheΦῆστοςFestusτῷto theβασιλεῖkingἀνέθετοlaid beforeτὰthe thingsκατὰrelating toτὸνtheΠαῦλονPaulλέγων·saying;ἀνήρA manτίςcertainἐστινthere isκαταλελειμμένοςleftὑπὸbyΦήλικοςFelixδέσμιος,as a prisoner,
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περὶconcerningοὗwhomγενομένουhaving beenμουof meεἰςinἹεροσόλυμαJerusalemἐνεφάνισανmade a presentationοἱtheἀρχιερεῖςchief priestsκαὶandοἱtheπρεσβύτεροιeldersτῶνof theἸουδαίωνJewsαἰτούμενοιaskingκατ᾽againstαὐτοῦhimκαταδίκην·penalty;
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πρὸςtoοὓςwhomἀπεκρίθηνI answeredὅτιthatοὐκnotἔστινit isἔθοςthe customῬωμαίοιςwith Romansχαρίζεσθαίto give upτιναanyἄνθρωπονmanεἰςintoἀπώλειανpunishmentπρὶνbeforeἢthanὁthe oneκατηγορούμενοςbeing accusedκατὰtoπρόσωπονfaceἔχοιhe would be ableτοὺςtheκατηγόρους,accusersτόπονthe opportunityτεandἀπολογίαςof defenseλάβοιhe would haveπερὶconcerningτοῦtheἐγκλήματος.accusation.
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συνελθόντωνWhen were assemblingοὖνthereforeαὐτῶνtheyἐνθάδεhereἀναβολὴνdelayμηδεμίανnoποιησάμενος,having made,τῇon theἑξῆςnext dayκαθίσαςhaving satἐπὶonτοῦtheβήματοςjudgment seatἐκέλευσαI commandedἀχθῆναιto be broughtτὸνtheἄνδρα·man;
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περὶconcerningοὗwhomσταθέντεςhaving stood upοἱtheκατήγοροιaccusersοὐδεμίανnoαἰτίανchargeἔφερονwere bringingὧνof whichἐγὼI myselfὑπενόουνwas suspectπονηρῶν·crimes;
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ζητήματαQuestionsδέhoweverτιναcertainπερὶconcerningτῆςtheἰδίαςownδεισιδαιμονίαςreligionεἶχονthey hadπρὸςagainstαὐτὸνhimκαὶandπερίconcerningτινοςa certainἸησοῦJesusτεθνηκότος,having diedὃνwhomἔφασκενwas affirmingὁtheΠαῦλοςPaulζῆν.to be alive.
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ἀπορούμενοςBeing perplexedδὲnowἐγὼI myselfεἰςintoτὴνtheπερὶconcerningτούτωνtheseζήτησινinquiryἔλεγονwas askingεἰifβούλοιτοhe would be willingπορεύεσθαιto goεἰςtoἹεροσόλυμαJerusalemκἀκεῖand thereκρίνεσθαιto be judgedπερὶconcerningτούτων.these things.
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τοῦtheδὲButΠαύλουPaulἐπικαλεσαμένουhaving appealed forτηρηθῆναιto be keptαὐτὸνhimselfεἰςforτὴνtheτοῦtheΣεβαστοῦEmperor'sδιάγνωσινdecisionἐκέλευσαI commandedτηρεῖσθαιto be keptαὐτὸνhimἕωςuntilοὗthatἀναπέμψωI may returnαὐτὸνhimπρὸςtoΚαίσαρα.Caesar.
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ἈγρίππαςAgrippaδὲthenπρὸςtoτὸνtheΦῆστονFestusἔφη·was saying:ἐβουλόμηνI was wantingκαὶalsoαὐτὸςmyselfτοῦtheἀνθρώπουmanἀκοῦσαι.to hear.ὁtheδέnowαὔριόνTomorrowφησινhe saysἀκούσῃyou will hearαὐτοῦ.¶him.
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ΤῇOn theοὖνthereforeἐπαύριονnext dayἐλθόντοςwhen was comingτοῦtheἈγρίππαAgrippaκαὶandτῆςtheΒερνίκηςBerniceμετὰwithπολλῆςgreatφαντασίαςpompκαὶandεἰσελθόντωνhaving enteredεἰςintoτὸtheἀκροατήριονaudience hallσύνwithτεbothτοῖςto theχιλιάρχοιςcommandersκαὶandἀνδράσινto menτοῖςwhoκατ᾽inἐξοχὴνprominenceοὖσινbeingτῆςin theπόλεωςcityκαὶandκελεύσαντοςwhen was commandingτοῦtheΦήστουFestusἤχθηwas brought inὁtheΠαῦλος.¶Paul.
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ΚαίAndφησινsaysὁtheΦῆστος·Festus;ἈγρίππαAgrippaβασιλεῦKingκαὶandπάντεςallοἱyou who areσυμπαρόντεςbeing present withἡμῖνusἄνδρες,men,θεωρεῖτεyou seeτοῦτονthis oneπερὶconcerningοὗwhomἅπανallτὸtheπλῆθοςmultitudeτῶνof theἸουδαίωνJewsἐνέτυχόνthey pleadedμοιwith meἔνinτεbothἹεροσολύμοιςJerusalemκαὶandἐνθάδεhereβοῶντεςcrying thatμὴnotδεῖνneedingαὐτὸνof himζῆνto liveμηκέτι.no longer.
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ἐγὼI myselfδὲhoweverκατελαβόμηνhaving graspedμηδὲνnothingἄξιονworthyαὐτὸνhimθανάτουof deathπεπραχέναι,to have done,καὶandαὐτοῦhimselfδὲandτούτουof this oneἐπικαλεσαμένουhaving appealed toτὸνtheΣεβαστὸνEmperorἔκριναI determinedπέμπεινto sendαὐτόν.him.
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περὶconcerningοὗwhomἀσφαλέςdefiniteτιanythingγράψαιto writeτῷtheκυρίῳto my lordοὐκnotἔχω,I have,διὸThereforeπροήγαγονI have broughtαὐτὸνhimἐφ᾽beforeὑμῶνyou allκαὶandμάλισταespeciallyἐπὶbeforeσοῦ,you,βασιλεῦKingἈγρίππα,Agrippa,ὅπωςso thatτῆςwhen theἀνακρίσεωςexaminationγενομένηςhaving taken placeσχῶI may haveτίsomethingγράψω·I may write;
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ἄλογονAbsurdγάρforμοιto meδοκεῖit seemsπέμπονταin sendingδέσμιονa prisonerμὴnotκαὶalsoτὰςtheκατ᾽againstαὐτοῦhimαἰτίαςchargesσημᾶναι.¶to specify.

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