Acts 26
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ὃwhichκαὶalsoἐποίησαI didἐνinἹεροσολύμοιςJerusalemκαὶandπολλούςmanyτεalsoτῶνof theἁγίωνsaintsἐγὼI myselfἐνinφυλακαῖςprisonsκατέκλεισαlocked upτὴνtheπαρὰfromτῶνtheἀρχιερέωνchief priestsἐξουσίανauthorityλαβών,having received,ἀναιρουμένωνwhen were being executedτεthenαὐτῶνtheyκατήνεγκαI cast against themψῆφον·a vote;
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πάντωνAllτεandκαταπεσόντωνwhen were falling downἡμῶνweεἰςtoτὴνtheγῆνgroundἤκουσαI heardφωνὴνa voiceλέγουσανsayingπρόςtoμεmeκαὶandλέγουσανsayingτῇin theἙβραΐδιHebrewδιαλέκτῳ·language;ΣαοὺλSaulΣαούλ,Saul,τίwhyμεMeδιώκεις;persecute you?σκληρόνIt is hardσοιfor youπρὸςagainstκέντραthe goadsλακτίζειν.to kick.
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ἀλλ᾽Butἀνάστηθιdo rise upκαὶandστῆθιdo standἐπὶonτοὺςtheπόδαςfeetσου·of you;εἰςtoτοῦτοthis purposeγὰρforὤφθηνI have appearedσοιto youπροχειρίσασθαίto appointσεyouὑπηρέτηνa servantκαὶandμάρτυραa witnessὧνof that whichτεbothεἶδέςyou have seenμεof Meὧνof the things in whichτεthenὀφθήσομαίI will appearσοι,to you,
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ἀνοῖξαιto openὀφθαλμοὺςeyesαὐτῶν,of them,τοῦthatἐπιστρέψαιto turnἀπὸfromσκότουςdarknessεἰςtoφῶςlightκαὶandτῆςfrom theἐξουσίαςpowerτοῦtheσατανᾶof Satanἐπὶtoτὸνtheθεόν,God,τοῦthatλαβεῖνto receiveαὐτοὺςtheyἄφεσινforgivenessἁμαρτιῶνof sinsκαὶandκλῆρονan inheritanceἐνamongτοῖςthoseἡγιασμένοιςsanctifiedπίστειby faithτῇwhich isεἰςinἐμέ.¶Me myself.
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ἀλλὰbutτοῖςto thoseἐνinΔαμασκῷDamascusπρῶτόνfirstτεbothκαὶalsoἹεροσολύμοις,in JerusalemεἰςintoπᾶσάνallτεbothτὴνtheχώρανregionτῆςtheἸουδαίας,of Judea,καὶandτοῖςto theἔθνεσινGentilesἀπήγγελλονI was declaringμετανοεῖνto repentκαὶandἐπιστρέφεινto turnἐπὶtoτὸνtheθεὸνGodἄξιαworthyτῆςtheμετανοίαςof repentanceἔργαworksπράσσοντας.doing.
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ἐπικουρίαςHelpοὖνthereforeτυχὼνhaving obtainedτῆςtheἀπὸfromτοῦtheθεοῦGodἄχριuntoτῆςtheἡμέραςdayταύτηςthisἕστηκαI have stoodμαρτυρόμενοςbearing witnessμικρῷto smallτεbothκαὶandμεγάλῳ,to great,οὐδὲνno thingἐκτὸςotherλέγωνsayingὧνthan whatτεbothοἱtheπροφῆταιprophetsἐλάλησανsaidμελλόντωνwas aboutγίνεσθαιto happenκαὶandΜωϋσῆς,Moses,
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ἐπίσταταιUnderstandsγὰρforπερὶconcerningτούτωνthese thingsὁtheβασιλεύς,kingπρὸςtoὃνwhomκαὶalsoπαρρησιαζόμενοςusing boldnessλαλῶ·I speak;λανθάνεινHidingγὰρforαὐτόνhimτιanyτούτωνof these thingsοὐnotπείθομαιI am persuadedοὐθέν·no thing;οὐnotγάρforἐστινisἐνinγωνίᾳa cornerπεπραγμένονdoneτοῦτο.of these things.
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ὁtheδὲAndΠαῦλοςPaulεἶπεν·said;εὐξαίμηνI would wishἂνmayτῷtheθεῷGodκαὶbothἐνinὀλίγῳa littleκαὶandἐνinμεγάλῳmuchοὐnotμόνονonlyσὲyouἀλλὰbutκαὶalsoπάνταςallτοὺςthoseἀκούοντάςhearingμουmeσήμερονthis dayγενέσθαιto becomeτοιούτουςsuchὁποῖοςasκαὶalsoἐγώI myselfεἰμιamπαρεκτὸςexceptτῶνtheδεσμῶνchainsτούτων.¶these.
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