Acts 28
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ὩςWhenδὲthenεἶδονsawοἱtheβάρβαροιnativesκρεμάμενονhangingτὸtheθηρίονbeastἐκfromτῆςtheχειρὸςhandαὐτοῦ,of him,πρὸςtoἀλλήλουςone anotherἔλεγον·they were saying:πάντωςBy all meansφονεύςa murdererἐστινisὁtheἄνθρωποςmanοὗτος,this,ὃνwhomδιασωθένταhaving been savedἐκfromτῆςtheθαλάσσηςseaἡtheδίκηJusticeζῆνto liveοὐκnotεἴασεν.¶has permitted.
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οἱtheδὲButπροσεδόκωνthey were expectingαὐτὸνhimμέλλεινto be aboutπίμπρασθαιto become inflamedἢorκαταπίπτεινto fall downἄφνωsuddenlyνεκρόν·dead;ἐπὶA whileπολὺgreatδὲhoweverαὐτῶνwhen theyπροσδοκώντωνare waitingκαὶandθεωρούντωνseeingμηδὲνnothingἄτοπονamissεἰςtoαὐτὸνhimγινόμενονhappeningμεταβαλόμενοιhaving changed their opinionἔλεγονthey were declaringingαὐτὸνhimεἶναιto beθεόν.¶a god.
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ἘγένετοIt came to passδὲthenτὸνtheπατέραfatherτοῦtheΠοπλίουof Publiusπυρετοῖςwith feversκαὶandδυσεντερίῳwith dysenteryσυνεχόμενονoppressedκατακεῖσθαι·was lying;πρὸςtoὃνwhomὁtheΠαῦλοςPaulεἰσελθὼνhaving enteredκαὶandπροσευξάμενος,having prayed,ἐπιθεὶςhaving laidτὰςtheχεῖραςhandsαὐτῷ,on him,ἰάσατοhealedαὐτόν.¶him.
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κἀκεῖθενAnd from thereοἱtheἀδελφοὶbrothersἀκούσαντεςhaving heardτὰthe thingsπερὶconcerningἡμῶνusἦλθανthey came outεἰςtoἀπάντησινmeetἡμῖνusἄχριas far asἈππίουof Appiusφόρουthe marketκαὶandΤριῶνthe Threeταβερνῶν,Taverns,οὓςwhomἰδὼνhaving seenὁtheΠαῦλοςPaulεὐχαριστήσαςhaving given thanksτῷtheθεῷto Godἔλαβενtookθάρσος.¶courage.
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ἘγένετοIt came to passδὲthenμετὰafterἡμέραςdaysτρεῖςthreeσυγκαλέσασθαιcalling togetherτὸνtheαὐτὸνheτοὺςthoseὄνταςbeingτῶνof theἸουδαίωνJewsπρώτους·leaders;συνελθόντωνWhen they were assemblingδὲthenαὐτῶνtheyἔλεγενhe was sayingπρὸςtoαὐτούς·them;ἐγώ,I myself,ἄνδρεςmenἀδελφοί,brothersοὐδὲνno thingἐναντίονagainstποιήσαςhaving doneτῷtheλαῷpeopleἢorτοῖςagainst theἔθεσινcustomsτοῖςtheπατρῴοις,of our fathers,δέσμιοςa prisonerἐξfromἹεροσολύμωνJerusalemπαρεδόθηνwas deliveredεἰςintoτὰςtheχεῖραςhandsτῶνof theῬωμαίων,Romans,
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ΤαξάμενοιHaving appointedδὲthenαὐτῷto himἡμέρανa dayἦλθονcameπρὸςtoαὐτὸνhimεἰςtoτὴνtheξενίανlodgingπλείονες,many,οἷςto whomἐξετίθετοhe was expoundingδιαμαρτυρόμενοςfully testifyingτὴνto theβασιλείανkingdomτοῦtheθεοῦ,of God,πείθωνpersuadingτεthenαὐτοὺςthemτὰtheπερὶconcerningτοῦtheἸησοῦ,JesusἀπόfromτεbothτοῦtheνόμουlawΜωϋσέωςof MosesκαὶandτῶνtheπροφητῶνProphetsἀπὸfromπρωῒmorningἕωςtoἑσπέρας.evening.
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ἐπαχύνθηHas grown dullγὰρforἡtheκαρδίαheartτοῦof theλαοῦpeopleτούτου,this,καὶandτοῖςwith theὠσὶνearsβαρέωςbarelyἤκουσανthey hearκαὶandτοὺςtheὀφθαλμοὺςeyesαὐτῶνof themἐκάμμυσαν·they have closed;μήποτεotherwiseἴδωσινthey may seeτοῖςwith theὀφθαλμοῖςeyesκαὶandτοῖςwith theὠσὶνearsἀκούσωσινthey may hearκαὶandτῇwith theκαρδίᾳheartσυνῶσινthey may understandκαὶandἐπιστρέψωσινmay turnκαὶandἰάσομαιI will healαὐτούς.¶them.’
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