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Acts 4

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ΛαλούντωνWhen are speakingδὲnowαὐτῶνtheyπρὸςtoτὸνtheλαὸνpeopleἐπέστησανcameαὐτοῖςupon themοἱtheἱερεῖςpriestsκαὶandὁtheστρατηγὸςcaptainτοῦof theἱεροῦtempleκαὶandοἱtheΣαδδουκαῖοι,Sadducees,
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διαπονούμενοιbeing distressedδιὰbecause ofτὸtheδιδάσκεινteachingαὐτοὺςof theirsτὸνto theλαὸνpeopleκαὶandκαταγγέλλεινtheir proclaimingἐνinτῷtheἸησοῦJesusτὴνtheἀνάστασινresurrectionτὴνthatἐκout fromνεκρῶν·the dead;
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καὶandἐπέβαλονthey laidαὐτοῖςon themτὰςtheχεῖραςhandsκαὶandἔθεντοput themεἰςinτήρησινcustodyεἰςuntilτὴνtheαὔριον·next day;ἦνit wasγὰρforἑσπέραeveningἤδη.already.
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πολλοὶManyδὲhoweverτῶνof thoseἀκουσάντωνhaving heardτὸνtheλόγονwordἐπίστευσαν·believed;καὶandἐγενήθηbecameὁtheἀριθμὸςnumberτῶνof theἀνδρῶνmenὡςaboutχιλιάδεςthousandπέντε.¶five.
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ἘγένετοIt came to passδὲthenἐπὶonτὴνtheαὔριονnext dayσυναχθῆναιassemblingαὐτῶνtheirτοὺςtheἄρχονταςrulersκαὶandτοὺςtheπρεσβυτέρουςeldersκαὶandτοὺςtheγραμματεῖςscribes
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καὶandἍνναςAnnasὁtheἀρχιερεὺςhigh priestκαὶandΚαϊάφαςCaiaphasκαὶandἸωάννηςJohnκαὶandἈλέξανδροςAlexanderκαὶandὅσοιas many asἦσανwereἐκofγένουςdescentἀρχιερατικοῦ,high-priestly,
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καὶAndστήσαντεςhaving placedαὐτοὺςthemἐνinτῷtheμέσῳmidstἐπυνθάνοντο·they were inquiring;ἐνInποίᾳwhatδυνάμειpowerἢorἐνinποίῳwhatὀνόματιnameἐποιήσατεdidτοῦτοthisὑμεῖς;¶you yourselves?
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ΤότεThenΠέτροςPeterπλησθεὶςhaving been filledπνεύματοςwith the SpiritἁγίουHolyεἶπενsaidπρὸςtoαὐτούς·them;ἄρχοντεςRulersτοῦof theλαοῦpeopleκαὶandπρεσβύτεροιeldersτοῦtheἸσραήλ,of Israel
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εἰifἡμεῖςwe ourselvesσήμερονthis dayἀνακρινόμεθαare being examinedἐπὶas toεὐεργεσίᾳa good workἀνθρώπουto the manἀσθενοῦς,ailing,ἐνbyτίνιwhat meansοὗτοςheσέσωται,has been healed,
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γνωστὸνknownἔστωit should beπᾶσινto allὑμῖνyouκαὶandπαντὶto allτῷtheλαῷpeopleἸσραὴλof IsraelὅτιthatἐνinτῷtheὀνόματιnameἸησοῦof JesusΧριστοῦChristτοῦtheΝαζωραίουof Nazarethὃνwhomὑμεῖςyou yourselvesἐσταυρώσατε,crucified,ὃνwhomὁtheθεὸςGodἤγειρενraisedἐκout fromνεκρῶν,the dead,ἐνinτούτῳHimοὗτοςthis manπαρέστηκενhas stoodἐνώπιονbeforeὑμῶνyouὑγιής.sound.
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οὗτόςThisἐστινisὁtheλίθοςstoneὁwhichἐξουθενηθεὶςhaving been rejectedὑφ᾽byὑμῶνyouτῶνtheοἰκοδόμων,builders,ὁwhichγενόμενοςhas becomeεἰςintoκεφαλὴνheadγωνίας.of the corner.’
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καὶAndοὐκnotἔστινthere isἐνinἄλλῳotherοὐδενὶno oneἡtheσωτηρία·salvation;οὐδὲnotγὰρforὄνομάnameἐστινis thereἕτερονanotherὑπὸunderτὸνtheοὐρανὸνheavenτὸwhichδεδομένονgivenἐνamongἀνθρώποιςmenἐνbyᾧwhichδεῖit behoovesσωθῆναιto be savedἡμᾶς.¶us.
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ΘεωροῦντεςSeeingδὲnowτὴνtheτοῦtheΠέτρουof PeterπαρρησίανboldnessκαὶandἸωάννουof Johnκαὶandκαταλαβόμενοιhaving graspedὅτιthatἄνθρωποιmenἀγράμματοίunschooledεἰσινthey areκαὶandἰδιῶται,ordinary,ἐθαύμαζον,they were astonished,ἐπεγίνωσκόνThey were recognizingτεthenαὐτοὺςthemὅτιthatσὺνwithτῷtheἸησοῦJesusἦσαν,they were being,
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τόνtheτεAndἄνθρωπονthe manβλέποντεςbeholdingσὺνwithαὐτοῖςthemἑστῶταalready standingτὸνwhoτεθεραπευμένον,healed,οὐδὲνno thingεἶχονthey hadἀντειπεῖν.¶to contradict.
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ΚελεύσαντεςHaving commandedδὲhoweverαὐτοὺςthemἔξωoutsideτοῦtheσυνεδρίουCouncilἀπελθεῖν,to go,συνέβαλλονthey were conferingπρὸςwithἀλλήλουςone another
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λέγοντες·saying;τίWhatποιήσωμενshall we doτοῖςto theἀνθρώποιςmenτούτοις;these?ὅτιforμὲνtrulyγὰρforγνωστὸνa noteworthyσημεῖονsignγέγονενhas come to passδι᾽throughαὐτῶνthemπᾶσινto allτοῖςthoseκατοικοῦσινinhabitingἸερουσαλὴμJerusalemφανερόν,is evident,καὶandοὐnotδυνάμεθαwe are ableἀρνεῖσθαι·to deny it;
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ἀλλ᾽Butἵναthatμὴnotἐπὶonπλεῖονfurtherδιανεμηθῇit may spreadεἰςamongτὸνtheλαόν,people,ἀπειλῇthreatsἀπειλησώμεθαlet us warnαὐτοῖςthemμηκέτιno longerλαλεῖνto speakἐπὶinτῷtheὀνόματιnameτούτῳthisμηδενὶto noἀνθρώπων.man.
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καὶAndκαλέσαντεςhaving calledαὐτοὺςthemπαρήγγειλανthey commandedαὐτοῖςthemτὸtheκαθόλουatμὴnotφθέγγεσθαιto speakμηδὲnorδιδάσκεινto teachἐπὶinτῷtheὀνόματιnameτοῦtheἸησοῦ.¶of Jesus.
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ὉtheδὲButΠέτροςPeterκαὶandἸωάννηςJohnἀποκριθέντεςansweringεἶπονsaidπρὸςtoαὐτούς·them;εἰWhetherδίκαιόνrightἐστινit isἐνώπιονbeforeτοῦtheθεοῦGodὑμῶνto youἀκούεινto listenμᾶλλονratherἢthanτοῦtheθεοῦ,God,κρίνατε.you should judge.
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οὐnotδυνάμεθαwe are ableγὰρforἡμεῖςwe ourselvesἃwhatεἴδαμενwe have seenκαὶandἠκούσαμενwe heardμὴnotλαλεῖν.to speak.
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οἱtheδὲAndπροσαπειλησάμενοιhaving further threatened themἀπέλυσανthey let goαὐτοὺςthemμηδὲνnothingεὑρίσκοντεςfindingτὸtheπῶςhowκολάσωνταιthey may punishαὐτούς,them,διὰon account ofτὸνtheλαόν,people,ὅτιbecauseπάντεςallἐδόξαζονwere glorifyingτὸνtheθεὸνGodἐπὶforτῷthatγεγονότι.having happened.
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ἐτῶνof yearsγὰρforἦνhe wasπλειόνωνmore thanτεσσεράκονταforty -ὁtheἄνθρωποςmanἐφ᾽onὃνwhomγεγόνειhad taken placeτὸtheσημεῖονsignτοῦτοthisτῆςtheἰάσεως.¶of healing.
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ἈπολυθέντεςHaving been let goδὲnowἦλθονthey cameπρὸςtoτοὺςtheἰδίουςtheir ownκαὶandἀπήγγειλανreportedὅσαas much asπρὸςtoαὐτοὺςthemοἱtheἀρχιερεῖςchief priestsκαὶandοἱtheπρεσβύτεροιeldersεἶπαν.had said.
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οἱtheδὲAndἀκούσαντεςhaving heardὁμοθυμαδὸνwith one accordἦρανthey lifted upφωνὴνtheir voiceπρὸςtoτὸνtheθεὸνGodκαὶandεἶπαν·said;δέσποτα,Sovereign Lord,σὺYou yourselfὁtheθεὸςGodὁwhoποιήσαςmadeτὸνtheοὐρανὸνheavenκαὶandτὴνtheγῆνearthκαὶandτὴνtheθάλασσανseaκαὶandπάνταallτὰthat isἐνinαὐτοῖς,them,
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ὁwhoτοῦof theπατρὸςfatherἡμῶνof usδιὰthroughπνεύματοςthe SpiritἁγίουHolyστόματοςthrough the mouthΔαυὶδof Davidτοῦtheπαιδόςservantσουof Youεἰπών·having spoken:ἱνατίso whyἐφρύαξανdid rageἔθνηthe Gentilesκαὶandλαοὶpeoplesἐμελέτησανdid deviseκενά;vain things?
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παρέστησανTook their standοἱtheβασιλεῖςkingsτῆςof theγῆςearthκαὶandοἱtheἄρχοντεςrulersσυνήχθησανwere gatheredἐπὶtogetherτὸtheαὐτὸthemselvesκατὰagainstτοῦtheκυρίουLordκαὶandκατὰagainstτοῦtheχριστοῦChristαὐτοῦ.¶of Him.’
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συνήχθησανWere gathered togetherγὰρforἐπ᾽inἀληθείαςtruthἐνinτῇtheπόλειcityταύτῃthisἐπὶagainstτὸνtheἅγιονholyπαῖδάservantσου,of YouἸησοῦνJesusὃνwhomἔχρισας,You anointed,ἩρῴδηςHerodτεbothκαὶandΠόντιοςPontiusΠιλᾶτοςPilateσὺνwithἔθνεσινthe GentilesκαὶandλαοῖςpeoplesἸσραήλof Israel
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ποιῆσαιto doὅσαas much asἡtheχείρhandσουof Youκαὶandἡtheβουλήpurposeσουof Youπροώρισενdetermined beforehandγενέσθαι.to happen.
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καὶAndτὰtheνῦν,now,κύριε,Lord,ἔπιδεdo lookἐπὶuponτὰςtheἀπειλὰςthreatsαὐτῶνof themκαὶandδὸςdo grantτοῖςto theδούλοιςservantsσουof Youμετὰwithπαρρησίαςboldnessπάσηςallλαλεῖνto speakτὸνtheλόγονwordσουof You
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ἐνinτῷthatτὴνtheχεῖράhandσουof Youἐκτείνεινstretching outσεYouεἰςforἴασινhealingκαὶandσημεῖαsignsκαὶandτέραταwondersγίνεσθαιto take placeδιὰthroughτοῦtheὀνόματοςnameτοῦof theἁγίουholyπαιδόςservantσουof YouἸησοῦ.Jesus.
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καὶAndδεηθέντωνwhen were prayingαὐτῶνtheyἐσαλεύθηwas shakenὁtheτόποςplaceἐνinᾧwhichἦσανthey wereσυνηγμένοι,assembled,καὶandἐπλήσθησανthey were filledἅπαντεςallτοῦwith theἁγίουHolyπνεύματοςSpiritκαὶandἐλάλουνwere speakingτὸνtheλόγονwordτοῦtheθεοῦof Godμετὰwithπαρρησίας.¶boldness.
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ΤοῦtheδὲAndπλήθουςthe multitudeτῶνwhoπιστευσάντωνhaving believedἦνwere inἡtheκαρδίαheartκαὶandἡtheψυχὴsoulμία·one;καὶandοὐδὲnotεἷςoneτιanythingτῶνof theὑπαρχόντωνpossessionsαὐτῷto himἔλεγενwas claimingἴδιονhis ownεἶναι,to be,ἀλλ᾽butἦνwereαὐτοῖςto themἅπανταall thingsκοινά.in common.
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καὶAndδυνάμειwith powerμεγάλῃgreatἀπεδίδουνwere givingτὸtheμαρτύριονtestimonyοἱtheἀπόστολοιapostlesτῆςof theἀναστάσεωςresurrectionτοῦof theκυρίουLordἸησοῦ,Jesusχάριςgraceτεthenμεγάληabundantἦνwasἐπὶuponπάνταςallαὐτούς.them.
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οὐδὲNot evenγὰρforἐνδεήςin needτιςanyoneἦνthere wasἐνamongαὐτοῖς·them;ὅσοιas many asγὰρforκτήτορεςwere ownersχωρίωνof landsἢorοἰκιῶνhousesὑπῆρχονwereπωλοῦντεςselling themἔφερονthey were bringingτὰςtheτιμὰςproceedsτῶνof whatπιπρασκομένωνis sold
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καὶandἐτίθουνwere laying themπαρὰatτοὺςtheπόδαςfeetτῶνof theἀποστόλων,apostles,διεδίδετοdistribution was madeδὲthenἑκάστῳto eachκαθότιjust asἄνwouldτιςanyoneχρείανneedεἶχεν.¶had.
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ἸωσὴφJosephδὲnowὁwhoἐπικληθεὶςhaving been calledΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasἀπὸbyτῶνtheἀποστόλωνapostlesὅwhichἐστινisμεθερμηνευόμενονbeing translatedυἱὸςSonπαρακλήσεως,of encouragementΛευίτης,a Levite,Κύπριοςa Cypriotτῷat theγένει,birth,
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ὑπάρχοντοςWhen is owningαὐτῷheἀγροῦ,a field,πωλήσαςhaving sold itἤνεγκενhe broughtτὸtheχρῆμαmoneyκαὶandἔθηκενlaid itπρὸςatτοὺςtheπόδαςfeetτῶνof theἀποστόλων.¶apostles.

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