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ἈνὴρA manδέnowτιςcertainἉνανίαςAnaniasὀνόματιnamedσὺνwithΣαπφίρῃSapphiraτῇtheγυναικὶwifeαὐτοῦof himἐπώλησενsoldκτῆμαa property
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καὶandἐνοσφίσατοhe kept backἀπὸfromτῆςtheτιμῆς,proceeds,συνειδυίηςalready being awareκαὶalsoτῆςtheγυναικόςwifeαὐτοῦ,of him,καὶandἐνέγκαςhaving broughtμέροςa portionτιcertainπαρὰatτοὺςtheπόδαςfeetτῶνof theἀποστόλωνapostlesἔθηκεν.¶he laid it.
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ΕἶπενSaidδὲhoweverὁtheΠέτρος·Peter;Ἁνανία,Ananias,διὰbecause ofτίwhyἐπλήρωσενhas filledὁtheσατανᾶςSatanτὴνtheκαρδίανheartσουof youψεύσασθαίto lie toσεfor youτὸtheπνεῦμαSpiritτὸtheἅγιονHolyκαὶandνοσφίσασθαιto keep backσεyourselfἀπὸfromτῆςtheτιμῆςproceedsτοῦof theχωρίου;land?
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οὐχὶSurelyμένονremainingσοὶto youἔμενενit was remainingκαὶAndπραθὲνhaving been soldἐνinτῇtheσῇownἐξουσίᾳauthorityὑπῆρχεν;it was?τίWhyὅτιforἔθουdid you purposeἐνinτῇtheκαρδίᾳheartσουof youτὸtheπρᾶγμαdeedτοῦτο;this?οὐκNotἐψεύσωyou have liedἀνθρώποιςto menἀλλὰbutτῷtheθεῷ.to God!
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ἀκούωνHearingδὲnowὁtheἉνανίαςAnaniasτοὺςtheλόγουςwordsτούτουςtheseπεσὼνhaving fallen downἐξέψυξεν.he breathed his last.καὶAndἐγένετοcameφόβοςfearμέγαςgreatἐπὶuponπάνταςallτοὺςthoseἀκούονταςhearingταῦτα·these things;
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ἀναστάντεςHaving arisenδὲthenοἱtheνεώτεροιyounger menσυνέστειλανcoveredαὐτὸνhimκαὶandἐξενέγκαντεςhaving carried him outἔθαψαν.they buried him.
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ἐγένετοIt came to passδὲnowὡςaboutὡρῶνhoursτριῶνthreeδιάστημαafterwardκαὶalsoἡtheγυνὴwifeαὐτοῦof himμὴnotεἰδυῖαknowingτὸthatγεγονὸςhaving come to passεἰσῆλθεν.came in.
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ἀπεκρίθηRepliedδὲthenπρὸςtoαὐτὴνherὁtheΠέτρος·Peter;εἰπέdo tellμοι,meεἰifτοσούτουfor so muchτὸtheχωρίονlandἀπέδοσθε;you sold?ἡtheδὲAndεἶπεν·she said;ναὶYesτοσούτου.for so much.
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ὁtheδὲButΠέτροςPeterεἶπενsaidπρὸςtoαὐτήν·her;τίWhy is itὅτιforσυνεφωνήθηit was agreed togetherὑμῖνby youπειράσαιto testτὸtheπνεῦμαSpiritκυρίου;of the Lord?ἰδοὺBeholdοἱtheπόδεςfeetτῶνof thoseθαψάντωνhaving buriedτὸνtheἄνδραhusbandσουof youἐπὶare atτῇtheθύρᾳdoorκαὶandἐξοίσουσίνthey will carry outσε.you.
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ἔπεσενShe fell downδὲthenπαραχρῆμαimmediatelyπρὸςatτοὺςtheπόδαςfeetαὐτοῦof himκαὶandἐξέψυξεν·breathed her last;εἰσελθόντεςHaving come inδὲthenοἱtheνεανίσκοιyoung menεὗρονfoundαὐτὴνherνεκράν,dead,καὶandἐξενέγκαντεςhaving carried outἔθαψανthey buried herπρὸςbyτὸνtheἄνδραhusbandαὐτῆς·of her;
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καὶAndἐγένετοcameφόβοςfearμέγαςgreatἐφ᾽uponὅληνallτὴνtheἐκκλησίανchurchκαὶandἐπὶuponπάνταςallτοὺςthoseἀκούονταςhearingταῦτα.¶these things.
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ΔιὰByδὲnowτῶνtheχειρῶνhandsτῶνof theἀποστόλωνapostlesἐγίνετοwere happeningσημεῖαsignsκαὶandτέραταwondersπολλὰmanyἐνamongτῷtheλαῷ·people;καὶAndἦσανthey wereὁμοθυμαδὸνwith one accordἅπαντεςallἐνinτῇtheστοᾷColonnadeΣολομῶντος·of Solomon;
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τῶνof theδὲnowλοιπῶνrestοὐδεὶςno oneἐτόλμαwas daringκολλᾶσθαιto joinαὐτοῖς,with them,ἀλλ᾽butἐμεγάλυνενwere magnifyingαὐτοὺςthemὁtheλαός.people.
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μᾶλλονmoreδὲnowπροσετίθεντοwere addedπιστεύοντεςbelievingτῷin theκυρίῳ,Lord,πλήθηmultitudesἀνδρῶνof menτεbothκαὶandγυναικῶν,women,
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ὥστεso asκαὶevenεἰςintoτὰςtheπλατείαςstreetsἐκφέρεινto bring outτοὺςtheἀσθενεῖςsickκαὶandτιθέναιto put themἐπὶonκλιναρίωνcotsκαὶandκραβάττων,mats,ἵναthatἐρχομένουwhen is comingΠέτρουPeterκἂνat leastἡtheσκιὰshadowἐπισκιάσῃshall envelopτινὶsomeαὐτῶν.of them.
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συνήρχετοWere coming togetherδὲnowκαὶalsoτὸtheπλῆθοςmultitudeτῶνfrom theπέριξsurroundingπόλεωνcitiesεἰςintoἸερουσαλὴμJerusalemφέροντεςbringingἀσθενεῖςthe sickκαὶandὀχλουμένουςthose being tormentedὑπὸbyπνευμάτωνspiritsἀκαθάρτων,unclean,οἵτινεςwhoἐθεραπεύοντοwere healedἅπαντες.¶all.
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ἈναστὰςHaving risen upδὲhoweverὁtheἀρχιερεὺςhigh priestκαὶandπάντεςallοἱthoseσὺνwithαὐτῷ,him,ἡwhichοὖσαis beingαἵρεσιςthe sectτῶνof theΣαδδουκαίων,Sadducees,ἐπλήσθησανwere filledζήλουwith jealousy
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καὶandἐπέβαλονthey laidτὰςtheχεῖραςhandsαὐτῶνof themἐπὶonτοὺςtheἀποστόλουςapostlesκαὶandἔθεντοputαὐτοὺςthemἐνinτηρήσειthe jailδημοσίᾳ.¶public.
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ἌγγελοςAn angelδὲhoweverκυρίουof the Lordδιὰduringτῆςtheνυκτὸςnightἀνοίξαςhaving openedτὰςtheθύραςdoorsτῆςof theφυλακῆς,prison,ἐξαγαγώνhaving brought outτεthenαὐτοὺςthemεἶπεν·said;
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πορεύεσθεdo goκαὶandσταθέντεςhaving stoodλαλεῖτεdo speakἐνinτῷtheἱερῷtempleτῷto theλαῷpeopleπάνταallτὰtheῥήματαdeclarationsτῆςof theζωῆςlifeταύτης.this.
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ἀκούσαντεςHaving heardδὲnowεἰσῆλθονthey enteredὑπὸatτὸνtheὄρθρονdawnεἰςintoτὸtheἱερὸνtempleκαὶandἐδίδασκον.¶were teaching.ΠαραγενόμενοςHaving comeδὲnowὁtheἀρχιερεὺςhigh priestκαὶandοἱthoseσὺνwithαὐτῷhimσυνεκάλεσανthey called togetherτὸtheσυνέδριονCouncilκαὶevenπᾶσανallτὴνtheγερουσίανSenateτῶνof theυἱῶνsonsἸσραὴλof Israelκαὶandἀπέστειλανsentεἰςtoτὸtheδεσμωτήριονprison houseἀχθῆναιto bringαὐτούς.them.
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οἱtheδὲAndπαραγενόμενοιhaving comeὑπηρέταιthe officersοὐχnotεὗρονdid findαὐτοὺςthemἐνinτῇtheφυλακῇ.prison.ἀναστρέψαντεςhaving returnedδὲthenἀπήγγειλανthey reported back
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λέγοντεςsayingὅτιthatτὸTheμὲνindeedδεσμωτήριονprison houseεὕρομενwe foundκεκλεισμένονshutἐνwithπάσῃallἀσφαλείᾳsecurityκαὶandτοὺςtheφύλακαςguardsἔξωoutsideἑστῶταςalready standingἐπὶbeforeτῶνtheθυρῶν,doors,ἀνοίξαντεςhaving opened themδὲhoweverἔσωinsideοὐδέναno oneεὕρομεν.we found.
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ὡςWhenδὲnowἤκουσανthey heardτοὺςtheλόγουςwordsτούτουςtheseὅtheτεbothἱερεὺςthe priestκαὶandὁtheστρατηγὸςcaptainτοῦof theἱεροῦtempleκαὶandοἱtheἀρχιερεῖς,chief priestsδιηπόρουνwere perplexedπερὶconcerningαὐτῶν,them,τίwhatἂνmaybeγένοιτοwould beτοῦτο.this.
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παραγενόμενοςHaving comeδέthenτιςa certain oneἀπήγγειλενhe reportedαὐτοῖςto themλέγωνsayingὅτιthatἰδοὺBeholdοἱtheἄνδρεςmenοὓςwhomἔθεσθεyou putἐνinτῇtheφυλακῇ,prisonεἰσὶνareἐνinτῷtheἱερῷtempleἑστῶτεςalready standingκαὶandδιδάσκοντεςteachingτὸνtheλαόν.¶people!
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ΤότεThenἀπελθὼνhaving goneὁtheστρατηγὸςcaptainσὺνwithτοῖςtheὑπηρέταιςofficersἦγενwas bringingαὐτοὺςthemοὐnotμετὰwithβίας,force,ἐφοβοῦντοthey were afraid ofγὰρforτὸνtheλαὸνpeopleἵναso thatμὴlestλιθασθῶσιν.¶they may be stoned.
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ἈγαγόντεςHaving broughtδὲthenαὐτοὺςthemἔστησανthey set themἐνinτῷtheσυνεδρίῳ.Council.καὶAndἐπηρώτησενaskedαὐτοὺςthemὁtheἀρχιερεὺςhigh priest
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λέγων·saying;οὐSurelyπαραγγελίᾳby a chargeπαρηγγείλαμενwe commandedὑμῖνyouμὴnotδιδάσκεινto teachἐπὶinτῷtheὀνόματιnameτούτῳ.this.καὶAndἰδοὺbeholdπεπληρώκατεyou have filledτὴνtheἸερουσαλὴμJerusalemτῆςwith theδιδαχῆςteachingὑμῶνof youκαὶandβούλεσθεyou intendἐπαγαγεῖνto bringἐφ᾽uponἡμᾶςusτὸtheαἷμαbloodτοῦof theἀνθρώπουmanτούτου.¶this.
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ἈποκριθεὶςAnsweringδὲhoweverὁtheΠέτροςPeterκαὶandοἱtheἀπόστολοιapostlesεἶπαν·said;πειθαρχεῖνTo obeyδεῖit is necessaryθεῷto Godμᾶλλονratherἢthanἀνθρώποις.to men.
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ὁTheθεὸςGodτῶνof theπατέρωνfathersἡμῶνof usἤγειρενraised upἸησοῦνJesusὃνwhomὑμεῖςyou yourselvesδιεχειρίσασθεkilledκρεμάσαντεςhaving hanged Himἐπὶonξύλου·a tree;
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τοῦτονHimὁtheθεὸςGodἀρχηγὸνas PrinceκαὶandσωτῆραSaviorὕψωσενexaltedτῇby theδεξιᾷright handαὐτοῦof Himτοῦtheδοῦναιto giveμετάνοιανrepentanceτῷtheἸσραὴλto Israelκαὶandἄφεσινforgivenessἁμαρτιῶν.of sins.
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καὶAndἡμεῖςwe ourselvesἐσμενareαὐτοῦof himμάρτυρεςwitnessesτῶνof theῥημάτωνdeclarationsτούτωνtheseκαὶand alsoτὸtheπνεῦμαSpiritδὲnowτὸtheἅγιονHolyὃwhomἔδωκενhas givenὁtheθεὸςGodτοῖςto thoseπειθαρχοῦσινobeyingαὐτῷ.Him.
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οἱtheδὲAndἀκούσαντεςhaving heardδιεπρίοντοthey felt cut upκαὶandἐβούλοντοthey were desiringἀνελεῖνto executeαὐτούς.¶them.
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ἈναστὰςHaving risen upδέhoweverτιςa certain manἐνinτῷtheσυνεδρίῳCouncilΦαρισαῖοςa PhariseeὀνόματιnamedΓαμαλιήλ,Gamaliel,νομοδιδάσκαλοςa teacher of the lawτίμιοςhonoredπαντὶby allτῷtheλαῷ,people,ἐκέλευσενhe commanded themἔξωoutsideβραχὺfor a shortτίwhileτοὺςtheἀνθρώπουςmenποιῆσαι,to put,
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εἶπένHe saidτεthenπρὸςtoαὐτούς·them;ἄνδρεςMenἸσραηλῖται,Israelites,προσέχετεdo take heedἑαυτοῖςto yourselvesἐπὶwithτοῖςtheἀνθρώποιςmenτούτοιςtheseτίwhatμέλλετεyou are aboutπράσσειν.to do.
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πρὸBeforeγὰρforτούτωνtheseτῶνtheἡμερῶνdaysἀνέστηrose upΘευδᾶςTheudasλέγωνaffirmingεἶναίto beτιναsomebodyἑαυτόν,himself,ᾧto whomπροσεκλίθηwere joinedἀνδρῶνof menἀριθμὸςnumberὡςaboutτετρακοσίων·four hundred;ὃςwhoἀνῃρέθη,was executed,καὶandπάντεςallὅσοιas many asἐπείθοντοwere persuadedαὐτῷby himδιελύθησανthey were dispersedκαὶandἐγένοντοthey it cameεἰςtoοὐδέν.no thing.
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μετὰAfterτοῦτονthis manἀνέστηrose upἸούδαςJudasὁtheΓαλιλαῖοςGalileanἐνinταῖςtheἡμέραιςdaysτῆςof theἀπογραφῆςregistrationκαὶandἀπέστησενdrew awayλαὸνpeopleἱκανὸνsignificant number ofὀπίσωafterαὐτοῦ·him;κἀκεῖνοςAnd heἀπώλετο,perished,καὶandπάντεςallὅσοιas many asἐπείθοντοwere persuadedαὐτῷby himδιεσκορπίσθησαν.were scattered.
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καὶAndτὰtheνῦνnowλέγωI sayὑμῖν,to you,ἀπόστητεdo withdrawἀπὸfromτῶνtheἀνθρώπωνmenτούτωνtheseκαὶandἄφετεdo releaseαὐτούς,them,ὅτιforἐὰνifᾖshall beἐξfromἀνθρώπωνmenἡtheβουλὴplanαὕτηthisἢorτὸtheἔργονworkτοῦτο,this,καταλυθήσεται·it will be overthrown;
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εἰifδὲhoweverἐκfromθεοῦGodἐστιν,it is,οὐnotδυνήσεσθεyou will be ableκαταλῦσαιto overthrowαὐτούς,them,μήποτεotherwiseκαὶalsoθεομάχοιfighting against Godεὑρεθῆτε.You shall be found.
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καὶandπροσκαλεσάμενοιhaving called inτοὺςtheἀποστόλουςapostlesδείραντεςhaving beatenπαρήγγειλανthey commanded themμὴnotλαλεῖνto speakἐπὶinτῷtheὀνόματιnameτοῦtheἸησοῦof Jesusκαὶandἀπέλυσανreleasedαὐτούς.¶them.
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ΟἱTheyμὲνindeedοὖνthereforeἐπορεύοντοwere departingχαίροντεςrejoicingἀπὸfromπροσώπουthe presenceτοῦof theσυνεδρίου,Council,ὅτιthatκατηξιώθησανthey had been counted worthyὑπὲρforτοῦtheὀνόματοςNameτοῦtheαὐτοῦof himἀτιμασθῆναι·to suffer dishonor;
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πᾶσάνEveryτεthenἡμέρανdayἐνinτῷtheἱερῷtempleκαὶandκατ᾽inοἶκονhouseοὐκnotἐπαύοντοthey were ceasingδιδάσκοντεςteachingκαὶandεὐαγγελιζόμενοιevangelising thatτὸνtheχριστὸνChristἸησοῦν.¶is Jesus.

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