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Acts 16

Greek — Tischendorf 8th edition · 40 verses

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  1. 1

    Κατήντησεν δὲ εἰς Δέρβην καὶ εἰς Λύστραν καὶ ἰδοὺ μαθητής τις ἦν ἐκεῖ ὀνόματι Τιμόθεος υἱὸς γυναικὸς Ἰουδαίας πιστῆς πατρὸς δὲ Ἕλληνος

    to arrive · but · into · Derbe · and · into · Iconium · and · to see · disciple · a certain · to be · there · name · Timothy · son · woman · Jewish · faithful · father · but · Greek

  2. 2

    ὃς ἐμαρτυρεῖτο ὑπὸ τῶν ἐν Λύστροις καὶ Ἰκονίῳ ἀδελφῶν

    who · to testify · under · the · in · Iconium · and · Iconium · brother

  3. 3

    τοῦτον ἠθέλησεν ὁ Παῦλος σὺν αὐτῷ ἐξελθεῖν καὶ λαβὼν περιέτεμεν αὐτὸν διὰ τοὺς Ἰουδαίους τοὺς ὄντας ἐν τοῖς τόποις ἐκείνοις ᾔδεισαν γὰρ ἅπαντες τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ ὅτι Ἕλλην ὑπῆρχεν

    this · to will · the · Paul · with · he · to come forth · and · to take · to circumcise · he · through · the · Jewish · the · to be · in · the · place · that one · to see · for · all · the · father · he · that · Greek · to be at hand

  4. 4

    Ὡς δὲ διεπορεύοντο τὰς πόλεις παρεδίδοσαν αὐτοῖς φυλάσσειν τὰ δόγματα τὰ κεκριμένα ὑπὸ τῶν ἀποστόλων καὶ πρεσβυτέρων τῶν ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις

    as · but · to go through · the · city · to deliver · he · to guard · the · decree · the · to judge · under · the · apostle · and · elder · the · in · Jerusalem

  5. 5

    Αἱ μὲν οὖν ἐκκλησίαι ἐστερεοῦντο τῇ πίστει καὶ ἐπερίσσευον τῷ ἀριθμῷ καθ’ ἡμέραν

    the · truly · therefore · assembly · to strengthen · the · faith · and · to abound · the · number · down · day

  6. 6

    διῆλθον δὲ τὴν Φρυγίαν καὶ Γαλατικὴν χώραν κωλυθέντες ὑπὸ τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος λαλῆσαι τὸν λόγον ἐν τῇ Ἀσίᾳ

    to pass through · but · the · Phrygia · and · Galatian · region · to hinder · under · the · saint · spirit · to speak · the · word · in · the · Asia

  7. 7

    ἐλθόντες δὲ κατὰ τὴν Μυσίαν ἐπείραζον εἰς τὴν Βιθυνίαν πορευθῆναι καὶ οὐκ εἴασεν αὐτοὺς τὸ πνεῦμα Ἰησοῦ

    to come · but · down · the · Mysia · to test · into · the · Bithynia · to go · and · not · to allow · he · the · spirit · Jesus

  8. 8

    παρελθόντες δὲ τὴν Μυσίαν κατέβησαν εἰς Τρῳάδα

    to pass by · but · the · Mysia · to descend · into · Troas

  9. 9

    καὶ ὅραμα διὰ νυκτὸς τῷ Παύλῳ ὤφθη ἀνὴρ Μακεδών τις ἦν ἑστὼς καὶ παρακαλῶν αὐτὸν καὶ λέγων διαβὰς εἰς Μακεδονίαν βοήθησον ἡμῖν

    and · vision · through · night · the · Paul · to see · man · Macedonian · a certain · to be · to stand · and · to call beside · he · and · to say · to pass through · into · Macedonia · to help · we

  10. 10

    ὡς δὲ τὸ ὅραμα εἶδεν εὐθέως ἐζητήσαμεν ἐξελθεῖν εἰς Μακεδονίαν συμβιβάζοντες ὅτι προσκέκληται ἡμᾶς ὁ θεὸς εὐαγγελίσασθαι αὐτούς

    as · but · the · vision · to see · immediately · to seek · to come forth · into · Macedonia · to join together · that · to call to · we · the · God · to evangelize · he

  11. 11

    Ἀναχθέντες δὲ ἀπὸ Τρῳάδος εὐθυδρομήσαμεν εἰς Σαμοθρᾴκην τῇ δὲ ἐπιούσῃ εἰς Νέαν πόλιν

    to lead up · but · from · Troas · to run straight · into · Samothrace · the · but · to approach · into · young · city

  12. 12

    κἀκεῖθεν εἰς Φιλίππους ἥτις ἐστὶν πρώτη τῆς μερίδος Μακεδονίας πόλις κολωνία ἦμεν δὲ ἐν ταύτῃ τῇ πόλει διατρίβοντες ἡμέρας τινάς

    of place · into · Philippi · whoever · to be · first · the · portion · Macedonia · city · colony · to be · but · in · this · the · city · to wear away · day · a certain

  13. 13

    τῇ τε ἡμέρᾳ τῶν σαββάτων ἐξήλθομεν ἔξω τῆς πύλης παρὰ ποταμὸν οὗ ἐνομίζομεν προσευχὴν εἶναι καὶ καθίσαντες ἐλαλοῦμεν ταῖς συνελθούσαις γυναιξίν

    the · and · day · the · Sabbath · to come forth · outside · the · gate · from · river · where · to hold custom · prayer · to be · and · to settle · to speak · the · to come together · woman

  14. 14

    καί τις γυνὴ ὀνόματι Λυδία πορφυρόπωλις πόλεως Θυατείρων σεβομένη τὸν θεόν ἤκουεν ἧς ὁ κύριος διήνοιξεν τὴν καρδίαν προσέχειν τοῖς λαλουμένοις ὑπὸ Παύλου

    and · a certain · woman · name · Lydia · purple seller · city · Thyatira · to revere · the · God · to hear · who · the · Lord · to open · the · heart · to attend to · the · to speak · under · Paul

  15. 15

    ὡς δὲ ἐβαπτίσθη καὶ ὁ οἶκος αὐτῆς παρεκάλεσεν λέγουσα εἰ κεκρίκατέ με πιστὴν τῷ κυρίῳ εἶναι εἰσελθόντες εἰς τὸν οἶκόν μου μένετε καὶ παρεβιάσατο ἡμᾶς

    as · but · to baptize · and · the · house · he · to call beside · to say · if · to judge · I · faithful · the · Lord · to be · to enter · into · the · house · I · to remain · and · to compel · we

  16. 16

    Ἐγένετο δὲ πορευομένων ἡμῶν εἰς τὴν προσευχὴν παιδίσκην τινὰ ἔχουσαν πνεῦμα πύθωνα ὑπαντῆσαι ἡμῖν ἥτις ἐργασίαν πολλὴν παρεῖχεν τοῖς κυρίοις αὐτῆς μαντευομένη

    to become · but · to go · we · into · the · prayer · young girl · a certain · to have · spirit · Python · to meet · we · whoever · work · many · to offer · the · Lord · he · to prophesy

  17. 17

    αὕτη κατακολουθοῦσα τῷ Παύλῳ καὶ ἡμῖν ἔκραζεν λέγουσα οὗτοι οἱ ἄνθρωποι δοῦλοι τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ὑψίστου εἰσίν οἵτινες καταγγέλλουσιν ὑμῖν ὁδὸν σωτηρίας

    this · to follow after · the · Paul · and · we · to croak · to say · this · the · human being · slave · the · God · the · highest · to be · whoever · to proclaim · you · way · salvation

  18. 18

    τοῦτο δὲ ἐποίει ἐπὶ πολλὰς ἡμέρας διαπονηθεὶς δὲ Παῦλος καὶ ἐπιστρέψας τῷ πνεύματι εἶπεν παραγγέλλω σοι ἐν ὀνόματι Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐξελθεῖν ἀπ’ αὐτῆς καὶ ἐξῆλθεν αὐτῇ τῇ ὥρᾳ

    this · but · to make · upon · many · day · to work out · but · Paul · and · to turn · the · spirit · to say · to announce · you · in · name · Jesus · Christ · to come forth · from · he · and · to come forth · he · the · hour

  19. 19

    ἰδόντες δὲ οἱ κύριοι αὐτῆς ὅτι ἐξῆλθεν ἡ ἐλπὶς τῆς ἐργασίας αὐτῶν ἐπιλαβόμενοι τὸν Παῦλον καὶ τὸν Σιλᾶν εἵλκυσαν εἰς τὴν ἀγορὰν ἐπὶ τοὺς ἄρχοντας

    to see · but · the · Lord · he · that · to come forth · the · hope · the · work · he · to overtake · the · Paul · and · the · Silas · to draw · into · the · assembly · upon · the · ruler

  20. 20

    καὶ προσαγαγόντες αὐτοὺς τοῖς στρατηγοῖς εἶπαν οὗτοι οἱ ἄνθρωποι ἐκταράσσουσιν ἡμῶν τὴν πόλιν Ἰουδαῖοι ὑπάρχοντες

    and · to bring · he · the · commander · to say · this · the · human being · to trouble · we · the · city · Jewish · to be at hand

  21. 21

    καὶ καταγγέλλουσιν ἔθη ἃ οὐκ ἔξεστιν ἡμῖν παραδέχεσθαι οὐδὲ ποιεῖν Ῥωμαίοις οὖσιν

    and · to proclaim · custom · who · not · it is lawful · we · to receive · neither · to make · Roman · to be

  22. 22

    καὶ συνεπέστη ὁ ὄχλος κατ’ αὐτῶν καὶ οἱ στρατηγοὶ περιρήξαντες αὐτῶν τὰ ἱμάτια ἐκέλευον ῥαβδίζειν

    and · to appoint together · the · multitude · down · he · and · the · commander · to break off · he · the · garment · to command · to beat

  23. 23

    πολλάς τε ἐπιθέντες αὐτοῖς πληγὰς ἔβαλον εἰς φυλακήν παραγγείλαντες τῷ δεσμοφύλακι ἀσφαλῶς τηρεῖν αὐτούς

    many · and · voice · he · plague · to throw · into · guard · to announce · the · jailer · safely · to guard · he

  24. 24

    ὃς παραγγελίαν τοιαύτην λαβὼν ἔβαλεν αὐτοὺς εἰς τὴν ἐσωτέραν φυλακὴν καὶ τοὺς πόδας ἠσφαλίσατο αὐτῶν εἰς τὸ ξύλον

    who · announcement · such · to take · to throw · he · into · the · inner · guard · and · the · foot · to secure · he · into · the · wood

  25. 25

    κατὰ δὲ τὸ μεσονύκτιον Παῦλος καὶ Σιλᾶς προσευχόμενοι ὕμνουν τὸν θεόν ἐπηκροῶντο δὲ αὐτῶν οἱ δέσμιοι

    down · but · the · midnight · Paul · and · Silas · to pray · to sing hymns · the · God · to listen to · but · he · the · bound

  26. 26

    ἄφνω δὲ σεισμὸς ἐγένετο μέγας ὥστε σαλευθῆναι τὰ θεμέλια τοῦ δεσμωτηρίου ἠνοίχθησαν δὲ παραχρῆμα αἱ θύραι πᾶσαι καὶ πάντων τὰ δεσμὰ ἀνέθη

    suddenly · but · earthquake · to become · great · so that · to shake · the · foundation · the · prison · to open · but · immediately · the · door · all · and · all · the · bond · to send back

  27. 27

    ἔξυπνος δὲ γενόμενος ὁ δεσμοφύλαξ καὶ ἰδὼν ἀνεῳγμένας τὰς θύρας τῆς φυλακῆς σπασάμενος μάχαιραν ἤμελλεν ἑαυτὸν ἀναιρεῖν νομίζων ἐκπεφευγέναι τοὺς δεσμίους

    awakened · but · to become · the · jailer · and · to see · to open · the · door · the · guard · to draw · knife · to be about · himself · to take away · to hold custom · to flee away · the · bound

  28. 28

    ἐφώνησεν δὲ φωνῇ μεγάλῃ Παῦλος λέγων μηδὲν πράξῃς σεαυτῷ κακόν ἅπαντες γάρ ἐσμεν ἐνθάδε

    to sound · but · voice · great · Paul · to say · no one · to do · yourself · evil · all · for · to be · here

  29. 29

    αἰτήσας δὲ φῶτα εἰσεπήδησεν καὶ ἔντρομος γενόμενος προσέπεσεν τῷ Παύλῳ καὶ τῷ Σιλᾷ

    to ask · but · light · to rush in · and · terrified · to become · to fall down · the · Paul · and · the · Silas

  30. 30

    καὶ προαγαγὼν αὐτοὺς ἔξω ἔφη κύριοι τί με δεῖ ποιεῖν ἵνα σωθῶ

    and · to lead forward · he · outside · to declare · Lord · who · I · it is necessary · to make · that · to save

  31. 31

    οἱ δὲ εἶπαν πίστευσον ἐπὶ τὸν κύριον Ἰησοῦν καὶ σωθήσῃ σὺ καὶ ὁ οἶκός σου

    the · but · to say · to believe · upon · the · Lord · Jesus · and · to save · you · and · the · house · you

  32. 32

    καὶ ἐλάλησαν αὐτῷ τὸν λόγον τοῦ κυρίου σὺν πᾶσιν τοῖς ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ αὐτοῦ

    and · to speak · he · the · word · the · Lord · with · all · the · in · the · house · he

  33. 33

    καὶ παραλαβὼν αὐτοὺς ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ὥρᾳ τῆς νυκτὸς ἔλουσεν ἀπὸ τῶν πληγῶν καὶ ἐβαπτίσθη αὐτὸς καὶ οἱ αὐτοῦ ἅπαντες παραχρῆμα

    and · to receive · he · in · that one · the · hour · the · night · to bathe · from · the · plague · and · to baptize · he · and · the · he · all · immediately

  34. 34

    ἀναγαγών τε αὐτοὺς εἰς τὸν οἶκον παρέθηκεν τράπεζαν καὶ ἠγαλλιάσατο πανοικεὶ πεπιστευκὼς τῷ θεῷ

    to lead up · and · he · into · the · house · to place beside · table · and · to rejoice greatly · with whole family · to believe · the · God

  35. 35

    Ἡμέρας δὲ γενομένης ἀπέστειλαν οἱ στρατηγοὶ τοὺς ῥαβδούχους λέγοντες ἀπόλυσον τοὺς ἀνθρώπους ἐκείνους

    day · but · to become · to send away · the · commander · the · lictor · to say · to release · the · human being · that one

  36. 36

    ἀπήγγειλεν δὲ ὁ δεσμοφύλαξ τοὺς λόγους τούτους πρὸς τὸν Παῦλον ὅτι ἀπέσταλκαν οἱ στρατηγοὶ ἵνα ἀπολυθῆτε νῦν οὖν ἐξελθόντες πορεύεσθε ἐν εἰρήνῃ

    to report · but · the · jailer · the · word · this · to · the · Paul · that · to send away · the · commander · that · to release · now · therefore · to come forth · to go · in · peace

  37. 37

    ὁ δὲ Παῦλος ἔφη πρὸς αὐτούς δείραντες ἡμᾶς δημοσίᾳ ἀκατακρίτους ἀνθρώπους Ῥωμαίους ὑπάρχοντας ἔβαλαν εἰς φυλακήν καὶ νῦν λάθρᾳ ἡμᾶς ἐκβάλλουσιν οὐ γάρ ἀλλὰ ἐλθόντες αὐτοὶ ἡμᾶς ἐξαγαγέτωσαν

    the · but · Paul · to declare · to · he · to flay · we · public · uncondemned · human being · Roman · to be at hand · to throw · into · guard · and · now · secretly · we · to cast out · not · for · but · to come · he · we · to lead out

  38. 38

    ἀπήγγειλαν τε τοῖς στρατηγοῖς οἱ ῥαβδοῦχοι τὰ ῥήματα ταῦτα ἐφοβήθησαν δὲ ἀκούσαντες ὅτι Ῥωμαῖοί εἰσιν

    to report · and · the · commander · the · lictor · the · word · this · to fear · but · to hear · that · Roman · to be

  39. 39

    καὶ ἐλθόντες παρεκάλεσαν αὐτούς καὶ ἐξαγαγόντες ἠρώτων ἀπελθεῖν ἀπὸ τῆς πόλεως

    and · to come · to call beside · he · and · to lead out · to ask · to depart · from · the · city

  40. 40

    ἐξελθόντες δὲ ἀπὸ τῆς φυλακῆς εἰσῆλθον πρὸς τὴν Λυδίαν καὶ ἰδόντες παρεκάλεσαν τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς καὶ ἐξῆλθαν

    to come forth · but · from · the · guard · to enter · to · the · Lydia · and · to see · to call beside · the · brother · and · to come forth

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