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Acts 11

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Πράξειςprakseisacts κεφάλαιοkefalaiochapter ενδέκατηendekateeleventh

1ἬκουσανĒkousanheard δὲdesoon οἱhoi- ἀπόστολοιapostoloiapostles καὶkaiand οἱhoi- ἀδελφοὶadelphoibrothers οἱhoi- ὄντεςontesvvv κατὰkatathroughout τὴνtēn- ἸουδαίανIoudaianJudea ὅτιhotithat καὶkaialso τὰtathe ἔθνηethnēGentiles ἐδέξαντοedexantohad received τὸνtonthe λόγονlogonword τοῦtou- ΘεοῦTheouof God .

2καὶkaialso ὍτεHotewhen ἀνέβηanebēwent up ΠέτροςPetrosPeter εἰςeisto ἹεροσόλυμαHierosolymaJerusalem . διεκρίνοντοdiekrinontotook issue πρὸςproswith αὐτὸνautonhim οἱhoivvv ἐκekvvv περιτομῆςperitomēs[the] circumcised [believers]

3λέγοντεςlegontes[and] said ὅτιhoti- , πρὸςpros. . . ἄνδραςandrasmen ἀκροβυστίανakrobystianuncircumcised ἔχονταςechontasvvv ΕἰσῆλθεςEisēlthes“ You visited καὶkaiand συνέφαγεςsynephagesate with αὐτοῖςautoisthem . ”

4ἈρξάμενοςArxamenosbegan δὲdeBut ὁho- ΠέτροςPetrosPeter ἐξετίθετοexetitheto[and] explained αὐτοῖςautoisto them καθεξῆςkathexēsthe whole sequence of events λέγωνlegōn- :

5ἘγὼEgō“ I ἤμηνēmēnwas ἐνenin πόλειpolei[the] city ἸόππῃIoppēof Joppa προσευχόμενοςproseuchomenospraying , καὶkaiand εἶδονeidonI saw ἐνenin ἐκστάσειekstaseia trance ὅραμαhoramaa vision καταβαῖνονkatabainonvvv σκεῦόςskeuos. . . τιti[of] something ὡςhōslike ὀθόνηνothonēnsheet μεγάληνmegalēna large τέσσαρσινtessarsinby [its] four ἀρχαῖςarchaiscorners , καθιεμένηνkathiemenēnbeing let down ἐκekfrom τοῦtou- οὐρανοῦouranouheaven καὶkaiand ἦλθενēlthenit came right down to ἄχριςakhrisuntil ἐμοῦemoume .

6εἰςeisat ἣνhēnit {closely} ἀτενίσαςatenisasI looked κατενόουνkatenooun[and] saw καὶkai. . . εἶδονeidon. . . τὰta- τετράποδαtetrapodafour-footed animals τῆςtēsof the γῆςgēsearth , καὶkai- τὰta- θηρίαthēriawild beasts , καὶkai- τὰta- ἑρπετὰherpetareptiles , καὶkaiand τὰta- πετεινὰpeteinabirds τοῦtouof the οὐρανοῦouranouair .

7ἤκουσαēkousaI heard δὲdeThen φωνῆςphōnēsa voice λεγούσηςlegousēssaying μοιmoito me , ἈναστάςAnastas‘ Get up , ΠέτρεPetrePeter , θῦσονthysonkill καὶkaiand φάγεphageeat . ’

8ΕἶπονEiponI said , δέde- ΜηδαμῶςMēdamōs‘ No , ΚύριεKyrieLord , ’ ὅτιhoti‘ for πᾶνpanwhole κοινὸνkoinonimpure ἢēor ἀκάθαρτονakathartonunclean οὐδέποτεoudepotenothing εἰσῆλθενeisēlthenhas {ever} entered εἰςeis. . . τὸto- στόμαstomamouth . ’ μουmoumy

9ἈπεκρίθηApekrithēspoke δὲdeBut μοιmoito me , φωνὴphōnēthe voice ἐκekfrom δευτέρου»deuteroua second [time] , «ἐκek- τοῦtou- οὐρανοῦouranouheaven ἋHathat ὁho- ΘεὸςTheosGod ἐκαθάρισεekatharisehas made clean . ’ σὺsy- μὴmē‘ vvv κοίνουkoinouDo not call anything impure

10ΤοῦτοToutoThis δὲde- ἐγένετοegenetohappened ἐπὶepi- τρίςtristhree times , καὶkaiand πάλινpalin. . . ἀνεσπάσθηanespasthēwas drawn back up ἅπανταhapantaeverything εἰςeisinto τὸνton- οὐρανόνouranonheaven .

11ΚαὶKai- ἰδοὺidouJust then ἐξαυτῆςexautēs. . . τρεῖςtreisthree ἄνδρεςandresmen ἐπέστησανepestēsanstopped ἐπὶepiat τὴνtēnthe οἰκίανoikianhouse ἐνenvvv ᾗhē[where] ἦμενēmenI was [staying] . ἀπεσταλμένοιapestalmenoisent ἀπὸapofrom ΚαισαρείαςKaisareiasCaesarea πρόςprosto μεmeme

12εἰπὲeipesay δὲde- μοιmoime τὸtoThe ΠνεῦμάPneumaSpirit συνελθεῖνsyneltheinto accompany αὐτοῖςautoisthem μηδὲνmēdenwithout διακρινόμενον.diakrinomenonhesitation . ἦλθονēlthonwent δὲde- σὺνsynwith ἐμοὶemoime , καὶkaiand οἱhoi- ἓξhexsix ἀδελφοὶadelphoibrothers οὗτοιhoutoiThese καὶkaialso εἰσήλθομενeisēlthomenwe entered εἰςeis. . . τὸνtonthe οἶκονoikonhome . τοῦtou- ἀνδρόςandrosman’s

13ἀπήγγειλέapeggeileshe explained τεteand ἡμῖνhēminus πῶςpōshow εἶδεeidesaw τὸνton- ἄγγελονangelonan angel ἐνenin τῷtō- οἴκῳoikōhouse αὐτοῦautouhis σταθένταstathentastanding καὶkaiand εἰπόνταeipontasaying , αὐτῷautō[whose] ἈπόστειλονAposteilon‘ Send εἰςeisto ἸόππηνIoppēnJoppa ἄνδραςandrasmen καὶkaiand μετάπεμψαιmetapempsai[for] ΣίμωναSimōnaSimon τὸνtonwho ἐπικαλούμενονepikaloumenonis called ΠέτρονPetronPeter .

14ὃςhos[He] λαλήσειlalēseiwill convey ῥήματαrhēmataa message πρὸςprosto σὲseyou ἐνenby οἷςhoiswhich σωθήσῃsōthēsēwill be saved . ’ σὺsyyou καὶkaiand πᾶςpasall ὁho- οἶκόςoikoshousehold σουsouyour

15ἐνenby δὲde[As] τῷtō- ἄρξασθαίarxasthaibegan μεmeI λαλεῖνlaleinto speak , ἐπέπεσεepepesegripped τὸtothe ΠνεῦμαPneumaSpirit τὸto- ἍγιονHagionHoly ἐπ’ep’upon αὐτοὺςautousthem , ὥσπερhōsperjust as καὶkai[He had fallen] ἐφ’eph’upon ἡμᾶςhēmasus ἐνenat ἀρχῇarchē[the] beginning .

16ἐμνήσθηνemnēsthēnI remembered δὲdeThen τοῦtouthe ῥήματοςrhēmatosword τοῦtouof the ΚυρίουKyriouLord , ὡςhōsas ἔλεγενelegenHe used to say , ἸωάννηςIōannēs‘ John μὲνmen- ἐβάπτισενebaptisenbaptized ὕδατιhydatiwith water , ὑμεῖςhymeisyou δὲdebut βαπτισθήσεσθεbaptisthēsesthewill be baptized ἐνenwith ΠνεύματιPneumatiSpirit .’ ἉγίῳHagiō[the] Holy

17εἰeiif οὖνounSo τὴνtēnthe ἴσηνisēnsame δωρεὰνdōreangift ἔδωκενedōkengave αὐτοῖςautoisthem ὁho- ΘεὸςTheosGod ὡςhōs- καὶkai[He gave] ἡμῖνhēminus πιστεύσασινpisteusasinwho believed ἐπὶepiin τὸνtonthe ΚύριονKyrionLord ἸησοῦνIēsounJesus ΧριστόνChristonChrist , ἐγὼegōI δὲde[When] τίςtiswho ἤμηνēmēnwas δυνατὸςdynatosto κωλῦσαιkōlysaihinder [the work of] τὸνton- ΘεόνTheonGod ? ”

18ἈκούσαντεςAkousantesthey heard δὲde[When] ταῦταtauta[this] , ἡσύχασανhēsychasan[ their objections ] were put to rest , καὶkaiand ἐδόξαζονedoxazonthey glorified τὸνton- ΘεὸνTheonGod , λέγοντεςlegontessaying , ἌραAra“ So then , γῇgēsoil καὶkaieven τοῖςtoisthe ἔθνεσινethnesinGentiles ὁho- ΘεὸςTheosGod τὴνtēn- μετάνοιανmetanoianrepentance ἔδωκενedōkenhas granted εἰςeisunto ζωὴνzōēnlife . ”

19ΟἱHoithose μὲνmen. . . οὖνounMeanwhile διασπαρέντεςdiasparentesscattered ἀπὸapoby τῆςtēsthe θλίψεωςthlipseōspersecution τῆςtēs- γενομένηςgenomenēsthat began ἐπὶepiwith ΣτεφάνῳStephanōStephen διῆλθονdiēlthontraveled as far as ἕωςheōs. . . ΦοινίκηςPhoinikēsPhoenicia , καὶkai- ΚύπρουKyprouCyprus , καὶkaiand ἈντιοχείαςAntiocheiasAntioch , μηδενὶmēdenionly λαλοῦντεςlalountesspeaking τὸνtonthe λόγονlogonmessage εἰei. . . μὴmē. . . μόνονmonon- . ἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisto Jews

20ἮσανĒsan- δέdeBut τινεςtinessome ἐξexof αὐτῶνautōnthem , ἄνδρεςandresmen ΚύπριοιKyprioifrom Cyprus καὶkaiand ΚυρηναῖοιKyrēnaioiCyrene , οἵτινεςhoitines- εἰσελθόντεςeiselthontescome εἰςeisto ἈντιόχειανAntiocheianAntioch ἐλάλουνelalounand began speaking πρὸςprosto τοὺςtousthe ἙλληνιστάςHellēnistasGreeks εὐαγγελιζόμενοιeuangelizomenoiproclaiming the good news τὸνtonabout the ΚύριονKyrionLord ἸησοῦνIēsounJesus .

21καὶkai- ἦνēnwas χεὶρcheir[The] hand ΚυρίουKyriouof [the] Lord μετ’met’with αὐτῶνautōnthem , πολύςpolys[a] great τεteand ἀριθμὸςarithmosnumber [of people] πιστεύσαςpisteusasbelieved ἐπέστρεψενepestrepsen[and] turned ἐπὶepito τὸνtonthe ΚύριονKyrionLord .

22ἨκούσθηĒkousthē[reached] δὲde[When] ὁho- λόγοςlogosnews εἰςeis. . . τὰtathe ὦταōtaears τῆςtēsof the ἐκκλησίαςekklēsiaschurch τῆςtēs- ἐνenin ἹεροσολύμοιςHierosolymoisJerusalem περὶperiof αὐτῶνautōnthis καὶkai- ἐξαπέστειλανexapesteilanthey sent ΒαρνάβανBarnabanBarnabas [διελθεῖν]dieltheinto ἕωςheōs. . . ἈντιοχείαςAntiocheiasAntioch .

23ὃςhos[When] he παραγενόμενοςparagenomenosarrived καὶkaiand ἰδὼνidōnsaw τὴνtēnthe χάρινcharingrace τοῦtou- ΘεοῦTheouGod , ἐχάρηecharēhe rejoiced καὶkaiand παρεκάλειparekaleiencouraged πάνταςpantasthem all τῇtēwith προθέσειprotheseiall their τῆςtēs- καρδίαςkardiashearts . προσμένεινprosmeneinto abide τῷtōthe ΚυρίῳKyriōLord

24ὅτιhoti- ἦνēn[Barnabas] was ἀνὴρanērman , ἀγαθὸςagathosa good καὶkai- πλήρηςplērēsfull ΠνεύματοςPneumatosSpirit ἉγίουHagiouof [the] Holy καὶkaiand πίστεωςpisteōsfaith , καὶkaiand προσετέθηprosetethēwere brought ὄχλοςochlos[number of people] ἱκανὸςhikanosa great τῷtōto the ΚυρίῳKyriōLord .

25ἜξελθεExelthe‘ Go out δὲdeThen εἰςeisto ΤαρσὸνTarsonTarsus ὁho- ΒαρνάβαςBarnabasBarnabas ἀναζητῆσαιanazētēsaito look for ΣαῦλονSaulonSaul , καὶkaiand [when] εὑρὼνheurōnhe found [him] , αὐτῶνautōnthem ἤγαγενēgagenhe brought [him] αὐτῶνautōnthem εἷςheisOne ἈντιόχειανAntiocheianAntioch .

26ἐγένετοegenetohappened δὲde[So] αὐτοὺςautousthem , καὶkai[He had fallen] ἐνιαυτὸνeniautonyear ὅλονholon[for] a full συναχθῆναιsynachthēnaimet together ἐνenwith τῇtēthe ἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiachurch καὶkaiand διδάξαιdidaxaitaught ὄχλονochlon[numbers of people] . ἱκανόνhikanonlarge χρηματίσαιchrēmatisaiwere first called τεte- πρῶτονprōtonFirst ἐνenat ἈντιοχείᾳAntiocheiaAntioch . τοὺςtousThe μαθητὰςmathētasdisciples ΧριστιανούςChristianousChristians

27ἐνenat ταύταιςtautaisthose δὲde- ταῖςtais- ἡμέραιςhēmeraisdays κατῆλθονkatēlthoncame down ἀπὸapofrom ἹεροσολύμωνHierosolymōnJerusalem προφῆταιprophētai[some] prophets εἰςeisto ἈντιόχειανAntiocheianAntioch .

28ἀναστὰςanastasstood up δὲde- εἷςheisOne ἐξexof αὐτῶνautōnthem ὀνόματιonomatinamed ἍγαβοςHagabosAgabus ἐσήμανεesemane[and] predicted διὰdiathrough τοῦtouthe ΠνεύματοςPneumatosSpirit [that] λιμὸνlimonfamine μέγανmeganvvv μέλλεινmelleinwould ἔσεσθαιesesthaisweep ἐφ’eph’across ὅληνholēnwhole τὴνtēnthe οἰκουμένηνoikoumenēnworld . ὅστιςhostis([Barabbas] καὶkai. . . ἐγένετοegenetohappened ἐπὶepiunder ΚλαυδίουKlaudiouClaudius .) ΚαίσαροςKaisarosCaesar

29τῶνtōnthe δὲde[So] μαθητῶνmathētōndisciples , καθὼςkathōsaccording to εὐπορεῖτόeuporeitohis ability , τιςtis- ὥρισανhōrisandecided ἕκαστοςhekastoseach αὐτῶνautōn- εἰςeis- διακονίανdiakonianrelief πέμψαιpempsaito send τοῖςtoisto the κατοικοῦσινkatoikousinliving ἐνenin τῇtē- ἸουδαίᾳIoudaiaJudea . ἀδελφοῖςadelphoisbrothers

30ὃhoThis καὶkai. . . ἐποίησανepoiēsanthey did , ἀποστείλαντεςaposteilantessending [their gifts] πρὸςprosto τοὺςtousthe πρεσβυτέρουςpresbyterouselders διὰdiawith χειρὸςcheiros. . . ΒαρνάβαBarnabaBarnabas καὶkaiand ΣαύλουSaulouSaul .