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Acts 18

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1ΜετὰMetaAfter δὲde- ταῦταtautathis , χωρισθεὶςchōristheis[Paul] left ὅho- ΠαῦλοςPaulosPaul ἐκek. . . τῶνtōn- ἈθηνῶνAthēnōnAthens ἦλθενēlthen[and] went εἰςeisto ΚόρινθονKorinthonCorinth .

2καὶkai[There] εὑρώνheurōnhe found τιναtinaa ἸουδαῖονIoudaionJew ὀνόματιonomatinamed ἈκύλανAkylanAquila ΠοντικὸνPontikonof Pontus , τῷtō- , γένειgeneia native προσφάτωςprosphatōswho {had} recently ἐληλυθόταelēlythotacome ἀπὸapofrom τῆςtēs- ἸταλίαςItaliasItaly καὶkaiwith ΠρίσκιλλανPriskillanPriscilla γυναῖκαgynaikawife αὐτοῦautouhis διὰdiabecause τὸto- διατεταχέναιdiatetachenaihad ordered ΚλαύδιονKlaudionClaudius χωρίζεσθαιchōrizesthaito leave πάνταςpantasall τοὺςtousthe ἸουδαίουςIoudaiousJews ἀπὸapo. . . τῆςtēs- ῬώμηςRhōmēsRome . προσῆλθενprosēlthen[Paul] went αὐτοῖςautoisto [ visit ] them ,

3καὶkaiand διὰdiabecause τὸto- ὁμότεχνονhomotechnon[just as] εἶναιeinaihe was . ἔμεινεemeinestayed παρ’par’with αὐτοῖςautoisthem καὶkaiand εἰργάζετο·eirgazetoworked ἦσανēsanthey were γὰρgar- σκηνοποιοὶskēnopoioitentmakers τῇtēvvv τέχνῃtechnēby trade ,

4ΔιελέγετοDielegetohe reasoned δὲde- ἐνenin τῇtēthe συναγωγῇsynagōgēsynagogue , κατὰkata- πᾶνpanEvery σάββατονsabbatonSabbath ἔπειθέepeithetrying to persuade τῇtēthe ἸουδαίουςIoudaiousJews καὶkaiand ἝλληναςHellēnasGreeks

5ὩςHōswhen δὲdeAnd κατῆλθονkatēlthoncame down ἀπὸapofrom τῆςtēs- ΜακεδονίαςMakedoniasMacedonia , ὁho- τεte- ΣιλᾶςSilasSilas καὶkaiand ὁho- ΤιμόθεοςTimotheosTimothy συνείχετοsyneichetodevoted himself fully τῷtōto the πνεύματιpneumatiin spirit . ὉHo- ΠαῦλοςPaulosPaul διαμαρτυρόμενοςdiamartyromenostestifying τοῖςtoisto the ἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisJews τὸνtonthe ΧριστὸνChristonChrist . ἸησοῦνIēsoun[that] Jesus

6ἀντιτασσομένωνantitassomenōnopposed δὲdeBut [when] αὐτῶνautōnthey καὶkaiand βλασφημούντωνblasphēmountōninsulted [him] , ἐκτιναξάμενοςektinaxamenoshe shook out τὰta[his] ἱμάτιαhimatiagarments εἰπὲeipesay πρὸςpros. . . αὐτούςautousthem , ΤὸTo- αἷμαhaimablood ὑμῶνhymōnyour ἐπὶepi[be] on τὴνtēn[own] κεφαλὴνkephalēnheads ! ὑμῶνhymōnyour καθαρὸςkatharosinnocent [of it] . ἐγώegōI [am] ἀπὸapoFrom τοῦtou- νῦνnynnow on εἰςeisto τὰtathe ἔθνηethnēGentiles . ” πορεύσομαιporeusomaiI will go

7ΚαὶKai[So] μεταβὰςmetabas[Paul] left ἐκεῖθενekeithen. . . ἦλθενēlthen[and] went εἰςeisto οἰκίανoikian[the] house τινὸςtinosof ὀνόματιonomati- ἸούστουIoustouJustus , σεβομένουsebomenoua worshiper τὸνton- ΘεόνTheonof God . οὗhou- ἡhē- οἰκίαoikia- ἦνēn- συνομοροῦσαsynomorousanext door τῇtēthe συναγωγῇsynagōgēsynagogue

8ΚρίσποςKrisposCrispus , δὲde- ὁhothe ἀρχισυνάγωγοςarchisynagōgossynagogue leader , ἐπίστευσεepisteusebelieved τῷtō- ΚυρίῳKyriōLord . σὺνsynand ὅλῳholōwhole τῷtō- οἴκῳoikōhousehold αὐτοῦautouhis καὶkaiAnd πολλοὶpolloimany τῶνtōnof the ΚορινθίωνKorinthiōnCorinthians ἀκούοντεςakouonteswho heard [ the message ] ἐπίστευονepisteuonbelieved καὶkaiand ἐβαπτίζοντοebaptizontowere baptized .

9εἰπὲeipesay δὲdeOne ὁhothe ΚύριοςKyriosLord δι’di’in ὁράματοςhoramatosa vision : ἐνen. . . νυκτὶnyktinight τῷtō- ΠαύλῳPaulōto Paul ΜὴMē“ {Do} not φοβοῦphoboube afraid ; ἀλλὰalla- λάλειlaleikeep on speaking ; καὶkai- μὴmē{do} not σιωπήσῃςsiōpēsēsbe silent .

10διότιdiotiFor ἐγώegōI εἰμιeimiam μετὰmetawith σοῦsouyou καὶkaiand οὐδεὶςoudeisno one ἐπιθήσεταίepithēsetaiwill lay a hand on σοιsoi. . . τοῦtou. . . κακῶσαίkakōsai. . . σεseyou , διότιdiotibecause λαόςlaospeople ἐστίestiI have μοιmoi. . . πολὺςpolysmany ἐνenin τῇtē- πόλειpoleicity . ” ταύτῃtautēthis

11ἐκάθισέekathise[and] sat down . τῇtē- ἐνιαυτὸνeniautonfor a year καὶkaiand μῆναςmēnas. . . , ἓξhex[a half] διδάσκωνdidaskōnteaching ἐνenamong αὐτοῖςautois[the Corinthians] . τὸνtonthe λόγονlogonword τοῦtou- ΘεοῦTheouof God

12ΓαλλίωνοςGalliōnosGallio δὲde[While] ἀνθυπατεύοντοςanthupateuontosproconsul τῆςtēsof ἈχαΐαςAchaiasAchaia , κατεπέστησανkatepestēsanattack ὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothymadoncoordinated an οἱhoithe ἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiJews τῷtō- ΠαύλῳPaulōon Paul καὶkaiand ἤγαγονēgagonbrought αὐτὸνautonhim ἐπὶepibefore τὸtothe βῆμαbēmajudgment seat .

13λέγοντεςlegontesthey said ὅτιhoti- . ΠαρὰParain ways contrary to τὸνtonthe νόμονnomonlaw , ” οὗτοςhoutos“ This [man] ἀναπείθειanapeitheiis persuading τοὺςtousthe ἀνθρώπουςanthrōpous[people] σέβεσθαιsebesthaito worship τὸνton- ΘεόνTheonGod

14ΜέλλοντοςMellontoswas about δὲdeBut [just as] τοῦtou- ΠαύλουPaulouPaul ἀνοίγεινanoigeinto speak τὸto. . . στόμαstoma. . . , εἶπενeipentold ὁho- ΓαλλίωνGalliōnGallio πρὸςpros. . . τοὺςtousthe ἸουδαίουςIoudaiousJews , ΕἰEi“ If μὲνmen- οὖνountherefore , ἦνēnthis matter involved ἀδίκημάadikēmawrongdoing τιtia ἢēor ῥᾳδιούργημαrhadiourgēmacrime , πονηρόνponēronvicious ὦōO ἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiJews , κατὰkatavvv λόγονlogonit would be reasonable ἂνanvvv ἠνεσχόμηνeneskhomenfor me to hear ὑμῶνhymōnyour [ complaint ] .

15εἰeisince δὲdeBut ζήτημάzetemaa dispute ἐστίestiI have περὶperiabout λόγουlogouwords καὶkaiand ὀνομάτωνonomatōnnames καὶkaiand νόμουnomoulaw , τοῦtouvvv καθ’kath’vvv ὑμᾶςhymasyour own ὄψεσθεopsesthesettle [it] αὐτοίautoiyourselves . κριτὴςkritēsa judge γὰρgarto keep ἐγὼegōI τούτωνtoutōnof such things . ” οὐou. . . βούλομαιboulomairefuse εἶναιeinaito be

16καὶkaiAnd ἀπήλασενapēlasenhe drove αὐτοὺςautousthem {away} ἀπὸapofrom τοῦtouthe βήματοςbēmatosjudgment seat .

17ἘπιλαβόμενοιEpilabomenoiseized δὲdeAt this , πάντεςpantesthe crowd οἱhoithe ἝλληνέςHellēnesGreeks ΣωσθένηνSōsthenēnSosthenes τὸνtonthe ἀρχισυνάγωγονarchisynagōgonsynagogue leader ἔτυπτονetypton[and] beat [him] ἔμπροσθενemprosthenin front of τοῦtouthe βήματοςbēmatosjudgment seat . καὶkai[But] οὐδὲνoudennone τούτωνtoutōnof this τῷtō- ΓαλλίωνιGalliōnito Gallio . ἔμελενemelenwas of concern

18ὉHo- δὲde- ΠαῦλοςPaulosPaul ἔτιetisome προσμείναςprosmeinasremained [in Corinth] ἡμέραςhēmerastime ἱκανὰςhikanasfor quite τοῖςtoisto the ἀδελφοῖςadelphoisbrothers . ἀποταξάμενοςapotaxamenos[before] saying goodbye ἐξέπλειexeplei[and then] he sailed εἰςeisfor τὴνtēn- ΣυρίανSyrianSyria , καὶkaivvv σὺνsynaccompanied by αὐτῷautō- ΠρίσκιλλαPriskillaPriscilla καὶkaiand ἈκύλαςAkylasAquila . κειράμενοςkeiramenosshaved τὴνtēn{He had} [his] κεφαλήνkephalēnhead ἐνenin Κεγχρεαῖς·kegkhreaisCenchrea εἶχεeikhewho had γὰρgarto keep εὐχήνeuchēna vow

19κατήντησεkatentese[Paul] came δὲde[When] εἰςeis. . . ἜφεσονEphesonEphesus , κἀκείνουςkakeinous[Priscilla and Aquila] . κατέλιπενkatelipen[Paul] parted ways with αὐτοῦautou. . . αὐτὸςautosHe himself δὲde- εἰσελθὼνeiselthōnwent εἰςeisinto τὴνtēnthe συναγωγὴνsynagōgēnsynagogue [there] διελέχθηdielekhthe[and] reasoned τοῖςtoiswith the ἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisJews .

20ἐρωτώντωνerōtōntōnasked [him] δὲde[When] αὐτῶνautōnthey ἐπὶepifor πλείοναpleionaa while longer χρόνονchronon. . . , μεῖναιmeinaito stay παρ’par’with αὐτοῖςautoisthem οὐκoukvvv ἐπένευσενepeneusenhe declined .

21ἀλλὰallaBut ἀποτάξατοapotaxatoAfter bidding them farewell αὐτοῖςautois[the Corinthians] . εἰπώνeipōnhe said , ΔεῖDeimust μὴmē{do} not παντὸςpantosall τὴνtēn[own] ἑορτὴνheortēn[the] feast τὴνtēn[own] ἐρχομένηνerkhomenencoming ποιῆσαιpoiēsaito show εἰςeisto ἹεροσόλυμαHierosolymaJerusalem . ΠάλινPalin“ vvv δὲde[When] ἀνακάμψωanakampsōI will come back πρὸςprosto ὑμᾶςhymasyou τοῦtou- ΘεοῦTheou[if] God θέλοντοςthelontosis willing . ” καὶkai[When Paul] ἀνήχθηanēchthē[And] he set sail ἀπὸapofrom τῆςtēs- ἘφέσουEphesouEphesus .

22καὶkai[When Paul] κατελθὼνkatelthōnhad landed εἰςeisat ΚαισάρειανKaisareianCaesarea , ἀναβὰςanabashe went up καὶkaiand ἀσπασάμενοςaspasamenosgreeted τὴνtēnthe ἐκκλησίανekklēsianchurch [ at Jerusalem ] . κατέβηkatebē[Then] he went down εἰςeisto ἈντιόχειανAntiocheianAntioch .

23ΚαὶKai[After] ποιήσαςpoiēsas[Paul] had spent χρόνονchronontime [in Antioch] , τινὰtinasome ἜξελθεExelthe‘ Go out διερχόμενοςdierchomenosthroughout καθεξῆςkathexēsfrom place to place τὴνtēnthe ΓαλατικὴνGalatikēnof Galatia χώρανchōranregion καὶkaiand ΦρυγίανPhrygianPhrygia , ἐπιστηρίζωνepistērizōnstrengthening πάνταςpantasall τοὺςtousthe μαθητάςmathētasdisciples .

24ἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosJew δέdeMeanwhile τιςtisa ἈπολλῶςApollōsApollos , ὀνόματιonomatinamed ἈλεξανδρεὺςAlexandreusof Alexandria , τῷtō- γένειgeneia native ἀνὴρanērman , λόγιοςlogiosan eloquent κατήντησενkatēntēsencame εἰςeisto ἜφεσονEphesonEphesus . δυνατὸςdynatoswell versed ὢνōnHe was ἐνenin ταῖςtaisthe γραφαῖςgraphaisScriptures .

25οὗτοςhoutosHe ἦνēnhad been κατηχημένοςkatēchēmenosinstructed in τὴνtēnthe ὁδὸνhodonway τοῦtouof the ΚυρίουKyriouLord καὶkaiand ζέωνzeōnwas fervent τῷtō- πνεύματιpneumatiin spirit . ἐλάλειelaleiHe spoke καὶkaiand ἐδίδασκενedidaskentaught ἀκριβῶςakribōsaccurately τὰta- περὶperiabout τοῦtou- ΚυρίουKyriouLord ἐπιστάμενοςepistamenos[though] he knew μόνονmonononly τὸtothe βάπτισμαbaptismabaptism ἸωάννουIōannouof John .

26οὗτόςhoutoshe τεteAnd ἤρξατοērxatobegan παρρησιάζεσθαιparrēsiazesthaito speak boldly ἐνenin τῇtēthe συναγωγῇsynagōgēsynagogue . ἀκούσαντεςakousantesheard δὲde[When] αὐτοῦautouhim , ἈκύλαςAkylasAquila καὶkaiand ΠρίσκιλλαPriskillaPriscilla προσελάβοντοproselabontothey took him in αὐτὸνauton. . . καὶkaiand ἀκριβέστερονakribesteronmore accurately . αὐτῷautōto him ἐξέθεντοexethentoexplained τὴνtēnthe ὁδὸνhodonway τοῦtouof ΘεοῦTheouGod

27ΒουλομένουBoulomenouresolved δὲde[When] αὐτοῦautou[Apollos] διελθεῖνdieltheinto cross over εἰςeisto τὴνtēn- ἈχαΐανAchaianAchaia , προτρεψάμενοιprotrepsamenoiencouraged [him] οἱhoithe ἀδελφοὶadelphoibrothers ἔγραψανegrapsan[and] wrote τοῖςtoisto the μαθηταῖςmathētaisdisciples [there] ἀποδέξασθαιapodexasthaito welcome αὐτόνautonhim . ὃςhos. . . , παραγενόμενοςparagenomenosOn his arrival συνεβάλετοsynebaletohelp πολὺpolyhe {was a} great τοῖςtoisto those who πεπιστευκόσιpepisteukosihad believed . διὰdiaby τῆςtēs- χάριτοςcharitosgrace

28εὐτόνωςeutonōshe powerfully γὰρgarFor τοῖςtoisthe ἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisJews διακατηλέγχετοdiakatēlenchetorefuted δημοσίᾳdēmosiain public [debate] , ἐπιδεικνὺςepideiknysproving διὰdiafrom τῶνtōnthe γραφῶνgraphōnScriptures εἶναιeinaiis τὸνtonthe ΧριστὸνChristonChrist . ἸησοῦνIēsoun[that] Jesus