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Ἰδόντες Having seen δέ now οἱ the κύριοι masters αὐτῆς of her ὅτι that ἐξῆλθεν was gone ἡ the ἐλπίς hope τῆς of the ἐργασίας profit αὐτῶν, of them, ἐπιλαβόμενοι having taken hold of τόν - Παῦλον Paul καί and τόν - Σιλᾶν Silas, εἵλκυσαν they dragged [them] εἰς into τήν the ἀγοράν marketplace ἐπί before τούς the ἄρχοντας rulers; καί and προσαγαγόντες having brought up αὐτούς them τοῖς to the στρατηγοῖς magistrates, εἶπαν· they said, Οὗτοι These οἱ - ἄνθρωποι men ἐκταράσσουσιν exceedingly trouble ἡμῶν of us τήν the πόλιν, city, Ἰουδαῖοι Jews ὑπάρχοντες, being, καί and καταγγέλλουσιν preach ἔθη customs, ἅ that οὐ not ἔξεστιν it is lawful ἡμῖν for us παραδέχεσθαι to accept οὐδέ nor ποιεῖν to practice, Ῥωμαίοις Romans οὖσιν. being. Καί And συνεπέστη rose up together ὁ the ὄχλος crowd κατ ̓ against αὐτῶν them, καί and οἱ the στρατηγοί magistrates περιρήξαντες having torn off αὐτῶν of them τά the ἱμάτια garments, ἐκέλευον were commanding that ῥαβδίζειν, they be beaten with rods. πολλάς Many τέ then ἐπιθέντες having laid αὐτοῖς on them πληγάς blows, ἔβαλον they cast [them] εἰς into φυλακήν prison, παραγγείλαντες having charged τῷ the δεσμοφύλακι jailer ἀσφαλῶς securely τηρεῖν to keep αὐτούς. them, ὅς who παραγγελίαν an order τοιαύτην such λαβών having received, ἔβαλεν threw αὐτούς them εἰς into τήν the ἐσωτέραν inner φυλακήν prison, καί and τούς the πόδας feet ἠσφαλίσατο fastened αὐτῶν of them εἰς in τό the ξύλον. stocks. Κατά Toward δέ now τό - μεσονύκτιον midnight, Παῦλος Paul καί and Σιλᾶς Silas, προσευχόμενοι praying, ὕμνουν were singing praises to τόν - Θεόν, God. ἐπηκροῶντο Were listening δέ now αὐτῶν to them οἱ the δέσμιοι. prisoners. ἄφνω Suddenly δέ then σεισμός earthquake ἐγένετο there was μέγας a great, ὥστε so that σαλευθῆναι were shaken τά the θεμέλια foundations τοῦ of the δεσμωτηρίου· prison house; ἠνεῴχθησαν were opened δέ then παραχρῆμα immediately αἱ the θύραι doors πᾶσαι all, καί and πάντων of all, τά the δεσμά chains ἀνέθη. were loosed. Ἔξυπνος Awoken δέ then γενόμενος having been ὁ the δεσμοφύλαξ jailer, καί and ἰδών having seen ἀνεῳγμένας open τάς the θύρας doors τῆς of the φυλακῆς, prison, σπασάμενος having drawn τήν his μάχαιραν sword, ἤμελλεν he was about ἑαυτόν himself ἀναιρεῖν to kill, νομίζων supposing ἐκπεφευγέναι to have escaped τούς the δεσμίους. prisoners. ἐφώνησεν Called out δέ however ὁ - Παῦλος Paul μεγάλῃ loud φωνῇ in a voice, λέγων· saying, Μηδέν Not πράξῃς do σεαυτῷ to yourself κακόν, harm; ἅπαντες all γάρ for ἐσμέν we are ἐνθάδε. here. Αἰτήσας Having called for δέ now φῶτα lights, εἰσεπήδησεν he rushed in, καί and ἔντρομος terrified γενόμενος having become, προσέπεσεν he fell down before τῷ - Παύλῳ Paul καί and τῷ - Σιλᾷ Silas. καί And προαγαγών having brought αὐτούς them ἔξω out ἔφη· he was saying, Κύριοι, Sirs, τί what με of me δεῖ is necessary ποιεῖν to do, ἵνα that σωθῶ; I may be saved? οἱ - δέ And εἶπαν· they said, Πίστευσον Believe ἐπί on τόν the Κύριον Lord Ἰησοῦν Jesus, καί and σωθήσῃ you will be saved, σύ you καί and ὁ the οἶκος household σου. of you. καί And ἐλάλησαν they spoke αὐτῷ to him τόν the λόγον word τοῦ of the κυρίου Lord, σύν along with πᾶσιν all τοῖς those ἐν in τῇ the οἰκίᾳ house αὐτοῦ. of him. καί And παραλαβών having taken αὐτούς them ἐν in ἐκείνῃ that τῇ - ὥρᾳ hour τῆς of the νυκτός night, ἔλουσεν he washed [them] ἀπό from τῶν the πληγῶν, wounds; καί and ἐβαπτίσθη he was baptized, αὐτός he καί and οἱ the [household] αὐτοῦ of him πάντες all παραχρῆμα, immediately. ἀναγαγών Having brought τέ then αὐτούς them εἰς into τόν the οἶκον house, παρέθηκεν he laid τράπεζαν a table [for them], καί and ἠγαλλιάσατο rejoiced πανοικεί with all [his] household, πεπιστευκώς having believed τῷ - Θεῷ. in God. Ἡμέρας Day δέ then γενομένης having come, ἀπέστειλαν sent οἱ the στρατηγοί magistrates τούς the ῥαβδούχους officers, λέγοντες· saying, Ἀπόλυσον Release τούς the ἀνθρώπους men ἐκείνους. those. Ἀπήγγειλεν Reported δέ then ὁ the δεσμοφύλαξ jailer τούς the λόγους words τούτους these πρός to τόν - Παῦλον Paul ὅτι -: Ἀπέσταλκαν Have sent οἱ the στρατηγοί captains, ἵνα that ἀπολυθῆτε· you may be let go. νῦν Now οὖν therefore ἐξελθόντες having gone out, πορεύεσθε depart ἐν in εἰρήνῃ. peace. ὁ - δέ But Παῦλος Paul ἔφη was saying πρός to αὐτούς· them, Δείραντες Having beaten ἡμᾶς us δημοσίᾳ publicly, ἀκατακρίτους, uncondemned ἀνθρώπους men, Ῥωμαίους Romans ὑπάρχοντας, being, ἔβαλαν they cast [us] εἰς into φυλακήν, prison, καί and νῦν now λάθρᾳ secretly ἡμᾶς us ἐκβάλλουσιν; do they throw out? οὐ No γάρ, indeed! ἀλλά Instead, ἐλθόντες having come αὐτοί themselves, ἡμᾶς us ἐξαγαγέτωσαν. let them bring out. Ἀπήγγειλαν Reported δέ then τοῖς to the στρατηγοῖς captains οἱ the ῥαβδοῦχοι officers τά the ῥήματα words ταῦτα. these. ἐφοβήθησαν They were afraid δέ then, ἀκούσαντες having heard ὅτι that Ῥωμαῖοι Romans εἰσίν, they are. καί And ἐλθόντες having come, παρεκάλεσαν they appealed to αὐτούς them, καί and ἐξαγαγόντες having brought [them] out, ἠρώτων they were asking [them] ἀπελθεῖν to go out ἀπό of τῆς the πόλεως. city. ἐξελθόντες Having gone forth δέ then ἀπό out of τῆς the φυλακῆς prison, εἰσῆλθον they came πρός to τήν - Λυδίαν Lydia; καί and ἰδόντες having seen [them], παρεκάλεσαν they exhorted τούς the ἀδελφούς brothers καί and ἐξῆλθαν. departed.

Διοδεύσαντες Having passed through δέ then τήν - Ἀμφίπολιν Amphipolis καί and τήν - Ἀπολλωνίαν Apollonia, ἦλθον they came εἰς to Θεσσαλονίκην Thessalonica, ὅπου where ἦν was συναγωγή a synagogue τῶν of the Ἰουδαίων. Jews. κατά According to δέ now τό the εἰωθός custom τῷ - Παύλῳ with Paul, εἰσῆλθεν he went in πρός to αὐτούς them, καί and ἐπί for σάββατα Sabbaths τρία three διελέξατο he reasoned αὐτοῖς with them ἀπό from τῶν the γραφῶν, Scriptures, διανοίγων opening καί and παρατιθέμενος setting forth ὅτι that τόν the Χριστόν Christ ἔδει it behooved παθεῖν to have suffered, καί and ἀναστῆναι to have risen ἐκ out from νεκρῶν [the] dead, καί and ὅτι that Οὗτος this ἐστίν is ὁ the Χριστός Christ ὁ - Ἰησοῦς Jesus, ὅν whom ἐγώ I καταγγέλλω preach ὑμῖν. to you. καί And τινές some ἐκ of αὐτῶν them ἐπείσθησαν were obedient καί and προσεκληρώθησαν joined themselves τῷ - Παύλῳ to Paul καί and τῷ - Σιλᾷ, to Silas, τῶν - τέ along with σεβομένων worshipping Ἑλλήνων Greeks πλῆθος a multitude πολύ, great, γυναικῶν women τέ then τῶν of the πρώτων leading οὐ not ὀλίγαι. a few. Ζηλώσαντες Having become jealous δέ now οἱ the Ἰουδαῖοι Jews, καί and προσλαβόμενοι having taken to [them] τῶν of the ἀγοραίων market-loungers ἄνδρας men τινάς certain πονηρούς wicked, καί and ὀχλοποιήσαντες having collected a crowd, ἐθορύβουν they set in uproar τήν the πόλιν city; καί and ἐπιστάντες having assailed τῇ the οἰκίᾳ house Ἰάσονος of Jason, ἐζήτουν they were seeking αὐτούς them προαγαγεῖν to bring out εἰς to τόν the δῆμον· people. μή Not εὑρόντες having found δέ however αὐτούς them, ἔσυρον they dragged Ἰάσονα Jason καί and τινάς certain ἀδελφούς brothers ἐπί before τούς the πολιτάρχας city authorities, βοῶντες crying out ὅτι -, οἱ The [ones] τήν the οἰκουμένην world ἀναστατώσαντες having upset, οὗτοι these καί also ἐνθάδε here πάρεισιν, are come, οὕς whom ὑποδέδεκται has received Ἰάσων· Jason. καί And οὗτοι these πάντες all, ἀπέναντι contrary to τῶν the δογμάτων decrees Καίσαρος of Caesar πράσσουσι do, βασιλέα king ἕτερον another λέγοντες proclaiming εἶναι to be: Ἰησοῦν. Jesus. Ἐτάραξαν They stirred up δέ then τόν the ὄχλον crowd, καί and τούς the πολιτάρχας city authorities, ἀκούοντας hearing ταῦτα, these things. καί And λαβόντες having taken τό - ἱκανόν security παρά from τοῦ - Ἰάσονος Jason καί and τῶν the λοιπῶν rest, ἀπέλυσαν they let go αὐτούς. them.

οἱ - δέ And ἀδελφοί the brothers εὐθέως immediately διά by νυκτός night ἐξέπεμψαν sent away τόν - τέ both Παῦλον Paul καί and τόν - Σιλᾶν Silas εἰς to Βέροιαν, Berea, οἵτινες who παραγενόμενοι having arrived, εἰς into τήν the συναγωγήν synagogue τῶν of the Ἰουδαίων Jews ἀπῄεσαν. went. οὗτοι These δέ now ἦσαν were εὐγενέστεροι more noble τῶν than those ἐν in Θεσσαλονίκῃ, Thessalonica, οἵτινες who ἐδέξαντο received τόν the λόγον word μετά with πάσης all προθυμίας readiness, καθ ̓ every ἡμέραν day ἀνακρίνοντες examining τάς the γραφάς Scriptures εἰ if ἔχοι were ταῦτα these things οὕτως. so. πολλοί Many μέν indeed οὖν therefore ἐκ of αὐτῶν them ἐπίστευσαν believed, καί and τῶν of the Ἑλληνίδων Grecian γυναικῶν women τῶν - εὐσχημόνων prominent καί and ἀνδρῶν men οὐ not ὀλίγοι. a few. ὡς When δέ however ἔγνωσαν knew οἱ those ἀπό from τῆς - Θεσσαλονίκης Thessalonica Ἰουδαῖοι Jews ὅτι that καί also ἐν in τῇ - Βεροίᾳ Berea κατηγγέλη was proclaimed ὑπό by τοῦ - Παύλου Paul ὁ the λόγος word τοῦ - Θεοῦ, of God, ἦλθον they came κἀκεῖ there also, σαλεύοντες stirring up καί and ταράσσοντες agitating τούς the ὄχλους. crowds. εὐθέως Immediately δέ also τότε then, τόν - Παῦλον Paul ἐξαπέστειλαν sent away οἱ the ἀδελφοί brothers πορεύεσθαι to go ἕως as ἐπί to τήν the θάλασσαν, sea; ὑπέμειναν remained τέ but ὅ - τέ both Σιλᾶς Silas καί and ὁ - Τιμόθεος Timothy ἐκεῖ. there. οἱ Those δέ now καθιστάνοντες escorting τόν - Παῦλον Paul ἤγαγον brought [him] ἕως unto Ἀθηνῶν, Athens; καί and λαβόντες having received ἐντολήν a command πρός unto τόν - Σιλᾶν Silas καί and τόν - Τιμόθεον Timothy ἵνα that ὡς as τάχιστα quickly as possible ἔλθωσιν they should come πρός to αὐτόν him, ἐξῄεσαν. they departed.

ἐν In δέ now ταῖς - Ἀθήναις Athens, ἐκδεχομένου waiting for αὐτούς them τοῦ - Παύλου of Paul, παρωξύνετο was provoked τό the πνεῦμα spirit αὐτοῦ of him ἐν in αὐτῷ him, θεωροῦντος seeing κατείδωλον utterly idolatrous οὖσαν to be τήν the πόλιν. city. διελέγετο He was reasoning μέν indeed οὖν therefore ἐν in τῇ the συναγωγῇ synagogue τοῖς with the Ἰουδαίοις Jews καί and τοῖς those σεβομένοις worshiping, καί and ἐν in τῇ the ἀγορᾷ marketplace κατά on πᾶσαν every ἡμέραν day πρός with τούς those παρατυγχάνοντας. meeting [him]. Τινές Some δέ then καί also τῶν of the Ἐπικουρείων Epicureans καί and Στοϊκῶν Stoics, φιλοσόφων philosophers, συνέβαλλον encountered αὐτῷ, him. καί And τινές some ἔλεγον· were saying, Τί What ἄν - θέλοι may desire ὁ of the σπερμολόγος babbler οὗτος this λέγειν; to say? οἱ Others δέ· however, Ξένων Of foreign δαιμονίων gods δοκεῖ he seems καταγγελεύς a proclaimer εἶναι, to be, ὅτι because τόν - Ἰησοῦν Jesus καί and τήν the ἀνάστασιν resurrection εὐηγγελίζετο. he was proclaiming the gospel of. Ἐπιλαβόμενοι Having taken hold τέ also αὐτοῦ of him, ἐπί to τόν the Ἄρειον Ares πάγον Hill ἤγαγον they brought [him], λέγοντες· saying, Δυνάμεθα Are we able γνῶναι to know τίς what [is] ἡ the καινή new αὕτη this, ἡ which ὑπό by σοῦ you λαλουμένη is spoken, διδαχή; teaching? ξενίζοντα Strange things γάρ for τινά some εἰσφέρεις you are bringing εἰς to τάς the ἀκοάς ears ἡμῶν· of us. βουλόμεθα We resolve οὖν therefore γνῶναι to know τίνα what θέλει wish ταῦτα these things εἶναι. to be. Ἀθηναῖοι [The] Athenians δέ now πάντες all, καί and οἱ the ἐπιδημοῦντες visiting ξένοι strangers, εἰς in οὐδέν nothing ἕτερον else ηὐκαίρουν spent their time ἤ than λέγειν to tell τὶ something ἤ and ἀκούειν to hear τὶ something καινότερον. new.

Σταθείς Having stood δέ then ὁ - Παῦλος Paul ἐν in μέσῳ [the] midst τοῦ of the Ἀρείου Ares Πάγου Hill, ἔφη· he was saying, Ἄνδρες Men, Ἀθηναῖοι, Athenians, κατά in πάντα all things ὡς as δεισιδαιμονεστέρους very religious ὑμᾶς you θεωρῶ. I behold. διερχόμενος Passing through γάρ for καί and ἀναθεωρῶν beholding τά the σεβάσματα objects of worship ὑμῶν of you, εὗρον I found καί even βωμόν an altar ἐν on ᾧ which ἐπεγέγραπτο· had been inscribed: ΑΓΝΩΣΤΩ To an unknown ΘΕΩ. God.

Ὅ Whom οὖν therefore ἀγνοοῦντες not knowing εὐσεβεῖτε, you worship, τοῦτο Him ἐγώ I καταγγέλλω proclaim ὑμῖν. to you. ὁ The Θεός God ὁ - ποιήσας having made τόν the κόσμον world καί and πάντα all things τά that [are] ἐν in αὐτῷ, it, οὗτος He οὐρανοῦ of heaven καί and γῆς earth ὑπάρχων being Κύριος Lord, οὐ not ἐν in χειροποιήτοις hand-made ναοῖς temples κατοικεῖ dwells, οὐδέ nor ὑπό by χειρῶν hands ἀνθρωπίνων of men θεραπεύεται is He served, προσδεόμενος as needing τινός, anything, αὐτός Himself διδούς giving πᾶσι to all ζωήν life καί and πνοήν breath, καί and τά the πάντα· all; ἐποίησεν He made τέ then ἐκ of ἑνός one, πᾶν every ἔθνος nation ἀνθρώπων of men, κατοικεῖν to dwell ἐπί upon παντός all προσώπου the face τῆς of the γῆς, earth, ὁρίσας having determined προστεταγμένους [the] appointed καιρούς times καί and τάς the ὁροθεσίας boundaries τῆς of the κατοικίας habitation αὐτῶν of them, ζητεῖν to seek τόν - Θεόν, God, εἰ if ἄρα perhaps γέ indeed ψηλαφήσειαν they might palpate for αὐτόν Him, καί and εὕροιεν, might find Him. καί And γέ indeed, οὐ not μακράν far ἀπό from ἑνός one ἑκάστου each ἡμῶν of us ὑπάρχοντα. He is.

ἐν In αὐτῷ Him γάρ for ζῶμεν we live καί and κινούμεθα move καί and ἐσμέν, are.’ ὡς As καί also τινές some τῶν of the καθ ̓ among ὑμᾶς you ποιητῶν poets εἰρήκασιν· have said, Τοῦ Of [Him] γάρ for καί also γένος offspring ἐσμέν. we are.’

γένος Offspring οὖν therefore ὑπάρχοντες being τοῦ - Θεοῦ of God, οὐ not ὀφείλομεν we ought νομίζειν to consider χρυσῷ to gold, ἤ or ἀργύρῳ to silver, ἤ or λίθῳ, to stone, χαράγματι a graven thing, τέχνης of craft καί and ἐνθυμήσεως imagination ἀνθρώπου, of man, τό the Θεῖον Divine Being εἶναι to be ὅμοιον. like. Τούς The μέν indeed οὖν therefore χρόνους times τῆς - ἀγνοίας of ignorance ὑπεριδών having overlooked ὁ - Θεός, God, τά - νῦν now παραγγέλλει He commands τοῖς - ἀνθρώποις men πάντας all πανταχοῦ everywhere μετανοεῖν, to repent, καθότι because ἔστησεν He set ἡμέραν a day ἐν in ᾗ which μέλλει He is about κρίνειν to judge τήν the οἰκουμένην world ἐν in δικαιοσύνῃ, righteousness, ἐν by ἀνδρί a man ᾧ whom ὥρισεν, He appointed, πίστιν a guarantee παρασχών having provided πᾶσιν to all, ἀναστήσας having raised αὐτόν Him ἐκ out from νεκρῶν. [the] dead. Ἀκούσαντες Having heard of δέ now ἀνάστασιν a resurrection νεκρῶν of [the] dead, οἱ some μέν indeed ἐχλεύαζον, began to mock [him]; οἱ some δέ however εἶπαν· said, Ἀκουσόμεθα We will hear σου you περί concerning τούτου this καί also πάλιν. again. οὕτως Thus ὁ - Παῦλος Paul ἐξῆλθεν went out ἐκ from μέσου [the] midst αὐτῶν. of them. τινές Some δέ however ἄνδρες men, κολληθέντες having joined themselves αὐτῷ to him, ἐπίστευσαν, believed, ἐν among οἷς whom καί also Διονύσιος [were] Dionysius ὁ the Ἀρεοπαγίτης Areopagite, καί and γυνή a woman ὀνόματι named Δάμαρις Damaris, καί and ἕτεροι others σύν with αὐτοῖς. them.