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Κἀγώ And I εἶπον· said, Κύριε, Lord, αὐτοί they themselves ἐπίστανται know ὅτι that ἐγώ I ἤμην was φυλακίζων imprisoning καί and δέρων beating κατά in each τάς of those συναγωγάς synagogues τούς those πιστεύοντας believing ἐπί on σέ, You. καί And ὅτε when ἐξεχύννετο was poured out τό the αἷμα blood Στεφάνου of Stephen, τοῦ the μάρτυρος witness σου, of You, καί also αὐτός I myself ἤμην was ἐφεστώς standing by, καί and συνευδοκῶν consenting, καί and φυλάσσων watching over τά the ἱμάτια garments τῶν of those ἀναιρούντων killing αὐτόν. him. Καί And εἶπεν He said πρός to με· me, Πορεύου, Go, ὅτι for ἐγώ I εἰς to ἔθνη [the] Gentiles μακράν far away ἐξαποστελῶ will send σε. you.

Ἤκουον They were listening δέ now αὐτοῦ to him ἄχρι until τούτου this τοῦ - λόγου word, καί and ἐπῆραν they lifted up τήν the φωνήν voice αὐτῶν of them, λέγοντες· saying, Αἶρε Away with ἀπό from τῆς the γῆς earth, τόν the τοιοῦτον, such. οὐ Not γάρ for καθῆκεν it is fit αὐτόν he ζῆν. to live! Κραυγαζόντων Were crying out τέ then αὐτῶν they, καί and ῥιπτούντων casting off τά the ἱμάτια garments, καί and κονιορτόν dust βαλλόντων throwing εἰς into τόν the ἀέρα, air. ἐκέλευσεν Ordered ὁ the χιλίαρχος commander εἰσάγεσθαι to be brought αὐτόν him εἰς into τήν the παρεμβολήν, barracks, εἴπας having directed μάστιξιν by flogging ἀνετάζεσθαι to be examined αὐτόν him, ἵνα so that ἐπιγνῷ he might know δι ̓ for ἥν what αἰτίαν cause οὕτως like this ἐπεφώνουν they were crying out αὐτῷ. against him. ὡς As δέ however προέτειναν he stretched forward αὐτόν him τοῖς with the ἱμᾶσιν, straps, εἶπεν said πρός to τόν the ἑστῶτα standing by ἑκατόνταρχον centurion ὁ - Παῦλος· Paul, εἰ If ἄνθρωπον a man, Ῥωμαῖον a Roman καί and ἀκατάκριτον uncondemned, ἔξεστιν it is lawful ὑμῖν to you μαστίζειν; to flog? Ἀκούσας Having heard δέ then ὁ the ἑκατοντάρχης centurion, προσελθών having gone τῷ to the χιλιάρχῳ commander, ἀπήγγειλεν he reported [it], λέγων· saying, Τί What μέλλεις are you going ποιεῖν; to do? ὁ The γάρ for ἄνθρωπος man οὗτος this Ῥωμαῖος a Roman ἐστίν. is. Προσελθών Having come near δέ then, ὁ the χιλίαρχος commander εἶπεν said αὐτῷ· to him, Λέγε Tell μοι, me, σύ you Ῥωμαῖος a Roman εἶ; are? ὁ - δέ And ἔφη· he was saying, Ναί. Yes. Ἀπεκρίθη Answered δέ then ὁ the χιλίαρχος· commander, Ἐγώ I πολλοῦ with a great κεφαλαίου sum τήν the πολιτείαν citizenship ταύτην this ἐκτησάμην. bought. ὁ - Δέ But Παῦλος Paul ἔφη· was saying, Ἐγώ I δέ however καί even γεγέννημαι. was born [so]. Εὐθέως Immediately οὖν therefore ἀπέστησαν departed ἀπ ̓ from αὐτοῦ him οἱ those μέλλοντες being about αὐτόν him ἀνετάζειν, to examine, καί and ὁ the χιλίαρχος commander δέ also ἐφοβήθη was afraid, ἐπιγνούς having ascertained ὅτι that Ῥωμαῖος a Roman ἐστίν he is, καί and ὅτι because αὐτόν him ἦν he had δεδεκώς. bound. Τῇ On the δέ now ἐπαύριον next day, βουλόμενος desiring γνῶναι to know τό - ἀσφαλές, for certain τό - τί why κατηγορεῖται he is accused ὑπό by τῶν the Ἰουδαίων, Jews, ἔλυσεν he unbound αὐτόν him καί and ἐκέλευσεν commanded συνελθεῖν to assemble τούς the ἀρχιερεῖς chief priests καί and πᾶν all τό the συνέδριον, council. καί And καταγαγών having brought down τόν - Παῦλον Paul, ἔστησεν he set [him] εἰς among αὐτούς. them.

Ἀτενίσας Having looked intently δέ then ὁ - Παῦλος Paul τῷ at the συνεδρίῳ Council, εἶπεν· he said, Ἄνδρες Men, ἀδελφοί, brothers, ἐγώ I πάσῃ in all συνειδήσει conscience ἀγαθῇ good πεπολίτευμαι have lived as a citizen τῷ - Θεῷ to God ἄχρι unto ταύτης this τῆς - ἡμέρας. day. ὁ - δέ Then ἀρχιερεύς the high priest Ἁνανίας Ananias ἐπέταξεν commanded τοῖς those παρεστῶσιν standing by αὐτῷ him τύπτειν to strike αὐτοῦ of him τό the στόμα. mouth. Τότε Then ὁ - Παῦλος Paul πρός to αὐτόν him εἶπεν· said, Τύπτειν To strike σε you μέλλει is about ὁ - Θεός, God, τοῖχε wall κεκονιαμένε· whitewashed! καί And σύ you, κάθῃ do you sit κρίνων judging με me κατά according to τόν the νόμον law, καί and παρανομῶν violating law, κελεύεις command με me τύπτεσθαι; to be struck? οἱ Those who δέ now παρεστῶτες stood by εἶπαν· said, Τόν The ἀρχιερέα high priest τοῦ - Θεοῦ of God λοιδορεῖς; do you insult? Ἔφη Was saying τέ then ὁ - Παῦλος· Paul, οὐκ Not ᾔδειν, I was aware, ἀδελφοί, brothers, ὅτι that ἐστίν he is ἀρχιερεύς· high priest; γέγραπται it has been written γάρ for ὅτι -: Ἄρχοντα [The] ruler τοῦ of the λαοῦ people σου of you, οὐ not ἐρεῖς you shall speak κακῶς. evil [of].’ Γνούς Having known δέ then ὁ - Παῦλος Paul ὅτι that τό the ἕν one μέρος part ἐστίν consists Σαδδουκαίων of Sadducees, τό - δέ but ἕτερον the other Φαρισαίων of Pharisees, ἔκραζεν he began crying out ἐν in τῷ the συνεδρίῳ· Council, Ἄνδρες Men, ἀδελφοί, brothers, ἐγώ I Φαρισαῖος a Pharisee εἰμί, am, υἱός [the] son Φαρισαίων, of a Pharisee; περί concerning ἐλπίδος [the] hope καί and ἀναστάσεως resurrection νεκρῶν of [the] dead ἐγώ I κρίνομαι. am judged. Τοῦτο This δέ then αὐτοῦ of him λαλοῦντος saying, ἐγένετο arose στάσις a dissension τῶν between the Φαρισαίων Pharisees καί and Σαδδουκαίων Sadducees, καί and ἐσχίσθη was divided τό the πλῆθος. crowd. Σαδδουκαῖοι Sadducees μέν indeed γάρ for λέγουσιν say μή not εἶναι there to be ἀνάστασιν resurrection, μήτε nor ἄγγελον angel, μήτε nor πνεῦμα, spirit; Φαρισαῖοι Pharisees δέ however ὁμολογοῦσιν confess τά - ἀμφότερα. both. Ἐγένετο Arose δέ then κραυγή a clamor μεγάλη, great, καί and ἀναστάντες having risen up τινές some τῶν of the γραμματέων scribes τοῦ of the μέρους party τῶν of the Φαρισαίων Pharisees, διεμάχοντο they were contending, λέγοντες· saying, Οὐδέν Nothing κακόν evil εὑρίσκομεν we find ἐν in τῷ the ἀνθρώπῳ man τούτῳ· this. εἰ What if δέ now πνεῦμα a spirit ἐλάλησεν has spoken αὐτῷ to him, ἤ or ἄγγελος; an angel? πολλῆς Great δέ then γινομένης arising στάσεως dissension, φοβηθείς having feared ὁ the χιλίαρχος commander, μή lest διασπασθῇ should be torn to pieces ὁ - Παῦλος Paul ὑπ ̓ by αὐτῶν them, ἐκέλευσεν he commanded τό the στράτευμα troop, καταβάν having gone down, ἁρπάσαι to take by force αὐτόν him ἐκ from μέσου midst αὐτῶν of them, ἄγειν to bring [him] τέ then εἰς into τήν the παρεμβολήν. barracks. Τῇ - δέ But ἐπιούσῃ the following νυκτί night, ἐπιστάς having stood by αὐτῷ him, ὁ the Κύριος Lord εἶπεν· said, Θάρσει· Take courage, ὡς as γάρ for διεμαρτύρω you have fully testified τά - περί about ἐμοῦ Me εἰς at Ἰερουσαλήμ, Jerusalem, οὕτω so σε you δεῖ it behooves καί also εἰς in Ῥώμην Rome μαρτυρῆσαι. to testify.

Γενομένης When it was δέ then ἡμέρας day, ποιήσαντες having made συστροφήν a conspiracy, οἱ the Ἰουδαῖοι Jews ἀνεθεμάτισαν put under an oath ἑαυτούς themselves, λέγοντες declaring μήτε neither φαγεῖν to eat μήτε nor πιεῖν to drink ἕως until οὗ that ἀποκτείνωσιν they should kill τόν - Παῦλον. Paul. ἦσαν There were δέ now πλείους more than τεσσεράκοντα forty, οἱ - ταύτην this τήν - συνωμοσίαν plot ποιησάμενοι, having made, οἵτινες who, προσελθόντες having come τοῖς to the ἀρχιερεῦσιν chief priests καί and τοῖς the πρεσβυτέροις elders, εἶπαν· said, Ἀναθέματι With an oath ἀνεθεματίσαμεν we have bound ἑαυτούς ourselves, μηδενός nothing γεύσασθαι to eat ἕως until οὗ that ἀποκτείνωμεν we should kill τόν - Παῦλον. Paul. νῦν Now οὖν therefore ὑμεῖς you, ἐμφανίσατε make a report τῷ to the χιλιάρχῳ commander σύν along with τῷ the συνεδρίῳ Council, ὅπως so that καταγάγῃ he might bring down αὐτόν him εἰς to ὑμᾶς you, ὡς as μέλλοντας being about διαγινώσκειν to examine ἀκριβέστερον more earnestly τά the things περί about αὐτοῦ· him; ἡμεῖς we δέ then, πρό before τοῦ - ἐγγίσαι drawing near αὐτόν his, ἕτοιμοι ready ἐσμέν are τοῦ - ἀνελεῖν to kill αὐτόν. him. Ἀκούσας Having heard δέ however ὁ the υἱός son τῆς of the ἀδελφῆς sister Παύλου of Paul τήν of the ἐνέδραν, ambush, παραγενόμενος having come near καί and εἰσελθών having entered εἰς into τήν the παρεμβολήν barracks, ἀπήγγειλεν he reported [it] τῷ - Παύλῳ. to Paul. προσκαλεσάμενος Having called to [him] δέ then ὁ - Παῦλος Paul ἕνα one τῶν of the ἑκατονταρχῶν centurions, ἔφη· he was saying, Τόν The νεανίαν young man τοῦτον this ἄπαγε take πρός to τόν the χιλίαρχον, commander; ἔχει he has γάρ for ἀπαγγεῖλαι to report τὶ something αὐτῷ. to him. ὁ The [one] μέν indeed οὖν therefore παραλαβών having taken αὐτόν him ἤγαγεν brought [him] πρός to τόν the χιλίαρχον commander, καί and φησίν· he says, ὁ The δέσμιος prisoner Παῦλος Paul, προσκαλεσάμενος having called to με me, ἠρώτησεν asked [me] τοῦτον this τόν - νεανίσκον young man ἀγαγεῖν to lead πρός to σέ you, ἔχοντα having τὶ something λαλῆσαι to say σοι. to you. Ἐπιλαβόμενος Having taken hold δέ then τῆς the χειρός hand αὐτοῦ of him ὁ the χιλίαρχος commander, καί and ἀναχωρήσας having withdrawn κατ ̓ in ἰδίαν private, ἐπυνθάνετο, he began to inquire, Τί What ἐστίν is it ὅ that ἔχεις you have ἀπαγγεῖλαι to report μοι; to me? Εἶπεν He said δέ then ὅτι -, οἱ The Ἰουδαῖοι Jews συνέθεντο have agreed τοῦ - ἐρωτῆσαι to ask σε you ὅπως that αὔριον tomorrow τόν - Παῦλον Paul καταγάγῃς you might bring down εἰς into τό the συνέδριον Council, ὡς as μέλλον being about τὶ something ἀκριβέστερον more earnestly πυνθάνεσθαι to inquire περί about αὐτοῦ. him. σύ You οὖν therefore μή not πεισθῇς should be persuaded αὐτοῖς· by them. ἐνεδρεύουσιν Lie in wait γάρ indeed αὐτόν for him ἐκ of αὐτῶν them ἄνδρες men πλείους more than τεσσεράκοντα, forty, οἵτινες who ἀνεθεμάτισαν have put under an oath ἑαυτούς themselves μήτε neither φαγεῖν to eat μήτε nor πιεῖν to drink ἕως until οὗ that ἀνέλωσιν they have killed αὐτόν, him; καί and νῦν now εἰσίν they are ἕτοιμοι ready, προσδεχόμενοι awaiting τήν the ἀπό from σοῦ you ἐπαγγελίαν. promise. ὁ - μέν Indeed οὖν therefore χιλίαρχος the commander ἀπέλυσε dismissed τόν the νεανίσκον young man, παραγγείλας having instructed [him], Μηδενί No one ἐκλαλῆσαι tell ὅτι that ταῦτα these things ἐνεφάνισας you have reported πρός to ἐμέ. me.

Καί And προσκαλεσάμενος having called to [him] δύο two τινάς certain τῶν of the ἑκατονταρχῶν centurions, εἶπεν· he said, Ἑτοιμάσατε Prepare στρατιώτας soldiers διακοσίους, two hundred, ὅπως so that πορευθῶσιν they might go ἕως as far as Καισαρείας, Caesarea, καί and ἱππεῖς horsemen ἑβδομήκοντα seventy, καί and δεξιολάβους spearmen διακοσίους two hundred, ἀπό for τρίτης the third ὥρας hour τῆς of the νυκτός, night. κτήνη Mounts τέ then παραστῆσαι provide, ἵνα so that ἐπιβιβάσαντες having set upon [them] τόν - Παῦλον Paul, διασώσωσι they might bring [him] safely πρός to Φήλικα Felix τόν the ἡγεμόνα, governor, γράψας having written ἐπιστολήν a letter, ἔχουσαν having τόν the τύπον form τοῦτον· this: Κλαύδιος Claudius Λυσίας Lysias, Τῷ To the κρατίστῳ most excellent ἡγεμόνι governor, Φήλικι Felix: Χαίρειν. Greetings. Τόν The ἄνδρα man τοῦτον this, συλλημφθέντα having been seized ὑπό by τῶν the Ἰουδαίων Jews, καί and μέλλοντα being about ἀναιρεῖσθαι to be killed ὑπ ̓ by αὐτῶν them, ἐπιστάς having come up σύν with τῷ the στρατεύματι troop, ἐξειλάμην I rescued [him], μαθών having learned ὅτι that Ῥωμαῖος a Roman ἐστίν. he is. βουλόμενος Resolving τέ then ἐπιγνῶναι to know τήν the αἰτίαν charge δι ̓ on account of ἥν which ἐνεκάλουν they were accusing αὐτῷ, him, κατήγαγον I brought [him] down εἰς to τό the συνέδριον council αὐτῶν of them, ὅν whom εὗρον I found ἐγκαλούμενον being accused περί concerning ζητημάτων questions τοῦ of the νόμου law αὐτῶν, of them, μηδέν no δέ however ἄξιον worthy θανάτου of death ἤ or δεσμῶν of chains ἔχοντα having ἔγκλημα. accusation. Μηνυθείσης It having been disclosed δέ then μοι to me ἐπιβουλῆς of a plot that εἰς against τόν the ἄνδρα man ἔσεσθαι would be, ἐξαυτῆς at once ἔπεμψα I sent [him] πρός to σέ you, παραγγείλας having instructed καί also τοῖς the κατηγόροις accusers λέγειν to speak τά these things πρός against αὐτόν him ἐπί before σοῦ. you. οἱ - μέν Indeed οὖν therefore στρατιῶται the soldiers, κατά according to τό that διατεταγμένον having been ordered αὐτοῖς them, ἀναλαβόντες having taken τόν - Παῦλον Paul, ἤγαγον brought [him] διά by νυκτός night εἰς to τήν - Ἀντιπατρίδα, Antipatris. τῇ On the δέ now ἐπαύριον next day, ἐάσαντες having allowed τούς the ἱππεῖς horsemen ἀπέρχεσθαι to go σύν with αὐτῷ him, ὑπέστρεψαν they returned εἰς to τήν the παρεμβολήν· barracks, οἵτινες who εἰσελθόντες having entered εἰς into τήν - Καισάρειαν Caesarea καί and ἀναδόντες having delivered τήν the ἐπιστολήν letter τῷ to the ἡγεμόνι governor, παρέστησαν presented καί also τόν - Παῦλον Paul αὐτῷ. to him. Ἀναγνούς Having read [it] δέ then, καί and ἐπερωτήσας having asked ἐκ from ποίας what ἐπαρχείας province ἐστίν, he is, καί and πυθόμενος having learned ὅτι that ἀπό from Κιλικίας, Cilicia [he is], Διακούσομαι I will hear fully σου, you, ἔφη, he was saying, Ὅταν when καί also οἱ the κατήγοροι accusers σου of you παραγένωνται· may have arrived, κελεύσας having commanded ἐν in τῷ the πραιτωρίῳ Praetorium τοῦ - Ἡρῴδου of Herod φυλάσσεσθαι to be guarded αὐτόν. him.

Μετά After δέ then πέντε five ἡμέρας days, κατέβη came down ὁ the ἀρχιερεύς high priest Ἁνανίας Ananias, μετά with πρεσβυτέρων elders τινῶν some καί and ῥήτορος an orator Τερτύλλου Tertullus τινός, certain, οἵτινες who ἐνεφάνισαν made a representation τῷ to the ἡγεμόνι governor κατά against τοῦ - Παύλου. Paul. Κληθέντος Having been called δέ then αὐτοῦ of him, ἤρξατο began κατηγορεῖν to accuse ὁ - Τέρτυλλος Tertullus, λέγων· saying, Πολλῆς Great εἰρήνης peace τυγχάνοντες we are attaining διά through σοῦ you, καί and διορθωμάτων excellent measures γινομένων are being done τῷ to the ἔθνει nation τούτῳ this διά through τῆς - σῆς your προνοίας, foresight, πάντῃ in every way τέ both καί and πανταχοῦ everywhere, ἀποδεχόμεθα, we gladly accept [it], κράτιστε most excellent Φῆλιξ, Felix, μετά with πάσης all εὐχαριστίας. thankfulness. ἵνα In order that δέ however μή not ἐπί to πλεῖον any longer σε you ἐνκόπτω, I should be a hindrance, παρακαλῶ I implore ἀκοῦσαι to hear σε you ἡμῶν us συντόμως briefly, τῇ [in] σῇ your ἐπιεικείᾳ. kindness. Εὑρόντες Having found γάρ for τόν the ἄνδρα man τοῦτον this λοιμόν a pest, καί and κινοῦντα stirring στάσεις insurrection πᾶσιν among all τοῖς the Ἰουδαίοις Jews τοῖς - κατά in τήν the οἰκουμένην world, πρωτοστάτην a leader τέ then τῆς of the τῶν of the Ναζωραίων Nazarenes αἱρέσεως, sect, ὅς who καί even τό the ἱερόν temple ἐπείρασεν attempted βεβηλῶσαι to profane, ὅν whom καί also ἐκρατήσαμεν, we seized. παρ ̓ From οὗ him δυνήσῃ you will be able αὐτός yourself, ἀνακρίνας having examined [him] περί concerning πάντων all τούτων these things, ἐπιγνῶναι to know ὧν of which ἡμεῖς we κατηγοροῦμεν accuse αὐτοῦ. him. Συνεπέθεντο Agreed δέ then καί also οἱ the Ἰουδαῖοι Jews, φάσκοντες declaring ταῦτα these things οὕτως so ἔχειν. to be.

Ἀπεκρίθη Answered τέ then ὁ - Παῦλος Paul, νεύσαντος having made a sign αὐτῷ to him τοῦ the ἡγεμόνος governor λέγειν· to speak: ἐκ For πολλῶν many ἐτῶν years, ὄντα as being σε you κριτήν judge τῷ to ἔθνει nation, τούτῳ this ἐπιστάμενος knowing, εὐθύμως cheerfully τά to the things περί concerning ἐμαυτοῦ myself ἀπολογοῦμαι, I make a defense. δυναμένου Being able σου you ἐπιγνῶναι to know ὅτι that οὐ not πλείους more than εἰσίν there are μοι to me ἡμέραι days δώδεκα twelve, ἀφ ̓ from ἧς which ἀνέβην I went up προσκυνήσων to worship εἰς in Ἰερουσαλήμ. Jerusalem.