1Having looked intentlyδὲὁΠαῦλοςτῷCouncil,εἶπεν·Ἄνδρεςἀδελφοί,ἐγὼπάσῃconscienceἀγαθῇhave lived as a citizenτῷΘεῷuntoταύτηςτῆςἡμέρας.2ὁδὲἀρχιερεὺςAnaniascommandedτοῖςstanding byαὐτῷto strikeαὐτοῦτὸστόμα.3ΤότεὁΠαῦλοςπρὸςαὐτὸνεἶπεν·To strikeσεμέλλειὁΘεός,wallwhitewashed!καὶσὺκάθῃκρίνωνμεκατὰτὸννόμονκαὶviolating law,commandμεto be struck?4Οἱδὲstood byεἶπαν·ΤὸνἀρχιερέατοῦΘεοῦdo you insult?5ἜφητεὁΠαῦλος·Οὐκᾔδειν,ἀδελφοί,ὅτιἐστὶνἀρχιερεύς·γέγραπταιγὰρὅτιThe rulerτοῦλαοῦσουοὐκἐρεῖςevil of.’6ΓνοὺςδὲὁΠαῦλοςὅτιτὸἓνpartἐστὶνof Sadducees,τὸδὲἕτερονΦαρισαίωνἔκραζενἐντῷCouncil,Ἄνδρεςἀδελφοί,ἐγὼΦαρισαῖόςεἰμι,υἱὸςΦαρισαίων,περὶἐλπίδοςκαὶresurrectionνεκρῶνἐγὼκρίνομαι.7Τοῦτοδὲαὐτοῦλαλοῦντοςἐγένετοa dissensionτῶνΦαρισαίωνκαὶSadducees,καὶwas dividedτὸcrowd.8Sadduceesμὲνγὰρλέγουσινμὴεἶναιresurrection,norἄγγελονnorπνεῦμα,Φαρισαῖοιδὲconfessτὰboth.9Ἐγένετοδὲa clamorμεγάλη,καὶἀναστάντεςτινὲςτῶνγραμματέωντοῦpartyτῶνΦαρισαίωνthey were contending,λέγοντες·Οὐδὲνevilεὑρίσκομενἐντῷἀνθρώπῳτούτῳ·εἰδὲπνεῦμαἐλάλησεναὐτῷἢἄγγελος;10πολλῆςδὲγινομένηςdissension,φοβηθεὶςὁcommander,μὴshould be torn to piecesὁΠαῦλοςὑπ᾽αὐτῶνhe commandedτὸtroop,καταβὰνto take by forceαὐτὸνἐκμέσουαὐτῶνἄγειντεεἰςτὴνbarracks.11Τῇδὲthe followingνυκτὶhaving stood byαὐτῷὁΚύριοςεἶπεν·Take courage,ὡςγὰρyou have fully testifiedτὰπερὶἐμοῦεἰςἸερουσαλὴμ,οὕτωσεδεῖκαὶεἰςRomeμαρτυρῆσαι.12Γενομένηςδὲἡμέραςποιήσαντεςa conspiracy,οἱἸουδαῖοιput under an oathἑαυτοὺςλέγοντεςneitherφαγεῖνnorπιεῖνἕωςοὗἀποκτείνωσιντὸνΠαῦλον.13ἦσανδὲπλείουςforty,οἱταύτηντὴνplotποιησάμενοι,14οἵτινεςπροσελθόντεςτοῖςἀρχιερεῦσινκαὶτοῖςπρεσβυτέροιςεἶπαν·With an oathwe have boundἑαυτοὺςμηδενὸςto eatἕωςοὗἀποκτείνωμεντὸνΠαῦλον.15νῦνοὖνὑμεῖςmake a reportτῷcommanderσὺντῷCouncil,ὅπωςhe might bring downαὐτὸνεἰςὑμᾶςὡςμέλλονταςto examinemore earnestlyτὰπερὶαὐτοῦ·ἡμεῖςδὲbeforeτοῦdrawing nearαὐτὸνreadyἐσμεντοῦto killαὐτόν.16ἈκούσαςδὲὁυἱὸςτῆςsisterΠαύλουτὴνambush,having come nearκαὶεἰσελθὼνεἰςτὴνbarracks,he reported itτῷΠαύλῳ.17Having called to himδὲὁΠαῦλοςἕνατῶνcenturions,ἔφη·Τὸνyoung manτοῦτονtakeπρὸςτὸνcommander;ἔχειγὰρto reportτιαὐτῷ.18Ὁμὲνοὖνhaving takenαὐτὸνἤγαγενπρὸςτὸνcommander,καὶφησίν·ὉprisonerΠαῦλοςhaving called toμεἠρώτησεντοῦτοντὸνyoung manἀγαγεῖνπρὸςσέἔχοντάτιλαλῆσαίσοι.19Having taken holdδὲτῆςχειρὸςαὐτοῦὁcommander,καὶhaving withdrawnκατ᾽ἰδίανhe began to inquire,Τίἐστινὃἔχειςto reportμοι;20ΕἶπενδὲὅτιΟἱἸουδαῖοιhave agreedτοῦἐρωτῆσαίσεὅπωςtomorrowτὸνΠαῦλονyou might bring downεἰςτὸCouncil,ὡςμέλλοντιmore earnestlyto inquireπερὶαὐτοῦ.21σὺοὖνμὴπεισθῇςαὐτοῖς·Lie in waitγὰραὐτὸνἐξαὐτῶνἄνδρεςπλείουςforty,οἵτινεςhave put under an oathἑαυτοὺςneitherφαγεῖνnorπιεῖνἕωςοὗthey have killedαὐτόν,καὶνῦνεἰσινready,awaitingτὴνἀπὸσοῦἐπαγγελίαν.22Ὁμὲνοὖνthe commanderἀπέλυσετὸνyoung man,having instructed him,Μηδενὶtellὅτιταῦταyou have reportedπρὸςἐμέ.23Καὶhaving called to himδύοτιναςτῶνcenturions,εἶπεν·Preparesoldierstwo hundred,ὅπωςπορευθῶσινἕωςCaesarea,καὶhorsemenseventy,καὶspearmentwo hundred,ἀπὸτρίτηςὥραςτῆςνυκτός,24Mountsτεprovide,ἵναhaving set upon themτὸνΠαῦλονthey might bring him safelyπρὸςFelixτὸνgovernor,25γράψαςa letter,ἔχουσαντὸνformτοῦτον·26ClaudiusLysias,Τῷmost excellentgovernor,Felix:Χαίρειν.27Τὸνἄνδρατοῦτονhaving been seizedὑπὸτῶνἸουδαίωνκαὶμέλλονταto be killedὑπ᾽αὐτῶνhaving come upσὺντῷtroop,I rescued him,having learnedὅτιa Romanἐστιν.28Resolvingτεto knowτὴνchargeδι᾽ἣνthey were accusingαὐτῷ,I brought him downεἰςτὸcouncilαὐτῶν29ὃνεὗρονbeing accusedπερὶquestionsτοῦνόμουαὐτῶν,μηδὲνδὲworthyθανάτουἢof chainsἔχονταaccusation.30It having been disclosedδέμοιof a plot thatεἰςτὸνἄνδραἔσεσθαιat onceἔπεμψαπρὸςσέhaving instructedκαὶτοῖςaccusersλέγειντὰπρὸςαὐτὸνἐπὶσοῦ.31Οἱμὲνοὖνthe soldiers,κατὰτὸhaving been orderedαὐτοῖςhaving takenτὸνΠαῦλονἤγαγονδιὰνυκτὸςεἰςτὴνAntipatris.32τῇδὲnext day,having allowedτοὺςhorsemenἀπέρχεσθαισὺναὐτῷthey returnedεἰςτὴνbarracks,33οἵτινεςεἰσελθόντεςεἰςτὴνCaesareaκαὶhaving deliveredτὴνletterτῷgovernor,presentedκαὶτὸνΠαῦλοναὐτῷ.34Having read itδὲκαὶἐπερωτήσαςἐκwhatprovinceἐστὶν,καὶhaving learnedὅτιἀπὸCilicia he is,35I will hear fullyσου,ἔφη,Ὅτανκαὶοἱaccusersσουmay have arrived,having commandedἐντῷPraetoriumτοῦof Herodto be guardedαὐτόν.Tap a word to flip it. Press and hold on mobile, or right-click on desktop, for word settings.
