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16 Paul went katantaō · de also kai to eis Derbe Derbē and kai to eis Lystra Lystra; and kai there was eimi a certain tis disciple mathētēs there ekei named onoma Timothy Timotheos, the son hyios of a converted pistos Jewish Ioudaios woman gynē, whose father patēr · de was a Greek Hellēn. ² He hos was well attested martyreō by hypo the ho brothers adelphos at en Lystra Lystra and kai Iconium Ikonion. ³ Paul Paulos wanted thelō Timothy houtos · ho to accompany exerchomai him autos, so kai he took lambanō him and circumcised peritemnō him autos because dia of the ho Jews Ioudaios who ho were eimi in en · ho those ekeinos places topos; for gar they all hapas knew oida that hoti his autos father patēr was hyparchō a Greek Hellēn. · ho ⁴ As hōs · de they went through diaporeuomai the ho cities polis, they delivered paradidōmi to them autos for observance phylassō the ho decrees dogma that ho had been decided krinō on by hypo the ho apostles apostolos and kai elders presbyteros who ho were in en Jerusalem Hierosolyma. ⁵ So oun the ho churches ekklēsia were strengthened stereoō in the ho faith pistis, and kai they increased perisseuō in ho number arithmos daily kata hēmera.

⁶ And de they went through dierchomai the ho Phrygian Phrygia and kai Galatian Galatikos region chōra, having been prevented kōlyō by hypo the ho Holy hagios Spirit pneuma from speaking laleō the ho message logos in en · ho Asia Asia. ⁷ And de when they came erchomai to kata · ho Mysia Mysia, they tried peirazō to go poreuō into eis · ho Bithynia Bithunia, but kai the ho Spirit pneuma of Jesus Iēsous did not ou allow eaō them autos, ⁸ so de they passed parerchomai through · ho Mysia Mysia and went katabainō down to eis Troas Trōias. ⁹ And kai a vision horama in dia the ho night nyx appeared horaō to ho Paul Paulos: a tis man anēr of Macedonia Makedōn was eimi standing histēmi there, · kai urging parakaleō him autos and kai saying legō, “ Come diabainō over to eis Macedonia Makedonia and help boētheō us hēmeis!” ¹⁰ And de when hōs Paul had seen the ho vision horama, immediately eutheōs we tried zēteō to go exerchomai into eis Macedonia Makedonia, concluding symbibazō that hoti God theos had called proskaleō us hēmeis · ho to preach euangelizō the gospel to them autos.

¹¹ So de, setting anagō sail from apo Troas Trōias, we sailed euthudromeō on a direct course to eis Samothrace Samothrakē, and de on the ho following epeimi day to eis Neapolis neos polis, ¹² and kakeithen from there to eis Philippi Philippoi, which hostis is eimi a leading prōtos city polis of that district meris of ho Macedonia Makedonia, a Roman colony kolōnia. We eimi · de remained diatribō in en that houtos · ho city polis for several tis days hēmera. ¹³ And te on the ho Sabbath sabbaton day hēmera · ho we went exerchomai outside exō the ho gate pylē to para the riverside potamos, where hou we thought nomizō there would be eimi a place of prayer proseuchē, and kai we sat kathizō down and spoke laleō to the ho women gynē who had gathered synerchomai there. ¹⁴ And kai a certain tis woman gynē, named onoma Lydia Lydia, a seller porphyropōlis of purple cloths from the city polis of Thyatira Thuateira, a worshipper sebō of · ho God theos, listened akouō; and the ho Lord kyrios opened dianoigō · ho her hos heart kardia to respond prosechō to ho what was said laleō by hypo · ho Paul Paulos. ¹⁵ And de when hōs she was baptized baptizō, and kai · ho her autos household oikos as well, she urged parakaleō us, saying legō, “ If ei you have judged krinō me egō to be eimi faithful pistos to the ho Lord kyrios, come eiserchomai to eis · ho my egō house oikos and stay menō.” And kai she prevailed parabiazomai upon us hēmeis.

¹⁶ Now de as we hēmeis were going poreuō to eis the ho place of prayer proseuchē, a tis slave paidiskē girl who had echō a spirit pneuma of divination, met hypantaō us hēmeis. She hostis brought parechō great polys profit ergasia to ho her autos masters kyrios by fortune-telling manteuomai. ¹⁷ She houtos followed katakoloutheō after · ho Paul Paulos and kai us hēmeis, crying krazō out , saying legō, “ These houtos · ho men anthrōpos are eimi servants of the ho Most High hypsistos God theos, · ho who hostis proclaim katangellō to you hymeis the way hodos of salvation sōtēria.” ¹⁸ And de this houtos she kept doing poieō for epi many polys days hēmera. But de Paul Paulos became annoyed diaponeomai, and kai turning epistrephō to the ho spirit pneuma, said legō, “ I charge parangellō you sy in en the name onoma of Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos to come exerchomai out of apo her autos.” And kai it came exerchomai out that ho very autos hour hōra. ¹⁹ When her autos owners kyrios saw · de · ho that hoti their autos hope elpis of ho profit ergasia was gone exerchomai, · ho they seized epilambanomai · ho Paul Paulos and kai · ho Silas Silas and dragged them into eis the ho marketplace agora before epi the ho rulers archōn. ²⁰ And kai when they had brought prosagō them autos to the ho magistrates stratēgos, they said legō, “ These houtos · ho men anthrōpos are hyparchō Jews Ioudaios, and they are disturbing ektarassō our hēmeis · ho city polis ²¹ · kai by advocating katangellō customs ethos that hos are not ou lawful for us hēmeis to accept paradechomai or oude practice poieō, since we are eimi Romans Rhōmaios. ²² · kai The ho crowd ochlos joined synephistēmi in attacking them autos, and kai the ho magistrates stratēgos tore perirēgnymi the ho clothes himation off them autos and gave keleuō orders to beat rhabdizō them with rods . ²³ And te when they had laid epitithēmi many polys stripes plēgē on them autos, they threw ballō them into eis prison phylakē, charging parangellō the ho jailer desmophylax to keep tēreō them autos securely asphalōs, ²⁴ who hos, having received lambanō such toioutos a charge parangelia, put ballō them autos into eis the ho inner esōteros prison phylakē and kai fastened asphalizō · ho their autos feet pous in eis the ho stocks xylon.

²⁵ About kata · de · ho midnight mesonyktion Paul Paulos and kai Silas Silas were praying proseuchomai and singing hymneō hymns to · ho God theos, and de the ho prisoners desmios were listening epakroaomai to them autos. ²⁶ Suddenly aphnō · de there was ginomai a violent megas earthquake seismos, so hōste that the ho foundations themelion of the ho prison desmōtērion were shaken saleuō; and de immediately parachrēma all pas the ho doors thura were opened anoigō and kai everyone’ s pas · ho chains desmos were unfastened aniēmi. ²⁷ When the ho jailer desmophylax woke up exypnos · de and kai saw the ho doors thura of the ho prison phylakē standing open anoigō, he drew spaō his ho sword machaira and was about mellō to kill anaireō himself heautou, for he thought nomizō the ho prisoners desmios had escaped ekpheugō. ²⁸ But de Paul Paulos called phōneō out in a loud megas voice phōnē, · ho saying legō, “ Do prassō not mēdeis harm kakos yourself seautou, for gar we are eimi all hapas here enthade.” ²⁹ Then de, calling aiteō for lights phōs, the jailer rushed eispēdaō in and kai trembling with fear entromos he fell prospiptō down before · ho Paul Paulos and kai · ho Silas Silas. ³⁰ Then kai he brought proagō them autos outside exō and asked phēmi, “ Sirs kyrios, what tis must dei I egō do poieō to hina be saved sōzō?” ³¹ And de they ho said legō, “ Believe pisteuō in epi the ho Lord kyrios Jesus Iēsous, and kai you will be saved sōzō, you sy and kai · ho your sy household oikos.” ³² And kai they spoke laleō the ho word logos of the ho Lord kyrios to him autos, along syn with all pas who ho were in en · ho his autos house oikia. ³³ And kai taking paralambanō them autos in en that ekeinos · ho hour hōra of the ho night nyx, he washed louō their ho wounds plēgē; then kai he was baptized baptizō at once parachrēma, he autos and kai · ho all pas his autos family. ³⁴ And te when he had brought anagō them autos up into eis his ho house oikos, he set paratithēmi food trapeza before them; and kai he rejoiced agalliaō, having placed his faith pisteuō in ho God theos along with his entire household panoikei.

³⁵ But de when it was ginomai day hēmera, the ho magistrates stratēgos sent apostellō their ho constables rhabdouchos, saying legō, “ Release apolyō · ho those ekeinos men anthrōpos.” ³⁶ And de the ho jailer desmophylax reported apangellō · ho these houtos words logos to pros · ho Paul Paulos, saying, “ The ho magistrates stratēgos have sent apostellō orders to hina release apolyō you . So oun depart exerchomai now nyn and go poreuō in en peace eirēnē.” ³⁷ · ho But de Paul Paulos said phēmi to pros them autos, “ They have beaten derō us hēmeis publicly dēmosios, uncondemned akatakritos, men anthrōpos who are hyparchō Roman Rhōmaios citizens , and have thrown ballō us into eis prison phylakē; and kai now nyn would they send ekballō us hēmeis away ekballō in secret lathrai? No ou indeed alla! They themselves autos must come erchomai and escort exagō us hēmeis out .” ³⁸ The ho constables rhabdouchos reported apangellō · de these houtos words rhēma to the ho magistrates stratēgos. · ho And de they were afraid phobeomai when they heard akouō that hoti they were eimi Roman Rhōmaios citizens . ³⁹ So kai they came erchomai and spoke parakaleō to them autos in a friendly manner ; and kai having taken exagō them out , they asked erōtaō them to leave aperchomai the ho city polis. ⁴⁰ So de when they had left exerchomai the ho prison phylakē, they went eiserchomai to pros · ho Lydia’ s Lydia house; and kai when they saw the ho brothers adelphos, they encouraged parakaleō them and kai departed exerchomai.

17 Having passed diodeuō through · de · ho Amphipolis Amphipolis and kai · ho Apollonia Apollōnia, Paul and Silas came erchomai to eis Thessalonica Thessalonikē, where hopou there was eimi a synagogue synagōgē of the ho Jews Ioudaios. ² And de according kata to · ho Paul’ s Paulos custom eiōtha, · ho he went eiserchomai to pros them autos and kai for epi three treis Sabbath sabbaton days he reasoned dialegomai with them autos from apo the ho Scriptures graphē, ³ explaining dianoigō and kai demonstrating paratithēmi that hoti it was necessary for dei the ho Messiah Christos to suffer paschō and kai to rise anistēmi from ek the dead nekros, and kai that hoti, “ This houtos one is eimi the ho Messiah Christos, this ho Jesus Iēsous whom hos I egō am proclaiming katangellō to you hymeis.” ⁴ And kai some tis of ek them autos were persuaded peithō and kai cast prosklēroō their lot with · ho Paul Paulos and kai · ho Silas Silas, · ho both te a great polys number plēthos of devout sebō Greeks Hellēn and te not ou a few oligos of the ho leading prōtos women gynē. ⁵ But de the ho Jews Ioudaios, moved by envy zēloō, · kai recruited proslambanō certain tis wicked ponēros men anēr of the ho marketplace agoraios and kai, forming a mob ochlopoieō, they set the ho city polis in an uproar thorybeō. · kai They attacked ephistēmi the ho house oikia of Jason Iasōn, trying zēteō to bring proagō them autos out proagō to eis the ho people dēmos. ⁶ But de when they could not mē find heuriskō them autos, they dragged syrō Jason Iasōn and kai some tis fellow believers adelphos before epi the ho city politarchēs authorities , shouting boaō, “ These men houtos who ho have turned the ho world oikoumenē upside anastatoō down have come pareimi here enthade too kai, ⁷ and Jason Iasōn has received hypodechomai them hos as guests hypodechomai; and kai all pas these houtos men are acting prassō contrary apenanti to the ho decrees dogma of Caesar Kaisar, saying legō that there is eimi another heteros king basileus, Jesus Iēsous.” ⁸ And de they stirred tarassō up the ho people ochlos and kai the ho city politarchēs authorities who heard akouō these houtos things . ⁹ And kai when they had taken lambanō · ho bail hikanos from para · ho Jason Iasōn and kai the ho others loipos, they let apolyō them autos go .

¹⁰ And de the ho brothers adelphos immediately eutheōs sent ekpempō Paul Paulos and kai Silas Silas off ekpempō by dia night nyx · ho · ho to eis Berea Beroia. When they hostis got paraginomai there , they went apeimi to eis the ho synagogue synagōgē of the ho Jews Ioudaios. ¹¹ These houtos Jews · de were eimi more open-minded eugenēs than those ho in en Thessalonica Thessalonikē, for they hostis received dechomai the ho message logos with meta all pas eagerness prothumia, examining anakrinō the ho scriptures graphē every kata day hēmera to see if ei these houtos things were echō so houtōs. ¹² So oun many polys of ek them autos believed pisteuō, with kai not ou a few oligos · ho prominent euschēmōn Greek Hellēnis women gynē · ho and kai men anēr. ¹³ But de when hōs the ho Jews Ioudaios from apo · ho Thessalonica Thessalonikē learned ginōskō that hoti also kai in en · ho Berea Beroia the ho word logos of ho God theos was proclaimed katangellō by hypo · ho Paul Paulos, they came erchomai there kakei too , inciting saleuō and kai stirring tarassō up the ho crowds ochlos. ¹⁴ Then tote immediately eutheōs · de · ho the ho brothers adelphos sent exapostellō Paul Paulos away , to go poreuō as heōs far as to epi the ho sea thalassa, but te · ho both te Silas Silas and kai · ho Timothy Timotheos remained hypomenō there ekei. ¹⁵ Those ho · de who conducted kathistēmi · ho Paul Paulos brought agō him as heōs far as Athens, and kai receiving lambanō an order entolē for pros · ho Silas Silas and kai · ho Timothy Timotheos to hina come erchomai to pros him autos as hōs soon tacheōs as possible , they left.

¹⁶ Now de · ho while Paul Paulos was waiting ekdechomai for them autos · ho at en Athens, his autos spirit pneuma was stirred paroxynō up · ho within en him autos on seeing theōreō the ho city polis full kateidōlos of idols . ¹⁷ So oun he reasoned dialegomai in en the ho synagogue synagōgē with the ho Jews Ioudaios and kai the ho worshippers sebō, and kai in en the ho marketplace agora every kata pas day hēmera with pros those ho who happened to be paratynchanō there . ¹⁸ Also kai some tis · de of the ho Epicurean Epikoureios and kai Stoic Stoikos philosophers philosophos were conversing symballō with him autos, and kai some tis were asking legō, “ What tis does this houtos babbler spermologos want thelō · ho to say legō?” Others ho said, · de “ He seems dokeō to be eimi a proclaimer katangeleus of strange xenos gods daimonion,” for hoti he was announcing the good news euangelizō about · ho Jesus Iēsous and kai the ho resurrection anastasis. ¹⁹ And te they took hold epilambanomai of him autos and brought agō him to epi the ho Areopagus pagos, saying legō, “ May dynamai we know ginōskō what tis is · ho this houtos new kainos · ho teaching didachē being presented laleō by hypo you sy? ²⁰ For gar you bring eispherō some tis strange xenizō things to eis · ho our hēmeis ears akoē, so oun we want boulomai to know ginōskō what tis these houtos things mean eimi.” ²¹ ( Now de all pas the Athenians Athēnaios and kai the ho foreigners xenos living epidēmeō there used to spend their time eukaireō in eis nothing oudeis else heteros than ē to tell legō or ē to hear akouō something tis new kainos.)

²² So de Paul Paulos, standing histēmi · ho in en the midst mesos of the ho Areopagus pagos, said phēmi: “ Men anēr of Athens Athēnaios, I perceive theōreō that hōs in kata every pas way you hymeis are a very devout deisidaimōn people . ²³ For gar as I went dierchomai around and kai observed anatheōreō · ho your hymeis objects sebasma of worship , I found heuriskō also kai an altar bōmos on en which hos was inscribed epigraphō, ‘ To an unknown agnōstos god theos.’ So oun what hos you worship eusebeō without agnoeō knowing , this houtos I egō proclaim katangellō to you hymeis. ²⁴ The ho God theos who ho made poieō the ho world kosmos and kai everything pas · ho in en it autos, being hyparchō Lord kyrios of heaven ouranos and kai earth gē, does katoikeō not ou live katoikeō in en shrines naos made cheiropoiētos by human hands , ²⁵ nor oude is he served therapeuō by hypo human anthrōpinos hands cheir, as though he needed prosdeomai anything tis, since he himself autos gives didōmi to all pas life zōē and kai breath pnoē and kai · ho everything pas. ²⁶ And te he made poieō from ek one heis man every pas race ethnos of men anthrōpos to live katoikeō on epi all pas the face prosōpon of the ho earth gē, having determined horizō allotted prostassō epochs kairos and kai the ho fixed horothesia boundaries of the ho places katoikia where they autos would live , ²⁷ that they should seek zēteō · ho God theos, if ei perhaps ara ge that they might grope psēlaphaō for him autos and kai find heuriskō him, though kai indeed ge he is hyparchō not ou far makran from apo each hekastos one heis of us hēmeis. ²⁸ ‘ For gar in en him autos we live zaō and kai move kineō about and kai exist eimi,’ as hōs even kai some tis of ho your own kata poets poiētēs have said legō, ‘ For gar we eimi too kai are eimi his ho offspring genos.’ ²⁹ So oun since we are hyparchō the offspring genos of ho God theos, we ought opheilō not ou to think nomizō that the ho divine being theios is eimi like homoios an image carved charagma in gold chrysos or ē silver argyros or ē stone lithos by human anthrōpos skill technē and kai imagination enthumēsis. ³⁰ So then oun, God theos overlooked hyperoraō the ho times chronos of ho ignorance agnoia, · ho · ho but now nyn he orders parangellō · ho men anthrōpos to repent metanoeō, all pas of them in all pantachou places , ³¹ because kathoti he has appointed histēmi a day hēmera on en which hos he will mellō judge krinō the ho world oikoumenē in en righteousness dikaiosynē by en the man anēr whom hos he has appointed horizō, having provided parechō proof pistis to all pas by raising anistēmi him autos from ek the dead nekros.”

³² Now de when they heard akouō of the resurrection anastasis of the dead nekros, some ho mocked chleuazō, but de others ho said legō, “ We will hear akouō you sy again palin about peri this houtos.” · kai ³³ So houtōs · ho Paul Paulos departed exerchomai from ek their autos midst mesos. ³⁴ But de some tis men anēr joined kollaō him autos and believed pisteuō; among en whom hos also kai were Dionysius Dionysios the ho Areopagite Areopagitēs and kai a woman gynē named onoma Damaris Damaris and kai others heteros with syn them autos.