Acts 20 Praxiais Apostoloiu 20
1Meta de tem pauera ton thorubon ⸀metapemperantos tos Paulos toin mathētoin kai ⸀parakalarantos, aspazerantos exerchata ⸀poreuorō ⸀eis Makedonian.When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples. And after encouraging them, he said goodbye to them and left for Macedonia. 2diercharantos de teim mereim ekeineim kai parakalarantos autoin logo pollo erchata eis tan HelladanAfter traveling through that area and speaking many words of encouragement, he arrived in Greece, 3poiarantos tē mēnoin treis; generantau ⸂epiboulau auto⸃ hupo toiu Ioudaioiu mellarōnto anagorō eis tan Surian geneta ⸀gnōmau teu hupostrefarō dia Makedoniau.where he stayed three months. And when the Jews formed a plot against him as he was about to sail for Syria, he decided to go back through Macedonia. 4sunepote de ⸀auto Sōpatros ⸀Purrou Beroiaios, Thessalonikevoiu de Aristarchos kai Sekoundos, kai Gaios Derbaios kai Timotheos, Asianois de Tuchikos kai Trofimos;Paul was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia. 5houtois ⸀de ⸀prosercharantois menale nin en Trōada;These men went on ahead and waited for us in Troas. 6nis de ekplana meta tain hēmerain teiu azumeiu apo Filippoiu, kai erchana pros autoin eis tan Trōadan achri hēmeraiu pente, ⸀hou diatribana hēmerain hepta.And after the Feast of Unleavened Bread, we sailed from Philippi, and five days later we rejoined them in Troas, where we stayed seven days.
7En de ta hena teiu sabbateiu sunagorēntoiu ⸀nu klara arton tos Paulos dialegote autoi, mellarōntos exeiarō ta epaurion, parateinate tē ton logon mechris mesonuktieu.On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Since Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight. 8ale de lampadais hikanais en te huperōe hou ane sunagorēntois;Now there were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered. 9⸀kathezorōntos de tinos neanios onome Eutuchos epi tau thuridau, kataferorōntos hupno bathuo dialegorōntou tou Paulou epi polloterem, kataferirantos apo tou hupnou piptata apo teu tristegeu katō kai airita nekros.And a certain young man named Eutychus, seated in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell from the third story and was picked up dead. 10katabainarantos de tos Paulos epipiptata auto kai sumperilabarantos legata; Mē thorubovōr, tas gar psuchas autou en auto atō.But Paul went down, threw himself on the young man, and embraced him. “Do not be alarmed!” he said. “He is still alive!” 11anabainarantos de kai klarantos ⸀ton arton kai geuerantos epi hikanon tē homilarantos achri augau, houtōs exerchata.Then Paul went back upstairs, broke bread, and ate. And after speaking until daybreak, he departed. 12agala de ton paidon zōarōnton, kai parakalila ouk metriōs.And the people were greatly relieved to take the boy home alive.
13Nis de ⸀proercharantois ⸀epi tem ploiem anagina epi tan Assan, ekeithen mellarōntois analabarō ton Paulon, houtōs gar ⸂diatassorēntos ate⸃ mellarōntos autos pezeuarō.We went on ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, where we were to take Paul aboard. He had arranged this because he was going there on foot. 14hōs de ⸀sumballate ni eis tan Assan, analabarantois auton erchana eis Mitulēnan,And when he met us at Assos, we took him aboard and went on to Mitylene. 15kakeithen apoplarantois ta epeiarōnta katantana ⸀antikrus Chiau, ta de hetera paraballana eis ⸀Saman, ta ⸀de echorōnta erchana eis Milētan;Sailing on from there, we arrived the next day opposite Chios. The day after that we arrived at Samos, and on the following day we came to Miletus. 16⸀krinatelē gar tos Paulos paraplara tan Efesan, hopōs mē geneteia auto chronotribara en ta Asia, speudate gar ei dunatem ⸀atoiō auto tan hēmeran tau pentēkostau genera eis Hierosolumeim.Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, because he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.
17Apo de tau Milētau pemparantos eis Efesan metakaleta toin presbuteroin tau ekklēsau.From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church. 18hōs de paragenela pros auton legata autoi; Vis epistovō apo prōtau hēmerau apo hau epibainama eis tan Asian pōs meta vu ton panton chronon genema,When they came to him, he said, “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I arrived in the province of Asia. 19douleuarōntos to kurio meta pantau tapeinofrosunau ⸀kai dakrueiu kai peirasmoiu toiu sumbainarantoiu mi en tai epiboulai toiu Ioudaioiu;I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, especially in the trials that came upon me through the plots of the Jews. 20hōs oudenem hupostelema teiu sumferarōnteiu teu mē anangelara vi kai didaskara vin dēmosia kai kata oikoin,I did not shrink back from declaring anything that was helpful to you as I taught you publicly and from house to house, 21diamarturorōntos Ioudaioi tē kai Hellēnoi tan ⸀eis theon metanoian kai ⸀pistian eis ton kurion nu ⸀Iēsun.testifying to Jews and Greeks alike about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. 22kai nun idou ⸂dorēntos mis⸃ te pneume poreuomō eis Ierousalēm, teim en auta sunantarinteim ⸀mi mē horarēntos,And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there. 23plēn hoti tem pneumem tem hagiem kata polan diamarturotō ⸀mi legarōntem hoti desmeim ⸂kai thlipsiais min⸃ menalō;I only know that in town after town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions await me. 24alla oudenou ⸀logou ⸀poiomō tan ⸀psuchan timian miauto hōs ⸀teleiara ton dromon ⸀mu kai tan diakonian han labama para tou kuriou Iēsu, diamarturera tem euangeliem tau charitau tou theou.But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus — the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
25Kai nun idou mis oidamē hoti ouketi horevi tem prosōpem mu vis pantois en hoi dierchama kērussarōntos tan ⸀basileian.Now I know that none of you among whom I have preached the kingdom will see my face again. 26⸀dioti marturoomō vi en ta sēmeron hēmera hoti katharos ⸀amō apo teu haimeu pantoiu,Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men. 27ouk gar hupostelema teu mē anangelara ⸂pantan tan boulan tou theou vi.⸃For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God. 28⸀prosechavōr heautoi kai pante te poimnie, en he vin tem pneumem tem hagiem titheta episkopoin, poimanarō tan ekklēsan tou ⸀theou, han peripoieta dia teu ⸂haimeu teu idieu.⸃Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood. 29mis ⸀oidamē hoti eisercheli meta tan afixian mu lukois baruois eis vin mē feidorōntois teu poimnieu,I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. 30kai ek vu autoiu anastēeli androis lalarōntois diastreforēnteim teu aposparō toin mathētoin opisō ⸀heautoiu;Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them. 31dio grēgoravōr, mnēmoneuarōntois hoti trietian nuktan kai hēmeran ouk pauema meta dakrueiu nouthetarōntos henon hekaston.Therefore be alert and remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears. 32kai teim nun paratithomō ⸀vin to ⸀theo kai to logo tau charitau autou, to dunorōnto ⸀oikodomara kai dōara ⸀tan klēronomian en toi hagiazorēntoi pantoi.And now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified. 33argurieu ē chrusieu ē himatismou oudenou epithumama;I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing. 34autois gnōskavō hoti tai chreiai mu kai toi arōntoi meta mu hupēretala tais cheirais houtais.You yourselves know that these hands of mine have ministered to my own needs and those of my companions. 35panteim hupodeikama vi hoti houtōs kopiarōntoin datō antilaborō toiu asthenarōntoiu, mnēmoneuarō tē toiu logoiu tou kuriou Iēsu hoti autos legata Makariem atō mallon dōarō ē labarō.In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”
36Kai houteim legarantos titharantos teim gonueim autou sun pantoi autoi proseucheta.When Paul had said this, he knelt down with all of them and prayed. 37hikanos de ⸂klauthmos geneta⸃ pantoiu, kai epipiptarantois epi ton trachēlon tou Paulou katafilale auton,They all wept openly as they embraced Paul and kissed him. 38odunorōntois malista epi to logo ho legatelē hoti ouketi mellalō tem prosōpem autou theōrarō. propempale de auton eis tem ploiem.They were especially grieved by his statement that they would never see his face again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.
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1 ⸀metapemperantos Byz proskalerantos. ⸀parakalarantos Byz omits. ⸀poreuorō Byz poreuira. ⸀eis Byz +tan. 3 ⸂epiboulau auto⸃ Byz +αὐτῷ ἐπιβουλῆς. ⸀gnōmau Byz gnōma. 4 ⸀auto some edd. +achri tau asiau. ⸀Purrou Byz omits. 5 ⸀de Byz omits. ⸀prosercharantois mod. edd. proercharantois. 6 ⸀hou mod. edd. hopou. 7 ⸀nu Byz toiu mathētoiu. 9 ⸀kathezorōntos Byz kathorōntos. 11 ⸀ton Byz omits. 13 ⸀proercharantois Byz prosercharantois. ⸀epi Byz eis. ⸂diatassorēntos ate⸃ Byz reverses. 14 ⸀sumballate Byz συνέβαλεν. 15 ⸀antikrus Byz ἀντικρύ. ⸀Saman Byz +καὶ μείναντες ἐν Τρωγυλλίῳ. ⸀de Byz omits. 16 ⸀krinatelē Byz krinata. ⸀atoiō Byz ate. 19 ⸀kai Byz +πολλῶν. 21 ⸀eis Byz +ton. ⸀pistian Byz +tan. ⸀Iēsun mod. edd. +christon. 22 ⸂dorēntos mis⸃ Byz reverses. ⸀mi mod. edd. ἐμοὶ. 23 ⸀mi Byz omits. ⸂kai thlipsiais min⸃ Byz reverses. 24 ⸀logou Byz logon. ⸀poiomō Byz +οὐδὲ ἔχω. ⸀psuchan Byz +mu. ⸀teleiara mod. edd. teleiameia. ⸀mu Byz +meta charau. 25 ⸀basileian Byz +tou theou. 26 ⸀dioti mod. edd. dio. ⸀amō Byz mis. 27 ⸂pantan tan boulan tou theou vi⸃ Byz reverses. 28 ⸀prosechavōr Byz +oun. ⸀theou some edd. kuriou; Byz kuriou kai theou. ⸂haimeu teu idieu⸃ Byz idieu haimeu. 29 ⸀oidamē Byz gar oidamē houtem. 30 ⸀heautoiu some edd. αὐτῶν. 32 ⸀vin Byz +ἀδελφοί. ⸀theo mod. edd. kurio. ⸀oikodomara Byz ἐποικοδομῆσαι. ⸀tan Byz vi. 37 ⸂klauthmos geneta⸃ Byz reverses.