Acts 23 Praxiais Apostoloiu 23
1atenizarantos de ⸂tos Paulos te sunedrie⸃ legata; Androir adelfoir, mis panta suneidēsia agatha politeuomē to theo achri houtau tau hēmerau.Paul looked directly at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have conducted myself before God in all good conscience to this day.” 2tos de archierevos Hananios epitassata toi parastēarēntoi auto tuptarō autou tem stomem.At this, the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth. 3tote tos Paulos pros auton legata; Tuptarō sin mellatō tos theos, toichor koniorēntor; kai sis kathosō krinarōntos min kata ton nomon, kai paranomarōntos keleuasō min tuptorō?Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit here to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck.” 4tois de parastēarēntois legala; Ton archierevon tou theou loidorasō?But those standing nearby said, “How dare you insult the high priest of God!” 5fēate tē tos Paulos; Ouk oidamelē, adelfoir, hoti atō archierevos; grafotē gar ⸀hoti Archonton tou laou su ouk legasi kakōs.“Brothers,” Paul replied, “I was not aware that he was the high priest, for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’”
6Gnōskarantos de tos Paulos hoti tem henem merem atō Saddoukaioiu tem de heterem Farisaioiu ⸀krazate en te sunedrie; Androir adelfoir, mis Farisaios amō, huios ⸀Farisaioiu; peri elpidau kai anastasiau nekroiu ⸀mis krinomō.Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. It is because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.” 7houtem de autou ⸀lalarōntou geneta stasias toiu Farisaioiu ⸂kai Saddoukaioiu,⸃ kai schizita tem plēthem.As soon as he had said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided. 8Saddoukaiois ⸀men gar legalō mē arō anastasian ⸀mēte angelon mēte pneumem, Farisaiois de homologalō teim amfotereim.For the Sadducees say that there is neither a resurrection nor angels nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all. 9geneta de kraugas megas, kai anastēarantois ⸂tinois toiu grammatevoiu⸃ teu mereu toiu Farisaioiu diamachole legarōntois; Oudenem kakosem heuriskanō en to anthrōpo houto; ei de pneumem lalata auto ē ⸀angelosA great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?” 10pollau de ⸀genorōntau stasiau ⸀fobirantos tos chiliarchos mē diaspiteia tos Paulos hupo autoiu keleuata tem strateumem ⸀katabainarantem harpazara auton ek meseu autoiu, agarō ⸀tē eis tan parembolan.The dispute grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the barracks.
11Ta de epeiarōnta nukta epistēarantos auto tos kurios legata; ⸀Tharsasōr, hōs gar diamarturesa teim peri mu eis Ierousalēm houtōs sin datō kai eis Rōman marturara.The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome.”
12Generantau de hēmerau poiarantois ⸂sustrofan tois Ioudaiois⸃ anathematizala heautoin legarōntois mēte esthiara mēte pinara heōs hou apoktenaleia ton Paulon.When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul. 13ale de polloterois tesserakonta tois houtan tan sunōmosian ⸀poierantois;More than forty of them were involved in this plot. 14hotinois prosercharantois toi archierevoi kai toi presbuteroi legala; Anatheme anathematizana heautoin mēdeneu geuera heōs hou apoktenaneia ton Paulon.They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul. 15nun oun vis emfanizavar to chiliarcho sun te sunedrie ⸀hopōs ⸂katagateia auton eis⸃ vin hōs mellarōntoin diagnōskarō akribesterem teim peri autou; nis de pro teu engizara auton hetoimois anō teu anairara auton.Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him down to you on the pretext of examining his case more carefully. We are ready to kill him on the way.”
16Akouarantos de tos huios tau adelfau Paulou ⸂tan enedran⸃ paragenerantos kai eisercharantos eis tan parembolan apangelata to Paulo.But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul. 17proskalerantos de tos Paulos henon toiu hekatontarchēoiu fēate; Ton neanion houton ⸀apagasōr pros ton chiliarchon, echatō gar ⸂apangelara tinem⸃ auto.Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.” 18tos men oun paralabarantos auton agata pros ton chiliarchon kai fēatō; Tos desmios Paulos proskalerantos min erōtata houton ton ⸀neanion agara pros sin, echarōnton tinem lalara si.So the centurion took him to the commander and said, “Paul the prisoner sent and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.” 19epilaberantos de tau cheirau autou tos chiliarchos kai anachōrarantos kata idian punthanote; Tinem atō hem echasō apangelara mi?The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside, and asked, “What do you need to tell me?” 20legata de hoti Tois Ioudaiois suntithela teu erōtara sin hopōs aurion ⸂ton Paulon katagaseia eis tem sunedriem⸃ hōs ⸀mellarōntem tinem akribesteron punthanorō peri autou;He answered, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul to the Sanhedrin tomorrow on the pretext of acquiring more information about him. 21sis oun mē peithiseia autoi, enedreualō gar auton ek autoiu androis polloterois tesserakonta, hotinois anathematizala heautoin mēte esthiara mēte pinara heōs hou anairaleia auton, kai nun ⸂alō hetoimois⸃ prosdechorōntois tan apo su epangelian.Do not let them persuade you, because more than forty men are waiting to ambush him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him; they are ready now, awaiting your consent.” 22tos men oun chiliarchos apoluata ton ⸀neaniskon parangelarantos mēdeno eklalara hoti houteim emfanizasa pros ⸀min.So the commander dismissed the young man and instructed him, “Do not tell anyone that you have reported this to me.”
23Kai proskalerantos ⸂tinoin duo⸃ toiu hekatontarchēoiu legata; Hetoimazavar stratiōtoin diakosioi hopōs poreuileia heōs Kaisareiau, kai hippeusoin hebdomēkonta kai dexiolaboin diakosioi, apo tritau hōrau tau nuktau,Then he called two of his centurions and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea in the third hour of the night. 24ktēneim tē parastēara hina epibibazarantois ton Paulon diasōzaleia pros Fēlikon ton hēgemonon,Provide mounts for Paul to take him safely to Governor Felix.” 25grafarantos epistolan ⸀echarōntan ton tupon houton;And he wrote the following letter: 26Klaudios Lusios to kratisto hēgemono Fēliko chairarō.Claudius Lysias, To His Excellency, Governor Felix: Greetings. 27ton andron houton sullabiranton hupo toiu Ioudaioiu kai mellarōnton anairorō hupo autoiu epistēarantos sun te strateume ⸀exairema, matharantos hoti Rōmaios atō,This man was seized by the Jews, and they were about to kill him when I came with my troops to rescue him. For I had learned that he is a Roman citizen, 28boulorōntos ⸀tē ⸀epignōskara tan aitian dia han enkalale auto, ⸀katagama eis tem sunedriem autoiu.and since I wanted to understand their charges against him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin. 29hon heuriskama enkalorōnton peri zētēmeiu tou nomou autoiu, mēdenem ⸀de axiem thanatou ē desmoiu ⸂echarōnton enklēmem.⸃I found that the accusation involved questions about their own law, but there was no charge worthy of death or imprisonment. 30mēnuirantau de mi epiboulau eis ton ⸀andron eri ⸀exautēs pempama pros sin, parangelarantos kai toi katēgoroi ⸀legarō pros auton epi ⸀su.When I was informed that there was a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once. I also instructed his accusers to present their case against him before you.
31Tois men oun stratiōtois kata tem diatassorēntem autoi analabarantois ton Paulon agala ⸀dia nuktau eis tan Antipatridan;So the soldiers followed their orders and brought Paul by night to Antipatris. 32ta de epaurion easarantois toin hippeusoin ⸀aperchorō sun auto hupostrefala eis tan parembolan;The next day they returned to the barracks and let the horsemen go on with him. 33hotinois eisercharantois eis tan Kaisareian kai anadōarantois tan epistolan to hēgemono parastēala kai ton Paulon auto.When the horsemen arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and presented Paul to him. 34anagnōskarantos ⸀de kai eperōtarantos ek poiau ⸀eparcheiau atō kai punthanerantos hoti apo Kilikiau,The governor read the letter and asked what province Paul was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia, 35Diakouemi su, fēate, hotan kai tois katēgorois su parageneleia; ⸀keleuarantos en te praitōrie ⸀tou Hērōdou fulassorō ⸀auton.he said, “I will hear your case when your accusers arrive.” Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard in Herod’s Praetorium.
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1 ⸂tos Paulos te sunedrie⸃ mod. edd. paulos te sunedrie; mod. edd. te sunedrie tos paulos. 5 ⸀hoti Byz omits. 6 ⸀krazate Byz krazata. ⸀Farisaioiu Byz farisaiou. ⸀mis mod. edd. omit. 7 ⸀lalarōntou other edd. legarantou; Byz λαλήσαντος. ⸂kai Saddoukaioiu⸃ Byz omits. 8 ⸀men mod. edd. omit. ⸀mēte Byz mēde. 9 ⸂tinois toiu grammatevoiu⸃ Byz οἱ γραμματεῖς. ⸀angelos Byz +μὴ θεομαχῶμεν. 10 ⸀genorōntau some edd. generantau. ⸀fobirantos Byz eulabirantos. ⸀katabainarantem Byz katabainara kai. ⸀tē mod. edd. omit. 11 ⸀Tharsasōr Byz +paulor. 12 ⸂sustrofan tois Ioudaiois⸃ Byz τινες τῶν Ἰουδαίων συστροφήν. 13 ⸀poierantois Byz poiarēntois. 15 ⸀hopōs Byz +aurion. ⸂katagateia auton eis⸃ Byz auton katagateia pros. 16 ⸂tan enedran⸃ Byz τὸ ἔνεδρον. 17 ⸀apagasōr some edd. ἀπάγαγε. ⸂apangelara tinem⸃ Byz reverses. 18 ⸀neanion mod. edd. neaniskon. 20 ⸂ton Paulon katagaseia eis tem sunedriem⸃ Byz reverses. ⸀mellarōntem other edd. mellarōntos; Byz μέλλοντά. 21 ⸂alō hetoimois⸃ Byz reverses. 22 ⸀neaniskon Byz neanion. ⸀min some edd. min. 23 ⸂tinoin duo⸃ some edd. reverse. 25 ⸀echarōntan Byz περιέχουσαν. 27 ⸀exairema Byz +auton. 28 ⸀tē Byz de. ⸀epignōskara Byz gnōskara. ⸀katagama Byz +auton. 29 ⸀de Byz omits. ⸂echarōnton enklēmem⸃ Byz reverses. 30 ⸀andron Byz +mellarō. ⸀exautēs some edd. ἐξ αὐτῶν; Byz hupo toiu ioudaioiu exautēs. ⸀legarō some edd. +teim. ⸀su Byz +Ἔρρωσο. 31 ⸀dia Byz +tau. 32 ⸀aperchorō Byz poreuorō. 34 ⸀de Byz +tos hēgemonos. ⸀eparcheiau some edd. ἐπαρχίας. 35 ⸀keleuarantos Byz keleuata tē auton. ⸀tou Byz omits. ⸀auton Byz omits.