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Acts

Chapter 20
1
Phonetic (Greek): Meta de to paysasthai ton thorybon ⸀metapempsamenos ho Paylos toys mathetas kai ⸀parakalesas, aspasamenos exelthen ⸀poreyesthai ⸀eis Makedonian.
Edified Edition (EDE)After the uproar had ceased, Paul called the disciples to himself, embraced them, and departed to go to Macedonia.

Μετὰ δὲ τὸ παύσασθαι τὸν θόρυβον ⸀μεταπεμψάμενος ὁ Παῦλος τοὺς μαθητὰς καὶ ⸀παρακαλέσας, ἀσπασάμενος ἐξῆλθεν ⸀πορεύεσθαι ⸀εἰς Μακεδονίαν.

2
Phonetic (Greek): dielthon de ta mere ekeina kai parakalesas aytoys logῳ pollῷ elthen eis ten Ἑllada
Edified Edition (EDE)Now when he had gone over that region and encouraged them with many words, he came to Greece

διελθὼν δὲ τὰ μέρη ἐκεῖνα καὶ παρακαλέσας αὐτοὺς λόγῳ πολλῷ ἦλθεν εἰς τὴν Ἑλλάδα

3
Phonetic (Greek): poiesas te menas treis· genomenes ⸂epiboules aytῷ⸃ hypo ton Ἰoudaion mellonti anagesthai eis ten Syrian egeneto ⸀gnomes toy hypostrephein dia Makedonias.
Edified Edition (EDE)and stayed three months. And when the Jews plotted against him as he was about to sail to Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia.

ποιήσας τε μῆνας τρεῖς· γενομένης ⸂ἐπιβουλῆς αὐτῷ⸃ ὑπὸ τῶν Ἰουδαίων μέλλοντι ἀνάγεσθαι εἰς τὴν Συρίαν ἐγένετο ⸀γνώμης τοῦ ὑποστρέφειν διὰ Μακεδονίας.

4
Phonetic (Greek): syneipeto de ⸀aytῷ Sopatros ⸀Pyrrou Beroiaios, Thessalonikeon de Ἀristarchos kai Sekoyndos, kai Gaios Derbaios kai Timotheos, Ἀsianoi de Tychikos kai Trophimos·
Edified Edition (EDE)And Sopater of Berea accompanied him to Asia, also Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians, and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia.

συνείπετο δὲ ⸀αὐτῷ Σώπατρος ⸀Πύρρου Βεροιαῖος, Θεσσαλονικέων δὲ Ἀρίσταρχος καὶ Σεκοῦνδος, καὶ Γάϊος Δερβαῖος καὶ Τιμόθεος, Ἀσιανοὶ δὲ Τυχικὸς καὶ Τρόφιμος·

5
Phonetic (Greek): ohytoi ⸀de ⸀proselthontes emenon hemas en Trῳadi·
Edified Edition (EDE)These men, going ahead, waited for us at Troas.

οὗτοι ⸀δὲ ⸀προσελθόντες ἔμενον ἡμᾶς ἐν Τρῳάδι·

6
Phonetic (Greek): hemeis de exepleysamen meta tas hemeras ton azymon apo Philippon, kai elthomen pros aytoys eis ten Trῳada achri hemeron pente, ⸀ohy dietripsamen hemeras hepta.
Edified Edition (EDE)But we sailed away from Philippi after the Days of Unleavened Bread, and in five days joined them at Troas, where we stayed seven days.

ἡμεῖς δὲ ἐξεπλεύσαμεν μετὰ τὰς ἡμέρας τῶν ἀζύμων ἀπὸ Φιλίππων, καὶ ἤλθομεν πρὸς αὐτοὺς εἰς τὴν Τρῳάδα ἄχρι ἡμερῶν πέντε, ⸀οὗ διετρίψαμεν ἡμέρας ἑπτά.

7
Phonetic (Greek): Ἐn de tῇ miᾷ ton sabbaton synegmenon ⸀hemon klasai arton ho Paylos dielegeto aytois, mellon exienai tῇ epayrion, pareteinen te ton logon mechri mesonyktiou.
Edified Edition (EDE)Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight.

Ἐν δὲ τῇ μιᾷ τῶν σαββάτων συνηγμένων ⸀ἡμῶν κλάσαι ἄρτον ὁ Παῦλος διελέγετο αὐτοῖς, μέλλων ἐξιέναι τῇ ἐπαύριον, παρέτεινέν τε τὸν λόγον μέχρι μεσονυκτίου.

8
Phonetic (Greek): esan de lampades hikanai en tῷ hyperῴῳ ohy emen synegmenoi·
Edified Edition (EDE)There were many lamps in the upper room where they were gathered together.

ἦσαν δὲ λαμπάδες ἱκαναὶ ἐν τῷ ὑπερῴῳ οὗ ἦμεν συνηγμένοι·

9
Phonetic (Greek): ⸀kathezomenos de tis neanias onomati Eytychos epi tes thyridos, katapheromenos hypnῳ bathei dialegomenou toy Paylou epi pleion, katenechtheis apo toy hypnou epesen apo toy tristegou kato kai erthe nekros.
Edified Edition (EDE)And in a window sat a certain young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep. He was overcome by sleep as Paul continued speaking; and he fell down from the third storey and was taken up dead.

⸀καθεζόμενος δέ τις νεανίας ὀνόματι Εὔτυχος ἐπὶ τῆς θυρίδος, καταφερόμενος ὕπνῳ βαθεῖ διαλεγομένου τοῦ Παύλου ἐπὶ πλεῖον, κατενεχθεὶς ἀπὸ τοῦ ὕπνου ἔπεσεν ἀπὸ τοῦ τριστέγου κάτω καὶ ἤρθη νεκρός.

10
Phonetic (Greek): katabas de ho Paylos epepesen aytῷ kai symperilabon eipen· Me thorybeisthe, he gar psyche aytoy en aytῷ estin.
Edified Edition (EDE)But Paul went down, fell on him, and embracing him said, "Do not trouble yourselves, for his life is in him."

καταβὰς δὲ ὁ Παῦλος ἐπέπεσεν αὐτῷ καὶ συμπεριλαβὼν εἶπεν· Μὴ θορυβεῖσθε, ἡ γὰρ ψυχὴ αὐτοῦ ἐν αὐτῷ ἐστιν.

11
Phonetic (Greek): anabas de kai klasas ⸀ton arton kai geusamenos ephʼ hikanon te homilesas achri ayges, ohytos exelthen.
Edified Edition (EDE)Now when he had come up, had broken bread and eaten, and talked a long while, even till daybreak, he departed.

ἀναβὰς δὲ καὶ κλάσας ⸀τὸν ἄρτον καὶ γευσάμενος ἐφʼ ἱκανόν τε ὁμιλήσας ἄχρι αὐγῆς, οὕτως ἐξῆλθεν.

12
Phonetic (Greek): egagon de ton paida zonta, kai pareklethesan oy metrios.
Edified Edition (EDE)And they brought the young man in alive, and they were not a little comforted.

ἤγαγον δὲ τὸν παῖδα ζῶντα, καὶ παρεκλήθησαν οὐ μετρίως.

13
Phonetic (Greek): Ἡmeis de ⸀proelthontes ⸀epi to ploion anechthemen epi ten Ἆsson, ekeithen mellontes analambanein ton Paylon, ohytos gar ⸂diatetagmenos en⸃ mellon aytos pezeyein.
Edified Edition (EDE)Then we went ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, there intending to take Paul on board; for so he had given orders, intending himself to go on foot.

Ἡμεῖς δὲ ⸀προελθόντες ⸀ἐπὶ τὸ πλοῖον ἀνήχθημεν ἐπὶ τὴν Ἆσσον, ἐκεῖθεν μέλλοντες ἀναλαμβάνειν τὸν Παῦλον, οὕτως γὰρ ⸂διατεταγμένος ἦν⸃ μέλλων αὐτὸς πεζεύειν.

14
Phonetic (Greek): hos de ⸀syneballen hemin eis ten Ἆsson, analabontes ayton elthomen eis Mitylenen,
Edified Edition (EDE)And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and came to Mitylene.

ὡς δὲ ⸀συνέβαλλεν ἡμῖν εἰς τὴν Ἆσσον, ἀναλαβόντες αὐτὸν ἤλθομεν εἰς Μιτυλήνην,

15
Phonetic (Greek): kakeithen apopleysantes tῇ epioysῃ katentesamen ⸀antikrys Chiou, tῇ de heterᾳ parebalomen eis ⸀Samon, tῇ ⸀de echomenῃ elthomen eis Mileton·
Edified Edition (EDE)We sailed from there, and the next day came opposite Chios. The following day we arrived at Samos and stayed at Trogyllium. The next day we came to Miletus.

κἀκεῖθεν ἀποπλεύσαντες τῇ ἐπιούσῃ κατηντήσαμεν ⸀ἄντικρυς Χίου, τῇ δὲ ἑτέρᾳ παρεβάλομεν εἰς ⸀Σάμον, τῇ ⸀δὲ ἐχομένῃ ἤλθομεν εἰς Μίλητον·

16
Phonetic (Greek): ⸀kekrikei gar ho Paylos parapleysai ten Ἔpheson, hopos me genetai aytῷ chronotribesai en tῇ Ἀsiᾳ, espeuden gar ei dynaton ⸀eie aytῷ ten hemeran tes pentekostes genesthai eis Ἱerosolyma.
Edified Edition (EDE)For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he would not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hurrying to be at Jerusalem, if possible, on the Day of Pentecost.

⸀κεκρίκει γὰρ ὁ Παῦλος παραπλεῦσαι τὴν Ἔφεσον, ὅπως μὴ γένηται αὐτῷ χρονοτριβῆσαι ἐν τῇ Ἀσίᾳ, ἔσπευδεν γὰρ εἰ δυνατὸν ⸀εἴη αὐτῷ τὴν ἡμέραν τῆς πεντηκοστῆς γενέσθαι εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα.

17
Phonetic (Greek): Ἀpo de tes Miletou pempsas eis Ἔpheson metekalesato toys presbyterous tes ekklesias.
Edified Edition (EDE)From Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called for the elders of the church.

Ἀπὸ δὲ τῆς Μιλήτου πέμψας εἰς Ἔφεσον μετεκαλέσατο τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους τῆς ἐκκλησίας.

18
Phonetic (Greek): hos de paregenonto pros ayton eipen aytois· Ὑmeis epistasthe apo protes hemeras aphʼ hes epeben eis ten Ἀsian pos methʼ hymon ton panta chronon egenomen,
Edified Edition (EDE)And when they had come to him, he said to them: "You know, from the first day that I came to Asia, in what manner I always lived among you,

ὡς δὲ παρεγένοντο πρὸς αὐτὸν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Ὑμεῖς ἐπίστασθε ἀπὸ πρώτης ἡμέρας ἀφʼ ἧς ἐπέβην εἰς τὴν Ἀσίαν πῶς μεθʼ ὑμῶν τὸν πάντα χρόνον ἐγενόμην,

19
Phonetic (Greek): douleyon tῷ kyriῳ meta pases tapeinophrosynes ⸀kai dakryon kai peirasmon ton symbanton moi en tais epiboulais ton Ἰoudaion·
Edified Edition (EDE)serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears and trials which happened to me by the plotting of the Jews;

δουλεύων τῷ κυρίῳ μετὰ πάσης ταπεινοφροσύνης ⸀καὶ δακρύων καὶ πειρασμῶν τῶν συμβάντων μοι ἐν ταῖς ἐπιβουλαῖς τῶν Ἰουδαίων·

20
Phonetic (Greek): hos oyden hypesteilamen ton sympheronton toy me anangeilai hymin kai didaxai hymas demosiᾳ kai katʼ oikous,
Edified Edition (EDE)how I kept back nothing that was helpful, but proclaimed it to you, and taught you publicly and from house to house,

ὡς οὐδὲν ὑπεστειλάμην τῶν συμφερόντων τοῦ μὴ ἀναγγεῖλαι ὑμῖν καὶ διδάξαι ὑμᾶς δημοσίᾳ καὶ κατʼ οἴκους,

21
Phonetic (Greek): diamartyromenos Ἰoudaiois te kai Ἕllesin ten ⸀eis theon metanoian kai ⸀pistin eis ton kyrion hemon ⸀Ἰesoyn.
Edified Edition (EDE)testifying both to Jews, and also to Greeks, repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

διαμαρτυρόμενος Ἰουδαίοις τε καὶ Ἕλλησιν τὴν ⸀εἰς θεὸν μετάνοιαν καὶ ⸀πίστιν εἰς τὸν κύριον ἡμῶν ⸀Ἰησοῦν.

22
Phonetic (Greek): kai nyn idoy ⸂dedemenos ego⸃ tῷ pneymati poreyomai eis Ἰerousalem, ta en aytῇ synantesonta ⸀moi me eidos,
Edified Edition (EDE)And now, see, I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen to me there,

καὶ νῦν ἰδοὺ ⸂δεδεμένος ἐγὼ⸃ τῷ πνεύματι πορεύομαι εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ, τὰ ἐν αὐτῇ συναντήσοντά ⸀μοι μὴ εἰδώς,

23
Phonetic (Greek): plen hoti to pneyma to hagion kata polin diamartyretai ⸀moi legon hoti desma ⸂kai thlipseis me⸃ menousin·
Edified Edition (EDE)except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that chains and tribulations await me.

πλὴν ὅτι τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον κατὰ πόλιν διαμαρτύρεταί ⸀μοι λέγον ὅτι δεσμὰ ⸂καὶ θλίψεις με⸃ μένουσιν·

24
Phonetic (Greek): allʼ oydenos ⸀logou ⸀poioymai ten ⸀psychen timian emautῷ hos ⸀teleiosai ton dromon ⸀mou kai ten diakonian hen elabon para toy kyriou Ἰesoy, diamartyrasthai to eyangelion tes charitos toy theoy.
Edified Edition (EDE)But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

ἀλλʼ οὐδενὸς ⸀λόγου ⸀ποιοῦμαι τὴν ⸀ψυχὴν τιμίαν ἐμαυτῷ ὡς ⸀τελειῶσαι τὸν δρόμον ⸀μου καὶ τὴν διακονίαν ἣν ἔλαβον παρὰ τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ, διαμαρτύρασθαι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τῆς χάριτος τοῦ θεοῦ.

25
Phonetic (Greek): Kai nyn idoy ego oida hoti oyketi opsesthe to prosopon mou hymeis pantes en ohis dielthon kerysson ten ⸀basileian.
Edified Edition (EDE)And now indeed, I know that you all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, will see my face no more.

Καὶ νῦν ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ οἶδα ὅτι οὐκέτι ὄψεσθε τὸ πρόσωπόν μου ὑμεῖς πάντες ἐν οἷς διῆλθον κηρύσσων τὴν ⸀βασιλείαν.

26
Phonetic (Greek): ⸀dioti martyromai hymin en tῇ semeron hemerᾳ hoti katharos ⸀eimi apo toy ahimatos panton,
Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men.

⸀διότι μαρτύρομαι ὑμῖν ἐν τῇ σήμερον ἡμέρᾳ ὅτι καθαρός ⸀εἰμι ἀπὸ τοῦ αἵματος πάντων,

27
Phonetic (Greek): oy gar hypesteilamen toy me anangeilai ⸂pasan ten boulen toy theoy hymin⸃.
Edified Edition (EDE)For I have not shunned to declare to you the whole counsel of God.

οὐ γὰρ ὑπεστειλάμην τοῦ μὴ ἀναγγεῖλαι ⸂πᾶσαν τὴν βουλὴν τοῦ θεοῦ ὑμῖν⸃.

28
Phonetic (Greek): ⸀prosechete heautois kai panti tῷ poimniῳ, en ho hymas to pneyma to hagion etheto episkopous, poimainein ten ekklesian toy ⸀theoy, hen periepoiesato dia toy ⸂ahimatos toy idiou⸃.
Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.

⸀προσέχετε ἑαυτοῖς καὶ παντὶ τῷ ποιμνίῳ, ἐν ᾧ ὑμᾶς τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον ἔθετο ἐπισκόπους, ποιμαίνειν τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ ⸀θεοῦ, ἣν περιεποιήσατο διὰ τοῦ ⸂αἵματος τοῦ ἰδίου⸃.

29
Phonetic (Greek): ego ⸀oida hoti eiseleysontai meta ten aphixin mou lykoi bareis eis hymas me pheidomenoi toy poimniou,
Edified Edition (EDE)For I know this, that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.

ἐγὼ ⸀οἶδα ὅτι εἰσελεύσονται μετὰ τὴν ἄφιξίν μου λύκοι βαρεῖς εἰς ὑμᾶς μὴ φειδόμενοι τοῦ ποιμνίου,

30
Phonetic (Greek): kai ex hymon ayton anastesontai andres laloyntes diestrammena toy apospan toys mathetas opiso ⸀heauton·
Edified Edition (EDE)Also from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves.

καὶ ἐξ ὑμῶν αὐτῶν ἀναστήσονται ἄνδρες λαλοῦντες διεστραμμένα τοῦ ἀποσπᾶν τοὺς μαθητὰς ὀπίσω ⸀ἑαυτῶν·

31
Phonetic (Greek): dio gregoreite, mnemoneyontes hoti trietian nykta kai hemeran oyk epausamen meta dakryon noutheton hena hekaston.
Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore watch, and remember that for three years I did not cease to warn everyone night and day with tears.

διὸ γρηγορεῖτε, μνημονεύοντες ὅτι τριετίαν νύκτα καὶ ἡμέραν οὐκ ἐπαυσάμην μετὰ δακρύων νουθετῶν ἕνα ἕκαστον.

32
Phonetic (Greek): kai ta nyn paratithemai ⸀hymas tῷ ⸀theῷ kai tῷ logῳ tes charitos aytoy, tῷ dynamenῳ ⸀oikodomesai kai doynai ⸀ten kleronomian en tois hegiasmenois pasin.
Edified Edition (EDE)So now, brothers, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

καὶ τὰ νῦν παρατίθεμαι ⸀ὑμᾶς τῷ ⸀θεῷ καὶ τῷ λόγῳ τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ, τῷ δυναμένῳ ⸀οἰκοδομῆσαι καὶ δοῦναι ⸀τὴν κληρονομίαν ἐν τοῖς ἡγιασμένοις πᾶσιν.

33
Phonetic (Greek): argyriou e chrysiou e himatismoy oydenos epethymesa·
Edified Edition (EDE)I have coveted no one’s silver or gold or apparel.

ἀργυρίου ἢ χρυσίου ἢ ἱματισμοῦ οὐδενὸς ἐπεθύμησα·

34
Phonetic (Greek): aytoi ginoskete hoti tais chreiais mou kai tois oysi metʼ emoy hyperetesan ahi cheires ahytai.
Edified Edition (EDE)Yes, you yourselves know that these hands have provided for my necessities, and for those who were with me.

αὐτοὶ γινώσκετε ὅτι ταῖς χρείαις μου καὶ τοῖς οὖσι μετʼ ἐμοῦ ὑπηρέτησαν αἱ χεῖρες αὗται.

35
Phonetic (Greek): panta hypedeixa hymin hoti ohytos kopiontas dei antilambanesthai ton asthenoynton, mnemoneyein te ton logon toy kyriou Ἰesoy hoti aytos eipen Makarion estin mallon didonai e lambanein.
Edified Edition (EDE)I have shown you in every way, by labouring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, [JESUS]'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'[/JESUS]"

πάντα ὑπέδειξα ὑμῖν ὅτι οὕτως κοπιῶντας δεῖ ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι τῶν ἀσθενούντων, μνημονεύειν τε τῶν λόγων τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ ὅτι αὐτὸς εἶπεν Μακάριόν ἐστιν μᾶλλον διδόναι ἢ λαμβάνειν.

36
Phonetic (Greek): Kai tayta eipon theis ta gonata aytoy syn pasin aytois proseyxato.
Edified Edition (EDE)And when he had said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all.

Καὶ ταῦτα εἰπὼν θεὶς τὰ γόνατα αὐτοῦ σὺν πᾶσιν αὐτοῖς προσηύξατο.

37
Phonetic (Greek): hikanos de ⸂klauthmos egeneto⸃ panton, kai epipesontes epi ton trachelon toy Paylou katephiloun ayton,
Edified Edition (EDE)Then they all wept freely, and fell on Paul’s neck and kissed him,

ἱκανὸς δὲ ⸂κλαυθμὸς ἐγένετο⸃ πάντων, καὶ ἐπιπεσόντες ἐπὶ τὸν τράχηλον τοῦ Παύλου κατεφίλουν αὐτόν,

38
Phonetic (Greek): odynomenoi malista epi tῷ logῳ ho eirekei hoti oyketi mellousin to prosopon aytoy theorein. proepempon de ayton eis to ploion.
Edified Edition (EDE)sorrowing most of all for the words which he spoke, that they would see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship.

ὀδυνώμενοι μάλιστα ἐπὶ τῷ λόγῳ ᾧ εἰρήκει ὅτι οὐκέτι μέλλουσιν τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ θεωρεῖν. προέπεμπον δὲ αὐτὸν εἰς τὸ πλοῖον.