Acts

Chapter 26

Phonetic (Greek): Ἀgrippas de pros ton Paylon ephe· Ἐpitrepetai soi ⸀hyper seautoy legein. tote ho Paylos ⸂ekteinas ten cheira apelogeito⸃·

Edified Edition (EDE)Then Agrippa said to Paul, "You are permitted to speak for yourself." So Paul stretched out his hand and answered for himself:

Ἀγρίππας δὲ πρὸς τὸν Παῦλον ἔφη· Ἐπιτρέπεταί σοι ⸀ὑπὲρ σεαυτοῦ λέγειν. τότε ὁ Παῦλος ⸂ἐκτείνας τὴν χεῖρα ἀπελογεῖτο⸃·

Phonetic (Greek): Peri panton hon enkaloymai hypo Ἰoudaion, basiley Ἀgrippa, hegemai emauton makarion epi soy mellon ⸂semeron apologeisthai⸃,

Edified Edition (EDE)"I think myself happy, King Agrippa, because today I shall answer for myself before you concerning all the things of which I am accused by the Jews,

Περὶ πάντων ὧν ἐγκαλοῦμαι ὑπὸ Ἰουδαίων, βασιλεῦ Ἀγρίππα, ἥγημαι ἐμαυτὸν μακάριον ἐπὶ σοῦ μέλλων ⸂σήμερον ἀπολογεῖσθαι⸃,

Phonetic (Greek): malista gnosten onta se panton ton kata Ἰoudaious ⸀ethon te kai zetematon· dio ⸀deomai makrothymos akoysai mou.

Edified Edition (EDE)especially because you are expert in all customs and questions which have to do with the Jews. Therefore I beg you to hear me patiently.

μάλιστα γνώστην ὄντα σε πάντων τῶν κατὰ Ἰουδαίους ⸀ἐθῶν τε καὶ ζητημάτων· διὸ ⸀δέομαι μακροθύμως ἀκοῦσαί μου.

Phonetic (Greek): Ten men oyn biosin mou ⸀ten ek neotetos ten apʼ arches genomenen en tῷ ethnei mou en ⸀te Ἱerosolymois isasi ⸀pantes Ἰoudaioi,

Edified Edition (EDE)My manner of life from my youth, which was spent from the beginning among my own nation at Jerusalem, all the Jews know.

Τὴν μὲν οὖν βίωσίν μου ⸀τὴν ἐκ νεότητος τὴν ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς γενομένην ἐν τῷ ἔθνει μου ἔν ⸀τε Ἱεροσολύμοις ἴσασι ⸀πάντες Ἰουδαῖοι,

Phonetic (Greek): proginoskontes me anothen, ean thelosi martyrein, hoti kata ten akribestaten ahiresin tes hemeteras threskeias ezesa Pharisaios.

Edified Edition (EDE)They knew me from the first, if they were willing to testify, that according to the strictest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.

προγινώσκοντές με ἄνωθεν, ἐὰν θέλωσι μαρτυρεῖν, ὅτι κατὰ τὴν ἀκριβεστάτην αἵρεσιν τῆς ἡμετέρας θρησκείας ἔζησα Φαρισαῖος.

Phonetic (Greek): kai nyn epʼ elpidi tes ⸀eis toys pateras ⸀hemon epangelias genomenes hypo toy theoy hesteka krinomenos,

Edified Edition (EDE)And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers.

καὶ νῦν ἐπʼ ἐλπίδι τῆς ⸀εἰς τοὺς πατέρας ⸀ἡμῶν ἐπαγγελίας γενομένης ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ ἕστηκα κρινόμενος,

Phonetic (Greek): eis hen to dodekaphylon hemon en ekteneiᾳ nykta kai hemeran latreyon elpizei katantesai· peri hes elpidos enkaloymai ⸂hypo Ἰoudaion, basiley⸃·

Edified Edition (EDE)To this promise our twelve tribes, earnestly serving God night and day, hope to attain. For this hope’s sake, King Agrippa, I am accused by the Jews.

εἰς ἣν τὸ δωδεκάφυλον ἡμῶν ἐν ἐκτενείᾳ νύκτα καὶ ἡμέραν λατρεῦον ἐλπίζει καταντῆσαι· περὶ ἧς ἐλπίδος ἐγκαλοῦμαι ⸂ὑπὸ Ἰουδαίων, βασιλεῦ⸃·

Phonetic (Greek): ti apiston krinetai parʼ hymin ei ho theos nekroys egeirei;

Edified Edition (EDE)Why should it be thought incredible by you that God raises the dead?

τί ἄπιστον κρίνεται παρʼ ὑμῖν εἰ ὁ θεὸς νεκροὺς ἐγείρει;

Phonetic (Greek): Ἐgo men oyn edoxa emautῷ pros to onoma Ἰesoy toy Nazoraiou dein polla enantia praxai·

Edified Edition (EDE)Indeed, I myself thought I must do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

Ἐγὼ μὲν οὖν ἔδοξα ἐμαυτῷ πρὸς τὸ ὄνομα Ἰησοῦ τοῦ Ναζωραίου δεῖν πολλὰ ἐναντία πρᾶξαι·

Phonetic (Greek): ho kai epoiesa en Ἱerosolymois, kai polloys ⸀te ton hagion ego ⸀en phylakais katekleisa ten para ton archiereon exousian labon, anairoumenon te ayton katenenka psephon,

Edified Edition (EDE)This I also did in Jerusalem, and many of the saints I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them.

ὃ καὶ ἐποίησα ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις, καὶ πολλούς ⸀τε τῶν ἁγίων ἐγὼ ⸀ἐν φυλακαῖς κατέκλεισα τὴν παρὰ τῶν ἀρχιερέων ἐξουσίαν λαβών, ἀναιρουμένων τε αὐτῶν κατήνεγκα ψῆφον,

Phonetic (Greek): kai kata pasas tas synagogas pollakis timoron aytoys enankazon blasphemein, perissos te emmainomenos aytois ediokon heos kai eis tas exo poleis.

Edified Edition (EDE)And I punished them often in every synagogue and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly enraged against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.

καὶ κατὰ πάσας τὰς συναγωγὰς πολλάκις τιμωρῶν αὐτοὺς ἠνάγκαζον βλασφημεῖν, περισσῶς τε ἐμμαινόμενος αὐτοῖς ἐδίωκον ἕως καὶ εἰς τὰς ἔξω πόλεις.

Phonetic (Greek): Ἐn ⸀ohis poreuomenos eis ten Damaskon metʼ exousias kai epitropes ⸀tes ton archiereon

Edified Edition (EDE)While thus occupied, as I journeyed to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,

Ἐν ⸀οἷς πορευόμενος εἰς τὴν Δαμασκὸν μετʼ ἐξουσίας καὶ ἐπιτροπῆς ⸀τῆς τῶν ἀρχιερέων

Phonetic (Greek): hemeras meses kata ten hodon eidon, basiley, oyranothen hyper ten lamproteta toy heliou perilampsan me phos kai toys syn emoi poreuomenous·

Edified Edition (EDE)at midday, O king, along the road I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who journeyed with me.

ἡμέρας μέσης κατὰ τὴν ὁδὸν εἶδον, βασιλεῦ, οὐρανόθεν ὑπὲρ τὴν λαμπρότητα τοῦ ἡλίου περιλάμψαν με φῶς καὶ τοὺς σὺν ἐμοὶ πορευομένους·

Phonetic (Greek): panton ⸀te katapesonton hemon eis ten gen ekousa phonen ⸀legousan pros ⸀me tῇ Ἑbraidi dialektῳ· Saoyl Saoyl, ti me diokeis; skleron soi pros kentra laktizein.

Edified Edition (EDE)And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me and saying in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’

πάντων ⸀τε καταπεσόντων ἡμῶν εἰς τὴν γῆν ἤκουσα φωνὴν ⸀λέγουσαν πρός ⸀με τῇ Ἑβραΐδι διαλέκτῳ· Σαοὺλ Σαούλ, τί με διώκεις; σκληρόν σοι πρὸς κέντρα λακτίζειν.

Phonetic (Greek): ego de eipa· Tis ei, kyrie; ho de ⸀kyrios eipen· Ἐgo eimi Ἰesoys hon sy diokeis·

Edified Edition (EDE)So I said, ‘Who are You, Lord?’ And He said, ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.

ἐγὼ δὲ εἶπα· Τίς εἶ, κύριε; ὁ δὲ ⸀κύριος εἶπεν· Ἐγώ εἰμι Ἰησοῦς ὃν σὺ διώκεις·

Phonetic (Greek): alla anastethi kai stethi epi toys podas sou· eis toyto gar ophthen soi, procheirisasthai se hypereten kai martyra hon te eides ⸀me hon te ophthesomai soi,

Edified Edition (EDE)But rise and stand on your feet; for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to make you a minister and a witness both of the things which you have seen and of the things which I will yet reveal to you.

ἀλλὰ ἀνάστηθι καὶ στῆθι ἐπὶ τοὺς πόδας σου· εἰς τοῦτο γὰρ ὤφθην σοι, προχειρίσασθαί σε ὑπηρέτην καὶ μάρτυρα ὧν τε εἶδές ⸀με ὧν τε ὀφθήσομαί σοι,

Phonetic (Greek): exairoymenos se ek toy laoy kai ⸀ek ton ethnon, eis ohys ego ⸂apostello se⸃

Edified Edition (EDE)I will deliver you from the Jewish people, as well as from the Gentiles, to whom I now send you,

ἐξαιρούμενός σε ἐκ τοῦ λαοῦ καὶ ⸀ἐκ τῶν ἐθνῶν, εἰς οὓς ἐγὼ ⸂ἀποστέλλω σε⸃

Phonetic (Greek): anoixai ophthalmoys ayton, toy ⸀epistrepsai apo skotous eis phos kai tes exousias toy Satana epi ton theon, toy labein aytoys aphesin hamartion kai kleron en tois hegiasmenois pistei tῇ eis eme.

Edified Edition (EDE)to open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me.’

ἀνοῖξαι ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν, τοῦ ⸀ἐπιστρέψαι ἀπὸ σκότους εἰς φῶς καὶ τῆς ἐξουσίας τοῦ Σατανᾶ ἐπὶ τὸν θεόν, τοῦ λαβεῖν αὐτοὺς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν καὶ κλῆρον ἐν τοῖς ἡγιασμένοις πίστει τῇ εἰς ἐμέ.

Phonetic (Greek): Ὅthen, basiley Ἀgrippa, oyk egenomen apeithes tῇ oyraniῳ optasiᾳ,

Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,

Ὅθεν, βασιλεῦ Ἀγρίππα, οὐκ ἐγενόμην ἀπειθὴς τῇ οὐρανίῳ ὀπτασίᾳ,

Phonetic (Greek): alla tois en Damaskῷ proton ⸀te kai Ἱerosolymois, ⸀pasan te ten choran tes Ἰoudaias, kai tois ethnesin ⸀apengellon metanoein kai epistrephein epi ton theon, axia tes metanoias erga prassontas.

Edified Edition (EDE)but declared first to those in Damascus and in Jerusalem, and throughout all the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent, turn to God, and do works befitting repentance.

ἀλλὰ τοῖς ἐν Δαμασκῷ πρῶτόν ⸀τε καὶ Ἱεροσολύμοις, ⸀πᾶσάν τε τὴν χώραν τῆς Ἰουδαίας, καὶ τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ⸀ἀπήγγελλον μετανοεῖν καὶ ἐπιστρέφειν ἐπὶ τὸν θεόν, ἄξια τῆς μετανοίας ἔργα πράσσοντας.

Phonetic (Greek): heneka toyton ⸂me Ἰoudaioi⸃ ⸀syllabomenoi en tῷ hierῷ epeironto diacheirisasthai.

Edified Edition (EDE)For these reasons the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me.

ἕνεκα τούτων ⸂με Ἰουδαῖοι⸃ ⸀συλλαβόμενοι ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ ἐπειρῶντο διαχειρίσασθαι.

Phonetic (Greek): epikourias oyn tychon tes ⸀apo toy theoy achri tes hemeras taytes hesteka martyromenos mikrῷ te kai megalῳ, oyden ektos legon hon te ohi prophetai elalesan mellonton ginesthai kai Moyses,

Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore, having obtained help from God, to this day I stand, witnessing both to small and great, saying no other things than those which the prophets and Moses said would come,

ἐπικουρίας οὖν τυχὼν τῆς ⸀ἀπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ ἄχρι τῆς ἡμέρας ταύτης ἕστηκα μαρτυρόμενος μικρῷ τε καὶ μεγάλῳ, οὐδὲν ἐκτὸς λέγων ὧν τε οἱ προφῆται ἐλάλησαν μελλόντων γίνεσθαι καὶ Μωϋσῆς,

Phonetic (Greek): ei pathetos ho christos, ei protos ex anastaseos nekron phos mellei katangellein tῷ ⸀te laῷ kai tois ethnesin.

Edified Edition (EDE)that the Christ would suffer, that He would be the first to rise from the dead, and would proclaim light to the Jewish people and to the Gentiles."

εἰ παθητὸς ὁ χριστός, εἰ πρῶτος ἐξ ἀναστάσεως νεκρῶν φῶς μέλλει καταγγέλλειν τῷ ⸀τε λαῷ καὶ τοῖς ἔθνεσιν.

Phonetic (Greek): Tayta de aytoy apologoumenou ho Phestos megalῃ tῇ phonῇ ⸀phesin· Mainῃ, Payle· ta polla se grammata eis manian peritrepei.

Edified Edition (EDE)Now as he thus made his defence, Festus said with a loud voice, "Paul, you are beside yourself! Much learning is driving you mad!"

Ταῦτα δὲ αὐτοῦ ἀπολογουμένου ὁ Φῆστος μεγάλῃ τῇ φωνῇ ⸀φησιν· Μαίνῃ, Παῦλε· τὰ πολλά σε γράμματα εἰς μανίαν περιτρέπει.

Phonetic (Greek): ho de ⸀Paylos· Oy mainomai, phesin, kratiste Pheste, alla aletheias kai sophrosynes ῥemata apophthengomai.

Edified Edition (EDE)But he said, "I am not mad, most noble Festus, but speak the words of truth and reason.

ὁ δὲ ⸀Παῦλος· Οὐ μαίνομαι, φησίν, κράτιστε Φῆστε, ἀλλὰ ἀληθείας καὶ σωφροσύνης ῥήματα ἀποφθέγγομαι.

Phonetic (Greek): epistatai gar peri toyton ho basileys, pros hon ⸀kai parresiazomenos lalo· lanthanein gar ⸀ayton toyton oy peithomai ⸀oythen, oy gar ⸀estin en goniᾳ pepragmenon toyto.

Edified Edition (EDE)For the king, before whom I also speak freely, knows these things; for I am convinced that none of these things escapes his attention, since this thing was not done in a corner.

ἐπίσταται γὰρ περὶ τούτων ὁ βασιλεύς, πρὸς ὃν ⸀καὶ παρρησιαζόμενος λαλῶ· λανθάνειν γὰρ ⸀αὐτὸν τούτων οὐ πείθομαι ⸀οὐθέν, οὐ γάρ ⸀ἐστιν ἐν γωνίᾳ πεπραγμένον τοῦτο.

Phonetic (Greek): pisteyeis, basiley Ἀgrippa, tois prophetais; oida hoti pisteyeis.

Edified Edition (EDE)King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you do believe."

πιστεύεις, βασιλεῦ Ἀγρίππα, τοῖς προφήταις; οἶδα ὅτι πιστεύεις.

Phonetic (Greek): ho de Ἀgrippas pros ton ⸀Paylon· Ἐn oligῳ me peitheis Christianon ⸀poiesai.

Edified Edition (EDE)Then Agrippa said to Paul, "You almost persuade me to become a Christian."

ὁ δὲ Ἀγρίππας πρὸς τὸν ⸀Παῦλον· Ἐν ὀλίγῳ με πείθεις Χριστιανὸν ⸀ποιῆσαι.

Phonetic (Greek): ho de ⸀Paylos· Eyxaimen an tῷ theῷ kai en oligῳ kai en ⸀megalῳ oy monon se alla kai pantas toys akoyontas mou semeron genesthai toioytous hopoios kai ego eimi parektos ton desmon toyton.

Edified Edition (EDE)And Paul said, "I would to God that not only you, but also all who hear me today, might become both almost and altogether such as I am, except for these chains."

ὁ δὲ ⸀Παῦλος· Εὐξαίμην ἂν τῷ θεῷ καὶ ἐν ὀλίγῳ καὶ ἐν ⸀μεγάλῳ οὐ μόνον σὲ ἀλλὰ καὶ πάντας τοὺς ἀκούοντάς μου σήμερον γενέσθαι τοιούτους ὁποῖος καὶ ἐγώ εἰμι παρεκτὸς τῶν δεσμῶν τούτων.

Phonetic (Greek): ⸀Ἀneste ⸀te ho basileys kai ho hegemon he te Bernike kai ohi synkathemenoi aytois,

Edified Edition (EDE)When he had said these things, the king stood up, as well as the governor and Bernice and those who sat with them;

⸀Ἀνέστη ⸀τε ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ ὁ ἡγεμὼν ἥ τε Βερνίκη καὶ οἱ συγκαθήμενοι αὐτοῖς,

Phonetic (Greek): kai anachoresantes elaloun pros allelous legontes hoti Oyden thanatou ⸂e desmon axion⸃ ⸀ti prassei ho anthropos ohytos.

Edified Edition (EDE)and when they had gone aside, they talked among themselves, saying, "This man is doing nothing deserving of death or chains."

καὶ ἀναχωρήσαντες ἐλάλουν πρὸς ἀλλήλους λέγοντες ὅτι Οὐδὲν θανάτου ⸂ἢ δεσμῶν ἄξιον⸃ ⸀τι πράσσει ὁ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος.

Phonetic (Greek): Ἀgrippas de tῷ Phestῳ ephe· Ἀpolelysthai edynato ho anthropos ohytos ei me epekekleto Kaisara.

Edified Edition (EDE)Then Agrippa said to Festus, "This man might have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar."

Ἀγρίππας δὲ τῷ Φήστῳ ἔφη· Ἀπολελύσθαι ἐδύνατο ὁ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος εἰ μὴ ἐπεκέκλητο Καίσαρα.