Acts · Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Acts 23 Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
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- The Old Testament is translated from the Hebrew, not from the Septuagint read in the Orthodox Church; there are no deuterocanonical books.
- Katharevousa (learned 19th-century Greek), as in the CrossWire module (text from theword.gr).
1 Ατενίσας δε ο Παύλος εις το συνέδριον, είπεν· Άνδρες αδελφοί, εγώ έζησα ενώπιον του Θεού μετά πάσης καλής συνειδήσεως μέχρι ταύτης της ημέρας.
1 Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, “Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until today.”
2 Ο δε αρχιερεύς Ανανίας προσέταξε τους παρεστώτας πλησίον αυτού να κτυπήσωσι το στόμα αυτού.
2 The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
3 Τότε ο Παύλος είπε προς αυτόν· Ο Θεός μέλλει να σε κτυπήση, τοίχε ασβεστωμένε· και συ κάθησαι να με κρίνης κατά τον νόμον, και παρανομών προστάζεις να με κτυπώσιν;
3 Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit to judge me according to the law, and command me to be struck contrary to the law?”
4 Οι δε παρεστώτες είπον· Τον αρχιερέα του Θεού λοιδορείς;
4 Those who stood by said, “Do you malign God’s high priest?”
5 Και ο Παύλος είπε· Δεν ήξευρον, αδελφοί, ότι είναι αρχιερεύς· διότι είναι γεγραμμένον. Άρχοντα του λαού σου δεν θέλεις κακολογήσει.
5 Paul said, “I didn’t know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”
6 Εννοήσας δε ο Παύλος ότι το εν μέρος είναι Σαδδουκαίων, το δε άλλο Φαρισαίων, έκραξεν εν τω συνεδρίω. Άνδρες αδελφοί, εγώ είμαι Φαρισαίος, υιός Φαρισαίου· περί ελπίδος και αναστάσεως νεκρών εγώ κρίνομαι.
6 But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Men and brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. Concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!”
7 Και ότε ελάλησε τούτο, έγεινε διαίρεσις των Φαρισαίων και των Σαδδουκαίων, και διηρέθη το πλήθος.
7 When he had said this, an argument arose between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the crowd was divided.
8 Διότι οι μεν Σαδδουκαίοι λέγουσιν ότι δεν είναι ανάστασις ουδέ άγγελος ουδέ πνεύμα, οι δε Φαρισαίοι ομολογούσιν αμφότερα.
8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess all of these.
9 Και έγεινε κραυγή μεγάλη, και σηκωθέντες οι γραμματείς του μέρους των Φαρισαίων διεμάχοντο, λέγοντες· Ουδέν κακόν ευρίσκομεν εν τω ανθρώπω τούτω· αν δε ελάλησε προς αυτόν πνεύμα ή άγγελος, ας μη θεομαχώμεν.
9 A great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees’ part stood up, and contended, saying, “We find no evil in this man. But if a spirit or angel has spoken to him, let’s not fight against God!”
10 Και επειδή έγεινε μεγάλη διαίρεσις, φοβηθείς ο χιλίαρχος μη διασπαραχθή ο Παύλος υπ' αυτών, προσέταξε να καταβή το στράτευμα και να αρπάση αυτόν εκ μέσου αυτών και να φέρη εις το φρούριον.
10 When a great argument arose, the commanding officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them and bring him into the barracks.
11 Την δε ερχομένην νύκτα επιφανείς εις αυτόν ο Κύριος, είπε· Θάρρει, Παύλε, διότι καθώς εμαρτύρησας τα περί εμού εις Ιερουσαλήμ, ούτω πρέπει να μαρτυρήσης και εις Ρώμην.
11 The following night, the Lord stood by him and said, “Cheer up, Paul, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem, so you must testify also at Rome.”
12 Και ότε έγεινεν ημέρα, τινές των Ιουδαίων συνομώσαντες ανεθεμάτισαν εαυτούς, λέγοντες μήτε να φάγωσι μήτε να πίωσιν, εωσού φονεύσωσι τον Παύλον·
12 When it was day, some of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
13 ήσαν δε πλειότεροι των τεσσαράκοντα οι πράξαντες την συνωμοσίαν ταύτην·
13 There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.
14 οίτινες ελθόντες προς τους αρχιερείς και τους πρεσβυτέρους, είπον· Με ανάθεμα ανεθεματίσαμεν εαυτούς, να μη γευθώμεν μηδέν εωσού φονεύσωμεν τον Παύλον.
14 They came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, “We have bound ourselves under a great curse to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.
15 Τώρα λοιπόν σεις μετά του συνεδρίου μηνύσατε προς τον χιλίαρχον, να καταβιβάση αυτόν αύριον προς εσάς, ως μέλλοντας να μάθητε ακριβέστερον τα περί αυτού· ημείς δε, πριν αυτός πλησιάση, είμεθα έτοιμοι να φονεύσωμεν αυτόν.
15 Now therefore, you with the council inform the commanding officer that he should bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to judge his case more exactly. We are ready to kill him before he comes near.”
16 Ακούσας δε την ενέδραν ο υιός της αδελφής του Παύλου, υπήγε και εισελθών εις το φρούριον απήγγειλε προς τον Παύλον.
16 But Paul’s sister’s son heard they were lying in wait, and he came and entered into the barracks and told Paul.
17 Και ο Παύλος προσκαλέσας ένα των εκατοντάρχων, είπε· Φέρε τον νέον τούτον προς τον χιλίαρχον· διότι έχει τι να απαγγείλη προς αυτόν.
17 Paul summoned one of the centurions and said, “Bring this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to tell him.”
18 Εκείνος λοιπόν παραλαβών αυτόν, έφερε προς τον χιλίαρχον και λέγει· Ο δέσμιος Παύλος με έκραξε και με παρεκάλεσε να φέρω τον νέον τούτον προς σε, διότι έχει τι να σοι λαλήση.
18 So he took him and brought him to the commanding officer and said, “Paul, the prisoner, summoned me and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”
19 Πιάσας δε αυτόν από της χειρός ο χιλίαρχος και αποσυρθείς κατ' ιδίαν, ηρώτησε, Τι είναι εκείνο, το οποίον έχεις να μοι απαγγείλης;
19 The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?”
20 Ο δε είπεν ότι οι Ιουδαίοι συνεφώνησαν να σε παρακαλέσωσι να καταβιβάσης αύριον τον Παύλον εις το συνέδριον, ως θέλοντες να μάθωσι τι ακριβέστερον περί αυτού.
20 He said, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though intending to inquire somewhat more accurately concerning him.
21 Συ λοιπόν μη πεισθής εις αυτούς, διότι ενεδρεύουσιν αυτόν πλειότεροι των τεσσαράκοντα άνδρες εξ αυτών, οίτινες ανεθεμάτισαν εαυτούς μήτε να φάγωσι μήτε να πίωσιν, εωσού φονεύσωσιν αυτόν· και τώρα είναι έτοιμοι, προσμένοντες την παρά σου υπόσχεσιν.
21 Therefore don’t yield to them, for more than forty men lie in wait for him, who have bound themselves under a curse to neither eat nor drink until they have killed him. Now they are ready, looking for the promise from you.”
22 Ο χιλίαρχος λοιπόν απέλυσε τον νέον, παραγγείλας, Να μη είπης εις μηδένα ότι εφανέρωσας ταύτα εις εμέ.
22 So the commanding officer let the young man go, charging him, “Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me.”
23 Και προσκαλέσας δύο τινάς των εκατοντάρχων, είπεν· Ετοιμάσατε διακοσίους στρατιώτας διά να υπάγωσιν έως Καισαρείας, και εβδομήκοντα ιππείς και διακοσίους λογχοφόρους, από τρίτης ώρας της νυκτός,
23 He called to himself two of the centurions, and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, with seventy horsemen and two hundred men armed with spears, at the third hour of the night.”
24 ετοιμάσατε και ζώα, διά να επικαθίσωσι τον Παύλον και φέρωσιν ασφαλώς προς Φήλικα τον ηγεμόνα·
24 He asked them to provide mounts, that they might set Paul on one, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.
25 και έγραψεν επιστολήν περιέχουσαν τον τύπον τούτον·
25 He wrote a letter like this:
26 Κλαύδιος Λυσίας προς τον κράτιστον ηγεμόνα Φήλικα, χαίρειν.
26 “Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.
27 Τον άνδρα τούτον, συλληφθέντα υπό των Ιουδαίων και μέλλοντα να φονευθή υπ' αυτών, επελθών μετά του στρατεύματος έσωσα αυτόν, μαθών ότι είναι Ρωμαίος.
27 “This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them when I came with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.
28 Θέλων δε να μάθω αιτίαν, διά την οποίαν εκατηγόρουν αυτόν, κατεβίβασα αυτόν εις το συνέδριον αυτών·
28 Desiring to know the cause why they accused him, I brought him down to their council.
29 και εύρον αυτόν εγκαλούμενον περί ζητημάτων του νόμου αυτών, μη έχοντα όμως μηδέν έγκλημα άξιον θανάτου ή δεσμών.
29 I found him to be accused about questions of their law, but not to be charged with anything worthy of death or of imprisonment.
30 Και επειδή εμηνύθη προς εμέ ότι μέλλει να γείνη εις τον άνθρωπον επιβουλή υπό των Ιουδαίων, ευθύς έπεμψα αυτόν προς σε, παραγγείλας και εις τους κατηγόρους να είπωσιν ενώπιον σου τα κατ' αυτού. Υγίαινε.
30 When I was told that the Jews lay in wait for the man, I sent him to you immediately, charging his accusers also to bring their accusations against him before you. Farewell.”
31 Οι μεν λοιπόν στρατιώται κατά την δοθείσαν εις αυτούς προσταγήν αναλαβόντες τον Παύλον, έφεραν διά της νυκτός εις την Αντιπατρίδα,
31 So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.
32 την δε επαύριον, αφήσαντες τους ιππείς να υπάγωσι μετ' αυτού, υπέστρεψαν εις το φρούριον·
32 But on the next day they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the barracks.
33 οίτινες εισελθόντες εις την Καισάρειαν και εγχειρίσαντες την επιστολήν εις τον ηγεμόνα, παρέστησαν και τον Παύλον εις αυτόν.
33 When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.
34 Ο δε ηγεμών, αφού ανέγνωσε την επιστολήν και ηρώτησεν εκ ποίας επαρχίας είναι και ήκουσεν ότι είναι από Κιλικίας,
34 When the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. When he understood that he was from Cilicia, he said,
35 Θέλω σε ακροασθή, είπεν, όταν και οι κατήγοροί σου έλθωσι· και προσέταξε να φυλάττηται εν τω πραιτωρίω του Ηρώδου.
35 “I will hear you fully when your accusers also arrive.” He commanded that he be kept in Herod’s palace.
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People
Ananias
The high priest who ordered Paul to be struck on the mouth at his hearing and later went down to Caesarea to accuse him before Felix.
Cited in the guide: Acts 23:2; Acts 24:1
Claudius Lysias
The commander who rescued Paul from the mob at Jerusalem and sent him to the governor Felix at Caesarea with a letter.
Cited in the guide: Acts 23:26
Felix
The governor at Caesarea who heard Paul's case, trembled at his talk of judgment, and kept him in custody hoping for a bribe.
Cited in the guide: Acts 23:24; Acts 24:3; Acts 24:25
Places
Caesarea Maritima
The Roman administrative capital of Judea. Peter brought the gospel to the Gentile Cornelius here, and Paul was imprisoned before appealing his case to Caesar.
Cited in the guide: Acts 10:1; Acts 23:23; Acts 25:11
Cross references (33)
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- 1 Acts 24:16; 2 Timothy 1:3; 2 Corinthians 1:12; Hebrews 13:18; 1 Corinthians 4:4
- 2 John 18:22; Acts 24:1; 1 Kings 22:24; Micah 5:1; Matthew 26:67
- 3 Deuteronomy 25:1–2; John 7:51; Matthew 23:27–28; Micah 3:8–11; Amos 5:7
- 5 Exodus 22:28; Ecclesiastes 10:20; Jude 8–9; 2 Peter 2:10
- 6 Acts 24:15; Acts 24:21; Acts 26:5–8; Acts 28:20; Philippians 3:5
- 7 Acts 14:4; John 7:40–43; Matthew 10:34; Psalm 55:9
- 8 Luke 20:27; Matthew 22:23; Mark 12:18; Acts 4:1
- 9 Acts 22:7; Acts 22:17–18; John 12:29; Acts 25:25; Proverbs 16:7
- 10 Acts 22:24; James 1:19; James 3:14–4:2; Acts 23:32; Micah 3:3
- 11 Acts 18:9; 2 Timothy 4:17; Matthew 14:27; Jeremiah 15:19–21; Acts 19:21
- 12 Acts 23:30; Isaiah 8:9–10; Acts 23:21; Acts 23:14; Psalm 2:1–3
- 13 John 16:2; 2 Samuel 15:12; 2 Samuel 15:31
- 14 Acts 23:12; Jeremiah 8:12; Micah 7:3; Hosea 4:9; Psalm 52:1–2
- 15 Isaiah 59:7; Psalm 37:32–33; Proverbs 1:16; Proverbs 1:11–12; Psalm 21:11
- 16 1 Corinthians 3:19; Acts 23:10; Proverbs 21:30; Acts 23:32; Job 5:13
- 17 Proverbs 22:3; Matthew 8:8–9; Acts 22:26; Acts 23:23; Matthew 10:16
- 18 Ephesians 3:1; Ephesians 4:1; Acts 28:17; Philemon 9; Acts 16:25
- 19 Nehemiah 2:4; Esther 9:12; Esther 5:3; Mark 9:27; Esther 7:2
- 20 Acts 23:14–15; Daniel 6:5–12; Psalm 12:2; Acts 23:1
- 21 Acts 23:12–14; Exodus 23:2; Acts 20:19; Acts 9:23–24; 2 Corinthians 11:26
- 22 Joshua 2:14; Mark 1:44
- 23 Acts 8:40; Luke 12:38; Matthew 14:25; Acts 23:33
- 24 Acts 23:26; Acts 25:14; Acts 24:10; Acts 23:33–24:3; Acts 24:22–27
- 26 Acts 15:23; Acts 26:25; Luke 1:3; Acts 24:3; James 1:1
- 27 Acts 22:25–29; Acts 21:31–33; Acts 23:10; Acts 24:6
- 28 Acts 22:30
- 29 Acts 26:31; Acts 25:25; Acts 18:15; Acts 25:11; Acts 25:19–20
- 30 Acts 24:6–8; Acts 25:16; Acts 24:19; Acts 23:35; Acts 23:20
- 31 Acts 23:23–24; 2 Timothy 2:3–4; Luke 7:8
- 32 Acts 23:23; Acts 23:10
- 33 Acts 23:26; Acts 28:16; Acts 8:40; Acts 23:23–24
- 34 Acts 21:39; Acts 25:1; Esther 1:1; Esther 8:9; Daniel 6:1
- 35 Acts 23:30; Acts 25:16; Matthew 27:27; Matthew 2:16; Acts 24:22
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Again he discourses simply as man, and he does not on all occasions alike enjoy the benefit of supernatural aid. "I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee:" both in this, and in what comes after it, he wished to divide the multitude, which had an evil unanimity against him.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 11 (1889)
… belonged to humility he wonderfully preserved, when, on its being said to him, "Revilest thou the high priest?" he replied, "I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest; for it is written, Thou shall not speak evil of the ruler of thy people." And here he showed with what calmness he had spoken that which he seemed to …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
A sect of the Jews dif ferent from the Pharisees, and much worse than they, who said, "that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit." For these were some of a grosser sort, and eager after the things of the body.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
Wherefore Paul also saith, "I am a Pharisee, of the strictest sect amongst us." And they say nothing indeed directly about a resurrection; but they feign a story, and make up a case, which, as I suppose, never so much as had an existence; thinking to drive Him to perplexity, and desiring to overthrow both things, both the existence of …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)