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Acts 22

1Brethrenandfathersπατέρες,pateresG3962,hearἀκούσατέakousateG191yethedefencewhichInowmake untoyou.

2AndwhentheyheardG191thathespake untothemintheHebrewἙβραΐδιHebraidiG1446languageδιαλέκτῳdialektōG1258,theywerethemoreμᾶλλονmallonG3123quiet:andhesaith,

3IamG1510aJewG2453,bornG1080inTarsusΤαρσῷTarsōG5019ofCiliciaΚιλικίας,KilikiasG2791,butbroughtupinthiscityπόλειpoleiG4172,atthefeetG4228ofGamalielΓαμαλιὴλGamaliēlG1059, instructedaccordingκατὰkataG2596tothestrict mannerofthelawνόμου,nomouG3551ofourfathersπατρῴουpatrōouG3971,beingG1510zealousζηλωτὴςzēlōtēsG2207forGodθεοῦtheouG2316,evenasyeallareG1510thisdayσήμερον,sēmeronG4594:

4andIpersecutedG1377thisWayὁδὸνhodonG3598untothedeathθανάτουthanatouG2288,bindinganddeliveringG3860intoprisonsφυλακὰςphulakasG5438bothmenG435andwomenG1135.

5AsalsoG2532thehighἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749priestG749dothbearG3140mewitnessμαρτυρεῖmartureiG3140,andalltheestateoftheelders:fromwhomalsoG2532IreceivedG1209lettersἐπιστολὰςepistolasG1992untothebrethren,andjourneyedtoDamascusΔαμασκὸνDamaskonG1154tobringἄξωνaxōnG71themalsoG2532thatwereG1510thereuntoJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419inbondstobeG1510punished.

6AnditcameG1096topassG1096,that,asImademyjourneyπορευομένῳporeuomenōG4198,anddrew nigh untoDamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154,aboutnoon,suddenlyἐξαίφνηςexaiphnēsG1810thereshonefromheavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772agreatlightφῶςphōsG5457roundaboutme.

7AndIfellG4098untotheground,andheardG191avoiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456sayingλεγούσηςlegousēsG3004untome,SaulΣαοὺλSaoulG4549,SaulΣαούλ,SaoulG4549,whyτίtiG5101persecutest thoume?

8AndIansweredἀπεκρίθην·apekrithēnG611,Whoart thou,Lordκύριε;kurieG2962?AndhesaidG3004untome,IamG1510JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ofNazarethΝαζωραῖοςNazōraiosG3480,whomthou persecutest.

9AndtheythatwereG1510withmebeheldindeedμὲνmenG3303thelightφῶςphōsG5457,buttheyheardἤκουσανēkousanG191notthevoiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456ofhimthatspaketome.

10AndIsaidG3004,WhatshallIdo,Lordκύριε;kurieG2962?AndtheLordκύριοςkuriosG2962saidG3004untome,AriseG450,andgoπορεύουporeuouG4198intoDamascusΔαμασκόν,DamaskonG1154;andthereitshallbetoldG3004theeofallthingsπάντωνpantōnG3956whichareappointedfortheetodo.

11AndwhenG5613IcouldnotseeἐνέβλεπονenebleponG1689forthegloryG1391ofthatlightφωτὸςphōtosG5457, beingledbythehandofthemthatwerewithmeIcameG2064intoDamascusΔαμασκόν.¶DamaskonG1154.

12AndoneG5100AnaniasἉνανίαςHananiasG367,adevoutεὐλαβὴςeulabēsG2126manἀνὴρanērG435accordingκατὰkataG2596tothelawνόμον,nomonG3551,wellG3140reportedofbyalltheJewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453thatdweltthere,

13cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064untome,andstandingbymesaidG3004untome,Brotherἀδελφέ,adelpheG80SaulΣαοὺλSaoulG4549,receiveἀνάβλεψον.anablepsonG308thysightG308.AndinthatveryhourὥρᾳhōraG5610IlookedἀνέβλεψαaneblepsaG308uponhim.

14AndhesaidG3004,TheGodθεὸςtheosG2316ofourfathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962hathappointedπροεχειρίσατόproecheirisatoG4400theetoknowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097hiswill,andtoseeG3708theRighteousδίκαιονdikaionG1342OneG3588,andtohearἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191avoiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456fromhismouthστόματοςstomatosG4750.

15Forthou shaltbeἔσῃesēG1510awitnessμάρτυςmartusG3144forhimuntoallmenG444ofwhatthou hastseenG3708andheardG191.

16AndnowνῦνnunG3568whyτίtiG5101tarriest thou?ariseG450,andbebaptizedG907,andwashawayG630thysinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266,callingἐπικαλεσάμενοςepikalesamenosG1941onhisnameὄνομαonomaG3686.

17AnditcameG1096topassG1096,that,whenIhadreturnedὑποστρέψαντιhupostrepsantiG5290toJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,andwhileIprayedπροσευχομένουproseuchomenouG4336inthetemple,IfellintoatranceἐκστάσειekstaseiG1611,

18andsawG3708himsayingλέγοντάlegontaG3004untome,Makehaste,andgettheequicklyoutofJerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419;becausetheywillnotreceiveπαραδέξονταίparadexontaiG3858oftheetestimonyμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141concerningG4012me.

19AndIsaidG3004,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,theythemselvesknowἐπίστανταιepistantaiG1987thatIimprisonedandbeatδέρωνderōnG1194ineverysynagogueG4864themthatbelievedG4100onthee:

20andwhenὅτεhoteG3753thebloodαἷμαhaimaG129ofStephenΣτεφάνουStephanouG4736thywitnessμάρτυρόςmarturosG3144wasG1510shed,IalsoG2532wasG1510standingby,andconsenting,andkeepingG5442thegarmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440ofthemthatslewhim.

21AndhesaidG3004untome,DepartG4198:forIwillsendtheeforthG1821farμακρὰνmakranG3112henceuntotheGentilesἔθνηethnēG1484.

22Andtheygavehimaudience untothiswordλόγουlogouG3056;andtheyliftedἐπῆρανepēranG1869uptheirvoiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456,andsaidλέγοντες·legontesG3004,AwayαἶρεaireG142withsuchafellowfromtheearthγῆςgēsG1093:foritisnotfitthatheshouldliveζῆν.zēnG2198.

23Andastheycriedout,andthrewofftheirgarmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440,andcastG906dustκονιορτὸνkoniortonG2868intotheairἀέραaeraG109,

24thechief captaincommandedG2753himtobebroughtG1521intothecastle, biddingthatheshouldbeexaminedbyscourging,thathemightknowἐπιγνῷepignōG1921forwhatcauseαἰτίανaitianG156theysoἵναinaG2443shoutedagainsthim.

25AndwhenG5613theyhadtiedhimupwiththethongs,PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972saidG3004untothecenturionἑκατόνταρχονhekatontarchonG1543thatstoodἑστῶταhestōtaG2476by,IsitlawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832foryoutoscourgeamanἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444thatisaRomanῬωμαῖονRhōmaionG4514,anduncondemnedἀκατάκριτονakatakritonG178?

26AndwhenthecenturionἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēsG1543heardG191it,hewenttothechief captainandtoldG3004him,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,Whatart thouabouttodo?forthismanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444isG1510aRomanῬωμαῖόςRhōmaiosG4514.

27Andthechief captaincameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334andsaidG3004untohim,TellλέγεlegeG3004me, art thouaRomanῬωμαῖοςRhōmaiosG4514?AndhesaidG3004, Yea.

28Andthechief captainansweredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611,WithagreatπολλοῦpollouG4183sumκεφαλαίουkephalaiouG2774obtainedIthiscitizenship.AndPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972saidἔφη·ephēG5346,ButIamaRomanbornG1080.

29TheythenthatwereG1510abouttoexaminehimstraightwaydepartedἀπέστησανapestēsanG868fromhim:andthechief captainalsoG2532wasG1510afraidἐφοβήθηephobēthēG5399whenheknewG1921thathewasG1510aRomanῬωμαῖόςRhōmaiosG4514,andbecausehehadboundG1210him.

30Butonthemorrow,desiringtoknowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097thecertaintywhereforehewasaccusedG2723oftheJewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453,heloosedG3089him,andcommandedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753thechiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749andallthecouncilσυνέδριονsunedrionG4892tocomeG4905togetherG4905,andbroughtG2609PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972downκαταγαγὼνkatagagōnG2609andsetἔστησενestēsenG2476himbeforethem.

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