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Acts 9:1-30

1ButSaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569,yetbreathingthreateningandslaughteragainstthedisciplesG3101oftheLordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,wentuntothehighἀρχιερεῖ,archiereiG749priestG749,

2andaskedG154ofhimlettersἐπιστολὰςepistolasG1992toDamascusΔαμασκὸνDamaskonG1154untothesynagoguesG4864,thatifhefoundεὕρῃheurēG2147anythatwereG1510oftheWayὁδοῦhodouG3598,whethermenG435orwomenG1135,hemightbringἀγάγῃagagēG71themboundG1210toJerusalemἸερουσαλήμ.IerousalēmG2419.

3Andashejourneyed,itcameG1096topassἐγένετοegenetoG1096thathedrew nigh untoDamascusΔαμασκῷ,DamaskōG1154:andsuddenlyἐξαίφνηςexaiphnēsG1810thereshone roundabouthimalightφῶςphōsG5457outofheavenοὐρανοῦ·ouranouG3772:

4andhefellG4098upontheearthG1093,andheardG191avoiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456sayingλέγουσανlegousanG3004untohim,SaulΣαοὺλSaoulG4549,SaulΣαούλ,SaoulG4549,whyτίtiG5101persecutest thoume?

5AndhesaidG3004,Whoart thou,Lordκύριε;kurieG2962?AndhesaidG3004,IamG1510JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424whomthou persecutest:

6butriseἀνάστηθιanastēthiG450,andenterεἴσελθεeiseltheG1525intothecityπόλιν,polinG4172,anditshallbetoldtheewhatthoumustdo.

7AndthemenG435thatjourneyedwithhimstoodG2476speechless,hearingἀκούοντεςakouontesG191thevoiceφωνῆς,phōnēsG5456,butbeholdingnomanG435.

8AndSaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569arosefromtheearthG1093;andwhenhiseyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnG3788wereopenedἀνεῳγμένωνaneōgmenōnG455,hesawἔβλεπεν·eblepenG991nothing;andtheyledhimbythehand,andbroughtG1521himintoDamascusΔαμασκόν.DamaskonG1154.

9AndhewasG1510threeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250withoutsight,anddidneithereatG2068nordrinkἔπιεν.¶epienG4095.

10NowG1161therewasG1510acertainτιςtisG5100discipleμαθητὴςmathētēsG3101atDamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154,namedG3686AnaniasἉνανίας,HananiasG367;andtheLordκύριος·kuriosG2962saidG3004untohiminavisionὁράματιhoramatiG3705,AnaniasἉνανία.HananiaG367.AndhesaidG3004,BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,IamG1510here,Lordκύριε.kurieG2962.

11AndtheLordκύριοςkuriosG2962saiduntohim,AriseG450,andgoπορεύθητιporeuthētiG4198tothestreetῥύμηνrhumēnG4505whichiscalledκαλουμένηνkaloumenēnG2564StraightεὐθεῖανeutheianG2117,andinquireinthehouseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614ofJudasἸούδαIoudaG2455foroneG3588namedG3686SaulΣαῦλονSaulonG4569,amanofTarsusΤαρσέα·TarseaG5018:forbeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,heprayeth;

12andhehathseenG3708amanἄνδραandraG435namedG3686AnaniasG367comingεἰσελθόνταeiselthontaG1525in,andlayingG2007hishandsχεῖρας,cheirasG5495onhim,thathemightreceiveG308hissightG308.

13ButAnaniasἉνανίας·HananiasG367answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,IhaveheardG191frommanyπολλῶνpollōnG4183ofthismanἀνδρὸςandrosG435,howὅσαhosaG3745muchG4183evilκακὰkakaG2556hedidtothysaintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40atJerusalemἸερουσαλήμ·IerousalēmG2419:

14andhereὧδεhōdeG5602hehathauthorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849fromthechiefἀρχιερέωνarchiereōnG749priestsG749tobindδῆσαιdēsaiG1210allthatcallἐπικαλουμένουςepikaloumenousG1941upon thynameὄνομάonomaG3686.

15ButtheLordκύριος·kuriosG2962saidG3004untohim,Goπορεύου,poreuouG4198thyway:forheisG1510achosenvesselσκεῦοςskeuosG4632untome,tobearG941mynameὄνομάonomaG3686beforetheGentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484andkingsβασιλέωνbasileōnG935,andthechildrenofIsraelἸσραήλ.IsraēlG2474:

16forIwillshowὑποδείξωhupodeixōG5263himhowὅσαhosaG3745manyG3745thingshemustsufferπαθεῖν.¶patheinG3958formyname’sὀνόματόςonomatosG3686sake.

17AndAnaniasἉνανίαςHananiasG367departedG565,andenteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525intothehouseοἰκίαν,oikianG3614;andlayingG2007hishandsχεῖραςcheirasG5495onhimsaidG3004,Brotherἀδελφέ,adelpheG80SaulΣαοὺλSaoulG4549,theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962,evenG2532JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,whoappearedunto theeinthewayG3598whichthou camest, hathsentG649me,thatthou mayestreceiveG308thysightG308,andbefilledπλησθῇςplēsthēasG4130withtheHolyἁγίου.hagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151.

18AndstraightwaytherefellfromhiseyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnG3788asitwerescales,andhereceivedG308hissightἀνέβλεψένaneblepsenG308;andhearoseG450andwasbaptizedG907;

19andhetookG2983foodτροφὴνtrophēnG5160andwasstrengthened.AndhewascertainG5100daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250withthedisciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101thatwereatDamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154.

20AndstraightwayinthesynagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864heproclaimedἐκήρυσσενekērussenG2784JesusἸησοῦν,IēsounG2424,thatheisG1510theSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofGodθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

21AndallthatheardἀκούοντεςakouontesG191himwereG1510amazed,andsaidἔλεγον·elegonG3004,IsG1510notthishethatinJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419madehavocofthemthatcalledonthisnameὄνομαonomaG3686?andhehadcomeἐληλύθειelēlutheiG2064hitherforthisintent,thathemightbringἀγάγῃagagēG71themboundG1210beforethechiefἀρχιερεῖς.¶archiereisG749priestsG749.

22ButSaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569increasedthemoreμᾶλλονmallonG3123instrength,andconfoundedtheJewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453thatdweltatDamascusΔαμασκῷ,DamaskōG1154,provingthatthisisG1510theChristχριστός.christosG5547.

23AndwhenὡςhōsG5613manyἱκαναί,hikanaiG2425daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250werefulfilled,theJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453tookcounseltogetherσυνεβουλεύσαντοsunebouleusantoG4823tokillhim:

24buttheirplotἐπιβουλὴepiboulēG1917becameknownG1097toSaulΣαύλῳSaulōG4569.AndtheywatchedπαρετηροῦντοparetērountoG3906thegatesG4439alsoG2532dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250andnightνυκτός,nuktosG3571thattheymightkillhim:

25buthisdisciplesG3101tookG2983himbynightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571,andlethimdownG5465throughthewallτείχουςteichousG5038, loweringhiminabasketG4711.

26AndwhenhewasG1510cometoJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,heassayedtojoinκολλᾶσθαιkollasthaiG2853himselftothedisciplesG3101:andtheywereG1510allafraidἐφοβοῦντοephobountoG5399ofhim,notbelievingG4100thathewasG1510adiscipleG3101.

27ButBarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921tookhim,andbroughtG71himtotheapostlesG652,anddeclareduntothemhowπῶςpōsG4459hehadseenG3708theLordκύριονkurionG2962inthewayG3598,andthathehadspokenἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980tohim,andhowπῶςpōsG4459atDamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154hehadpreachedboldlyἐπαρρησιάσατοeparrēsiasatoG3955inthenameὀνόματιonomatiG3686ofJesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

28AndhewasG1510withthemgoingG1607inandgoingG1607outatJerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419,

29preaching boldlyinthenameoftheLord:andhespakeanddisputedagainsttheGrecian Jews;buttheywereseekingtokillhim.

30AndwhenthebrethrenknewG1921it,theybroughtG2609himdownκατήγαγονkatēgagonG2609toCæsarea,andsenthimforthG1821toTarsusΤαρσόν.¶TarsonG5019.

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