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Acts 9:2-20

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.

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