Berean Standard Bible

Acts 22

(Acts 9:1–19; Acts 26:1–23)

1“BrothersἌνδρες ἀδελφοὶAndres adelphoiG435 G80andκαὶkaiG2532fathersπατέρες,pateresG3962,listenἀκούσατέakousateG191nowνυνὶnuniG3570to myG1473τῆςtēsG3588defenseἀπολογίας.apologiasG627beforeπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771.”

2WhenδὲdeG1161they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191ὅτιhotiG3754him speak toπροσεφώνειprosephōneiG4377themαὐτοῖς,autoisG846in Hebrewτῇ Ἑβραΐδι διαλέκτῳtēa Hebraidi dialektōG3588 G1446 G1258,they becameπαρέσχονpareschonG3930even moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123quietἡσυχίαν.¶hēsuchianG2271.ThenΚαὶKaiG2532Pauldeclaredφησίν·phēsinG5346,

3“IἐγώegōG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510a Jewἀνὴρ Ἰουδαῖοςanēr IoudaiosG2453 G435,bornγεγεννημένοςgegennēmenosG1080inἐνenG1722TarsusΤαρσῷTarsōG5019τῆςtēsG3588of CiliciaΚιλικίας,KilikiasG2791,butδὲdeG1161raisedἀνατεθραμμένοςanatethrammenosG397inἐνenG1722thisταύτῃ,tautēG3778τῇtēaG3588cityπόλειpoleiG4172.I was educatedπεπαιδευμένοςpepaideumenosG3811atπαρὰparaG3844theτοὺςtousG3588feetπόδαςpodasG4228of GamalielΓαμαλιὴλGamaliēlG1059in strictἀκρίβειανakribeianG195conformityκατὰkataG2596to theτοῦtouG3588lawνόμου,nomouG3551of our fathersπατρῴουpatrōouG3971.I wasὑπάρχωνhuparchōnG5225just as zealousζηλωτὴςzēlōtēsG2207forτοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316asκαθὼςkathōsG2531any ofπάντεςpantesG3956youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771areἐστεesteG1510todayσήμερον,sēmeronG4594.

4IὃςhosG3739persecutedἐδίωξαediōxaG1377thisταύτηνtautēnG3778τὴνtēnG3588WayὁδὸνhodonG3598even to theἄχριachriG891deathθανάτουthanatouG2288,detainingδεσμεύωνdesmeuōnG1195bothτεteG5037menἄνδραςandrasG435andκαὶkaiG2532womenγυναῖκας,gunaikasG1135andκαὶkaiG2532throwing themπαραδιδοὺςparadidousG3860intoεἰςeisG1519prisonφυλακὰςphulakasG5438,

5asὡςhōsG5613theὁhoG3588high priestἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588wholeπᾶνpanG3956Councilπρεσβυτέριον,presbuterionG4244καὶkaiG2532can testifyμαρτυρεῖmartureiG3140about meG1473.I even obtainedκαὶ δεξάμενοςkai dexamenosG2532 G1209lettersἐπιστολὰςepistolasG1992fromπαρ᾽par᾽G3844themὧνhōnG3739toπρὸςprosG4314theirτοὺςtousG3588brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80inεἰςeisG1519DamascusΔαμασκὸνDamaskonG1154, andI was on my wayἐπορευόμην,eporeuomēnG4198to apprehendδεδεμένουςdedemenousG1210these peopleτοὺς ἐκεῖσε ὄνταςtous ekeise ontasG3588 G1510 G1566andκαὶkaiG2532bringἄξωνaxōnG71themtoεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419toἵναinaG2443be punishedτιμωρηθῶσιν.timōrēthōsinG5097.

6AboutπερὶperiG4012noonμεσημβρίανmesēmbrianG3314δέdeG1161asἐγένετοegenetoG1096IG1473was approachingπορευομένῳ καὶ ἐγγίζοντιporeuomenō kai engizontiG4198 G2532 G1448τῇtēaG3588DamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154,suddenlyἐξαίφνηςexaiphnēsG1810a brightἱκανὸνhikanonG2425lightφῶςphōsG5457fromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772flashedπεριαστράψαιperiastrapsaiG4015aroundπερὶperiG4012meG1473.

7τεteG5037I fellἔπεσάepesaG4098toεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588groundἔδαφοςedaphosG1475andκαὶkaiG2532heardἤκουσαēkousaG191a voiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456sayλεγούσηςlegousēsG3004to meG1473, ‘SaulΣαοὺλSaoulG4549,SaulΣαούλ,SaoulG4549,whyτίtiG5101do you persecuteδιώκεις;diōkeisG1377MeG1473?’

8‘WhoτίςtisG5101are YouεἶeiG1510,Lordκύριε;kurieG2962δὲdeG1161?’IG1473askedἀπεκρίθην·apekrithēnG611. ‘IG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ofὁhoG3588NazarethΝαζωραῖοςNazōraiosG3480,whomὃνhonG3739youσὺsuG4771are persecutingδιώκεις.diōkeisG1377τεteG5037,’He repliedεἶπένeipenG2036πρόςprosG4314G1473.

9δὲdeG1161My companionsοἱ σὺν ὄντεςhoi sun ontesG3588 G1510 G4862 G1473μὲνmenG3303sawἐθεάσαντοetheasantoG2300theτὸtoG3588lightφῶςphōsG5457,butδὲdeG1161they could not understandοὐκ ἤκουσανouk ēkousanG3756 G191theτὴνtēnG3588voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456of theτοῦtouG3588OnespeakingλαλοῦντόςlalountosG2980to meG1473.

10Thenδέ·deG1161I askedεἶπονeiponG2036, ‘WhatτίtiG5101should I doποιήσωpoiēsōG4160,Lordκύριε;kurieG2962?’ ‘Get upἀναστὰςanastasG450andgoπορεύουporeuouG4198intoεἰςeisG1519DamascusΔαμασκόν,DamaskonG1154δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588,’ HeκύριοςkuriosG2962toldεἶπεν πρόςeipen prosG2036 G4314meG1473. ‘ThereG2546youσοιsoiG4771will be toldλαληθήσεταιlalēthēsetaiG2980περὶperiG4012allπάντωνpantōnG3956thatὧνhōnG3739youσοιsoiG4771have been appointedτέτακταίtetaktaiG5021to doποιῆσαι.poiēsaiG4160.’

11δὲdeG1161BecauseὡςhōsG5613theτῆςtēsG3588brillianceδόξηςdoxēsG1391of theἐκείνου,ekeinouG1565τοῦtouG3588lightφωτὸςphōtosG5457had blinded meοὐκ ἐνέβλεπονouk enebleponG3756 G1689ἀπὸapoG575ὑπὸhupoG5259,my companionsτῶν συνόντωνtōn sunontōnG3588 G4895 G1473led me by the handχειραγωγούμενος ἦλθονcheiragōgoumenos ēlthonG2064 G5496intoεἰςeisG1519DamascusΔαμασκόν.¶DamaskonG1154.

12ThereδέdeG1161aτις,tisG5100manἀνὴρanērG435namedAnaniasἉνανίαςHananiasG367,a devoutεὐλαβὴςeulabēsG2126observerκατὰkataG2596of theτὸνtonG3588lawνόμον,nomonG3551who washighly regardedμαρτυρούμενοςmarturoumenosG3140byὑπὸhupoG5259allπάντωνpantōnG3956theτῶνtōnG3588JewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453living thereκατοικούντωνkatoikountōnG2730,

13cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064πρόςprosG4314andG2532stood besideἐπιστὰςepistasG2186meG1473. ‘Brotherἀδελφέ,adelpheG80SaulΣαοὺλSaoulG4549,’he saidεἶπένeipenG2036G1473, ‘receive your sightἀνάβλεψον.anablepsonG308.’AndG2504atτῇtēaG3588thatαὐτῇautēaG846momentὥρᾳhōraG5610I could seeἀνέβλεψα εἰςaneblepsa eisG308 G1519himαὐτόν.autonG846.

14ThenδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588he saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, ‘TheὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316of ourG1473τῶνtōnG3588fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962has appointedπροεχειρίσατόproecheirisatoG4400youσεseG4771to knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸtoG3588willθέλημαthelēmaG2307andκαὶkaiG2532to seeG3708theτὸνtonG3588Righteous OneδίκαιονdikaionG1342andκαὶkaiG2532to hearἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191Hisvoiceφωνὴν ἐκ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ·phōnēn ek tou stomatos autouG5456 G1537 G846 G3588 G4750.

15ὅτιhotiG3754You will beἔσῃesēG1510HisαὐτῷautōG846witnessμάρτυςmartusG3144toπρὸςprosG4314everyoneπάντας ἀνθρώπουςpantas anthrōpousG3956 G444of whatὧνhōnG3739you have seenἑώρακαςhe'ōrakasG3708andκαὶkaiG2532heardἤκουσας.ēkousasG191.

16AndκαὶkaiG2532nowνῦνnunG3568whatτίtiG5101are you waiting forμέλλεις;melleisG3195?Get upἀναστὰςanastasG450,be baptizedβάπτισαιbaptisaiG907,andκαὶkaiG2532washἀπόλουσαιapolousaiG628yourσουsouG4771τὰςtasG3588sins awayἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266,calling onἐπικαλεσάμενοςepikalesamenosG1941Hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846τὸtoG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686.’

17LaterδέdeG1161ἘγένετοEgenetoG1096, whenIG1473had returnedὑποστρέψαντιhupostrepsantiG5290toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419andκαὶkaiG2532G1473was prayingπροσευχομένουproseuchomenouG4336atἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588templeἱερῷhi'erōG2411,IG1473fellγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096intoἐνenG1722a tranceἐκστάσειekstaseiG1611

18andκαὶkaiG2532sawG3708the LordαὐτὸνautonG846sayingλέγοντάlegontaG3004to meG1473, ‘HurryσπεῦσονspeusonG4692καὶkaiG2532!Leaveἔξελθε ἐξexelthe exG1831 G1537JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419quicklyἐν τάχειen tacheiG1722 G5034,becauseδιότιdiotiG1360the people herewill not acceptοὐ παραδέξονταίou paradexontaiG3756 G3858yourσουsouG4771testimonyμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141aboutπερὶperiG4012MeG1473.’

19‘Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,’IG2504answeredεἶπον·eiponG2036, ‘they know very wellαὐτοὶ ἐπίστανταιautoi epistantaiG846 G1987thatὅτιhotiG3754in oneκατὰkataG2596synagogueσυναγωγὰςsunagōgasG4864after anotherτὰςtasG3588IG1473imprisonedἤμην φυλακίζωνēmēn phulakizōnG1510 G5439andG2532beatδέρωνderōnG1194those whoτοὺςtousG3588believedπιστεύονταςpisteuontasG4100inἐπὶepiG1909Youσέ·seG4771.

20AndκαὶkaiG2532whenὅτεhoteG3753theτὸtoG3588bloodαἷμαhaimaG129of Yourσου,souG4771τοῦtouG3588witnessμάρτυρόςmarturosG3144StephenΣτεφάνουStephanouG4736was shedἐξεχύννετοexechunnetoG1632καὶkaiG2532,IαὐτὸςautosG846stood thereἤμην ἐφεστὼςēmēn ephestōsG1510 G2186giving my approvalκαὶ συνευδοκῶνkai suneudokōnG2532 G4909andκαὶkaiG2532watching overφυλάσσωνphulassōnG5442theτὰtaG3588garmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440of those whoτῶνtōnG3588killedἀναιρούντωνanairountōnG337himαὐτόν.autonG846.’

21ThenκαὶkaiG2532He saidεἶπενeipenG2036toπρόςprosG4314meG1473, ‘Goπορεύου,poreuouG4198ὅτιhotiG3754!IG1473will sendἐξαποστελῶexapostelōG1821youσε.¶seG4771far awayμακρὰνmakranG3112toεἰςeisG1519theGentilesἔθνηethnēG1484.’”

Paul the Roman Citizen

22δὲdeG1161The crowdlistenedἬκουονĒkouonG191toαὐτοῦautouG846PauluntilἄχριachriG891τοῦtouG3588he made this statementτούτου λόγουtoutou logouG3056 G3778.ThenκαὶkaiG2532they lifted upἐπῆρανepēranG1869theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὴνtēnG3588voicesφωνὴνphōnēnG5456andshoutedλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “RidαἶρεaireG142τῆςtēsG3588theτὸνtonG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093ofἀπὸapoG575himτοιοῦτον·toioutonG5108γὰρgarG1063!He is not fitοὐ καθῆκεν αὐτὸνou kathēken autonG3756 G2520 G846to liveζῆν.zēnG2198!”

23AsτεteG5037theyαὐτῶνautōnG846were shoutingκραυγαζόντωνkraugazontōnG2905andκαὶkaiG2532throwing offG4495theirτὰtaG3588cloaksἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440andκαὶkaiG2532tossingβαλλόντωνballontōnG906dustκονιορτὸνkoniortonG2868intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588airἀέραaeraG109,

24theὁhoG3588commanderχιλίαρχοςchiliarchosG5506ordered thatἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753PaulαὐτὸνautonG846be broughtεἰσάγεσθαιeisagesthaiG1521intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588barracksπαρεμβολὴνparembolēnG3925.He directed thatεἴπαςeipasG2036Paulαὐτόν,autonG846be floggedμάστιξινmastixinG3148and interrogatedἀνετάζεσθαιanetazesthaiG426toἵναinaG2443determineἐπιγνῷepignōG1921the reasonἣν αἰτίανhēn aitianG3739 G156forδι᾽di᾽G1223thisοὕτωςhoutōsG3779outcryἐπεφώνουνepephōnounG2019against himαὐτῷ.¶autōG846.

25ButδὲdeG1161asὩςHōsG5613they stretched him outπροέτειναν αὐτὸνproeteinan autonG4385 G846to strap him downτοῖς ἱμᾶσιν,tois himasinG3588 G2438τὸνtonG3588,PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972saidεἶπενeipenG2036toπρὸςprosG4314theὁhoG3588centurionἑκατόνταρχονhekatontarchonG1543standing thereἑστῶταhestōtaG2476, “Is it lawfulεἰ ἔξεστινei exestinG1487 G1832for youὑμῖνhuminG4771to flogμαστίζειν;mastizeinG3147aἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444Roman citizenῬωμαῖονRhōmaionG4514καὶkaiG2532without a trialἀκατάκριτονakatakritonG178?”

26OnδὲdeG1161hearingἀκούσαςakousasG191this,theὁhoG3588centurionἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēsG1543wentπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334andreportedἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518itto theτῷtōG3588commanderχιλιάρχῳchiliarchōG5506. “WhatτίtiG5101are you goingμέλλειςmelleisG3195to doποιεῖν;poieinG4160?”he saidλέγων·legōnG3004γὰρgarG1063. “ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778ὁhoG3588manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444isἐστιν.estinG1510a Roman citizenῬωμαῖόςRhōmaiosG4514.”

27δὲdeG1161TheὁhoG3588commanderχιλίαρχοςchiliarchosG5506wentπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334toαὐτῷ·autōG846Pauland askedεἶπενeipenG2036, “TellλέγεlegeG3004meG1473,areεἶ;eiG1510youσὺsuG4771a Roman citizenῬωμαῖοςRhōmaiosG4514?” “Yesναί.naiG3483δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588,”he answeredἔφη·ephēG5346.

28“IἐγὼegōG1473paidἐκτησάμην.ektēsamēnG2932a highπολλοῦpollouG4183priceκεφαλαίουkephalaiouG2774ταύτηνtautēnG3778for myὁhoG3588citizenshipπολιτείανpoliteianG4174δὲdeG1161,”saidἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611theτὴνtēnG3588commanderχιλίαρχος·chiliarchosG5506. “ButδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473was born a citizenκαὶ γεγέννημαι.kai gegennēmaiG2532 G1080δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588,”PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972repliedἔφη·ephēG5346.

29At onceεὐθέως οὖνeutheōs ounG3767 G2112those whoοἱhoiG3588were aboutμέλλοντεςmellontesG3195to interrogateἀνετάζειν.anetazeinG426PaulαὐτοῦautouG846stepped backἀπέστησαν ἀπ᾽ αὐτὸνapestēsan ap᾽ autonG868 G575 G846,andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588commanderχιλίαρχοςchiliarchosG5506himselfδὲdeG1161was alarmedἐφοβήθηephobēthēG5399when he realizedἐπιγνοὺς ὅτι ἐστινepignous hoti estinG1921 G3754 G1510καὶkaiG2532thatὅτιhotiG3754αὐτὸνautonG846he had putἦν δεδεκώς.¶ēn dedekōsG1510 G1210a Roman citizen in chainsῬωμαῖόςRhōmaiosG4514.

30δὲdeG1161TheΤῇTēaG3588next dayἐπαύριονepaurionG1887the commander,wantingβουλόμενοςboulomenosG1014to learnγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097τὸtoG3588the real reasonἀσφαλές, τίasphales tiG804 G5101τὸtoG3588Paulwas accusedκατηγορεῖταιkatēgoreitaiG2723byὑπὸhupoG5259theτῶνtōnG3588JewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453,releasedἔλυσενelusenG3089himαὐτὸνautonG846andκαὶkaiG2532orderedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753theτοὺςtousG3588chief priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588wholeπᾶνpanG3956SanhedrinσυνέδριονsunedrionG4892to assembleσυνελθεῖνsuneltheinG4905.ThenκαὶkaiG2532he broughtκαταγαγὼνkatagagōnG2609τὸνtonG3588Paul downΠαῦλονPaulonG3972and had him standἔστησενestēsenG2476beforeεἰςeisG1519themαὐτούς.¶autousG846.

(Acts 9:1–19; Acts 26:1–23)

Paul the Roman Citizen

Commentaries on Acts 22