Berean Standard Bible

Acts 26:9-23

9So thenμὲν οὖνmen ounG3767 G3303,IG1473tooG1683was convinced thatἔδοξαedoxaG1380I oughtδεῖνdeinG1163to doπρᾶξαι,praxaiG4238allπολλὰpollaG4183I couldto opposeἐναντίαenantiaG1727πρὸςprosG4314theτὸtoG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424τοῦtouG3588of NazarethΝαζωραίουNazōraiouG3480.

10AndκαὶkaiG2532thatis whatὃhoG3739I didἐποίησαepoiēsaG4160inἐνenG1722JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414.Withλαβών,labōnG2983τῶνtōnG3588authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849fromπαρὰparaG3844theτὴνtēnG3588chief priestsἀρχιερέωνarchiereōnG749καὶkaiG2532τεteG5037IἐγὼegōG1473putκατέκλεισαkatekleisaG2623manyπολλούςpollousG4183of theτῶνtōnG3588saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40inἐνenG1722prisonφυλακαῖςphulakaisG5438,andτεteG5037whentheyαὐτῶνautōnG846were condemned to deathἀναιρουμένωνanairoumenōnG337,I cast my vote againstκατήνεγκα ψῆφον·katēnegka psēphonG2702 G5586them.

11I frequently had them punishedπολλάκις τιμωρῶν αὐτοὺςpollakis timōrōn autousG4178 G846 G5097καὶkaiG2532inκατὰkataG2596πάσαςpasasG3956theτὰςtasG3588synagoguesσυναγωγὰςsunagōgasG4864, andI tried to makeἠνάγκαζονēnagkazonG315themblasphemeβλασφημεῖν,blasphēmeinG987τεteG5037.In my raging furyπερισσῶς ἐμμαινόμενοςperissōs emmainomenosG1693 G4057against themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,I evenκαὶkaiG2532wentἕωςhe'ōsG2193toεἰςeisG1519foreignἔξωexōG1854τὰςtasG3588citiesπόλεις.poleisG4172to persecuteἐδίωκονediōkonG1377them.

12InἐνenG1722thisοἷςhoisG3739pursuitI was on my wayπορευόμενοςporeuomenosG4198toεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588DamascusΔαμασκὸνDamaskonG1154withμετ᾽met᾽G3326theauthorityἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849andκαὶkaiG2532commissionἐπιτροπῆςepitropēsG2011ofτῆςtēsG3588theτῶνtōnG3588chief priestsἀρχιερέωνarchiereōnG749.

13About noonἡμέρας μέσηςhēmeras mesēsG3319 G2250,O kingβασιλεῦ,basileuG935, as I wasonκατὰkataG2596theτὴνtēnG3588roadὁδὸνhodonG3598,I sawG3708a lightφῶςphōsG5457from heavenοὐρανόθεν ὑπὲρouranothen huperG3771 G5228τὴνtēnG3588,brighter thanλαμπρότηταlamprotētaG2987theτοῦtouG3588sunἡλίουhēliouG2246,shining aroundπεριλάμψανperilampsanG4034meG1473andκαὶkaiG2532my companionsτοὺς σὺν πορευομένους.tous sun poreuomenousG3588 G4198 G4862 G1473.

14τεteG5037WeG1473allπάντωνpantōnG3956fellκαταπεσόντωνkatapesontōnG2667toεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588groundγῆνgēnG1093, andI heardἤκουσαēkousaG191a voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456sayλέγουσανlegousanG3004toπρόςprosG4314meG1473inτῇtēaG3588HebrewἙβραΐδι διαλέκτῳ·Hebraidi dialektōG1446 G1258, ‘SaulΣαοὺλSaoulG4549,SaulΣαούλ,SaoulG4549,whyτίtiG5101do you persecuteδιώκεις;diōkeisG1377MeG1473? It ishardσκληρόνsklēronG4642for youσοιsoiG4771to kickλακτίζειν.laktizeinG2979againstπρὸςprosG4314thegoadsκέντραkentraG2759.’

15‘WhoτίςtisG5101are YouεἶeiG1510,Lordκύριε;kurieG2962δὲdeG1161?’IἐγὼegōG1473askedεἶπα·eipaG2036. ‘IἐγώegōG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,whomὃνhonG3739youσὺsuG4771are persecutingδιώκεις.diōkeisG1377δὲdeG1161,’theὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962repliedεἶπεν·eipenG2036.

16‘Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235get upἀνάστηθιanastēthiG450andκαὶkaiG2532standστῆθιstēthiG2476onἐπὶepiG1909yourσου·souG4771τοὺςtousG3588feetπόδαςpodasG4228.ForγὰρgarG1063I have appearedG3708to youσοιsoiG4771toεἰςeisG1519appointτοῦτο προχειρίσασθαίtouto procheirisasthaiG3778 G4400youσεseG4771as a servantὑπηρέτηνhupēretēnG5257andκαὶkaiG2532as a witnessμάρτυραmarturaG3144τεteG5037of whatὧνhōnG3739you have seenG3708from MeG1473andτεteG5037whatὧνhōnG3739I will showG3708youσοι,soiG4771.

17I will rescueἐξαιρούμενόςexairoumenosG1807youσεseG4771fromἐκekG1537your ownτοῦtouG3588peopleλαοῦlaouG2992andκαὶkaiG2532fromἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588Gentilesἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484.IἐγὼegōG1473am sendingἀποστέλλωapostellōG649youσεseG4771toεἰςeisG1519themοὓςhousG3739

18to openἀνοῖξαιanoixaiG455theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788,so thatτοῦtouG3588they may turnἐπιστρέψαιepistrepsaiG1994fromἀπὸapoG575darknessσκότουςskotousG4655toεἰςeisG1519lightφῶςphōsG5457andκαὶkaiG2532from theτῆςtēsG3588powerἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849τοῦtouG3588of SatanσατανᾶsatanaG4567toἐπὶepiG1909τὸνtonG3588Godθεόν,theonG2316, thatτοῦtouG3588theyαὐτοὺςautousG846may receiveλαβεῖνlabeinG2983forgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859of sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266andκαὶkaiG2532aninheritanceκλῆρονklēronG2819amongἐνenG1722thoseτοῖςtoisG3588sanctifiedἡγιασμένοιςhēgiasmenoisG37by faithπίστειpisteiG4102τῇtēaG3588inεἰςeisG1519Meἐμέ.¶emeG1473.’

19So thenὍθεν,HothenG3606,KingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππα,AgrippaG67,I wasἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096notοὐκoukG3756disobedientἀπειθὴςapeithēsG545to theτῇtēaG3588heavenlyοὐρανίῳouraniōG3770visionὀπτασίᾳ,optasiaG3701.

20ἀλλὰallaG235τεteG5037FirstG4412to thoseτοῖςtoisG3588inἐνenG1722DamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154andκαὶkaiG2532JerusalemἹεροσολύμοις,Hi'erosolumoisG2414,thenτεteG5037to everyoneπᾶσάνpasanG3956in theτὴνtēnG3588regionχώρανchōranG5561τῆςtēsG3588of JudeaἸουδαίας,IoudaiasG2449,and thenκαὶkaiG2532to theτοῖςtoisG3588GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484,I declared thatἀπήγγελλονapēngellonG518they should repentμετανοεῖνmetanoeinG3340andκαὶkaiG2532turnἐπιστρέφεινepistrepheinG1994toἐπὶepiG1909τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316,performingπράσσοντας.prassontasG4238deedsἔργαergaG2041worthyἄξιαaxiaG514of theirτῆςtēsG3588repentanceμετανοίαςmetanoiasG3341.

21For this reasonἕνεκα τούτωνheneka toutōnG1752 G3778the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453seizedσυλλαβόμενοιsullabomenoiG4815meG1473ὄνταontaG1510inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588templeἱερῷhi'erōG2411courts andtriedἐπειρῶντοepeirōntoG3987to killδιαχειρίσασθαι.diacheirisasthaiG1315me.

22ButοὖνounG3767I have hadτυχὼνtuchōnG5177God’sτῆς ἀπὸ θεοῦtēs apo theouG575 G3588 G2316helpἐπικουρίαςepikouriasG1947τοῦtouG3588toἄχριachriG891thisταύτηςtautēsG3778τῆςtēsG3588dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250, andI standἕστηκαhestēkaG2476hereto testifyμαρτυρόμενοςmarturomenosG3143to smallμικρῷmikrōG3398andκαὶkaiG2532greatμεγάλῳ,megalōG3173alikeτεteG5037.I am sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762beyondἐκτὸςektosG1622whatὧνhōnG3739τεteG5037theοἱhoiG3588prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396andκαὶkaiG2532MosesΜωϋσῆς,MōusēsG3475saidἐλάλησανelalēsanG2980wouldμελλόντωνmellontōnG3195happenγίνεσθαιginesthaiG1096:

23thatεἰeiG1487theὁhoG3588Christχριστός,christosG5547would sufferπαθητὸςpathētosG3805, and as theεἰeiG1487firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413to riseἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386fromἐξexG1537thedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,wouldμέλλειmelleiG3195proclaimκαταγγέλλεινkatangelleinG2605lightφῶςphōsG5457τεteG5037toτῷtōG3588our peopleλαῷlaōG2992andκαὶkaiG2532to theτοῖςtoisG3588Gentilesἔθνεσιν.¶ethnesinG1484.”

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