Berean Standard Bible
Acts 9
(Acts 22:1–21; Acts 26:1–23)
1MeanwhileδὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588,SaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569was stillἔτιetiG2089breathing outἐμπνέωνempneōnG1709καὶkaiG2532murderousφόνουphonouG5408threatsἀπειλῆςapeilēsG547againstεἰςeisG1519theτοὺςtousG3588disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101of theτοῦtouG3588Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962.He approachedπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334theτῷtōG3588high priestἀρχιερεῖ,archiereiG749
2and requestedᾐτήσατο παρ᾽ αὐτοῦētēsato par᾽ autouG154G3844G846lettersἐπιστολὰςepistolasG1992toπρὸςprosG4314theτὰςtasG3588synagoguesσυναγωγάς,sunagōgasG4864inεἰςeisG1519DamascusΔαμασκὸνDamaskonG1154,so thatὅπωςhopōsG3704ifἐάνeanG1437he foundεὕρῃheurēG2147anyτιναςtinasG5100τεteG5037menἄνδραςandrasG435orκαὶkaiG2532womenγυναῖκας,gunaikasG1135belongingὄνταςontasG1510to theτῆςtēsG3588WayὁδοῦhodouG3598,he could bring them as prisonersδεδεμένους ἀγάγῃdedemenous agagēG1210G71toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ.IerousalēmG2419.
3δὲdeG1161AsἐγένετοegenetoG1096SaulαὐτὸνautonG846drew nearἐγγίζεινengizeinG1448τῷtōG3588to DamascusΔαμασκῷ,DamaskōG1154onἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588his journeyπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiG4198,suddenlyἐξαίφνηςexaiphnēsG1810τεteG5037a lightφῶςphōsG5457fromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588heavenοὐρανοῦ·ouranouG3772flashed aroundπεριήστραψενperiēstrapsenG4015himαὐτὸνautonG846.
7δὲdeG1161TheοἱhoiG3588menἄνδρεςandresG435οἱhoiG3588traveling withσυνοδεύοντεςsunodeuontesG4922SaulαὐτῷautōG846stoodεἱστήκεισανheistēkeisanG2476therespeechlessἐνεοί,eneoiG1769.They heardἀκούοντεςakouontesG191theτῆςtēsG3588voiceφωνῆς,phōnēsG5456μὲνmenG3303butδὲdeG1161did not seeθεωροῦντες.theōrountesG2334anyoneμηδέναmēdenaG3367.
8δὲdeG1161SaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569got upἠγέρθηēgerthēG1453fromἀπὸapoG575theτῆςtēsG3588groundγῆς,gēsG1093,butδὲdeG1161when he openedἀνεῳγμένωνaneōgmenōnG455hisαὐτοῦautouG846τῶνtōnG3588eyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnG3788he could not seeἔβλεπεν·eblepenG991a thingG3762. SoδὲdeG1161they led him by the handχειραγωγοῦντες αὐτὸν εἰσήγαγονcheiragōgountes auton eisēgagonG5496G846G1521intoεἰςeisG1519DamascusΔαμασκόν.DamaskonG1154.
Ananias Baptizes Saul
10δέdeG1161InἐνenG1722DamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154there wasἮνĒnG1510aτιςtisG5100discipleμαθητὴςmathētēsG3101namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686AnaniasἉνανίας,HananiasG367καὶkaiG2532.TheὁhoG3588Lordκύριος·kuriosG2962spokeεἶπενeipenG2036toπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846inἐνenG1722a visionὁράματιhoramatiG3705, “AnaniasἉνανία.HananiaG367!” “HereἰδοὺidouG2400Iἐγώ,egōG1473am,Lordκύριε.kurieG2962ὁhoG3588δὲdeG1161,”he answeredεἶπεν·eipenG2036.
11“Get upἀναστὰςanastasG450δὲdeG1161!”theὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962toldπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτόν·autonG846. “GoπορεύθητιporeuthētiG4198toἐπὶepiG1909thehouseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614of JudasἸούδαIoudaG2455onἐνenG1722τὴνtēnG3588τὴνtēnG3588καλουμένηνkaloumenēnG2564StraightεὐθεῖανeutheianG2117StreetῥύμηνrhumēnG4505andκαὶkaiG2532ask forζήτησονzētēsonG2212a man fromTarsusΤαρσέα·TarseaG5018namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686SaulΣαῦλονSaulonG4569,forγὰρgarG1063he isἰδοὺidouG2400prayingπροσεύχεταιproseuchetaiG4336.
13ButδὲdeG1161AnaniasἉνανίας·HananiasG367answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,manyἀπὸ πολλῶνapo pollōnG575G4183peoplehave told meἤκουσαēkousaG191aboutπερὶperiG4012thisτούτου,toutouG3778τοῦtouG3588manἀνδρὸςandrosG435andallὅσαhosaG3745theharmκακὰkakaG2556he has doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160toτοῖςtoisG3588YourσουsouG4771saintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40inἐνenG1722JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ·IerousalēmG2419.
14And nowκαὶkaiG2532he ishereὧδεhōdeG5602withἔχειecheiG2192authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849fromπαρὰparaG3844theτῶνtōnG3588chief priestsἀρχιερέωνarchiereōnG749to arrestδῆσαιdēsaiG1210allπάνταςpantasG3956whoτοὺςtousG3588call onἐπικαλουμένουςepikaloumenousG1941Yourσου.¶souG4771τὸtoG3588nameὄνομάonomaG3686.”
15“Goπορεύου,poreuouG4198δὲdeG1161!”saidΕἶπενEipenG2036theG3588Lordκύριος·kuriosG2962πρὸςprosG4314αὐτὸνautonG846ὅτιhotiG3754. “ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manisἐστίνestinG1510MyG1473chosenἐκλογῆςeklogēsG1589instrumentσκεῦοςskeuosG4632G3588to carryβαστάσαιbastasaiG941MyG1473G3588nameὄνομάonomaG3686beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799theG3588GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484and theirτε καὶte kaiG5037G2532kingsβασιλέωνbasileōnG935,andτεteG5037before thepeopleυἱῶνhuiōnG5207of IsraelἸσραήλ.IsraēlG2474.
17SoδὲdeG1161AnaniasἉνανίαςHananiasG367wentἈπῆλθενApēlthenG565to theτὴνtēnG3588houseοἰκίαν,oikianG3614,andκαὶkaiG2532whenhe arrivedεἰσῆλθεν εἰςeisēlthen eisG1525G1519καὶkaiG2532,he placedἐπιθεὶςepitheisG2007hisτὰςtasG3588handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909SaulαὐτὸνautonG846. “Brotherἀδελφέ,adelpheG80SaulΣαοὺλSaoulG4549,”he saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “theὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,whoὁhoG3588appearedG3708to youσοιsoiG4771onἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588roadὁδῷhodōG3598asᾗhēG3739you were comingἤρχου,ērchouG2064here,has sentἀπέσταλκένapestalkenG649meG1473so thatὅπωςhopōsG3704you may see againἀναβλέψῃςanablepsēsG308andκαὶkaiG2532be filledπλησθῇςplēsthēasG4130with theHolyἁγίου.hagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151.”
18καὶkaiG2532At that instantεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112, somethinglikeὡςhōsG5613scalesλεπίδες,lepidesG3013fellἀπέπεσανapepesanG634fromἀπὸapoG575Saul’sαὐτοῦautouG846τῶνtōnG3588eyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnG3788,andτεteG5037his sight was restoredἀνέβλεψένaneblepsenG308καὶkaiG2532.He got upἀναστὰςanastasG450andwas baptizedἐβαπτίσθη,ebaptisthēG907,
19andκαὶkaiG2532after takingλαβὼνlabōnG2983somefoodτροφὴνtrophēnG5160,he regained his strengthἐνίσχυσεν.¶enischusenG1765.AndδὲdeG1161he spentἘγένετοEgenetoG1096severalτινάς·tinasG5100daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250withμετὰmetaG3326theτῶνtōnG3588disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101inἐνenG1722DamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154.
Saul Preaches at Damascus
20καὶkaiG2532Saulpromptly began to proclaimεὐθέως ἐκήρυσσενeutheōs ekērussenG2112G2784ταῖςtaisG3588JesusἸησοῦν,IēsounG2424inἐνenG1722theτὸνtonG3588synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864, declaringὅτιhotiG3754, “HeοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.”
21δὲdeG1161AllπάντεςpantesG3956whoοἱhoiG3588heardἀκούοντεςakouontesG191himwere astoundedἐξίσταντοexistantoG1839andκαὶkaiG2532askedG2036, “Isn’tοὐχ ἐστινouch estinG1510G3756thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778theὁhoG3588man whowreaked havocπορθήσαςporthēsasG4199inG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419on thoseτοὺςtousG3588whocall onἐπικαλουμένουςepikaloumenousG1941thisτοῦτο;toutoG3778τὸtoG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686?AndκαὶkaiG2532hasn’t he comeἐληλύθειelēlutheiG2064hereὧδεhōdeG5602G1519τοῦτοtoutoG3778toἵναinaG2443takeἀγάγῃagagēG71themαὐτοὺςautousG846as prisonersδεδεμένουςdedemenousG1210toἐπὶepiG1909theτοὺςtousG3588chief priestsἀρχιερεῖς.¶archiereisG749?”
22ButδὲdeG1161SaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569was empoweredἐνεδυναμοῦτοenedunamoutoG1743all the moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123,andκαὶkaiG2532he confoundedσυνέχυννενsunechunnenG4797theτοὺςtousG3588JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453τοὺςtousG3588livingκατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasG2730inἐνenG1722DamascusΔαμασκῷ,DamaskōG1154by provingσυμβιβάζωνsumbibazōnG4822thatὅτιhotiG3754JesusοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588Christχριστός.christosG5547.
The Escape from Damascus
24butδὲdeG1161τῷtōG3588SaulΣαύλῳSaulōG4569learned ofἐγνώσθηegnōsthēG1097theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846ἡhēG3588plotἐπιβουλὴepiboulēG1917καὶkaiG2532δὲdeG1161.DayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250andτεteG5037nightνυκτός,nuktosG3571they watchedπαρετηροῦντο καὶparetērounto kaiG2532G3906theτὰςtasG3588citygatesπύλαςpulasG4439in orderὅπωςhopōsG3704to killἀνέλωσιν·anelōsinG337himαὐτὸνautonG846.
25One nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571,howeverδὲdeG1161,hisαὐτοῦautouG846οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101tookλαβόντεςlabontesG2983him andloweredχαλάσαντεςchalasantesG5465himinἐνenG1722a basketσπυρίδι.¶spuridiG4711καθῆκανkathēkanG2524αὐτὸνautonG846throughδιὰdiaG1223a windowin theτοῦtouG3588wallτείχουςteichousG5038.
Saul in Jerusalem
26WhenδὲdeG1161SaularrivedΠαραγενόμενοςParagenomenosG3854inεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,he triedἐπείραζενepeirazenG3985to joinκολλᾶσθαιkollasthaiG2853theτοῖςtoisG3588disciplesμαθηταῖς·mathētaisG3101, butκαὶkaiG2532they were all afraid ofπάντες ἐφοβοῦντοpantes ephobountoG3956G5399himαὐτὸνautonG846,notμὴmēG3361believingπιστεύοντεςpisteuontesG4100thatὅτιhotiG3754he wasἐστὶνestinG1510a discipleμαθητής.mathētēsG3101.
27ThenδὲdeG1161BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921broughtἐπιλαβόμενος αὐτὸν ἤγαγενepilabomenos auton ēgagenG1949G846G71himtoπρὸςprosG4314theτοὺςtousG3588apostlesἀποστόλουςapostolousG652andκαὶkaiG2532describedδιηγήσατο αὐτοῖςdiēgēsato autoisG1334G846howπῶςpōsG4459Saulhad seenG3708theτῇtēaG3588LordκύριονkurionG2962καὶkaiG2532, whoὅτιhotiG3754had spokenἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980to himαὐτῷautōG846onἐνenG1722theτὸνtonG3588roadὁδῷhodōG3598to Damascus,andκαὶkaiG2532howπῶςpōsG4459Saulhad spoken boldlyἐπαρρησιάσατοeparrēsiasatoG3955inἐνenG1722that cityΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686τοῦtouG3588of JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.
30WhenδὲdeG1161theοἱhoiG3588brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80learned ofἐπιγνόντεςepignontesG1921this,they took him downκατήγαγον αὐτὸνkatēgagon autonG2609G846toεἰςeisG1519CaesareaΚαισάρειανKaisareianG2542andκαὶkaiG2532sent him offἐξαπέστειλαν αὐτὸνexapesteilan autonG1821G846toεἰςeisG1519TarsusΤαρσόν.¶TarsonG5019.
The Healing of Aeneas
31ThenοὖνounG3767μὲνmenG3303theἩHēG3588churchἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577throughoutκαθ᾽ ὅληςkath᾽ holēsG2596G3650τῆςtēsG3588JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449καὶkaiG2532,GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056,andκαὶkaiG2532SamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540experiencedεἶχενeichenG2192a time ofpeaceεἰρήνην,eirēnēnG1515.It grew in strengthοἰκοδομουμένηoikodomoumenēG3618andκαὶkaiG2532numbersἐπληθύνετο.¶eplēthunetoG4129,livingπορευομένηporeuomenēG4198in theτῷtōG3588fearφόβῳphobōG5401of theτοῦtouG3588Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962andκαὶkaiG2532theτῇtēaG3588encouragementπαρακλήσειparaklēseiG3874of theτοῦtouG3588HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151.
32δὲdeG1161AsἘγένετοEgenetoG1096PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074traveledδιερχόμενονdierchomenonG1330throughoutδιὰdiaG1223the areaπάντωνpantōnG3956,he went toκατελθεῖν καὶ πρὸςkatelthein kai prosG2532G2718G4314visittheτοὺςtousG3588saintsἁγίουςhagiousG40τοὺςtousG3588inκατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasG2730LyddaΛύδδα.LuddaG3069.
33δὲdeG1161ThereἐκεῖekeiG1563he foundεὗρενheurenG2147aτιναtinaG5100manἄνθρωπόνanthrōponG444namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686AeneasΑἰνέανAineanG132whoὃςhosG3739had beenἦνēnG1510paralyzedπαραλελυμένος.paralelumenosG3886andbedriddenκατακείμενον ἐπὶ κραβάττουkatakeimenon epi krabattouG2621G1909G2895forἐξexG1537eightὀκτὼoktōG3638yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094.
34“AeneasΑἰνέα,AineaG132καὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588,”PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074saidεἶπενeipenG2036to himαὐτῷautōG846, “JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ChristΧριστός·ChristosG5547healsἰᾶταίiataiG2390youG4771!Get upἀνάστηθιanastēthiG450andκαὶkaiG2532put away your matστρῶσονstrōsonG4766G4572καὶkaiG2532.”ImmediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112Aeneasgot upἀνέστη·anestēG450,
The Raising of Tabitha
(John 11:38–44)
36δέdeG1161InἘνEnG1722JoppaἸόππῃIoppēG2445there wasἦνēnG1510aτιςtisG5100discipleμαθήτριαmathētriaG3102namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686TabithaΤαβιθά,TabithaG5000(whichἣhēG3739is translatedδιερμηνευομένηdiermēneuomenēG1329asλέγεταιlegetaiG3004DorcasΔορκάς·DorkasG1393),whoαὕτηhautēG3778wasἦνēnG1510ὧνhōnG3739alwaysἐποίει·epoieiG4160occupied withπλήρηςplērēsG4134worksἔργωνergōnG2041of kindnessἀγαθῶνagathōnG18andκαὶkaiG2532charityἐλεημοσυνῶνeleēmosunōnG1654.
37AtἐνenG1722thatἐκείναιςekeinaisG1565ταῖςtaisG3588timeἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250,howeverδὲdeG1161,she became sickἐγένετο ἀσθενήσασανegeneto asthenēsasanG1096G770andαὐτὴνautēnG846diedἀποθανεῖν·apothaneinG599,andδὲdeG1161her body was washedλούσαντες αὐτὴνlousantes autēnG3068G846andplacedἔθηκανethēkanG5087inἐνenG1722an upper roomὑπερῴῳ.huperōōG5253.
38SinceδὲdeG1161τῇtēaG3588LyddaΛύδδαςLuddasG3069wasοὔσηςousēsG1510nearἐγγὺςengusG1451JoppaἸόππῃIoppēG2445,theοἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101,hearingἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191thatὅτιhotiG3754PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074wasἐστὶνestinG1510thereἐν αὐτῇ,en autēaG1722G846,sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649twoδύοduoG1417menἄνδραςandrasG435to urgeπαρακαλοῦντες·parakalountesG3870πρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846, “ComeδιελθεῖνdieltheinG1330toἕωςhe'ōsG2193usG1473withoutμὴmēG3361delayὀκνήσῃςoknēsēsG3635.”
39SoδὲdeG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074got upἀναστὰςanastasG450andwent withσυνῆλθενsunēlthenG4905themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846.On his arrivalὃν παραγενόμενονhon paragenomenonG3739G3854,they tookἀνήγαγονanēgagonG321himtoεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588upper roomὑπερῷον,huperōonG5253καὶkaiG2532.AllπᾶσαιpasaiG3956theαἱhaiG3588widowsχῆραιchēraiG5503stood aroundπαρέστησανparestēsanG3936himαὐτῷautōG846,weepingκλαίουσαιklaiousaiG2799andκαὶkaiG2532showingἐπιδεικνύμεναιepideiknumenaiG1925him thetunicsχιτῶναςchitōnasG5509andκαὶkaiG2532otherclothingἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440thatὅσαhosaG3745ἡhēG3588DorcasΔορκάς.DorkasG1393had madeἐποίειepoieiG4160while she was stillοὖσαousaG1510withμετ᾽met᾽G3326themαὐτῶνautōnG846.
40ThenδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074sentἐκβαλὼνekbalōnG1544them allπάνταςpantasG3956out of the roomἔξωexōG1854καὶkaiG2532.He knelt downθεὶς τὰ γόναταtheis ta gonataG5087G3588G1119andprayedπροσηύξατο·prosēuxatoG4336,andκαὶkaiG2532turningἐπιστρέψαςepistrepsasG1994towardπρὸςprosG4314herτὸtoG3588bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,he saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “TabithaΤαβιθά,TabithaG5000,get upἀνάστηθι.anastēthiG450δὲdeG1161ἡhēG3588!”She openedἤνοιξενēnoixenG455herαὐτῆςautēsG846τοὺςtousG3588eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788,andκαὶkaiG2532seeingG3708τὸνtonG3588PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074,she sat upἀνεκάθισεν.anekathisenG339.
41δὲdeG1161PetertookδοὺςdousG1325herαὐτῇautēaG846by the handχεῖραcheiraG5495andhelped her upἀνέστησεν αὐτήν·anestēsen autēnG450G846.ThenδὲdeG1161he calledφωνήσαςphōnēsasG5455theτοὺςtousG3588saintsἁγίουςhagiousG40andκαὶkaiG2532τὰςtasG3588widowsχήραςchērasG5503andpresentedπαρέστησενparestēsenG3936herαὐτὴνautēnG846to themaliveζῶσαν.zōsanG2198.
Commentaries on Acts 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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