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Acts 9:1-5

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.
4καὶkaiG2532He fellπεσὼνpesōnG4098toἐπὶepiG1909theτὴνtēnG3588groundγῆνgēnG1093andheardἤκουσενēkousenG191a voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456sayλέγουσανlegousanG3004to himαὐτῷ·autōG846, “SaulΣαοὺλSaoulG4549,SaulΣαούλ,SaoulG4549,whyτίtiG5101do you persecuteδιώκεις;diōkeisG1377MeG1473?”
5“WhoτίςtisG5101are Youεἶ,eiG1510,Lordκύριε;kurieG2962δέ·deG1161?” SaulaskedεἶπενeipenG2036. “IἐγώegōG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,whomὃνhonG3739youσὺsuG4771are persecutingδιώκειςdiōkeisG1377,” He repliedδέdeG1161ὁhoG3588.
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