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Acts 9:1-9

1MeanwhileδὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588,SaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569was stillἔτιetiG2089breathing outἐμπνέωνempneōnG1709καὶkaiG2532murderousφόνουphonouG5408threatsἀπειλῆςapeilēsG547againstεἰςeisG1519theτοὺςtousG3588disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101of theτοῦtouG3588Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962.He approachedπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334theτῷtōG3588high priestἀρχιερεῖ,archiereiG749

2and requestedᾐτήσατο παρ᾽ αὐτοῦētēsato par᾽ autouG154 G3844 G846lettersἐπιστολὰςepistolasG1992toπρὸςprosG4314theτὰςtasG3588synagoguesσυναγωγάς,sunagōgasG4864inεἰςeisG1519DamascusΔαμασκὸνDamaskonG1154,so thatὅπωςhopōsG3704ifἐάνeanG1437he foundεὕρῃheurēG2147anyτιναςtinasG5100τεteG5037menἄνδραςandrasG435orκαὶkaiG2532womenγυναῖκας,gunaikasG1135belongingὄνταςontasG1510to theτῆςtēsG3588WayὁδοῦhodouG3598,he could bring them as prisonersδεδεμένους ἀγάγῃdedemenous agagēG1210 G71toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ.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.

6“Nowἀλλ᾽all᾽G235get upἀνάστηθιanastēthiG450andκαὶkaiG2532go intoεἴσελθε εἰςeiselthe eisG1525 G1519theτὴνtēnG3588cityπόλιν,polinG4172,andκαὶkaiG2532you will be toldλαληθήσεταί σοιlalēthēsetai soiG2980 G4771ὅhoG3739whatτίtiG5101youσεseG4771mustδεῖdeiG1163doποιεῖν.poieinG4160.”

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 eisēgagonG5496 G846 G1521intoεἰςeisG1519DamascusΔαμασκόν.DamaskonG1154.

9καὶkaiG2532ForthreeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250he wasἦνēnG1510withoutμὴmēG3361sightβλέπωνblepōnG991,andκαὶkaiG2532he did not eatοὐκ ἔφαγενouk ephagenG3756 G5315orοὐδὲoudeG3761drinkἔπιεν.¶epienG4095anything.

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