Berean Standard Bible

Acts 9:2-20

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.

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.

12InG1722a visionG3705καὶkaiG2532he has seenG3708a manἄνδραandraG435namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686AnaniasG367comeεἰσελθόνταeiselthontaG1525andκαὶkaiG2532placeἐπιθένταepithentaG2007hisG3588handsχεῖρας,cheirasG5495on himαὐτῷautōG846toὅπωςhopōsG3704restore his sightἀναβλέψῃ.¶anablepsēG308.”

13ButδὲdeG1161AnaniasἉνανίας·HananiasG367answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,manyἀπὸ πολλῶνapo pollōnG575 G4183peoplehave told meἤκουσαēkousaG191aboutπερὶperiG4012thisτούτου,toutouG3778τοῦtouG3588manἀνδρὸςandrosG435andallὅσαhosaG3745theharmκακὰkakaG2556he has doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160toτοῖςtoisG3588YourσουsouG4771saintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40inἐνenG1722JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ·IerousalēmG2419.

14And nowκαὶkaiG2532he ishereὧδεhōdeG5602withἔχειecheiG2192authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849fromπαρὰparaG3844theτῶνtōnG3588chief priestsἀρχιερέωνarchiereōnG749to arrestδῆσαιdēsaiG1210allπάνταςpantasG3956whoτοὺςtousG3588call onἐπικαλουμένουςepikaloumenousG1941Yourσου.¶souG4771τὸtoG3588nameὄνομάonomaG3686.”

15“Goπορεύου,poreuouG4198δὲdeG1161!”saidΕἶπενEipenG2036theG3588Lordκύριος·kuriosG2962πρὸςprosG4314αὐτὸνautonG846ὅτιhotiG3754. “ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manisἐστίνestinG1510MyG1473chosenἐκλογῆςeklogēsG1589instrumentσκεῦοςskeuosG4632G3588to carryβαστάσαιbastasaiG941MyG1473G3588nameὄνομάonomaG3686beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799theG3588GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484and theirτε καὶte kaiG5037 G2532kingsβασιλέωνbasileōnG935,andτεteG5037before thepeopleυἱῶνhuiōnG5207of IsraelἸσραήλ.IsraēlG2474.

16γὰρgarG1063IG1473will showὑποδείξωhupodeixōG5263himαὐτῷautōG846how muchὅσαhosaG3745heαὐτὸνautonG846mustδεῖdeiG1163sufferπαθεῖν.¶patheinG3958forὑπὲρhuperG5228MyG1473τοῦtouG3588nameὀνόματόςonomatosG3686.”

17SoδὲdeG1161AnaniasἉνανίαςHananiasG367wentἈπῆλθενApēlthenG565to theτὴνtēnG3588houseοἰκίαν,oikianG3614,andκαὶkaiG2532whenhe arrivedεἰσῆλθεν εἰςeisēlthen eisG1525 G1519καὶkaiG2532,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.

20καὶkaiG2532Saulpromptly began to proclaimεὐθέως ἐκήρυσσενeutheōs ekērussenG2112 G2784ταῖςtaisG3588JesusἸησοῦν,IēsounG2424inἐνenG1722theτὸνtonG3588synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864, declaringὅτιhotiG3754, “HeοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.”

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