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Acts 9:1-30

1ButSaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569,stillἔτιetiG2089breathingout threateningsandslaughteragainstthedisciplesG3101oftheLordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,cameG4334tothehighἀρχιερεῖ,archiereiG749priestG749

2andaskedG154ofhimlettersἐπιστολὰςepistolasG1992toDamascusΔαμασκὸνDamaskonG1154,tothesynagoguesG4864,sothatifhefoundεὕρῃheurēG2147anywhowereG1510ofthewayὁδοῦhodouG3598,bothmenG435andwomenG1135,hemightbringἀγάγῃagagēG71[them]boundG1210toJerusalemἸερουσαλήμ.IerousalēmG2419.

3ButashewasjourneyingG4198,itcameG1096topassἐγένετοegenetoG1096thathedrewneartoDamascusΔαμασκῷ,DamaskōG1154;andsuddenlyἐξαίφνηςexaiphnēsG1810thereshone roundabouthimalightφῶςphōsG5457outofheavenοὐρανοῦ·ouranouG3772,

4andfallingG4098ontheearthG1093heheardG191avoiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456sayingλέγουσανlegousanG3004tohim,SaulΣαοὺλSaoulG4549,SaulΣαούλ,SaoulG4549,whyτίtiG5101dost thoupersecuteδιώκεις;diōkeisG1377me?

5AndhesaidG3004,Whoart thou,Lordκύριε;kurieG2962?Andhe[saidG3004],IamG1510JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,whomthou persecutest.

6ButriseἀνάστηθιanastēthiG450upandenterεἴσελθεeiseltheG1525intothecityπόλιν,polinG4172,anditshallbetoldtheewhatthoumustdo.

7ButthemenG435whoweretravellingwithhimstoodG2476speechless,hearingἀκούοντεςakouontesG191thevoiceφωνῆς,phōnēsG5456butbeholdingnooneμηδέναmēdenaG3367.

8AndSaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569roseG1453upfromtheearthG1093,andhiseyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnG3788beingopenedἀνεῳγμένωνaneōgmenōnG455hesawἔβλεπεν·eblepenG991nooneG3762.Butleading[him]bythehandtheybroughtG1521himintoDamascusΔαμασκόν.DamaskonG1154.

9AndhewasG1510threeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250withoutseeingβλέπωνblepōnG991,andneitherateG2068nordrankG4095.

10AndtherewasG1510acertainτιςtisG5100discipleμαθητὴςmathētēsG3101inDamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154bynameG3686AnaniasἉνανίας,HananiasG367.AndtheLordκύριος·kuriosG2962saidG3004tohiminavisionὁράματιhoramatiG3705,AnaniasἉνανία.HananiaG367.AndhesaidG3004,BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400, [hereamG1510]I,Lordκύριε.kurieG2962.

11AndtheLordκύριοςkuriosG2962[said]tohim,RiseG450upandgoπορεύθητιporeuthētiG4198intothestreetῥύμηνrhumēnG4505whichiscalledκαλουμένηνkaloumenēnG2564StraightεὐθεῖανeutheianG2117,andseekζήτησονzētēsonG2212inthehouseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614ofJudasἸούδαIoudaG2455oneG3588bynameG3686SaulΣαῦλονSaulonG4569, [heis]ofTarsusΤαρσέα·TarseaG5018:for,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,heisprayingπροσεύχεταιproseuchetaiG4336,

12andhasseenG3708[inavisionG3705]amanἄνδραandraG435bynameG3686AnaniasG367comingεἰσελθόνταeiselthontaG1525inandputtinghishandχεῖρας,cheirasG5495onhim,sothatheshouldseeG3708.

13AndAnaniasἉνανίας·HananiasG367answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,IhaveheardG191frommanyπολλῶνpollōnG4183concerningπερὶperiG4012thismanἀνδρὸςandrosG435howὅσαhosaG3745muchG4183evilκακὰkakaG2556hehasdonetothysaintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40atJerusalemἸερουσαλήμ·IerousalēmG2419;

14andhereὧδεhōdeG5602hehasauthorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849fromthechiefἀρχιερέωνarchiereōnG749priestsG749tobindδῆσαιdēsaiG1210allwhocallἐπικαλουμένουςepikaloumenousG1941upon thynameὄνομάonomaG3686.

15AndtheLordκύριος·kuriosG2962saidG3004tohim,Goπορεύου,poreuouG4198,forthis[manοὗτοςhoutosG3778]isG1510anelectvesselσκεῦοςskeuosG4632tome,tobearG941mynameὄνομάonomaG3686beforebothnationsG1484andkingsβασιλέωνbasileōnG935and[the]sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207ofIsraelἸσραήλ.IsraēlG2474:

16forIwillshewtohimhowὅσαhosaG3745muchG3745hemustsufferπαθεῖν.¶patheinG3958formynameὀνόματόςonomatosG3686.

17AndAnaniasἉνανίαςHananiasG367wentG565andenteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525intothehouseοἰκίαν,oikianG3614;andlayingG2007hishandsχεῖραςcheirasG5495uponhimhesaidG3004,SaulΣαοὺλSaoulG4549,brotherἀδελφέ,adelpheG80,theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962hassentG649me,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424thatappearedtotheeinthewayG3598inwhichthou camest,thatthou mightestseeG3708,andbefilledπλησθῇςplēsthēasG4130with[the]Holyἁγίου.hagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151.

18AndstraightwaytherefellfromhiseyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnG3788asitwerescales,andhesaw,andrisingG450upwasbaptised;

19and, havingreceivedG2983foodτροφὴνtrophēnG5160,gotstrength.AndhewaswiththedisciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101who[were]inDamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154certainG5100daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250.

20AndstraightwayinthesynagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864hepreachedG2784JesusἸησοῦν,IēsounG2424thatheisG1510theSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofGodθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

21AndallwhoheardἀκούοντεςakouontesG191wereG1510astonishedandsaidἔλεγον·elegonG3004,IsG1510notthishewhodestroyedG4199inJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419thosewhocalledonthisnameὄνομαonomaG3686,andhereὧδεhōdeG5602wasG1510comeἐληλύθειelēlutheiG2064forthispurpose,thathemightbringἀγάγῃagagēG71themboundG1210tothechiefἀρχιερεῖς.¶archiereisG749priestsG749?

22ButSaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569increasedthemoreμᾶλλονmallonG3123inpower,andconfoundedtheJewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453whodweltinDamascusΔαμασκῷ,DamaskōG1154,provingthatthisisG1510theChristχριστός.christosG5547.

23NowδὲdeG1161whenὡςhōsG5613manyἱκαναί,hikanaiG2425daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250werefulfilled,theJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453consultedtogetherσυνεβουλεύσαντοsunebouleusantoG4823tokillhim.

24ButtheirplotἐπιβουλὴepiboulēG1917becameknownG1097toSaulΣαύλῳSaulōG4569.AndtheywatchedπαρετηροῦντοparetērountoG3906alsoG2532thegatesG4439bothdayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250andnightνυκτός,nuktosG3571,thattheymightkillhim;

25butthedisciplesG3101tookG2983himbynightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571andlethimdownG5465throughthewallτείχουςteichousG5038, loweringhiminabasketG4711.

26AndhavingarrivedatJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419heessayedtojoinκολλᾶσθαιkollasthaiG2853himselftothedisciplesG3101,andallwereG1510afraidἐφοβοῦντοephobountoG5399ofhim,notbelievingG4100thathewasG1510adiscipleG3101.

27ButBarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921tookhimandbroughtG71himtotheapostlesG652,andrelatedtothemhowπῶςpōsG4459hehadseenG3708theLordκύριονkurionG2962inthewayG3598,andthathehadspokenἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980tohim,andhowπῶςpōsG4459inDamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154hehadspokenG2980boldlyἐπαρρησιάσατοeparrēsiasatoG3955inthenameὀνόματιonomatiG3686ofJesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

28AndhewasG1510withthemcomingG1607inandgoingG1607outatJerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419,

29andspeakingἐλάλειelaleiG2980boldlyinthenameoftheLord.AndhespokeG2980anddiscussedwiththeHellenists;buttheysoughttokillhim.

30Andthebrethrenknowingit,broughtG2609himdownκατήγαγονkatēgagonG2609toCaesareaΚαισάρειανKaisareianG2542andsenthimawayἐξαπέστειλανexapesteilanG1821toTarsusΤαρσόν.¶TarsonG5019.

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