Acts 22

1Brethren and fathersG3962, hearG191 my defence which I now make to you. 2And hearingG191 that he addressed them in the HebrewG1446 tongue, they kept the moreG3123 quiet; and he saysG5346, 3I amG1510 a JewG2453, bornG1080 in TarsusG5019 of CiliciaG2791, but brought up in this cityG4172, at the feetG4228 of GamalielG1059, educated accordingG2596 to [the] exactness of the lawG3551 of [our] fathersG3971, beingG1510 zealousG2207 for 1GodG2316, as ye areG1510 all this dayG4594; 4who have persecutedG1377 this wayG3598 unto deathG2288, binding and deliveringG3860 up to prisonsG5438 both menG435 and womenG1135; 5as alsoG2532 the highG749 priestG749 bears me witnessG3140, and all the elderhood: from whom alsoG2532, having receivedG1209 lettersG1992 to the brethren, I wentG4198 to DamascusG1154 to bringG71 those alsoG2532 who wereG1510 there, boundG1210, to JerusalemG2419, to beG1510 punished. 6And it cameG1096 to passG1096, as I was journeyingG4198 and drawingG1448 near to DamascusG1154, that, about mid-day, there suddenlyG1810 shone out of heavenG3772 a great lightG5457 round about me. 7And I fellG4098 to the ground, and heardG191 a voiceG5456 sayingG3004 to me, SaulG4549, SaulG4549, whyG5101 persecutest thou me? 8And I answeredG611, Who art thou, LordG2962? And he saidG3004 to me, I amG1510 JesusG2424 the Nazaraean, whom thou persecutest. 9But they that wereG1510 with me beheld the lightG5457, [and wereG1510 filled with fear], but heardG191 not the voiceG5456 of him that wasG1510 speakingG2980 to me. 10And I saidG3004, What shall I do, LordG2962? And the LordG2962 saidG3004 to me, RiseG450 up, and goG4198 to DamascusG1154, and there it shall be toldG3004 thee of all thingsG3956 which it is appointed thee to do. 11And as I could not seeG1689, through the gloryG1391 of that lightG5457, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I cameG2064 to DamascusG1154. 12And a certainG5100 AnaniasG367, a pious manG435 accordingG2596 to the lawG3551, borne witnessG3140 to by all the JewsG2453 who dwelt [there], 13comingG2064 to me and standing by me, saidG3004 to me, BrotherG80 SaulG4549, receiveG308 thy sightG308. And I, in the sameG846 hourG5610, receivedG308 my sightG308 and saw him. 14And he saidG3004, The 2GodG2316 of our fathersG3962 has chosen thee beforehand to knowG1097 his will, and to seeG3708 the justG1342 oneG3588, and to hearG191 a voiceG5456 out of his mouthG4750; 15for thou shalt beG1510 a witnessG3144 for him to all menG444 of what thou hast seenG3708 and heardG191. 16And nowG3568 whyG5101 lingerest thou? AriseG450 and get baptised, and have thy sinsG266 washed awayG630, callingG1941 on his nameG3686. 17And it cameG1096 to passG1096 when I had returnedG5290 to JerusalemG2419, and as I was prayingG4336 in the temple, that I becameG1096 in ecstasy, 18and sawG3708 him sayingG3004 to me, Make haste and goG1831 quickly out of JerusalemG2419, for they will not receiveG3858 thy testimonyG3141 concerningG4012 me. 19And I saidG3004, LordG2962, they themselves knowG1987 that I wasG1510 imprisoning and beatingG1194 in every synagogueG4864 those that believeG4100 on thee; 20and whenG3753 the bloodG129 of thy witnessG3144 StephenG4736 wasG1510 shed, I alsoG2532 myself wasG1510 standing by and consenting, and keptG5442 the clothesG2440 of them who killed him. 21And he saidG3004 to me, GoG4198, for I will send thee to the nationsG1484 afar off. 22And they heardG191 him until this wordG3056, and liftedG1869 up their voiceG5456, sayingG3004, AwayG142 with such a oneG3778 as that from the earthG1093, for it was not fit he should liveG2198. 23And as they were crying, and throwing away their clothesG2440, and castingG906 dustG2868 into the airG109, 24the chiliarch commandedG2753 him to be broughtG1521 into the fortress, sayingG3004 that he should be examined by scourging, that he might ascertain for what causeG156 they cried thusG3779 against him. 25But as they stretched him forward with the thongs, PaulG3972 saidG3004 to the centurionG1543 who stoodG2476 [by], Is it lawfulG1832 for you to scourge a manG444 [who is] a RomanG4514 and uncondemnedG178? 26And the centurionG1543, having heardG191 it, went and reportedG518 it to the chiliarch, sayingG3004, What art thou going to do? for this manG444 isG1510 a RomanG4514. 27And the chiliarch comingG4334 up saidG3004 to him, TellG3004 me, Art thou a RomanG4514? And he saidG3004, YesG3483. 28And the chiliarch answeredG611, I, for a greatG4183 sumG2774, bought this citizenship. And PaulG3972 saidG5346, But I was alsoG2532 [free] bornG1080. 29ImmediatelyG2112 thereforeG3767 those who wereG1510 going to examine him left him, and the chiliarch alsoG2532 wasG1510 afraidG5399 when he ascertained that he wasG1510 a RomanG4514, and because he had boundG1210 him. 30And on the morrow, desirous to knowG1097 the certainty [of the matter] whyG5101 he was accusedG2723 of the JewsG2453, he loosedG3089 him, and commandedG2753 the chiefG749 priestsG749 and all the councilG4892 to meet, and having broughtG2609 PaulG3972 downG2609 setG2476 him before them.