New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 22

Paul’s Defense before the Jews

1“BrethrenἌνδρες ἀδελφοὶAndres adelphoiG435 G80and fathersπατέρες,pateresG3962,hearἀκούσατέakousateG191my defenseἀπολογίας.apologiasG627which I nowνυνὶnuniG3570offer to you.”

2And when they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191that he was addressingπροσεφώνειprosephōneiG4377them in theHebrewἙβραΐδιHebraidiG1446dialectδιαλέκτῳdialektōG1258,they becameπαρέσχονpareschonG3930even moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123quietἡσυχίαν.¶hēsuchianG2271;and he saidφησίν·phēsinG5346,

3“I amG1510a JewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453,bornγεγεννημένοςgegennēmenosG1080inTarsusΤαρσῷTarsōG5019ofCiliciaΚιλικίας,KilikiasG2791,but broughtἀνατεθραμμένοςanatethrammenosG397up in thisταύτῃ,tautēG3778cityπόλειpoleiG4172,educatedπεπαιδευμένοςpepaideumenosG3811underπαρὰ πόδαςpara podasG3844 G3588 G4228GamalielΓαμαλιὴλGamaliēlG1059,strictlyἀκρίβειανakribeianG195accordingκατὰkataG2596to the lawνόμου,nomouG3551of our fathersπατρῴουpatrōouG3971,beingὑπάρχωνhuparchōnG5225zealousζηλωτὴςzēlōtēsG2207for GodθεοῦtheouG2316justκαθὼςkathōsG2531asyou allπάντεςpantesG3956are todayσήμερον,sēmeronG4594.

4I persecutedἐδίωξαediōxaG1377thisταύτηνtautēnG3778WayὁδὸνhodonG3598to the deathθανάτουthanatouG2288,bindingδεσμεύωνdesmeuōnG1195and puttingπαραδιδοὺςparadidousG3860bothτεteG5037menἄνδραςandrasG435and womenγυναῖκας,gunaikasG1135into prisonsφυλακὰςphulakasG5438,

5as alsoG2532the highἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749priestG749and allπᾶνpanG3956the CouncilG4244of the eldersG4244can testifyμαρτυρεῖmartureiG3140.From them I alsoG2532receivedδεξάμενοςdexamenosG1209lettersἐπιστολὰςepistolasG1992tothe brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80,and startedἐπορευόμην,eporeuomēnG4198off forDamascusΔαμασκὸνDamaskonG1154in order to bringἄξωνaxōnG71evenG2532thoseG3588who were thereἐκεῖσεekeiseG1566to JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419as prisonersδεδεμένουςdedemenousG1210to be punishedτιμωρηθῶσιν.timōrēthōsinG5097.

6“But it happenedἐγένετοegenetoG1096that as I was on my wayπορευομένῳporeuomenōG4198,approachingἐγγίζοντιengizontiG1448DamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154aboutG4012noontimeμεσημβρίανmesēmbrianG3314,a veryG2425brightG2425lightφῶςphōsG5457suddenlyἐξαίφνηςexaiphnēsG1810flashedπεριαστράψαιperiastrapsaiG4015from heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772allG4012aroundG4012me,

7and I fellἔπεσάepesaG4098to the groundἔδαφοςedaphosG1475and heardἤκουσαēkousaG191a voiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456sayingλεγούσηςlegousēsG3004to me,‘SaulΣαοὺλSaoulG4549,SaulΣαούλ,SaoulG4549,whyτίtiG5101are you persecutingδιώκεις;diōkeisG1377Me?’

8And I answeredἀπεκρίθην·apekrithēnG611, ‘WhoτίςtisG5101are You, Lordκύριε;kurieG2962?’And He saidG3004to me,‘I amG1510JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424the NazareneΝαζωραῖοςNazōraiosG3480,whomὃνhonG3739you are persecutingδιώκεις.diōkeisG1377.’

9And thoseG3588whoG5101were with mesawἐθεάσαντοetheasantoG2300the lightφῶςphōsG5457,to be sureμὲνmenG3303, but did notunderstandἤκουσανēkousanG191the voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456of the One who was speakingλαλοῦντόςlalountosG2980to me.

10And I saidG3004, ‘WhatτίtiG5101shall I doποιήσωpoiēsōG4160,Lordκύριε;kurieG2962?’And the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962saidG3004to me,‘GetἀναστὰςanastasG450up and goπορεύουporeuouG4198on into DamascusΔαμασκόν,DamaskonG1154,and thereG2546you will be toldλαληθήσεταιlalēthēsetaiG2980of allπάντωνpantōnG3956that has been appointedτέτακταίtetaktaiG5021for you to doποιῆσαι.poiēsaiG4160.’

11But sinceὡςhōsG5613Icould not seeἐνέβλεπονenebleponG1689becauseἀπὸapoG575of thebrightnessδόξηςdoxēsG1391of that lightφωτὸςphōtosG5457,I was ledG5496by the handχειραγωγούμενοςcheiragōgoumenosG5496by thoseG3588who were with me and cameἦλθονēlthonG2064into DamascusΔαμασκόν.¶DamaskonG1154.

12“A certainτις,tisG5100AnaniasἉνανίαςHananiasG367,a manἀνὴρanērG435who was devoutεὐλαβὴςeulabēsG2126by the standardG3358of the Lawνόμον,nomonG3551, andwellG3140spokenG3140of by allπάντωνpantōnG3956the JewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453who livedκατοικούντωνkatoikountōnG2730there,

13cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064to me, and standingG2186nearG2186saidG3004to me, ‘Brotherἀδελφέ,adelpheG80SaulΣαοὺλSaoulG4549,receiveἀνάβλεψον.anablepsonG308your sightG308!’ Andat that veryG846timeὥρᾳhōraG5610I lookedἀνέβλεψαaneblepsaG308up at him.

14And he saidG3004, ‘The GodθεὸςtheosG2316of our fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962hasappointedπροεχειρίσατόproecheirisatoG4400you to knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097His willθέλημαthelēmaG2307and toseeG3708theRighteousδίκαιονdikaionG1342OneG1342and to hearἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191anutteranceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456from His mouthστόματοςstomatosG4750.

15For you will bea witnessμάρτυςmartusG3144for Him to allπάνταςpantasG3956menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444ofwhatὧνhōnG3739you have seenἑώρακαςhe'ōrakasG3708and heardἤκουσας.ēkousasG191.

16NowνῦνnunG3568whyτίtiG5101do you delayμέλλεις;melleisG3195?GetἀναστὰςanastasG450up and be baptizedβάπτισαιbaptisaiG907, andwashG628awayG628your sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266,callingἐπικαλεσάμενοςepikalesamenosG1941on His nameὄνομαonomaG3686.’

17“It happenedἘγένετοEgenetoG1096when IreturnedὑποστρέψαντιhupostrepsantiG5290to JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419and was prayingπροσευχομένουproseuchomenouG4336in the templeG2413, that IfellγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096into a tranceἐκστάσειekstaseiG1611,

18and I sawG3708Him sayingλέγοντάlegontaG3004to me, ‘MakeG4692hasteG4692,and getἔξελθεexeltheG1831out of JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419quicklyτάχειtacheiG5034,becauseδιότιdiotiG1360they will not acceptπαραδέξονταίparadexontaiG3858your testimonyμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141aboutπερὶperiG4012Me.’

19And I saidG3004, ‘Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,they themselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846understandἐπίστανταιepistantaiG1987that in one synagogueσυναγωγὰςsunagōgasG4864afterG2596anotherG2596I used to imprisonφυλακίζωνphulakizōnG5439andbeatδέρωνderōnG1194thoseG3588who believedπιστεύονταςpisteuontasG4100in You.

20AndwhenὅτεhoteG3753the bloodαἷμαhaimaG129of Your witnessμάρτυρόςmarturosG3144StephenΣτεφάνουStephanouG4736was being shedἐξεχύννετοexechunnetoG1632,I alsoG2532was standingἐφεστὼςephestōsG2186by approvingσυνευδοκῶνsuneudokōnG4909,and watchingφυλάσσωνphulassōnG5442out for the coatsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440of thoseG3588who were slayingἀναιρούντωνanairountōnG337him.’

21And He saidG3004to me,‘Goπορεύου,poreuouG4198!For I will sendG1821you farμακρὰνmakranG3112awayG1821to the GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484.’”

22They listenedἬκουονĒkouonG191to him up to thisτούτουtoutouG3778statementλόγουlogouG3056, and thenthey raisedἐπῆρανepēranG1869their voicesφωνὴνphōnēnG5456and saidλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “AwayαἶρεaireG142with suchG5108a fellowG5108from the earthγῆςgēsG1093, forhe shouldG2520not be allowedG2520to liveζῆν.zēnG2198!”

23And as they were cryingκραυγαζόντωνkraugazontōnG2905out andthrowingG4496offG4496their cloaksἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440andtossingβαλλόντωνballontōnG906dustκονιορτὸνkoniortonG2868into the airἀέραaeraG109,

24thecommanderχιλίαρχοςchiliarchosG5506orderedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753him to be broughtεἰσάγεσθαιeisagesthaiG1521intothe barracksπαρεμβολὴνparembolēnG3925,statingG3004that he should beexaminedἀνετάζεσθαιanetazesthaiG426by scourgingμάστιξινmastixinG3148soἵναinaG2443that he might findἐπιγνῷepignōG1921out the reasonαἰτίανaitianG156whyδι᾽ ἣνdi᾽ hēnG1223 G3739they were shoutingἐπεφώνουνepephōnounG2019against him that wayοὕτωςhoutōsG3779.

25But whenὩςHōsG5613they stretchedπροέτεινανproeteinanG4385him outwith thongsἱμᾶσιν,himasinG2438,PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972saidG3004to the centurionἑκατόνταρχονhekatontarchonG1543who was standingἑστῶταhestōtaG2476by, “Is itlawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832for you to scourgeμαστίζειν;mastizeinG3147a manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444who is a RomanῬωμαῖονRhōmaionG4514and uncondemnedἀκατάκριτονakatakritonG178?”

26When the centurionἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēsG1543heardἀκούσαςakousasG191this,he wentπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334to thecommanderχιλιάρχῳchiliarchōG5506and toldἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518him, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “WhatτίtiG5101are you aboutμέλλειςmelleisG3195to doποιεῖν;poieinG4160?For thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444is a RomanῬωμαῖόςRhōmaiosG4514.”

27ThecommanderχιλίαρχοςchiliarchosG5506cameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334and saidG3004to him, “TellλέγεlegeG3004me, are you a RomanῬωμαῖοςRhōmaiosG4514?”And he saidἔφη·ephēG5346, “Yesναί.naiG3483.”

28Thecommanderχιλίαρχος·chiliarchosG5506answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611, “I acquiredἐκτησάμην.ektēsamēnG2932thisταύτηνtautēnG3778citizenshipπολιτείανpoliteianG4174with a largeπολλοῦpollouG4183sumκεφαλαίουkephalaiouG2774of moneyG2774.”And PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972saidἔφη·ephēG5346, “But I was actuallyκαὶkaiG2532bornγεγέννημαι.gegennēmaiG1080a citizen.”

29ThereforeοὖνounG3767thoseG3588who were aboutμέλλοντεςmellontesG3195toexamineἀνετάζειν.anetazeinG426him immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112letG868goG868of him; and thecommanderχιλίαρχοςchiliarchosG5506alsoG2532was afraidἐφοβήθηephobēthēG5399when he foundἐπιγνοὺςepignousG1921out that he was a RomanῬωμαῖόςRhōmaiosG4514,and becauseG3754he hadputG1210him in chainsG1210.

30But on the nextἐπαύριονepaurionG1887dayG1887,wishingβουλόμενοςboulomenosG1014to knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097for certainἀσφαλές,asphalesG804whyτίtiG5101he had been accusedκατηγορεῖταιkatēgoreitaiG2723by the JewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453, hereleasedἔλυσενelusenG3089him and orderedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and allπᾶνpanG3956theCouncilσυνέδριονsunedrionG4892to assembleσυνελθεῖνsuneltheinG4905,and broughtG2609PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972downκαταγαγὼνkatagagōnG2609and setἔστησενestēsenG2476him beforeεἰςeisG1519them.

Paul’s Defense before the Jews

Commentaries on Acts 22