New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 22:6-10

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.’

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