New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 26:12-20

12“WhileἐνenG1722soοἷςhoisG3739engagedas I was journeyingπορευόμενοςporeuomenosG4198to DamascusΔαμασκὸνDamaskonG1154with the authorityἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849and commissionἐπιτροπῆςepitropēsG2011of the chiefἀρχιερέωνarchiereōnG749priestsG749,

13at middayἡμέρας μέσηςhēmeras mesēsG2250 G3319,O Kingβασιλεῦ,basileuG935,I sawG3708on the wayὁδὸνhodonG3598a lightφῶςphōsG5457from heavenοὐρανόθενouranothenG3771,brighterλαμπρότηταlamprotētaG2987thanὑπὲρhuperG5228the sunἡλίουhēliouG2246,shiningG4034all aroundG4034me and thoseG3588who were journeyingπορευομένους.poreuomenousG4198with me.

14And when we hadallπάντωνpantōnG3956fallenκαταπεσόντωνkatapesontōnG2667to the groundγῆνgēnG1093,I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191a voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456sayingλέγουσανlegousanG3004to me in theHebrewἙβραΐδιHebraidiG1446dialectδιαλέκτῳ·dialektōG1258,‘SaulΣαοὺλSaoulG4549,SaulΣαούλ,SaoulG4549,whyτίtiG5101are you persecutingδιώκεις;diōkeisG1377Me?It is hardσκληρόνsklēronG4642for you to kickλακτίζειν.laktizeinG2979againstG4314the goadsκέντραkentraG2759.’

15And I saidG3004, ‘WhoτίςtisG5101are You, Lordκύριε;kurieG2962?’And the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962saidG3004,‘I amG1510JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424whomὃνhonG3739you are persecutingδιώκεις.diōkeisG1377.

16But getἀνάστηθιanastēthiG450up andstandστῆθιstēthiG2476on your feetπόδαςpodasG4228;for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778purpose I have appearedG3708to you, toappointπροχειρίσασθαίprocheirisasthaiG4400you aministerὑπηρέτηνhupēretēnG5257anda witnessμάρτυραmarturaG3144not onlyτεteG5037to the things whichὧνhōnG3739you haveseenG3708,but alsoτεteG5037to the things in whichὧνhōnG3739I will appearG3708to you;

17rescuingἐξαιρούμενόςexairoumenosG1807you from the JewishpeopleλαοῦlaouG2992and from the Gentilesἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484,to whomοὓςhousG3739I am sendingἀποστέλλωapostellōG649you,

18toopenἀνοῖξαιanoixaiG455their eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788so that they may turnἐπιστρέψαιepistrepsaiG1994fromdarknessσκότουςskotousG4655to lightφῶςphōsG5457and from the dominionἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849ofSatanσατανᾶsatanaG4567to Godθεόν,theonG2316,that they may receiveλαβεῖνlabeinG2983forgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859of sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266and aninheritanceκλῆρονklēronG2819amongἐνenG1722thoseG3588who have been sanctifiedἡγιασμένοιςhēgiasmenoisG37byfaithπίστειpisteiG4102in Me.’

19“SoὍθεν,HothenG3606,KingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππα,AgrippaG67,I did not proveἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096disobedientἀπειθὴςapeithēsG545to the heavenlyοὐρανίῳouraniōG3770visionὀπτασίᾳ,optasiaG3701,

20but keptdeclaringἀπήγγελλονapēngellonG518bothG5037to thoseG3588of DamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154firstπρῶτόνprōtonG4413, and alsoat JerusalemἹεροσολύμοις,Hi'erosolumoisG2414and thenthroughout allπᾶσάνpasanG3956the regionχώρανchōranG5561of JudeaG2453, and evento the GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484, that they shouldrepentμετανοεῖνmetanoeinG3340and turnἐπιστρέφεινepistrepheinG1994to GodθεὸνtheonG2316,performingπράσσοντας.prassontasG4238deedsἔργαergaG2041appropriateἄξιαaxiaG514to repentanceμετανοίαςmetanoiasG3341.

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