New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 9

The Conversion of Saul

1NowδὲdeG1161SaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569,stillἔτιetiG2089breathingἐμπνέωνempneōnG1709threatsἀπειλῆςapeilēsG547and murderφόνουphonouG5408againstεἰςeisG1519the disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101of the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,wentπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334to the highἀρχιερεῖ,archiereiG749priestG749,

2and askedᾐτήσατοētēsatoG154forlettersἐπιστολὰςepistolasG1992from him tothe synagoguesσυναγωγάς,sunagōgasG4864atDamascusΔαμασκὸνDamaskonG1154,soὅπωςhopōsG3704that ifἐάνeanG1437he foundεὕρῃheurēG2147anyτιναςtinasG5100belongingὄνταςontasG1510tothe WayὁδοῦhodouG3598,bothτεteG5037menἄνδραςandrasG435and womenγυναῖκας,gunaikasG1135,he might bringἀγάγῃagagēG71them boundδεδεμένουςdedemenousG1210to JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ.IerousalēmG2419.

3As he was travelingπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiG4198,it happenedἐγένετοegenetoG1096that he was approachingἐγγίζεινengizeinG1448DamascusΔαμασκῷ,DamaskōG1154, andsuddenlyἐξαίφνηςexaiphnēsG1810a lightφῶςphōsG5457from heavenοὐρανοῦ·ouranouG3772flashedG4015aroundG4015him;

4andhe fellπεσὼνpesōnG4098to the groundγῆνgēnG1093and heardἤκουσενēkousenG191a voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456sayingλέγουσανlegousanG3004to him,“SaulΣαοὺλSaoulG4549,SaulΣαούλ,SaoulG4549,whyτίtiG5101are you persecutingδιώκεις;diōkeisG1377Me?”

5And he saidG3004, “WhoτίςtisG5101are You, Lordκύριε;kurieG2962?” And He said,“I amG1510JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424whomὃνhonG3739you are persecutingδιώκειςdiōkeisG1377,

6but getἀνάστηθιanastēthiG450up and enterεἴσελθεeiseltheG1525the cityπόλιν,polinG4172, andit will be toldλαληθήσεταίlalēthēsetaiG2980you whatὅ τίho tiG3739 G5101you mustδεῖdeiG1163doποιεῖν.poieinG4160.”

7The menἄνδρεςandresG435who traveledσυνοδεύοντεςsunodeuontesG4922with himstoodεἱστήκεισανheistēkeisanG2476speechlessG1753,hearingἀκούοντεςakouontesG191thevoiceφωνῆς,phōnēsG5456but seeingθεωροῦντες.theōrountesG2334noG3367oneμηδέναmēdenaG3367.

8SaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569gotἠγέρθηēgerthēG1453up from the groundγῆς,gēsG1093, andthough his eyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnG3788were openἀνεῳγμένωνaneōgmenōnG455, hecould seeἔβλεπεν·eblepenG991nothingG3762;and leadingG5496him by the handχειραγωγοῦντεςcheiragōgountesG5496,they broughtεἰσήγαγονeisēgagonG1521him intoDamascusΔαμασκόν.DamaskonG1154.

9And he was threeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250withoutμὴmēG3361sightβλέπωνblepōnG991,and neitherοὐκoukG3756ateG2068norοὐδὲoudeG3761drankἔπιεν.¶epienG4095.

10NowG1161there was a discipleμαθητὴςmathētēsG3101atDamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686AnaniasἉνανίας,HananiasG367;and the Lordκύριος·kuriosG2962saidG3004to him ina visionὁράματιhoramatiG3705,“AnaniasἉνανία.HananiaG367.”And he saidG3004, “HereἰδοὺidouG2400I am, Lordκύριε.kurieG2962.”

11And the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962said to him,“GetἀναστὰςanastasG450up and goπορεύθητιporeuthētiG4198to the streetῥύμηνrhumēnG4505calledκαλουμένηνkaloumenēnG2564StraightεὐθεῖανeutheianG2117,and inquireζήτησονzētēsonG2212at the houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614of JudasἸούδαIoudaG2455for a man fromTarsusΤαρσέα·TarseaG5018namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686SaulΣαῦλονSaulonG4569,for he is prayingπροσεύχεταιproseuchetaiG4336,

12and he has seenG3708in a visionG3705a manἄνδραandraG435namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686AnaniasG367comeεἰσελθόνταeiselthontaG1525in andlayἐπιθένταepithentaG2007his handsχεῖρας,cheirasG5495on him, soὅπωςhopōsG3704that he might regainG308his sightG308.”

13But AnaniasἉνανίας·HananiasG367answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,I have heardἤκουσαēkousaG191from manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183aboutπερὶperiG4012thisτούτου,toutouG3778manἀνδρὸςandrosG435,howὅσαhosaG3745muchG3745harmκακὰkakaG2556he didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160to YoursaintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40at JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ·IerousalēmG2419;

14and hereὧδεhōdeG5602hehasἔχειecheiG2192authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849from the chiefἀρχιερέωνarchiereōnG749priestsG749to bindδῆσαιdēsaiG1210allπάνταςpantasG3956whocallἐπικαλουμένουςepikaloumenousG1941on Your nameὄνομάonomaG3686.”

15But the Lordκύριος·kuriosG2962saidG3004to him,“Goπορεύου,poreuouG4198, forhe is a chosenἐκλογῆςeklogēsG1589instrumentσκεῦοςskeuosG4632of MineG1473,to bearβαστάσαιbastasaiG941My nameὄνομάonomaG3686beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484andkingsβασιλέωνbasileōnG935and the sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207of IsraelG2274;

16forI will showὑποδείξωhupodeixōG5263him howὅσαhosaG3745muchG3745he mustδεῖdeiG1163sufferπαθεῖν.¶patheinG3958for My name’sὀνόματόςonomatosG3686sakeὑπὲρhuperG5228.”

17SoG3704AnaniasἉνανίαςHananiasG367departedἈπῆλθενApēlthenG565and enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525the houseοἰκίαν,oikianG3614, and afterlayingἐπιθεὶςepitheisG2007his handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495on him saidG3004, “Brotherἀδελφέ,adelpheG80SaulΣαοὺλSaoulG4549,the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,who appearedG3708to you on the roadὁδῷhodōG3598by whichᾗhēG3739you were comingἤρχου,ērchouG2064,has sentἀπέσταλκένapestalkenG649me soG3704that you may regainG308your sightG308and befilledG4092with the Holyἁγίου.hagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151.”

18And immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112there fellἀπέπεσανapepesanG634from his eyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnG3788something likeὡςhōsG5613scalesλεπίδες,lepidesG3013,and he regainedG308his sightἀνέβλεψένaneblepsenG308,and he gotἀναστὰςanastasG450up and was baptizedἐβαπτίσθη,ebaptisthēG907;

Saul Begins to Preach Christ

19and he tookλαβὼνlabōnG2983foodτροφὴνtrophēnG5160and was strengthenedἐνίσχυσεν.¶enischusenG1765.NowδὲdeG1161for severalτινάς·tinasG5100daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250he was withthe disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101who were at DamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154,

20and immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112he beganto proclaimἐκήρυσσενekērussenG2784JesusἸησοῦν,IēsounG2424in the synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864,sayingὅτιhotiG3754, “He isthe SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.”

21AllπάντεςpantesG3956thoseG3588hearingἀκούοντεςakouontesG191him continued to be amazedἐξίσταντοexistantoG1839,and were sayingἔλεγον·elegonG3004, “Is thisG3778not he who in JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419destroyedπορθήσαςporthēsasG4199thoseG3588whocalledἐπικαλουμένουςepikaloumenousG1941on thisG3778nameὄνομαonomaG3686, and whohad comeἐληλύθειelēlutheiG2064hereὧδεhōdeG5602for the purpose of bringingἀγάγῃagagēG71them boundδεδεμένουςdedemenousG1210beforeἐπὶepiG1909the chiefἀρχιερεῖς.¶archiereisG749priestsG749?”

22But SaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569kept increasingG1743in strengthG1743and confoundingσυνέχυννενsunechunnenG4797the JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453who livedκατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasG2730at DamascusΔαμασκῷ,DamaskōG1154by provingσυμβιβάζωνsumbibazōnG4822that thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778Jesus is theChristχριστός.christosG5547.

23WhenὡςhōsG5613manyἱκαναί,hikanaiG2425daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250had elapsedἐπληροῦντοeplērountoG4137,the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453plottedG4823togetherσυνεβουλεύσαντοsunebouleusantoG4823to doG337awayG337with him,

24buttheir plotἐπιβουλὴepiboulēG1917became knownἐγνώσθηegnōsthēG1097to SaulΣαύλῳSaulōG4569.They were alsoG2532watchingπαρετηροῦντοparetērountoG3906the gatesπύλαςpulasG4439dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250and nightνυκτός,nuktosG3571soὅπωςhopōsG3704that they might putG337him to deathG337;

25but his disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101tookλαβόντεςlabontesG2983him by nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571and letG2524him downκαθῆκανkathēkanG2524throughδιὰdiaG1223an opening inthe wallτείχουςteichousG5038,loweringχαλάσαντεςchalasantesG2524 G5465him in a largeG4711basketG4711.

26When he cameΠαραγενόμενοςParagenomenosG3854to JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,he was tryingἐπείραζενepeirazenG3985to associateκολλᾶσθαιkollasthaiG2853with the disciplesμαθηταῖς·mathētaisG3101;but they were allπάντεςpantesG3956afraidἐφοβοῦντοephobountoG5399of him, not believingπιστεύοντεςpisteuontesG4100that he was a discipleμαθητής.mathētēsG3101.

27ButBarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921tookG1949holdG1949of him and broughtἤγαγενēgagenG71him to the apostlesἀποστόλουςapostolousG652and describedδιηγήσατοdiēgēsatoG1334to them howπῶςpōsG4459he hadseenG3708the LordκύριονkurionG2962on the roadὁδῷhodōG3598,and that He had talkedἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980to him, and howπῶςpōsG4459at DamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154he hadspokenἐπαρρησιάσατοeparrēsiasatoG3955out boldlyG3955in the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

28And he was with them,movingG1531 G2532 G1607aboutG1531 G2532 G1607freelyG1531 G2532 G1607in JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419,speakingG3955out boldlyG3955in the nameG3686of the LordG2962.

29And he was talkingἐλάλειelaleiG2980and arguingσυνεζήτειsunezēteiG4802with theHellenisticἙλληνιστάς·HellēnistasG1675Jews;but they were attemptingἐπεχείρουνepecheirounG2021to putG337him to deathG337.

30But whenthe brethrenἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80learnedἐπιγνόντεςepignontesG1921of it,they broughtG2609him downκατήγαγονkatēgagonG2609toCaesareaΚαισάρειανKaisareianG2542andsentG1821him awayἐξαπέστειλανexapesteilanG1821toTarsusΤαρσόν.¶TarsonG5019.

31SoοὖνounG3767the churchἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577throughoutκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596allὅληςholēsG3650JudeaG2453and GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056and SamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540enjoyedεἶχενeichenG2192peaceεἰρήνην,eirēnēnG1515,being builtοἰκοδομουμένηoikodomoumenēG3618up; and goingπορευομένηporeuomenēG4198on in the fearφόβῳphobōG5401of the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962and in the comfortπαρακλήσειparaklēseiG3874of the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,it continued to increaseἐπληθύνετο.¶eplēthunetoG4129.

Peter’s Ministry

32NowδὲdeG1161as PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074was travelingG1330throughG1330allπάντωνpantōnG3956those regions,he cameG2718downG2718alsoκαὶkaiG2532to thesaintsἁγίουςhagiousG40who livedκατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasG2730atLyddaΛύδδα.LuddaG3069.

33ThereἐκεῖekeiG1563he foundεὗρενheurenG2147a manἄνθρωπόνanthrōponG444namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686AeneasΑἰνέανAineanG132,who had been bedriddenκατακείμενον ἐπὶ κραβάττουkatakeimenon epi krabattouG2621 G1909 G2895eightὀκτὼoktōG3638yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094,for he was paralyzedπαραλελυμένος.paralelumenosG3886.

34PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074saidG3004to him, “AeneasΑἰνέα,AineaG132,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ChristΧριστός·ChristosG5547healsἰᾶταίiataiG2390you; getἀνάστηθιanastēthiG450up and makeG4766your bedG4766.”ImmediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112he gotἀνέστη·anestēG450up.

35And allπάντεςpantesG3956who livedκατοικοῦντεςkatoikountesG2730atLyddaΛύδδαLuddaG3069andSharonΣαρῶνα,SarōnaG4565sawG3708him, and theyturnedἐπέστρεψανepestrepsanG1994to the Lordκύριον.¶kurionG2962.

36NowδέdeG1161inJoppaἸόππῃIoppēG2445there was a discipleμαθήτριαmathētriaG3102namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686TabithaΤαβιθά,TabithaG5000(whichἣhēG3739translatedδιερμηνευομένηdiermēneuomenēG1329in Greekis calledλέγεταιlegetaiG3004DorcasΔορκάς·DorkasG1393);thisG3778womanG3778was aboundingπλήρηςplērēsG4134with deedsἔργωνergōnG2041of kindnessἀγαθῶνagathōnG18and charityἐλεημοσυνῶνeleēmosunōnG1654whichὧνhōnG3739she continually didἐποίει·epoieiG4160.

37And it happenedἐγένετοegenetoG1096at that timeἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250that she fellG770sickἀσθενήσασανasthenēsasanG770and diedἀποθανεῖν·apothaneinG599;and when they had washedλούσαντεςlousantesG3068her body, they laidἔθηκανethēkanG5087it in anupperὑπερῴῳ.huperōōG5253roomG5253.

38Since LyddaΛύδδαςLuddasG3069was nearἐγγὺςengusG1451JoppaἸόππῃIoppēG2445,the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101,having heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191that PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074was thereἐνenG1722 G846,sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649twoδύοduoG1417menἄνδραςandrasG435to him, imploringπαρακαλοῦντες·parakalountesG3870him, “Do not delayὀκνήσῃςoknēsēsG3635in comingδιελθεῖνdieltheinG1330to us.”

39SoδὲdeG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074aroseἀναστὰςanastasG450and wentσυνῆλθενsunēlthenG4905with them. WhenG3854he arrivedG3854,they broughtἀνήγαγονanēgagonG321him into theupperὑπερῷον,huperōonG5253roomG5253;and allπᾶσαιpasaiG3956thewidowsχῆραιchēraiG5503stoodG3936besideG3936him, weepingκλαίουσαιklaiousaiG2799and showingἐπιδεικνύμεναιepideiknumenaiG1925allG3745thetunicsχιτῶναςchitōnasG5509and garmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440that DorcasΔορκάς.DorkasG1393used to makeἐποίειepoieiG4160whileG3745she was with them.

40But PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074sentἐκβαλὼνekbalōnG1544them allπάνταςpantasG3956out andkneltG1119 G5087downG5087 G1119and prayedπροσηύξατο·prosēuxatoG4336,and turningἐπιστρέψαςepistrepsasG1994to the bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,he saidG3004, “TabithaΤαβιθά,TabithaG5000,ariseἀνάστηθι.anastēthiG450.”And she openedἤνοιξενēnoixenG455her eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788,and when she sawG3708PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074,she satἀνεκάθισεν.anekathisenG339up.

41And he gaveδοὺςdousG1325her his handχεῖραcheiraG5495and raisedἀνέστησενanestēsenG450her up; and callingφωνήσαςphōnēsasG5455thesaintsἁγίουςhagiousG40andwidowsχήραςchērasG5503,he presentedπαρέστησενparestēsenG3936her aliveζῶσαν.zōsanG2198.

42It becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096knownγνωστὸνgnōstonG1110allὅληςholēsG3650overκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596JoppaἸόππης,IoppēsG2445, andmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100in the Lordκύριον.kurionG2962.

43And Peter stayedμεῖναιmeinaiG3306manyἱκανὰςhikanasG2425daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250inJoppaἸόππῃIoppēG2445witha tannerβυρσεῖ.¶burseiG1038namedSimonΣίμωνιSimōniG4613.

The Conversion of Saul

Saul Begins to Preach Christ

Peter’s Ministry

Commentaries on Acts 9