New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 9:1-19

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;

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

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