Acts 22:1-16

1“1BrethrenG435G80 and fathersG3962, hearG191 my defenseG627 which I nowG3570 offer to you.”

2And when they heardG191 that he was addressingG4377 them in the 23HebrewG1446 dialectG1258, they becameG3930 even moreG3123 quietG2271; and he saidG5346,

3“4I amG1510 5a JewG2453, bornG1080 in 6TarsusG5019 of 7CiliciaG2791, but broughtG397 up in thisG3778 cityG4172, educatedG3811 8underG3844G3588G4228 9GamalielG1059, 1011strictlyG195 accordingG2596 to the lawG3551 of our fathersG3971, beingG5225 zealousG2207 for GodG2316 justG2531 as 12you allG3956 are todayG4594. 413I persecutedG1377 thisG3778 14WayG3598 to the deathG2288, bindingG1195 and puttingG3860 bothG5037 menG435 and womenG1135 into prisonsG5438, 5as alsoG2532 15the highG749 priestG749 and allG3956 16the CouncilG4244 of the eldersG4244 17can testifyG3140. From them I alsoG2532 18receivedG1209 lettersG1992 to 19the brethrenG80, and startedG4198 off for 20DamascusG1154 in order to bringG71 evenG2532 thoseG3588 who were thereG1566 to JerusalemG2419 21as prisonersG1210 to be punishedG5097.

6“22But it happenedG1096 that as I was on my wayG4198, approachingG1448 DamascusG1154 aboutG4012 noontimeG3314, a veryG2425 brightG2425 lightG5457 suddenlyG1810 flashedG4015 from heavenG3772 allG4012 aroundG4012 me, 7and I fellG4098 to the groundG1475 and heardG191 a voiceG5456 sayingG3004 to me, ‘SaulG4549, SaulG4549, whyG5101 are you persecutingG1377 Me?’ 8And I answeredG611, ‘WhoG5101 are You, LordG2962?’ And He saidG3004 to me, ‘I amG1510 23JesusG2424 the NazareneG3480, whomG3739 you are persecutingG1377.’ 9And thoseG3588 whoG5101 were with me 24sawG2300 the lightG5457, to be sureG3303, but 25did not 26understandG191 the voiceG5456 of the One who was speakingG2980 to me. 10And I saidG3004, ‘27WhatG5101 shall I doG4160, LordG2962?’ And the LordG2962 saidG3004 to me, ‘GetG450 up and goG4198 on into DamascusG1154, and thereG2546 you will be toldG2980 of allG3956 that has been appointedG5021 for you to doG4160.’ 11But sinceG5613 I 28could not seeG1689 becauseG575 of the 29brightnessG1391 of that lightG5457, I was ledG5496 by the handG5496 by thoseG3588 who were with me and cameG2064 into DamascusG1154.

12“A certainG5100 30AnaniasG367, a manG435 who was devoutG2126 by the standardG3358 of the LawG3551, and 31wellG3140 spokenG3140 of by allG3956 the JewsG2453 who livedG2730 there, 13cameG2064 to me, and standingG2186 nearG2186 saidG3004 to me, ‘32BrotherG80 SaulG4549, receiveG308 your sightG308!’ And 3334at that veryG846 timeG5610 I lookedG308 up at him. 14And he saidG3004, ‘35The GodG2316 of our fathersG3962 has 36appointedG4400 you to knowG1097 His willG2307 and to 37seeG3708 the 38RighteousG1342 OneG1342 and to hearG191 an 39utteranceG5456 from His mouthG4750. 15For you will be 40a witnessG3144 for Him to allG3956 menG444 of 41whatG3739 you have seenG3708 and heardG191. 16NowG3568 whyG5101 do you delayG3195? 42GetG450 up and be baptizedG907, and 43washG628 awayG628 your sinsG266, 44callingG1941 on His nameG3686.’