New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 22

Paul’s Defense before the Jews

1“BrothersἌνδρες ἀδελφοὶAndres adelphoiG435 G80and fathersπατέρες,pateresG3962,hearἀκούσατέakousateG191my defenseἀπολογίας.apologiasG627which InowνυνὶnuniG3570offer to you.”

2And when they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191that he was addressingπροσεφώνειprosephōneiG4377them in theHebrewἙβραΐδιHebraidiG1446dialectδιαλέκτῳdialektōG1258,they becameπαρέσχονpareschonG3930evenmoreμᾶλλονmallonG3123quietἡσυχίαν.¶hēsuchianG2271;and he saidφησίν·phēsinG5346,

3“I amG1510a JewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453,bornγεγεννημένοςgegennēmenosG1080inTarsusΤαρσῷTarsōG5019ofCiliciaΚιλικίας,KilikiasG2791,but broughtG397upG397in thisταύτῃ,tautēG3778cityπόλειpoleiG4172,educatedπεπαιδευμένοςpepaideumenosG3811underπαρὰ πόδαςpara podasG3844 G3588 G4228GamalielΓαμαλιὴλGamaliēlG1059,strictlyἀκρίβειανakribeianG195accordingκατὰkataG2596to the Lawνόμου,nomouG3551of our fathersπατρῴουpatrōouG3971,beingὑπάρχωνhuparchōnG5225zealousζηλωτὴςzēlōtēsG2207for GodθεοῦtheouG2316justG2531asG2531you allπάντεςpantesG3956are todayσήμερον,sēmeronG4594.

4I persecutedἐδίωξαediōxaG1377thisταύτηνtautēnG3778WayὁδὸνhodonG3598to the deathθανάτουthanatouG2288,bindingδεσμεύωνdesmeuōnG1195and puttingπαραδιδοὺςparadidousG3860bothτεteG5037menἄνδραςandrasG435and womenγυναῖκας,gunaikasG1135into prisonsφυλακὰςphulakasG5438,

5as alsoG2532the highἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749priestG749and allπᾶνpanG3956the CouncilG4244ofG4244the eldersG4244can testifyμαρτυρεῖmartureiG3140.From them I alsoG2532receivedδεξάμενοςdexamenosG1209lettersἐπιστολὰςepistolasG1992tothe brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80,and startedἐπορευόμην,eporeuomēnG4198off forDamascusΔαμασκὸνDamaskonG1154in order to bringἄξωνaxōnG71evenG2532thoseG3588who were thereἐκεῖσεekeiseG1566to JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419as prisonersδεδεμένουςdedemenousG1210to be punishedτιμωρηθῶσιν.timōrēthōsinG5097.

6“But it happenedἐγένετοegenetoG1096that as I wasG4198onG4198my wayG4198,approachingἐγγίζοντιengizontiG1448DamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154at aboutG4012noonμεσημβρίανmesēmbrianG3314,a veryG2425brightG2425lightφῶςphōsG5457suddenlyἐξαίφνηςexaiphnēsG1810flashedG4015from heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772allG4015aroundG4015me,

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, but did notunderstandἤκουσανēkousanG191the voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456of the One who was speakingλαλοῦντόςlalountosG2980to me.

10And I saidG3004, ‘WhatτίtiG5101shall I doποιήσωpoiēsōG4160,Lordκύριε;kurieG2962?’And the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962saidG3004to me,‘GetG450upG450and goπορεύουporeuouG4198onG4198into DamascusΔαμασκόν,DamaskonG1154,and thereG2546you will be toldλαληθήσεταιlalēthēsetaiG2980aboutπερὶperiG4012everythingπάντωνpantōnG3956that has been appointedτέτακταίtetaktaiG5021for you to doποιῆσαι.poiēsaiG4160.’

11But sinceὡςhōsG5613Icould not seeἐνέβλεπονenebleponG1689becauseἀπὸapoG575of thebrightnessδόξηςdoxēsG1391of that lightφωτὸςphōtosG5457,I cameἦλθονēlthonG2064into DamascusΔαμασκόν.¶DamaskonG1154being ledG5496byG5496theG5496handχειραγωγούμενοςcheiragōgoumenosG5496by thoseG3588who were with me.

12“NowδέdeG1161a certainτις,tisG5100AnaniasἉνανίαςHananiasG367,a manἀνὴρanērG435who was devoutεὐλαβὴςeulabēsG2126by the standardG3358of the Lawνόμον,nomonG3551andwellG3140spokenG3140of by allπάντωνpantōnG3956the JewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453who livedκατοικούντωνkatoikountōnG2730there,

13cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064to me, and standingG2186nearbyG2186he saidG3004to me, ‘Brotherἀδελφέ,adelpheG80SaulΣαοὺλSaoulG4549,receiveἀνάβλεψον.anablepsonG308your sightG308!’ Andat that veryG846momentὥρᾳhōraG5610I lookedἀνέβλεψαaneblepsaG308upG308at him.

14And he saidG3004, ‘The GodθεὸςtheosG2316of our fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962hasappointedπροεχειρίσατόproecheirisatoG4400you to knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097His willθέλημαthelēmaG2307and toseeG3708theRighteousδίκαιονdikaionG1342OneG1342and to hearἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191amessageφωνὴνphōnēnG5456from His mouthστόματοςstomatosG4750.

15For you will bea witnessμάρτυςmartusG3144for Him to allπάνταςpantasG3956peopleἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444ofwhatὧνhōnG3739you have seenἑώρακαςhe'ōrakasG3708and heardἤκουσας.ēkousasG191.

16NowνῦνnunG3568whyτίtiG5101do you delayμέλλεις;melleisG3195?GetG450upG450and beG907baptizedG907, andwashG628awayG628your sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266bycallingἐπικαλεσάμενοςepikalesamenosG1941onG1941His nameὄνομαonomaG3686.’

17“It happenedἘγένετοEgenetoG1096when IreturnedὑποστρέψαντιhupostrepsantiG5290to JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419and was prayingπροσευχομένουproseuchomenouG4336in the templeG2413, that IfellγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096into a tranceἐκστάσειekstaseiG1611,

18and I sawG3708Him sayingλέγοντάlegontaG3004to me, ‘HurryσπεῦσονspeusonG4692and getG1831outG1831of JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419quicklyτάχειtacheiG5034,becauseδιότιdiotiG1360they will not acceptπαραδέξονταίparadexontaiG3858your testimonyμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141aboutπερὶperiG4012Me.’

19And I saidG3004, ‘Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,they themselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846understandἐπίστανταιepistantaiG1987that in one synagogueσυναγωγὰςsunagōgasG4864afterG2596anotherG2596I used to imprisonφυλακίζωνphulakizōnG5439andbeatδέρωνderōnG1194thoseG3588who believedπιστεύονταςpisteuontasG4100in You.

20AndwhenὅτεhoteG3753the bloodαἷμαhaimaG129of Your witnessμάρτυρόςmarturosG3144StephenΣτεφάνουStephanouG4736was being shedἐξεχύννετοexechunnetoG1632,I alsoG2532was standingG2186nearbyG2186and approvingσυνευδοκῶνsuneudokōnG4909,and watchingG5442overG5442the cloaksἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440of thoseG3588who were killingἀναιρούντωνanairountōnG337him.’

21And He saidG3004to me,‘Goπορεύου,poreuouG4198!For I will sendG1821you farμακρὰνmakranG3112awayG1821to the GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484.’”

22They listenedἬκουονĒkouonG191to him up to thisτούτουtoutouG3778statementλόγουlogouG3056, and thenthey raisedἐπῆρανepēranG1869their voicesφωνὴνphōnēnG5456and saidλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “AwayαἶρεaireG142with suchG5108a manG5108from the earthγῆςgēsG1093, forhe shouldG2520not beG2520allowedG2520to liveζῆν.zēnG2198!”

23And as they were shoutingκραυγαζόντωνkraugazontōnG2905andthrowingG4496offG4496their cloaksἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440andtossingβαλλόντωνballontōnG906dustκονιορτὸνkoniortonG2868into the airἀέραaeraG109,

24the commanderχιλίαρχοςchiliarchosG5506orderedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753that he be broughtεἰσάγεσθαιeisagesthaiG1521intothe barracksπαρεμβολὴνparembolēnG3925,sayingG3004that he was to beinterrogatedἀνετάζεσθαιanetazesthaiG426by floggingμάστιξινmastixinG3148soἵναinaG2443thatG2443he would findG1921outG1921the reasonαἰτίανaitianG156whyδι᾽ ἣνdi᾽ hēnG1223 G3739they were shoutingἐπεφώνουνepephōnounG2019against him thatG3779wayG3779.

25But whenὩςHōsG5613they stretchedG4385him outG4385with strapsἱμᾶσιν,himasinG2438,PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972saidG3004to the centurionἑκατόνταρχονhekatontarchonG1543who was standingἑστῶταhestōtaG2476by, “Is itlawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832for you to flogμαστίζειν;mastizeinG3147a manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444who is a RomanῬωμαῖονRhōmaionG4514and uncondemnedἀκατάκριτονakatakritonG178?”

26When the centurionἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēsG1543heardἀκούσαςakousasG191this,he wentπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334to the commanderχιλιάρχῳchiliarchōG5506and toldἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518him,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “WhatτίtiG5101areG3195you aboutG3195toG3195doποιεῖν;poieinG4160?For thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444is a RomanῬωμαῖόςRhōmaiosG4514.”

27The commanderχιλίαρχοςchiliarchosG5506cameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334and saidG3004toPaul, “TellλέγεlegeG3004me, are you a RomanῬωμαῖοςRhōmaiosG4514?”And he saidἔφη·ephēG5346, “Yesναί.naiG3483.”

28The commanderχιλίαρχος·chiliarchosG5506answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611, “I acquiredἐκτησάμην.ektēsamēnG2932thisταύτηνtautēnG3778citizenshipπολιτείανpoliteianG4174for a largeπολλοῦpollouG4183sumκεφαλαίουkephalaiouG2774ofG2774moneyG2774.”And PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972saidἔφη·ephēG5346, “But I was actuallyκαὶkaiG2532bornγεγέννημαι.gegennēmaiG1080a citizen.”

29ThereforeοὖνounG3767,thoseG3588who were aboutμέλλοντεςmellontesG3195tointerrogateἀνετάζειν.anetazeinG426him immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112backedG868awayG868from him; and the commanderχιλίαρχοςchiliarchosG5506alsoG2532wasG5399afraidἐφοβήθηephobēthēG5399when he foundG1921outG1921that he was a RomanῬωμαῖόςRhōmaiosG4514,and becauseG3754he hadputG1210him inG1210chainsG1210.

30NowδὲdeG1161on the nextἐπαύριονepaurionG1887dayG1887,wantingβουλόμενοςboulomenosG1014to knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097for certainἀσφαλές,asphalesG804whyτίtiG5101Paulhad been accusedκατηγορεῖταιkatēgoreitaiG2723by the JewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453, hereleasedἔλυσενelusenG3089him and orderedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and allπᾶνpanG3956theCouncilσυνέδριονsunedrionG4892to assembleσυνελθεῖνsuneltheinG4905,and he broughtG2609PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972downκαταγαγὼνkatagagōnG2609and placedἔστησενestēsenG2476him beforeεἰςeisG1519them.

Paul’s Defense before the Jews

Commentaries on Acts 22