New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 22:14-21

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.’”

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