New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 22:14-30

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.

Read all of Acts 22

Commentaries on Acts 22