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Acts 22:4-8

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.’
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