New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 26:9-18

9“SoοὖνounG3767I thoughtἔδοξαedoxaG1380to myselfG1683that I hadδεῖνdeinG1163to actπρᾶξαι,praxaiG4238in strongπολλὰpollaG4183oppositionἐναντίαenantiaG1727tothe nameὄνομαonomaG3686of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424of NazarethΝαζωραίουNazōraiouG3480.

10And thisG3739isjustG2532whatG3739IdidἐποίησαepoiēsaG4160in JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414;notG2532 G5037onlyG2532 G5037did I lockκατέκλεισαkatekleisaG2623upG2623manyπολλούςpollousG4183of thesaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40in prisonsφυλακαῖςphulakaisG5438, afterreceivingλαβών,labōnG2983authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849from the chiefἀρχιερέωνarchiereōnG749priestsG749,butG5037I alsoG5037castG2702my voteψῆφον·psēphonG5586againstG2702them when they were being putG337toG337deathG337.

11Andas I punishedτιμωρῶνtimōrōnG5097them oftenπολλάκιςpollakisG4178in allπάσαςpasasG3956the synagoguesσυναγωγὰςsunagōgasG4864,I tried to forceἠνάγκαζονēnagkazonG315them to blasphemeβλασφημεῖν,blasphēmeinG987; and since I wasextremelyπερισσῶςperissōsG4057enragedG1693atG1693them, I kept pursuingἐδίωκονediōkonG1377themevenἕωςhe'ōsG2193 G2532toforeignἔξωexōG1854citiesπόλεις.poleisG4172.

12“WhileἐνenG1722soοἷςhoisG3739engaged,as I was journeyingπορευόμενοςporeuomenosG4198to DamascusΔαμασκὸνDamaskonG1154with the authorityἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849and commissionἐπιτροπῆςepitropēsG2011of the chiefἀρχιερέωνarchiereōnG749priestsG749,

13at middayἡμέρας μέσηςhēmeras mesēsG2250 G3319,O kingβασιλεῦ,basileuG935,I sawG3708on the wayὁδὸνhodonG3598a lightφῶςphōsG5457from heavenοὐρανόθενouranothenG3771,brighterλαμπρότηταlamprotētaG2987thanὑπὲρhuperG5228the sunἡλίουhēliouG2246,shiningG4034aroundG4034me and thoseG3588who were journeyingπορευομένους.poreuomenousG4198with me.

14And when we hadallπάντωνpantōnG3956fallenκαταπεσόντωνkatapesontōnG2667to the groundγῆνgēnG1093,I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191a voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456sayingλέγουσανlegousanG3004to me in theHebrewἙβραΐδιHebraidiG1446dialectδιαλέκτῳ·dialektōG1258,‘SaulΣαοὺλSaoulG4549,SaulΣαούλ,SaoulG4549,whyτίtiG5101are you persecutingδιώκεις;diōkeisG1377Me?It is hardσκληρόνsklēronG4642for you to kickλακτίζειν.laktizeinG2979againstG4314the goadsκέντραkentraG2759.’

15And I saidG3004, ‘WhoτίςtisG5101are You, Lordκύριε;kurieG2962?’And the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962saidG3004,‘I amG1510JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424whomὃνhonG3739you are persecutingδιώκεις.diōkeisG1377.

16But getG450upG450andstandστῆθιstēthiG2476on your feetπόδαςpodasG4228;for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778purposeI have appearedG3708to you, toappointπροχειρίσασθαίprocheirisasthaiG4400you as aservantὑπηρέτηνhupēretēnG5257anda witnessμάρτυραmarturaG3144not onlyτεteG5037to the things in whichὧνhōnG3739you have seenG3708Me, but alsoτεteG5037to the things in whichὧνhōnG3739I will appearG3708to you,

17rescuingἐξαιρούμενόςexairoumenosG1807you from the JewishpeopleλαοῦlaouG2992and from the Gentilesἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484,to whomοὓςhousG3739I am sendingἀποστέλλωapostellōG649you,

18toopenἀνοῖξαιanoixaiG455their eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788so that they may turnἐπιστρέψαιepistrepsaiG1994fromdarknessσκότουςskotousG4655to lightφῶςphōsG5457, and from thepowerἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849ofSatanσατανᾶsatanaG4567to Godθεόν,theonG2316,that they may receiveλαβεῖνlabeinG2983forgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859of sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266and aninheritanceκλῆρονklēronG2819amongἐνenG1722thoseG3588who have been sanctifiedἡγιασμένοιςhēgiasmenoisG37byfaithπίστειpisteiG4102in Me.’

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