New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 9

The Conversion of Saul

1NowδὲdeG1161SaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569,stillἔτιetiG2089breathingἐμπνέωνempneōnG1709threatsἀπειλῆςapeilēsG547and murderφόνουphonouG5408againstεἰςeisG1519the disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101of the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,wentπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334to the highἀρχιερεῖ,archiereiG749priestG749,

2and askedᾐτήσατοētēsatoG154forlettersἐπιστολὰςepistolasG1992from him tothe synagoguesσυναγωγάς,sunagōgasG4864inDamascusΔαμασκὸνDamaskonG1154,soὅπωςhopōsG3704thatG3704ifἐάνeanG1437he foundεὕρῃheurēG2147anyτιναςtinasG5100belongingὄνταςontasG1510tothe WayὁδοῦhodouG3598,whetherτεteG5037menἄνδραςandrasG435orκαὶkaiG2532womenγυναῖκας,gunaikasG1135,he might bringἀγάγῃagagēG71them in shacklesδεδεμένουςdedemenousG1210to JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ.IerousalēmG2419.

3NowδὲdeG1161as he was travelingπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiG4198,it happenedἐγένετοegenetoG1096that he was approachingἐγγίζεινengizeinG1448DamascusΔαμασκῷ,DamaskōG1154, andsuddenlyἐξαίφνηςexaiphnēsG1810a lightφῶςphōsG5457from heavenοὐρανοῦ·ouranouG3772flashedG4015aroundG4015him;

4andhe fellπεσὼνpesōnG4098to the groundγῆνgēnG1093and heardἤκουσενēkousenG191a voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456sayingλέγουσανlegousanG3004to him,“SaulΣαοὺλSaoulG4549,SaulΣαούλ,SaoulG4549,whyτίtiG5101are you persecutingδιώκεις;diōkeisG1377Me?”

5And he saidG3004, “WhoτίςtisG5101are You, Lordκύριε;kurieG2962?” And He said,“I amG1510JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424whomὃνhonG3739you are persecutingδιώκειςdiōkeisG1377,

6but getG450upG450and enterεἴσελθεeiseltheG1525the cityπόλιν,polinG4172, andit will be toldλαληθήσεταίlalēthēsetaiG2980to you whatὅ τίho tiG3739 G5101you mustδεῖdeiG1163doποιεῖν.poieinG4160.”

7The menἄνδρεςandresG435who traveledσυνοδεύοντεςsunodeuontesG4922with himstoodεἱστήκεισανheistēkeisanG2476speechlessG1753,hearingἀκούοντεςakouontesG191thevoiceφωνῆς,phōnēsG5456but seeingθεωροῦντες.theōrountesG2334noG3367oneμηδέναmēdenaG3367.

8SaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569gotG1453upG1453from the groundγῆς,gēsG1093, andthough his eyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnG3788were openἀνεῳγμένωνaneōgmenōnG455, hecould seeἔβλεπεν·eblepenG991nothingG3762;and leadingG5496him byG5496theG5496handχειραγωγοῦντεςcheiragōgountesG5496,they broughtεἰσήγαγονeisēgagonG1521him intoDamascusΔαμασκόν.DamaskonG1154.

9And for threeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250he was withoutμὴmēG3361sightβλέπωνblepōnG991,and neitherοὐκoukG3756ateG2068norοὐδὲoudeG3761drankἔπιεν.¶epienG4095.

10NowG1161there was a discipleμαθητὴςmathētēsG3101inDamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686AnaniasἉνανίας,HananiasG367;and the Lordκύριος·kuriosG2962saidG3004to him ina visionὁράματιhoramatiG3705,“AnaniasἉνανία.HananiaG367.”And he saidG3004, “HereἰδοὺidouG2400I am, Lordκύριε.kurieG2962.”

11And the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962said to him,“GetG450upG450and goπορεύθητιporeuthētiG4198to the streetῥύμηνrhumēnG4505calledκαλουμένηνkaloumenēnG2564StraightεὐθεῖανeutheianG2117,and inquireζήτησονzētēsonG2212at the houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614of JudasἸούδαIoudaG2455for a manG5018fromG5018TarsusΤαρσέα·TarseaG5018namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686SaulΣαῦλονSaulonG4569,for he is prayingπροσεύχεταιproseuchetaiG4336,

12and he has seenG3708in a visionG3705a manἄνδραandraG435namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686AnaniasG367comeεἰσελθόνταeiselthontaG1525inG1525andlayG2007his handsχεῖρας,cheirasG5495onG2007him, soὅπωςhopōsG3704thatG3704he might regainG308his sightG308.”

13But AnaniasἉνανίας·HananiasG367answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,I have heardἤκουσαēkousaG191from manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183peopleG4183aboutπερὶperiG4012thisτούτου,toutouG3778manἀνδρὸςandrosG435,howὅσαhosaG3745muchG3745harmκακὰkakaG2556he didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160to YoursaintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40in JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ·IerousalēmG2419;

14and hereὧδεhōdeG5602hehasἔχειecheiG2192authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849from the chiefἀρχιερέωνarchiereōnG749priestsG749toarrestδῆσαιdēsaiG1210allπάνταςpantasG3956whocallἐπικαλουμένουςepikaloumenousG1941onG1941Your nameὄνομάonomaG3686.”

15But the Lordκύριος·kuriosG2962saidG3004to him,“Goπορεύου,poreuouG4198, forhe is a chosenἐκλογῆςeklogēsG1589instrumentσκεῦοςskeuosG4632of MineG1473,to bearβαστάσαιbastasaiG941My nameὄνομάonomaG3686beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484andkingsβασιλέωνbasileōnG935and the sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207of IsraelἸσραήλ.IsraēlG2474;

16forI will showὑποδείξωhupodeixōG5263him howὅσαhosaG3745muchG3745he mustδεῖdeiG1163sufferπαθεῖν.¶patheinG3958inG5228behalfG5228of My nameὀνόματόςonomatosG3686.”

17SoG3704AnaniasἉνανίαςHananiasG367departedἈπῆλθενApēlthenG565and enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525the houseοἰκίαν,oikianG3614, and afterlayingἐπιθεὶςepitheisG2007his handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495on him saidG3004, “Brotherἀδελφέ,adelpheG80SaulΣαοὺλSaoulG4549,the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,who appearedG3708to you on the roadὁδῷhodōG3598by whichᾗhēG3739you were comingἤρχου,ērchouG2064,has sentἀπέσταλκένapestalkenG649me soG3704thatG3704you may regainG308your sightG308and befilledG4092with the Holyἁγίου.hagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151.”

18And immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112somethinglikeὡςhōsG5613fishscalesλεπίδες,lepidesG3013fellἀπέπεσανapepesanG634from his eyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnG3788,and he regainedG308his sightἀνέβλεψένaneblepsenG308,and he gotG450upG450and was baptizedἐβαπτίσθη,ebaptisthēG907;

Saul Begins to Preach Christ

19and he tookλαβὼνlabōnG2983foodτροφὴνtrophēnG5160and was strengthenedἐνίσχυσεν.¶enischusenG1765.NowδὲdeG1161for severalτινάς·tinasG5100daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250he was withthe disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101who were in DamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154,

20and immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112he beganto proclaimἐκήρυσσενekērussenG2784JesusἸησοῦν,IēsounG2424in the synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864,sayingὅτιhotiG3754, “He isthe SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.”

21AllπάντεςpantesG3956thoseG3588hearingἀκούοντεςakouontesG191himcontinued to be amazedἐξίσταντοexistantoG1839,and were sayingἔλεγον·elegonG3004, “Is thisG3778not the one who in JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419destroyedπορθήσαςporthēsasG4199thoseG3588whocalledἐπικαλουμένουςepikaloumenousG1941onG1941thisG3778nameὄνομαonomaG3686,and had comeἐληλύθειelēlutheiG2064hereὧδεhōdeG5602for the purposeἵναinaG2443of bringingἀγάγῃagagēG71them boundδεδεμένουςdedemenousG1210beforeἐπὶepiG1909the chiefἀρχιερεῖς.¶archiereisG749priestsG749?”

22But SaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569kept increasingμᾶλλονmallonG1743 G3123inG1743strengthG1743and confoundingσυνέχυννενsunechunnenG4797JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453who livedκατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasG2730in DamascusΔαμασκῷ,DamaskōG1154by provingσυμβιβάζωνsumbibazōnG4822that thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778Jesus is theChristχριστός.christosG5547.

23WhenὡςhōsG5613manyἱκαναί,hikanaiG2425daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250had elapsedἐπληροῦντοeplērountoG4137,the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453plottedG4823togetherσυνεβουλεύσαντοsunebouleusantoG4823to doG337awayG337with him,

24buttheir plotἐπιβουλὴepiboulēG1917became knownἐγνώσθηegnōsthēG1097to SaulΣαύλῳSaulōG4569.They were alsoG2532closelyG3906watchingπαρετηροῦντοparetērountoG3906the gatesπύλαςpulasG4439dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250and nightνυκτός,nuktosG3571soὅπωςhopōsG3704thatG3704they might putG337him to deathG337;

25but his disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101tookλαβόντεςlabontesG2983him at nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571and letG2524him downκαθῆκανkathēkanG2524throughδιὰdiaG1223an opening inthe wallτείχουςteichousG5038,loweringχαλάσαντεςchalasantesG2524 G5465him in a largeG4711basketG4711.

26When he cameΠαραγενόμενοςParagenomenosG3854to JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,he triedἐπείραζενepeirazenG3985repeatedlyto associateκολλᾶσθαιkollasthaiG2853with the disciplesμαθηταῖς·mathētaisG3101; and yetthey wereG5399allπάντεςpantesG3956afraidἐφοβοῦντοephobountoG5399of him, as they did not believeπιστεύοντεςpisteuontesG4100that he was a discipleμαθητής.mathētēsG3101.

27ButBarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921tookG1949holdG1949of him and broughtἤγαγενēgagenG71him to the apostlesἀποστόλουςapostolousG652and describedδιηγήσατοdiēgēsatoG1334to them howπῶςpōsG4459he hadseenG3708the LordκύριονkurionG2962on the roadὁδῷhodōG3598,and that He had talkedἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980to him, and howπῶςpōsG4459he hadspokenἐπαρρησιάσατοeparrēsiasatoG3955outG3955boldlyG3955in the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424at DamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154.

28And he was with them,movingG1531 G2532 G1607aboutG1531 G2532 G1607freelyG1531 G2532 G1607in JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419,speakingG3955outG3955boldlyG3955in the nameG3686of the LordG2962.

29And he was talkingἐλάλειelaleiG2980and arguingσυνεζήτειsunezēteiG4802with theHellenisticἙλληνιστάς·HellēnistasG1675Jews;but they were attemptingἐπεχείρουνepecheirounG2021to putG337him toG337deathG337.

30NowδὲdeG1161when thebrothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80learnedἐπιγνόντεςepignontesG1921of it,they broughtG2609him downκατήγαγονkatēgagonG2609toCaesareaΚαισάρειανKaisareianG2542andsentG1821him awayἐξαπέστειλανexapesteilanG1821toTarsusΤαρσόν.¶TarsonG5019.

31SoοὖνounG3767the churchἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577throughoutκαθ᾽ ὅληςkath᾽ holēsG2596 G3650JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449,GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056,and SamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540enjoyedεἶχενeichenG2192peaceεἰρήνην,eirēnēnG1515,as it was being builtοἰκοδομουμένηoikodomoumenēG3618up; and as itcontinuedπορευομένηporeuomenēG4198in the fearφόβῳphobōG5401of the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962and in the comfortπαρακλήσειparaklēseiG3874of the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,it kept increasingἐπληθύνετο.¶eplēthunetoG4129.

Peter’s Ministry

32NowδὲdeG1161as PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074was travelingG1330throughG1330allπάντωνpantōnG3956those regions,he alsoκαὶkaiG2532cameG2718downG2718to thesaintsἁγίουςhagiousG40who livedκατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasG2730atLyddaΛύδδα.LuddaG3069.

33ThereἐκεῖekeiG1563he foundεὗρενheurenG2147a manἄνθρωπόνanthrōponG444namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686AeneasΑἰνέανAineanG132who had been bedriddenκατακείμενον ἐπὶ κραβάττουkatakeimenon epi krabattouG2621 G1909 G2895for eightὀκτὼoktōG3638yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094,becauseὃςhosG3739he was paralyzedπαραλελυμένος.paralelumenosG3886.

34PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074saidG3004to him, “AeneasΑἰνέα,AineaG132,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ChristΧριστός·ChristosG5547healsἰᾶταίiataiG2390you; getG450upG450and makeG4766your own bedG4766.”ImmediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112he gotG450upG450.

35And allπάντεςpantesG3956who livedκατοικοῦντεςkatoikountesG2730atLyddaΛύδδαLuddaG3069andSharonΣαρῶνα,SarōnaG4565sawG3708him, and theyturnedἐπέστρεψανepestrepsanG1994to the Lordκύριον.¶kurionG2962.

36NowδέdeG1161inJoppaἸόππῃIoppēG2445there was a discipleμαθήτριαmathētriaG3102namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686TabithaΤαβιθά,TabithaG5000(whichἣhēG3739when translatedδιερμηνευομένηdiermēneuomenēG1329meansλέγεταιlegetaiG3004DorcasΔορκάς·DorkasG1393);thisG3778womanG3778wasexcellingπλήρηςplērēsG4134in actsἔργωνergōnG2041of kindnessἀγαθῶνagathōnG18and charityἐλεημοσυνῶνeleēmosunōnG1654whichὧνhōnG3739she didἐποίει·epoieiG4160habitually.

37But it happenedἐγένετοegenetoG1096at that timeἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250that she becameἀσθενήσασανasthenēsasanG770sickG770and diedἀποθανεῖν·apothaneinG599;and when they had washedλούσαντεςlousantesG3068her body,they laidἔθηκανethēkanG5087it in anupstairsG5253roomὑπερῴῳ.huperōōG5253.

38Since LyddaΛύδδαςLuddasG3069was nearἐγγὺςengusG1451JoppaἸόππῃIoppēG2445,the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101,having heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191that PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074was thereἐνenG1722 G846,sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649twoδύοduoG1417menἄνδραςandrasG435to him, urgingπαρακαλοῦντες·parakalountesG3870him, “Do not delayὀκνήσῃςoknēsēsG3635in comingδιελθεῖνdieltheinG1330to us.”

39SoδὲdeG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074gotG450readyG450and wentσυνῆλθενsunēlthenG4905with them. When he arrivedπαραγενόμενονparagenomenonG3854,they broughtἀνήγαγονanēgagonG321him into theroomὑπερῷον,huperōonG5253upstairsG5253;and allπᾶσαιpasaiG3956thewidowsχῆραιchēraiG5503stoodG3936besideG3936him, weepingκλαίουσαιklaiousaiG2799and showingἐπιδεικνύμεναιepideiknumenaiG1925allG3745thetunicsχιτῶναςchitōnasG5509and garmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440thatG3745DorcasΔορκάς.DorkasG1393used to makeἐποίειepoieiG4160while she was with them.

40But PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074sentG1544them allπάνταςpantasG3956outG1544andkneltG1119 G5087downG5087 G1119and prayedπροσηύξατο·prosēuxatoG4336,and turningἐπιστρέψαςepistrepsasG1994to the bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,he saidG3004, “TabithaΤαβιθά,TabithaG5000,ariseἀνάστηθι.anastēthiG450.”And she openedἤνοιξενēnoixenG455her eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788,and when she sawG3708PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074,she satG339upG339.

41And he gaveδοὺςdousG1325her his handχεῖραcheiraG5495and raisedἀνέστησενanestēsenG450her up; and callingφωνήσαςphōnēsasG5455thesaintsἁγίουςhagiousG40andwidowsχήραςchērasG5503,he presentedπαρέστησενparestēsenG3936her aliveζῶσαν.zōsanG2198.

42It becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096knownγνωστὸνgnōstonG1110allὅληςholēsG3650overκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596JoppaἸόππης,IoppēsG2445, andmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100in the Lordκύριον.kurionG2962.

43And PeterstayedμεῖναιmeinaiG3306inJoppaἸόππῃIoppēG2445manyἱκανὰςhikanasG2425daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250witha tannerβυρσεῖ.¶burseiG1038namedSimonΣίμωνιSimōniG4613.

The Conversion of Saul

Saul Begins to Preach Christ

Peter’s Ministry

Commentaries on Acts 9