New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 9:1-9

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.

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