Revised Literal Translation

Acts 22

1τῆςtēsG3588MenἌνδρεςAndresG435,brethrenἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80,andκαὶkaiG2532fathersπατέρες,pateresG3962,hear yeἀκούσατέakousateG191myG1473defenceἀπολογίας.apologiasG627which I makenowG3568untoπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771.

2(AndδὲdeG1161when they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191thatὅτιhotiG3754he spakeπροσεφώνειprosephōneiG4377in the Hebrewτῇ Ἑβραΐδιtēa HebraidiG3588 G1446tongueδιαλέκτῳdialektōG1258to themαὐτοῖς,autoisG846,they keptπαρέσχονpareschonG3930the moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123silenceἡσυχίαν.¶hēsuchianG2271:andΚαὶKaiG2532he saithφησίν·phēsinG5346,)

3τῆςtēsG3588IἐγώegōG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510verilyG3303a manἀνὴρanērG435which ama JewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453,bornγεγεννημένοςgegennēmenosG1080inἐνenG1722TarsusΤαρσῷTarsōG5019, a cityin CiliciaΚιλικίας, τῇKilikias tēaG3588 G2791,yetδὲdeG1161brought upἀνατεθραμμένοςanatethrammenosG397inἐνenG1722thisταύτῃ,tautēG3778cityπόλει τοὺςpolei tousG3588 G4172atπαρὰparaG3844the feetπόδας τοῦpodas touG3588 G4228of GamalielΓαμαλιὴλGamaliēlG1059, andtaughtπεπαιδευμένοςpepaideumenosG3811according toκατὰkataG2596the perfect mannerἀκρίβειανakribeianG195of the lawνόμου,nomouG3551of the fathersπατρῴουpatrōouG3971,and wasὑπάρχωνhuparchōnG5225zealousζηλωτὴςzēlōtēsG2207toward Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771allπάντεςpantesG3956areἐστεesteG1510this dayσήμερον,sēmeronG4594.

4AndὃςhosG3739I persecutedἐδίωξαediōxaG1377thisταύτηνtautēnG3778wayτὴν ὁδὸνtēn hodonG3588 G3598untoἄχριachriG891the deathθανάτουthanatouG2288,bindingδεσμεύωνdesmeuōnG1195andκαὶkaiG2532deliveringπαραδιδοὺςparadidousG3860intoεἰςeisG1519prisonsφυλακὰςphulakasG5438bothτεteG5037menἄνδραςandrasG435andκαὶkaiG2532womenγυναῖκας,gunaikasG1135.

5AsὡςhōsG5613alsoκαὶkaiG2532the high priestὁ ἀρχιερεὺςho archiereusG3588 G749doth bearG3140meG1473witnessμαρτυρεῖmartureiG3140,andκαὶkaiG2532allπᾶνpanG3956the estate of the eldersτὸ πρεσβυτέριον,to presbuterionG3588 G4244:fromπαρ᾽par᾽G3844whomὧνhōnG3739alsoκαὶkaiG2532I receivedδεξάμενοςdexamenosG1209lettersἐπιστολὰςepistolasG1992untoπρὸςprosG4314the brethrenτοὺς ἀδελφοὺςtous adelphousG3588 G80,and wentἐπορευόμην,eporeuomēnG4198toεἰςeisG1519DamascusΔαμασκὸνDamaskonG1154,to bringἄξωνaxōnG71καὶkaiG2532themτοὺςtousG3588which wereὄνταςontasG1510thereἐκεῖσεekeiseG1566boundδεδεμένουςdedemenousG1210untoεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,forἵναinaG2443to be punishedτιμωρηθῶσιν.timōrēthōsinG5097.

6AndδέdeG1161it came to pass, thatἐγένετοegenetoG1096,as IG1473made my journeyπορευομένῳporeuomenōG4198,andκαὶkaiG2532was come nighἐγγίζοντιengizontiG1448unto Damascusτῇ Δαμασκῷtēa DamaskōG3588 G1154aboutπερὶperiG4012noonμεσημβρίανmesēmbrianG3314,suddenlyἐξαίφνηςexaiphnēsG1810there shoneπεριαστράψαιperiastrapsaiG4015fromἐκekG1537heavenτοῦ οὐρανοῦtou ouranouG3588 G3772a greatἱκανὸνhikanonG2425lightφῶςphōsG5457round aboutπερὶperiG4012meG1473.

7AndτεteG5037I fellἔπεσάepesaG4098untoεἰςeisG1519the groundτὸ ἔδαφοςto edaphosG3588 G1475,andκαὶkaiG2532heardἤκουσαēkousaG191a voiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456sayingλεγούσηςlegousēsG3004unto meG1473,SaulΣαοὺλSaoulG4549,SaulΣαούλ,SaoulG4549,whyτίtiG5101persecutest thouδιώκεις;diōkeisG1377meG1473?

8AndδὲdeG1161IG1473answeredἀπεκρίθην·apekrithēnG611,WhoτίςtisG5101art thouεἶeiG1510,Lordκύριε;kurieG2962?AndτεteG5037he saidG3004untoπρόςprosG4314meG1473,IG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424of Nazarethὁ Ναζωραῖοςho NazōraiosG3588 G3480,whomὃνhonG3739thouσὺsuG4771persecutestδιώκεις.diōkeisG1377.

9οἱhoiG3588τὸtoG3588AndδὲdeG1161theyτὴνtēnG3588that wereὄντεςontesG1510withσὺνsunG4862meG1473sawἐθεάσαντοetheasantoG2300indeedμὲνmenG3303the lightφῶςphōsG5457,andG2532wereG1096afraidG1719;butδὲdeG1161they heardἤκουσανēkousanG191notοὐκoukG3756the voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456of himτοῦtouG3588that spakeλαλοῦντόςlalountosG2980to meG1473.

10ὁhoG3588Andδέ·deG1161I saidG3004,WhatτίtiG5101shall I doποιήσωpoiēsōG4160,Lordκύριε;kurieG2962?AndδὲdeG1161the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962saidG3004untoπρόςprosG4314meG1473,AriseἀναστὰςanastasG450,and goπορεύουporeuouG4198intoεἰςeisG1519DamascusΔαμασκόν,DamaskonG1154;and thereG2546it shall be toldλαληθήσεταιlalēthēsetaiG2980theeσοιsoiG4771ofπερὶperiG4012all thingsπάντωνpantōnG3956whichὧνhōnG3739are appointedτέτακταίtetaktaiG5021for theeσοιsoiG4771to doποιῆσαι.poiēsaiG4160.

11AndδὲdeG1161whenὡςhōsG5613I couldG1689notοὐκoukG3756seeἐνέβλεπονenebleponG1689forἀπὸapoG575the gloryτῆς δόξηςtēs doxēsG3588 G1391of thatἐκείνου,ekeinouG1565lightτοῦ φωτὸςtou phōtosG3588 G5457,being led by the handχειραγωγούμενοςcheiragōgoumenosG5496ofὑπὸhupoG5259themτῶνtōnG3588that were withσυνόντωνsunontōnG4895meG1473,I cameἦλθονēlthonG2064intoεἰςeisG1519DamascusΔαμασκόν.¶DamaskonG1154.

12τὸνtonG3588AndδέdeG1161oneτις,tisG5100AnaniasἉνανίαςHananiasG367,a devoutG2152manἀνὴρanērG435according toκατὰkataG2596the lawνόμον, τῶνnomon tōnG3588 G3551,having a good reportμαρτυρούμενοςmarturoumenosG3140ofὑπὸhupoG5259allπάντωνpantōnG3956the JewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453which dweltκατοικούντωνkatoikountōnG2730there,

13CameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064untoπρόςprosG4314meG1473,andG2532stoodἐπιστὰςepistasG2186,and saidG3004unto meG1473,Brotherἀδελφέ,adelpheG80SaulΣαοὺλSaoulG4549,receive thy sightἀνάβλεψον.anablepsonG308.AndG2504the sameαὐτῇautēaG846hourτῇ ὥρᾳtēa hōraG3588 G5610IG2504looked upἀνέβλεψαaneblepsaG308uponεἰςeisG1519himαὐτόν.autonG846.

14ὁhoG3588AndδὲdeG1161he saidG3004,The Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316of ourG1473fathersτῶν πατέρωνtōn paterōnG3588 G3962hath chosenπροεχειρίσατόproecheirisatoG4400theeσεseG4771,that thou shouldest knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097hisαὐτοῦautouG846willτὸ θέλημαto thelēmaG3588 G2307,andκαὶkaiG2532seeG3708thatτὸνtonG3588Just OneδίκαιονdikaionG1342,andκαὶkaiG2532shouldest hearἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191the voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456ofἐκekG1537hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846mouthτοῦ στόματοςtou stomatosG3588 G4750.

15ForὅτιhotiG3754thou shalt beἔσῃesēG1510hisαὐτῷautōG846witnessμάρτυςmartusG3144untoπρὸςprosG4314allπάνταςpantasG3956menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444of whatὧνhōnG3739thou hast seenἑώρακαςhe'ōrakasG3708andκαὶkaiG2532heardἤκουσας.ēkousasG191.

16AndκαὶkaiG2532nowνῦνnunG3568whyτίtiG5101tarriest thouμέλλεις;melleisG3195?ariseἀναστὰςanastasG450,and be baptizedβάπτισαιbaptisaiG907,andκαὶkaiG2532wash awayἀπόλουσαιapolousaiG628thyσουsouG4771sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG3588 G266,calling onἐπικαλεσάμενοςepikalesamenosG1941the nameὄνομαonomaG3588 G3686of the LordG3588 G2962.

17AndδέdeG1161it came to pass, thatἘγένετοEgenetoG1096,when IG1473was come againὑποστρέψαντιhupostrepsantiG5290toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,evenκαὶkaiG2532while IG1473prayedπροσευχομένουproseuchomenouG4336inἐνenG1722the templeτῷ ἱερῷtō hi'erōG3588 G2411,IG1473wasγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096inἐνenG1722a tranceἐκστάσειekstaseiG1611;

18AndκαὶkaiG2532sawG3708himαὐτὸνautonG846sayingλέγοντάlegontaG3004unto meG1473,Make hasteσπεῦσονspeusonG4692,andκαὶkaiG2532get theeἔξελθεexeltheG1831ἐνenG1722quicklyτάχειtacheiG5034out ofἐξexG1537JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419:forδιότιdiotiG1360they willG3858notοὐouG3756receiveπαραδέξονταίparadexontaiG3858thyσουsouG4771testimonyμαρτυρίανmarturianG3588 G3141concerningπερὶperiG4012meG1473.

19And IG2504saidG3004,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,theyαὐτοὶautoiG846knowἐπίστανταιepistantaiG1987thatὅτιhotiG3754IG1473ἤμηνēmēnG1510imprisonedφυλακίζωνphulakizōnG5439andG2532beatδέρωνderōnG1194in everyκατὰkataG2596synagogueτὰς συναγωγὰςtas sunagōgasG3588 G4864them thatτοὺςtousG3588believedπιστεύονταςpisteuontasG4100onἐπὶepiG1909theeσέ·seG4771:

20AndκαὶkaiG2532whenὅτεhoteG3753the bloodαἷμαhaimaG3588 G129of thyσου,souG4771martyrμάρτυρόςmarturosG3588 G3144StephenΣτεφάνουStephanouG4736was shedἐξεχύννετοexechunnetoG1632,IG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532wasἤμηνēmēnG1510standing byἐφεστὼςephestōsG2186,andκαὶkaiG2532consenting untoσυνευδοκῶνsuneudokōnG4909hisG846deathG3588 G336,andκαὶkaiG2532keptφυλάσσωνphulassōnG5442the raimentἱμάτιαhimatiaG3588 G2440of themG3588that slewἀναιρούντωνanairountōnG337himG846.

21AndκαὶkaiG2532he saidG3004untoπρόςprosG4314meG1473,Departπορεύου,poreuouG4198:forὅτιhotiG3754IG1473will sendἐξαποστελῶexapostelōG1821theeσε.¶seG4771far henceμακρὰνmakranG3112untoεἰςeisG1519the GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484.

22τοῦtouG3588AndδὲdeG1161they gaveG191himαὐτοῦautouG846audienceG191untoἄχριachriG891thisτούτουtoutouG3778wordλόγου τὴνlogou tēnG3588 G3056,andκαὶkaiG2532thenlifted upἐπῆρανepēranG1869theirαὐτῶνautōnG846voicesφωνὴν τῆςphōnēn tēsG3588 G5456,and saidλέγοντες·legontesG3004,Away withαἶρεaireG142such aτοιοῦτον·toioutonG5108fellowfromἀπὸapoG575the earthγῆς τὸνgēs tonG3588 G1093:forγὰρgarG1063it isG2520notοὐouG3756fitG2520that heαὐτὸνautonG846should liveζῆν.zēnG2198.

23AndG1161as theyαὐτῶνautōnG846cried outκραυγαζόντωνkraugazontōnG2905,andκαὶkaiG2532cast offG4495theirclothesτὰ ἱμάτιαta himatiaG3588 G2440,andκαὶkaiG2532threwβαλλόντωνballontōnG906dustκονιορτὸνkoniortonG2868intoεἰςeisG1519the airτὸν ἀέραton aeraG3588 G109,

24The chief captainὁ χιλίαρχοςho chiliarchosG3588 G5506commandedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753himαὐτὸνautonG846to be broughtG71intoεἰςeisG1519the castleτὴν παρεμβολὴνtēn parembolēnG3588 G3925,and bade thatG3004heαὐτόν,autonG846should be examinedἀνετάζεσθαιanetazesthaiG426by scourgingμάστιξινmastixinG3148;thatἵναinaG2443he might knowἐπιγνῷepignōG1921whereforeδι᾽di᾽G1223ἣνhēnG3739αἰτίανaitianG156they criedἐπεφώνουνepephōnounG2019soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779against himαὐτῷ.¶autōG846.

25AndδὲdeG1161asὩςHōsG5613they boundπροέτεινανproeteinanG4385himαὐτὸνautonG846with thongsτοῖς ἱμᾶσιν,tois himasinG3588 G2438,εἰeiG1487Paulτὸν Παῦλος·ton PaulosG3588 G3972saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314the centurionἑκατόνταρχονhekatontarchonG1543thatὁhoG3588stood byἑστῶταhestōtaG2476,Is it lawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832for youὑμῖνhuminG4771to scourgeμαστίζειν;mastizeinG3147a manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444that is a RomanῬωμαῖονRhōmaionG4514,andκαὶkaiG2532uncondemnedἀκατάκριτονakatakritonG178?

26ὁhoG3588WhenδὲdeG1161the centurionἑκατοντάρχης τῷhekatontarchēs tōG3588 G1543heardἀκούσαςakousasG191that,he wentπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334and toldἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518the chief captainχιλιάρχῳ ὁchiliarchō hoG3588 G5506,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,Take heedG3708whatτίtiG5101μέλλειςmelleisG3195thou doestποιεῖν;poieinG4160:forγὰρgarG1063thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444isἐστιν.estinG1510a RomanῬωμαῖόςRhōmaiosG4514.

27ὁhoG3588ThenδὲdeG1161the chief captainχιλίαρχος ὁchiliarchos hoG3588 G5506cameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334,and saidG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,TellλέγεlegeG3004meG1473,G1487artεἶ;eiG1510thouσὺsuG4771a RomanῬωμαῖοςRhōmaiosG4514?δὲdeG1161He saidἔφη·ephēG5346,Yeaναί.naiG3483.

28ὁhoG3588AndG5037the chief captainχιλίαρχος· τὴνchiliarchos tēnG3588 G5506answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611,With a greatπολλοῦpollouG4183sumκεφαλαίουkephalaiouG2774obtainedἐκτησάμην.ektēsamēnG2932IἐγὼegōG1473thisταύτηνtautēnG3778freedomπολιτείαν ὁpoliteian hoG3588 G4174.AndG1161PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972saidἔφη·ephēG5346,ButG1161IἐγὼegōG1473wasG1080καὶkaiG2532freebornG1080.

29ThenοὖνounG3767straightwayεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112they departedἀπέστησανapestēsanG868fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575himαὐτοῦautouG846whichοἱhoiG3588shouldμέλλοντεςmellontesG3195have examinedἀνετάζειν.anetazeinG426himαὐτὸνautonG846:andκαὶkaiG2532the chief captainὁ χιλίαρχοςho chiliarchosG3588 G5506alsoδὲdeG1161was afraidἐφοβήθηephobēthēG5399,after he knewἐπιγνοὺςepignousG1921thatὅτιhotiG3754he wasἐστινestinG1510a RomanῬωμαῖόςRhōmaiosG4514,andκαὶkaiG2532becauseὅτιhotiG3754he hadἦνēnG1510boundδεδεκώς.¶dedekōsG1210himαὐτὸνautonG846.

30On the morrowἐπαύριονepaurionG3588 G1887,becauseδὲdeG1161he wouldβουλόμενοςboulomenosG1014have knownγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097the certaintyἀσφαλές,asphalesG3588 G804whereforeτίtiG3588 G5101he was accusedκατηγορεῖταιkatēgoreitaiG2723ofG3844the JewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG3588 G2453,he loosedἔλυσενelusenG3089himG846fromG575hisbandsG3588 G1199,andκαὶkaiG2532commandedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753the chief priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG3588 G749andκαὶkaiG2532allG3650theirG846councilσυνέδριονsunedrionG3588 G4892to appearG2064,andκαὶkaiG2532broughtG2609PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3588 G3972downκαταγαγὼνkatagagōnG2609,and set himἔστησενestēsenG2476beforeεἰςeisG1519themG846.

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