Revised Literal Translation

Acts 26:9-23

9IG1473verilyοὖνounG3767μὲνmenG3303thoughtἔδοξαedoxaG1380with myselfG1683,that I oughtδεῖνdeinG1163todoπρᾶξαι,praxaiG4238many thingsπολλὰpollaG4183contraryἐναντίαenantiaG1727toπρὸςprosG4314the nameτὸ ὄνομαto onomaG3588 G3686of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424of Nazarethτοῦ Ναζωραίουtou NazōraiouG3588 G3480.

10τῶνtōnG3588τὴνtēnG3588Which thingὃhoG3739IG4160alsoκαὶkaiG2532didG4160inG1722JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414:andκαὶkaiG2532manyπολλούςpollousG4183of the saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40didG2623IἐγὼegōG1473shut upG2623in prisonφυλακαῖςphulakaisG5438,having receivedλαβών,labōnG2983authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849fromπαρὰparaG3844the chief priestsτῶν ἀρχιερέωνtōn archiereōnG3588 G749;andG5037when theyαὐτῶνautōnG846were put to deathἀναιρουμένωνanairoumenōnG337,I gaveG2702my voiceψῆφον·psēphonG5586againstG2702them.

11AndκαὶkaiG2532I punishedτιμωρῶνtimōrōnG5097themαὐτοὺςautousG846oftπολλάκιςpollakisG4178inκατὰkataG2596everyπάσαςpasasG3956synagogueτὰς συναγωγὰςtas sunagōgasG3588 G4864,and compelledἠνάγκαζονēnagkazonG315themto blasphemeβλασφημεῖν,blasphēmeinG987;andτεteG5037beingG1693exceedinglyπερισσῶςperissōsG4057madG1693against themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,I persecutedἐδίωκονediōkonG1377themevenἕωςhe'ōsG2193καὶkaiG2532untoεἰςeisG1519strangeἔξωexōG1854citiesτὰς πόλεις.tas poleisG3588 G4172.

12τὴνtēnG3588ἐνenG1722WhereuponοἷςhoisG3739asG2532I wentπορευόμενοςporeuomenosG4198toεἰςeisG1519DamascusΔαμασκὸν τῆςDamaskon tēsG3588 G1154withμετ᾽met᾽G3326authorityἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849andG2532commissionἐπιτροπῆςepitropēsG2011fromG3844the chief priestsτῶν ἀρχιερέωνtōn archiereōnG3588 G749,

13At middayἡμέρας μέσηςhēmeras mesēsG2250 G3319,O kingβασιλεῦ,basileuG935,I sawG3708inκατὰkataG2596the wayτὴν ὁδὸνtēn hodonG3588 G3598a lightφῶςphōsG5457from heavenοὐρανόθενouranothenG3771,aboveὑπὲρhuperG5228the brightnessτὴν λαμπρότηταtēn lamprotētaG3588 G2987of the sunτοῦ ἡλίουtou hēliouG3588 G2246,shining round aboutπεριλάμψανperilampsanG4034meG1473andκαὶkaiG2532themτοὺςtousG3588which journeyedπορευομένους.poreuomenousG4198withσὺνsunG4862meG1473.

14AndG1161when weG1473were allπάντωνpantōnG3956fallenκαταπεσόντωνkatapesontōnG2667toεἰςeisG1519the earthτὴν γῆνtēn gēnG3588 G1093,I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191a voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456speakingG2980untoπρόςprosG4314meG1473,andG2532sayingλέγουσανlegousanG3004in the Hebrewτῇ Ἑβραΐδιtēa HebraidiG3588 G1446tongueδιαλέκτῳ·dialektōG1258,SaulΣαοὺλSaoulG4549,SaulΣαούλ,SaoulG4549,whyτίtiG5101persecutestδιώκεις;diōkeisG1377thou meG1473? it ishardσκληρόνsklēronG4642for theeσοιsoiG4771to kickλακτίζειν.laktizeinG2979againstπρὸςprosG4314the pricksκέντραkentraG2759.

15ὁhoG3588AndδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473saidG3004,WhoτίςtisG5101art thouεἶeiG1510,LordG2962?AndδὲdeG1161he saidG3004,IἐγώegōG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424whomὃνhonG3739thouσὺsuG4771persecutestδιώκεις.diōkeisG1377.

16Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235riseἀνάστηθιanastēthiG450,andκαὶkaiG2532standστῆθιstēthiG2476uponἐπὶepiG1909thyσου·souG4771feetτοὺς πόδαςtous podasG3588 G4228:forγὰρgarG1063I have appearedG3708unto theeσοιsoiG4771forεἰςeisG1519this purposeτοῦτοtoutoG3778,to makeπροχειρίσασθαίprocheirisasthaiG4400theeσεseG4771a ministerὑπηρέτηνhupēretēnG5257andκαὶkaiG2532a witnessμάρτυραmarturaG3144bothτεteG5037of these things whichὧνhōnG3739thou hast seenG3708,andτεteG5037of those things in the whichὧνhōnG3739I will appearG3708unto theeσοι,soiG4771;

17DeliveringἐξαιρούμενόςexairoumenosG1807theeσεseG4771fromG1537the peopleτοῦ λαοῦtou laouG3588 G2992,andκαὶkaiG2532fromthe Gentilesτῶν ἐθνῶν,tōn ethnōnG3588 G1484,untoεἰςeisG1519whomοὓςhousG3739nowG3568I sendἀποστέλλωapostellōG649theeσεseG4771,

18To openἀνοῖξαιanoixaiG455theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788, andτοῦtouG3588to turnἐπιστρέψαιepistrepsaiG1994themfromἀπὸapoG575darknessσκότουςskotousG4655toεἰςeisG1519lightφῶςphōsG5457,andκαὶkaiG2532fromthe powerτῆς ἐξουσίαςtēs exousiasG3588 G1849of Satanτοῦ σατανᾶtou satanaG3588 G4567untoἐπὶepiG1909Godτὸν θεόν,ton theonG3588 G2316,thatτοῦtouG3588theyαὐτοὺςautousG846may receiveλαβεῖνlabeinG2983forgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859of sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266,andκαὶkaiG2532inheritanceκλῆρονklēronG2819amongἐνenG1722them whichτοῖςtoisG3588are sanctifiedἡγιασμένοιςhēgiasmenoisG37by faithπίστειpisteiG4102τῇtēaG3588that is inεἰςeisG1519meἐμέ.¶emeG1473.

19τῇtēaG3588WhereuponὍθεν,HothenG3606,O kingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππα,AgrippaG67,I wasἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096notοὐκoukG3756disobedientἀπειθὴςapeithēsG545unto the heavenlyοὐρανίῳouraniōG3770visionὀπτασίᾳ,optasiaG3701:

20ButἀλλὰallaG235shewedἀπήγγελλονapēngellonG518firstG4412unto themτοῖςtoisG3588ofἐνenG1722DamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154,andκαὶkaiG2532at JerusalemἹεροσολύμοις,Hi'erosolumoisG2414,andG5037throughoutG1519allπᾶσάνpasanG3956the coastsτὴν χώρανtēn chōranG3588 G5561of Judæaτῆς Ἰουδαίας,tēs IoudaiasG3588 G2449,andκαὶkaiG2532thento the Gentilesτοῖς ἔθνεσινtois ethnesinG3588 G1484,that they should repentμετανοεῖνmetanoeinG3340andκαὶkaiG2532turnἐπιστρέφεινepistrepheinG1994toἐπὶepiG1909Godτὸν θεὸνton theonG3588 G2316,and doπράσσοντας.prassontasG4238worksἔργαergaG2041meetἄξιαaxiaG514for repentanceτῆς μετανοίαςtēs metanoiasG3588 G3341.

21G3588ForἕνεκαhenekaG1752these causesτούτωνtoutōnG3778the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453caughtσυλλαβόμενοιsullabomenoiG4815meG1473inἐνenG1722the templeἱερῷhi'erōG3588 G2411,and went aboutἐπειρῶντοepeirōntoG3987to killδιαχειρίσασθαι.diacheirisasthaiG1315me.

22τῆςtēsG3588HavingG5177thereforeοὖνounG3767obtainedτυχὼνtuchōnG5177helpἐπικουρίαςepikouriasG1947ofG3844Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316,I continueἕστηκαhestēkaG2476untoἄχριachriG891thisταύτηςtautēsG3778dayτῆς ἡμέραςtēs hēmerasG3588 G2250,witnessingG3140bothτεteG5037to smallμικρῷmikrōG3398andκαὶkaiG2532greatμεγάλῳ,megalōG3173,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004noneοὐδὲνoudenG3762other thingsἐκτὸςektosG1622thanτεteG5037those whichὧνhōnG3739the prophetsοἱ προφῆταιhoi prophētaiG3588 G4396andκαὶkaiG2532MosesΜωϋσῆς,MōusēsG3475did sayἐλάλησανelalēsanG2980shouldμελλόντωνmellontōnG3195comeγίνεσθαιginesthaiG1096:

23ThatεἰeiG1487Christὁ χριστός,ho christosG3588 G5547shouldμέλλειmelleiG3195sufferπαθητὸςpathētosG3805, andthatεἰeiG1487he should be the firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413that should riseἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386fromἐξexG1537the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,and should shewκαταγγέλλεινkatangelleinG2605lightφῶςphōsG5457unto the peopleτῷ λαῷtō laōG3588 G2992,andκαὶkaiG2532to the Gentilesτοῖς ἔθνεσιν.¶tois ethnesinG3588 G1484.

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