Revised Literal Translation

Acts 9:2-20

2And desiredᾐτήσατοētēsatoG154ofπαρ᾽par᾽G3844himαὐτοῦautouG846lettersἐπιστολὰςepistolasG1992toεἰςeisG1519DamascusΔαμασκὸνDamaskonG1154toπρὸςprosG4314the synagoguesτὰς συναγωγάς,tas sunagōgasG3588 G4864,thatὅπωςhopōsG3704ifἐάνeanG1437he foundεὕρῃheurēG2147anyτιναςtinasG5100of this wayτῆς ὁδοῦtēs hodouG3588 G3598,whetherτεteG5037they wereὄνταςontasG1510menἄνδραςandrasG435orκαὶkaiG2532womenγυναῖκας,gunaikasG1135,he might bringἀγάγῃagagēG71them boundδεδεμένουςdedemenousG1210untoεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ.IerousalēmG2419.

3τῷtōG3588AndδὲdeG1161asἐνenG1722he journeyedπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiG4198,heαὐτὸνautonG846cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096nearἐγγίζεινengizeinG1448Damascusτῇ Δαμασκῷ,tēa DamaskōG3588 G1154:andG2532suddenlyἐξαίφνηςexaiphnēsG1810there shined round aboutπεριήστραψενperiēstrapsenG4015himαὐτὸνautonG846a lightφῶςphōsG5457fromG575heavenτοῦ οὐρανοῦ·tou ouranouG3588 G3772:

4AndκαὶkaiG2532he fellπεσὼνpesōnG4098toἐπὶepiG1909the earthτὴν γῆνtēn gēnG3588 G1093,and heardἤκουσενēkousenG191a voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456sayingλέγουσανlegousanG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,SaulΣαοὺλSaoulG4549,SaulΣαούλ,SaoulG4549,whyτίtiG5101persecutest thouδιώκεις;diōkeisG1377meG1473?

5ὁhoG3588Andδέ·deG1161he saidG3004,WhoτίςtisG5101art thouεἶ,eiG1510,Lordκύριε;kurieG2962?AndδέdeG1161the LordG2962saidG3004,IἐγώegōG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424whomὃνhonG3739thouG4771persecutestδιώκειςdiōkeisG1377: it ishardG4642for theeG4771to kickG2979againstG4314the pricksG2759.

6AndG5037he tremblingG5141andG2532astonishedG2284saidG3004,LordG2962,whatG5101wilt thouG2309haveG4160meG1473to doG4160?AndG2532the LordG3588 G2962saiduntoG4314himG846,AriseἀνάστηθιanastēthiG450,andG2532goεἴσελθεeiseltheG1525intoεἰςeisG1519the cityπόλιν,polinG3588 G4172,andG2532it shall be toldλαληθήσεταίlalēthēsetaiG2980theeσοιsoiG4771whatG5101thouσεseG4771mustδεῖdeiG1163doG4160.

7AndδὲdeG1161the menἄνδρεςandresG435whichοἱhoiG3588journeyedσυνοδεύοντεςsunodeuontesG4922with himαὐτῷautōG846stoodεἱστήκεισανheistēkeisanG2476speechlessἐνεοί,eneoiG1769,hearingἀκούοντεςakouontesG191μὲνmenG3303a voiceοἱ φωνῆς,hoi phōnēsG3588 G5456,butδὲdeG1161seeingθεωροῦντες.theōrountesG2334no manμηδέναmēdenaG3367.τῆςtēsG3588

8AndδὲdeG1161SaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG3588 G4569aroseἠγέρθηēgerthēG1453fromἀπὸapoG575the earthγῆς,gēsG3588 G1093;and whenδὲdeG1161hisαὐτοῦautouG846eyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnG3588 G3788were openedἀνεῳγμένωνaneōgmenōnG455,he sawἔβλεπεν·eblepenG991no manG3762:butδὲdeG1161they ledG5496himαὐτὸνautonG846by the handχειραγωγοῦντεςcheiragōgountesG5496,and broughtεἰσήγαγονeisēgagonG1521himintoεἰςeisG1519DamascusΔαμασκόν.DamaskonG1154.

9AndκαὶkaiG2532he wasἦνēnG1510threeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250withoutμὴmēG3361sightβλέπωνblepōnG991,andκαὶkaiG2532neitherοὐκoukG3756did eatἔφαγενephagenG5315norοὐδὲoudeG3761drinkἔπιεν.¶epienG4095.

10ὁhoG3588AndδέdeG1161there wasἮνĒnG1510a certainτιςtisG5100discipleμαθητὴςmathētēsG3101atἐνenG1722DamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154,namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686AnaniasἉνανίας,HananiasG367;andκαὶkaiG2532toπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846saidG3004the Lordκύριος· ὁkurios hoG3588 G2962inἐνenG1722a visionὁράματιhoramatiG3705,AnaniasἉνανία.HananiaG367.AndδὲdeG1161he saidG3004,BeholdG3708,Iἐγώ,egōG1473am here,Lordκύριε.kurieG2962.

11ὁhoG3588AndδὲdeG1161the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962saiduntoπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτόν·autonG846,AriseἀναστὰςanastasG450,and goπορεύθητιporeuthētiG4198intoἐπὶepiG1909the streetτὴν ῥύμηνtēn rhumēnG3588 G4505whichτὴνtēnG3588is calledκαλουμένηνkaloumenēnG2564StraightεὐθεῖανeutheianG2117,andκαὶkaiG2532enquireG2212inἐνenG1722the houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614of JudasἸούδαIoudaG2455forG2212onecalledὀνόματιonomatiG3686SaulΣαῦλονSaulonG4569,of TarsusΤαρσέα·TarseaG5018:forγὰρgarG1063,beholdG3708,he prayethπροσεύχεταιproseuchetaiG4336,

12AndκαὶkaiG2532hath seenG3708inG1722a visionG3705a manἄνδραandraG435namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686AnaniasG367coming inεἰσελθόνταeiselthontaG1525,andκαὶkaiG2532puttingἐπιθένταepithentaG2007hishandχεῖρας,cheirasG5495on himαὐτῷautōG846,thatὅπωςhopōsG3704he might receive his sightἀναβλέψῃ.¶anablepsēG308.

13G3588ThenδὲdeG1161AnaniasἉνανίας·HananiasG3588 G367answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,I have heardἤκουσαēkousaG191byἀπὸapoG575manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183ofπερὶperiG4012thisτούτου,toutouG3778manἀνδρὸςandrosG3588 G435,how muchὅσαhosaG3745evilκακὰkakaG2556he hath doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160to thyσουsouG4771saintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40atἐνenG1722JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ·IerousalēmG2419:

14τῶνtōnG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532hereὧδεhōdeG5602he hathἔχειecheiG2192authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849fromπαρὰparaG3844the chief priestsἀρχιερέων τοὺςarchiereōn tousG3588 G749to bindδῆσαιdēsaiG1210allπάνταςpantasG3956that call onἐπικαλουμένουςepikaloumenousG1941thyσου.¶souG4771nameτὸ ὄνομάto onomaG3588 G3686.

15ὁhoG3588ButδὲdeG1161the Lordκύριος· τοῦkurios touG3588 G2962saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846,Go thy wayπορεύου,poreuouG4198:forὅτιhotiG3754heοὗτοςhoutosG3778isἐστίνestinG1510a chosenἐκλογῆςeklogēsG1589vesselσκεῦοςskeuosG4632unto meG1473,to bearβαστάσαιbastasaiG941myG1473nameτὸ ὄνομάto onomaG3588 G3686beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484,andκαὶkaiG2532kingsβασιλέωνbasileōnG935,andG5037the childrenυἱῶνhuiōnG5207of IsraelἸσραήλ.IsraēlG2474:

16ForγὰρgarG1063IG1473will shewὑποδείξωhupodeixōG5263himαὐτῷautōG846how great thingsὅσαhosaG3745heαὐτὸνautonG846mustδεῖdeiG1163sufferπαθεῖν.¶patheinG3958forὑπὲρhuperG5228myG1473name’s sakeτοῦ ὀνόματόςtou onomatosG3588 G3686.

17AndδὲdeG1161AnaniasἉνανίαςHananiasG367went his wayἈπῆλθενApēlthenG565,andκαὶkaiG2532enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525intoεἰςeisG1519the houseτὴν οἰκίαν,tēn oikianG3588 G3614;andκαὶkaiG2532putting hisἐπιθεὶςepitheisG2007handsτὰς χεῖραςtas cheirasG3588 G5495onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himαὐτὸνautonG846saidG3004,Brotherἀδελφέ,adelpheG80SaulΣαοὺλSaoulG4549,the Lordὁ κύριοςho kuriosG3588 G2962, evenJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,thatὁhoG3588appearedG3708unto theeσοιsoiG4771inἐνenG1722the wayτῇ ὁδῷtēa hodōG3588 G3598asᾗhēG3739thou camestἤρχου,ērchouG2064,hath sentἀπέσταλκένapestalkenG649meG1473,thatὅπωςhopōsG3704thou mightest receive thy sightἀναβλέψῃςanablepsēsG308,andκαὶkaiG2532be filledπλησθῇςplēsthēasG4130with the Holyἁγίου.hagiouG40GhostπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151.

18AndκαὶkaiG2532immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112there fellἀπέπεσανapepesanG634fromἀπὸapoG575hisαὐτοῦautouG846eyesτῶν ὀφθαλμῶνtōn ophthalmōnG3588 G3788as it had beenG5616scalesλεπίδες,lepidesG3013:andτεteG5037he received sightἀνέβλεψένaneblepsenG308forthwithG3916,andκαὶkaiG2532aroseἀναστὰςanastasG450,and was baptizedἐβαπτίσθη,ebaptisthēG907.

19AndκαὶkaiG2532when he had receivedλαβὼνlabōnG2983meatτροφὴνtrophēnG5160,he was strengthenedἐνίσχυσεν.¶enischusenG1765.ThenδὲdeG1161wasἘγένετοEgenetoG1096SaulG3588 G4569certainτινάς·tinasG5100daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250withμετὰmetaG3326the disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101which wereG3588atἐνenG1722DamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154.

20AndκαὶkaiG2532straightwayεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112he preachedἐκήρυσσενekērussenG2784ChristταῖςtaisG3588 G5547inἐνenG1722the synagoguesσυναγωγαῖς τὸνsunagōgais tonG3588 G4864,thatὅτιhotiG3754heοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510the Sonὁ υἱὸςho huiosG3588 G5207of Godτοῦ θεοῦ.¶tou theouG3588 G2316.

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