Revised Version 1895

Acts 9

1ButδὲdeG1161SaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569,yetG2532breathingἐμπνέωνempneōnG1709threateningἀπειλῆςapeilēsG547andG2532slaughteragainstεἰςeisG1519theG3588disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101ofG2962theG3588Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,wentπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334untotheG3588highἀρχιερεῖ,archiereiG749priestG749,

2andG2532askedᾐτήσατοētēsatoG154ofG435himG846lettersἐπιστολὰςepistolasG1992toεἰςeisG1519DamascusΔαμασκὸνDamaskonG1154untotheτὰςtasG3588synagoguesσυναγωγάς,sunagōgasG4864,thatG3704ifἐάνeanG1437heG2532foundεὕρῃheurēG2147anyτιναςtinasG5100thatG3704wereὄνταςontasG1510ofG435theτῆςtēsG3588WayὁδοῦhodouG3598,whetherG2532menG435orG2532womenγυναῖκας,gunaikasG1135,heG2532mightG2532bringἀγάγῃagagēG71themG846boundδεδεμένουςdedemenousG1210toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ.IerousalēmG2419.

3AndG1161asG1722heG846journeyed,itG846cameG1096toG1722passἐγένετοegenetoG1096thatG1096heG846drew nigh untoDamascusΔαμασκῷ,DamaskōG1154:andG1161suddenlyἐξαίφνηςexaiphnēsG1810thereG1722shone roundaboutG1722himG846alightφῶςphōsG5457outG1537ofG1537heavenοὐρανοῦ·ouranouG3772:

4andG2532heG2532fellπεσὼνpesōnG4098uponἐπὶepiG1909theτὴνtēnG3588earthγῆνgēnG1093,andG2532heardἤκουσενēkousenG191avoiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456sayingλέγουσανlegousanG3004untohimαὐτῷ·autōG846,SaulΣαοὺλSaoulG4549,SaulΣαούλ,SaoulG4549,whyτίtiG5101persecutest thoumeG3004?

5Andδέ·deG1161heG3739saidG3004,WhoG3739art thou,Lordκύριε;kurieG2962?AndδέdeG1161heG3739saidG3004,IἐγώegōG1473amG1510JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424whomG3739thou persecutest:

6butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235riseἀνάστηθιanastēthiG450,andG2532enterεἴσελθεeiseltheG1525intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588cityπόλιν,polinG4172,andG2532itG4160shallG2532beδεῖdeiG1163toldλαληθήσεταίlalēthēsetaiG2980theewhatτίtiG5101thou mustdoG4160.

7AndδὲdeG1161theG3588menG435thatG191journeyedwithG846himG846stoodεἱστήκεισανheistēkeisanG2476speechless,hearingἀκούοντεςakouontesG191theG3588voiceφωνῆς,phōnēsG5456,butδὲdeG1161beholdingnoμηδέναmēdenaG3367manG435.

8AndG1161SaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569arosefromG575theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς,gēsG1093;andG1161whenG1161hisG846eyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnG3788wereopenedἀνεῳγμένωνaneōgmenōnG455,heG846sawἔβλεπεν·eblepenG991nothingG3762;andG1161theyG846ledχειραγωγοῦντεςcheiragōgountesG5496himG846byG575theτῶνtōnG3588handG1161,andG1161broughtεἰσήγαγονeisēgagonG1521himG846intoεἰςeisG1519DamascusΔαμασκόν.DamaskonG1154.

9AndG2532heG2532wasG1510threeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250withoutμὴmēG3361sightβλέπωνblepōnG991,andG2532didG1510neitherοὐκoukG3756eatG2068norοὐδὲoudeG3761drinkἔπιεν.¶epienG4095.

10NowG1161thereG1510wasG1510aG1510certainτιςtisG5100discipleμαθητὴςmathētēsG3101atDamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154,namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686AnaniasἉνανίας,HananiasG367;andG2532theG3588Lordκύριος·kuriosG2962saidG3004untohimαὐτὸνautonG846inG1722aG1510visionὁράματιhoramatiG3705,AnaniasἉνανία.HananiaG367.AndG2532heG2532saidG3004,BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,Iἐγώ,egōG1473amG1510hereG2400,Lordκύριε.kurieG2962.

11AndG2532theG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962saidG2532untohimαὐτόν·autonG846,AriseἀναστὰςanastasG450,andG2532goπορεύθητιporeuthētiG4198toπρὸςprosG4314theG3588streetῥύμηνrhumēnG4505whichG3588iscalledκαλουμένηνkaloumenēnG2564StraightεὐθεῖανeutheianG2117,andG2532inquireζήτησονzētēsonG2212inἐνenG1722theG3588houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614ofG2962JudasἸούδαIoudaG2455forG1063oneG3588namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686SaulΣαῦλονSaulonG4569, a manofG2962TarsusΤαρσέα·TarseaG5018:forG1063beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,heG2532prayeth;

12andG2532heG2532hathseenG3708amanἄνδραandraG435namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686AnaniasG367comingεἰσελθόνταeiselthontaG1525inG1722,andG2532layingἐπιθένταepithentaG2007hisG846handsχεῖρας,cheirasG5495onG1722himG846,thatὅπωςhopōsG3704heG2532mightG2532receiveG308hisG846sightG308.

13ButδὲdeG1161AnaniasἉνανίας·HananiasG367answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,IG3778haveheardἤκουσαēkousaG191fromG575manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183ofG575thisG3778manἀνδρὸςandrosG435,howὅσαhosaG3745muchG4183evilκακὰkakaG2556heG3778didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160toἐνenG1722thysaintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40atJerusalemἸερουσαλήμ·IerousalēmG2419:

14andG2532hereὧδεhōdeG5602heG2532hathauthorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849fromπαρὰparaG3844theG3956chiefἀρχιερέωνarchiereōnG749priestsG749toG2532bindδῆσαιdēsaiG1210allG3956thatG3956callἐπικαλουμένουςepikaloumenousG1941upon thynameὄνομάonomaG3686.

15ButδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588Lordκύριος·kuriosG2962saidG3004untohimαὐτὸνautonG846,Goπορεύου,poreuouG4198thywayG4198:forG3754heG2532isG1510aG1510chosenἐκλογῆςeklogēsG1589vesselσκεῦοςskeuosG4632untomeG3004,toπρὸςprosG4314bearβαστάσαιbastasaiG941myG3754nameὄνομάonomaG3686beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799theτοῦtouG3588GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484andG2532kingsβασιλέωνbasileōnG935,andG2532theτὸtoG3588childrenofυἱῶνhuiōnG5207IsraelἸσραήλ.IsraēlG2474:

16forG1063IἐγὼegōG1473willG846shewhimG846howὅσαhosaG3745manyG3745thingsG846heG846mustsufferπαθεῖν.¶patheinG3958forG1063myname’sὀνόματόςonomatosG3686sakeὑπὲρhuperG5228.

17AndG2532AnaniasἉνανίαςHananiasG367departedἈπῆλθενApēlthenG565,andG2532enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525intoεἰςeisG1519theG3588houseοἰκίαν,oikianG3614;andG2532layingἐπιθεὶςepitheisG2007hisG846handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himG846saidG3004,Brotherἀδελφέ,adelpheG80SaulΣαοὺλSaoulG4549,theG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962,evenG2532JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,whoG3739appearedG3708unto theeinG1722theG3588wayὁδῷhodōG3598whichG3739thou camest, hathsentἀπέσταλκένapestalkenG649meG3004,thatG3739thou mayestreceiveG308thysightG308,andG2532beG2532filledπλησθῇςplēsthēasG4130withG1722theG3588Holyἁγίου.hagiouG40Ghost.

18AndG2532straightwaythereεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112fellἀπέπεσανapepesanG634fromἀπὸapoG575hisG846eyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnG3788asὡςhōsG5613itG846werescalesλεπίδες,lepidesG3013,andG2532heG2532receivedG308hisG846sightἀνέβλεψένaneblepsenG308;andG2532heG2532aroseἀναστὰςanastasG450andG2532wasbaptizedἐβαπτίσθη,ebaptisthēG907;

19andG2532heG2532tookλαβὼνlabōnG2983foodτροφὴνtrophēnG5160andG2532wasstrengthenedἐνίσχυσεν.¶enischusenG1765.AndG2532heG2532wascertainτινάς·tinasG5100daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250withμετὰmetaG3326theG3588disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101whichG3588were atDamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154.

20AndG2532straightwayinἐνenG1722theG3588synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864heG2532proclaimedἐκήρυσσενekērussenG2784JesusἸησοῦν,IēsounG2424,thatὅτιhotiG3754heG2532isἐστινestinG1510theG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofG5207Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

21AndG2532allG3956thatG2443heardἀκούοντεςakouontesG191himG846wereG1510amazedἐξίσταντοexistantoG1839,andG2532saidἔλεγον·elegonG3004,IsG1510notοὐχouchG3756thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778heG2532thatG2443inG1722JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419madeG3004havockofG1909themG846whichG3588calledG3004onG1909thisτοῦτο;toutoG3778nameὄνομαonomaG3686?andG2532heG2532hadG1510comeἐληλύθειelēlutheiG2064hitherforεἰςeisG1519thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778intent,thatG2443heG2532mightG2532bringἀγάγῃagagēG71themG846boundδεδεμένουςdedemenousG1210beforeG1909theG3956chiefἀρχιερεῖς.¶archiereisG749priestsG749.

22ButδὲdeG1161SaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569increasedtheτοὺςtousG3588moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123inἐνenG1722strengthἐνεδυναμοῦτοenedunamoutoG1743,andκαὶkaiG2532confoundedtheτοὺςtousG3588JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453whichG3748dwelt atDamascusΔαμασκῷ,DamaskōG1154,provingσυμβιβάζωνsumbibazōnG4822thatὅτιhotiG3754thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588Christχριστός.christosG5547.

23AndδὲdeG1161whenὡςhōsG5613manyἱκαναί,hikanaiG2425daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250werefulfilledἐπληροῦντοeplērountoG4137,theοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453tookG337counseltogetherσυνεβουλεύσαντοsunebouleusantoG4823toG846killG337himG846:

24butG1161theirG846plotἐπιβουλὴepiboulēG1917becameG1917knownG1097toG2532SaulΣαύλῳSaulōG4569.AndG2532theyG846watchedπαρετηροῦντοparetērountoG3906theG3588gatesπύλαςpulasG4439alsoG2532dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250andG2532nightνυκτός,nuktosG3571thatG1097theyG846mightG2532killἀνέλωσιν·anelōsinG337himG846:

25butG1161hisG846disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101tookλαβόντεςlabontesG2983himG846byG1722nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571,andG1161letG5465himG846downG5465throughδιὰdiaG1223theG3588wallτείχουςteichousG5038, loweringhimG846inG1722abasketσπυρίδι.¶spuridiG4711.

26AndG2532whenG2532heG2532wasG1510comeG1510toG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,heG2532assayedtoG1519joinκολλᾶσθαιkollasthaiG2853himselfG846toG1519theG3956disciplesμαθηταῖς·mathētaisG3101:andG2532theyG846wereG1510allG3956afraidἐφοβοῦντοephobountoG5399ofG3956himG846,notμὴmēG3361believingπιστεύοντεςpisteuontesG4100thatὅτιhotiG3754heG2532wasG1510aG1510discipleμαθητής.mathētēsG3101.

27ButδὲdeG1161BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921tookἐπιλαβόμενοςepilabomenosG1949himG846,andG2532broughtἤγαγενēgagenG71himG846toG4314theG3588apostlesἀποστόλουςapostolousG652,andG2532declaredG2980untothemG846howπῶςpōsG4459heG2532hadseenG3708theG3588LordκύριονkurionG2962inG1722theG3588wayὁδῷhodōG3598,andG2532thatὅτιhotiG3754heG2532hadspokenἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980toG4314himG846,andG2532howπῶςpōsG4459atDamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154heG2532had preachedboldlyἐπαρρησιάσατοeparrēsiasatoG3955inG1722theG3588nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686ofG2962JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

28AndG2532heG2532wasἦνēnG1510withμετ᾽met᾽G3326themαὐτῶνautōnG846goingG1607inG1722andG2532goingG1607outG3955atJerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419,

29preaching boldlyinG2532theG3588nameofG3588theG3588Lord:andG2532heG2532spakeandG2532disputedagainstG4314theG3588Grecian Jews;butδὲdeG1161theyG846wentaboutG4314toG4314killἀνελεῖνaneleinG337himG846.

30AndG2532whenG2532theοἱhoiG3588brethrenἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80knewἐπιγνόντεςepignontesG1921itG846,theyG846broughtG2609himG846downκατήγαγονkatēgagonG2609toεἰςeisG1519CaesareaΚαισάρειανKaisareianG2542,andG2532sentG1821himG846forthG1821toεἰςeisG1519TarsusΤαρσόν.¶TarsonG5019.

31SoοὖνounG3767theG3588churchἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577throughoutG2596allὅληςholēsG3650JudaeaandκαὶkaiG2532GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056andκαὶkaiG2532SamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540hadpeaceεἰρήνην,eirēnēnG1515,beingεἶχενeichenG2192edifiedοἰκοδομουμένηoikodomoumenēG3618;andκαὶkaiG2532,walkingπορευομένηporeuomenēG4198inG2596theG3588fearφόβῳphobōG5401ofG4151theG3588Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962andκαὶkaiG2532inG2596theG3588comfortπαρακλήσειparaklēseiG3874ofG4151theG3588HolyἁγίουhagiouG40Ghost, wasmultipliedἐπληθύνετο.¶eplēthunetoG4129.

32AndG2532itδιὰdiaG1223cameG1096toG4314passG1330,asG1096PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074wentG1330throughoutG1330allG3956parts,heG2532cameG1096downκατελθεῖνkateltheinG2718alsoκαὶkaiG2532toG4314theG3956saintsἁγίουςhagiousG40whichG3588dwelt atLyddaΛύδδα.LuddaG3069.

33AndδὲdeG1161thereἐκεῖekeiG1563heG3739foundεὗρενheurenG2147aG1510certainτιναtinaG5100manἄνθρωπόνanthrōponG444namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686AEneasΑἰνέανAineanG132,whichG3739hadG1510keptG3739hisG1909bedeightὀκτὼoktōG3638yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094;forG1909heG3739wasG1510palsied.

34AndG2532PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074saidG3004untohimαὐτῷautōG846,AEneasΑἰνέα,AineaG132,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ChristΧριστός·ChristosG5547healeth thee:ariseἀνάστηθιanastēthiG450,andG2532makeG4766thybedG4766.AndG2532straightwayheG2532aroseἀνέστη·anestēG450.

35AndG2532allG3956thatοἵτινεςoitinesG3748dwelt atLyddaΛύδδαLuddaG3069andG2532inG1909SharonΣαρῶνα,SarōnaG4565sawG3708himG846,andG2532theyG846turnedἐπέστρεψανepestrepsanG1994toG1909theG3956Lordκύριον.¶kurionG2962.

36NowδέdeG1161thereG1510wasG1510atJoppaἸόππῃIoppēG2445aG1510certainτιςtisG5100discipleG3004namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686TabithaΤαβιθά,TabithaG5000,whichG3739byἘνEnG1722interpretationisG1510calledG3004DorcasΔορκάς·DorkasG1393:thisG3778womanG3778wasG1510fullπλήρηςplērēsG4134ofG2041goodἀγαθῶνagathōnG18worksἔργωνergōnG2041andκαὶkaiG2532almsdeedswhichG3739sheG3739didἐποίει·epoieiG4160.

37AndG1161itG846cameG1096toG1722passἐγένετοegenetoG1096inG1722thoseταῖςtaisG3588daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250,thatἐκείναιςekeinaisG1565sheG846fellG1096sickἀσθενήσασανasthenēsasanG770,andG1161diedἀποθανεῖν·apothaneinG599:andG1161whenG1161theyG846hadwashedλούσαντεςlousantesG3068herG846,theyG846laidἔθηκανethēkanG5087herG846inG1722anG1096upperὑπερῴῳ.huperōōG5253chamber.

38AndδὲdeG1161asG1722LyddaΛύδδαςLuddasG3069wasG1510nigh untoJoppaἸόππῃIoppēG2445,theG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101,hearingἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191thatὅτιhotiG3754PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074wasG1510thereG1510,sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649twoδύοduoG1417menἄνδραςandrasG435untohimαὐτῇ,autēaG846, entreatinghimαὐτὸνautonG846,DelayὀκνήσῃςoknēsēsG3635notμὴmēG3361toπρὸςprosG4314comeG1510onG1722untousG1722.

39AndG2532PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074aroseG450andG2532wentσυνῆλθενsunēlthenG4905withG3326themG846.AndG2532whenG2532heG2532wasG1510comeG1510,theyG846broughtἀνήγαγονanēgagonG321himG846intoεἰςeisG1519theG3956upperὑπερῷον,huperōonG5253chamber:andG2532allG3956theG3956widowsχῆραιchēraiG5503stoodG450byG2532himG846weepingκλαίουσαιklaiousaiG2799,andG2532shewingtheG3956coatsG2440andG2532garmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440whichὃνhonG3739DorcasΔορκάς.DorkasG1393madeἐποίειepoieiG4160,whileG1510sheG846wasG1510withG3326themG846.

40ButG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074putG5087themG846allG3956forthἔξωexōG1854,andG2532kneeleddownG5087,andG2532prayedπροσηύξατο·prosēuxatoG4336;andG2532turningἐπιστρέψαςepistrepsasG1994toπρὸςprosG4314theG3956bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,heG2532saidG3004,TabithaΤαβιθά,TabithaG5000,ariseἀνάστηθι.anastēthiG450.AndG2532sheG846openedἤνοιξενēnoixenG455herG846eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788;andG2532whenG2532sheG846sawG3708PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074,sheG846satἀνεκάθισεν.anekathisenG339upG450.

41AndG2532heG2532gaveδοὺςdousG1325herG846hisG846handχεῖραcheiraG5495,andG2532raisedG450herG846upG450;andG2532callingφωνήσαςphōnēsasG5455theG3588saintsἁγίουςhagiousG40andG2532widowsχήραςchērasG5503,heG2532presentedπαρέστησενparestēsenG3936herG846aliveζῶσαν.zōsanG2198.

42AndG2532itδὲdeG1161becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096knownγνωστὸνgnōstonG1110throughoutκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596allὅληςholēsG3650JoppaἸόππης,IoppēsG2445:andG2532manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100onἐπὶepiG1909theG3588Lordκύριον.kurionG2962.

43AndG1161itG1161cameG1096toG1722passἐγένετοegenetoG1096,thatG1096heG1161abodemanyἱκανὰςhikanasG2425daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250inG1722JoppaἸόππῃIoppēG2445withG1722oneτινιtiniG5100SimonΣίμωνιSimōniG4613atannerβυρσεῖ.¶burseiG1038.

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