Original text: Bible / Acts / Chapter 22

ανδρες ^G435 αδελφοι ^G80 και ^G2532 πατερες ^G3962 ακουσατε ^G191 ^G5657 μου ^G3450 της ^G3588 προς ^G4314 υμας ^G5209 νυν ^G3568 απολογιας ^G627	1	"Brethren^G435 ^G80 and fathers,^G3962 hear^G191 my defense^G627 which I now^G3570 [offer] to you."
ακουσαντες ^G191 ^G5660 δε ^G1161 οτι ^G3754 τη ^G3588 εβραιδι ^G1446 διαλεκτω ^G1258 προσεφωνει ^G4377 ^G5707 αυτοις ^G846 μαλλον ^G3123 παρεσχον ^G3930 ^G5627 ησυχιαν ^G2271 και ^G2532 φησιν ^G5346 ^G5748	2	And when they heard^G191 that he was addressing^G4377 them in the Hebrew^G1446 dialect,^G1258 they became^G3930 even more^G3123 quiet;^G2271 and he said,^G5346
εγω ^G1473 μεν ^G3303 ειμι ^G1510 ^G5748 ανηρ ^G435 ιουδαιος ^G2453 γεγεννημενος ^G1080 ^G5772 εν ^G1722 ταρσω ^G5019 της ^G3588 κιλικιας ^G2791 ανατεθραμμενος ^G397 ^G5772 δε ^G1161 εν ^G1722 τη ^G3588 πολει ^G4172 ταυτη ^G3778 παρα ^G3844 τους ^G3588 ποδας ^G4228 γαμαλιηλ ^G1059 πεπαιδευμενος ^G3811 ^G5772 κατα ^G2596 ακριβειαν ^G195 του ^G3588 πατρωου ^G3971 νομου ^G3551 ζηλωτης ^G2207 υπαρχων ^G5225 ^G5723 του ^G3588 θεου ^G2316 καθως ^G2531 παντες ^G3956 υμεις ^G5210 εστε ^G2075 ^G5748 σημερον ^G4594	3	"I am^G1510 a Jew,^G2453 born^G1080 in Tarsus^G5019 of Cilicia,^G2791 but brought^G397 up in this^G3778 city,^G4172 educated^G3811 under^G3844 ^G3588 ^G4228 Gamaliel,^G1059 strictly^G195 according^G2596 to the law^G3551 of our fathers,^G3971 being^G5225 zealous^G2207 for God,^G2316 just^G2531 as you all^G3956 are today.^G4594
ος ^G3739 ταυτην ^G3778 την ^G3588 οδον ^G3598 εδιωξα ^G1377 ^G5656 αχρι ^G891 θανατου ^G2288 δεσμευων ^G1195 ^G5723 και ^G2532 παραδιδους ^G3860 ^G5723 εις ^G1519 φυλακας ^G5438 ανδρας ^G435 τε ^G5037 και ^G2532 γυναικας ^G1135	4	"And I persecuted^G1377 this^G3778 Way^G3598 to the death,^G2288 binding^G1195 and putting^G3860 both^G5037 men^G435 and women^G1135 into prisons,^G5438
ως ^G5613 και ^G2532 ο ^G3588 αρχιερευς ^G749 μαρτυρει ^G3140 ^G5719 μοι ^G3427 και ^G2532 παν ^G3956 το ^G3588 πρεσβυτεριον ^G4244 παρ ^G3844 ων ^G3739 και ^G2532 επιστολας ^G1992 δεξαμενος ^G1209 ^G5666 προς ^G4314 τους ^G3588 αδελφους ^G80 εις ^G1519 δαμασκον ^G1154 επορευομην ^G4198 ^G5711 αξων ^G71 ^G5694 και ^G2532 τους ^G3588 εκεισε ^G1566 οντας ^G5607 ^G5752 δεδεμενους ^G1210 ^G5772 εις ^G1519 ιερουσαλημ ^G2419 ινα ^G2443 τιμωρηθωσιν ^G5097 ^G5686	5	as also^G2532 the high^G749 priest^G749 and all^G3956 the Council^G4244 of the elders^G4244 can testify.^G3140 From them I also^G2532 received^G1209 letters^G1992 to the brethren,^G80 and started^G4198 off for Damascus^G1154 in order to bring^G71 even^G2532 those^G3588 who were there^G1566 to Jerusalem^G2419 as prisoners^G1210 to be punished.^G5097
εγενετο ^G1096 ^G5633 δε ^G1161 μοι ^G3427 πορευομενω ^G4198 ^G5740 και ^G2532 εγγιζοντι ^G1448 ^G5723 τη ^G3588 δαμασκω ^G1154 περι ^G4012 μεσημβριαν ^G3314 εξαιφνης ^G1810 εκ ^G1537 του ^G3588 ουρανου ^G3772 περιαστραψαι ^G4015 ^G5658 φως ^G5457 ικανον ^G2425 περι ^G4012 εμε ^G1691	6	"And it came^G1096 about that as I was on my way,^G4198 approaching^G1448 Damascus^G1154 about^G4012 noontime,^G3314 a very^G2425 bright^G2425 light^G5457 suddenly^G1810 flashed^G4015 from heaven^G3772 all^G4012 around^G4012 me,
επεσον ^G4098 ^G5627 τε ^G5037 εις ^G1519 το ^G3588 εδαφος ^G1475 και ^G2532 ηκουσα ^G191 ^G5656 φωνης ^G5456 λεγουσης ^G3004 ^G5723 μοι ^G3427 σαουλ ^G4549 σαουλ ^G4549 τι ^G5101 με ^G3165 διωκεις ^G1377 ^G5719	7	and I fell^G4098 to the ground^G1475 and heard^G191 a voice^G5456 saying^G3004 to me, 'Saul,^G4549 Saul,^G4549 why^G5101 are you persecuting^G1377 Me?'
εγω ^G1473 δε ^G1161 απεκριθην ^G611 ^G5662 τις ^G5101 ει ^G1488 ^G5748 κυριε ^G2962 ειπεν ^G2036 ^G5627 τε ^G5037 προς ^G4314 με ^G3165 εγω ^G1473 ειμι ^G1510 ^G5748 ιησους ^G2424 ο ^G3588 ναζωραιος ^G3480 ον ^G3739 συ ^G4771 διωκεις ^G1377 ^G5719	8	"And I answered,^G611 'Who^G5101 art^G1510 Thou, Lord^G2962?' And He said^G3004 to me, 'I am^G1510 Jesus^G2424 the Nazarene,^G3480 whom^G3739 you are persecuting.^G1377'
οι ^G3588 δε ^G1161 συν ^G4862 εμοι ^G1698 οντες ^G5607 ^G5752 το ^G3588 μεν ^G3303 φως ^G5457 εθεασαντο ^G2300 ^G5662 και ^G2532 εμφοβοι ^G1719 εγενοντο ^G1096 ^G5633 την ^G3588 δε ^G1161 φωνην ^G5456 ουκ ^G3756 ηκουσαν ^G191 ^G5656 του ^G3588 λαλουντος ^G2980 ^G5723 μοι ^G3427	9	"And those^G3588 who^G5101 were with me beheld^G2300 the light,^G5457 to be sure,^G3303 but did not understand^G191 the voice^G5456 of the One who was speaking^G2980 to me.
ειπον ^G2036 ^G5627 δε ^G1161 τι ^G5101 ποιησω ^G4160 ^G5661 κυριε ^G2962 ο ^G3588 δε ^G1161 κυριος ^G2962 ειπεν ^G2036 ^G5627 προς ^G4314 με ^G3165 αναστας ^G450 ^G5631 πορευου ^G4198 ^G5737 εις ^G1519 δαμασκον ^G1154 κακει ^G2546 σοι ^G4671 λαληθησεται ^G2980 ^G5701 περι ^G4012 παντων ^G3956 ων ^G3739 τετακται ^G5021 ^G5769 σοι ^G4671 ποιησαι ^G4160 ^G5658	10	"And I said,^G3004 'What^G5101 shall I do,^G4160 Lord^G2962?' And the Lord^G2962 said^G3004 to me, 'Arise^G450 and go^G4198 on into Damascus;^G1154 and there^G2546 you will be told^G2980 of all^G3956 that has been appointed^G5021 for you to do.^G4160'
ως ^G5613 δε ^G1161 ουκ ^G3756 ενεβλεπον ^G1689 ^G5707 απο ^G575 της ^G3588 δοξης ^G1391 του ^G3588 φωτος ^G5457 εκεινου ^G1565 χειραγωγουμενος ^G5496 ^G5746 υπο ^G5259 των ^G3588 συνοντων ^G4895 ^G5752 μοι ^G3427 ηλθον ^G2064 ^G5627 εις ^G1519 δαμασκον ^G1154	11	"But since^G5613 I could not see^G1689 because^G575 of the brightness^G1391 of that light,^G5457 I was led^G5496 by the hand^G5496 by those^G3588 who were with me, and came^G2064 into Damascus.^G1154
ανανιας ^G367 δε ^G1161 τις ^G5100 ανηρ ^G435 ευσεβης ^G2152 κατα ^G2596 τον ^G3588 νομον ^G3551 μαρτυρουμενος ^G3140 ^G5746 υπο ^G5259 παντων ^G3956 των ^G3588 κατοικουντων ^G2730 ^G5723 ιουδαιων ^G2453	12	"And a certain^G5100 Ananias,^G367 a man^G435 who was devout^G2126 by the standard^G3358 of the Law,^G3551 [and] well^G3140 spoken^G3140 of by all^G3956 the Jews^G2453 who lived^G2730 there,
ελθων ^G2064 ^G5631 προς ^G4314 με ^G3165 και ^G2532 επιστας ^G2186 ^G5631 ειπεν ^G2036 ^G5627 μοι ^G3427 σαουλ ^G4549 αδελφε ^G80 αναβλεψον ^G308 ^G5657 καγω ^G2504 αυτη ^G846 τη ^G3588 ωρα ^G5610 ανεβλεψα ^G308 ^G5656 εις ^G1519 αυτον ^G846	13	came^G2064 to me, and standing^G2186 near^G2186 said^G3004 to me, 'Brother^G80 Saul,^G4549 receive^G308 your sight!^G308' And at that very^G846 time^G5610 I looked^G308 up at him.
ο ^G3588 δε ^G1161 ειπεν ^G2036 ^G5627 ο ^G3588 θεος ^G2316 των ^G3588 πατερων ^G3962 ημων ^G2257 προεχειρισατο ^G4400 ^G5662 σε ^G4571 γνωναι ^G1097 ^G5629 το ^G3588 θελημα ^G2307 αυτου ^G846 και ^G2532 ιδειν ^G1492 ^G5629 τον ^G3588 δικαιον ^G1342 και ^G2532 ακουσαι ^G191 ^G5658 φωνην ^G5456 εκ ^G1537 του ^G3588 στοματος ^G4750 αυτου ^G846	14	"And he said,^G3004 'The God^G2316 of our fathers^G3962 has appointed^G4400 you to know^G1097 His will,^G2307 and to see^G3708 the Righteous^G1342 One,^G1342 and to hear^G191 an utterance^G5456 from His mouth.^G4750
οτι ^G3754 εση ^G2071 ^G5704 μαρτυς ^G3144 αυτω ^G846 προς ^G4314 παντας ^G3956 ανθρωπους ^G444 ων ^G3739 εωρακας ^G3708 ^G5758 και ^G2532 ηκουσας ^G191 ^G5656	15	'For you will be a witness^G3144 for Him to all^G3956 men^G444 of what^G3739 you have seen^G3708 and heard.^G191
και ^G2532 νυν ^G3568 τι ^G5101 μελλεις ^G3195 ^G5719 αναστας ^G450 ^G5631 βαπτισαι ^G907 ^G5669 και ^G2532 απολουσαι ^G628 ^G5669 τας ^G3588 αμαρτιας ^G266 σου ^G4675 επικαλεσαμενος ^G1941 ^G5671 το ^G3588 ονομα ^G3686 του ^G3588 κυριου ^G2962	16	'And now^G3568 why^G5101 do you delay^G3195? Arise,^G450 and be baptized,^G907 and wash^G628 away^G628 your sins,^G266 calling^G1941 on His name.^G3686'
εγενετο ^G1096 ^G5633 δε ^G1161 μοι ^G3427 υποστρεψαντι ^G5290 ^G5660 εις ^G1519 ιερουσαλημ ^G2419 και ^G2532 προσευχομενου ^G4336 ^G5740 μου ^G3450 εν ^G1722 τω ^G3588 ιερω ^G2411 γενεσθαι ^G1096 ^G5635 με ^G3165 εν ^G1722 εκστασει ^G1611	17	"And it came^G1096 about when I returned^G5290 to Jerusalem^G2419 and was praying^G4336 in the temple,^G2413 that I fell^G1096 into a trance,^G1611
και ^G2532 ιδειν ^G1492 ^G5629 αυτον ^G846 λεγοντα ^G3004 ^G5723 μοι ^G3427 σπευσον ^G4692 ^G5657 και ^G2532 εξελθε ^G1831 ^G5628 εν ^G1722 ταχει ^G5034 εξ ^G1537 ιερουσαλημ ^G2419 διοτι ^G1360 ου ^G3756 παραδεξονται ^G3858 ^G5699 σου ^G4675 την ^G3588 μαρτυριαν ^G3141 περι ^G4012 εμου ^G1700	18	and I saw^G3708 Him saying^G3004 to me, 'Make^G4692 haste,^G4692 and get^G1831 out of Jerusalem^G2419 quickly,^G5034 because^G1360 they will not accept^G3858 your testimony^G3141 about^G4012 Me.'
καγω ^G2504 ειπον ^G2036 ^G5627 κυριε ^G2962 αυτοι ^G846 επιστανται ^G1987 ^G5736 οτι ^G3754 εγω ^G1473 ημην ^G2252 ^G5713 φυλακιζων ^G5439 ^G5723 και ^G2532 δερων ^G1194 ^G5723 κατα ^G2596 τας ^G3588 συναγωγας ^G4864 τους ^G3588 πιστευοντας ^G4100 ^G5723 επι ^G1909 σε ^G4571	19	"And I said,^G3004 'Lord,^G2962 they themselves^G846 understand^G1987 that in one synagogue^G4864 after^G2596 another^G2596 I used to imprison^G5439 and beat^G1194 those^G3588 who believed^G4100 in Thee.
και ^G2532 οτε ^G3753 εξεχειτο ^G1632 ^G5712 το ^G3588 αιμα ^G129 στεφανου ^G4736 του ^G3588 μαρτυρος ^G3144 σου ^G4675 και ^G2532 αυτος ^G846 ημην ^G2252 ^G5713 εφεστως ^G2186 ^G5761 και ^G2532 συνευδοκων ^G4909 ^G5723 τη ^G3588 αναιρεσει ^G336 αυτου ^G846 και ^G2532 φυλασσων ^G5442 ^G5723 τα ^G3588 ιματια ^G2440 των ^G3588 αναιρουντων ^G337 ^G5723 αυτον ^G846	20	'And when^G3753 the blood^G129 of Thy witness^G3144 Stephen^G4736 was being shed,^G7062 I also^G2532 was standing^G2186 by approving,^G4909 and watching^G5442 out for the cloaks^G2440 of those^G3588 who were slaying^G337 him.'
και ^G2532 ειπεν ^G2036 ^G5627 προς ^G4314 με ^G3165 πορευου ^G4198 ^G5737 οτι ^G3754 εγω ^G1473 εις ^G1519 εθνη ^G1484 μακραν ^G3112 εξαποστελω ^G1821 ^G5692 σε ^G4571	21	"And He said^G3004 to me, 'Go!^G4198 For I will send^G1821 you far^G3112 away^G1821 to the Gentiles.^G1484'"
ηκουον ^G191 ^G5707 δε ^G1161 αυτου ^G846 αχρι ^G891 τουτου ^G5127 του ^G3588 λογου ^G3056 και ^G2532 επηραν ^G1869 ^G5656 την ^G3588 φωνην ^G5456 αυτων ^G846 λεγοντες ^G3004 ^G5723 αιρε ^G142 ^G5720 απο ^G575 της ^G3588 γης ^G1093 τον ^G3588 τοιουτον ^G5108 ου ^G3756 γαρ ^G1063 καθηκον ^G2520 ^G5901 αυτον ^G846 ζην ^G2198 ^G5721	22	And they listened^G191 to him up to this^G3778 statement,^G3056 and [then] they raised^G1869 their voices^G5456 and said,^G3004 "Away^G142 with such^G5108 a fellow^G5108 from the earth,^G1093 for he should^G2520 not be allowed^G2520 to live!^G2198"
κραυγαζοντων ^G2905 ^G5723 δε ^G1161 αυτων ^G846 και ^G2532 ριπτουντων ^G4495 ^G5723 τα ^G3588 ιματια ^G2440 και ^G2532 κονιορτον ^G2868 βαλλοντων ^G906 ^G5723 εις ^G1519 τον ^G3588 αερα ^G109	23	And as they were crying^G2905 out and throwing^G4496 off^G4496 their cloaks^G2440 and tossing^G906 dust^G2868 into the air,^G109
εκελευσεν ^G2753 ^G5656 αυτον ^G846 ο ^G3588 χιλιαρχος ^G5506 αγεσθαι ^G71 ^G5745 εις ^G1519 την ^G3588 παρεμβολην ^G3925 ειπων ^G2036 ^G5631 μαστιξιν ^G3148 ανεταζεσθαι ^G426 ^G5745 αυτον ^G846 ινα ^G2443 επιγνω ^G1921 ^G5632 δι ^G1223 ην ^G3739 αιτιαν ^G156 ουτως ^G3779 επεφωνουν ^G2019 ^G5707 αυτω ^G846	24	the commander^G5506 ordered^G2753 him to be brought^G1521 into the barracks,^G3925 stating^G3004 that he should be examined^G426 by scourging^G3148 so^G2443 that he might find^G1921 out the reason^G156 why^G1223 ^G3739 they were shouting^G2019 against him that way.^G3779
ως ^G5613 δε ^G1161 {VAR1: προετεινεν ^G4385 ^G5656 } {VAR2: προετειναν ^G4385 ^G5656 } αυτον ^G846 τοις ^G3588 ιμασιν ^G2438 ειπεν ^G2036 ^G5627 προς ^G4314 τον ^G3588 εστωτα ^G2476 ^G5761 εκατονταρχον ^G1543 ο ^G3588 παυλος ^G3972 ει ^G1487 ανθρωπον ^G444 ρωμαιον ^G4514 και ^G2532 ακατακριτον ^G178 εξεστιν ^G1832 ^G5904 υμιν ^G5213 μαστιζειν ^G3147 ^G5721	25	And when^G5613 they stretched^G4385 him out with thongs,^G2438 Paul^G3972 said^G3004 to the centurion^G1543 who was standing^G2476 by, "Is it lawful^G1832 for you to scourge^G3147 a man^G444 who is a Roman^G4514 and uncondemned^G178?"
ακουσας ^G191 ^G5660 δε ^G1161 ο ^G3588 εκατονταρχος ^G1543 προσελθων ^G4334 ^G5631 απηγγειλεν ^G518 ^G5656 τω ^G3588 χιλιαρχω ^G5506 λεγων ^G3004 ^G5723 ορα ^G3708 ^G5720 τι ^G5101 μελλεις ^G3195 ^G5719 ποιειν ^G4160 ^G5721 ο ^G3588 γαρ ^G1063 ανθρωπος ^G444 ουτος ^G3778 ρωμαιος ^G4514 εστιν ^G2076 ^G5748	26	And when the centurion^G1543 heard^G191 [this,^G3778] he went^G4334 to the commander^G5506 and told^G518 him, saying,^G3004 "What^G5101 are you about^G3195 to do^G4160? For this man^G444 is a Roman.^G4514"
προσελθων ^G4334 ^G5631 δε ^G1161 ο ^G3588 χιλιαρχος ^G5506 ειπεν ^G2036 ^G5627 αυτω ^G846 λεγε ^G3004 ^G5720 μοι ^G3427 ει ^G1487 συ ^G4771 ρωμαιος ^G4514 ει ^G1488 ^G5748 ο ^G3588 δε ^G1161 εφη ^G5346 ^G5713 ναι ^G3483	27	And the commander^G5506 came^G4334 and said^G3004 to him, "Tell^G3004 me, are you a Roman^G4514?" And he said,^G5346 "Yes.^G3483"
απεκριθη ^G611 ^G5662 τε ^G5037 ο ^G3588 χιλιαρχος ^G5506 εγω ^G1473 πολλου ^G4183 κεφαλαιου ^G2774 την ^G3588 πολιτειαν ^G4174 ταυτην ^G3778 εκτησαμην ^G2932 ^G5662 ο ^G3588 δε ^G1161 παυλος ^G3972 εφη ^G5346 ^G5713 εγω ^G1473 δε ^G1161 και ^G2532 γεγεννημαι ^G1080 ^G5769	28	And the commander^G5506 answered,^G611 "I acquired^G2932 this^G3778 citizenship^G4174 with a large^G4183 sum^G2774 of money.^G2774" And Paul^G3972 said,^G5346 "But I was actually^G2532 born^G1080 [a citizen.]"
ευθεως ^G2112 ουν ^G3767 απεστησαν ^G868 ^G5627 απ ^G575 αυτου ^G846 οι ^G3588 μελλοντες ^G3195 ^G5723 αυτον ^G846 ανεταζειν ^G426 ^G5721 και ^G2532 ο ^G3588 χιλιαρχος ^G5506 δε ^G1161 εφοβηθη ^G5399 ^G5675 επιγνους ^G1921 ^G5631 οτι ^G3754 ρωμαιος ^G4514 εστιν ^G2076 ^G5748 και ^G2532 οτι ^G3754 ην ^G2258 ^G5713 αυτον ^G846 δεδεκως ^G1210 ^G5761	29	Therefore^G3767 those^G3588 who were about^G3195 to examine^G426 him immediately^G2112 let^G868 go^G868 of him; and the commander^G5506 also^G2532 was afraid^G5399 when he found^G1921 out that he was a Roman,^G4514 and because^G3754 he had put^G1210 him in chains.^G1210
τη ^G3588 δε ^G1161 επαυριον ^G1887 βουλομενος ^G1014 ^G5740 γνωναι ^G1097 ^G5629 το ^G3588 ασφαλες ^G804 το ^G3588 τι ^G5101 κατηγορειται ^G2723 ^G5743 παρα ^G3844 των ^G3588 ιουδαιων ^G2453 ελυσεν ^G3089 ^G5656 αυτον ^G846 απο ^G575 των ^G3588 δεσμων ^G1199 και ^G2532 εκελευσεν ^G2753 ^G5656 ελθειν ^G2064 ^G5629 τους ^G3588 αρχιερεις ^G749 και ^G2532 ολον ^G3650 το ^G3588 συνεδριον ^G4892 αυτων ^G846 και ^G2532 καταγαγων ^G2609 ^G5631 τον ^G3588 παυλον ^G3972 εστησεν ^G2476 ^G5656 εις ^G1519 αυτους ^G846	30	But on the next^G1887 day,^G1887 wishing^G1014 to know^G1097 for certain^G804 why^G5101 he had been accused^G2723 by the Jews,^G2453 he released^G3089 him and ordered^G2753 the chief^G749 priests^G749 and all^G3956 the Council^G4892 to assemble,^G4905 and brought^G2609 Paul^G3972 down^G2609 and set^G2476 him before^G1519 them.

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Original text: Bible / Acts / Chapter 22