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Καί And φησίν· he says, Ἐγώ I εἰμί am ἀνήρ a man, Ἰουδαῖος, a Jew, γεγεννημένος born ἐν in Ταρσῷ Tarsus τῆς - Κιλικίας, of Cilicia, ἀνατεθραμμένος brought up δέ now ἐν in τῇ the πόλει city ταύτῃ, this παρά at τούς the πόδας feet Γαμαλιήλ of Gamaliel, πεπαιδευμένος having been instructed κατά according to [the] ἀκρίβειαν exactness τοῦ of the πατρῴου of our Fathers νόμου, law, ζηλωτής a zealous one ὑπάρχων being τοῦ - Θεοῦ for God, καθώς even as πάντες all ὑμεῖς you ἐστέ are σήμερον· this day; ὅς who ταύτην this τήν - Ὁδόν Way ἐδίωξα persecuted ἄχρι as far as θανάτου death, δεσμεύων binding καί and παραδιδούς betraying εἰς to φυλακάς prisons ἄνδρας men τέ both καί and γυναῖκας, women, ὡς as καί also ὁ the ἀρχιερεύς high priest μαρτυρεῖ bears witness μοι to me, καί and πᾶν all τό the πρεσβυτέριον, elderhood; παρ ̓ from ὧν whom καί also ἐπιστολάς letters, δεξάμενος having received πρός to τούς the ἀδελφούς brothers, εἰς to Δαμασκόν Damascus ἐπορευόμην, I was on my way ἄξων to bring καί also τούς those ἐκεῖσε there ὄντας being, δεδεμένους bound εἰς to Ἰερουσαλήμ Jerusalem, ἵνα in order that τιμωρηθῶσιν. they might be punished. Ἐγένετο It happened δέ however μοι to me πορευομένῳ journeying καί and ἐγγίζοντι drawing near τῇ - Δαμασκῷ to Damascus, περί about μεσημβρίαν noon, ἐξαίφνης suddenly ἐκ out of τοῦ - οὐρανοῦ heaven περιαστράψαι shone φῶς a light ἱκανόν great περί around ἐμέ, me. ἔπεσα I fell τέ then εἰς to τό the ἔδαφος ground καί and ἤκουσα heard φωνῆς a voice λεγούσης saying μοι· to me, Σαούλ Saul, Σαούλ, Saul, τί why με Me διώκεις; persecute you? Ἐγώ I δέ then ἀπεκρίθην· answered, Τίς Who εἶ, are You, Κύριε; Lord? Εἶπεν He said τέ then πρός to ἐμέ· me, Ἐγώ I εἰμί am Ἰησοῦς Jesus ὁ of Ναζωραῖος, Nazareth, ὅν whom σύ you διώκεις. are persecuting. οἱ Those δέ then σύν with ἐμοί me ὄντες being, τό the μέν indeed φῶς light ἐθεάσαντο beheld; τήν the δέ however φωνήν voice οὐ not ἤκουσαν did they hear τοῦ of the [One] λαλοῦντος speaking μοι. to me. Εἶπον I said δέ· then, Τί What ποιήσω, shall I do, Κύριε; Lord? ὁ - δέ And Κύριος the Lord εἶπεν said πρός to με· me, Ἀναστάς Having risen up πορεύου go εἰς to Δαμασκόν Damascus, κἀκεῖ and there σοι you λαληθήσεται it will be told περί concerning πάντων all things ὧν that τέτακται it has been appointed σοι you ποιῆσαι. to do. ὡς While δέ now, οὐ not ἐνέβλεπον I could see ἀπό from τῆς the δόξης brightness τοῦ of the φωτός light ἐκείνου, that, χειραγωγούμενος being led by the hand ὑπό by τῶν those συνόντων being with μοι me, ἦλθον I came εἰς to Δαμασκόν. Damascus. Ἁνανίας Ananias δέ then τὶς, certain, ἀνήρ a man εὐλαβής devout κατά according to τόν the νόμον, law, μαρτυρούμενος borne witness to ὑπό by πάντων all τῶν the κατοικούντων dwelling [there] Ἰουδαίων, Jews, ἐλθών having come πρός to ἐμέ me καί and ἐπιστάς having stood by [me], εἶπεν said μοι· to me, Σαούλ Saul ἀδελφέ, brother, ἀνάβλεψον. receive your sight. κἀγώ And I αὐτῇ the same τῇ - ὥρᾳ hour ἀνέβλεψα looked up εἰς at αὐτόν. him. ὁ - δέ And εἶπεν· he said, ὁ The Θεός God τῶν of the πατέρων fathers ἡμῶν of us προεχειρίσατο has appointed σε you γνῶναι to know τό the θέλημα will αὐτοῦ of Him, καί and ἰδεῖν to see τόν the Δίκαιον Righteous One, καί and ἀκοῦσαι to hear φωνήν [the] voice ἐκ out of τοῦ the στόματος mouth αὐτοῦ, of Him. ὅτι For ἔσῃ you will be μάρτυς a witness αὐτῷ for Him πρός to πάντας all ἀνθρώπους men ὧν of what ἑώρακας you have seen καί and ἤκουσας. heard. καί And νῦν now τί why μέλλεις; delay you? ἀναστάς Having arisen, βάπτισαι be baptized καί and ἀπόλουσαι wash away τάς the ἁμαρτίας sins σου of you, ἐπικαλεσάμενος calling on τό the ὄνομα name αὐτοῦ. of Him. Ἐγένετο It happened δέ then μοι to me, ὑποστρέψαντι having returned εἰς to Ἰερουσαλήμ Jerusalem, καί and προσευχομένου praying μου of my ἐν in τῷ the ἱερῷ temple, γενέσθαι fell με I ἐν into ἐκστάσει a trance καί and ἰδεῖν saw αὐτόν Him λέγοντα saying μοι· to me, Σπεῦσον Make haste καί and ἔξελθε go away ἐν with τάχει speed ἐκ out of Ἰερουσαλήμ, Jerusalem, διότι because οὐ not παραδέξονται they will receive σου your μαρτυρίαν testimony περί about ἐμοῦ. Me. Κἀγώ And I εἶπον· said, Κύριε, Lord, αὐτοί they themselves ἐπίστανται know ὅτι that ἐγώ I ἤμην was φυλακίζων imprisoning καί and δέρων beating κατά in each τάς of those συναγωγάς synagogues τούς those πιστεύοντας believing ἐπί on σέ, You. καί And ὅτε when ἐξεχύννετο was poured out τό the αἷμα blood Στεφάνου of Stephen, τοῦ the μάρτυρος witness σου, of You, καί also αὐτός I myself ἤμην was ἐφεστώς standing by, καί and συνευδοκῶν consenting, καί and φυλάσσων watching over τά the ἱμάτια garments τῶν of those ἀναιρούντων killing αὐτόν. him. Καί And εἶπεν He said πρός to με· me, Πορεύου, Go, ὅτι for ἐγώ I εἰς to ἔθνη [the] Gentiles μακράν far away ἐξαποστελῶ will send σε. you.

Ἤκουον They were listening δέ now αὐτοῦ to him ἄχρι until τούτου this τοῦ - λόγου word, καί and ἐπῆραν they lifted up τήν the φωνήν voice αὐτῶν of them, λέγοντες· saying, Αἶρε Away with ἀπό from τῆς the γῆς earth, τόν the τοιοῦτον, such. οὐ Not γάρ for καθῆκεν it is fit αὐτόν he ζῆν. to live! Κραυγαζόντων Were crying out τέ then αὐτῶν they, καί and ῥιπτούντων casting off τά the ἱμάτια garments, καί and κονιορτόν dust βαλλόντων throwing εἰς into τόν the ἀέρα, air. ἐκέλευσεν Ordered ὁ the χιλίαρχος commander εἰσάγεσθαι to be brought αὐτόν him εἰς into τήν the παρεμβολήν, barracks, εἴπας having directed μάστιξιν by flogging ἀνετάζεσθαι to be examined αὐτόν him, ἵνα so that ἐπιγνῷ he might know δι ̓ for ἥν what αἰτίαν cause οὕτως like this ἐπεφώνουν they were crying out αὐτῷ. against him. ὡς As δέ however προέτειναν he stretched forward αὐτόν him τοῖς with the ἱμᾶσιν, straps, εἶπεν said πρός to τόν the ἑστῶτα standing by ἑκατόνταρχον centurion ὁ - Παῦλος· Paul, εἰ If ἄνθρωπον a man, Ῥωμαῖον a Roman καί and ἀκατάκριτον uncondemned, ἔξεστιν it is lawful ὑμῖν to you μαστίζειν; to flog? Ἀκούσας Having heard δέ then ὁ the ἑκατοντάρχης centurion, προσελθών having gone τῷ to the χιλιάρχῳ commander, ἀπήγγειλεν he reported [it], λέγων· saying, Τί What μέλλεις are you going ποιεῖν; to do? ὁ The γάρ for ἄνθρωπος man οὗτος this Ῥωμαῖος a Roman ἐστίν. is. Προσελθών Having come near δέ then, ὁ the χιλίαρχος commander εἶπεν said αὐτῷ· to him, Λέγε Tell μοι, me, σύ you Ῥωμαῖος a Roman εἶ; are? ὁ - δέ And ἔφη· he was saying, Ναί. Yes. Ἀπεκρίθη Answered δέ then ὁ the χιλίαρχος· commander, Ἐγώ I πολλοῦ with a great κεφαλαίου sum τήν the πολιτείαν citizenship ταύτην this ἐκτησάμην. bought. ὁ - Δέ But Παῦλος Paul ἔφη· was saying, Ἐγώ I δέ however καί even γεγέννημαι. was born [so]. Εὐθέως Immediately οὖν therefore ἀπέστησαν departed ἀπ ̓ from αὐτοῦ him οἱ those μέλλοντες being about αὐτόν him ἀνετάζειν, to examine, καί and ὁ the χιλίαρχος commander δέ also ἐφοβήθη was afraid, ἐπιγνούς having ascertained ὅτι that Ῥωμαῖος a Roman ἐστίν he is, καί and ὅτι because αὐτόν him ἦν he had δεδεκώς. bound. Τῇ On the δέ now ἐπαύριον next day, βουλόμενος desiring γνῶναι to know τό - ἀσφαλές, for certain τό - τί why κατηγορεῖται he is accused ὑπό by τῶν the Ἰουδαίων, Jews, ἔλυσεν he unbound αὐτόν him καί and ἐκέλευσεν commanded συνελθεῖν to assemble τούς the ἀρχιερεῖς chief priests καί and πᾶν all τό the συνέδριον, council. καί And καταγαγών having brought down τόν - Παῦλον Paul, ἔστησεν he set [him] εἰς among αὐτούς. them.

Ἀτενίσας Having looked intently δέ then ὁ - Παῦλος Paul τῷ at the συνεδρίῳ Council, εἶπεν· he said, Ἄνδρες Men, ἀδελφοί, brothers, ἐγώ I πάσῃ in all συνειδήσει conscience ἀγαθῇ good πεπολίτευμαι have lived as a citizen τῷ - Θεῷ to God ἄχρι unto ταύτης this τῆς - ἡμέρας. day. ὁ - δέ Then ἀρχιερεύς the high priest Ἁνανίας Ananias ἐπέταξεν commanded τοῖς those παρεστῶσιν standing by αὐτῷ him τύπτειν to strike αὐτοῦ of him τό the στόμα. mouth. Τότε Then ὁ - Παῦλος Paul πρός to αὐτόν him εἶπεν· said, Τύπτειν To strike σε you μέλλει is about ὁ - Θεός, God, τοῖχε wall κεκονιαμένε· whitewashed! καί And σύ you, κάθῃ do you sit κρίνων judging με me κατά according to τόν the νόμον law, καί and παρανομῶν violating law, κελεύεις command με me τύπτεσθαι; to be struck? οἱ Those who δέ now παρεστῶτες stood by εἶπαν· said, Τόν The ἀρχιερέα high priest τοῦ - Θεοῦ of God λοιδορεῖς; do you insult? Ἔφη Was saying τέ then ὁ - Παῦλος· Paul, οὐκ Not ᾔδειν, I was aware, ἀδελφοί, brothers, ὅτι that ἐστίν he is ἀρχιερεύς· high priest; γέγραπται it has been written γάρ for ὅτι -: Ἄρχοντα [The] ruler τοῦ of the λαοῦ people σου of you, οὐ not ἐρεῖς you shall speak κακῶς. evil [of].’ Γνούς Having known δέ then ὁ - Παῦλος Paul ὅτι that τό the ἕν one μέρος part ἐστίν consists Σαδδουκαίων of Sadducees, τό - δέ but ἕτερον the other Φαρισαίων of Pharisees, ἔκραζεν he began crying out ἐν in τῷ the συνεδρίῳ· Council, Ἄνδρες Men, ἀδελφοί, brothers, ἐγώ I Φαρισαῖος a Pharisee εἰμί, am, υἱός [the] son Φαρισαίων, of a Pharisee; περί concerning ἐλπίδος [the] hope καί and ἀναστάσεως resurrection νεκρῶν of [the] dead ἐγώ I κρίνομαι. am judged. Τοῦτο This δέ then αὐτοῦ of him λαλοῦντος saying, ἐγένετο arose στάσις a dissension τῶν between the Φαρισαίων Pharisees καί and Σαδδουκαίων Sadducees, καί and ἐσχίσθη was divided τό the πλῆθος. crowd. Σαδδουκαῖοι Sadducees μέν indeed γάρ for λέγουσιν say μή not εἶναι there to be ἀνάστασιν resurrection, μήτε nor ἄγγελον angel, μήτε nor πνεῦμα, spirit; Φαρισαῖοι Pharisees δέ however ὁμολογοῦσιν confess τά - ἀμφότερα. both. Ἐγένετο Arose δέ then κραυγή a clamor μεγάλη, great, καί and ἀναστάντες having risen up τινές some τῶν of the γραμματέων scribes τοῦ of the μέρους party τῶν of the Φαρισαίων Pharisees, διεμάχοντο they were contending, λέγοντες· saying, Οὐδέν Nothing κακόν evil εὑρίσκομεν we find ἐν in τῷ the ἀνθρώπῳ man τούτῳ· this. εἰ What if δέ now πνεῦμα a spirit ἐλάλησεν has spoken αὐτῷ to him, ἤ or ἄγγελος; an angel? πολλῆς Great δέ then γινομένης arising στάσεως dissension, φοβηθείς having feared ὁ the χιλίαρχος commander, μή lest διασπασθῇ should be torn to pieces ὁ - Παῦλος Paul ὑπ ̓ by αὐτῶν them, ἐκέλευσεν he commanded τό the στράτευμα troop, καταβάν having gone down, ἁρπάσαι to take by force αὐτόν him ἐκ from μέσου midst αὐτῶν of them, ἄγειν to bring [him] τέ then εἰς into τήν the παρεμβολήν. barracks. Τῇ - δέ But ἐπιούσῃ the following νυκτί night, ἐπιστάς having stood by αὐτῷ him, ὁ the Κύριος Lord εἶπεν· said, Θάρσει· Take courage, ὡς as γάρ for διεμαρτύρω you have fully testified τά - περί about ἐμοῦ Me εἰς at Ἰερουσαλήμ, Jerusalem, οὕτω so σε you δεῖ it behooves καί also εἰς in Ῥώμην Rome μαρτυρῆσαι. to testify.

Γενομένης When it was δέ then ἡμέρας day, ποιήσαντες having made συστροφήν a conspiracy, οἱ the Ἰουδαῖοι Jews ἀνεθεμάτισαν put under an oath ἑαυτούς themselves, λέγοντες declaring μήτε neither φαγεῖν to eat μήτε nor πιεῖν to drink ἕως until οὗ that ἀποκτείνωσιν they should kill τόν - Παῦλον. Paul. ἦσαν There were δέ now πλείους more than τεσσεράκοντα forty, οἱ - ταύτην this τήν - συνωμοσίαν plot ποιησάμενοι, having made, οἵτινες who, προσελθόντες having come τοῖς to the ἀρχιερεῦσιν chief priests καί and τοῖς the πρεσβυτέροις elders, εἶπαν· said, Ἀναθέματι With an oath ἀνεθεματίσαμεν we have bound ἑαυτούς ourselves, μηδενός nothing γεύσασθαι to eat ἕως until οὗ that ἀποκτείνωμεν we should kill τόν - Παῦλον. Paul. νῦν Now οὖν therefore ὑμεῖς you, ἐμφανίσατε make a report τῷ to the χιλιάρχῳ commander σύν along with τῷ the συνεδρίῳ Council, ὅπως so that καταγάγῃ he might bring down αὐτόν him εἰς to ὑμᾶς you, ὡς as μέλλοντας being about διαγινώσκειν to examine ἀκριβέστερον more earnestly τά the things περί about αὐτοῦ· him; ἡμεῖς we δέ then, πρό before τοῦ - ἐγγίσαι drawing near αὐτόν his, ἕτοιμοι ready ἐσμέν are τοῦ - ἀνελεῖν to kill αὐτόν. him. Ἀκούσας Having heard δέ however ὁ the υἱός son τῆς of the ἀδελφῆς sister Παύλου of Paul τήν of the ἐνέδραν, ambush, παραγενόμενος having come near καί and εἰσελθών having entered εἰς into τήν the παρεμβολήν barracks, ἀπήγγειλεν he reported [it] τῷ - Παύλῳ. to Paul. προσκαλεσάμενος Having called to [him] δέ then ὁ - Παῦλος Paul ἕνα one τῶν of the ἑκατονταρχῶν centurions, ἔφη· he was saying, Τόν The νεανίαν young man τοῦτον this ἄπαγε take πρός to τόν the χιλίαρχον, commander; ἔχει he has γάρ for ἀπαγγεῖλαι to report τὶ something αὐτῷ. to him. ὁ The [one] μέν indeed οὖν therefore παραλαβών having taken αὐτόν him ἤγαγεν brought [him] πρός to τόν the χιλίαρχον commander, καί and φησίν· he says, ὁ The δέσμιος prisoner Παῦλος Paul, προσκαλεσάμενος having called to με me, ἠρώτησεν asked [me] τοῦτον this τόν - νεανίσκον young man ἀγαγεῖν to lead πρός to σέ you, ἔχοντα having τὶ something λαλῆσαι to say σοι. to you. Ἐπιλαβόμενος Having taken hold δέ then τῆς the χειρός hand αὐτοῦ of him ὁ the χιλίαρχος commander, καί and ἀναχωρήσας having withdrawn κατ ̓ in ἰδίαν private, ἐπυνθάνετο, he began to inquire, Τί What ἐστίν is it ὅ that ἔχεις you have ἀπαγγεῖλαι to report μοι; to me? Εἶπεν He said δέ then ὅτι -, οἱ The Ἰουδαῖοι Jews συνέθεντο have agreed τοῦ - ἐρωτῆσαι to ask σε you ὅπως that αὔριον tomorrow τόν - Παῦλον Paul καταγάγῃς you might bring down εἰς into τό the συνέδριον Council, ὡς as μέλλον being about τὶ something ἀκριβέστερον more earnestly πυνθάνεσθαι to inquire περί about αὐτοῦ. him. σύ You οὖν therefore μή not πεισθῇς should be persuaded αὐτοῖς· by them. ἐνεδρεύουσιν Lie in wait γάρ indeed αὐτόν for him ἐκ of αὐτῶν them ἄνδρες men πλείους more than τεσσεράκοντα, forty, οἵτινες who ἀνεθεμάτισαν have put under an oath ἑαυτούς themselves μήτε neither φαγεῖν to eat μήτε nor πιεῖν to drink ἕως until οὗ that ἀνέλωσιν they have killed αὐτόν, him; καί and νῦν now εἰσίν they are ἕτοιμοι ready, προσδεχόμενοι awaiting τήν the ἀπό from σοῦ you ἐπαγγελίαν. promise. ὁ - μέν Indeed οὖν therefore χιλίαρχος the commander ἀπέλυσε dismissed τόν the νεανίσκον young man, παραγγείλας having instructed [him], Μηδενί No one ἐκλαλῆσαι tell ὅτι that ταῦτα these things ἐνεφάνισας you have reported πρός to ἐμέ. me.

Καί And προσκαλεσάμενος having called to [him] δύο two τινάς certain τῶν of the ἑκατονταρχῶν centurions, εἶπεν· he said, Ἑτοιμάσατε Prepare στρατιώτας soldiers διακοσίους, two hundred, ὅπως so that πορευθῶσιν they might go ἕως as far as Καισαρείας, Caesarea, καί and ἱππεῖς horsemen ἑβδομήκοντα seventy, καί and δεξιολάβους spearmen διακοσίους two hundred, ἀπό for τρίτης the third ὥρας hour τῆς of the νυκτός, night. κτήνη Mounts τέ then παραστῆσαι provide, ἵνα so that ἐπιβιβάσαντες having set upon [them] τόν - Παῦλον Paul, διασώσωσι they might bring [him] safely πρός to Φήλικα Felix τόν the ἡγεμόνα, governor, γράψας having written ἐπιστολήν a letter, ἔχουσαν having τόν the τύπον form τοῦτον· this: Κλαύδιος Claudius Λυσίας Lysias, Τῷ To the κρατίστῳ most excellent ἡγεμόνι governor, Φήλικι Felix: Χαίρειν. Greetings.