DB1 | The Conversion of Saul Ac.9.1-19 | NEB Contents | notes| 9 | New English Bible (New Testament) | Passage | New Testament in Greek (UBS.Ed.26) |
| 9 1 | MEANWHILE SAUL was still breathing murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He went to the High Priest | The Conversion of Saul Ac.9.1-19 (Damascus Road) | Ac.26.12-18 | Ὁ δὲ Σαῦλος, ἐτι ἐμπνέων ἀπειλῆς καὶ φόνου εἰς τοὺς μαθητὰς τοῦ κυρίου, προσελθὼν τῷ ἀρχιερεῖ |
| 2 | and applied for letters to the synagogues at Damascus authorizing him to arrest anyone he found, men or women, who followed the new way, and bring them to Jerusalem. | ᾐτήσατο παρ' αὐτοῦ ἐπιστολὰς εἰς Δαμασκὸν πρὸς τὰς συναγωγάς, ὁπως ἐάν τινας εὑρῃ τῆς ὁδοῦ ὀντας, ἀνδρας τε καὶ γυναῖκας, δεδεμένους ἀγάγῃ εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ. | |
| 3 | While he was still on the road and nearing Damascus, suddenly a light flashed from the sky all around him. | ἐν δὲ τῷ πορεύεσθαι ἐγένετο αὐτὸν ἐγγίζειν τῇ Δαμασκῷ, ἐξαίφνης τε αὐτὸν περιήστραψεν φῶς ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, | |
| 4 | He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying, 'Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?' | καὶ πεσὼν ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν ἠκουσεν φωνὴν λέγουσαν αὐτῷ, Σαοὺλ Σαούλ, τί με διώκεις; | |
| 5 | 'Tell me. Lord,' he said, 'who you are.' The voice answered, 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. | εἶπεν δέ, Τίς εἶ, Κύριὲ ὁ δέ, Ἐγώ εἰμι Ἰησοῦς ὃν σὺ διώκεις· | |
| 6 | But get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you have to do.' | ἀλλὰ ἀνάστηθι καὶ εἰσελθε εἰς τὴν πόλιν, καὶ λαληθήσεταί σοι ὁ τί σε δεῖ ποιεῖν. | |
| 7 | Meanwhile the men who were travelling with him stood speechless; they heard the voice but could see no one. | οἱ δὲ ἀνδρες οἱ συνοδεύοντες αὐτῷ εἱστήκεισαν ἐνεοί, ἀκούοντες μὲν τῆς φωνῆς μηδένα δὲ θεωροῦντες. | |
| 8 | Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see, so they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus. | ἠγέρθη δὲ Σαῦλος ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς, ἀνεῳγμένων δὲ τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτοῦ οὐδὲν ἐβλεπεν· χειραγωγοῦντες δὲ αὐτὸν εἰσήγαγον εἰς Δαμασκόν. | |
| 9 | He was blind for three days, and took no food or drink. | καὶ ἦν ἡμέρας τρεῖς μὴ βλέπων, καὶ οὐκ ἐφαγεν οὐδὲ ἐπιεν. | |
| 10 | There was a disciple in Damascus named Ananias. He had a vision in which he heard the voice of the Lord: 'Ananias!' 'Here I am. Lord', he answered. | Ἦν δέ τις μαθητὴς ἐν Δαμασκῷ ὀνόματι Ἀνανίας, καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτὸν ἐν ὁράματι ὁ κύριος, Ἀνανία. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, Ἰδοὺ ἐγώ, κύριε. | |
| 11 | The Lord said to him, 'Go at once to Straight Street, to the house of Judas, and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul. | ὁ δὲ κύριος πρὸς αὐτόν, Ἀναστὰς πορεύθητι ἐπὶ τὴν ῥύμην τὴν καλουμένην Εὐθεῖαν καὶ ζήτησον ἐν οἰκίᾳ Ἰούδα Σαῦλον ὀνόματι Ταρσέα· ἰδοὺ γὰρ προσεύχεται, | |
| 12 | You will find him at prayer; he has had a vision of a man named Ananias coming in and laying his hands on him to restore his sight.' | καὶ εἶδεν ἀνδρα ἐν ὁράματι Ἀνανίαν ὀνόματι εἰσελθόντα καὶ ἐπιθέντα αὐτῷ τὰς χεῖρας ὁπως ἀναβλέψῃ. | |
| 13 | Ananias answered, 'Lord, I have often heard about this man and all the harm he has done to thy people in Jerusalem. | ἀπεκρίθη δὲ Ἀνανίας, Κύριε, ἠκουσα ἀπὸ πολλῶν περὶ τοῦ ἀνδρὸς τούτου, ὁσα κακὰ τοῖς ἀγίοις σου ἐποίησεν ἐν Ἰερουσαλήμ· | |
| 14 | And here he is with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who invoke thy name.' | καὶ ὧδε ἐχει ἐξουσίαν παρὰ τῶν ἀρχιερέων δῆσαι πάντας τοὺς ἐπικαλουμένους τὸ ὀνομά σου. | |
| 15 | But the Lord said to him, 'You must go, for this man is my chosen instrument to bring my name before the nations and their kings, and before the people of Israel. | εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ κύριος, Πορεύου, ὅτι σκεῦος ἐκλογῆς ἐστίν μοι οὗτος τοῦ βαστάσαι τὸ ὀνομά μου ἐνώπιον ἐθνῶν τε καὶ βασιλέων υἱῶν τε Ἰσραήλ· | |
| 16 | I myself will show him all that he must go through for my name's sake.' | ἐγὼ γὰρ ὑποδείξω αὐτῷ ὁσα δεῖ αὐτὸν ὑπὲρ τοῦ ὀνόματός μου παθεῖν. | |
| 17 | So Ananias went. He entered the house, laid his hands on him and said, 'Saul, my brother, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on your way here, has sent me to you so that you may recover your sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit.' | Ἀπῆλθεν δὲ Ἀνανίας καὶ εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν, καὶ ἐπιθεὶς ἐπ' αὐτὸν τὰς χεῖρας εἶπεν, Σαοὺλ ἀδελφέ, ὁ κύριος ἀπέσταλκέν με, Ἰησοῦς ὁ ὀφθείς σοι ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ ᾗ ἠρχου, ὁπως ἀναβλέψῃς καὶ πλησθῇς πνεύματος ἁγίου. | |
| 18 | And immediately it seemed that scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight. | καὶ εὐθέως ἀπέπεσαν αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν ὡς λεπίδες, ἀνέβλεψέν τε, καὶ ἀναστὰς ἐβαπτίσθη, | |
| 19 | Thereupon he was baptized, and afterwards he took food and his strength returned. He stayed some time with the disciples in Damascus. | Saul Preaches at Damascus Ac.9.19-22 (Damascus, Syria) | καὶ λαβὼν τροφὴν ἐνίσχυσεν. Ἐγένετο δὲ μετὰ τῶν ἐν Δαμασκῷ μαθητῶν ἡμέρας τινάς, |