Acts 21

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PRAXEIS APOSTOLWN

The Acts of the Apostles

Chapter 22

1

andreV adelfoi kai patereV akousate mou thV proV umaV nun apologiaV
22:1 Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence [which I make] now unto you.

2

akousanteV de oti th ebraidi dialektw prosefwnei autoiV mallon parescon hsucian kai fhsin
22:2 (And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)

3

egw men eimi anhr ioudaioV gegennhmenoV en tarsw thV kilikiaV anateqrammenoV de en th polei tauth para touV podaV gamalihl pepaideumenoV kata akribeian tou patrwou nomou zhlwthV uparcwn tou qeou kaqwV panteV umeiV este shmeron
22:3 I am verily a man [which am] a Jew, born in Tarsus, [a city] in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, [and] taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.

4

oV tauthn thn odon ediwxa acri qanatou desmeuwn kai paradidouV eiV fulakaV andraV te kai gunaikaV
22:4 And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

5

wV kai o arciereuV marturei moi kai pan to presbuterion par wn kai epistolaV dexamenoV proV touV adelfouV eiV damaskon eporeuomhn axwn kai touV ekeise ontaV dedemenouV eiV ierousalhm ina timwrhqwsin
22:5 As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.

6

egeneto de moi poreuomenw kai eggizonti th damaskw peri meshmbrian exaifnhV ek tou ouranou periastrayai fwV ikanon peri eme
22:6 And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.

7

epeson te eiV to edafoV kai hkousa fwnhV legoushV moi saoul saoul ti me diwkeiV
22:7 And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

8

egw de apekriqhn tiV ei kurie eipen te proV me egw eimi ihsouV o nazwraioV on su diwkeiV
22:8 And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.

9

oi de sun emoi onteV to men fwV eqeasanto kai emfoboi egenonto thn de fwnhn ouk hkousan tou lalountoV moi
22:9 And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.

10

eipon de ti poihsw kurie o de kurioV eipen proV me anastaV poreuou eiV damaskon kakei soi lalhqhsetai peri pantwn wn tetaktai soi poihsai
22:10 And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do.

11

wV de ouk eneblepon apo thV doxhV tou fwtoV ekeinou ceiragwgoumenoV upo twn sunontwn moi hlqon eiV damaskon
22:11 And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus.

12

ananiaV de tiV anhr eusebhV kata ton nomon marturoumenoV upo pantwn twn katoikountwn ioudaiwn
22:12 And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt [there],

13

elqwn proV me kai epistaV eipen moi saoul adelfe anableyon kagw auth th wra anebleya eiV auton
22:13 Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.

14

o de eipen o qeoV twn paterwn hmwn proeceirisato se gnwnai to qelhma autou kai idein ton dikaion kai akousai fwnhn ek tou stomatoV autou
22:14 And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.

15

oti esh martuV autw proV pantaV anqrwpouV wn ewrakaV kai hkousaV
22:15 For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.

16

kai nun ti melleiV anastaV baptisai kai apolousai taV amartiaV sou epikalesamenoV to onoma tou kuriou
22:16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

17

egeneto de moi upostreyanti eiV ierousalhm kai proseucomenou mou en tw ierw genesqai me en ekstasei
22:17 And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;

18

kai idein auton legonta moi speuson kai exelqe en tacei ex ierousalhm dioti ou paradexontai sou thn marturian peri emou
22:18 And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.

19

kagw eipon kurie autoi epistantai oti egw hmhn fulakizwn kai derwn kata taV sunagwgaV touV pisteuontaV epi se
22:19 And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:

20

kai ote execeito to aima stefanou tou marturoV sou kai autoV hmhn efestwV kai suneudokwn th anairesei autou kai fulasswn ta imatia twn anairountwn auton
22:20 And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.

21

kai eipen proV me poreuou oti egw eiV eqnh makran exapostelw se
22:21 And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.

22

hkouon de autou acri toutou tou logou kai ephran thn fwnhn autwn legonteV aire apo thV ghV ton toiouton ou gar kaqhkon auton zhn
22:22 And they gave him audience unto this word, and [then] lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a [fellow] from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.

23

kraugazontwn de autwn kai riptountwn ta imatia kai koniorton ballontwn eiV ton aera
22:23 And as they cried out, and cast off [their] clothes, and threw dust into the air,

24

ekeleusen auton o ciliarcoV agesqai eiV thn parembolhn eipwn mastixin anetazesqai auton ina epignw di hn aitian outwV epefwnoun autw
22:24 The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him.

25

wV de proeteinen auton toiV imasin eipen proV ton estwta ekatontarcon o pauloV ei anqrwpon rwmaion kai akatakriton exestin umin mastizein
22:25 And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?

26

akousaV de o ekatontarcoV proselqwn aphggeilen tw ciliarcw legwn ora ti melleiV poiein o gar anqrwpoV outoV rwmaioV estin
22:26 When the centurion heard [that], he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.

27

proselqwn de o ciliarcoV eipen autw lege moi ei su rwmaioV ei o de efh nai
22:27 Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.

28

apekriqh te o ciliarcoV egw pollou kefalaiou thn politeian tauthn ekthsamhn o de pauloV efh egw de kai gegennhmai
22:28 And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was [free] born.

29

euqewV oun apesthsan ap autou oi mellonteV auton anetazein kai o ciliarcoV de efobhqh epignouV oti rwmaioV estin kai oti hn auton dedekwV
22:29 Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.

30

th de epaurion boulomenoV gnwnai to asfaleV to ti kathgoreitai para twn ioudaiwn elusen auton apo twn desmwn kai ekeleusen elqein touV arciereiV kai olon to sunedrion autwn kai katagagwn ton paulon esthsen eiV autouV
22:30 On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from [his] bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.

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