Acts 22

1 ♥ 📝 { G 435} Brethren^G80 and^G2532 fathers,^G3962 hear ye^G191 the^G3450 defence^G627 which I now^G3568 make unto^G4314 you.^G5209

2 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 when they heard^G191 that^G3754 he spake^G4377 unto them^G846 in the Hebrew^G1446 language,^G1258 they were^G3930 the more^G3123 quiet:^G2271 and^G2532 he saith,^G5346

3 ♥ 📝 I^G1473 am^{G1510 G3303} a ^G435 Jew,^G2453 born^G1080 in^G1722 Tarsus^G5019 of Cilicia,^G2791 but^G1161 brought up^G397 in^G1722 this^G3778 city,^G4172 at^G3844 the feet^G4228 of Gamaliel,^G1059 instructed^G3811 according to^G2596 the strict manner^G195 of the law^G3551 of our fathers,^G3971 being^G5225 zealous^G2207 for God,^G2316 even as^G2531 ye^G5210 all^G3956 are^G2075 this day:^G4594

4 ♥ 📝 and^G3739 I persecuted^G1377 this^G3778 Way^G3598 unto^G891 the death,^G2288 binding^G1195 and^G2532 delivering^G3860 into^G1519 prisons^G5438 both^G5037 men^G435 and^G2532 women.^G1135

5 ♥ 📝 As^G5613 also^G2532 the high priest^G749 doth bear^G3140 me^G3427 witness,^G3140 and^G2532 all^G3956 the estate of the elders:^G4244 from^G3844 whom^G3739 also^G2532 I received^G1209 letters^G1992 unto^G4314 the brethren,^G80 and journeyed^G4198 to^G1519 Damascus^G1154 to bring^G71 them^G3588 also^G2532 that were^G5607 there^G1566 unto^G1519 Jerusalem^G2419 in bonds^G1210 to^G2443 be punished.^G5097

6 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 it came to pass, that,^G1096 as I^G3427 made my journey,^G4198 and^G2532 drew nigh^G1448 unto Damascus,^G1154 about^G4012 noon,^G3314 suddenly^G1810 there shone^G4015 from^G1537 heaven^G3772 a great^G2425 light^G5457 round about^G4012 me.^G1691

7 ♥ 📝 And^G5037 I fell^G4098 unto^G1519 the ground,^G1475 and^G2532 heard^G191 a voice^G5456 saying^G3004 unto me,^G3427 Saul,^G4549 Saul,^G4549 why^G5101 persecutest^G1377 thou me?^G3165

8 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 I^G1473 answered,^G611 Who^G5101 art thou,^G1488 Lord?^G2962 And^G5037 he said^G2036 unto^G4314 me,^G3165 I^G1473 am^G1510 Jesus^G2424 of Nazareth,^G3480 whom^G3739 thou^G4771 persecutest.^G1377

9 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 they^G3588 that were^G5607 with^G4862 me^G1698 beheld^G2300 indeed^G3303 the light,^G5457 but^G1161 they heard^G191 not^G3756 the voice^G5456 of him^G3588 that spake^G2980 to me.^G3427

10 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 I said,^G2036 What^G5101 shall I do,^G4160 Lord?^G2962 And^G1161 the Lord^G2962 said^G2036 unto^G4314 me,^G3165 Arise,^G450 and go^G4198 into^G1519 Damascus;^G1154 and there^G2546 it shall be told^G2980 thee^G4671 of^G4012 all things^G3956 which^G3739 are appointed^G5021 for thee^G4671 to do.^G4160

11 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 when^G5613 I could^G1689 not^G3756 see^G1689 for^G575 the glory^G1391 of that^G1565 light,^G5457 being led by the hand^G5496 of^G5259 them^G3588 that were with^G4895 me^G3427 I came^G2064 into^G1519 Damascus.^G1154

12 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 one^G5100 Ananias,^G367 a devout^G2152 man^G435 according to^G2596 the law,^G3551 well reported^G3140 of^G5259 by all^G3956 the Jews^G2453 that dwelt^G2730 there,

13 ♥ 📝 came^G2064 unto^G4314 me,^G3165 and^G2532 standing^G2186 by me said^G2036 unto me,^G3427 Brother^G80 Saul,^G4549 receive thy sight.^G308 And^G2504 in that very^G846 hour^G5610 I^G2504 looked up^G308 on^G1519 him.^G846

14 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 he said,^G2036 The God^G2316 of our^G2257 fathers^G3962 hath appointed^G4400 thee^G4571 to know^G1097 his^G846 will,^G2307 and^G2532 to see^G1492 the^G3588 Righteous One,^G1342 and^G2532 to hear^G191 a voice^G5456 from^G1537 his^G846 mouth.^G4750

15 ♥ 📝 For^G3754 thou shalt be^G2071 a witness^G3144 for^G3754 him unto^G4314 all^G3956 men^G444 of what^G3739 thou hast seen^G3708 and^G2532 heard.^G191

16 ♥ 📝 And^G2532 now^G3568 why^G5101 tarriest thou?^G3195 arise,^G450 and be baptized,^G907 and^G2532 wash away^G628 thy^G4675 sins,^G266 calling on^G1941 his^G2962 name.^G3686

17 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 it came to pass, that,^G1096 when I^G3427 had returned^G5290 to^G1519 Jerusalem,^G2419 and^G2532 while I^G3450 prayed^G4336 in^G1722 the temple,^G2411 I^G3165 fell^G1096 into^G1722 a trance,^G1611

18 ♥ 📝 and^G2532 saw^G1492 him^G846 saying^G3004 unto me,^G3427 Make haste,^G4692 and^G2532 get thee^G1831 quickly^G5034 out^G1722 of^G1537 Jerusalem;^G2419 because^G1360 they will^G3858 not^G3756 receive^G3858 of thee^G4675 testimony^G3141 concerning^G4012 me.^G1700

19 ♥ 📝 And I^G2504 said,^G2036 Lord,^G2962 they^G846 themselves know^G1987 that^G3754 I^{G1473 G2252} imprisoned^G5439 and^G2532 beat^G1194 in every^G2596 synagogue^G4864 them that^G3588 believed^G4100 on^G1909 thee:^G4571

20 ♥ 📝 and^G2532 when^G3753 the blood^G129 of Stephen^G4736 thy^G4675 witness^G3144 was^G2252 shed,^G1632 I^G846 also^G2532 was^G2252 standing by,^G2186 and^G2532 consenting, and^G2532 keeping^G5442 the garments^G2440 of them^G3588 that slew^G337 him.^G846

21 ♥ 📝 And^G2532 he said^G2036 unto^G4314 me,^G3165 Depart:^G4198 for^G3754 I^G1473 will send^G1821 thee^G4571 forth far hence^G3112 unto^G1519 the Gentiles.^G1484

22 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 they gave^G191 him^G846 audience^G191 unto^G891 this^G5127 word;^G3056 and^G2532 they lifted up^G1869 their^G846 voice,^G5456 and said,^G3004 Away with^G142 such a^G5108 fellow from^G575 the earth:^G1093 for^G1063 it is^G2520 not^G3756 fit^G2520 that he^G846 should live.^G2198

23 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 as they^G846 cried out,^G2905 and^G2532 threw off^G4495 their garments,^G2440 and^G2532 cast^G906 dust^G2868 into^G1519 the air,^G109

24 ♥ 📝 the chief captain^G5506 commanded^G2753 him^G846 be brought^G71 into^G1519 the castle,^G3925 bidding that^G2036 he^G846 should be examined^G426 by scourging,^G3148 that^G2443 he might know^G1921 for what^G3739 cause^G156 they so^G3779 shouted^G2019 against him.^G846

25 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 when^G5613 they had tied^G4385 him^G846 up with the thongs,^G2438 Paul^G3972 said^G2036 unto^G4314 the centurion^G1543 that^G3588 stood by,^G1487 Is it lawful^G1832 for you^G5213 to scourge^G3147 a man^G444 that is a Roman,^G4514 and^G2532 uncondemned?^G178

26 ♥ 📝 And when^G1161 the centurion^G1543 heard^G191 it, he went^G4334 to the chief captain^G5506 and told^G518 him, saying,^{G3004 G3708} What^G5101 art thou about^G3195 to do?^G4160 for^G1063 this^G3778 man^G444 is^G2076 a Roman.^G4514

27 ♥ 📝 And the chief^G5506 captain^G5506 came^G4334 and said^G2036 unto him,^G846 Tell^G3004 me,^G1487 art^G1488 thou^G4771 a Roman?^G1161 And he said,^G5346 Yea.^G3483

28 ♥ 📝 And^G5037 the chief captain^G5506 answered,^G611 With a great^G4183 sum^G2774 obtained^G2932 I^G1473 this^G3778 citizenship.^G4174 And^G1161 Paul^G3972 said,^G5346 But^G1161 I^G1473 am^G1080 [a]^G2532 [Roman] born.^G1080

29 ♥ 📝 They then^G3767 that^G3588 were about^G3195 to examine^G426 him^G846 straightway^G2112 departed^G868 from^G575 him:^G846 and^G2532 the chief captain^G5506 also^G1161 was afraid^G5399 when he knew^G1921 that^G3754 he was^G2076 a Roman,^G4514 and^G2532 because^G3754 he had^G2258 bound^G1210 him.^G846

30 ♥ 📝 But^G1161 on the morrow,^G1887 desiring^G1014 to know^G1097 the certainty^G804 wherefore^G5101 he was accused^G2723 of^G3844 the Jews,^G2453 he loosed^G3089 him,^{G846 G575 G1199} and^G2532 commanded^G2753 the chief priests^G749 and^G2532 all^G3650 the^G846 council^G4892 to come together,^G2064 and^G2532 brought^G2609 Paul^G3972 down^G2609 and set him^G2476 before^G1519 them.^G846