Chapter 9

o de sauloV eti empnewn apeilhV kai fonou eiV touV maqhtaV tou kuriou proselqwn tw arcierei
9:1 And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,

hthsato par autou epistolaV eiV damaskon proV taV sunagwgaV opwV ean tinaV eurh thV odou ontaV andraV te kai gunaikaV dedemenouV agagh eiV ierousalhm
9:2 And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.

en de tw poreuesqai egeneto auton eggizein th damaskw kai exaifnhV perihstrayen auton fwV apo tou ouranou
9:3 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:

kai peswn epi thn ghn hkousen fwnhn legousan autw saoul saoul ti me diwkeiV
9:4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

eipen de tiV ei kurie o de kurioV eipen egw eimi ihsouV on su diwkeiV sklhron soi proV kentra laktizein
9:5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: [it is] hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

tremwn te kai qambwn eipen kurie ti me qeleiV poihsai kai o kurioV proV auton anasthqi kai eiselqe eiV thn polin kai lalhqhsetai soi ti se dei poiein
9:6 And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord [said] unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

oi de andreV oi sunodeuonteV autw eisthkeisan enneoi akouonteV men thV fwnhV mhdena de qewrounteV
9:7 And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.

hgerqh de o sauloV apo thV ghV anewgmenwn de twn ofqalmwn autou oudena eblepen ceiragwgounteV de auton eishgagon eiV damaskon
9:8 And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought [him] into Damascus.

kai hn hmeraV treiV mh blepwn kai ouk efagen oude epien
9:9 And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.

hn de tiV maqhthV en damaskw onomati ananiaV kai eipen proV auton o kurioV en oramati anania o de eipen idou egw kurie
9:10 And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I [am here], Lord.

o de kurioV proV auton anastaV poreuqhti epi thn rumhn thn kaloumenhn euqeian kai zhthson en oikia iouda saulon onomati tarsea idou gar proseucetai
9:11 And the Lord [said] unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for [one] called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,

kai eiden en oramati andra onomati ananian eiselqonta kai epiqenta autw ceira opwV anableyh
9:12 And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting [his] hand on him, that he might receive his sight.

apekriqh de o ananiaV kurie akhkoa apo pollwn peri tou androV toutou osa kaka epoihsen toiV agioiV sou en ierousalhm
9:13 Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:

kai wde ecei exousian para twn arcierewn dhsai pantaV touV epikaloumenouV to onoma sou
9:14 And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.

eipen de proV auton o kurioV poreuou oti skeuoV ekloghV moi estin outoV tou bastasai to onoma mou enwpion eqnwn kai basilewn uiwn te israhl
9:15 But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:

egw gar upodeixw autw osa dei auton uper tou onomatoV mou paqein
9:16 For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.

aphlqen de ananiaV kai eishlqen eiV thn oikian kai epiqeiV ep auton taV ceiraV eipen saoul adelfe o kurioV apestalken me ihsouV o ofqeiV soi en th odw h hrcou opwV anableyhV kai plhsqhV pneumatoV agiou
9:17 And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, [even] Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.

kai euqewV apepeson apo twn ofqalmwn autou wsei lepideV anebleyen te paracrhma kai anastaV ebaptisqh
9:18 And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.

kai labwn trofhn eniscusen egeneto de o sauloV meta twn en damaskw maqhtwn hmeraV tinaV
9:19 And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.

kai euqewV en taiV sunagwgaiV ekhrussen ton criston oti outoV estin o uioV tou qeou
9:20 And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.

existanto de panteV oi akouonteV kai elegon ouc outoV estin o porqhsaV en ierousalhm touV epikaloumenouV to onoma touto kai wde eiV touto elhluqei ina dedemenouV autouV agagh epi touV arciereiV
9:21 But all that heard [him] were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests?

sauloV de mallon enedunamouto kai sunecunen touV ioudaiouV touV katoikountaV en damaskw sumbibazwn oti outoV estin o cristoV
9:22 But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.

wV de eplhrounto hmerai ikanai sunebouleusanto oi ioudaioi anelein auton
9:23 And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him:

egnwsqh de tw saulw h epiboulh autwn parethroun te taV pulaV hmeraV te kai nuktoV opwV auton anelwsin
9:24 But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.

labonteV de auton oi maqhtai nuktoV kaqhkan dia tou teicouV calasanteV en spuridi
9:25 Then the disciples took him by night, and let [him] down by the wall in a basket.

paragenomenoV de o sauloV eiV ierousalhm epeirato kollasqai toiV maqhtaiV kai panteV efobounto auton mh pisteuonteV oti estin maqhthV
9:26 And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple.

barnabaV de epilabomenoV auton hgagen proV touV apostolouV kai dihghsato autoiV pwV en th odw eiden ton kurion kai oti elalhsen autw kai pwV en damaskw eparrhsiasato en tw onomati tou ihsou
9:27 But Barnabas took him, and brought [him] to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.

kai hn met autwn eisporeuomenoV kai ekporeuomenoV en ierousalhm kai parrhsiazomenoV en tw onomati tou kuriou ihsou
9:28 And he was with them coming in and going out at Jerusalem.

elalei te kai sunezhtei proV touV ellhnistaV oi de epeceiroun auton anelein
9:29 And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.

epignonteV de oi adelfoi kathgagon auton eiV kaisareian kai exapesteilan auton eiV tarson
9:30 [Which] when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.

ai men oun ekklhsiai kaq olhV thV ioudaiaV kai galilaiaV kai samareiaV eicon eirhnhn oikodomoumenai kai poreuomenai tw fobw tou kuriou kai th paraklhsei tou agiou pneumatoV eplhqunonto
9:31 Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.

egeneto de petron diercomenon dia pantwn katelqein kai proV touV agiouV touV katoikountaV luddan
9:32 And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all [quarters], he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda.

euren de ekei anqrwpon tina ainean onomati ex etwn oktw katakeimenon epi krabbatw oV hn paralelumenoV
9:33 And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy.

kai eipen autw o petroV ainea iatai se ihsouV o cristoV anasthqi kai strwson seautw kai euqewV anesth
9:34 And Peter said unto him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately.

kai eidon auton panteV oi katoikounteV luddan kai ton sarwnan oitineV epestreyan epi ton kurion
9:35 And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord.

en iopph de tiV hn maqhtria onomati tabiqa h diermhneuomenh legetai dorkaV auth hn plhrhV agaqwn ergwn kai elehmosunwn wn epoiei
9:36 Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.

egeneto de en taiV hmeraiV ekeinaiV asqenhsasan authn apoqanein lousanteV de authn eqhkan en uperww
9:37 And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid [her] in an upper chamber.

egguV de oushV luddhV th iopph oi maqhtai akousanteV oti petroV estin en auth apesteilan duo andraV proV auton parakalounteV mh oknhsai dielqein ewV autwn
9:38 And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring [him] that he would not delay to come to them.

anastaV de petroV sunhlqen autoiV on paragenomenon anhgagon eiV to uperwon kai paresthsan autw pasai ai chrai klaiousai kai epideiknumenai citwnaV kai imatia osa epoiei met autwn ousa h dorkaV
9:39 Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.

ekbalwn de exw pantaV o petroV qeiV ta gonata proshuxato kai epistreyaV proV to swma eipen tabiqa anasthqi h de hnoixen touV ofqalmouV authV kai idousa ton petron anekaqisen
9:40 But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning [him] to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

douV de auth ceira anesthsen authn fwnhsaV de touV agiouV kai taV chraV paresthsen authn zwsan
9:41 And he gave her [his] hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.

gnwston de egeneto kaq olhV thV iopphV kai polloi episteusan epi ton kurion
9:42 And it was known throughout all Joppa; and many believed in the Lord.

egeneto de hmeraV ikanaV meinai auton en iopph para tini simwni bursei
9:43 And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.