Acts 22:3-16 “Ἐγώ (I) εἰμι (am) ἀνὴρ (a man), Ἰουδαῖος (a Jew), γεγεννημένος (born) ἐν (in) Ταρσῷ (Tarsus) τῆς (-) Κιλικίας (of Cilicia), ἀνατεθραμμένος (brought up) δὲ (now) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) πόλει (city) ταύτῃ (this) παρὰ (at) τοὺς (the) πόδας (feet) Γαμαλιήλ (of Gamaliel), πεπαιδευμένος (having been instructed) κατὰ (according to the) ἀκρίβειαν (exactness) τοῦ (of the) πατρῴου (of our Fathers) νόμου (law), ζηλωτὴς (a zealous one) ὑπάρχων (being) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (for God), καθὼς (even as) πάντες (all) ὑμεῖς (you) ἐστε (are) σήμερον (this day);

BIB⁽ⁱ⁾ ³ “Ἐγώ (I) εἰμι (am) ἀνὴρ (a man), Ἰουδαῖος (a Jew), γεγεννημένος (born) ἐν (in) Ταρσῷ (Tarsus) τῆς (-) Κιλικίας (of Cilicia), ἀνατεθραμμένος (brought up) δὲ (now) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) πόλει (city) ταύτῃ (this) παρὰ (at) τοὺς (the) πόδας (feet) Γαμαλιήλ (of Gamaliel), πεπαιδευμένος (having been instructed) κατὰ (according to the) ἀκρίβειαν (exactness) τοῦ (of the) πατρῴου (of our Fathers) νόμου (law), ζηλωτὴς (a zealous one) ὑπάρχων (being) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (for God), καθὼς (even as) πάντες (all) ὑμεῖς (you) ἐστε (are) σήμερον (this day); ⁴ ὃς (who) ταύτην (this) τὴν (-) Ὁδὸν (Way) ἐδίωξα (persecuted) ἄχρι (as far as) θανάτου (death), δεσμεύων (binding) καὶ (and) παραδιδοὺς (betraying) εἰς (to) φυλακὰς (prisons) ἄνδρας (men) τε (both) καὶ (and) γυναῖκας (women), ⁵ ὡς (as) καὶ (also) ὁ (the) ἀρχιερεὺς (high priest) μαρτυρεῖ (bears witness) μοι (to me), καὶ (and) πᾶν (all) τὸ (the) πρεσβυτέριον (elderhood); παρ’ (from) ὧν (whom) καὶ (also) ἐπιστολὰς (letters), δεξάμενος (having received) πρὸς (to) τοὺς (the) ἀδελφοὺς (brothers), εἰς (to) Δαμασκὸν (Damascus) ἐπορευόμην (I was on my way) ἄξων (to bring) καὶ (also) τοὺς (those) ἐκεῖσε (there) ὄντας (being), δεδεμένους (bound) εἰς (to) Ἰερουσαλὴμ (Jerusalem), ἵνα (in order that) τιμωρηθῶσιν (they might be punished). ⁶ Ἐγένετο (It happened) δέ (however) μοι (to me) πορευομένῳ (journeying) καὶ (and) ἐγγίζοντι (drawing near) τῇ (-) Δαμασκῷ (to Damascus), περὶ (about) μεσημβρίαν (noon), ἐξαίφνης (suddenly) ἐκ (out of) τοῦ (-) οὐρανοῦ (heaven) περιαστράψαι (shone) φῶς (a light) ἱκανὸν (great) περὶ (around) ἐμέ (me). ⁷ ἔπεσά (I fell) τε (then) εἰς (to) τὸ (the) ἔδαφος (ground) καὶ (and) ἤκουσα (heard) φωνῆς (a voice) λεγούσης (saying) μοι (to me), ‘Σαοὺλ (Saul), Σαούλ (Saul), τί (why) με (Me) διώκεις (persecute you)?’ ⁸ Ἐγὼ (I) δὲ (then) ἀπεκρίθην (answered), ‘Τίς (Who) εἶ (are You), Κύριε (Lord)?’ Εἶπέν (He said) τε (then) πρὸς (to) ἐμέ (me), ‘Ἐγώ (I) εἰμι (am) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) ὁ (of) Ναζωραῖος (Nazareth), ὃν (whom) σὺ (you) διώκεις (are persecuting).’ ⁹ οἱ (Those) δὲ (then) σὺν (with) ἐμοὶ (me) ὄντες (being), τὸ (the) μὲν (indeed) φῶς (light) ἐθεάσαντο (beheld); τὴν (the) δὲ (however) φωνὴν (voice) οὐκ (not) ἤκουσαν (did they hear) τοῦ (of the One) λαλοῦντός (speaking) μοι (to me). ¹⁰ Εἶπον (I said) δέ (then), ‘Τί (What) ποιήσω (shall I do), Κύριε (Lord)?’ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Κύριος (the Lord) εἶπεν (said) πρός (to) με (me), ‘Ἀναστὰς (Having risen up) πορεύου (go) εἰς (to) Δαμασκόν (Damascus), κἀκεῖ (and there) σοι (you) λαληθήσεται (it will be told) περὶ (concerning) πάντων (all things) ὧν (that) τέτακταί (it has been appointed) σοι (you) ποιῆσαι (to do).’ ¹¹ Ὡς (While) δὲ (now), οὐκ (not) ἐνέβλεπον (I could see) ἀπὸ (from) τῆς (the) δόξης (brightness) τοῦ (of the) φωτὸς (light) ἐκείνου (that), χειραγωγούμενος (being led by the hand) ὑπὸ (by) τῶν (those) συνόντων (being with) μοι (me), ἦλθον (I came) εἰς (to) Δαμασκόν (Damascus). ¹² Ἁνανίας (Ananias) δέ (then) τις (certain), ἀνὴρ (a man) εὐλαβὴς (devout) κατὰ (according to) τὸν (the) νόμον (law), μαρτυρούμενος (borne witness to) ὑπὸ (by) πάντων (all) τῶν (the) κατοικούντων (dwelling there) Ἰουδαίων (Jews), ¹³ ἐλθὼν (having come) πρὸς (to) ἐμὲ (me) καὶ (and) ἐπιστὰς (having stood by me), εἶπέν (said) μοι (to me), ‘Σαοὺλ (Saul) ἀδελφέ (brother), ἀνάβλεψον (receive your sight).’ κἀγὼ (And I) αὐτῇ (the same) τῇ (-) ὥρᾳ (hour) ἀνέβλεψα (looked up) εἰς (at) αὐτόν (him). ¹⁴ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπεν (he said), ‘Ὁ (The) Θεὸς (God) τῶν (of the) πατέρων (fathers) ἡμῶν (of us) προεχειρίσατό (has appointed) σε (you) γνῶναι (to know) τὸ (the) θέλημα (will) αὐτοῦ (of Him), καὶ (and) ἰδεῖν (to see) τὸν (the) Δίκαιον (Righteous One), καὶ (and) ἀκοῦσαι (to hear) φωνὴν (the voice) ἐκ (out of) τοῦ (the) στόματος (mouth) αὐτοῦ (of Him). ¹⁵ ὅτι (For) ἔσῃ (you will be) μάρτυς (a witness) αὐτῷ (for Him) πρὸς (to) πάντας (all) ἀνθρώπους (men) ὧν (of what) ἑώρακας (you have seen) καὶ (and) ἤκουσας (heard). ¹⁶ καὶ (And) νῦν (now) τί (why) μέλλεις (delay you)? ἀναστὰς (Having arisen), βάπτισαι (be baptized) καὶ (and) ἀπόλουσαι (wash away) τὰς (the) ἁμαρτίας (sins) σου (of you), ἐπικαλεσάμενος (calling on) τὸ (the) ὄνομα (name) αὐτοῦ (of Him).’