Acts 8:3 Cross References - BIB

³ Σαῦλος (Saul) δὲ (however) ἐλυμαίνετο (was destroying) τὴν (the) ἐκκλησίαν (church); κατὰ (houses after) τοὺς (-) οἴκους (houses) εἰσπορευόμενος (entering), σύρων (dragging off) τε (then) ἄνδρας (men) καὶ (and) γυναῖκας (women), παρεδίδου (he was delivering them) εἰς (to) φυλακήν (prison).

⁵⁸ καὶ (and) ἐκβαλόντες (having cast him) ἔξω (out of) τῆς (the) πόλεως (city), ἐλιθοβόλουν (they began to stone him). καὶ (And) οἱ (the) μάρτυρες (witnesses) ἀπέθεντο (laid aside) τὰ (the) ἱμάτια (garments) αὐτῶν (of them) παρὰ (at) τοὺς (the) πόδας (feet) νεανίου (of a young man) καλουμένου (named) Σαύλου (Saul).

¹ Ὁ (-) Δὲ (But) Σαῦλος (Saul), ἔτι (still) ἐμπνέων (breathing out) ἀπειλῆς (threats) καὶ (and) φόνου (murder) εἰς (toward) τοὺς (the) μαθητὰς (disciples) τοῦ (of the) Κυρίου (Lord), προσελθὼν (having gone) τῷ (to the) ἀρχιερεῖ (high priest), ² ᾐτήσατο (requested) παρ’ (from) αὐτοῦ (him) ἐπιστολὰς (letters) εἰς (in) Δαμασκὸν (Damascus) πρὸς (to) τὰς (the) συναγωγάς (synagogues), ὅπως (so that) ἐάν (if) τινας (any) εὕρῃ (he found) τῆς (of the) Ὁδοῦ (way), ὄντας (being) ἄνδρας (men) τε (both) καὶ (and) γυναῖκας (women), δεδεμένους (having bound), ἀγάγῃ (he might bring them) εἰς (to) Ἰερουσαλήμ (Jerusalem). ³ Ἐν (In) δὲ (now) τῷ (-) πορεύεσθαι (proceeding), ἐγένετο (it came to pass) αὐτὸν (as he) ἐγγίζειν (draws near) τῇ (-) Δαμασκῷ (to Damascus), ἐξαίφνης (suddenly) τε (also) αὐτὸν (him) περιήστραψεν (flashed around) φῶς (a light) ἐκ (from) τοῦ (-) οὐρανοῦ (heaven). ⁴ καὶ (And) πεσὼν (having fallen) ἐπὶ (on) τὴν (the) γῆν (ground), ἤκουσεν (he heard) φωνὴν (a voice) λέγουσαν (saying) αὐτῷ (to him), “Σαοὺλ (Saul), Σαούλ (Saul), τί (why) με (Me) διώκεις (do you persecute)?” ⁵ Εἶπεν (He said) δέ (then), “Τίς (Who) εἶ (are You), Κύριε (Lord)?” Ὁ (-) δέ (And He said), “Ἐγώ (I) εἰμι (am) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), ὃν (whom) σὺ (you) διώκεις (are persecuting). ⁶ ἀλλὰ (But) ἀνάστηθι (rise up) καὶ (and) εἴσελθε (enter) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) πόλιν (city), καὶ (and) λαληθήσεταί (it will be told) σοι (you) ὅ (that) τί (what) σε (you) δεῖ (it behooves) ποιεῖν (to do).” ⁷ Οἱ (-) δὲ (And) ἄνδρες (the men) οἱ (-) συνοδεύοντες (traveling with) αὐτῷ (him) εἱστήκεισαν (stood) ἐνεοί (speechless), ἀκούοντες (hearing) μὲν (indeed) τῆς (the) φωνῆς (voice), μηδένα (no one) δὲ (however) θεωροῦντες (seeing). ⁸ ἠγέρθη (Rose up) δὲ (then) Σαῦλος (Saul) ἀπὸ (from) τῆς (the) γῆς (ground); ἀνεῳγμένων (having been opened) δὲ (however) τῶν (the) ὀφθαλμῶν (eyes) αὐτοῦ (of him), οὐδὲν (nothing) ἔβλεπεν (he could see). χειραγωγοῦντες (Leading by the hand) δὲ (then) αὐτὸν (him), εἰσήγαγον (they brought him) εἰς (to) Δαμασκόν (Damascus). ⁹ καὶ (And) ἦν (he was) ἡμέρας (days) τρεῖς (three) μὴ (without) βλέπων (seeing), καὶ (and) οὐκ (neither) ἔφαγεν (did he eat) οὐδὲ (nor) ἔπιεν (drink). ¹⁰ Ἦν (There was) δέ (now) τις (a certain) μαθητὴς (disciple) ἐν (in) Δαμασκῷ (Damascus) ὀνόματι (named) Ἁνανίας (Ananias). καὶ (And) εἶπεν (said) πρὸς (to) αὐτὸν (him) ἐν (in) ὁράματι (a vision) ὁ (the) Κύριος (Lord), “Ἁνανία (Ananias).” Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπεν (he said), “Ἰδοὺ (Behold) ἐγώ (me), Κύριε (Lord).” ¹¹ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Κύριος (the Lord) πρὸς (to) αὐτόν (him said), “Ἀναστὰς (Having risen up), πορεύθητι (go) ἐπὶ (into) τὴν (the) ῥύμην (street) τὴν (-) καλουμένην (called) Εὐθεῖαν (Straight), καὶ (and) ζήτησον (seek) ἐν (in) οἰκίᾳ (the house) Ἰούδα (of Judas) Σαῦλον (Saul) ὀνόματι (named), Ταρσέα (of Tarsus). ἰδοὺ (Behold) γὰρ (for) προσεύχεται (he is praying), ¹² καὶ (and) εἶδεν (he saw) ἄνδρα (a man) ‹ἐν (in) ὁράματι› (a vision) Ἁνανίαν (Ananias) ὀνόματι (named), εἰσελθόντα (having come) καὶ (and) ἐπιθέντα (having put) αὐτῷ (on him) [τὰς] (the) χεῖρας (hands), ὅπως (so that) ἀναβλέψῃ (he might see again).” ¹³ Ἀπεκρίθη (Answered) δὲ (but) Ἁνανίας (Ananias), “Κύριε (Lord), ἤκουσα (I have heard) ἀπὸ (from) πολλῶν (many) περὶ (concerning) τοῦ (the) ἀνδρὸς (man) τούτου (this), ὅσα (how many) κακὰ (evils) τοῖς (to) ἁγίοις (saints) σου (of You) ἐποίησεν (he did) ἐν (in) Ἰερουσαλήμ (Jerusalem);

²¹ Ἐξίσταντο (Were amazed) δὲ (then) πάντες (all) οἱ (-) ἀκούοντες (hearing), καὶ (and) ἔλεγον (were saying), “Οὐχ (Not) οὗτός (this) ἐστιν (is) ὁ (the one) πορθήσας (having ravaged) εἰς (in) Ἰερουσαλὴμ (Jerusalem) τοὺς (those) ἐπικαλουμένους (calling on) τὸ (the) ὄνομα (name) τοῦτο (this)? καὶ (And) ὧδε (here) εἰς (for) τοῦτο (this) ἐληλύθει (he had come), ἵνα (that) δεδεμένους (having been bound), αὐτοὺς (them) ἀγάγῃ (he might bring) ἐπὶ (to) τοὺς (the) ἀρχιερεῖς (chief priests).”

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),

¹⁹ Κἀγὼ (And I) εἶπον (said), ‘Κύριε (Lord), αὐτοὶ (they themselves) ἐπίστανται (know) ὅτι (that) ἐγὼ (I) ἤμην (was) φυλακίζων (imprisoning) καὶ (and) δέρων (beating) κατὰ (in each) τὰς (of those) συναγωγὰς (synagogues) τοὺς (those) πιστεύοντας (believing) ἐπὶ (on) σέ (You).

⁹ Ἐγὼ (I) μὲν (indeed) οὖν (therefore) ἔδοξα (thought) ἐμαυτῷ (in myself) πρὸς (to) τὸ (the) ὄνομα (name) Ἰησοῦ (of Jesus) τοῦ (-) Ναζωραίου (of Nazareth), δεῖν (I ought) πολλὰ (many things) ἐναντία (contrary) πρᾶξαι (to do), ¹⁰ ὃ (which) καὶ (also) ἐποίησα (I did) ἐν (in) Ἱεροσολύμοις (Jerusalem); καὶ (and) πολλούς (many) τε (also) τῶν (of the) ἁγίων (saints) ἐγὼ (I) ἐν (in) φυλακαῖς (prisons) κατέκλεισα (locked up), τὴν (the) παρὰ (from) τῶν (the) ἀρχιερέων (chief priests) ἐξουσίαν (authority) λαβών (having received); ἀναιρουμένων (being put to death) τε (then) αὐτῶν (they), κατήνεγκα (I cast against them) ψῆφον (a vote). ¹¹ καὶ (And) κατὰ (in) πάσας (all) τὰς (the) συναγωγὰς (synagogues), πολλάκις (often) τιμωρῶν (punishing) αὐτοὺς (them), ἠνάγκαζον (I was compelling them) βλασφημεῖν (to blaspheme). περισσῶς (Exceedingly) τε (then) ἐμμαινόμενος (being furious) αὐτοῖς (against them), ἐδίωκον (I kept persecuting them) ἕως (as far as) καὶ (even) εἰς (to) τὰς (-) ἔξω (foreign) πόλεις (cities),

⁹ Ἐγὼ (I) γάρ (for) εἰμι (am) ὁ (the) ἐλάχιστος (least) τῶν (of the) ἀποστόλων (apostles), ὃς (who) οὐκ (not) εἰμὶ (am) ἱκανὸς (fit) καλεῖσθαι (to be called) ἀπόστολος (an apostle), διότι (because) ἐδίωξα (I persecuted) τὴν (the) ἐκκλησίαν (church) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God).

¹³ Ἠκούσατε (You have heard of) γὰρ (for) τὴν (-) ἐμὴν (my) ἀναστροφήν (way of life) ποτε (former) ἐν (in) τῷ (-) Ἰουδαϊσμῷ (Judaism), ὅτι (that) καθ’ (beyond) ὑπερβολὴν (exceeding measure), ἐδίωκον (I was persecuting) τὴν (the) ἐκκλησίαν (church) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) καὶ (and) ἐπόρθουν (was destroying) αὐτήν (it).

⁶ κατὰ (according to) ζῆλος (zeal), διώκων (persecuting) τὴν (the) ἐκκλησίαν (church); κατὰ (according to) δικαιοσύνην (righteousness) τὴν (which is) ἐν (in) νόμῳ (the Law), γενόμενος (having become) ἄμεμπτος (faultless).

¹³ τὸ (-) πρότερον (formerly) ὄντα (being) βλάσφημον (a blasphemer), καὶ (and) διώκτην (a persecutor), καὶ (and) ὑβριστήν (insolent); ἀλλὰ (but) ἠλεήθην (I was shown mercy), ὅτι (because) ἀγνοῶν (being ignorant), ἐποίησα (I did it) ἐν (in) ἀπιστίᾳ (unbelief).

⁶ ὑμεῖς (You) δὲ (however) ἠτιμάσατε (have dishonored) τὸν (the) πτωχόν (poor). οὐχ (Not) οἱ (the) πλούσιοι (rich) καταδυναστεύουσιν (are oppressing) ὑμῶν (you) καὶ (and) αὐτοὶ (they) ἕλκουσιν (dragging) ὑμᾶς (you) εἰς (into) κριτήρια (court)?