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1 # Men <435>, brethren <80>, and <2532> fathers <3962>, hear ye <191> (5657) my <3450> defence <627> which I make now <3568> unto <4314> you <5209>.
2 (And <1161> when they heard <191> (5660) that <3754> he spake <4377> (5707) in the Hebrew <1446> tongue <1258> to them <846>, they kept <3930> (5627) the more <3123> silence <2271>: and <2532> he saith <5346> (5748),)
3 # I <1473> am <1510> (5748) verily <3303> a man <435> which am a Jew <2453>, born <1080> (5772) in <1722> Tarsus <5019>, a city in Cilicia <2791>, yet <1161> brought up <397> (5772) in <1722> this <5026> city <4172> at <3844> the feet <4228> of Gamaliel <1059>, and taught <3811> (5772) according <2596> to the perfect manner <195> of the law <3551> of the fathers <3971>, and was <5225> (5723) zealous <2207> toward God <2316>, as <2531> ye <5210> all <3956> are <2075> (5748) this day <4594>.
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4 And I <3739> persecuted <1377> (5656) this <5026> way <3598> unto <891> the death <2288> , binding <1195> (5723) and <2532> delivering <3860> (5723) into <1519> prisons <5438> both <5037> men <435> and <2532> women <1135>.
5 As <5613> also <2532> the high priest <749> doth bear <3140> <0> me <3427> witness <3140> (5719), and <2532> all <3956> the estate of the elders <4244>: from <3844> whom <3739> also <2532> I received <1209> (5666) letters <1992> unto <4314> the brethren <80>, and <2532> went <4198> (5711) to <1519> Damascus <1154>, to bring <71> (5694) them which were <5607> (5752) there <1566> bound <1210> (5772) unto <1519> Jerusalem <2419>, for to <2443> be punished <5097> (5686).
6 And <1161> it came to pass <1096> (5633), that, as I made <4198> <0> my <3427> journey <4198> (5740), and <2532> was come nigh <1448> (5723) unto Damascus <1154> about <4012> noon <3314>, suddenly <1810> there shone <4015> <0> from <1537> heaven <3772> a great <2425> light <5457> round <4015> (5658) about <4012> me <1691>.
7 And <5037> I fell <4098> (5627) unto <1519> the ground <1475>, and <2532> heard <191> (5656) a voice <5456> saying <3004> (5723) unto me <3427>, Saul <4549>, Saul <4549>, why <5101> persecutest thou <1377> (5719) me <3165>?
8 And <1161> I <1473> answered <611> (5662), Who <5101> art thou <1488> (5748), Lord <2962>? And <5037> he said <2036> (5627) unto <4314> me <3165>, I <1473> am <1510> (5748) Jesus <2424> of Nazareth <3480>, whom <3739> thou <4771> persecutest <1377> (5719).
9 And <1161> they that were <5607> (5752) with <4862> me <1698> saw <2300> (5662) indeed <3303> the light <5457>, and <2532> were <1096> (5633) afraid <1719>; but <1161> they heard <191> (5656) not <3756> the voice <5456> of him that spake <2980> (5723) to me <3427>.
10 And <1161> I said <2036> (5627), What <5101> shall I do <4160> (5661), Lord <2962>? And <1161> the Lord <2962> said <2036> (5627) unto <4314> me <3165>, Arise <450> (5631), and go <4198> (5737) into <1519> Damascus <1154>; and there <2546> it shall be told <2980> (5701) thee <4671> of <4012> all things <3956> which <3739> are appointed <5021> (5769) for thee <4671> to do <4160> (5658).
11 And <1161> when <5613> I could <1689> <0> not <3756> see <1689> (5707) for <575> the glory <1391> of that <1565> light <5457>, being led by the hand <5496> (5746) of <5259> them that were <4895> (5752) with me <3427>, I came <2064> (5627) into <1519> Damascus <1154>.
12 And <1161> one <5100> Ananias <367>, a devout <2152> man <435> according <2596> to the law <3551>, having a good report <3140> (5746) of <5259> all <3956> the Jews <2453> which dwelt <2730> (5723) there,
13 Came <2064> (5631) unto <4314> me <3165>, and <2532> stood <2186> (5631), and said <2036> (5627) unto me <3427>, Brother <80> Saul <4549>, receive thy sight <308> (5657). And <2504> <0> the same <846> hour <5610> I <2504> looked up <308> (5656) upon <1519> him <846>.
14 And <1161> he said <2036> (5627), The God <2316> of our <2257> fathers <3962> hath chosen <4400> (5662) thee <4571>, that thou shouldest know <1097> (5629) his <846> will <2307>, and <2532> see <1492> (5629) that Just One <1342>, and <2532> shouldest hear <191> (5658) the voice <5456> of <1537> his <846> mouth <4750>.
15 For <3754> thou shalt be <2071> (5704) his <846> witness <3144> unto <4314> all <3956> men <444> of what <3739> thou hast seen <3708> (5758) and <2532> heard <191> (5656).
16 And <2532> now <3568> why <5101> tarriest thou <3195> (5719)? arise <450> (5631), and be baptized <907> (5669), and <2532> wash away <628> (5669) thy <4675> sins <266>, calling on <1941> (5671) the name <3686> of the Lord <2962>.
17 And <1161> it came to pass <1096> (5633), that, when I <3427> was come again <5290> (5660) to <1519> Jerusalem <2419>, even <2532> while I <3450> prayed <4336> (5740) in <1722> the temple <2411>, I <3165> was <1096> (5635) in <1722> a trance <1611>;
18 And <2532> saw <1492> (5629) him <846> saying <3004> (5723) unto me <3427>, Make haste <4692> (5657), and <2532> get thee <1831> (5628) quickly <5034> <1722> out of <1537> Jerusalem <2419>: for <1360> they will <3858> <0> not <3756> receive <3858> (5699) thy <4675> testimony <3141> concerning <4012> me <1700>.
19 And I <2504> said <2036> (5627), Lord <2962>, they <846> know <1987> (5736) that <3754> I <1473> imprisoned <2252> (5713) <5439> (5723) and <2532> beat <1194> (5723) in every <2596> synagogue <4864> them that believed <4100> (5723) on <1909> thee <4571>:
20 And <2532> when <3753> the blood <129> of thy <4675> martyr <3144> Stephen <4736> was shed <1632> (5712), I <846> also <2532> was <2252> (5713) standing by <2186> (5761), and <2532> consenting <4909> (5723) unto his <846> death <336>, and <2532> kept <5442> (5723) the raiment <2440> of them that slew <337> (5723) him <846>.
21 And <2532> he said <2036> (5627) unto <4314> me <3165>, Depart <4198> (5737): for <3754> I <1473> will send <1821> (5692) thee <4571> far hence <3112> unto <1519> the Gentiles <1484>.
22 # And <1161> they gave <191> <0> him <846> audience <191> (5707) unto <891> this <5127> word <3056>, and <2532> then lifted up <1869> (5656) their <846> voices <5456>, and said <3004> (5723), Away with <142> (5720) such <5108> a fellow from <575> the earth <1093>: for <1063> it is <2520> <0> not <3756> fit <2520> (5723) that he <846> should live <2198> (5721).
23 And <1161> as they <846> cried out <2905> (5723), and <2532> cast off <4495> (5723) their clothes <2440>, and <2532> threw <906> (5723) dust <2868> into <1519> the air <109>,
24 The chief captain <5506> commanded <2753> (5656) him <846> to be brought <71> (5745) into <1519> the castle <3925>, and bade <2036> (5631) that he <846> should be examined <426> (5745) by scourging <3148> ; that <2443> he might know <1921> (5632) wherefore <1223> <3739> <156> they cried <2019> <0> so <3779> against <2019> (5707) him <846>.
25 And <1161> as <5613> they bound <4385> (5656) (5625) <4385> (5656) him <846> with thongs <2438>, Paul <3972> said <2036> (5627) unto <4314> the centurion <1543> that stood by <2476> (5761), Is it lawful <1487> <1832> (5748) for you <5213> to scourge <3147> (5721) a man <444> that is a Roman <4514>, and <2532> uncondemned <178>?
26 When <1161> the centurion <1543> heard <191> (5660) that, he went <4334> (5631) and told <518> (5656) the chief captain <5506>, saying <3004> (5723), Take heed <3708> (5720) what <5101> thou doest <3195> (5719) <4160> (5721): for <1063> this <3778> man <444> is <2076> (5748) a Roman <4514>.
27 Then <1161> the chief captain <5506> came <4334> (5631), and said <2036> (5627) unto him <846> , Tell <3004> (5720) me <3427>, <1487> art <1488> (5748) thou <4771> a Roman <4514>? <1161> He said <5346> (5713), Yea <3483>.
28 And <5037> the chief captain <5506> answered <611> (5662), With a great <4183> sum <2774> obtained <2932> (5662) I <1473> this <5026> freedom <4174>. And <1161> Paul <3972> said <5346> (5713) , But <1161> I <1473> <2532> was free born <1080> (5769).
29 Then <3767> straightway <2112> they departed <868> (5627) from <575> him <846> which <3588> should <3195> (5723) have examined <426> (5721) him <846>: and <1161> the chief captain <5506> also <2532> was afraid <5399> (5675), after he knew <1921> (5631) that <3754> he was <2076> (5748) a Roman <4514>, and <2532> because <3754> he had <2258> (5713) bound <1210> (5761) him <846>.
30 <1161> On the morrow <1887>, because he would <1014> (5740) have known <1097> (5629) the certainty <804> wherefore <5101> he was accused <2723> (5743) of <3844> the Jews <2453>, he loosed <3089> (5656) him <846> from <575> his bands <1199>, and <2532> commanded <2753> (5656) the chief priests <749> and <2532> all <3650> their <846> council <4892> to appear <2064> (5629), and <2532> brought <2609> <0> Paul <3972> down <2609> (5631), and set him <2476> (5656) before <1519> them <846>.