Act 9:1 Now Saul, continuing to breathe out murderous threats against the disciples of the Master, approached the ruling priest
Act 9:2 to request letters to the synagogues in Damascus. He wanted permission to take any who were of The Way, whether men or women, as prisoners to Jerusalem.
Act 9:3 As he traveled and came close to Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
Act 9:4 Dropping to the ground, he heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you hounding me?”
Act 9:5 He replied, “Who are you, Master?” “I am Jesus,” the voice replied, “the one you are chasing down!
Act 9:6 But go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
Act 9:7 The men who were traveling with him stood there speechless; they heard the sound but saw no one.
Act 9:8 Then Saul got up from the ground but he could see nothing at all when he opened his eyes. So they took him by the hand and led him into Damascus.
Act 9:9 For three days he was blind, and he did not eat or drink anything.
Act 9:10 Now there was a certain disciple in Damascus named Ananias, and the Master called to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Master,” he replied.
Act 9:11 And the Master said, “Get up and go to Straight Street, and look for the house of Judas where there is someone from Tarsus named Saul, who is praying.
Act 9:12 He has seen a vision of a man named Ananias coming to place his hands on him to restore his sight.”
Act 9:13 But Ananias objected, “Master, I’ve heard about him from many people, about the terrible things he did to your holy ones in Jerusalem.
Act 9:14 And now he has jurisdiction from the ruling priests to arrest all who call on your name.”
Act 9:15 But the Master replied, “Go! For he is the instrument I have chosen to carry my name before nations and kings, as well as the people of Israel.
Act 9:16 And I will tell him exactly how much he will suffer for my name’s sake.”
Act 9:17 So Ananias went away, and when he entered the house he placed his hands on Saul and said, “Brother Saul, the Master Jesus whom you saw on your way here, has commissioned me so that you can receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
Act 9:18 And immediately something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes and he could see again! So he got up and was immersed.
Act 9:19 He took nourishment and was strengthened, and he stayed with the disciples in Damascus for several days.
Act 9:20 Then Paul abruptly went into the synagogues to proclaim that Jesus is the God-Man.
Act 9:21 This amazed everyone who heard it, because they said, “Isn’t this the one who wreaked havoc in Jerusalem on all who called upon this name? Didn’t he come here to arrest them and take them to the ruling priests?”
Act 9:22 But Saul became more and more powerful, throwing the Judeans living in Damascus into turmoil by arguing that this One is the Anointed.
Act 9:23 And after this had continued for a long time, the Judeans conspired to assassinate him,
Act 9:24 but Saul found out about their plot. They monitored the city gates day and night for the chance to kill him.
Act 9:25 But one night the disciples lowered him in a basket through an opening in the wall.
Act 9:26 Now when he came to Jerusalem he tried to join the disciples there. But they were afraid of him and didn’t believe he was a disciple like them.
Act 9:27 So Barnabas vouched for him, telling the Ambassadors how he met the Master on the road, how the Master spoke to him, and how in Damascus he was speaking boldly in the name of Jesus.
Act 9:28 He continued to speak boldly in the name of Jesus,
Act 9:29 debating the Greek-speaking Judeans, yet they conspired to assassinate him.
Act 9:30 But the believers found out about it and took him to Caesarea, then sent him on his way to Tarsus.
Act 9:31 So then the Congregation throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace. They were encouraged and continued in the fear of the Master, and their numbers multiplied with the help of the Holy Spirit.
Act 9:32 Now it happened that Peter, traveling about, came down to the holy ones living in Lydda.
Act 9:33 There he found a certain paralyzed person called Aeneas, who had been bedridden for eight years.
Act 9:34 So Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus the Anointed heals you! Get up and take care of your bed!” Immediately he got up,
Act 9:35 and the news about this caused everyone living in Lydda and Saron to turn to the Master.
Act 9:36 Now in Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (translated as Dorcas). She was always doing good deeds and charitable work.
Act 9:37 And in those days it happened that she became ill and died. So they bathed her and placed her in an upper room.
Act 9:38 Now Lydda was near Joppa, and the disciples heard that Peter was there. So they sent two men to him to say, “Hurry and come to us!”
Act 9:39 Then Peter went with them, and they led him to the upper room, where all the widows were crying and displaying the tunics and other clothing Dorcas had made for them.
Act 9:40 Peter had them all leave the room. He knelt down to pray, and turning toward the body he said, “Tabitha, arise!” And she opened her eyes, looked at Peter, and sat up!
Act 9:41 So Peter took her by the hand and helped her up. Then he summoned the holy ones and widows and presented her to them alive.
Act 9:42 This event became known throughout all of Joppa, and many put their trust in the Master.
Act 9:43 Peter stayed many days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.

Act 9:1 ὁ δε σαυλος ετι εμπνεων απειλης και φονου εις τους μαθητας του κυριου προσελθων τω αρχιερει
Act 9:2 ητησατο παρ᾽ αυτου επιστολας εις δαμασκον προς τας συναγωγας ὁπως εαν τινας εὑρη της ὁδου οντας ανδρας τε και γυναικας δεδεμενους αγαγη εις ιερουσαλημ
Act 9:3 εν δε τω πορευεσθαι εγενετο αυτον εγγιζειν τη δαμασκω εξαιφνης τε αυτον περιηστραψεν φως εκ του ουρανου
Act 9:4 και πεσων επι την γην ηκουσεν φωνην λεγουσαν αυτω σαουλ σαουλ τι με διωκεις
Act 9:5 ειπεν δε τις ει κυριε ὁ δε εγω ειμι ιησους ὁν συ διωκεις
Act 9:6 αλλα αναστηθι και εισελθε εις την πολιν και λαληθησεται σοι ὁ τι σε δει ποιειν
Act 9:7 οἱ δε ανδρες οἱ συνοδευοντες αυτω εἱστηκεισαν ενεοι ακουοντες μεν της φωνης μηδενα δε θεωρουντες
Act 9:8 ηγερθη δε σαυλος απο της γης ανεωγμενων δε των οφθαλμων αυτου ουδεν εβλεπεν χειραγωγουντες δε αυτον εισηγαγον εις δαμασκον
Act 9:9 και ην ἡμερας τρεις μη βλεπων και ουκ εφαγεν ουδε επιεν
Act 9:10 ην δε τις μαθητης εν δαμασκω ονοματι ἁνανιας και ειπεν προς αυτον εν ὁραματι ὁ κυριος ἁνανια ὁ δε ειπεν ιδου εγω κυριε
Act 9:11 ὁ δε κυριος προς αυτον αναστας πορευθητι επι την ῥυμην την καλουμενην ευθειαν και ζητησον εν οικια ιουδα σαυλον ονοματι ταρσεα ιδου γαρ προσευχεται
Act 9:12 και ειδεν ανδρα εν ὁραματι ἁνανιαν ονοματι εισελθοντα και επιθεντα αυτω τας χειρας ὁπως αναβλεψη
Act 9:13 απεκριθη δε ἁνανιας κυριε ηκουσα απο πολλων περι του ανδρος τουτου ὁσα κακα τοις ἁγιοις σου εποιησεν εν ιερουσαλημ
Act 9:14 και ὡδε εχει εξουσιαν παρα των αρχιερεων δησαι παντας τους επικαλουμενους το ονομα σου
Act 9:15 ειπεν δε προς αυτον ὁ κυριος πορευου ὁτι σκευος εκλογης εστιν μοι οὑτος του βαστασαι το ονομα μου ενωπιον εθνων τε και βασιλεων υἱων τε ισραηλ
Act 9:16 εγω γαρ ὑποδειξω αυτω ὁσα δει αυτον ὑπερ του ονοματος μου παθειν
Act 9:17 απηλθεν δε ἁνανιας και εισηλθεν εις την οικιαν και επιθεις επ᾽ αυτον τας χειρας ειπεν σαουλ αδελφε ὁ κυριος απεσταλκεν με ιησους ὁ οφθεις σοι εν τη ὁδω ἡ ηρχου ὁπως αναβλεψης και πλησθης πνευματος ἁγιου
Act 9:18 και ευθεως απεπεσαν αυτου απο των οφθαλμων λεπιδες ανεβλεψεν τε και αναστας εβαπτισθη
Act 9:19 και λαβων τροφην ενισχυσεν εγενετο δε μετα των εν δαμασκω μαθητων ἡμερας τινας
Act 9:20 και ευθεως εν ταις συναγωγαις εκηρυσσεν τον ιησουν ὁτι οὑτος εστιν ὁ υἱος του θεου
Act 9:21 εξισταντο δε παντες οἱ ακουοντες και ελεγον ουχ οὑτος εστιν ὁ πορθησας εις ιερουσαλημ τους επικαλουμενους το ονομα τουτο και ὡδε εις τουτο εληλυθει ἱνα δεδεμενους αυτους αγαγη επι τους αρχιερεις
Act 9:22 σαυλος δε μαλλον ενεδυναμουτο και συνεχυννεν τους ιουδαιους τους κατοικουντας εν δαμασκω συμβιβαζων ὁτι οὑτος εστιν ὁ χριστος
Act 9:23 ὡς δε επληρουντο ἡμεραι ἱκαναι συνεβουλευσαντο οἱ ιουδαιοι ανελειν αυτον
Act 9:24 εγνωσθη δε τω σαυλω ἡ επιβουλη αυτων παρετηρουντο δε και τας πυλας ἡμερας τε και νυκτος ὁπως αυτον ανελωσιν
Act 9:25 λαβοντες δε οἱ μαθηται αυτου νυκτος δια του τειχους καθηκαν αυτον χαλασαντες εν σπυριδι
Act 9:26 παραγενομενος δε εις ιερουσαλημ επειραζεν κολλασθαι τοις μαθηταις και παντες εφοβουντο αυτον μη πιστευοντες ὁτι εστιν μαθητης
Act 9:27 βαρναβας δε επιλαβομενος αυτον ηγαγεν προς τους αποστολους και διηγησατο αυτοις πως εν τη ὁδω ειδεν τον κυριον και ὁτι ελαλησεν αυτω και πως εν δαμασκω επαρρησιασατο εν τω ονοματι του ιησου
Act 9:28 και ην μετ᾽ αυτων εισπορευομενος και εκπορευομενος εις ιερουσαλημ παρρησιαζομενος εν τω ονοματι του κυριου
Act 9:29 ελαλει τε και συνεζητει προς τους ἑλληνιστας οἱ δε επεχειρουν ανελειν αυτον
Act 9:30 επιγνοντες δε οἱ αδελφοι κατηγαγον αυτον εις καισαρειαν και εξαπεστειλαν αυτον εις ταρσον
Act 9:31 ἡ μεν ουν εκκλησια καθ᾽ ὁλης της ιουδαιας και γαλιλαιας και σαμαρειας ειχεν ειρηνην οικοδομουμενη και πορευομενη τω φοβω του κυριου και τη παρακλησει του ἁγιου πνευματος επληθυνετο
Act 9:32 εγενετο δε πετρον διερχομενον δια παντων κατελθειν και προς τους ἁγιους τους κατοικουντας λυδδα
Act 9:33 εὑρεν δε εκει ανθρωπον τινα ονοματι αινεαν εξ ετων οκτω κατακειμενον επι κραβαττου ὁς ην παραλελυμενος
Act 9:34 και ειπεν αυτω ὁ πετρος αινεα ιαται σε ιησους χριστος αναστηθι και στρωσον σεαυτω και ευθεως ανεστη
Act 9:35 και ειδαν αυτον παντες οἱ κατοικουντες λυδδα και τον σαρωνα οἱτινες επεστρεψαν επι τον κυριον
Act 9:36 εν ιοππη δε τις ην μαθητρια ονοματι ταβιθα ἡ διερμηνευομενη λεγεται δορκας αὑτη ην πληρης εργων αγαθων και ελεημοσυνων ὡν εποιει
Act 9:37 εγενετο δε εν ταις ἡμεραις εκειναις ασθενησασαν αυτην αποθανειν λουσαντες δε εθηκαν αυτην εν ὑπερωω
Act 9:38 εγγυς δε ουσης λυδδας τη ιοππη οἱ μαθηται ακουσαντες ὁτι πετρος εστιν εν αυτη απεστειλαν δυο ανδρας προς αυτον παρακαλουντες μη οκνησης διελθειν ἑως ἡμων
Act 9:39 αναστας δε πετρος συνηλθεν αυτοις ὁν παραγενομενον ανηγαγον εις το ὑπερωον και παρεστησαν αυτω πασαι αἱ χηραι κλαιουσαι και επιδεικνυμεναι χιτωνας και ἱματια ὁσα εποιει μετ᾽ αυτων ουσα ἡ δορκας
Act 9:40 εκβαλων δε εξω παντας ὁ πετρος και θεις τα γονατα προσηυξατο και επιστρεψας προς το σωμα ειπεν ταβιθα αναστηθι ἡ δε ηνοιξεν τους οφθαλμους αυτης και ιδουσα τον πετρον ανεκαθισεν
Act 9:41 δους δε αυτη χειρα ανεστησεν αυτην φωνησας δε τους ἁγιους και τας χηρας παρεστησεν αυτην ζωσαν
Act 9:42 γνωστον δε εγενετο καθ᾽ ὁλης της ιοππης και επιστευσαν πολλοι επι τον κυριον
Act 9:43 εγενετο δε ἡμερας ἱκανας μειναι εν ιοππη παρα τινι σιμωνι βυρσει