1 Men 435, brethren 80, and 2532 fathers 3962, hear ye 191 my 3450 defence 627 which I make now 3568 unto 4314 you 5209.
2 (And 1161 when they heard 191 that 3754 he spake 4377 in the Hebrew 1446 tongue 1258 to them 846, they kept 3930 the more 3123 silence 2271: and 2532 he saith 5346,)
3 I 1473 am 1510 verily 3303 a man 435 which am a Jew 2453, born 1080 in 1722 Tarsus 5019, a city in Cilicia 2791, yet 1161 brought up 397 in 1722 this 5026 city 4172 at 3844 the feet 4228 of Gamaliel 1059, and taught 3811 according 2596 to the perfect manner 195 of the law 3551 of the fathers 3971, and was 5225 zealous 2207 toward God 2316, as 2531 ye 5210 all 3956 are 2075 this day 4594.
4 And I 3739 persecuted 1377 this 5026 way 3598 unto 891 the death 2288, binding 1195 and 2532 delivering 3860 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, and 2532 all 3956 the estate of the elders 4244: from 3844 whom 3739 also 2532 I received 1209 letters 1992 unto 4314 the brethren 80, and 2532 went 4198 to 1519 Damascus 1154, to bring 71 them which were 5607 there 1566 bound 1210 unto 1519 Jerusalem 2419, for to 2443 be punished 5097.
6 And 1161 it came to pass 1096, that, as I made 4198 0 my 3427 journey 4198, and 2532 was come nigh 1448 unto Damascus 1154 about 4012 noon 3314, suddenly 1810 there shone 4015 0 from 1537 heaven 3772 a great 2425 light 5457 round 4015 about 4012 me 1691.
7 And 5037 I fell 4098 unto 1519 the ground 1475, and 2532 heard 191 a voice 5456 saying 3004 unto me 3427, Saul 4549, Saul 4549, why 5101 persecutest thou 1377 me 3165?
8 And 1161 I 1473 answered 611, Who 5101 art thou 1488, Lord 2962? And 5037 he said 2036 unto 4314 me 3165, I 1473 am 1510 Jesus 2424 of Nazareth 3480, whom 3739 thou 4771 persecutest 1377.
9 And 1161 they that were 5607 with 4862 me 1698 saw 2300 indeed 3303 the light 5457, and 2532 were 1096 afraid 1719; but 1161 they heard 191 not 3756 the voice 5456 of him that spake 2980 to me 3427.
10 And 1161 I said 2036, What 5101 shall I do 4160, Lord 2962? And 1161 the Lord 2962 said 2036 unto 4314 me 3165, Arise 450, and go 4198 into 1519 Damascus 1154; and there 2546 it shall be told 2980 thee 4671 of 4012 all things 3956 which 3739 are appointed 5021 for thee 4671 to do 4160.
11 And 1161 when 5613 I could 1689 0 not 3756 see 1689 for 575 the glory 1391 of that 1565 light 5457, being led by the hand 5496 of 5259 them that were 4895 with me 3427, I came 2064 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 of 5259 all 3956 the Jews 2453 which dwelt 2730 there,
13 Came 2064 unto 4314 me 3165, and 2532 stood 2186, and said 2036 unto me 3427, Brother 80 Saul 4549, receive thy sight 308. And 2504 0 the same 846 hour 5610 I 2504 looked up 308 upon 1519 him 846.
14 And 1161 he said 2036, The God 2316 of our 2257 fathers 3962 hath chosen 4400 thee 4571, that thou shouldest know 1097 his 848 will 2307, and 2532 see 1492 that Just One 1342, and 2532 shouldest hear 191 the voice 5456 of 1537 his 846 mouth 4750.
15 For 3754 thou shalt be 2071 his 846 witness 3144 unto 4314 all 3956 men 444 of what 3739 thou hast seen 3708 and 2532 heard 191.
16 And 2532 now 3568 why 5101 tarriest thou 3195? arise 450, and be baptized 907, and 2532 wash away 628 thy 4675 sins 266, calling on 1941 the name 3686 of the Lord 2962.
17 And 1161 it came to pass 1096, that, when I 3427 was come again 5290 to 1519 Jerusalem 2419, even 2532 while I 3450 prayed 4336 in 1722 the temple 2411, I 3165 was 1096 in 1722 a trance 1611;
18 And 2532 saw 1492 him 846 saying 3004 unto me 3427, Make haste 4692, and 2532 get thee 1831 quickly 5034 1722 out of 1537 Jerusalem 2419: for 1360 they will 3858 0 not 3756 receive 3858 thy 4675 testimony 3141 concerning 4012 me 1700.
19 And I 2504 said 2036, Lord 2962, they 846 know 1987 that 3754 I 1473 imprisoned 2252 5439 and 2532 beat 1194 in every 2596 synagogue 4864 them that believed 4100 on 1909 thee 4571:
20 And 2532 when 3753 the blood 129 of thy 4675 martyr 3144 Stephen 4736 was shed 1632, I 846 also 2532 was 2252 standing by 2186, and 2532 consenting 4909 unto his 846 death 336, and 2532 kept 5442 the raiment 2440 of them that slew 337 him 846.
21 And 2532 he said 2036 unto 4314 me 3165, Depart 4198: for 3754 I 1473 will send 1821 thee 4571 far hence 3112 unto 1519 the Gentiles 1484.
22 And 1161 they gave 191 0 him 846 audience 191 unto 891 this 5127 word 3056, and 2532 then lifted up 1869 their 848 voices 5456, and said 3004, Away with 142 such 5108 a fellow from 575 the earth 1093: for 1063 it is 2520 0 not 3756 fit 2520 that he 846 should live 2198.
23 And 1161 as they cried out 2905, and 2532 cast off 4495 their clothes 2440, and 2532 threw 906 dust 2868 into 1519 the air 109,
24 The chief captain 5506 commanded 2753 him 846 to be brought 71 into 1519 the castle 3925, and bade 2036 that he 846 should be examined 426 by scourging 3148; that 2443 he might know 1921 wherefore 1223 3739 156 they cried 2019 0 so 3779 against 2019 him 846.
25 And 1161 as 5613 they bound 4385 4385 him 846 with thongs 2438, Paul 3972 said 2036 unto 4314 the centurion 1543 that stood by 2476, Is it lawful 1487 1832 for you 5213 to scourge 3147 a man 444 that is a Roman 4514, and 2532 uncondemned 178?
26 When 1161 the centurion 1543 heard 191 that, he went 4334 and told 518 the chief captain 5506, saying 3004, Take heed 3708 what 5101 thou doest 3195 4160: for 1063 this 3778 man 444 is 2076 a Roman 4514.
27 Then 1161 the chief captain 5506 came 4334, and said 2036 unto him 846, Tell 3004 me 3427, 1487 art 1488 thou 4771 a Roman 4514? 1161 He said 5346, Yea 3483.
28 And 5037 the chief captain 5506 answered 611, With a great 4183 sum 2774 obtained 2932 I 1473 this 5026 freedom 4174. And 1161 Paul 3972 said 5346, But 1161 I 1473 2532 was free born 1080.
29 Then 3767 straightway 2112 they departed 868 from 575 him 846 which 3588 should 3195 have examined 426 him 846: and 1161 the chief captain 5506 also 2532 was afraid 5399, after he knew 1921 that 3754 he was 2076 a Roman 4514, and 2532 because 3754 he had 2258 bound 1210 him 846.
30 1161 On the morrow 1887, because he would 1014 have known 1097 the certainty 804 wherefore 5101 he was accused 2723 of 3844 the Jews 2453, he loosed 3089 him 846 from 575 his bands 1199, and 2532 commanded 2753 the chief priests 749 and 2532 all 3650 their 846 council 4892 to appear 2064, and 2532 brought 2609 0 Paul 3972 down 2609, and set him 2476 before 1519 them 846.