1 ο δε σαυλος ετι εμπνεων απειλης και φονου εις τους μαθητας του κυριου, προσελθων τω αρχιερει 2 ητησατο παρ αυτου επιστολας εις δαμασκον προς τας συναγωγας, οπως εαν τινας ευρη της οδου οντας, ανδρας τε και γυναικας, δεδεμενους αγαγη εις ιερουσαλημ. 3 εν δε τω πορευεσθαι εγενετο αυτον εγγιζειν τη δαμασκω, και εξαιφνης περιηστραψεν αυτον φως απο του ουρανου, 4 και πεσων επι την γην ηκουσεν φωνην λεγουσαν αυτω· σαουλ σαουλ, τι με διωκεις; 5 ειπεν δε· τις ει, κυριε; ο δε κυριος ειπεν· εγω ειμι ιησους ον συ διωκεις· 6 αλλα αναστηθι και εισελθε εις την πολιν, και λαληθησεται σοι τι σε δει ποιειν. 7 οι δε ανδρες οι συνοδευοντες αυτω ειστηκεισαν ενεοι, ακουοντες μεν της φωνης, μηδενα δε θεωρουντες. 8 ηγερθη δε ο σαυλος απο της γης, ανεωγμενων τε των οφθαλμων αυτου ουδενα εβλεπεν· χειραγωγουντες δε αυτον εισηγαγον εις δαμασκον. 9 και ην ημερας τρεις μη βλεπων, και ουκ εφαγεν ουδε επιεν. 10 ην δε τις μαθητης εν δαμασκω ονοματι ανανιας, και ειπεν προς αυτον ο κυριος εν οραματι· ανανια. ο δε ειπεν· ιδου εγω, κυριε. 11 ο δε κυριος προς αυτον· αναστας πορευθητι επι την ρυμην την καλουμενην ευθειαν και ζητησον εν οικια ιουδα σαυλον ονοματι ταρσεα· ιδου γαρ προσευχεται, 12 και ειδεν εν οραματι ανδρα ονοματι ανανιαν εισελθοντα και επιθεντα αυτω χειρα, οπως αναβλεψη. 13 απεκριθη δε ανανιας· κυριε, ακηκοα απο πολλων περι του ανδρος τουτου, οσα κακα εποιησεν τοις αγιοις σου εν ιερουσαλημ· 14 και ωδε εχει εξουσιαν παρα των αρχιερεων δησαι παντας τους επικαλουμενους το ονομα σου. 15 ειπεν δε προς αυτον ο κυριος· πορευου, οτι σκευος εκλογης μοι εστιν ουτος του βαστασαι το ονομα μου ενωπιον εθνων και βασιλεων υιων τε ισραηλ· 16 εγω γαρ υποδειξω αυτω οσα δει αυτον υπερ του ονοματος μου παθειν. 17 απηλθεν δε ανανιας και εισηλθεν εις την οικιαν, και επιθεις επ αυτον τας χειρας ειπεν· σαουλ αδελφε, ο κυριος απεσταλκεν με, ιησους ο οφθεις σοι εν τη οδω η ηρχου, οπως αναβλεψης και πλησθης πνευματος αγιου. 18 και ευθεως απεπεσον απο των οφθαλμων αυτου ωσει λεπιδες, ανεβλεψεν τε, και αναστας εβαπτισθη, 19 και λαβων τροφην ενισχυσεν. εγενετο δε ο σαυλος μετα των οντων εν δαμασκω μαθητων ημερας τινας, 20 και ευθεως εν ταις συναγωγαις εκηρυσσεν τον ιησουν οτι ουτος εστιν ο υιος του θεου. 21 εξισταντο δε παντες οι ακουοντες και ελεγον· ουχ ουτος εστιν ο πορθησας εν ιερουσαλημ τους επικαλουμενους το ονομα τουτο, και ωδε εις τουτο εληλυθεν, ινα δεδεμενους αυτους αγαγη επι τους αρχιερεις; 22 σαυλος δε μαλλον ενεδυναμουτο και συνεχυνεν τους ιουδαιους τους κατοικουντας εν δαμασκω, συμβιβαζων οτι ουτος εστιν ο χριστος. 23 ως δε επληρουντο ημεραι ικαναι, συνεβουλευσαντο οι ιουδαιοι ανελειν αυτον· 24 εγνωσθη δε τω σαυλω η επιβουλη αυτων. παρετηρουν τε τας πυλας ημερας τε και νυκτος οπως αυτον ανελωσιν· 25 λαβοντες δε αυτον οι μαθηται νυκτος καθηκαν δια του τειχους χαλασαντες εν σπυριδι. 26 παραγενομενος δε ο σαυλος εις ιερουσαλημ επειρατο κολλασθαι τοις μαθηταις· και παντες εφοβουντο αυτον, μη πιστευοντες οτι εστιν μαθητης. 27 βαρναβας δε επιλαβομενος αυτον ηγαγεν προς τους αποστολους, και διηγησατο αυτοις πως εν τη οδω ειδεν τον κυριον και οτι ελαλησεν αυτω, και πως εν δαμασκω επαρρησιασατο εν τω ονοματι του ιησου. 28 και ην μετ αυτων εισπορευομενος και εκπορευομενος εν ιερουσαλημ και παρρησιαζομενος εν τω ονοματι του κυριου ιησου, 29 ελαλει τε και συνεζητει προς τους ελληνιστας· οι δε επεχειρουν αυτον ανελειν. 30 επιγνοντες δε οι αδελφοι κατηγαγον αυτον εις καισαρειαν και εξαπεστειλαν αυτον εις ταρσον. 31 αι μεν ουν εκκλησιαι καθ ολης της ιουδαιας και γαλιλαιας και σαμαρειας ειχον ειρηνην οικοδομουμεναι και πορευομεναι τω φοβω του κυριου, και τη παρακλησει του αγιου πνευματος επληθυνοντο. 32 εγενετο δε πετρον διερχομενον δια παντων κατελθειν και προς τους αγιους τους κατοικουντας λυδδαν. 33 ευρεν δε εκει ανθρωπον τινα αινεαν ονοματι, εξ ετων οκτω κατακειμενον επι κραβαττω, ος ην παραλελυμενος. 34 και ειπεν αυτω ο πετρος· αινεα, ιαται σε ιησους ο χριστος· αναστηθι και στρωσον σεαυτω. και ευθεως ανεστη. 35 και ειδον αυτον παντες οι κατοικουντες λυδδαν και τον σαρωνα, οιτινες επεστρεψαν επι τον κυριον. 36 εν ιοππη δε τις ην μαθητρια ονοματι ταβιθα, η διερμηνευομενη λεγεται δορκας· αυτη ην πληρης αγαθων εργων και ελεημοσυνων ων εποιει. 37 εγενετο δε εν ταις ημεραις εκειναις ασθενησασαν αυτην αποθανειν· λουσαντες δε αυτην εθηκαν εν υπερωω. 38 εγγυς δε ουσης λυδδης τη ιοππη οι μαθηται ακουσαντες οτι πετρος εστιν εν αυτη, απεστειλαν [δυο ανδρας] προς αυτον παρακαλουντες μη οκνησαι διελθειν εως αυτων. 39 αναστας δε πετρος συνηλθεν αυτοις· ον παραγενομενον ανηγαγον εις το υπερωον, και παρεστησαν αυτω πασαι αι χηραι κλαιουσαι και επιδεικνυμεναι χιτωνας και ιματια οσα εποιει μετ αυτων ουσα η δορκας. 40 εκβαλων δε εξω παντας ο πετρος θεις τα γονατα προσηυξατο, και επιστρεψας προς το σωμα ειπεν· ταβιθα, αναστηθι. η δε ηνοιξεν τους οφθαλμους αυτης, και ιδουσα τον πετρον ανεκαθισεν. 41 δους δε αυτη χειρα ανεστησεν αυτην, φωνησας δε τους αγιους και τας χηρας παρεστησεν αυτην ζωσαν. 42 γνωστον δε εγενετο καθ ολης της ιοππης, και πολλοι επιστευσαν επι τον κυριον. 43 εγενετο δε ημερας ικανας μειναι αυτον εν ιοππη παρα τινι σιμωνι βυρσει.
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- The digital source has no accents or capitals (as Robinson distributes it); 1912 base text, movable nu regularised.
- Double square brackets [[ ]] are marks in the digital source; at 1 John 5:7–8 they enclose the words the 1904 edition prints in smaller type.
- Credit: Maurice A. Robinson & Jussi Ala-Konni (byztxt).
People & places in this chapter
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People
Aeneas
A man at Lydda, bedridden eight years with paralysis, whom Peter healed in the name of Jesus Christ.
Cited in the guide: Acts 9:33; Acts 9:34
Ananias
A disciple at Damascus whom the Lord sent to lay hands on Saul, restore his sight, and baptize him.
Cited in the guide: Acts 9:10; Acts 9:17; Acts 22:12
Barnabas
A Levite from Cyprus named Joseph and nicknamed Barnabas, 'son of encouragement,' who sold a field for the church, brought Saul to the apostles, and traveled with him as a…
Cited in the guide: Acts 4:36; Acts 9:27; Acts 11:22
Judas
The man in whose house on Straight Street Saul was lodging when Ananias came to him.
Cited in the guide: Acts 9:11
Paul
Formerly Saul of Tarsus, a Pharisee who persecuted the church until the risen Jesus met him on the road to Damascus; he became the apostle to the Gentiles and wrote many of the…
Cited in the guide: Acts 7:58; Acts 9:1; Acts 13:9
Simon
A tanner at Joppa whose house by the sea hosted Peter during his stay.
Cited in the guide: Acts 9:43; Acts 10:6; Acts 10:32
Tabitha
A disciple at Joppa known for good works and charity, also called Dorcas; Peter raised her from the dead.
Cited in the guide: Acts 9:36; Acts 9:40
Places
Damascus
An ancient Aramean capital where Saul (Paul) was converted and first preached. He later escaped over its wall in a basket.
Cited in the guide: Acts 9:3; Genesis 14:15; 2 Kings 5:12
Joppa
Judah's main seaport. Cedar for the Temple arrived here, Jonah fled from here, and Peter's rooftop vision here opened the gospel to the Gentiles.
Cited in the guide: Jonah 1:3; Acts 9:36; Acts 10:9
Tarsus
A wealthy university city in Cilicia and Paul's hometown. He was also a Roman citizen by birth (Acts 22:28), which shaped his missionary strategy and legal appeals.
Cited in the guide: Acts 9:11; Acts 21:39; Acts 22:3
Cross references (43)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Acts 8:3; 1 Timothy 1:13; Acts 9:11–21; Galatians 1:13; 1 Corinthians 15:9
- 2 Acts 19:23; Acts 19:9; Acts 24:14; Acts 22:4–5; Acts 24:22
- 3 Acts 26:12–13; 1 Corinthians 15:8; Revelation 21:23; Acts 22:6; 1 Timothy 6:16
- 4 Zechariah 2:8; 1 Corinthians 12:12; Genesis 22:11; Isaiah 63:9; Romans 11:22
- 5 1 Timothy 1:13; 1 Samuel 3:4–10; Isaiah 45:9; Job 40:9–10; Job 9:4
- 6 Acts 22:10; 1 Timothy 1:14–16; Acts 26:16; Romans 7:9; Acts 10:32
- 7 Acts 22:9; Daniel 10:7; Acts 26:13–14; John 12:29; Matthew 24:40–41
- 8 Acts 22:11; Acts 9:18; 2 Kings 6:17–20; Acts 13:11; Genesis 19:11
- 9 Jonah 3:6–8; Esther 4:16; 2 Chronicles 33:12–13; 2 Chronicles 33:18–19; Acts 9:11–12
- 10 Acts 10:3; Acts 22:12; Genesis 22:1; Isaiah 6:8; 1 Samuel 3:8–10
- 11 Acts 9:30; Acts 22:3; Acts 11:25; Acts 21:39; Luke 11:9–10
- 12 Mark 5:23; Acts 9:17–18; Acts 9:10
- 13 1 Timothy 1:13–15; Acts 8:3; Acts 22:19–20; Ezekiel 3:14; Acts 9:1
- 14 Acts 9:21; Acts 7:59; 2 Timothy 2:22; Acts 22:16; Acts 9:2–3
- 15 Galatians 1:15–16; Ephesians 3:7–8; 2 Timothy 4:16–17; Romans 11:13; Acts 26:17–20
- 16 1 Thessalonians 3:3; 2 Corinthians 6:4; Acts 21:11; John 15:20; 2 Timothy 1:12
- 17 Acts 8:17; Acts 2:4; Acts 6:6; Acts 22:12–14; Acts 13:52
- 18 2 Corinthians 3:14; Acts 22:16; Acts 2:38; 2 Corinthians 4:6; Acts 13:37–38
- 19 Acts 26:20; 1 Samuel 30:12; Galatians 1:17; Ecclesiastes 9:7; Acts 27:33–36
- 20 John 20:28; Galatians 2:20; Galatians 1:23–24; 1 John 4:14–15; John 20:31
- 21 Acts 8:3; Acts 9:13–14; 2 Thessalonians 1:10; Matthew 13:54–55; Galatians 1:13–24
- 22 Acts 18:5; Luke 21:15; Isaiah 40:29; Acts 18:27–28; 1 Corinthians 1:27
- 23 Galatians 1:17–18; 1 Thessalonians 2:15–16; Acts 14:19; Acts 13:50; Matthew 10:16–23
- 24 2 Corinthians 11:32; Acts 25:3; Acts 20:19; Acts 20:3; Psalm 21:11
- 25 2 Corinthians 11:33; Joshua 2:15; 1 Samuel 19:11–12
- 26 Acts 26:20; Galatians 1:17–19; Acts 4:23; Acts 9:19; Acts 22:17–20
- 27 Acts 4:36; Acts 4:29; Ephesians 6:19–20; Acts 4:13; Acts 15:25–26
- 28 Acts 1:21; Psalm 121:8; 1 Kings 3:7; Numbers 27:16–17; 2 Samuel 5:2
- 29 Acts 6:1; Acts 11:20; Jude 9; 2 Corinthians 11:26; Acts 17:17
- 30 Acts 9:11; Acts 11:25; Acts 8:40; Galatians 1:21; Acts 17:15
- 31 Psalm 111:10; John 14:16–18; Isaiah 33:6; Proverbs 23:17; Proverbs 14:26–27
- 32 Acts 9:13; Acts 8:25; Proverbs 2:8; Acts 9:41; Romans 1:7
- 33 Luke 13:16; John 9:1; Acts 14:8; Mark 9:21; Acts 4:22
- 34 Matthew 9:6; Acts 3:12; Acts 3:6; Acts 16:18; Matthew 9:28–30
- 35 Acts 11:21; 1 Chronicles 5:16; Acts 9:42; Isaiah 35:2; Psalm 22:27
- 36 Titus 2:7; Titus 3:8; 2 Chronicles 2:16; Hebrews 13:21; Acts 10:31
- 37 Acts 1:13; Acts 20:8; Mark 14:15; John 11:36–37; John 11:3–4
- 38 Acts 9:36; Acts 11:26; Acts 9:32; 2 Kings 4:28–30
- 39 1 Thessalonians 1:3; Proverbs 31:30–31; Proverbs 10:7; Ephesians 4:28; Matthew 25:36–39
- 40 Matthew 9:25; Mark 5:40–42; Luke 8:54; 2 Kings 4:32–36; Acts 7:60
- 41 Mark 1:31; Acts 6:1; Luke 7:12; Luke 7:15; 1 Kings 17:23
- 42 John 12:11; Acts 11:21; John 12:44; Acts 9:35; John 11:45
- 43 Acts 10:6; Acts 10:32
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What the Fathers said
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
What may be the reason that He neither drew any one of high authority and importance, nor caused such to be forthcoming for the purpose of instructing Paul?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 11 (1889)
… persecuting His disciples, he persecuted his own Lord, and sent Ananias to him that he might recover his sight, and be baptized--"preached," it is said, "Jesus in the synagogues at Damascus, with all freedom of speech, that this is the Son of God, the Christ." This is the mystery which he says was made known to him by revelation, that …
… or perverting their nature, which Thou hast made and ordained, or by an immoderate use of things permitted, or in "burning" in things forbidden to that use which is against nature; or when convicted, raging with heart and voice against Thee, kicking against the pricks; or when, breaking through the pale of human society, they audaciously rejoice in private combinations …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
See, for example, how He Himself, the insulted one, discourses with us, both in the Old Testament, and in the New; in the one saying, "O my people, what have I done unto thee?" in the other, "Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me." And Paul too bids, "In meekness instruct those that oppose themselves." And Christ again, when His disciples …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
… come as a witness to what we say, he who in Damascus said to him, The Lord, even Jesus who appeared to thee in the way which thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mayest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)