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1. And it shall be, when thou art come in <935>(8799) unto the land <776> which the LORD <3068> thy God <430> giveth <5414>(8802) thee for an inheritance <5159>, and possessest <3423>(8804) it, and dwellest <3427>(8804) therein;
2. That thou shalt take <3947>(8804) of the first <7225> of all the fruit <6529> of the earth <127>, which thou shalt bring <935>(8686) of thy land <776> that the LORD <3068> thy God <430> giveth <5414>(8802) thee, and shalt put <7760>(8804) it in a basket <2935>, and shalt go <1980>(8804) unto the place <4725> which the LORD <3068> thy God <430> shall choose <977>(8799) to place <7931>(8763) his name <8034> there.
3. And thou shalt go <935>(8804) unto the priest <3548> that shall be in those days <3117>, and say <559>(8804) unto him, I profess <5046>(8689) this day <3117> unto the LORD <3068> thy God <430>, that I am come <935>(8804) unto the country <776> which the LORD <3068> sware <7650>(8738) unto our fathers <1> for to give <5414>(8800) us.
4. And the priest <3548> shall take <3947>(8804) the basket <2935> out of thine hand <3027>, and set it down <3240>(8689) before <6440> the altar <4196> of the LORD <3068> thy God <430>.
5. And thou shalt speak <6030>(8804) and say <559>(8804) before <6440> the LORD <3068> thy God <430>, A Syrian <761> ready to perish <6>(8802) was my father <1>, and he went down <3381>(8799) into Egypt <4714>, and sojourned <1481>(8799) there with <4962> a few <4592>, and became there a nation <1471>, great <1419>, mighty <6099>, and populous <7227>:
6. And the Egyptians <4713> evil entreated <7489>(8686) us, and afflicted <6031>(8762) us, and laid <5414>(8799) upon us hard <7186> bondage <5656>:
7. And when we cried <6817>(8799) unto the LORD <3068> God <430> of our fathers <1>, the LORD <3068> heard <8085>(8799) our voice <6963>, and looked <7200>(8799) on our affliction <6040>, and our labour <5999>, and our oppression <3906>:
8. And the LORD <3068> brought us forth <3318>(8686) out of Egypt <4714> with a mighty <2389> hand <3027>, and with an outstretched <5186>(8803) arm <2220>, and with great <1419> terribleness <4172>, and with signs <226>, and with wonders <4159>:
9. And he hath brought <935>(8686) us into this place <4725>, and hath given <5414>(8799) us this land <776>, even a land <776> that floweth <2100>(8802) with milk <2461> and honey <1706>.
10. And now, behold, I have brought <935>(8689) the firstfruits <6529> <7225> of the land <127>, which thou, O LORD <3068>, hast given <5414>(8804) me. And thou shalt set <3240>(8689) it before <6440> the LORD <3068> thy God <430>, and worship <7812>(8694) before <6440> the LORD <3068> thy God <430>:
11. And thou shalt rejoice <8055>(8804) in every good <2896> thing which the LORD <3068> thy God <430> hath given <5414>(8804) unto thee, and unto thine house <1004>, thou, and the Levite <3881>, and the stranger <1616> that is among <7130> you.
12. When thou hast made an end <3615>(8762) of tithing <6237>(8687) all the tithes <4643> of thine increase <8393> the third <7992> year <8141>, which is the year <8141> of tithing <4643>, and hast given <5414>(8804) it unto the Levite <3881>, the stranger <1616>, the fatherless <3490>, and the widow <490>, that they may eat <398>(8804) within thy gates <8179>, and be filled <7646>(8804);
13. Then thou shalt say <559>(8804) before <6440> the LORD <3068> thy God <430>, I have brought away <1197>(8765) the hallowed things <6944> out of mine house <1004>, and also have given <5414>(8804) them unto the Levite <3881>, and unto the stranger <1616>, to the fatherless <3490>, and to the widow <490>, according to all thy commandments <4687> which thou hast commanded <6680>(8765) me: I have not transgressed <5674>(8804) thy commandments <4687>, neither have I forgotten <7911>(8804) them:
14. I have not eaten <398>(8804) thereof in my mourning <205>, neither have I taken away <1197>(8765) ought thereof for any unclean <2931> use, nor given <5414>(8804) ought thereof for the dead <4191>(8801): but I have hearkened <8085>(8804) to the voice <6963> of the LORD <3068> my God <430>, and have done <6213>(8804) according to all that thou hast commanded <6680>(8765) me.
15. Look down <8259>(8685) from thy holy <6944> habitation <4583>, from heaven <8064>, and bless <1288>(8761) thy people <5971> Israel <3478>, and the land <127> which thou hast given <5414>(8804) us, as thou swarest <7650>(8738) unto our fathers <1>, a land <776> that floweth <2100>(8802) with milk <2461> and honey <1706>.
16. This day <3117> the LORD <3068> thy God <430> hath commanded <6680>(8764) thee to do <6213>(8800) these statutes <2706> and judgments <4941>: thou shalt therefore keep <8104>(8804) and do <6213>(8804) them with all thine heart <3824>, and with all thy soul <5315>.
17. Thou hast avouched <559>(8689) the LORD <3068> this day <3117> to be thy God <430>, and to walk <3212>(8800) in his ways <1870>, and to keep <8104>(8800) his statutes <2706>, and his commandments <4687>, and his judgments <4941>, and to hearken <8085>(8800) unto his voice <6963>:
18. And the LORD <3068> hath avouched <559>(8689) thee this day <3117> to be his peculiar <5459> people <5971>, as he hath promised <1696>(8765) thee, and that thou shouldest keep <8104>(8800) all his commandments <4687>;
19. And to make <5414>(8800) thee high <5945> above all nations <1471> which he hath made <6213>(8804), in praise <8416>, and in name <8034>, and in honour <8597>; and that thou mayest be an holy <6918> people <5971> unto the LORD <3068> thy God <430>, as he hath spoken <1696>(8765).
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Awesome as an army with banners
Being likened to an "army with banners" must be quite some compliment, as there's nothing so striking and awe inspiring as an army setting out to battle, decked in full battle armour, with banners of insignia flowing in the wind. I thought this phrase would appear a lot elsewhere in the Bible but the only other uses of this word "banner" (Hebrew word 1713 in Strong's concordance) are in Song 5:10 and Psa 20:5. Interestingly, in Songs 5 it's translated "chiefest", and refers to the man, not the woman as in chapter 6.
The Psalm 20:5 reference, referring to the banners of Israel, lends weight to the theory that Song of Solomon can be seen as an allegory of the nation of Israel's rise and fall.
Rob de Jongh [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2013 Reply to Rob
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1. Whither is thy beloved <1730> gone <1980>(8804), O thou fairest <3303> among women <802>? whither is thy beloved <1730> turned aside <6437>(8804)? that we may seek <1245>(8762) him with thee.
2. My beloved <1730> is gone down <3381>(8804) into his garden <1588>, to the beds <6170> of spices <1314>, to feed <7462>(8800) in the gardens <1588>, and to gather <3950>(8800) lilies <7799>.
3. I am my beloved's <1730>, and my beloved <1730> is mine: he feedeth <7462>(8802) among the lilies <7799>.
4. Thou art beautiful <3303>, O my love <7474>, as Tirzah <8656>, comely <5000> as Jerusalem <3389>, terrible <366> as an army with banners <1713>(8737).
5. Turn away <5437>(8685) thine eyes <5869> from me, for they <1992> have overcome <7292>(8689) me: thy hair <8181> is as a flock <5739> of goats <5795> that appear <1570> from Gilead <1568>.
6. Thy teeth <8127> are as a flock <5739> of sheep <7353> which go up <5927>(8804) from the washing <7367>, whereof every one beareth twins <8382>(8688), and there is not one barren <7909> among them.
7. As a piece <6400> of a pomegranate <7416> are thy temples <7541> within <1157> thy locks <6777>.
8. There are threescore <8346> queens <4436>, and fourscore <8084> concubines <6370>, and virgins <5959> without number <4557>.
9. My dove <3123>, my undefiled <8535> is but one <259>; she is the only one <259> of her mother <517>, she is the choice <1249> one of her that bare <3205>(8802) her. The daughters <1323> saw <7200>(8804) her, and blessed <833>(8762) her; yea, the queens <4436> and the concubines <6370>, and they praised <1984>(8762) her.
10. Who is she that looketh forth <8259>(8737) as the morning <7837>, fair <3303> as the moon <3842>, clear <1249> as the sun <2535>, and terrible <366> as an army with banners <1713>(8737)?
11. I went down <3381>(8804) into the garden <1594> of nuts <93> to see <7200>(8800) the fruits <3> of the valley <5158>, and to see <7200>(8800) whether the vine <1612> flourished <6524>(8804), and the pomegranates <7416> budded <5132>(8689).
12. Or ever I was aware <3045>(8804), my soul <5315> made <7760>(8804) me like the chariots <4818> of Amminadib <5993>.
13. Return <7725>(8798), return <7725>(8798), O Shulamite <7759>; return <7725>(8798), return <7725>(8798), that we may look <2372>(8799) upon thee. What will ye see <2372>(8799) in the Shulamite <7759>? As it were the company <4246> of two armies <4264>.
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ON HOLIDAY
As we approach the holiday season, many of us will be travelling to other places to either visit friends and relatives, or just for some rest and relaxation. It is a wonderful thing that almost anywhere we go, we are able to find brothers and sisters in Christ and are able to meet with them and enjoy their company.
As Paul travelled toward Jerusalem he passed through lots of different cities on his way. Many of them had believers living in them, so Paul took the opportunities to meet with them and to strengthen them as he passed through on his travels. Even though Paul had set himself a deadline for his time to arrive in Jerusalem, he always had time to meet with the brethren.
Our holidays are some of the few moments when we do have spare time on our hands. It may be that we have plans and have lots of things to do while on vacation. But just as Paul always had time to spend with other Christians, so we should try and do the same. Like Paul, we are perfectly capable of passing on some encouragement and love. Just for people to know that we have thought of them while on vacation is an encouraging thing. Whenever there was an opportunity, Paul stopped to encourage people in the word of God. Let's do the same. Let's not be self centred these holidays, but follow the example of Paul and make a point of encouraging our brothers and sisters wherever we are.
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2006 Reply to Robert
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1. And <1161> it came to pass <1096>(5633), that after <5613> we <2248> were gotten <645>(5685) from <575> them <846>, and had launched <321>(5683), we came <2064>(5627) with a straight course <2113>(5660) unto <1519> Coos <2972>, and <1161> the day following <1836> unto <1519> Rhodes <4499>, and from thence <2547> unto <1519> Patara <3959>:
2. And <2532> finding <2147>(5631) a ship <4143> sailing over <1276>(5723) unto <1519> Phenicia <5403>, we went aboard <1910>(5631), and set forth <321>(5681).
3. Now <1161> when we had discovered <398>(5631) Cyprus <2954>, <2532> we left <2641>(5631) it <846> on the left hand <2176>, and sailed <4126>(5707) into <1519> Syria <4947>, and <2532> landed <2609>(5648) at <1519> Tyre <5184>: for <1063> there <1566> the ship <4143> was <2258>(5713) to unlade <670>(5740) her burden <1117>.
4. And <2532> finding <429>(5631) disciples <3101>, we tarried <1961>(5656) there <847> seven <2033> days <2250>: who <3748> said <3004>(5707) to Paul <3972> through <1223> the Spirit <4151>, that he should <305> <0> not <3361> go up <305>(5721) to <1519> Jerusalem <2419>.
5. And <1161> when <3753> we <2248> had <1096>(5633) accomplished <1822>(5658) those days <2250>, we departed <1831>(5631) and went our way <4198>(5711); and they all <3956> brought <4311> <0> us <2248> on our way <4311>(5723), with <4862> wives <1135> and <2532> children <5043>, till <2193> we were out of <1854> the city <4172>: and <2532> we kneeled down <5087>(5631) <1119> on <1909> the shore <123>, and prayed <4336>(5662).
6. And <2532> when we had taken our leave <782>(5666) one of another <240>, we took <1910>(5627) <1519> ship <4143>; and <1161> they <1565> returned <5290> <0> <1519> home <2398> again <5290>(5656).
7. And <1161> when we <2249> had finished <1274>(5660) our course <4144> from <575> Tyre <5184>, we came <2658>(5656) to <1519> Ptolemais <4424>, and <2532> saluted <782>(5666) the brethren <80>, and abode <3306>(5656) with <3844> them <846> one <3391> day <2250>.
8. And <1161> the next <1887> day we that were of <4012> <0> Paul's <3972> company <4012> departed <1831>(5631), and came <2064>(5627)(5625) <2064>(5627) unto <1519> Caesarea <2542>: and <2532> we entered <1525>(5631) into <1519> the house <3624> of Philip <5376> the evangelist <2099>, which was <5607>(5752) one of <1537> the seven <2033>; and abode <3306>(5656) with <3844> him <846>.
9. And <1161> the same man <5129> had <2258>(5713) four <5064> daughters <2364>, virgins <3933>, which did prophesy <4395>(5723).
10. And <1161> as we <2257> tarried <1961>(5723) there many <4119> days <2250>, there came down <2718>(5627) from <575> Judaea <2449> a certain <5100> prophet <4396>, named <3686> Agabus <13>.
11. And <2532> when he was come <2064>(5631) unto <4314> us <2248>, <2532> he took <142>(5660) Paul's <3972> girdle <2223>, and <5037> bound <1210>(5660) his own <848> hands <5495> and <2532> feet <4228>, and said <2036>(5627), Thus <3592> saith <3004>(5719) the Holy <40> Ghost <4151>, So <3779> shall <1210> <0> the Jews <2453> at <1722> Jerusalem <2419> bind <1210>(5692) the man <435> that <3739> owneth <2076>(5748) this <3778> girdle <2223>, and <2532> shall deliver <3860>(5692) him into <1519> the hands <5495> of the Gentiles <1484>.
12. And <1161> when <5613> we heard <191>(5656) these things <5023>, both <5037> we <2249>, and <2532> they of that place <1786>, besought <3870>(5707) him <846> not <3361> to go up <305>(5721) to <1519> Jerusalem <2419>.
13. Then <1161> Paul <3972> answered <611>(5662), What <5101> mean ye <4160>(5719) to weep <2799>(5723) and <2532> to break <4919>(5723) mine <3450> heart <2588>? for <1063> I <1473> am <2192>(5719) ready <2093> not <3756> to be bound <1210>(5683) only <3440>, but <2532> also <235> to die <599>(5629) at <1519> Jerusalem <2419> for <5228> the name <3686> of the Lord <2962> Jesus <2424>.
14. And <1161> when he would <3982> <0> not <3361> be persuaded <3982>(5746), we ceased <2270>(5656), saying <2036>(5631), The will <2307> of the Lord <2962> be done <1096>(5634).
15. And <1161> after <3326> those <5025> days <2250> we took up our carriages <643>(5666), and went up <305>(5707) to <1519> Jerusalem <2419>.
16. <1161> There went <4905>(5627) with <4862> us <2254> also <2532> certain of the disciples <3101> of <575> Caesarea <2542>, and brought <71>(5723) with them <3844> one <5100> Mnason <3416> of Cyprus <2953>, an old <744> disciple <3101>, with whom <3739> we should lodge <3579>(5686).
17. And <1161> when we <2257> were come <1096>(5637) to <1519> Jerusalem <2414>, the brethren <80> received <1209>(5662) us <2248> gladly <780>.
18. And <1161> the day following <1966>(5752) Paul <3972> went in <1524>(5715) with <4862> us <2254> unto <4314> James <2385>; and <5037> all <3956> the elders <4245> were present <3854>(5633).
19. And <2532> when he had saluted <782>(5666) them <846>, he declared <1834>(5711) particularly <2596> <1520> <1538> what things <3739> God <2316> had wrought <4160>(5656) among <1722> the Gentiles <1484> by <1223> his <846> ministry <1248>.
20. And <1161> when they heard <191>(5660) it, they glorified <1392>(5707) the Lord <2962>, and <5037> said <2036>(5627) unto him <846>, Thou seest <2334>(5719), brother <80>, how many <4214> thousands <3461> of Jews <2453> there are <1526>(5748) which <3588> believe <4100>(5761); and <2532> they are <5225>(5719) all <3956> zealous <2207> of the law <3551>:
21. And <1161> they are informed <2727>(5681) of <4012> thee <4675>, that <3754> thou teachest <1321>(5719) all <3956> the Jews <2453> which are among <2596> the Gentiles <1484> to <575> forsake <646> Moses <3475>, saying <3004>(5723) that they ought <4059> <0> not <3361> to circumcise <4059>(5721) their children <5043>, neither <3366> to walk <4043>(5721) after the customs <1485>.
22. What <5101> is it <2076>(5748) therefore <3767>? the multitude <4128> must <1163>(5748) needs <3843> come together <4905>(5629): for <1063> they will hear <191>(5695) that <3754> thou art come <2064>(5754).
23. Do <4160>(5657) therefore <3767> this <5124> that <3739> we say <3004>(5719) to thee <4671>: We <2254> have <1526>(5748) four <5064> men <435> which have <2171> a vow <2192>(5723) on <1909> them <1438>;
24. Them <5128> take <3880>(5631), and purify thyself <48>(5682) with <4862> them <846>, and <2532> be at charges <1159>(5657) with <1909> them <846>, that <2443> they may shave <3587>(5667) their heads <2776>: and <2532> all <3956> may know <1097>(5632) that those things <3754>, whereof <3739> they were informed <2727>(5769) concerning <4012> thee <4675>, are <2076>(5748) nothing <3762>; but <235> that thou thyself <846> also <2532> walkest orderly <4748>(5719), and keepest <5442>(5723) the law <3551>.
25. As <1161> touching <4012> the Gentiles <1484> which believe <4100>(5761), we <2249> have written <1989>(5656) and concluded <2919>(5660) that they <846> observe <5083>(5721) no <3367> such thing <5108>, save only <1508> that they keep <5442>(5733) themselves <846> from <5037> things offered to idols <1494>, and <2532> from blood <129>, and <2532> from strangled <4156>, and <2532> from fornication <4202>.
26. Then <5119> Paul <3972> took <3880>(5631) the men <435>, and the next <2192>(5746) day <2250> purifying himself <48>(5685) with <4862> them <846> entered <1524>(5715) into <1519> the temple <2411>, to signify <1229>(5723) the accomplishment <1604> of the days <2250> of purification <49>, until <2193> that <3739> an offering <4376> should be offered <4374>(5681) for <5228> every <1538> one <1520> of them <846>.
27. And <1161> when <5613> the seven <2033> days <2250> were almost <3195>(5707) ended <4931>(5745), the Jews <2453> which were of <575> Asia <773>, when they saw <2300>(5666) him <846> in <1722> the temple <2411>, stirred up <4797>(5707) all <3956> the people <3793>, and <2532> laid <1911>(5627) hands <5495> on <1909> him <846>,
28. Crying out <2896>(5723), Men <435> of Israel <2475>, help <997>(5720): This <3778> is <2076>(5748) the man <444>, that teacheth <1321>(5723) all <3956> men every where <3837> against <2596> the people <2992>, and <2532> the law <3551>, and <2532> this <5126> place <5117>: and <5037> further <2089> brought <1521>(5627) Greeks <1672> also <2532> into <1519> the temple <2411>, and <2532> hath polluted <2840>(5758) this <5127> holy <40> place <5117>.
29. (For <1063> they had <2258>(5713) seen before <4308>(5761) with <4862> him <846> in <1722> the city <4172> Trophimus <5161> an Ephesian <2180>, whom <3739> they supposed <3543>(5707) that <3754> Paul <3972> had brought <1521>(5627) into <1519> the temple <2411>.)
30. And <5037> all <3650> the city <4172> was moved <2795>(5681), and <2532> the people <2992> ran together <1096>(5633) <4890>: and <2532> they took <1949>(5637) Paul <3972>, and drew <1670>(5707) him <846> out of <1854> the temple <2411>: and <2532> forthwith <2112> the doors <2374> were shut <2808>(5681).
31. And <1161> as they went about <2212>(5723) to kill <615>(5658) him <846>, tidings <5334> came <305>(5627) unto the chief captain <5506> of the band <4686>, that <3754> all <3650> Jerusalem <2419> was in an uproar <4797>(5769).
32. Who <3739> immediately <1824> took <3880>(5631) soldiers <4757> and <2532> centurions <1543>, and ran down <2701>(5627) unto <1909> them <846>: and <1161> when they saw <1492>(5631) the chief captain <5506> and <2532> the soldiers <4757>, they left <3973>(5668) beating <5180>(5723) of Paul <3972>.
33. Then <5119> the chief captain <5506> came near <1448>(5660), and took <1949>(5633) him <846>, and <2532> commanded <2753>(5656) him to be bound with <1210>(5683) two <1417> chains <254>; and <2532> demanded <4441>(5711) who <5101> he was <302> <1498>(5751), and <2532> what <5101> he had <2076>(5748) done <4160>(5761).
34. And <1161> some <243> cried <994>(5707) one thing <5100>, some another <243>, among <1722> the multitude <3793>: and <1161> when he could <1410>(5740) not <3361> know <1097>(5629) the certainty <804> for <1223> the tumult <2351>, he commanded <2753>(5656) him <846> to be carried <71>(5745) into <1519> the castle <3925>.
35. And <1161> when <3753> he came <1096>(5633) upon <1909> the stairs <304>, so it was <4819>(5627), that he was borne <941>(5745) of <5259> the soldiers <4757> for <1223> the violence <970> of the people <3793>.
36. For <1063> the multitude <4128> of the people <2992> followed after <190>(5707), crying <2896>(5723), Away <142>(5720) with him <846>.
37. And <5037> as Paul <3972> was to be <3195>(5723) led <1521>(5745) into <1519> the castle <3925>, he said <3004>(5719) unto the chief captain <5506>, May <1487> <1832>(5748) I <3427> speak <2036>(5629) <5100> unto <4314> thee <4571>? <1161> Who <3588> said <5346>(5713), Canst thou speak <1097>(5719) Greek <1676>?
38. Art <1488>(5748) not <3756> thou <4771> <686> that Egyptian <124>, which before <4253> these <5130> days <2250> madest an uproar <387>(5660), and <2532> leddest out <1806>(5631) into <1519> the wilderness <2048> four thousand <5070> men <435> that were murderers <4607>?
39. But <1161> Paul <3972> said <2036>(5627), I <1473> am <1510>(5748) <3303> a man <444> which am a Jew <2453> of Tarsus <5018>, a city in Cilicia <2791>, a citizen <4177> of no <3756> mean <767> city <4172>: and <1161>, I beseech <1189>(5736) thee <4675>, suffer <2010>(5657) me <3427> to speak <2980>(5658) unto <4314> the people <2992>.
40. And <1161> when he had given <2010> <0> him <846> licence <2010>(5660), Paul <3972> stood <2476>(5761) on <1909> the stairs <304>, and beckoned <2678>(5656) with the hand <5495> unto the people <2992>. And <1161> when there was made <1096>(5637) a great <4183> silence <4602>, he spake <4377>(5656) unto them in the Hebrew <1446> tongue <1258>, saying <3004>(5723),
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>.
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 <848> 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 <848> 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 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>.