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King James Version
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
And Saul, yet breathing out
threatenings
and slaughter against
the disciples of the Lord, went
unto
the high
priest,
And Saul, yet breathing of
threatening
and slaughter to
the disciples of the Lord, having
gone
to
the chief
priest,
And
desired
of
him letters to Damascus to
the synagogues, that if he found
any of this
way, whether
they
were
men or
women, he might
bring them bound unto
Jerusalem.
did
ask
from
him letters to Damascus ,
unto
the synagogues, that if he may
find
any being
of the
way, both
men and
women, he may
bring them bound to
Jerusalem.
And as
he
journeyed
, he came near
Damascus :
and suddenly there shined
round about him a light from heaven :
And in
the
going
, he came nigh
to
Damascus ,
and suddenly there shone
round about him a light from the
heaven ,
And he
fell
to
the earth, and
heard a voice saying unto
him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest
thou
me?
and having
fallen
upon
the earth, he
heard a voice saying to
him, `
Saul, Saul, why me dost
thou
persecute
? '
And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest:
it
is
hard for thee to
kick
against
the pricks .
And he said, `
Who art thou, Lord? '
and the Lord said, `
I am Jesus whom thou dost
persecute;
hard for thee at
the pricks to
kick;'
And
he
trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt
thou have
me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go
into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou
must
do.
trembling also,
and astonished ,
he
said, `
Lord, what dost
thou wish
me to do? '
and the Lord `
said '
unto him, `
Arise, and enter
into the city, and it shall be told thee what it
behoveth
thee
to
do. '
And the men which
journeyed
with him stood speechless, hearing a
voice ,
but seeing no man.
And the men who
are
journeying
with him stood speechless, hearing indeed
the
voice but seeing no one,
And Saul arose from the earth ;
and when
his eyes were
opened, he saw
no man:
but
they
led
him by the hand ,
and
brought him into
Damascus .
and Saul arose from the earth ,
and his eyes having
been
opened, he beheld
no one,
and
leading
him by the hand they
brought him to
Damascus ,
And he was three days without sight
, and neither
did eat nor drink.
and he was three days without seeing
, and he
did neither
eat nor drink.
And there was a certain disciple at
Damascus, named
Ananias ;
and to
him
said
the Lord in a vision, Ananias .
And he said, Behold ,
I
am
here
, Lord .
And there was a certain disciple in
Damascus, by
name
Ananias ,
and the Lord said
unto
him
in a vision, `
Ananias ;'
and he said, `
Behold me
, Lord ;'
And the Lord said
unto him, Arise
, and
go into
the street which
is called Straight, and enquire
in the house of Judas for
one called
Saul ,
of Tarsus :
for, behold
, he prayeth
,
and the Lord `saith'
unto him, `Having
risen
, go on
unto
the street that
is called Straight, and seek
in the house of Judas ,
`
one '
by
name
Saul of Tarsus ,
for, lo
, he doth
pray
,
And hath
seen
in a vision a man named
Ananias coming in, and putting his
hand on him, that he might
receive
his
sight
.
and he
saw
in a vision a man ,
by
name
Ananias ,
coming in, and putting a
hand on him, that he may
see
again
. '
Then
Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by
many of
this man, how much
evil
he hath
done
to thy saints at
Jerusalem :
And
Ananias answered, `
Lord, I have heard from
many about
this man, how many
evils
he did
to Thy saints in
Jerusalem ,
And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that
call
on thy name.
and here he hath authority from the chief priests ,
to bind all those
calling
on Thy name. '
But
the Lord said unto him, Go
thy
way:
for
he
is
a chosen
vessel unto
me, to bear my name before the
Gentiles,
and kings ,
and
the children
of Israel :
And
the Lord said unto him, `Be
going
on,
because
a choice
vessel to
Me is
this
one
, to bear My name before nations
and kings --
the sons
also
of Israel ;
For I will shew him how great
things he
must
suffer
for my name's
sake
.
for I will shew him how many
things it
behoveth
him
for My name
to
suffer
. '
And Ananias went his
way
, and entered
into the house ;
and putting
his hands on
him
said, Brother
Saul, the Lord ,
even
Jesus ,
that
appeared
unto
thee in the way as
thou camest,
hath
sent
me,
that thou mightest
receive
thy
sight
, and be filled with the Holy Ghost
.
And Ananias went away
, and did
enter
into the house ,
and having
put
upon
him
`
his '
hands ,
said, `
Saul, brother,
the Lord hath
sent
me
--
Jesus who
did
appear
to
thee in the way in
which
thou wast
coming
--
that thou mayest
see
again
, and mayest
be filled with the Holy Spirit
. '
And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had
been
scales :
and
he received
sight
forthwith
, and arose
, and
was baptized .
And immediately there fell from his eyes as it were
scales ,
he saw
again
also
presently
, and having
risen
, was baptized ,
And when
he
had
received meat
, he
was strengthened .
Then
was
Saul certain
days
with the disciples which
were
at
Damascus .
and having
received nourishment
, was strengthened ,
and
Saul was
with the disciples in
Damascus certain
days,
And straightway
he
preached
Christ
in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.
and immediately
in the synagogues he
was
preaching
the
Christ
, that he is the Son of God.
But
all that
heard
him
were amazed, and said ;
Is not this he that
destroyed
them
which
called
on this name in
Jerusalem
, and came
hither for
that
intent, that he might bring them bound unto
the chief priests?
And
all those
hearing
were amazed, and said ,
`
Is not this he who
laid
waist
in
Jerusalem
those
calling
on this name, and hither to
this
intent had
come
, that he might bring them bound to
the chief priests? '
But
Saul increased
the
more in
strength
, and confounded
the Jews which
dwelt
at
Damascus, proving that this is very
Christ.
And
Saul was
still
more strengthened
, and he
was
confounding
the Jews dwelling
in
Damascus, proving that this is the
Christ.
And after
that
many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him :
And when
many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel together
to kill him ,
But
their laying
await
was known of
Saul .
And
they watched
the gates day and night to
kill him .
and
their counsel
against
`him'
was known to
Saul ;
they were
also
watching
the gates both
day and night ,
that
they
may
kill him ,
Then
the disciples took
him by night ,
and
let him down by the wall in a basket.
and
the disciples having
taken
him ,
by night did
let him down by the wall ,
letting
down
in a basket.
And when
Saul was
come to Jerusalem, he
assayed
to join himself to the disciples :
but
they were all afraid of him, and
believed
not that he was
a disciple .
And Saul ,
having
come to Jerusalem, did
try
to join himself to the disciples ,
and
they were all afraid of him, not believing
that he is
a disciple ,
But
Barnabas took
him, and
brought him to
the apostles, and declared
unto
them how he
had
seen
the
Lord
in the way, and that he had
spoken
to him, and how he had
preached
boldly at
Damascus
in the name of Jesus.
and
Barnabas having
taken
him, brought `
him '
unto
the apostles, and did
declare
to
them how in the way he
saw
the
Lord
, and that he spake
to him, and how in
Damascus
he was
speaking
boldly in the name of Jesus.
And he was with them coming in and going out at
Jerusalem .
And he was with them ,
coming in and going out in
Jerusalem ,
And he
spake
boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed
against
the Grecians:
but
they went
about
to slay
him .
and speaking
boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, he
was
both
speaking
and disputing
with
the Hellenists,
and
they were
taking
in
hand
to kill
him ,
Which
when
the brethren knew
, they
brought him down to Caesarea
, and sent him forth to Tarsus.
and
the brethren having
known
, brought him down to Cesarea
, and sent him forth to Tarsus.
Then had
the churches
rest
throughout all Judaea
and Galilee and Samaria, and
were
edified;
and walking
in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost
, were multiplied.
Then ,
indeed,
the assemblies
throughout all Judea,
and Galilee ,
and Samaria, had
peace,
being
built
up,
and ,
going
on
in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit
, they
were multiplied.
And it came to pass ,
as
Peter passed
throughout all quarters, he
came down also to
the saints which
dwelt
at Lydda .
And it came to pass that
Peter passing
throughout all `
quarters '
, came down also unto
the saints who
were
dwelling
at Lydda ,
And there
he found a certain man named
Aeneas
, which
had
kept
his
bed
eight years ,
and
was sick
of
the
palsy.
and he found there
a certain man, Aeneas
by
name
--
for
eight years laid
upon
a
couch
--
who
was paralytic,
And Peter said unto
him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ maketh
thee
whole:
arise ,
and make
thy
bed.
And he
arose
immediately .
and Peter said to
him, `
Aeneas, heal
thee
doth
Jesus the
Christ ;
arise and spread
for
thyself;'
and immediately he
rose,
And all that
dwelt
at Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned
to the Lord.
and all those
dwelling
at Lydda ,
and Saron saw him, and did
turn
to the Lord.
Now
there was at
Joppa
a certain disciple named
Tabitha, which by
interpretation
is called Dorcas :
this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds
which
she did.
And
in
Joppa
there was a certain female
disciple ,
by
name
Tabitha, (
which interpreted,
is called Dorcas ,)
this woman was full of good works and kind
acts
that
she was
doing;
And it came to pass in those days ,
that
she was
sick
, and
died :
whom
when
they
had
washed
, they laid her in an upper chamber .
and it came to pass in those days she, having
ailed,
died, and
having
bathed
her,
they laid her in an upper chamber ,
And forasmuch
as
Lydda was
nigh to Joppa, and
the disciples had
heard that Peter was
there
, they
sent unto
him
two men, desiring
him that
he
would
not delay to come to
them.
and Lydda being
nigh to Joppa, the disciples having
heard that Peter is
in
that
`place'
, sent two men unto
him
, calling
on
him not to
delay to come through
unto
them.
Then
Peter
arose
and went with them .
When
he
was
come, they brought him
into the upper chamber :
and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the
coats and garments which
Dorcas
made
, while she was with them.
And Peter
having
risen,
went with them ,
whom
having
come, they brought into the upper chamber ,
and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing coats and garments, as
many
as
Dorcas
was
making
while she was with them.
But
Peter put them all forth, and
kneeled
down
, and
prayed;
and turning
him
to
the body said, Tabitha, arise .
And she opened her eyes :
and when
she
saw
Peter, she sat up .
And
Peter having
put them all forth without
, having
bowed
the
knees
, did
pray,
and having
turned
unto
the body said, `
Tabitha, arise ;'
and she opened her eyes ,
and having
seen
Peter, she sat up ,
And he
gave
her his hand, and
lifted her up, and when
he
had
called the saints and widows, presented her alive .
and having
given
her `
his '
hand, he
lifted her up, and having
called the saints and the
widows, he
presented her alive ,
And it was
known throughout all Joppa ;
and many believed in
the Lord .
and it became
known throughout all Joppa ,
and many believed on
the Lord ;
And it came to pass, that he tarried
many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.
and it came to pass, that he remained
many days in Joppa ,
with a
certain
one ,
Simon a tanner.
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