Study it in the app“as also the high priest testifies for me, and the whole council of elders; from whom I also received letters to the brothers, and I was traveling to Damascus to bring also those who were there in chains to Jerusalem so that they might be punished.”
asὡςalsoκαὶthe high priestὁ ἀρχιερεὺςtestifiesμαρτυρεῖfor me,μοιandκαὶthe wholeπᾶνcouncil of elders;τὸ πρεσβυτέριονfromπαρ’whomὧνI alsoκαὶreceivedδεξάμενοςlettersἐπιστολὰςtoπρὸςthe brothers,τοὺς ἀδελφοὺςandI was travelingἐπορευόμηνtoεἰςDamascusΔαμασκὸνto bringἄξωνalsoκαὶthoseτοὺςwho wereὄνταςthereἐκεῖσεin chainsδεδεμένουςtoεἰςJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμso thatἵναthey might be punished.τιμωρηθῶσιν
high priest
The chief of the priests; Jesus is that forever.
Where else “archiereus” appearstestify
To tell what one knows or has seen.
Where else “martyrei” appearscouncil of elders
The court of the Jewish people's leaders in Jerusalem.
Where else “presbyterion” appearstake
To accept what someone gives you.
Where else “dexamenos” appearsletter
Letter.
Where else “epistolas” appearsfellow countryman
A neighbor, someone of the same people.
Where else “adelphous” appearsgo
To go somewhere, set out.
Where else “eporeuomēn” appearsDamascus
See it on the mapWhere else “Damaskon” appearslead
To lead a person or an animal from one place to another.
Where else “axōn” appearsbe present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “ontas” appearsthere
There, to that place.
Where else “ekeise” appearsbind
To fasten someone or something with ropes.
Where else “dedemenous” appearsJerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “Ierousalēm” appearspunish
Punish, make someone pay for what they have done.
Where else “timōrēthōsin” appears1Damascus
Today: Damascus, capital of Syria
A city in southern Syria, about 135 miles (220 km) northeast of Jerusalem; today it is the capital of Syria.
David put it under his control (2 Sam 8:6). On the road to Damascus, Jesus appeared to Saul, who was going to persecute believers (Acts 9:3-5).
2Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
4I persecuted this Way to the point of death, binding and handing over to prisons both men and women,
5 · This verse (above)
6And it happened, as I was traveling and drawing near to Damascus, about noon, that suddenly a great light from heaven flashed around me;
1. What it says
Paul tells his story to the crowd: what was he like before, what happened on the road, and what did Ananias say? (vv. 3-16)
2. What it means
Why does Paul begin by saying that he too persecuted the disciples and was zealous for God? (vv. 3-5)
3. How I live it
Telling your own story simply can draw others near. What part of your life could you share with someone without pressuring them?
