Acts 9:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsActs 9:2 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ᾐτήσατο
aitéō
G154
to ask
παρ’
pará
G3844
from
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
ἐπιστολὰς
epistolḗ
G1992
letter
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
Δαμασκὸν
Damaskós
G1154
Damascus
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
τὰς
ho
G3588
the
συναγωγάς
synagōgḗ
G4864
gathering
ὅπως
hópōs
G3704
how
ἄν
án
G302
if
τινας
tìs
G5100
a certain
εὕρῃ
heurískō
G2147
to find
ὄντας
eimí
G1510
to be
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
ὁδοῦ
hodós
G3598
way
ἄνδρας
anḗr
G435
man
τε
té
G5037
and
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
γυναῖκας
gynḗ
G1135
woman
δεδεμένους
déō
G1210
to bind
ἀγάγῃ
ágō
G71
to lead
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
Ἱερουσαλήμ
Hierousalḗm
G2419
Jerusalem
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World English Bible Public Domain
and asked for letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
requested letters from him to Damascus, to the synagogues, so that if he found any being of the Way, both men and women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).