1 « Frères|strong="G2532" et|strong="G2532" pères|strong="G3962", écoutez la|strong="G2532" défense que|strong="G2532" je|strong="G1473" vous|strong="G5210" fais|strong="G2532" maintenant|strong="G3570". »
2 Lorsqu|strong="G1161"'ils|strong="G2532" entendirent|strong="G2532" qu|strong="G3754"'il|strong="G2532" leur|strong="G2532" parlait|strong="G4377" en|strong="G2532" langue|strong="G1258" hébraïque|strong="G1446", ils|strong="G2532" furent|strong="G2532" encore|strong="G2532" plus|strong="G2532" silencieux.
3 « Je|strong="G1473" suis|strong="G1510" vraiment|strong="G3588" Juif|strong="G2453", né|strong="G1473" à|strong="G1722" Tarse|strong="G5019" en|strong="G1722" Cilicie|strong="G2791", mais|strong="G1161" élevé|strong="G1161" dans|strong="G1722" cette|strong="G3778" ville|strong="G4172" aux|strong="G1722" pieds|strong="G4228" de|strong="G1722" Gamaliel|strong="G1059", instruit|strong="G3811" selon|strong="G2596" la|strong="G1722" stricte tradition de|strong="G1722" la|strong="G1722" loi|strong="G3551" de|strong="G1722" nos|strong="G1722" pères|strong="G3971", zélé|strong="G2207" pour|strong="G1161" Dieu|strong="G2316", comme|strong="G2531" vous|strong="G5210" l|strong="G1161"'êtes|strong="G5210" tous|strong="G3956" aujourd'hui|strong="G4594".
4 J|strong="G2532"'ai|strong="G3739" persécuté|strong="G1377" cette|strong="G3778" voie|strong="G3598" jusqu'à|strong="G1519" la|strong="G2532" mort|strong="G2288", liant|strong="G1195" et|strong="G2532" livrant|strong="G3860" en|strong="G2532" prison|strong="G5438" hommes|strong="G3778" et|strong="G2532" femmes|strong="G1135",
5 comme|strong="G5613" en|strong="G2532" témoignent|strong="G3140" le|strong="G2532" souverain|strong="G2532" sacrificateur|strong="G3956" et|strong="G2532" tout|strong="G3956" le|strong="G2532" conseil des|strong="G2532" anciens|strong="G3588", de|strong="G2532" qui|strong="G3588" j|strong="G1473"'ai|strong="G3739" aussi|strong="G2532" reçu|strong="G1209" des|strong="G2532" lettres|strong="G1992" pour|strong="G1519" les|strong="G2532" frères|strong="G2532", et|strong="G2532" je|strong="G1473" me|strong="G1473" suis|strong="G1510" rendu|strong="G2532" à|strong="G1519" Damas|strong="G1154" pour|strong="G1519" amener|strong="G1519" à|strong="G1519" Jérusalem|strong="G2419" ceux|strong="G3588" qui|strong="G3588" s|strong="G2532"'y|strong="G2532" trouvaient|strong="G2532", liés|strong="G1210" pour|strong="G1519" être|strong="G2532" punis.
6 « Comme|strong="G1161" je|strong="G1473" faisais route|strong="G4198" et|strong="G2532" que|strong="G2532" j|strong="G1473"'approchais|strong="G1448" de|strong="G2532" Damas|strong="G1154", vers|strong="G4012" midi|strong="G3314", une|strong="G2532" grande|strong="G2425" lumière|strong="G5457" jaillit soudain|strong="G1810" du|strong="G2532" ciel|strong="G3772" autour|strong="G4012" de|strong="G2532" moi|strong="G1473".
7 Je|strong="G1473" tombai|strong="G4098" à|strong="G1519" terre|strong="G1475" et|strong="G2532" j|strong="G1473"'entendis|strong="G2532" une|strong="G2532" voix|strong="G5456" qui|strong="G3588" me|strong="G1473" disait|strong="G3004" : « \+w Saul|strong="G4549"\+w*, \+w Saul|strong="G4549"\+w*, \+w pourquoi|strong="G5101"\+w* \+w me|strong="G1473"\+w* persécutes-tu ? »
8 Je|strong="G1473" répondis : « Qui|strong="G3588" es-tu|strong="G3588", Seigneur|strong="G2962" ? » Il|strong="G1161" me|strong="G1473" dit|strong="G3004" : « \+w Je|strong="G1473"\+w* \+w suis|strong="G1510"\+w* \+w Jésus|strong="G2424"\+w* \+w de|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w Nazareth|strong="G3480"\+w*, \+w que|strong="G3739"\+w* \+w tu|strong="G4771"\+w* \+w persécutes|strong="G1377"\+w*.
9 Ceux|strong="G3588" qui|strong="G3588" étaient|strong="G3588" avec|strong="G4862" moi|strong="G1473" virent|strong="G2300" la|strong="G1161" lumière|strong="G5457" et|strong="G1161" eurent|strong="G1161" peur, mais|strong="G1161" ils|strong="G1161" ne|strong="G3756" comprirent pas|strong="G3756" la|strong="G1161" voix|strong="G5456" de|strong="G3756" celui|strong="G3588" qui|strong="G3588" me|strong="G1473" parlait|strong="G2980".
10 Je|strong="G1473" disais|strong="G3004" : Que|strong="G3739" dois-je|strong="G5101" faire|strong="G4160", Seigneur|strong="G2962" ? Le|strong="G1161" Seigneur|strong="G2962" me|strong="G1473" répondit|strong="G3004" : 'Lève-toi, \+w et|strong="G1161"\+w* \+w va|strong="G4198"\+w* \+w à|strong="G1519"\+w* \+w Damas|strong="G1154"\+w*. \+w Là|strong="G1519"\+w*, \+w tu|strong="G4771"\+w* \+w seras|strong="G4771"\+w* informé \+w de|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w tout|strong="G3956"\+w* \+w ce|strong="G3739"\+w* \+w qui|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w t|strong="G4314"\+w*'\+w est|strong="G3588"\+w* prescrit.
11 Comme|strong="G5613" je|strong="G1473" ne|strong="G3756" pouvais pas|strong="G3756" voir|strong="G2064" à|strong="G1519" cause|strong="G1519" de|strong="G3756" la|strong="G1519" gloire|strong="G1391" de|strong="G3756" cette|strong="G1565" lumière|strong="G5457", étant|strong="G1161" conduit|strong="G3588" par|strong="G5259" la|strong="G1519" main|strong="G5496" de|strong="G3756" ceux|strong="G3588" qui|strong="G3588" étaient|strong="G3588" avec|strong="G1161" moi|strong="G1473", j|strong="G1473"'entrai dans|strong="G1519" Damas|strong="G1154".
12 Un|strong="G5100" certain|strong="G5100" Ananias, homme|strong="G5100" pieux|strong="G2126" selon|strong="G2596" la|strong="G1161" loi|strong="G3551", bien|strong="G1161" connu de|strong="G3588" tous|strong="G3956" les|strong="G3956" Juifs|strong="G2453" qui|strong="G3588" habitaient|strong="G2730" Damas|strong="G1161",
13 vint|strong="G2064" vers|strong="G4314" moi|strong="G1473", et|strong="G2532", se|strong="G2532" tenant|strong="G2532" près|strong="G4314" de|strong="G2532" moi|strong="G1473", il|strong="G2532" me|strong="G1473" dit|strong="G3004" : « Frère|strong="G2532" Saul|strong="G4549", recouvre|strong="G2532" la|strong="G2532" vue|strong="G1519". A|strong="G1519" l|strong="G2532"'heure|strong="G5610" même|strong="G2532", je|strong="G1473" levai les|strong="G2532" yeux|strong="G2532" vers|strong="G4314" lui|strong="G2532".
14 Il|strong="G2532" dit|strong="G3004" : « Le|strong="G2532" Dieu|strong="G2316" de|strong="G2532" nos|strong="G2532" pères|strong="G3962" t'a|strong="G2532" destiné|strong="G4400" à|strong="G2532" connaître|strong="G1097" sa|strong="G2532" volonté|strong="G2307", à|strong="G2532" voir|strong="G3708" le|strong="G2532" Juste|strong="G1342" et|strong="G2532" à|strong="G2532" entendre|strong="G3004" la|strong="G2532" voix|strong="G5456" de|strong="G2532" sa|strong="G2532" bouche|strong="G4750".
15 Car|strong="G3754" tu|strong="G2532" seras|strong="G2532" pour|strong="G2532" lui|strong="G2532" le|strong="G2532" témoin|strong="G3144" devant|strong="G4314" tous|strong="G3956" les|strong="G2532" hommes|strong="G2532" de|strong="G2532" ce|strong="G3739" que|strong="G3754" tu|strong="G2532" as|strong="G2532" vu|strong="G3708" et|strong="G2532" entendu|strong="G3708".
16 Maintenant|strong="G3568", pourquoi|strong="G5101" attendez-vous ? Lève-toi, sois|strong="G4771" baptisé|strong="G2532", et|strong="G2532" lave-toi|strong="G2532" de|strong="G2532" tes|strong="G2532" péchés|strong="G2532", en|strong="G2532" invoquant|strong="G1941" le|strong="G2532" nom|strong="G3686" du|strong="G2532" Seigneur|strong="G2532"'.
17 « Lorsque|strong="G1161" je|strong="G1473" fus|strong="G1096" de|strong="G2532" retour|strong="G5290" à|strong="G1519" Jérusalem|strong="G2419" et|strong="G2532" que|strong="G2532" je|strong="G1473" priais|strong="G4336" dans|strong="G1722" le|strong="G2532" temple|strong="G2411", je|strong="G1473" tombai|strong="G1473" en|strong="G1722" transe
18 et|strong="G2532" je|strong="G1473" le|strong="G2532" vis|strong="G2532" qui|strong="G2532" me|strong="G1473" disait|strong="G3004" : « Dépêche-toi \+w de|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w sortir|strong="G1831"\+w* \+w de|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w Jérusalem|strong="G2419"\+w*, \+w car|strong="G1360"\+w* \+w ils|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w ne|strong="G3756"\+w* veulent \+w pas|strong="G3756"\+w* \+w recevoir|strong="G3858"\+w* \+w de|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w toi|strong="G4771"\+w* \+w le|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w témoignage|strong="G3141"\+w* \+w qui|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w me|strong="G1473"\+w* \+w concerne|strong="G4012"\+w*.
19 Je|strong="G1473" lui|strong="G2532" répondis : « Seigneur|strong="G2962", ils|strong="G2532" savent|strong="G1987" eux-mêmes|strong="G3004" que|strong="G3754" j|strong="G1473"'ai|strong="G1510" emprisonné et|strong="G2532" battu|strong="G1194" dans|strong="G2532" toutes|strong="G2532" les|strong="G2532" synagogues|strong="G4864" ceux|strong="G3588" qui|strong="G3588" croyaient|strong="G4100" en|strong="G2532" toi|strong="G4771".
20 Et|strong="G2532" quand|strong="G2532" le|strong="G2532" sang|strong="G2532" d|strong="G2532"'Étienne|strong="G4736", ton|strong="G2532" témoin|strong="G3144", a|strong="G2532" été|strong="G1510" versé|strong="G1632", j|strong="G2532"'étais|strong="G4771" là|strong="G2532", moi|strong="G3588" aussi|strong="G2532", à|strong="G2532" consentir à|strong="G2532" sa|strong="G2532" mort|strong="G3588" et|strong="G2532" à|strong="G2532" garder|strong="G5442" les|strong="G2532" manteaux de|strong="G2532" ceux|strong="G3588" qui|strong="G3588" l|strong="G2532"'ont|strong="G3588" tué|strong="G2532".
21 « Il|strong="G2532" me|strong="G1473" dit|strong="G3004" : 'Va-t'\+w en|strong="G2532"\+w*, \+w car|strong="G3754"\+w* \+w je|strong="G1473"\+w* \+w t|strong="G4314"\+w*'\+w enverrai|strong="G1821"\+w* \+w loin|strong="G3112"\+w* \+w d|strong="G1519"\+w*'\+w ici|strong="G4314"\+w* \+w vers|strong="G4314"\+w* \+w les|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w païens|strong="G1484"\+w*'. »
22 Ils|strong="G2532" l|strong="G1161"'ont|strong="G3588" écouté|strong="G3778" jusqu'à|strong="G2532" ce|strong="G3778" qu|strong="G1063"'il|strong="G2532" dise|strong="G3004" cela|strong="G2532", puis|strong="G2532" ils|strong="G2532" ont|strong="G3588" élevé|strong="G1869" la|strong="G2532" voix|strong="G5456" et|strong="G2532" ont|strong="G3588" dit|strong="G3004" : « Débarrassez la|strong="G2532" terre|strong="G1093" de|strong="G2532" cet|strong="G3778" homme|strong="G3778", car|strong="G1063" il|strong="G2532" n|strong="G3756"'est|strong="G3588" pas|strong="G3756" digne|strong="G3756" de|strong="G2532" vivre|strong="G2198". »
23 Comme|strong="G1161" ils|strong="G2532" poussaient|strong="G2532" des|strong="G2532" cris|strong="G2905", jetaient|strong="G4495" leurs|strong="G2532" manteaux et|strong="G2532" lançaient de|strong="G2532" la|strong="G2532" poussière|strong="G2868" en|strong="G2532" l|strong="G1161"'air,
24 le|strong="G1519" tribun|strong="G5506" ordonna|strong="G2753" de|strong="G1223" le|strong="G1519" faire|strong="G2443" entrer|strong="G1521" dans|strong="G1519" la|strong="G1519" caserne, et|strong="G3739" de|strong="G1223" le|strong="G1519" faire|strong="G2443" examiner par|strong="G1223" la|strong="G1519" flagellation, afin|strong="G2443" de|strong="G1223" savoir|strong="G3739" pour|strong="G1519" quel|strong="G3739" crime ils|strong="G3739" criaient|strong="G2019" ainsi|strong="G3779" contre|strong="G1519" lui|strong="G3739".
25 Lorsqu|strong="G1161"'ils|strong="G2532" l|strong="G1161"'eurent|strong="G1161" attaché avec|strong="G2532" des|strong="G2532" lanières, Paul|strong="G3972" demanda|strong="G3004" au|strong="G2532" centurion qui|strong="G3588" se|strong="G2532" tenait|strong="G2476" là|strong="G2532" : « Vous|strong="G5210" est-il|strong="G2532" permis|strong="G1832" de|strong="G2532" flageller un|strong="G2532" homme|strong="G2532" qui|strong="G3588" est|strong="G3588" romain|strong="G4514" et|strong="G2532" qui|strong="G3588" n|strong="G2532"'a|strong="G2532" pas|strong="G1487" été|strong="G1161" déclaré|strong="G3004" coupable|strong="G2532" ? »
26 Le|strong="G1161" centurion, ayant|strong="G1161" entendu|strong="G1161" cela|strong="G1161", alla|strong="G4334" trouver|strong="G4334" le|strong="G1161" commandant et|strong="G1161" lui|strong="G3778" dit|strong="G3004" : « Fais|strong="G4160" attention à|strong="G3004" ce|strong="G3778" que|strong="G5101" tu|strong="G1161" vas|strong="G3195" faire|strong="G4160", car|strong="G1063" cet|strong="G3778" homme|strong="G3778" est|strong="G3588" un|strong="G1161" Romain|strong="G4514" ! »
27 Le|strong="G1161" commandant vint|strong="G4334" et|strong="G1161" lui|strong="G1161" demanda|strong="G3004" : « Dis-moi, es-tu|strong="G3588" un|strong="G1161" Romain|strong="G4514" ? »
28 Le|strong="G2532" commandant répondit|strong="G5346" : « J|strong="G1473"'ai|strong="G2532" acheté|strong="G2532" ma|strong="G2532" citoyenneté à|strong="G2532" un|strong="G2532" grand|strong="G4183" prix. »
29 Aussitôt|strong="G2112", ceux|strong="G3588" qui|strong="G3588" allaient|strong="G3195" l|strong="G1161"'interroger s|strong="G2532"'éloignèrent de|strong="G2532" lui|strong="G2532", et|strong="G2532" le|strong="G2532" tribun|strong="G5506" eut|strong="G2532" aussi|strong="G2532" peur|strong="G5399" lorsqu|strong="G1161"'il|strong="G2532" s|strong="G2532"'aperçut|strong="G1161" que|strong="G3754" c|strong="G1161"'était|strong="G3588" un|strong="G2532" Romain|strong="G4514", car|strong="G3754" il|strong="G2532" l|strong="G1161"'avait|strong="G2532" fait|strong="G2532" lier|strong="G1210".
30 Mais|strong="G1161" le|strong="G2532" lendemain|strong="G1887", désireux de|strong="G2532" connaître|strong="G1097" la|strong="G2532" vérité|strong="G2532" sur|strong="G1519" les|strong="G2532" raisons pour|strong="G1519" lesquelles|strong="G1519" il|strong="G2532" était|strong="G3588" accusé|strong="G2723" par|strong="G5259" les|strong="G2532" Juifs|strong="G2453", il|strong="G2532" le|strong="G2532" libéra des|strong="G2532" liens|strong="G2532" et|strong="G2532" ordonna|strong="G2753" aux|strong="G2532" chefs|strong="G2532" des|strong="G2532" prêtres et|strong="G2532" à|strong="G1519" tout|strong="G3956" le|strong="G2532" conseil de|strong="G2532" se|strong="G2532" réunir|strong="G2532", de|strong="G2532" faire|strong="G2532" descendre|strong="G2609" Paul|strong="G3972" et|strong="G2532" de|strong="G2532" le|strong="G2532" faire|strong="G2532" comparaître|strong="G1014" devant|strong="G2532" eux|strong="G1438".