Acts 9:11

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the Lord said to him, Arise, and go to the street called Straight, and inquire at the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he is praying,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὁ δὲ Κύριος πρὸς αὐτόν, Ἀναστὰς, πορεύθητι ἐπὶ τὴν ῥύμην τὴν καλουμένην Εὐθεῖαν, καὶ ζήτησον ἐν οἰκίᾳ Ἰούδα Σαῦλον ὀνόματι, Ταρσέα: ἰδοὺ, γὰρ, προσεύχεται,

Transliteration

And the Kyrios pros him, Anastas, poreuthēti upon the rhymēn the one being kaloumenēn Eutheian, and zētēson in oikia Iouda Saulon onomati, Tarsea: idou, for, he proseuchetai,

Grammar Details

• *Kyrios*: nominative, masculine, singular - Lord
• *pros*: preposition + accusative - to/toward
• *Anastas*: aorist participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - having risen/stood up
• *poreuthēti*: aorist imperative, passive, 2nd singular - go/journey
• *rhymēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - street/lane
• *kaloumenēn*: present participle, passive, accusative, feminine, singular - being called/named
• *Eutheian*: accusative, feminine, singular - Straight (name)
• *zētēson*: aorist imperative, active, 2nd singular - seek/look for
• *oikia*: dative, feminine, singular - house
• *Iouda*: genitive, masculine, singular - Judas (name)
• *Saulon*: accusative, masculine, singular - Saul
• *onomati*: dative, neuter, singular - by name
• *Tarsea*: accusative, masculine, singular - Tarsian/from Tarsus
• *idou*: imperative - behold/look/see
• *proseuchetai*: present, middle, 3rd singular - he is praying

Word Meanings

• *Anastas*: having risen/stood up/gotten up
• *poreuthēti*: go/journey/travel
• *rhymēn*: street/lane/road
• *kaloumenēn*: being called/named/designated
• *zētēson*: seek/look for/search for
• *oikia*: house/home/dwelling
• *onomati*: by name/called
• *Tarsea*: Tarsian/from Tarsus
• *proseuchetai*: is praying/is beseeching

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The Lord said to him, "Get up and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas, look for a man of Tarsus named Saul. For he is praying.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G1161} the Lord{G2962} [said] unto{G4314} him,{G846} Arise,{G450} and go{G4198} to{G4314} the street{G4505} which{G3588} is called{G2564} Straight,{G2117} and{G2532} inquire{G2212} in{G1722} the house{G3614} of Judas{G2455} for{G2212} one named{G3686} Saul,{G4569} a man of Tarsus:{G5018} for{G1063} behold,{G2400} he prayeth;{G4336}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G1161} the Lord{G2962} said unto{G4314} him{G846}, Arise{G450}{(G5631)}, and go{G4198}{(G5676)} into{G1909} the street{G4505} which{G3588} is called{G2564}{(G5746)} Straight{G2117}, and{G2532} enquire{G2212}{(G5657)} in{G1722} the house{G3614} of Judas{G2455} for one called{G3686} Saul{G4569}, of Tarsus{G5018}: for{G1063}, behold{G2400}{(G5628)}, he prayeth{G4336}{(G5736)},

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the LORde sayde to him: aryse and goo into the strete which is called strayght and seke in the housse of Iudas after one called Saul of Tharsus. For beholde he prayeth

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The LORDE sayde vnto him: Aryse, and go in to the strete which is called straight, and axe in the house of Iuda after one called Saul of Tharsis: for beholde, he prayeth,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then the Lord sayd vnto him, Arise, and goe into the streete which is called Straight, and seeke in the house of Iudas after one called Saul of Tarsus: for beholde, he prayeth.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the Lorde sayde vnto hym: aryse, and go into the streate, whiche is called strayght, and seeke in the house of Iudas, after one called Saul, of Tarsus: for beholde he prayeth,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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,›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The Lord said to him, "Arise, and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus. For behold, he is praying,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the Lord `said' unto him, Arise, and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus: for behold, he prayeth;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the Lord [said] unto him, Arise, and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus: for behold, he prayeth;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the Lord said to him, Get up, and go to the street which is named Straight, and make search at the house of Judas for one named Saul of Tarsus: for he is at prayer;

• World English Bible (2000)

  The Lord said to him, "Arise, and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judah for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus. For behold, he is praying,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then the Lord told him,“Get up and go to the street called‘Straight,’ and at Judas’ house look for a man from Tarsus named Saul. For he is praying,

Referenced Verses

• Acts 21:39 : 39 But Paul said, I am a Jew from Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city: and, I implore you, allow me to speak to the people.
• Acts 22:3 : 3 I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of our fathers, and was zealous toward God, as you all are today.
• Acts 9:30 : 30 And when the brothers found out, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him out to Tarsus.
• Acts 11:25 : 25 Then Barnabas departed to Tarsus to seek Saul:
• Acts 11:13 : 13 And he showed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and said to him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter;
• Acts 10:5-6 : 5 And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter: 6 He is staying with one Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the seaside: he will tell you what you ought to do.
• Deut 4:29 : 29 But if from there you shall seek the LORD your God, you shall find him, if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul.
• 2 Chr 33:12-13 : 12 And when he was in distress, he sought the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. 13 And he prayed to him, and he was entreated of him and heard his supplication, and brought him back to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD was God.
• 2 Chr 33:18-19 : 18 Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, his prayer to his God, and the words of the seers who spoke to him in the name of the LORD God of Israel, are written in the book of the kings of Israel. 19 Also his prayer, how God was entreated of him, all his sin and trespass, and the places where he built high places and set up groves and carved images, before he humbled himself, are written among the sayings of the seers.
• Job 33:18-28 : 18 He keeps back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword. 19 He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain; 20 So that his life abhors bread, and his soul dainty food. 21 His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones, that were not seen, stick out. 22 Yes, his soul draws near to the grave, and his life to the destroyers. 23 If there is a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to show to man his uprightness: 24 Then He is gracious to him and says, Deliver him from going down to the pit; I have found a ransom. 25 His flesh shall be fresher than a child's; he shall return to the days of his youth: 26 He shall pray to God, and He will be favorable to him, and he shall see His face with joy, for He will render unto man His righteousness. 27 He looks upon men, and if any say, I have sinned and perverted what was right, and it did not profit me; 28 He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.
• Ps 32:3-6 : 3 When I kept silent, my bones grew old through my groaning all day long. 4 For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my vitality turned into the drought of summer. Selah. 5 I acknowledged my sin to You, and my iniquity I did not hide. I said, I will confess my transgressions to the LORD, and You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah. 6 For this reason, everyone who is godly shall pray to You in a time when You may be found; surely, in the floods of great waters, they shall not come near him.
• Ps 40:1-2 : 1 I waited patiently for the LORD; and He inclined to me and heard my cry. 2 He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps.
• Ps 50:15 : 15 And call upon Me in the day of trouble: I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.
• Ps 130:1-3 : 1 Out of the depths I have cried to you, O LORD. 2 Lord, hear my voice; let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. 3 If you, LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who can stand?
• Prov 15:8 : 8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
• Isa 55:6-7 : 6 Seek the LORD while he may be found, call upon him while he is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
• Jer 29:12-13 : 12 Then you will call upon me, and you will go and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 And you will seek me and find me, when you search for me with all your heart.
• Jer 31:18-20 : 18 I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; You have chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bull not accustomed to the yoke: turn me, and I shall be turned; for you are the LORD my God. 19 Surely, after I was turned, I repented; and after I was instructed, I struck my thigh: I was ashamed, yes, even humiliated, because I bore the reproach of my youth. 20 Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spoke against him, I earnestly remember him still: therefore my heart yearns for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, says the LORD.
• Jonah 2:1-4 : 1 Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the fish's belly, 2 And said, I cried out because of my affliction to the LORD, and He heard me; out of the depths of the grave I cried, and You heard my voice. 3 For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas; and the floods surrounded me, all Your waves and billows passed over me. 4 Then I said, I am cast out of Your sight; yet I will look again toward Your holy temple.
• Zech 12:10 : 10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
• Matt 7:7-8 : 7 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; and he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks it will be opened.
• Luke 11:9-9 : 9 And I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives; and he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks it shall be opened.
• Luke 18:7-9 : 7 And shall not God avenge his own elect, who cry day and night to him, though he bears long with them? 8 I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, shall he find faith on the earth? 9 And he spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others: 10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; one a Pharisee, and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank you that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess. 13 And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes to heaven, but struck upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. 14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for everyone who exalts himself shall be humbled; and he who humbles himself shall be exalted.
• Luke 23:42-43 : 42 Then he said to Jesus, Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom. 43 And Jesus said to him, Truly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in paradise.
• John 4:10 : 10 Jesus answered and said to her, If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that says to you, Give me to drink; you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.
• Acts 2:21 : 21 And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
• Acts 8:22 : 22 Repent therefore of this wickedness, and pray God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.
• Acts 8:26 : 26 Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Arise and go toward the south along the road which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is desert.