Acts 9:6

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Trembling and astonished, he said, "Lord, what do You want me to do?" The Lord said to him, "Get up and go into the city, and it will be told to you what you must do."

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Τρέμων τε καὶ θαμβῶν εἶπε, Κύριε, τί με θέλεις ποιῆσαι; Καὶ ὁ Κύριος πρὸς αὐτόν, Ἀνάστηθι, καὶ εἴσελθε εἰς τὴν πόλιν, καὶ λαληθήσεταί σοι τί σε δεῖ ποιεῖν.

Transliteration

Tremōn both and thambōn he eipe, Kyrie, what me theleis poiēsai? And the Kyrios pros him, Anastēthi, and eiselthe into the polin, and lalēthēsetai to you what you dei poiein.

Grammar Details

• *Tremōn*: present participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - trembling
• *thambōn*: present participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - being amazed/astonished
• *eipe*: aorist, active, 3rd singular - said/spoke
• *Kyrie*: vocative, masculine, singular - Lord/Sir/Master
• *theleis*: present, active, 2nd singular - you wish/want
• *poiēsai*: aorist infinitive, active - to do/make
• *pros*: preposition + accusative - to/toward
• *Anastēthi*: aorist imperative, active, 2nd singular - stand up/rise
• *eiselthe*: aorist imperative, active, 2nd singular - enter/go into
• *polin*: accusative, feminine, singular - city
• *lalēthēsetai*: future, passive, 3rd singular - it will be told/spoken
• *dei*: present, active, 3rd singular - it is necessary
• *poiein*: present infinitive, active - to do/make

Word Meanings

• *Tremōn*: trembling/shaking/quivering
• *thambōn*: being amazed/astonished/astounded
• *theleis*: wish/want/desire
• *poiēsai*: to do/make/perform
• *Anastēthi*: stand up/rise/get up
• *eiselthe*: enter/go into/come into
• *polin*: city/town
• *lalēthēsetai*: will be told/spoken/said
• *dei*: it is necessary/one must/ought

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And trembling and astonished, he said, Lord, what do you want me to do? And the Lord said to him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told you what you must do.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  but rise, and enter into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he bothe tremblynge and astonyed sayde: Lorde what wilt thou have me to do? And ye Lorde sayde vnto him: aryse and goo into the cite and it shalbe tolde the what thou shalt do.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he both tremblinge and astonnyed, sayde: LORDE what wilt thou that I shal do? The LORDE sayde vnto him: Aryse, and go into the cite, there shal it be tolde the what thou shalt do.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  He then both trembling and astonied, sayd, Lord, what wilt thou that I doe? And the Lord sayd vnto him, Arise and goe into the citie, and it shall be tolde thee what thou shalt doe.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he both tremblyng and astonyed, sayde: Lord, what wylt thou haue me to do? And the Lorde sayde vnto hym: Aryse, and go into the citie, and it shalbe tolde thee what thou must do.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But{TR omits "But" } rise up, and enter into the city, and you will be told what you must do."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  but rise, and enter into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  but rise, and enter into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But get up, and go into the town, and it will be made clear to you what you have to do.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But rise up, and enter into the city, and you will be told what you must do."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But stand up and enter the city and you will be told what you must do.”

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 28:5 : 5 When Saul saw the Philistine camp, he was terrified, and his heart trembled greatly.
• Ps 25:8-9 : 8 Good and upright is the LORD; therefore, he guides sinners in the way. 9 He guides the humble in what is right and teaches the humble his way.
• Ps 25:12 : 12 Who is the one who fears the LORD? He will instruct them in the way they should choose.
• Ps 94:12 : 12 Blessed is the one you discipline, LORD, the one you teach from Your law.
• Isa 57:18 : 18 I have seen their ways, but I will heal them; I will guide them and restore comfort to them and to those who mourn for them.
• Isa 66:2 : 2 My hand made all these things, and so all these came into being,' declares the Lord. 'But I will look to this one: to the humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.
• Ezek 16:6-8 : 6 Then I passed by and saw you kicking about in your blood, and as you lay in your blood, I said to you, ‘Live!’ Yes, I said to you, ‘Live!’ 7 I made you grow like a plant of the field. You grew and became tall and reached the age of maturity. Your breasts were formed, and your hair grew, but you were still naked and bare. 8 Then I passed by you again and saw you, and behold, you were at the age for love. So I spread the corner of my garment over you and covered your nakedness. I made my vow to you, entered into a covenant with you, declares the Lord GOD, and you became mine.
• Hab 3:16 : 16 I heard, and my heart pounded; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay crept into my bones, and I trembled where I stood. Yet I will wait patiently for the day of calamity to come upon the nation invading us.
• Matt 19:30 : 30 But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.
• Luke 3:10 : 10 The crowds were asking him, "What, then, should we do?"
• Acts 2:37 : 37 When they heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, 'Brothers, what shall we do?'
• Acts 9:15-16 : 15 But the Lord said to him, "Go, for this man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before Gentiles, kings, and the sons of Israel. 16 For I will show him how much he must suffer for My name’s sake."
• Acts 10:6 : 6 He is staying as a guest with Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea. He will tell you what you must do.
• Acts 10:22 : 22 They replied, 'Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous and God-fearing man who is well-spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to summon you to his house and to hear what you have to say.'
• Acts 10:32 : 32 Send someone to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter. He is staying as a guest in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the sea.'
• Acts 11:13-14 : 13 He told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send men to Joppa and bring back Simon, who is called Peter. 14 He will speak words to you by which you and your entire household will be saved.
• Acts 16:29-30 : 29 The jailer asked for lights, rushed in, and trembling with fear, he fell down before Paul and Silas. 30 Then he brought them out and said, 'Sirs, what must I do to be saved?'
• Acts 22:10 : 10 I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ The Lord told me, ‘Get up and go into Damascus. There you will be told everything that has been assigned for you to do.’
• Acts 24:25-26 : 25 As Paul discussed righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix became afraid and said, 'That is enough for now! You may leave. When I find it convenient, I will send for you.' 26 At the same time, he was hoping that Paul would offer him money, so he sent for him often and conversed with him.
• Acts 26:16 : 16 But rise and stand on your feet; for this purpose I have appeared to you: to appoint you as a servant and a witness of what you have seen and of what I will show you.
• Rom 5:20 : 20 Now the law was brought in so that the trespass might increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more.
• Rom 7:9 : 9 At one time I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin came to life and I died.
• Rom 9:15-24 : 15 For he says to Moses, 'I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.' 16 So then, it does not depend on human desire or effort but on God’s mercy. 17 For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: 'I raised you up for this very purpose, so that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.' 18 So then, he has mercy on whom he wills, and he hardens whom he wills. 19 You will say to me then, 'Why does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?' 20 But who are you, O man, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its maker, 'Why have you made me like this?' 21 Does not the potter have the right over the clay to make out of the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for dishonorable use? 22 What if God, wishing to show his wrath and to make his power known, endured with much patience objects of wrath prepared for destruction? 23 And what if he did this to make the riches of his glory known to the objects of mercy, whom he prepared beforehand for glory— 24 even us, whom he has also called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles?
• Rom 10:3 : 3 For they are ignorant of the righteousness of God and seek to establish their own; they have not submitted to God’s righteousness.
• Rom 10:20 : 20 And Isaiah is very bold and says: 'I was found by those who did not seek Me; I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me.'
• Gal 1:15-16 : 15 But when God, who set me apart from my mother's womb and called me by His grace, was pleased 16 to reveal His Son in me, so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with flesh and blood,
• Phil 2:12 : 12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
• 1 Tim 1:14-16 : 14 The grace of our Lord overflowed abundantly along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 15 This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the foremost. 16 But for this reason I was shown mercy, so that in me, the foremost of sinners, Christ Jesus might display His perfect patience as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life.
• Jas 4:6 : 6 But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: 'God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.'