16 For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.” 17 So Ananias departed and entered into the house, and placing his[a] hands on him, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” 18 And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes and he regained his sight and got up and[b] was baptized,

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 9:17 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  2. Acts 9:18 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“got up”) has been translated as a finite verb

16 I will show him how much he must suffer for my name.”(A)

17 Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on(B) Saul, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here—has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”(C) 18 Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized,(D)

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