Acts 9:10-19
English Standard Version
10 Now there was a disciple at Damascus named (A)Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias.” And he said, (B)“Here I am, Lord.” 11 And the Lord said to him, “Rise and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas look for a man (C)of Tarsus named Saul, for behold, he is praying, 12 and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and (D)lay his hands on him so that he might regain his sight.” 13 But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, (E)how much evil he has done to (F)your (G)saints at Jerusalem. 14 And here he has authority from (H)the chief priests to bind all who (I)call on your name.” 15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, for (J)he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name (K)before the Gentiles and (L)kings and the children of Israel. 16 For (M)I will show him how much (N)he must suffer (O)for the sake of my name.” 17 So (P)Ananias departed and entered the house. And (Q)laying his 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 (R)be filled with the Holy Spirit.” 18 And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and (S)he regained his sight. Then (T)he rose and was baptized; 19 and (U)taking food, he was strengthened.
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For (V)some days he was with the disciples at Damascus.
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Acts 9:10-19
Lexham English Bible
Ananias Sent to Saul
10 Now there was a certain disciple in Damascus named[a] Ananias, and the Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias!” And he said, “Behold, here I am, Lord!” 11 And the Lord said to him, “Get up, go to the street called ‘Straight’ and in the house of Judas look for a man named Saul from Tarsus.[b] For behold, he is praying, 12 and he has seen in a vision a man named[c] Ananias coming in and placing hands[d] on him so that he may regain his sight.” 13 But Ananias replied, “Lord, I have heard from many people about this man, how much harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem, 14 and here he has authority from the chief priests to tie up[e] all who call upon your name!” 15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, because this man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before Gentiles[f] and kings and the sons of Israel. 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[g] 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[h] was baptized, 19 and after[i] taking food, he regained his strength. And he was with the disciples in Damascus several days.
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- Acts 9:10 Literally “by name”
- Acts 9:11 Literally “Saul by name of Tarsus”
- Acts 9:12 Literally “by name”
- Acts 9:12 Some manuscripts have “placing his hands”
- Acts 9:14 Or figuratively “to arrest” or “to imprison”
- Acts 9:15 The same Greek word can be translated “nations” or “Gentiles” depending on the context
- Acts 9:17 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- Acts 9:18 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“got up”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Acts 9:19 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“taking”) which is understood as temporal
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