Acts 9:11

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;

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In The King James Version

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,

In Context

10Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and the Lord said to him in a vision, Ananias! and he said, Here I am, Lord.

12And he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and putting his hands on him, so that he may be able to see.

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 33:12And crying out to the Lord his God in his trouble, he made himself low before the God of his fathers,

Job 33:18To keep back his soul from the underworld, and his life from destruction.

Psalms 40:1To the chief music-maker. Of David. A Psalm.

Psalms 130:1A Song of the going up. Out of the deep have I sent up my cry to you, O Lord.

Isaiah 55:6Make search for the Lord while he is there, make prayer to him while he is near:

Jeremiah 31:18Certainly Ephraim's words of grief have come to my ears, You have given me training and I have undergone it like a young cow unused to the yoke: let me be turned and come back, for you are the Lord my God.

Matthew Henry on Acts 9:11-23

Ananias Sent to Saul; Ananias Restores Saul's Sight; Saul Associates with the Disciples; Saul Preaches Christ at Damascus. 10 And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord. 11 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, 12 And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and… Read the whole commentary →

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