Acts 9:17
And Ananias departed. And he entered the house. And laying his hands upon him, he said: “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, he who appeared to you on the way by which you arrived, sent me so that you would receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
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16For I will reveal to him how much he must suffer on behalf of my name.”
Cross References
Genesis 45:4And he said to them mildly, “Approach toward me.” And when they had approached close by, he said: “I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.
Mark 6:5And he was not able to perform any miracles there, except that he cured a few of the infirm by laying his hands on them.
Luke 1:76And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High. For you will go before the face of the Lord: to prepare his ways,
Luke 15:30Yet after this son of yours returned, who has devoured his substance with loose women, you have killed the fatted calf for him.’
Acts 2:4And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. And they began to speak in various languages, just as the Holy Spirit bestowed eloquence to them.
Acts 6:6These they set before the sight of the Apostles, and while praying, they imposed hands on them.
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 →