Acts 9:14

And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that invoke thy name.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.

In Context

13But Ananias answered: Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints in Jerusalem.

15And the Lord said to him: Go thy way; for this man is to me a vessel of election, to carry my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel.

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Cross References

Acts 9:2And asked of him letters to Damascus, to the synagogues: that if he found any men and wemen of this way, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

Acts 22:16And now why tarriest thou? Rise up, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, invoking his name.

1 Corinthians 1:2To the church of God that is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that invoke the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, in every place of theirs and ours.

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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