Acts 9:11

The Lord Jesus told him, “Go to Straight Street to the house that belongs to Judas. Ask someone there if you(sg) can talk to a man named Saul from Tarsus city, because, surprisingly, at this moment he is praying to me.

Translation for Translators

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

10In Damascus there was a Jew named Ananias who believed in Jesus. While Ananias was seeing a vision, the Lord Jesus said to him, “Ananias!” He replied, “Lord, I am listening.”

12Saul has seen a vision in which a man named Ananias entered the house where he was staying and put his hands on him in order that he might see again.”

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 33:12There, while he was suffering, he humbled himself greatly in the presence of Yahweh, the God whom his ancestors worshiped, and pleaded with Yahweh to help him.

Job 33:18He does not want us to be destroyed [MTY]; he wants to prevent us from dying [MTY] while we are still young.

Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for Yahweh to help me, and he listened to me [DOU] when I called out to him.

Psalms 130:1Yahweh, I have a lot of troubles/many difficulties, so I call out to you.

Isaiah 55:6Seek to know me while it is still possible for you to do that; call to me while I am near!

Jeremiah 31:18I have heard the people of Israel grieving very much and saying to me, ‘You punished us severely, like [SIM] calves are beaten by their owners to train them for pulling a plow. So bring us back to obey/worship you again, because we are ready to return to you, because you alone are Yahweh, our 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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