New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 9:1-19

1 1Now 2Saul, still 3breathing 4threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest, 2and asked for 5letters from him to 6the synagogues in 7Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to 8 9the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them in shackles to Jerusalem. 3Now as he was traveling, it happened that he was approaching Damascus, and 10suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him; 4and 11he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?” 5And he said, “Who are You, Lord?” And He said, “I am Jesus whom you are persecuting, 6but get up and enter the city, and 12it will be told to you what you must do.” 7The men who traveled with him 13stood speechless, 14hearing the 15voice but seeing no one. 8Saul got up from the ground, and 16though his eyes were open, he 17could see nothing; and leading him by the hand, they brought him into 18Damascus. 9And for three days he was without sight, and neither ate nor drank.

10Now there was a disciple in 19Damascus named 20Ananias; and the Lord said to him in 21a vision, “Ananias.” And he said, “Here I am, Lord.” 11And the Lord said to him, “Get up and go to the street called Straight, and inquire at the house of Judas for a man from 22Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying, 12and he has seen 23in a vision a man named Ananias come in and 24lay his hands on him, so that he might regain his sight.” 13But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many people about this man, 25how much harm he did to 26Your 27saints in Jerusalem; 14and here he 28has authority from the chief priests to 29arrest all who 30call on Your name.” 15But the Lord said to him, “Go, for 31he is a chosen 32instrument of Mine, to bear My name before 33the Gentiles and 34kings and the sons of Israel; 16for 35I will show him how much he must suffer in behalf of My name.” 17So Ananias departed and entered the house, and after 36laying his hands on him said, “37Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you were coming, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be 38filled with the Holy Spirit.” 18And immediately something like fish scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight, and he got up and was baptized; 19and he took food and was strengthened.

Now 39for several days he was with 40the disciples who were in Damascus,

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Notes

1. Acts 9:1 Acts 9:1-22; 22:3-16; 26:9-18 ↩
2. Acts 9:1 Later called Paul ↩
3. Acts 9:1 Acts 8:3; 9:13-21 ↩
4. Acts 9:1 Lit threat ↩
5. Acts 9:2 Acts 9:14, 21; 22:5; 26:10 ↩
6. Acts 9:2 Matt 10:17 ↩
7. Acts 9:2 Gen 14:15; 2 Cor 11:32; Gal 1:17 ↩
8. Acts 9:2 See John 14:6 ↩
9. Acts 9:2 John 14:6; Acts 18:25f; 19:9, 23; 22:4; 24:14, 22 ↩
10. Acts 9:3 1 Cor 15:8 ↩
11. Acts 9:4 Acts 22:7; 26:14 ↩
12. Acts 9:6 Acts 9:16 ↩
13. Acts 9:7 Acts 26:14 ↩
14. Acts 9:7 John 12:29f; Acts 22:9 ↩
15. Acts 9:7 Or sound ↩
16. Acts 9:8 Acts 9:18; 22:11 ↩
17. Acts 9:8 Lit was seeing ↩
18. Acts 9:8 Gen 14:15; 2 Cor 11:32; Gal 1:17 ↩
19. Acts 9:10 Gen 14:15; 2 Cor 11:32; Gal 1:17 ↩
20. Acts 9:10 Acts 22:12 ↩
21. Acts 9:10 Acts 10:3, 17, 19; 11:5; 12:9; 16:9f; 18:9 ↩
22. Acts 9:11 Acts 9:30; 11:25; 21:39; 22:3 ↩
23. Acts 9:12 A few early mss do not contain in a vision ↩
24. Acts 9:12 Mark 5:23; Acts 6:6; 9:17 ↩
25. Acts 9:13 Acts 8:3 ↩
26. Acts 9:13 Acts 9:32, 41; 26:10; Rom 1:7; 15:25, 26, 31; 16:2, 15; 1 Cor 1:2 ↩
27. Acts 9:13 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
28. Acts 9:14 Acts 9:2, 21 ↩
29. Acts 9:14 Lit bind ↩
30. Acts 9:14 Acts 7:59 ↩
31. Acts 9:15 Acts 13:2; Rom 1:1; 9:23; Gal 1:15; Eph 3:7 ↩
32. Acts 9:15 Or vessel ↩
33. Acts 9:15 Acts 22:21; 26:17; Rom 1:5; 11:13; 15:16; Gal 1:16; 2:7ff; Eph 3:1, 8; 1 Tim 2:7; 2 Tim 4:17 ↩
34. Acts 9:15 Acts 25:22f; 26:1, 32; 2 Tim 4:17 ↩
35. Acts 9:16 Acts 20:23; 21:4, 11, 13; 2 Cor 6:4f; 11:23-27; 1 Thess 3:3 ↩
36. Acts 9:17 Mark 5:23; Acts 6:6; 9:12 ↩
37. Acts 9:17 Acts 22:13 ↩
38. Acts 9:17 Acts 2:4 ↩
39. Acts 9:19 Acts 26:20 ↩
40. Acts 9:19 Acts 9:26, 38; 11:26 ↩

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