Acts 9:10

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Now 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.

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  • Gen 22:1 : 1 Now after these things, God put Abraham to the test, and said to him, Abraham; and he said, Here am I.
  • Isa 6:8 : 8 And the voice of the Lord came to my ears, saying, Whom am I to send, and who will go for us? Then I said, Here am I, send me.
  • Acts 10:3 : 3 He saw in a vision, clearly, at about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of the Lord coming to him and saying to him, Cornelius!
  • Acts 22:12 : 12 And one Ananias, a God-fearing man, who kept the law, and of whom all the Jews in that place had a high opinion,
  • 1 Sam 3:4 : 4 The voice of the Lord said Samuel's name; and he said, Here am I.
  • 1 Sam 3:8-9 : 8 And for the third time the Lord said Samuel's name. And he got up and went to Eli and said, Here am I; for you certainly said my name. Then it was clear to Eli that the voice which had said the child's name was the Lord's. 9 So Eli said to Samuel, Go back: and if the voice comes again, let your answer be, Say on, Lord; for the ears of your servant are open. So Samuel went back to his bed. 10 Then the Lord came and said as before, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel made answer, Say on, Lord; for the ears of your servant are open.
  • Gen 31:11 : 11 And in my dream the angel of the Lord said to me, Jacob: and I said, Here am I.
  • Exod 3:4 : 4 And when the Lord saw him turning to one side to see, God said his name out of the tree, crying, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.
  • Num 12:6 : 6 And he said, Now give ear to my words: if there is a prophet among you I will give him knowledge of myself in a vision and will let my words come to him in a dream.
  • 2 Sam 15:26 : 26 But if he says, I have no delight in you: then, here I am; let him do to me what seems good to him.
  • Dan 2:19 : 19 Then the secret was made clear to Daniel in a vision of the night. And Daniel gave blessing to the God of heaven.
  • Acts 2:17 : 17 And it will come about, in the last days, says God, that I will send out my Spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will be prophets, and your young men will see visions, and your old men will have dreams:
  • Acts 10:17-20 : 17 Now while Peter was in doubt as to the purpose of this vision, the men who were sent by Cornelius, having made search for Simon's house, came to the door, 18 To see if Simon, named Peter, was living there. 19 And, while Peter was turning the vision over in his mind, the Spirit said to him, See, three men are looking for you. 20 Go down, then, and go with them, doubting nothing, for I have sent them.

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  • Acts 9:11-19
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    87%

    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;

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

    13 But Ananias said, Lord, I have had accounts of this man from a number of people, how much evil he has done to your saints at Jerusalem:

    14 And here he has authority from the chief priests to make prisoners all who give worship to your name.

    15 But the Lord said, Go without fear: for he is a special vessel for me, to give to the Gentiles and kings and to the children of Israel the knowledge of my name:

    16 For I will make clear to him what troubles he will have to undergo for me.

    17 And Ananias went out and came to the house, and putting his hands on him, said, Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, whom you saw when you were on your journey, has sent me, so that you may be able to see, and be full of the Holy Spirit.

    18 And straight away it seemed as if a veil was taken from his eyes, and he was able to see; and he got up, and had baptism;

    19 And when he had taken food his strength came back. And for some days he kept with the disciples who were in Damascus.

  • Acts 22:6-14
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    6 And it came about that while I was on my journey, coming near to Damascus, about the middle of the day, suddenly I saw a great light from heaven shining round me.

    7 And when I went down on the earth, a voice came to my ears saying to me, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly?

    8 And I, answering, said, Who are you; Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are attacking.

    9 And those who were with me saw the light, but the voice of him who was talking to me came not to their ears.

    10 And I said, What have I to do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Get up, and go into Damascus; and it will be made clear to you what you have to do.

    11 And because I was unable to see because of the glory of that light, those who were with me took me by the hand, and so I came to Damascus.

    12 And one Ananias, a God-fearing man, who kept the law, and of whom all the Jews in that place had a high opinion,

    13 Came to my side and said, Brother Saul, let your eyes be open. And in that very hour I was able to see him.

    14 And he said, You have been marked out by the God of our fathers to have knowledge of his purpose, and to see the Upright One and to give ear to the words of his mouth.

  • Acts 9:1-9
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    1 But Saul, still burning with desire to put to death the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,

    2 And made a request for letters from him to the Synagogues of Damascus, so that if there were any of the Way there, men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

    3 And while he was journeying, he came near Damascus; and suddenly he saw a light from heaven shining round him;

    4 And he went down on the earth, and a voice said to him, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly?

    5 And he said, Who are you, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus, whom you are attacking:

    6 But get up, and go into the town, and it will be made clear to you what you have to do.

    7 And the men who were with him were not able to say anything; hearing the voice, but seeing no one.

    8 And Saul got up from the earth, and when his eyes were open, he saw nothing; and he was guided by the hand into Damascus.

    9 And for three days he was not able to see, and he took no food or drink.

  • Acts 9:27-28
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    27 But Barnabas took him to the Apostles and gave them an account of how he had seen the Lord on the road, and had given hearing to his words, and how at Damascus he had been preaching in the name of Jesus without fear.

    28 And he was with them, going in and out at Jerusalem,

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    12 Then, when I was journeying to Damascus with the authority and orders of the chief priests,

    13 In the middle of the day, on the road I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining round me and those who were journeying with me.

    14 And when we had all gone down on the earth, a voice came to me, saying in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly? It is hard for you to go against the impulse which is driving you.

    15 And I said, Who are you, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus, whom you are attacking.

    16 But get up on your feet: for I have come to you for this purpose, to make you a servant and a witness of the things in which you have seen me, and of those in which you will see me;

  • 11 And now, see, the hand of the Lord is on you, and you will be blind and not able to see the sun for a time. And straight away a dark mist came down on him; and he went about looking for a guide.

  • 9 But Saul, whose other name is Paul, being full of the Holy Spirit, looking hard at him, said,

  • 13 And he gave us an account of how he had seen the angel in his house, saying, Send to Joppa, and get Simon, named Peter, to come to you;

  • 41 What would you have me do for you? And he said, Lord, that I may be able to see again.

  • 35 And all those living in Lydda and Sharon saw him, and were turned to the Lord.

  • 9 And he went out after him; and he was not certain if what was done by the angel was a fact, for it seemed to him that he was seeing a vision.

  • 17 And it came about that when I had come back to Jerusalem, while I was at prayer in the Temple, my senses became more than naturally clear,

  • 21 And all those hearing him were full of wonder and said, Is not this the man who in Jerusalem was attacking all the worshippers of this name? and he had come here so that he might take them as prisoners before the chief priests.

  • Acts 10:3-4
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    3 He saw in a vision, clearly, at about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of the Lord coming to him and saying to him, Cornelius!

    4 And he, looking on him in fear, said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Your prayers and your offerings have come up to God, and he has kept them in mind.

  • 30 And Cornelius said, Four days from now I was in my house in prayer at the ninth hour; and I saw before me a man in shining clothing,

  • 10 Then Saul said to his servant, You have said well; come, let us go. So they went to the town where the man of God was.

  • 5 And at these words, Ananias went down on the earth, and his life went from him: and great fear came on all who were present.

  • 15 Now the day before Saul came, the word of God had come to Samuel, saying,

  • 2 And while they were doing the Lord's work, and going without food, the Holy Spirit said, Let Barnabas and Saul be given to me for the special work for which they have been marked out by me.

  • 51 And Jesus said to him, What would you have me do to you? And the blind man said, Master, make me able to see.