Acts 13:9

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But Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, stared intently at him.

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  • Acts 4:8 : 8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, 'Rulers of the people and elders of Israel,'
  • Acts 2:4 : 4 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages as the Spirit enabled them to speak.
  • Acts 4:31 : 31 After they prayed, the place where they were gathered was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness.
  • Acts 7:55 : 55 But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
  • Mic 3:8 : 8 But as for me, I am filled with power, with the Spirit of the LORD, and with justice and might, to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin.
  • Mark 3:5 : 5 Looking around at them with anger and deeply distressed at the hardness of their hearts, He said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored.
  • Luke 20:17 : 17 But Jesus looked at them and said, 'Then what is this that is written: "The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone"?'

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  • Acts 13:6-8
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    81%

    6When they had traveled through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a certain magician, a false prophet, a Jew named Bar-Jesus.

    7He was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, seeking to hear the word of God.

    8But Elymas the magician (for that is how his name is translated) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul away from the faith.

  • Acts 13:10-12
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    10And he said, 'You are full of all deceit and all fraud, son of the devil, enemy of all righteousness! Will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord?'

    11And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and unable to see the sun for a time. Immediately, a mist and darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

    12Then the proconsul, when he saw what had happened, believed, being amazed at the teaching of the Lord.

  • Acts 9:17-21
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    17Ananias went, entered the house, and after placing his hands on him, said, "Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming—has sent me so that you might regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

    18At once, something like scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight. He got up and was baptized.

    19And after taking food, he regained his strength. Saul spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.

    20Immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, "He is the Son of God."

    21All who heard him were amazed and said, "Isn’t this the man who raised havoc in Jerusalem among those who call on this name? And didn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?"

  • Acts 9:3-15
    13 verses
    76%

    3As he was traveling and nearing Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.

    4He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?"

    5He said, "Who are You, Lord?" The Lord replied, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads."

    6Trembling and astonished, he said, "Lord, what do You want me to do?" The Lord said to him, "Get up and go into the city, and it will be told to you what you must do."

    7The men traveling with him stood speechless; they heard the sound but saw no one.

    8Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes, he could see nothing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.

    9For three days he was without sight, and he neither ate nor drank.

    10There was a disciple in Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, "Ananias." He replied, "Here I am, Lord."

    11The Lord said to him, "Get up and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas, look for a man of Tarsus named Saul. For he is praying.

    12In a vision, he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and placing his hands on him so that he might regain his sight."

    13Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.

    14And here he has authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name.

    15But the Lord said to him, "Go, for this man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before Gentiles, kings, and the sons of Israel.

  • Acts 22:13-14
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    76%

    13He came to me, stood by, and said, 'Brother Saul, regain your sight!' At that moment, I looked up and could see him.

    14Then he said, 'The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know His will, to see the Righteous One, and to hear words from His mouth.

  • Acts 14:9
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    9This man was listening to Paul as he spoke. Paul looked intently at him and saw that he had faith to be healed.

  • Acts 9:26-27
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    26When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

    27But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. He explained to them how Saul had seen the Lord on the road, that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken boldly in the name of Jesus.

  • Acts 9:1
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    1But Saul, still breathing out threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, approached the high priest.

  • Acts 26:12-16
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    73%

    12In this pursuit, I was traveling to Damascus with the authority and commission from the chief priests.

    13At midday, O King, while I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those traveling with me.

    14When we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me in Hebrew, saying, 'Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.'

    15I asked, 'Who are you, Lord?' And the Lord replied, 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.'

    16But rise and stand on your feet; for this purpose I have appeared to you: to appoint you as a servant and a witness of what you have seen and of what I will show you.

  • Acts 13:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1In the church that was at Antioch, there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen, who had been brought up with Herod the Tetrarch, and Saul.

    2While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, 'Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.'

  • Acts 7:55
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    55But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.

  • Acts 22:6-7
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    72%

    6But as I was traveling and approaching Damascus, about noon, a bright light from heaven suddenly flashed around me.

    7I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’

  • Acts 6:15
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    15All who were sitting in the council looked intently at him and saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

  • Acts 26:18
    71%

    18to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.

  • Acts 4:8
    70%

    8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, 'Rulers of the people and elders of Israel,'

  • Acts 11:24
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    24For he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a large number of people were added to the Lord.

  • Acts 22:10-11
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    10I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ The Lord told me, ‘Get up and go into Damascus. There you will be told everything that has been assigned for you to do.’

    11Since I could not see because of the brightness of that light, I was led by the hand by those who were with me and went into Damascus.

  • Acts 8:11
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    11They followed him because he had amazed them with his magic for a long time.

  • 1 Sam 18:9
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    9From that day onward, Saul kept a close and suspicious eye on David.

  • Gal 1:23
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    23They only heard the report: 'The one who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.'

  • Acts 8:9
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    9Now there was a man named Simon who had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great.