Acts 13:11

KJV1611 – Modern English

And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you shall be blind, not seeing the sun for a time. And immediately a mist and a darkness fell on him; and he went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    And 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.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G2532} now,{G3568} behold,{G2400} the hand{G5495} of the Lord{G2962} is upon{G1909} thee,{G4571} and{G2532} thou shalt be{G2071} blind,{G5185} not{G3361} seeing{G991} the sun{G2246} for{G891} a season.{G2540} And{G1161} immediately{G3916} there fell{G1968} on{G1909} him{G846} a mist{G887} and{G2532} a darkness;{G4655} and{G2532} he went about{G4013} seeking{G2212} some to lead him by the hand.{G5497}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G2532} now{G3568}, behold{G2400}{(G5628)}, the hand{G5495} of the Lord{G2962} is upon{G1909} thee{G4571}, and{G2532} thou shalt be{G2071}{(G5704)} blind{G5185}, not{G3361} seeing{G991}{(G5723)} the sun{G2246} for{G891} a season{G2540}. And{G1161} immediately{G3916} there fell{G1968}{(G5627)} on{G1909} him{G846} a mist{G887} and{G2532} a darkness{G4655}; and{G2532} he went about{G4013}{(G5723)} seeking{G2212}{(G5707)} some to lead him by the hand{G5497}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And now beholde the honde of the Lorde is vpon the and thou shalt be blinde and not se the sunne for a season. And immediatly ther fell on him a myste and a darcknes and he went aboute sekinge them that shuld leade him by the honde.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And now beholde, the hade of the LORDE commeth vpon the, and thou shalt be blynde, and not se the Sonne for a season, And immediatly there fell on him a myst and darknesse, and he wente aboute, and soughte them that shulde lede him by the hande.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Nowe therefore behold, the hand of the Lorde is vpon thee, and thou shalt be blinde, and not see the sunne for a season; immediately there fel on him a mist & a darknes; and he went about, seeking some to leade him by the hand.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And nowe beholde, the hande of the Lorde is vpon thee, and thou shalt be blynde, and not see the sunne for a season. And immediatly, there fell on hym a myste, and a darcknesse, and he went about, seekyng them that shoulde leade hym by the hande.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And now, behold, the hand of the Lord [is] upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Now, behold, the hand of the Lord is on you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun for a season!" Immediately there fell on him a mist and darkness. He went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and now, lo, a hand of the Lord `is' upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season;' and presently there fell upon him a mist and darkness, and he, going about, was seeking some to lead `him' by the hand;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Now, behold, the hand of the Lord is on you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun for a season!" Immediately a mist and darkness fell on him. He went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and you will be blind, unable to see the sun for a time!” Immediately mistiness and darkness came over him, and he went around seeking people to lead him by the hand.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 32:4 : 4 For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my vitality turned into the drought of summer. Selah.
  • Exod 9:3 : 3 Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon your cattle which are in the field, upon the horses, the donkeys, the camels, the oxen, and the sheep: there shall be a very severe pestilence.
  • 1 Sam 5:11 : 11 So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it return to its own place, that it may not kill us and our people. For there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.
  • Job 19:21 : 21 Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O you my friends, for the hand of God has touched me.
  • Gen 19:11 : 11 And they struck the men at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they tired themselves trying to find the door.
  • 2 Kgs 6:8 : 8 Then the king of Syria waged war against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.
  • 1 Sam 5:6-7 : 6 But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon the people of Ashdod, and He destroyed them and struck them with tumors, even Ashdod and its territory. 7 When the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel must not remain with us, for His hand is harsh upon us and Dagon our god.
  • 1 Sam 5:9 : 9 And it was so, that after they had carried it there, the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great destruction; He struck the men of the city, both small and great, and they had tumors in their secret parts.
  • Ps 38:2 : 2 For your arrows pierce deeply into me, and your hand presses me hard.
  • Ps 39:10-11 : 10 Remove your stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of your hand. 11 When you correct a man for iniquity with rebukes, you make his beauty to fade like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.
  • Isa 29:10 : 10 For the LORD has poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and has closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers has He covered.
  • John 9:39 : 39 And Jesus said, For judgment I have come into this world, that those who do not see might see; and that those who see might be made blind.
  • Acts 9:8-9 : 8 And Saul arose from the ground; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no one: but they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus. 9 And he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank.
  • Acts 9:17 : 17 And Ananias went his way and entered the house; and laying his hands on him, said, Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you came, has sent me that you may receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.
  • Rom 11:7-9 : 7 What then? Israel has not obtained what it seeks; but the elect have obtained it, and the rest were blinded. 8 According as it is written, God has given them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see and ears that they should not hear, to this day. 9 And David says, Let their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a recompense to them. 10 Let their eyes be darkened so that they do not see, and bend their backs always.
  • Rom 11:25 : 25 For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.
  • Heb 10:31 : 31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
  • 2 Pet 2:17 : 17 These are wells without water, clouds carried by a tempest, to whom the blackness of darkness is reserved forever.

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