Acts 9:12
and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and place his hands on him so that he may see again.”
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- Mark 5:23 : 23 He asked him urgently,“My little daughter is near death. Come and lay your hands on her so that she may be healed and live.”
- Acts 9:10 : 10 Now there was a disciple in Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision,“Ananias,” and he replied,“Here I am, Lord.”
- Acts 9:17-18 : 17 So Ananias departed and entered the house, placed his hands on Saul and said,“Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you came here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” 18 Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized,
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- Acts 9:13-197 verses90%
13 But Ananias replied,“Lord, I have heard from many people about this man, how much harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem,
14 and here he has authority from the chief priests to imprison all who call on your name!”
15 But the Lord said to him,“Go, because this man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before Gentiles and kings and the people of Israel.
16 For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.”
17 So Ananias departed and entered the house, placed his hands on Saul and said,“Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you came here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
18 Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized,
19 and after taking some food, his strength returned.For several days he was with the disciples in Damascus,
- Acts 22:6-1510 verses87%
6 As I was en route and near Damascus, about noon a very bright light from heaven suddenly flashed around me.
7 Then I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me,‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’
8 I answered,‘Who are you, Lord?’ He said to me,‘I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting.’
9 Those who were with me saw the light, but did not understand the voice of the one who was speaking to me.
10 So I asked,‘What should I do, Lord?’ The Lord said to me,‘Get up and go to Damascus; there you will be told about everything that you have been designated to do.’
11 Since I could not see because of the brilliance of that light, I came to Damascus led by the hand of those who were with me.
12 A man named Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well spoken of by all the Jews who live there,
13 came to me and stood beside me and said to me,‘Brother Saul, regain your sight!’ And at that very moment I looked up and saw him.
14 Then he said,‘The God of our ancestors has already chosen you to know his will, to see the Righteous One, and to hear a command from his mouth,
15 because you will be his witness to all people of what you have seen and heard.
- Acts 9:1-1111 verses87%
1 The Conversion of Saul Meanwhile Saul, still breathing out threats to murder the Lord’s disciples, went to the high priest
2 and requested letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, either men or women, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
3 As he was going along, approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him,“Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”
5 So he said,“Who are you, Lord?” He replied,“I am Jesus whom you are persecuting!
6 But stand up and enter the city and you will be told what you must do.”
7 (Now the men who were traveling with him stood there speechless, because they heard the voice but saw no one.)
8 So Saul got up from the ground, but although his eyes were open, he could see nothing. Leading him by the hand, his companions brought him into Damascus.
9 For three days he could not see, and he neither ate nor drank anything.
10 Now there was a disciple in Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision,“Ananias,” and he replied,“Here I am, Lord.”
11 Then the Lord told him,“Get up and go to the street called‘Straight,’ and at Judas’ house look for a man from Tarsus named Saul. For he is praying,
- Acts 9:27-282 verses77%
27 But Barnabas took Saul, brought him to the apostles, and related to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken out boldly in the name of Jesus.
28 So he was staying with them, associating openly with them in Jerusalem, speaking out boldly in the name of the Lord.
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11 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.
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9 But Saul(also known as Paul), filled with the Holy Spirit, stared straight at him
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9 This man was listening to Paul as he was speaking. When Paul stared intently at him and saw he had faith to be healed,
- Acts 26:13-142 verses74%
13 about noon along the road, Your Majesty, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining everywhere around me and those traveling with me.
14 When we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in Aramaic,‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? You are hurting yourself by kicking against the goads.’
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41 “What do you want me to do for you?” He replied,“Lord, let me see again.”
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16 But get up and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you for this reason, to designate you in advance as a servant and witness to the things you have seen and to the things in which I will appear to you.
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13 He informed us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying,‘Send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter,
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9 Peter went out and followed him; he did not realize that what was happening through the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision.
- John 9:10-112 verses72%
10 So they asked him,“How then were you made to see?”
11 He replied,“The man called Jesus made mud, smeared it on my eyes and told me,‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ So I went and washed, and was able to see.”
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17 When I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance
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21 All who heard him were amazed and were saying,“Is this not the man who in Jerusalem was ravaging those who call on this name, and who had come here to bring them as prisoners to the chief priests?”
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25 Then Jesus placed his hands on the man’s eyes again. And he opened his eyes, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly.
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43 And immediately he regained his sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they too gave praise to God.
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35 All those who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.
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15 So the Pharisees asked him again how he had gained his sight. He replied,“He put mud on my eyes and I washed, and now I am able to see.”
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6 Having said this, he spat on the ground and made some mud with the saliva. He smeared the mud on the blind man’s eyes
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23 He took the blind man by the hand and brought him outside of the village. Then he spit on his eyes, placed his hands on his eyes and asked,“Do you see anything?”
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51 Then Jesus said to him,“What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man replied,“Rabbi, let me see again.”