Acts 9:17

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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.”

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  • Acts 6:6 : 6 They stood these men before the apostles, who prayed and placed their hands on them.
  • Acts 8:17 : 17 Then Peter and John placed their hands on the Samaritans, and they received the Holy Spirit.
  • Acts 2:4 : 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak in other languages as the Spirit enabled them.
  • Acts 22:12-14 : 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,
  • Acts 26:15 : 15 So I said,‘Who are you, Lord?’ And the Lord replied,‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.
  • Rom 15:7 : 7 Exhortation to Mutual Acceptance Receive one another, then, just as Christ also received you, to God’s glory.
  • 1 Cor 15:8 : 8 Last of all, as though to one born at the wrong time, he appeared to me also.
  • 1 Cor 15:47 : 47 The first man is from the earth, made of dust; the second man is from heaven.
  • 1 Tim 4:14 : 14 Do not neglect the spiritual gift you have, given to you and confirmed by prophetic words when the elders laid hands on you.
  • 1 Tim 5:22 : 22 Do not lay hands on anyone hastily and so identify with the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
  • 2 Tim 1:6 : 6 Because of this I remind you to rekindle God’s gift that you possess through the laying on of my hands.
  • Phlm 1:16 : 16 no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, as a dear brother. He is especially so to me, and even more so to you now, both humanly speaking and in the Lord.
  • Heb 6:2 : 2 teaching about ritual washings, laying on of hands, resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
  • 1 Pet 1:22-23 : 22 You have purified your souls by obeying the truth in order to show sincere mutual love. So love one another earnestly from a pure heart. 23 You have been born anew, not from perishable but from imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God.
  • Acts 4:31 : 31 When they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God courageously.
  • Acts 9:4-5 : 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!
  • Acts 9:8-9 : 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, 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.” 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.
  • Acts 10:36 : 36 You know the message he sent to the people of Israel, proclaiming the good news of peace through Jesus Christ(he is Lord of all)–
  • Acts 13:3 : 3 Then, after they had fasted and prayed and placed their hands on them, they sent them off.
  • Acts 13:52 : 52 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
  • Acts 19:6 : 6 and when Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they began to speak in tongues and to prophesy.
  • Acts 21:20 : 20 When they heard this, they praised God. Then they said to him,“You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are who have believed, and they are all ardent observers of the law.
  • Gen 45:4 : 4 Joseph said to his brothers,“Come closer to me,” so they came near. Then he said,“I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.
  • Matt 19:13 : 13 Jesus and Little Children Then little children were brought to him for him to lay his hands on them and pray. But the disciples scolded those who brought them.
  • Mark 6:5 : 5 He was not able to do a miracle there, except to lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them.
  • Luke 1:16-17 : 16 He will turn many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God. 17 And he will go as forerunner before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him.”
  • Luke 1:76 : 76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High. For you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
  • Luke 2:11 : 11 Today your Savior is born in the city of David. He is Christ the Lord.
  • Luke 15:30 : 30 But when this son of yours came back, who has devoured your assets with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!’
  • Luke 15:32 : 32 It was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost and is found.’”

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 9:1-16
    16 verses
    90%

    1The Conversion of Saul Meanwhile Saul, still breathing out threats to murder the Lord’s disciples, went to the high priest

    2and 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.

    3As he was going along, approaching 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?”

    5So he said,“Who are you, Lord?” He replied,“I am Jesus whom you are persecuting!

    6But 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.)

    8So 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.

    9For three days he could not see, and he neither ate nor drank anything.

    10Now there was a disciple in Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision,“Ananias,” and he replied,“Here I am, Lord.”

    11Then 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,

    12and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and place his hands on him so that he may see again.”

    13But Ananias replied,“Lord, I have heard from many people about this man, how much harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem,

    14and here he has authority from the chief priests to imprison all who call on your name!”

    15But 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.

    16For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.”

  • Acts 22:6-14
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    6As I was en route and near Damascus, about noon a very bright light from heaven suddenly flashed around me.

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

    8I answered,‘Who are you, Lord?’ He said to me,‘I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting.’

    9Those who were with me saw the light, but did not understand the voice of the one who was speaking to me.

    10So 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.’

    11Since 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.

    12A man named Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well spoken of by all the Jews who live there,

    13came 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.

    14Then 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,

  • Acts 9:18-21
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    18Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized,

    19and after taking some food, his strength returned.For several days he was with the disciples in Damascus,

    20and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying,“This man is the Son of God.”

    21All 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?”

  • Acts 9:26-28
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    26Saul Returns to Jerusalem When he arrived in Jerusalem, he attempted to associate with the disciples, and they were all afraid of him, because they did not believe that he was a disciple.

    27But 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.

    28So he was staying with them, associating openly with them in Jerusalem, speaking out boldly in the name of the Lord.

  • Acts 13:9
    78%

    9But Saul(also known as Paul), filled with the Holy Spirit, stared straight at him

  • Acts 26:12-18
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    74%

    12“While doing this very thing, as I was going to Damascus with authority and complete power from the chief priests,

    13about 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.

    14When 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.’

    15So I said,‘Who are you, Lord?’ And the Lord replied,‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.

    16But 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.

    17I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending you

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

  • Acts 13:11
    74%

    11Now 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.

  • Acts 22:16-17
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    72%

    16And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and have your sins washed away, calling on his name.’

    17When I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance

  • Acts 8:17
    71%

    17Then Peter and John placed their hands on the Samaritans, and they received the Holy Spirit.

  • Luke 18:41-42
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    70%

    41“What do you want me to do for you?” He replied,“Lord, let me see again.”

    42Jesus said to him,“Receive your sight; your faith has healed you.”

  • Acts 11:13-14
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    13He informed us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying,‘Send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter,

    14who will speak a message to you by which you and your entire household will be saved.’

  • Acts 14:9
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    9This man was listening to Paul as he was speaking. When Paul stared intently at him and saw he had faith to be healed,

  • Acts 9:30
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    30When the brothers found out about this, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus.