Acts 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.
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- Acts 22:11 : 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.
- Acts 9:18 : 18 Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized,
- Acts 13:11 : 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.
- Gen 19:11 : 11 Then they struck the men who were at the door of the house, from the youngest to the oldest, with blindness. The men outside wore themselves out trying to find the door.
- Exod 4:11 : 11 The LORD said to him,“Who gave a mouth to man, or who makes a person mute or deaf or seeing or blind? Is it not I, the LORD?
- 2 Kgs 6:17-20 : 17 Then Elisha prayed,“O LORD, open his eyes so he can see.” The LORD opened the servant’s eyes and he saw that the hill was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. 18 As they approached him, Elisha prayed to the LORD,“Strike these people with blindness.” The LORD struck them with blindness as Elisha requested. 19 Then Elisha said to them,“This is not the right road or city. Follow me, and I will lead you to the man you’re looking for.” He led them to Samaria. 20 When they had entered Samaria, Elisha said,“O LORD, open their eyes, so they can see.” The LORD opened their eyes and they saw that they were in the middle of Samaria.
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- Acts 9:1-77 verses88%
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.)
- Acts 22:6-116 verses84%
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.
- Acts 9:9-135 verses84%
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,
- Acts 9:17-193 verses83%
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,
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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.
- Acts 9:26-283 verses79%
26 Saul 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.
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.
- Acts 26:12-165 verses77%
12 “While doing this very thing, as I was going to Damascus with authority and complete power from the chief priests,
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.’
15 So I said,‘Who are you, Lord?’ And the Lord replied,‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.
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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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.
- Mark 8:22-254 verses75%
22 A Two-stage Healing Then they came to Bethsaida. They brought a blind man to Jesus and asked him to touch him.
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?”
24 Regaining his sight he said,“I see people, but they look like trees walking.”
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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9 But Saul(also known as Paul), filled with the Holy Spirit, stared straight at him
- Acts 9:21-222 verses73%
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?”
22 But Saul became more and more capable, and was causing consternation among the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.
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1 Healing a Man Born Blind Now as Jesus was passing by, he saw a man who had been blind from birth.
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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.
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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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10 So they asked him,“How then were you made to see?”
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26 Then they said to him,“What did he do to you? How did he cause you to see?”
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13 The Pharisees’ Reaction to the Healing They brought the man who used to be blind to the Pharisees.
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1 And Saul agreed completely with killing him. Saul Begins to Persecute the ChurchNow on that day a great persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were forced to scatter throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria.
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8 Suddenly when they looked around, they saw no one with them any more except Jesus.
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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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8 Then the neighbors and the people who had seen him previously as a beggar began saying,“Is this not the man who used to sit and beg?”
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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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9 All the people saw him walking and praising God,