Acts 9:19

Webster's Bible (1833)

He took food and was strengthened. Saul stayed several days with the disciples who were at Damascus.

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  • Acts 26:20 : 20 but declared first to them of Damascus, at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.
  • Acts 27:33-36 : 33 While the day was coming on, Paul begged them all to take some food, saying, "This day is the fourteenth day that you wait and continue fasting, having taken nothing. 34 Therefore I beg you to take some food, for this is for your safety; for not a hair will perish from any of your heads." 35 When he had said this, and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all, and he broke it, and began to eat. 36 Then they all cheered up, and they also took food.
  • Gal 1:17 : 17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia. Then I returned to Damascus.
  • 1 Sam 10:10-12 : 10 When they came there to the hill, behold, a band of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came mightily on him, and he prophesied among them. 11 It happened, when all who knew him before saw that, behold, he prophesied with the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets? 12 One of the same place answered, Who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?
  • 1 Sam 30:12 : 12 They gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him; for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.
  • Eccl 9:7 : 7 Go your way--eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has already accepted your works.
  • Acts 11:26 : 26 When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. It happened, that for a whole year they were gathered together with the assembly, and taught many people. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

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  • Acts 9:6-13
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    6But{TR omits "But" } rise up, and enter into the city, and you will be told what you must do."

    7The men who traveled with him stood speechless, hearing the sound, but seeing no one.

    8Saul arose from the ground, and when his eyes were opened, he saw no one. They led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.

    9He was without sight for three days, and neither ate nor drank.

    10Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, "Ananias!" He said, "Behold, it's me, Lord."

    11The Lord said to him, "Arise, and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus. For behold, he is praying,

    12and in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias coming in, and laying his hands on him, that he might receive his sight."

    13But Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he did to your saints at Jerusalem.

  • Acts 9:17-18
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    17Ananias departed, and entered into the house. Laying his hands on him, he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord, who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me, that you may receive your sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

    18Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he received his sight. He arose and was baptized.

  • Acts 9:25-28
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    25but his disciples took him by night, and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a basket.

    26When Saul had come to Jerusalem, he tried to join himself to 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, and declared to them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus.

    28He was with them entering into{TR and NU add "and going out"} Jerusalem,

  • Acts 9:20-23
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    20Immediately in the synagogues he proclaimed the Christ, that he is the Son of God.

    21All who heard him were amazed, and said, "Isn't this he who in Jerusalem made havoc of those who called on this name? And he had come here intending to bring them bound before the chief priests!"

    22But Saul increased more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

    23When many days were fulfilled, the Jews conspired together to kill him,

  • Acts 9:1-4
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    1But Saul, still breathing threats and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,

    2and asked for letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

    3As he traveled, it happened that he got close to Damascus, and suddenly a light from the sky shone around him.

    4He fell on the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?"

  • Acts 22:13
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    13came to me, and standing by me said to me, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight!' In that very hour I looked up at him.

  • Acts 22:9-11
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    9"Those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they didn't understand the voice of him who spoke to me.

    10I said, 'What shall I do, Lord?' The Lord said to me, 'Arise, and go into Damascus. There you will be told about all things which are appointed for you to do.'

    11When I couldn't see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.

  • Acts 22:6-7
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    6It happened that, as I made my journey, and came close to Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from the sky a great light around me.

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

  • Acts 13:9
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    9But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fastened his eyes on him,

  • Acts 20:11
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    11When he had gone up, and had broken bread, and eaten, and had talked with them a long while, even until break of day, he departed.

  • Acts 26:12-14
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    12"Whereupon as I traveled to Damascus with the authority and commission from the chief priests,

    13at noon, O King, I saw on the way a light from the sky, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who traveled with me.

    14When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.'

  • Acts 27:35-36
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    35When he had said this, and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all, and he broke it, and began to eat.

    36Then they all cheered up, and they also took food.

  • Acts 14:9
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    9He was listening to Paul speaking, who, fastening eyes on him, and seeing that he had faith to be made whole,

  • Acts 27:33
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    33While the day was coming on, Paul begged them all to take some food, saying, "This day is the fourteenth day that you wait and continue fasting, having taken nothing.

  • 1 Sam 28:20
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    20Then Saul fell immediately his full length on the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night.

  • Gal 1:23
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    23but they only heard: "He who once persecuted us now preaches the faith that he once tried to destroy."

  • 1 Kgs 19:8
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    8He arose, and ate and drink, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb the Mount of God.

  • Acts 9:30
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    30When the brothers{The word for "brothers" here and where the context allows may also be correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings."} knew it, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him off to Tarsus.

  • 1 Sam 9:24
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    24The cook took up the thigh, and that which was on it, and set it before Saul. [Samuel] said, Behold, that which has been reserved! set it before you and eat; because to the appointed time has it been kept for you, for I said, I have invited the people. So Saul ate with Samuel that day.

  • Acts 18:27
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    27When he had determined to pass over into Achaia, the brothers encouraged him, and wrote to the disciples to receive him. When he had come, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace;

  • Luke 24:43
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    43He took them, and ate in front of them.

  • Gal 1:17-18
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    17nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia. Then I returned to Damascus.

    18Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Peter, and stayed with him fifteen days.

  • Matt 4:2
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    2When he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was hungry afterward.

  • Luke 18:43
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    43Immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God. All the people, when they saw it, praised God.

  • Acts 18:23
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    23Having spent some time there, he departed, and went through the region of Galatia, and Phrygia, in order, establishing all the disciples.

  • Acts 9:43
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    43It happened, that he stayed many days in Joppa with one Simon, a tanner.