Acts 9:17

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Summary

And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.

Ananias

Acts 22:12

And putting

Brother

1 Peter 1:22

The lord

1 Corinthians 15:8

That thou

Acts 9:8

And be

General references

Acts 9:12

Bible References

Ananias

And one Ananias, a religious man according to the law, and in high repute with all the Jews dwelling there,

And putting

whom they presented before the apostles: and having prayed, they laid their hands upon them.

Then they laid their hands upon them, and they received the Holy Ghost.

Then having kept a fast and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them out.

And Paul laying on them his hands, the Holy Ghost came upon them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.

Then were brought to him little children, that he should lay his hands upon them, and pray [for them]: but the disciples rebuked them.

And he could not do there any miracle, except that laying his hands on a few sick persons he cured them.

Neglect not the gift which is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with imposition of the hands of the presbytery.

Lay hands hastily on no man, nor share another's sins: keep thyself pure;

For which cause I remind thee that thou fan into a flame the divine gift, which is in thee by the imposition of my hands.

of the doctrine of ablutions, and of imposition of hands, and of the resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

Brother

But Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many of this man, how many evils he hath inflicted on thy saints at Jerusalem:

And they, when they heard it, glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many myriads there are of Jews who have believed; and they are all zealots for the law:

came to me, and standing by me, said, Brother Saul, recover sight. And the same hour I looked up at him.

but no sooner is this son of thine come, who hath devoured thy substance with whores, than thou hast killed for him the stall-fed steer.

Therefore help one another, as Christ also hath helped us, for the glory of God.

no longer as a slave, but above a slave, as a brother beloved, especially by me, but how much more by thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?

Having purified your souls by obedience to the truth through the Spirit unto fraternal affection undissembled, love each other intensely out of a pure heart:

The lord

and falling on the ground, he heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

The word which he sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ, (he is Lord of all,) ye know:

And he said, The God of our fathers hath predestinated thee to know his will, and to see the Just One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.

Then I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he replied, I am Jesus whom thou art persecuting.

And many of the children of Israel shall he turn unto the Lord, their God.

Because this day there is born for you a Saviour, which is Messiah, the Lord, in the city of David.

And last of all he was seen also by me, who am but as an abortion.

That thou

Then Paul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but leading him by the hand, they brought him into Damascus.

And be

And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them power to express themselves.

And while they were praying, the place in which they were assembled was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.

Then they laid their hands upon them, and they received the Holy Ghost.

And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.

General references

and hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming to him, and laying his hand upon him, that he may recover his sight.