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

there one Ananias a religious observer of the law, who had the good word of all the Jews in that place, came to see me,

And putting

these they presented to the apostles: who after prayer gave them imposition of hands.

Jesus) the apostles therefore gave them imposition of hands, and they received the holy spirit.

accordingly, after having fasted and prayed they gave them imposition of hands, and dismiss'd them.

and Paul having given them imposition of hands, the holy spirit came upon them, and they spoke foreign languages, and prophesied:

Then they brought children to him in order to have his blessing: and the disciples rebuked them.

so that excepting the cure of a few sick by the imposition of hands, he would not work any miracle there,

don't neglect the gift you have, which was given you with the ministerial charge, when you receiv'd imposition of hands from the presbytery.

Don't be hasty to ordain any man: and be not accessory to the faults of others: preserve your own integrity.

For which reason I remind you to exert the divine gifts you received, when I gave you the imposition of hands.

the doctrine of baptisms, and laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment:

Brother

then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many that this man has done a world of mischief to thy saints at Jerusalem: he is now here,

upon hearing this, they gave glory to God: and thus address'd Paul, you see, brother, how many thousand believing Jews there are, all however zealous for the law.

and being introduc'd, he said, brother Saul, receive thy sight. and instantly I saw him.

whereas this son of yours, who has eat up his fortune among a pack of loose creatures, is no sooner come but you must kill the fatted calf for him.

wherefore be kindly affected to one another, as Christ was to you, that you might glorify God.

not as a slave, but in another quality, as a dear brother whom I particularly value, but much more should you, both as he is your servant, and as he is a christian.

You that have purified your souls by the holy spirit, in obeying the gospel, which obliges you to an undisguised benevolence, let your hearts be mutually affected with the most disinterested ardour;

The lord

and he fell to the ground, and heard a voice which said to him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

this was what he communicated to the children of Israel, proclaiming salvation by Jesus Christ, who is the Lord of all mankind.

then he said, the God of our fathers has singled you out to be acquainted with his will, to see the just one, and to hear the words of his mouth:

I answer'd, who art thou, Lord? he said, "I am Jesus, whom thou persecutest.

he shall convert many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God.

for the Lord Messiah your saviour is this day born, in the city of David:

and last of all, he was seen by me too, who am as it were an abortive;

That thou

at length Saul rose from the ground; and when he opened his eyes, he could not see: so that they led him by the hand, and brought him to Damascus,

And be

and they were all filled with the holy ghost, and began to speak in different languages, as the spirit gave them utterance.

When they had prayed, the place where they were assembled, trembled; they were all filled with the holy spirit, and they spake the word of God with boldness.

Jesus) the apostles therefore gave them imposition of hands, and they received the holy spirit.

and the disciples were filled with joy, and with the holy spirit.

General references

(at that very instant Saul saw in a vision the said Ananias come in, and put his hand on him, to restore his sight.)