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Now there was a certain disciple in Damascus {named} Ananias, and the Lord said to him in a vision, "Ananias!" And he said, "Behold, [here] I [am], Lord!" And the Lord [said] to him, "Get up, go to the street called 'Straight' and in the house of Judas look for {a man named Saul from Tarsus}. For behold, he is praying, and he has seen in a vision a man {named} Ananias coming in and placing hands on him so that he may regain [his] sight." read more.
But Ananias replied, "Lord, I have heard from many [people] about this man, how much harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem, and here he has authority from the chief priests to tie up all who call upon your name!" But the Lord said to him, "Go, because this man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel. For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name." So Ananias departed and entered into the house, and placing [his] hands on him, he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me so that you may regain [your] sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit." And immediately [something] like scales fell from his eyes and he regained [his] sight and got up [and] was baptized,

And a certain Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well spoken of by all the Jews who live [there], came to me and stood by [me] [and] said to me, 'Brother Saul, regain [your] sight!' And [at that] same time I looked up at him [and saw him]. And he said, 'The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, and to see the Righteous One and to hear a voice from his mouth, read more.
because you will be a witness for him to all people of what you have seen and heard. And now why are you delaying? Get up, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on his name!'

and to Apphia our sister, and to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in your house. Verse ConceptsMilitarysisterhood

Greet Apelles, who [is] approved in Christ. Greet those of the [household] of Aristobulus. Verse ConceptsPeople Commended By God

[When you] come, bring the cloak that I left behind in Troas with Carpus, and the scrolls, especially the parchments. Verse ConceptsCloaksClothing, Need OfBooksLeisure, And PastimesPaul, Life OfDressOuter GarmentsSimplicityPapyrus

For it has been made clear to me concerning you, my brothers, by {Chloe's people}, that there are quarrels among you. Verse ConceptsArguingTelling Of People's Situations

Demetrius has been testified to by all, even by the truth itself. And we also testify [to him], and you know that our testimony is true.


Now I rejoice over the arrival of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus, because these make up for your absence, Verse ConceptsPeople Providing

Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers with them.

You know this, that all those in Asia turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes. Verse ConceptsBacksliding, Christian ExamplesForsaking God, Illustrated ByUnfaithfulness, To PeopleProvincesPeople Abandoning Peopleapostasy

And [after] taking money as security from Jason and the rest, they released them. Verse ConceptsArrestingPeople Set Free By People

But the Jews were filled with jealousy and, taking along some worthless men from the rabble in the marketplace and forming a mob, threw the city into an uproar. And attacking Jason's house, they were looking for them to bring [them] out to the popular assembly. And [when they] did not find them, they dragged Jason and some brothers before the city officials, shouting, "These [people] who have stirred up trouble [throughout] the world have come here also, whom Jason has entertained as guests! And these [people] [are] all acting contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying there is another king, Jesus!"

Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints [who are] with them. Verse ConceptsSaints

Make haste to come before winter. Eubulus and Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all the brothers greet you. Verse ConceptsWinterBrotherhoodeffort

Now there were prophets and teachers in Antioch in the church that was there: Barnabas, and Simeon (who was called Niger), and Lucius the Cyrenian, and Manaen (a close friend of Herod the tetrarch), and Saul. Verse ConceptsAfrican AmericansDoctrine, CommunicatedTeachersTetrarchChristian TeachersAnonymityRulers Of A FourthMissionaries

Greet Mary, who {has worked hard} for you. Verse ConceptsWomenThose Who Toiled

Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints [who are] with them. Verse ConceptsSaints

Greet Prisca and Aquila and the household of Onesiphorus.

May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he refreshed me many times, and was not ashamed of my imprisonment, but [when he] was in Rome, he diligently sought me and found [me].

Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, the laborers in the Lord. Greet Persis, the dear [friend] who {has worked hard} in the Lord. Verse ConceptsdiligenceWomenThose Who ToiledWorkers

Make haste to come before winter. Eubulus and Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all the brothers greet you. Verse ConceptsWinterBrotherhoodeffort

Gaius, my host and [the host] of the whole church, greets you. Erastus the city treasurer greets you, and Quartus the brother. Verse ConceptsHospitality, Examples OfTreasurerChamberlains

And [when] he knocked at the door of the gateway, a female slave {named} Rhoda came up to answer. Verse ConceptsKnockinganswers

And Sopater [son] of Pyrrhus from Berea, and Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, and Gaius from Derbe, and Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from Asia, were accompanying him.


Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my dear [friend] Stachys. Verse ConceptsFellowship, In Christian ServiceFellow WorkersWorkers

Now I urge you, brothers--you know about the household of Stephanas, that they are the first fruits of Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the ministry for the saints-- Verse ConceptsGiving, Of OneselfHousesMinistry, Qualifications ForServants, Working Conditions OfUnselfishnessMetaphorical FirstfruitsServing GroupsServiceFirst fruitsBeing Devoted to God

(Now I also baptized the household of Stephanas. Beyond that I do not know if I baptized anyone else.) Verse ConceptsBaptism, practice ofChristian BaptismBaptizing Infants

Now I rejoice over the arrival of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus, because these make up for your absence, Verse ConceptsPeople Providing


it seemed best to me also--[because I] have followed all [things] carefully from the beginning--to write [them] down in orderly sequence for you, most excellent Theophilus, Verse ConceptsBooksWritingOrderly PatternsBeginning Of SalvationBeing Found OutOrderly AccountsFrom The BeginningWriting The New Testament

I produced the former account, O Theophilus, about all {that} Jesus began to do and to teach, Verse ConceptsBeginningFirst ActionsChrist TeachingBeginning To TeachIdentity In Christ

Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, the laborers in the Lord. Greet Persis, the dear [friend] who {has worked hard} in the Lord. Verse ConceptsdiligenceWomenThose Who ToiledWorkers

Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, the laborers in the Lord. Greet Persis, the dear [friend] who {has worked hard} in the Lord. Verse ConceptsdiligenceWomenThose Who ToiledWorkers

Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my dear [friend] Stachys. Verse ConceptsFellowship, In Christian ServiceFellow WorkersWorkers

Diligently send on their way Zenas the lawyer and Apollos, so that {they may lack nothing}. Verse ConceptsAttorneyLawyersMissionaries, Support ForApollosPeople ProvidingDoing Your Best