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And there was a certain disciple in Damascus, by name Ananias, and the Lord said unto him in a vision, 'Ananias;' and he said, 'Behold me, Lord;' and the Lord saith unto him, 'Having risen, go on unto the street that is called Straight, and seek in the house of Judas, one by name Saul of Tarsus, for, lo, he doth pray, and he saw in a vision a man, by name Ananias, coming in, and putting a hand on him, that he may see again.' read more.
And Ananias answered, 'Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how many evils he did to Thy saints in Jerusalem, and here he hath authority from the chief priests, to bind all those calling on Thy name.' And the Lord said unto him, 'Be going on, because a choice vessel to Me is this one, to bear My name before nations and kings -- the sons also of Israel; for I will shew him how many things it behoveth him for My name to suffer.' And Ananias went away, and did enter into the house, and having put upon him his hands, said, 'Saul, brother, the Lord hath sent me -- Jesus who did appear to thee in the way in which thou wast coming -- that thou mayest see again, and mayest be filled with the Holy Spirit.' And immediately there fell from his eyes as it were scales, he saw again also presently, and having risen, was baptized,

and a certain one, Ananias, a pious man according to the law, being testified to by all the Jews dwelling there, having come unto me and stood by me, said to me, Saul, brother, look up; and I the same hour did look up to him; and he said, The God of our fathers did choose thee beforehand to know His will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice out of his mouth, read more.
because thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard; and now, why tarriest thou? having risen, baptize thyself, and wash away thy sins, calling upon the name of the Lord.

and Apphia the beloved, and Archippus our fellow-soldier, and the assembly in thy house: Verse ConceptsMilitarysisterhood

salute Apelles, the approved in Christ; salute those of the household of Aristobulus; Verse ConceptsPeople Commended By God

the cloak that I left in Troas with Carpus, coming, bring thou and the books -- especially the parchments. Verse ConceptsCloaksClothing, Need OfBooksLeisure, And PastimesPaul, Life OfDressOuter GarmentsSimplicityPapyrus

for it was signified to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Chloe, that contentions are among you; Verse ConceptsArguingTelling Of People's Situations

to Demetrius testimony hath been given by all, and by the truth itself, and we also -- we do testify, and ye have known that our testimony is true.


and I rejoice over the presence of Stephanas, and Fortunatus, and Achaicus, because the lack of you did these fill up; Verse ConceptsPeople Providing

salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the brethren with them;

thou hast known this, that they did turn from me -- all those in Asia, of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes; Verse ConceptsBacksliding, Christian ExamplesForsaking God, Illustrated ByUnfaithfulness, To PeopleProvincesPeople Abandoning Peopleapostasy

and having taking security from Jason and the rest, they let them go. Verse ConceptsArrestingPeople Set Free By People

And the unbelieving Jews, having been moved with envy, and having taken to them of the loungers certain evil men, and having made a crowd, were setting the city in an uproar; having assailed also the house of Jason, they were seeking them to bring them to the populace, and not having found them, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the city rulers, calling aloud -- 'These, having put the world in commotion, are also here present, whom Jason hath received; and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying another to be king -- Jesus.'

salute Philologus, and Julias, Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints with them; Verse ConceptsSaints

be diligent to come before winter. Salute thee doth Eubulus, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren. Verse ConceptsWinterBrotherhoodeffort

And there were certain in Antioch, in the assembly there, prophets and teachers; both Barnabas, and Simeon who is called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen also -- Herod the tetrarch's foster-brother -- and Saul; Verse ConceptsAfrican AmericansDoctrine, CommunicatedTeachersTetrarchChristian TeachersAnonymityRulers Of A FourthMissionaries

Salute Mary, who did labour much for us; Verse ConceptsWomenThose Who Toiled

salute Philologus, and Julias, Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints with them; Verse ConceptsSaints

Salute Prisca and Aquilas, and Onesiphorus' household;

may the Lord give kindness to the house of Onesiphorus, because many times he did refresh me, and of my chain was not ashamed, but being in Rome, very diligently he sought me, and found;

salute Tryphaena, and Tryphosa, who are labouring in the Lord; salute Persis, the beloved, who did labour much in the Lord. Verse ConceptsdiligenceWomenThose Who ToiledWorkers

be diligent to come before winter. Salute thee doth Eubulus, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren. Verse ConceptsWinterBrotherhoodeffort

salute you doth Gaius, my host, and of the whole assembly; salute you doth Erastus, the steward of the city, and Quartus the brother, Verse ConceptsHospitality, Examples OfTreasurerChamberlains

And Peter having knocked at the door of the porch, there came a damsel to hearken, by name Rhoda, Verse ConceptsKnockinganswers

And there were accompanying him unto Asia, Sopater of Berea, and of Thessalonians Aristarchus and Secundus, and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus, and of Asiatics Tychicus and Trophimus;


salute Arbanus, our fellow-workman in Christ, and Stachys, my beloved; Verse ConceptsFellowship, In Christian ServiceFellow WorkersWorkers

And I entreat you, brethren, ye have known the household of Stephanas, that it is the first-fruit of Achaia, and to the ministration to the saints they did set themselves -- Verse ConceptsGiving, Of OneselfHousesMinistry, Qualifications ForServants, Working Conditions OfUnselfishnessMetaphorical FirstfruitsServing GroupsServiceFirst fruitsBeing Devoted to God

and I did baptize also Stephanas' household -- further, I have not known if I did baptize any other. Verse ConceptsBaptism, practice ofChristian BaptismBaptizing Infants

and I rejoice over the presence of Stephanas, and Fortunatus, and Achaicus, because the lack of you did these fill up; Verse ConceptsPeople Providing


it seemed good also to me, having followed from the first after all things exactly, to write to thee in order, most noble Theophilus, Verse ConceptsBooksWritingOrderly PatternsBeginning Of SalvationBeing Found OutOrderly AccountsFrom The BeginningWriting The New Testament

The former account, indeed, I made concerning all things, O Theophilus, that Jesus began both to do and to teach, Verse ConceptsBeginningFirst ActionsChrist TeachingBeginning To TeachIdentity In Christ

salute Tryphaena, and Tryphosa, who are labouring in the Lord; salute Persis, the beloved, who did labour much in the Lord. Verse ConceptsdiligenceWomenThose Who ToiledWorkers

salute Tryphaena, and Tryphosa, who are labouring in the Lord; salute Persis, the beloved, who did labour much in the Lord. Verse ConceptsdiligenceWomenThose Who ToiledWorkers

salute Arbanus, our fellow-workman in Christ, and Stachys, my beloved; Verse ConceptsFellowship, In Christian ServiceFellow WorkersWorkers

Zenas the lawyer and Apollos bring diligently on their way, that nothing to them may be lacking, Verse ConceptsAttorneyLawyersMissionaries, Support ForApollosPeople ProvidingDoing Your Best