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Acts 9:12

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In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.”

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ASV

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

KJV

And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.

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Commentary

10 notes on this verse

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias, &c.--Thus, as in the case of Cornelius and Peter afterwards, there was a mutual preparation of each for each.

This site's exposition

a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias

on Acts 9:10-12

A certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias, otherwise unknown to the record, receives his own vision the same hour Saul is praying blind in Judas's house on the street called Straight, the two visions coordinated by the same hand though the men have never met. Ananias's obedience, behold, I am here, Lord, matches Samuel's own answer centuries before, an ordinary disciple made ready to speak for God to the most feared man in the movement. The Lord tells him Saul has already seen him coming in a vision of his own, so that Ananias's arrival will confirm rather than introduce what Saul has been shown.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers2 voices

A commentator

John Chrysostom

Homily on Acts 20 · Written in the 5th century.

proposed

What may be the reason that He neither drew any one of high authority and importance, nor caused such to be forthcoming for the purpose of instructing Paul? It was, because it was not meet that he should be induced by men, but only by Christ Himself: as in fact this man taught him nothing, but merely baptized him; for, as soon as baptized, he was to draw upon himself the grace of the Spirit, by his zeal and exceeding earnestness. And that Ananias was no very distinguished person, is plain. For, "the Lord," it says, "spake unto him in a vision, and Ananias answered and said, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to Thy saints at Jerusalem." For if he spoke in objection to Him, much more would he have done so, had He sent an Angel. And this is why, in the former instance, neither is Philip told what the matter is; but he sees the Angel, and then the Spirit bids him go near to the chariot. But observe here how the Lord relieves him of his fear: "He is blind," saith He, "and prayeth, and art thou afraid?"

A commentator

Oecumenius

Commentary on Acts · Written before 550.

proposed

For he could not see bodily, since he was blind.

The Medieval Church2 voices

A commentator

Theophylact of Ohrid

Commentary on Acts · Written before 1107.

proposed

"He saw in a vision a man named Ananias," because he could not see in reality, since he was blind.

A commentator

Bede

Retractions on Acts · Written before 735.

proposed

Behold, he prays and sees a man named Ananias entering and laying hands on him. In Greek, it is held thus: And he saw in a vision a man, that is, ἐν ὁράματι, which name Juvencus the priest also used in the evangelical poem, saying: …

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

He had, in prayer, spread the misery of his own case before God, and God presently manifests himself and the kind intentions of his grace to him; and it is very encouraging to know God's thoughts to us-ward. [2.] As designed to raise his expectations, and to make Ananias's coming more welcome to him.
3 more voices on this verse

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias,....

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

Hath seen in a vision - While God prepares Ananias, by a vision, to go and minister to Saul, he at the same time prepares Saul, by another vision, to profit by this ministry.
And he hath seen in a vision ... - When this was shown to Saul, or how, is not recorded. The vision was shown to Saul to assure him when Ananias came that he was no impostor. He was thus prepared to receive consolation from this disciple. He was even apprised of his name, that he might be the more confirmed.

The words behind it

15 Greek words

Every Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

3 in all, six open

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Mark 5:23

    and pleaded with Him urgently, “My little daughter is near death. Please come and place Your hands on her, so that she will be healed and live.”

    it leads to

    • Luke 13:13

      Then He placed His hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and began to glorify God.

    • Luke 4:40

      At sunset, all who were ill with various diseases were brought to Jesus, and laying His hands on each one, He healed them.

    • Mark 16:18

      they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.”

    • Acts 28:8

      The father of Publius was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and after praying and placing his hands on him, he healed the man.

  • Through

    Acts 9:10

    In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered.

    it leads to

    • Genesis 22:1

      Some time later God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he answered.

    • Acts 10:3

      One day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”

    • Acts 22:12

      There a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there,

    • Isaiah 6:8

      Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: “Whom shall I send? Who will go for Us?” And I said: “Here am I. Send me!”

Where this verse is studied

About Acts

The Ascension, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
The Ascension, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Bede, On the Acts of the Apostles; Bede, Retractions on Acts; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 20; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Oecumenius, Commentary on Acts and Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on Acts.

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