Acts 9:17 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 9:17

So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”

BSB

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ASV

And Ananias departed, and entered into the house; and laying his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, who appeared unto thee in the way which thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mayest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

4 voices

Cyril of Jerusalem

Catechetical Lecture 17.26 (386)

The Holy Spirit worked immediately and not only changed Paul's blindness to sight but also imparted the seal to his soul, making him a vessel of election to carry the name of the Lord who had appeared to him before kings and the children of Israel; and he fashioned his former persecutor into a herald and a good servant who "from Jerusalem round about as far as Illyricum completed the gospel of Christ."

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

At the word of Ananias, Saul was discharged from his confinement by the restoring of his sight; for Christ's commission to open the prison to those that were bound ( Isa. lxi. 1 ) is explained by the giving of sight to the blind, Luke iv. Christ's commission is to open the blind eyes, and to bring out the prisoners from the prison.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Putting his hands on him - This was not “ordination,” but was the usual mode of imparting or communicating blessings. See the notes on Mat 19:13; Mat 9:18. Brother Saul - An expression recognizing him as a fellow-Christian. Be filled with the Holy Ghost - See the notes on Act 2:4.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Ananias went his way, and putting his hands on him, said, Brother Saul--How beautifully childlike is the obedience of Ananias to "the heavenly vision!" the Lord, even Jesus--This clearly shows in what sense the term "Lord" is used in this book.

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Original language & word study

36 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ἀπῆλθεν	Apēlthen	Went away	G565 →
δὲ	de	then	G1161 →
Ἁνανίας	Hananias	Ananias	G367 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
εἰσῆλθεν	eisēlthen	entered	G1525 →
εἰς	eis	into	G1519 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
οἰκίαν,	oikian	house,	G3614 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐπιθεὶς	epitheis	having laid	G2007 →
ἐπ᾽	ep᾽	upon	G1909 →
αὐτὸν	auton	him	G846 →
τὰς	tas	the	G3588 →
χεῖρας	cheiras	hands	G5495 →
εἶπεν·	eipen	he said;	G2036 →
Σαοὺλ	Saoul	Saul	G4549 →
ἀδελφέ,	adelphe	Brother,	G80 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
κύριος	kurios	Lord	G2962 →
ἀπέσταλκέν	apestalken	has sent	G649 →
με,	me	me,	G3165 →
Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Jesus	G2424 →
ὁ	ho	the [One]	G3588 →
ὀφθείς	ophtheis	having appeared	G3700 →
σοι	soi	to you	G4771 →
ἐν	en	on	G1722 →
τῇ	tēa	the	G3588 →
ὁδῷ	hodō	road	G3598 →
ᾗ	hē	by which	G3739 →
ἤρχου,	ērchou	you were coming,	G2064 →
ὅπως	hopōs	that	G3704 →
ἀναβλέψῃς	anablepsēs	you may see again	G308 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
πλησθῇς	plēsthēas	you may be filled	G4130 →
πνεύματος	pneumatos	[of the] Spirit	G4151 →
ἁγίου.	hagiou	Holy.	G40 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Acts 2:4
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
leads to
- Acts 4:31
  After they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Mark 16:17
  And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
- Acts 13:52
  And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
- Ephesians 5:18
  Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
- 1 Corinthians 12:10
  to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in various tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues.
Through
Acts 6:6
They presented these seven to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
leads to
- 2 Timothy 1:6
  For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Acts 8:17
Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
leads to
- Acts 19:6
  And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
Through
Acts 13:52
And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
leads to
- Romans 15:13
  Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About Acts

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Acts