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Acts 13:11

Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be blind and unable to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

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ASV

And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.

KJV

And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.

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Original language & word study

28 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
καὶkaiAndG2532 →
νῦνnunnowG3568 →
ἰδοὺidoubeholdG2400 →
χεὶρcheir[the] handG5495 →
κυρίουkuriouof the LordG2962 →
ἐπὶepi[is] uponG1909 →
σέ,seyou,G4771 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἔσῃesēyou will beG1510 →
τυφλὸςtuphlosblindG5185 →
μὴmēnotG3361 →
βλέπωνblepōnseeingG991 →
τὸνtontheG3588 →
ἥλιονhēlionsunG2246 →
ἄχριachriduringG891 →
καιροῦ.kairoua season.G2540 →
παραχρῆμάparachrēmaImmediatelyG3916 →
τεtethenG5037 →
ἔπεσενepesendescendedG4098 →
ἐπ᾽ep᾽uponG1909 →
αὐτὸνautonhimG846 →
ἀχλὺςachlusmistG887 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
σκότος,skotosdarkness,G4655 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
περιάγωνperiagōngoing aboutG4013 →
ἐζήτειezēteihe was seekingG2212 →
χειραγωγούς.cheiragōgousone to lead by hand.G5497 →

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2 Kings 6:18As the Arameans came down against him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, “Please strike these people with blindness.” So He struck them with blindness, according to the word of Elisha.1 Samuel 5:6Now the hand of the LORD was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity, ravaging them and afflicting them with tumors.Exodus 9:3then the hand of the LORD will bring a severe plague on your livestock in the field—on your horses, donkeys, camels, herds, and flocks.Psalms 32:4For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah1 Samuel 5:11Then the Ekronites assembled all the rulers of the Philistines and said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel. It must return to its place, so that it will not kill us and our people!” For a deadly confusion had pervaded the city; the hand of God was heavy upon it.Hebrews 10:31It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.John 9:39Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.”2 Peter 2:17These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them.Job 19:21Have pity on me, my friends, have pity, for the hand of God has struck me.Luke 11:34Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body is full of darkness.Acts 9:8Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.Hebrews 8:9It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not abide by My covenant, and I disregarded them, declares the Lord.1 Samuel 5:6–7Now the hand of the LORD was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity, ravaging them and afflicting them with tumors.Acts 9:8–9Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.Romans 11:25I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.2 Kings 6:8Now the king of Aram was at war against Israel. After consulting with his servants, he said, “My camp will be in such and such a place.”Romans 11:7–10What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened,Psalms 38:2For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me.

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