Acts 22:13
in Acts 22came and stood beside me. ‘Brother Saul,’ he said, ‘receive your sight.’ And at that moment I could see him.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
came unto me, and standing by me said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And in that very hour I looked up on him.
KJV
Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.
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This verse in Acts 22
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
a devout observer of the law
on Acts 22:12-13
Paul describes Ananias as a devout observer of the law, highly regarded by all the Jews living there. The detail, chosen for this audience, presents his baptism as the work of a Torah-observant Jew.
This site's exposition
Brother Saul
Matthew Henry sees one Lord at work in the wound and the cure, for the Christ who took Saul's sight sent Ananias to restore it. Ananias stood beside him to show that he came from that Lord. Sight returned the same hour.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
"And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there, came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him." And see how unexceptionable he makes him also. "And one Ananias," he says, "a devout man according to the law," - so far is it from being anything alien! - "having a good report of all the Jews that dwelt there." "And I in the same hour received sight." Then follows the testimony borne by the facts. Observe how it is interwoven, of persons and facts; and the persons, both of their own and of aliens: the priests, the elders, and his fellow-travellers: the facts, what he did and what was done to him: and facts bear witness to facts, not persons only. Then Ananias, an alien; then the fact itself, the recovery of sight; then a great prophecy.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
); and, to assure him that he came to him from Christ (the very same who had torn and would heal him, had smitten, but would bind him up, had taken away his sight, but would restore it again, with advantage), he stood by him, and said, Brother Saul, receive thy sight.
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The words behind it
17 Greek wordsEvery 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.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ἐλθὼν | elthon | having come | G2064 → | 628 times |
| πρός | pros | to | G4314 → | 700 times |
| με | me | me | G3165 → | 1936 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ἐπιστὰς | epistas | having stood by [me] | G2186 → | 21 times |
| εἶπέν | eipen | he said | G2036 → | 925 times |
| μοι· | moi | to me; | G3165 → | 1936 times |
| Σαοὺλ | saoul | Saul | G4549 → | 9 times |
| ἀδελφέ, | adelphe | brother, | G80 → | 343 times |
| ἀνάβλεψον. | anablepson | do receive sight. | G308 → | 25 times |
| κἀγὼ | kago | And I myself | G1473 →G2532 → | 839 times |
| αὐτῇ | autea | on the same | G846 → | 5565 times |
| τῇ | tea | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ὥρᾳ | hora | hour | G5610 → | 106 times |
| ἀνέβλεψα | aneblepsa | looked up | G308 → | 25 times |
| εἰς | eis | at | G1519 → | 1755 times |
| αὐτόν. | auton | him. | G846 → | 5565 times |
ἐλθὼνhaving come
elthonG2064 →628 times
πρόςto
prosG4314 →700 times
μεme
meG3165 →1936 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ἐπιστὰςhaving stood by [me]
epistasG2186 →21 times
εἶπένhe said
eipenG2036 →925 times
μοι·to me;
moiG3165 →1936 times
ΣαοὺλSaul
saoulG4549 →9 times
ἀδελφέ,brother,
adelpheG80 →343 times
ἀνάβλεψον.do receive sight.
anablepsonG308 →25 times
κἀγὼAnd I myself
αὐτῇon the same
auteaG846 →5565 times
τῇ<the>
teaG3588 →19766 times
ὥρᾳhour
horaG5610 →106 times
ἀνέβλεψαlooked up
aneblepsaG308 →25 times
εἰςat
eisG1519 →1755 times
αὐτόν.him.
autonG846 →5565 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 stopsEach 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
Philemon 1:16no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a beloved brother. He is especially beloved to me, but even more so to you, both in person and in the Lord.
it leads to
- Matthew 23:8
But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.
- Colossians 3:22
Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only to please them while they are watching, but with sincerity of heart and fear of the Lord.
- 1 Corinthians 7:22
For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord’s freedman. Conversely, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ’s slave.
- 1 Timothy 6:2
Those who have believing masters should not show disrespect because they are brothers, but should serve them all the more, since those receiving their good service are beloved believers. Teach and encourage these principles.
- Ephesians 6:5–7
Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.
- Matthew 23:8
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 47; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
