Acts 9:18 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 9:18

At that instant, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and his sight was restored. He got up and was baptized,

BSB

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ASV

And straightway there fell from his eyes as it were scales, and he received his sight; and he arose and was baptized;

KJV

And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.

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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

There fell from his eyes as it had been scales - This was real: he had been so dazzled with the brightness of the light that we may suppose the globe of the eye, and particularly the cornea, had suffered considerable injury. The structure of the cornea was doubtless much disturbed, and the whole of that humor would be rendered opaque, and incapable of permitting the rays of light to pass through the different humours to the retina, where all the images of things transmitted through the lenses, or humours, are distinctly painted.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

(2.) In Saul's subjection to Christ: He was baptized, and thereby submitted to the government of Christ, and cast himself upon the grace of Christ. Thus he was entered into Christ's school, hired into his family, enlisted under his banner, and joined himself to him for better for worse. The point was gained: it is settled;

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

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

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
εὐθέως	eutheōs	immediately	G2112 →
ἀπέπεσαν	apepesan	fell	G634 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of him	G846 →
ἀπὸ	apo	from	G575 →
τῶν	tōn	the	G3588 →
ὀφθαλμῶν	ophthalmōn	eyes	G3788 →
ὡς	hōs	as	G5613 →
λεπίδες,	lepides	scales,	G3013 →
ἀνέβλεψέν	aneblepsen	he regained his sight	G308 →
τε	te	also	G5037 →
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἀναστὰς	anastas	having risen up	G450 →
ἐβαπτίσθη,	ebaptisthē	he was baptized,	G907 →

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

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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 2:38
Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
leads to
- Acts 22:16
  And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’
- Mark 16:16
  Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
- Acts 8:12
  But when they believed Philip as he preached the gospel of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
- Luke 24:47
  and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.
- Acts 3:19
  Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,
Through
Acts 22:16
And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’
leads to
- Acts 2:38
  Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Through
2 Corinthians 3:14
But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 4:3–4
  And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.
- Acts 26:18
  to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified…

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01Commentary

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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