Acts 9:19 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 9:19

and after taking some food, he regained his strength. And he spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.

BSB

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ASV

and he took food and was strengthened. And he was certain days with the disciples that were at Damascus.

KJV

And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.

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Commentary

4 voices

Theophylact of Ohrid

Commentary on Acts (1107)

"Having risen, he was baptized, and having taken food, he was strengthened," because his strength had weakened partly from the journey, partly from fear, partly from hunger, and partly from faintheartedness. Note that he did not venture to take food until he had received the …

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

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

Had received meat - Food. The word “meat” has undergone a change since our translation was made. It then meant, as the original does, food of all kinds. With the disciples - With Christians, compare Act 2:42. Order? certain days with the disciples? - Certain days: How long is not known. It was long enough, however, to preach the gospel, Act 9:22; Act 26:20. It might have been for some months, as he did not go to Jerusalem under three years from that time.

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.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Then was Saul certain days with the disciples at Damascus--making their acquaintance, in another way than either he or they had anticipated, and regaining his tone by the fellowship of the saints; but not certainly in order to learn from them what he was to teach, which he expressly disavows (Ga 1:12, 16).

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
λαβὼν	labōn	having taken	G2983 →
τροφὴν	trophēn	food	G5160 →
ἐνίσχυσεν.¶	enischusen	he strengthened.	G1765 →
Ἐγένετο	Egeneto	He was	G1096 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
μετὰ	meta	with	G3326 →
τῶν	tōn	those	G3588 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
Δαμασκῷ	Damaskō	Damascus	G1154 →
μαθητῶν	mathētōn	[the] disciple,s	G3101 →
ἡμέρας	hēmeras	days	G2250 →
τινάς·	tinas	[for] some;	G5100 →

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

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Through
Ecclesiastes 9:7
Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works:
leads to
- Ecclesiastes 3:12–13
  I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and do good while they live,
- Deuteronomy 12:7
  There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you.
- Ecclesiastes 10:19
  A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.
- Ecclesiastes 8:15
  So I commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be merry. For this joy will accompany him in his…
Through
Acts 11:26
and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people. The disciples were first called Christians…
leads to
- 1 Peter 4:16
  But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear that name.
- Acts 26:28
  Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Can you persuade me in such a short time to become a Christian?”
Through
Acts 26:20
First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of…
leads to
- Acts 3:19
  Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,
- Matthew 3:8
  Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.

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Where the connections lead

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About Acts