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Acts 9:8

Saul 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.

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ASV

And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw nothing; and they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.

KJV

And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.

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19 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἠγέρθηēgerthēRose upG1453 →
δὲdethenG1161 →
ΣαῦλοςSaulosSaulG4569 →
ἀπὸapofromG575 →
τῆςtēstheG3588 →
γῆς,gēsground,G1093 →
ἀνεῳγμένωνaneōgmenōnopenedG455 →
δὲdehoweverG1161 →
τῶνtōntheG3588 →
ὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōneyesG3788 →
αὐτοῦautouof himG846 →
οὐδὲνoudenno [thing]G3762 →
ἔβλεπεν·eblepenhe was seeing;G991 →
χειραγωγοῦντεςcheiragōgountesLeading by the handG5496 →
δὲdethenG1161 →
αὐτὸνautonhimG846 →
εἰσήγαγονeisēgagonthey brought [him]G1521 →
εἰςeistoG1519 →
Δαμασκόν.DamaskonDamascus.G1154 →

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Acts 22:11Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.Acts 9:18At that instant, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and his sight was restored. He got up and was baptized,2 Kings 6:17–20Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the hills were full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.Mark 8:23So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then He spit on the man’s eyes and placed His hands on him. “Can you see anything?” He asked.Acts 13:11Now 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.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.Genesis 19:11And they struck the men at the entrance, young and old, with blindness, so that they wearied themselves trying to find the door.Isaiah 51:18Among all the sons she bore, there is no one to guide her; among all the sons she brought up, there is no one to take her hand.Exodus 4:11And the LORD said to him, “Who gave man his mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, the sighted or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD?

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