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Acts 9

Acts 9:11

Ananias Baptizes Saul · Acts 9:10–19
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Translations

Modern
“Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.
Traditional
And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,
Literal
And the Lord said to him, “Having risen up, go into the street called Straight, and seek in the house of Judas the one of Tarsus named Saul, for behold, he is praying,
Latin
Et Dominus ad eum: Surge, et vade in vicum qui vocatur Rectus: et quære in domo Judæ Saulum nomine Tarsensem: ecce enim orat.

Original

Greek
English
“Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.

Notes

Acts 9:1–19

The conversion of Saul of Tarsus on the Damascus road is central to the story in Acts. Luke tells the story three times (also 22:1–21; 26:1–29). Paul (Saul) mentions this experience several times in his letters (1 Corinthians 15:8–10; Galatians 1:11–17; Philippians 3:4–11; see 1 Timothy 1:12–17). Saul’s conversion was his call as a prophet and commission as an apostle (Acts 9:15; 22:15, 21; 26:15–18). No one is beyond God's power to reach, save, and use for holy purposes. Nothing is impossible with God (Luke 1:37). God prepared Paul through his training, childhood, and experience to play a unique role in proclaiming the gospel to the wider world as the “apostle to the Gentiles” (Romans 11:13; see 1 Corinthians 15:9; 2 Corinthians 12:11–12; Galatians 1:1; Ephesians 3:8).

Events

People

Judas: A Christian living on Straight Street in Damascus Paul: Apostle to the Gentiles, author of many NT epistles

Places

Straight: Street in Damascus where Saul stayed after conversion Tarsus: City in Cilicia, birthplace of the apostle Paul

Glossary

Apostle, Apostleship Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Blindness Book of the Acts of the Apostles Chronology of the Bible (New Testament) Damascus Homes and Dwellings Judas Paul the Apostle Peter, the Apostle Resurrection Straight Street Tarsus

Topics

Ananias: A Christian in Damascus Converts: Saul of Tarsus Heart: Change of Saul of Tarsus Jesus, the Christ: Appears to Paul (On the Road to Damascus) Judas (Jude): A Disciple Who Hosted Paul Paul: Born in the City of Tarsus Paul: His Vision and Conversion Persecution of the Ekklesia (Body of Christ) Prayer: An Evidence of Conversion Prayer: Paul Private Prayer: An Evidence of Conversion Private Prayer: Paul Regeneration: Saul of Tarsus Straight: Name of a Street in Damascus Syria: Paul Goes To, with Letters to Apprehend the Christians Tarsus: Paul's Birthplace Vision of Ananias of Christ Visions: To Ananias