Acts 9:11-21

11 And the Lord said to him, "Get up and go to the street called Straight, and inquire at the house of Judas for a man from 1Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying,
12 and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and 2lay his hands on him, so that he might regain his sight."
13 But Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, 3how much harm he did to 4Your saints at Jerusalem;
14 and here he 5has authority from the chief priests to bind all who 6call on Your name."
15 But the Lord said to him, "Go, for 7he is a chosen instrument of Mine, to bear My name before 8the Gentiles and 9kings and the sons of Israel;
16 for 10I will show him how much he must suffer for My name's sake."
17 So Ananias departed and entered the house, and after 11laying his hands on him said, "12Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you were coming, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be 13filled with the Holy Spirit."
18 And immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he regained his sight, and he got up and was baptized;
and he took food and was strengthened.

Saul Begins to Preach Christ

19 Now 14 for several days he was with 15 the disciples who were at Damascus,
20 and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus 16in the synagogues, saying, "He is 17the Son of God."
21 All those hearing him continued to be amazed, and were saying, "Is this not he who in Jerusalem 18destroyed those who 19called on this name, and who had come here for the purpose of bringing them bound before the chief priests?"

Cross References 19

  • 1. Acts 9:30; Acts 11:25; Acts 21:39; Acts 22:3
  • 2. Mark 5:23; Acts 6:6; Acts 9:17
  • 3. Acts 8:3
  • 4. Acts 9:32, 41; Acts 26:10; Romans 1:7; Romans 15:25, 26, 31; Romans 16:2, 15; 1 Corinthians 1:2
  • 5. Acts 9:2, 21
  • 6. Acts 7:59
  • 7. Acts 13:2; Romans 1:1; Romans 9:23; Galatians 1:15; Ephesians 3:7
  • 8. Acts 22:21; Acts 26:17; Romans 1:5; Romans 11:13; Romans 15:16; Galatians 1:16; Galatians 2:7f; Ephesians 3:1, 8; 1 Timothy 2:7; 2 Timothy 4:17
  • 9. Acts 25:22; Acts 26:1, 32; 2 Timothy 4:17
  • 10. Acts 20:23; Acts 21:4, 11, 13; 2 Corinthians 6:4; 2 Corinthians 11:23-27; 1 Thessalonians 3:3
  • 11. Mark 5:23; Acts 6:6; Acts 9:12
  • 12. Acts 22:13
  • 13. Acts 2:4
  • 14. Acts 13:5, 14; Acts 14:1; Acts 16:13; Acts 17:2, 10; Acts 18:4, 19; Acts 19:8
  • 15. Matthew 4:3; Acts 9:22; Acts 13:33
  • 16. Acts 8:3; Acts 9:13; Galatians 1:13, 23
  • 17. Acts 9:14
  • 18. Acts 26:20
  • 19. Acts 9:26,38; Acts 11:26

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