ACTS 22:13 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.”
'came to me, and standing near said to me, Brother Saul, receive your sight! And at that very moment I looked up at him' — Ananias's address ('Brother Saul') signals reconciliation and inclusion; Saul is no longer enemy but brother. The restoration of sight is instantaneous, suggesting that Paul's spiritual blindness is similarly healed.
Church Fathers on Acts 22:13
And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid, but they heard not the voice of Him that spoke to me. And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told you of all things which are appointed for you to do. And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus. And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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