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Acts 9:11 — King James Version← Study notes

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,


Acts 9:11Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 9:1124 words
GreekMeaning
ho
thearticleG3588
δὲde
AndwordG1161
κύριοςkyrios
the LordnounG2962
πρὸςpros
toprepositionG4314
αὐτόνauton
him saidpronounG846
ἈναστὰςAnastas
riseverbG450
πορεύθητιporeuthēti
do goverbG4198
ἐπὶepi
intoprepositionG1909
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ῥύμηνrhymēn
streetnounG4505
τὴνtēn
whicharticleG3588
καλουμένηνkaloumenēn
is being calledverbG2564
ΕὐθεῖανEutheian
StraightadjectiveG2117
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ζήτησονzētēson
do seekverbG2212
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
οἰκίᾳoikia
the housenounG3614
ἸούδαIouda
of JudasnounG2455
ΣαῦλονSaulon
SaulnounG4569
ὀνόματιonomati
namednounG3686
ΤαρσέαTarsea
of TarsusnounG5018
ἰδοὺidou
BeholdparticleG2400
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
προσεύχεταιproseuchetai
he is prayingverbG4336
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 9:11

What may be the reason that He neither drew any one of high authority and importance, nor caused such to be forthcoming for the purpose of instructing Paul? It was, because it was not meet that he should be induced by men, but only by Christ Himself: as in fact this man taught him nothing, but merely baptized him; for, as soon as baptized (φωτισθείς), he was to draw upon himself the grace of the Spirit, by his zeal and exceeding earnestness. And that Ananias was no very…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 20 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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