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Acts 9:12 — King James Version← Study notes

And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.


Acts 9:12Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 9:1214 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
andwordG2532
εἶδενeiden
behold, perceive, seeverbG3708
ἄνδραandra
a mannounG435
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ὁράματιhoramati
a visionnounG3705
ἉνανίανHananian
AnaniasnounG367
ὀνόματιonomati
namednounG3686
εἰσελθόνταeiselthonta
having comeverbG1525
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἐπιθένταepithenta
having putverbG2007
αὐτῷautō
on himpronounG846
χεῖραςcheiras
handnounG5495
ὅπωςhopōs
so thatwordG3704
ἀναβλέψῃanablepsē
he may see againverbG308
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 9:12

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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