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Acts 9:17 — King James Version← Study notes

And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.


Acts 9:17Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 9:1736 words
GreekMeaning
ἀπῆλθενapēlthen
Went awayverbG565
δὲde
thenwordG1161
ἉνανίαςHananias
AnaniasnounG367
καὶkai
andwordG2532
εἰσῆλθενeisēlthen
enteredverbG1525
εἰςeis
intoprepositionG1519
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
οἰκίανoikian
housenounG3614
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἐπιθεὶςepitheis
having laidverbG2007
ἐπ’ep’
uponprepositionG1909
αὐτὸνauton
himpronounG846
τὰςtas
thearticleG3588
χεῖραςcheiras
handsnounG5495
εἶπενeipen
he saidverbG3004
ΣαοὺλSaoul
SaulnounG4549
ἀδελφέadelphe
BrothernounG80
ho
thearticleG3588
κύριοςkyrios
LordnounG2962
ἀπέσταλκένapestalken
has sentverbG649
μεme
mepronounG1473
ἸησοῦςIēsous
JesusnounG2424
ho
the OnearticleG3588
ὀφθείςophtheis
having appearedverbG3708
σοιsoi
to youpronounG4771
ἐνen
onprepositionG1722
τῇ
thearticleG3588
ὁδῷhodō
roadnounG3598
by whichrelative pronounG3739
ἤρχουērchou
you were comingverbG2064
ὅπωςhopōs
thatwordG3704
ἀναβλέψῃςanablepsēs
you may see againverbG308
καὶkai
andwordG2532
πλησθῇςplēsthēs
you may be filledverbG4130
πνεύματοςpneumatos
of the SpiritnounG4151
ἁγίουhagiou
HolyadjectiveG40
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 9:17

And here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on Your name. Acts 9:14 How was that known? It is likely that they, being in fear, made minute enquiries. He does not say this, as thinking that Christ does not know the fact, but, such being the case, how, says he, can these things be? As in fact those (in the Gospel) say, Who can be saved? — Mark 10:26 This is done, in order that Paul may believe him that shall come to him: he has seen in a vision: it…

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