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Acts 9:8 KJV
Acts · chapter 9 · verse 8
And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.Acts 9:8 · King James Version
Acts 9:8 in context
6And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
7And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.
8And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.
9And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.
10And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.
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- broughteisagōto lead in, to bring in, the place into which not being expressly statedG1521 →
- openedanoigōto openG455 →
- aroseegeirōto arouse, cause to rise, to arouse from sleep, to awake, to arouse from the sleep of…G1453 →
- earthgēarable land, the ground, the earth as a standing place, the main land as opposed to the…G1093 →
- SaulsaulosSaul = " desired" , the Jewish name of the apostle PaulG4569 →
- eyesophthalmosthe eye, metaph. the eyes of the mind, the faculty of knowingG3788 →
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We found mention made of Saul twice or thrice in the story of Stephen, for the sacred penman longed to come to his story; and now we are come to it, not quite taking leave of Peter but from henceforward being mostly taken up with Paul the apostle of the Gentiles, as Peter was of the circumcision.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-9