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Acts 22:11

Damascus

9 My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me.

10 Then I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ ‘Get up and go into Damascus,’ He told me. ‘There you will be told all that you have been appointed to do.’

Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.

12 There a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there,

13 came and stood beside me. ‘Brother Saul,’ he said, ‘receive your sight.’ And at that moment I could see him.

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BSB
Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.
KJV
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.
WEB
When I couldn’t see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.
ASV
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.
DARBY
And as I could not see, through the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came to Damascus.
BLB
And while I could not see from the brightness of that light, I came to Damascus, being led by the hand by those being with me.
ÅB
Da jeg nå ikke kunne se for glansen av hint lys, ble jeg ledet ved hånden av dem som var med meg, og kom inn i Damaskus.
OTB
Siden jeg ikke kunne se på grunn av lysets klarhet, ble jeg ledet ved hånden av dem som var med meg inn i Damaskus.
B1930
Da jeg nu ikke kunde se for glansen av hint lys, blev jeg ledet ved hånden av dem som var med mig, og kom inn i Damaskus.

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  • Acts 9:8–9

    Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.

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  • Acts 13:11

    Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be blind and unable to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

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  • Isaiah 42:16

    I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them.

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