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Acts 9:18

Sickness and healingBaptismNew life and rebirth

16 I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”

17 So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”

At that instant, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and his sight was restored. He got up and was baptized,

19 and after taking some food, he regained his strength. And he spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.

20 Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”

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BSB
At that instant, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and his sight was restored. He got up and was baptized,
KJV
And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.
WEB
Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he received his sight. He arose and was baptized.
ASV
And straightway there fell from his eyes as it were scales, and he received his sight; and he arose and was baptized;
DARBY
And straightway there fell from his eyes as it were scales, and he saw, and rising up was baptised;
BLB
And immediately [something] like scales fell from his eyes, and he saw again. And having risen up, he was baptized,
ÅB
Og straks falt det slik som skjell fra hans øyne, og han fikk sitt syn igjen, og han sto opp og ble døpt,
OTB
Straks falt noe som skjell fra øynene hans, og han fikk synet tilbake. Han reiste seg og ble døpt,
B1930
Og straks falt det likesom skjell fra hans øine, og han fikk sitt syn igjen, og han stod op og blev døpt,

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 2 Corinthians 3:14

    But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed.

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  • Acts 22:16

    And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’

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  • Acts 2:38

    Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

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  • 2 Corinthians 4:6

    For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

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  • Acts 13:37–38

    But the One whom God raised from the dead did not see decay.

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  • Acts 13:12–13

    When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was astonished at the teaching about the Lord.

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  • Acts 2:41

    Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.

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