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Acts 9:12

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

KJV

καὶ εἶδεν ἄνδρα Ἀνανίαν ὀνόματι εἰσελθόντα καὶ ἐπιθέντα αὐτῷ χεῖρας, ὅπως ἀναβλέψῃ.

Greek NT

(Et vidit virum Ananiam nomine, introëuntem, et imponentem sibi manus ut visum recipiat.)

Vulgate

and he hath seen a man named Ananias coming in, and laying his hands on him, that he might receive his sight.

ASV

(And he saw a man named Ananias coming in and putting his hands upon him, that he might receive his sight.)

Douay-Rheims

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In this verse

People AnaniasAnanias

In the original Greek

11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
εἰσέρχομαι
eiserchomai
verb · 195×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
χείρ
cheir
noun · 175×
ἀνήρ
aner
noun · 216×
ἀναβλέπω
anablepo
verb · 25×
Ἀνανίας
ananias
noun · 11×
ἐπιτίθημι
epitithemi
verb · 39×
ὁράω
orao
verb · 682×
ὄνομα
onoma
noun · 228×
ὅπως
opos
adverb · 53×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: ἄνδρα ἐν ὁράματι Ἁνανίαν ὀνόματι | WH/Treg/NIV: ἄνδρα ἐν ὁράματι Ἁνανίαν ὀνόματι | RP: ἐν ὁράματι ἄνδρα ὀνόματι Ἀνανίαν
  • ἄνδρα ἐν ὁράματι Ἁνανίαν ὀνόματιSBLGNT
  • ἄνδρα ἐν ὁράματι Ἁνανίαν ὀνόματιWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ἐν ὁράματι ἄνδρα ὀνόματι ἈνανίανRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
SBLGNT: χεῖρας | Treg: χεῖρας | WH/NIV: τὰς χεῖρας | RP: χεῖρα
  • χεῖραςSBLGNT
  • χεῖραςTregelles
  • τὰς χεῖραςWestcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • χεῖραRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Theophany

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§639The mystery of Christ's resurrection is a real event, with manifestations that were historically verified, as the New Testament bears witness. In about A.D. 56 St. Paul could already write to the Corinthians: "I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures, and that he was buried, that he was raise…

Cross-references

  • Mark 5:23 — And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.