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Acts 9:8

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.

KJV

ἠγέρθη δὲ Σαῦλος ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς, ἠνοιγμένων δὲ τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτοῦ οὐδὲν ἔβλεπεν· χειραγωγοῦντες δὲ αὐτὸν εἰσήγαγον εἰς Δαμασκόν.

Greek NT

Surrexit autem Saulus de terra, apertisque oculis nihil videbat. Ad manus autem illum trahentes, introduxerunt Damascum.

Vulgate

And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw nothing; and they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.

ASV

And Saul arose from the ground: and when his eyes were opened, he saw nothing. But they, leading him by the hands, brought him to Damascus.

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In this verse

People Saul

In the original Greek

15 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Δαμασκός
damaskos
noun · 15×
Σαῦλος
saulos
noun · 15×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
βλέπω
blepo
verb · 132×
γῆ
ge
noun · 251×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
εἰσάγω
eisago
verb · 11×
οὐδείς
oudeis
adjective · 235×
χειραγωγέω
cheiragogeo
verb · 2×
ἀνοίγω
anoigo
verb · 76×
ἀπό
apo
preposition · 640×
ἐγείρω
egeiro
verb · 143×
ὀφθαλμός
ophthalmos
noun · 100×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

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

minor
SBLGNT: Σαῦλος | WH/Treg/NIV: Σαῦλος | RP: ὁ Σαῦλος
  • ΣαῦλοςSBLGNT
  • ΣαῦλοςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ὁ ΣαῦλοςRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: δὲ | WH/Treg/NIV: δὲ | RP: τε
  • δὲSBLGNT
  • δὲWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • τεRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: οὐδὲν | WH/Treg/NIV: οὐδὲν | RP: οὐδένα
  • οὐδὲνSBLGNT
  • οὐδὲνWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • οὐδέναRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Miracle

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

  • 2Kgs 6:17 — And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of
  • Acts 9:18 — And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.
  • Acts 13:11 — And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to
  • Acts 22:11 — 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.
  • Acts 22:11 — 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.
  • Gen 15:12 — And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.
  • Heb 8:9 — Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded th
  • Mark 8:23 — And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.