Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And immediately there fell from his eyes as it were scales: and he received his sight. And rising up, he was baptized. immediately. 2 Corinthians 3:14 But their senses were made dull. For, until this present day, the selfsame veil, in the reading of the old testament, remaineth not taken away (because in Christ it is made void). 2 Corinthians 4:6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God, in the face of Christ Jesus. and was. Acts 2:38,41 But Peter said to them: Do penance: and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of your sins. And you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. . . . Acts 13:12,13,37,38 Then the proconsul, when he had seen what was done, believed, admiring at the doctrine of the Lord. . . . Acts 22:16 And now why tarriest thou? Rise up and be baptized and wash away thy sins, invoking his name. Context Ananias Baptizes Saul…17And Ananias went his way and entered into the house. And laying his hands upon him, he said: Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus hath sent me, he that appeared to thee in the way as thou camest, that thou mayest receive thy sight and be filled with the Holy Ghost. 18And immediately there fell from his eyes as it were scales: and he received his sight. And rising up, he was baptized. 19And when he had taken meat, he was strengthened. And he was with the disciples that were at Damascus, for some days.… Cross References Acts 9:8 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. Acts 9:17 And Ananias went his way and entered into the house. And laying his hands upon him, he said: Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus hath sent me, he that appeared to thee in the way as thou camest, that thou mayest receive thy sight and be filled with the Holy Ghost. Acts 9:19 And when he had taken meat, he was strengthened. And he was with the disciples that were at Damascus, for some days. Acts 22:13 Coming to me and standing by me, said to me: Brother Saul, look up. And I, the same hour, looked upon him. Acts 22:16 And now why tarriest thou? Rise up and be baptized and wash away thy sins, invoking his name. Lexicon At that instant,εὐθέως (eutheōs) Adverb Strong's Greek 2112: Immediately, soon, at once. Adverb from euthus; directly, i.e. At once or soon. [something] like ὡς (hōs) Adverb Strong's Greek 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. scales λεπίδες (lepides) Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural Strong's Greek 3013: A scale, a scaly substance thrown off from the body. From lepo; a flake. fell ἀπέπεσαν (apepesan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's Greek 634: To fall away (from), fall off. From apo and pipto; to fall off. from ἀπὸ (apo) Preposition Strong's Greek 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. [Saul’s] αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. eyes, ὀφθαλμῶν (ophthalmōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 3788: The eye; fig: the mind's eye. From optanomai; the eye; by implication, vision; figuratively, envy. and τε (te) Conjunction Strong's Greek 5037: And, both. A primary particle of connection or addition; both or also. his sight was restored. ἀνέβλεψέν (aneblepsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 308: To look up, recover my sight. From ana and blepo; to look up; by implication, to recover sight. He got up ἀναστὰς (anastas) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 450: To raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear. From ana and histemi; to stand up. [and] was baptized, ἐβαπτίσθη (ebaptisthē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 907: Lit: I dip, submerge, but specifically of ceremonial dipping; I baptize. Additional Translations At that instant, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and his sight was restored. He got up and was baptized, And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight. And having risen up, he was baptized, And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight immediately, and arose, and was baptized. And straightway there fell from his eyes as it were scales, and he received his sight; and he arose and was baptized; And straightway there fell from his eyes as it were scales, and he saw, and rising up was baptised; And straightway there fell from his eyes as it were scales, and he received his sight; and he arose and was baptized; And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized. Instantly there dropped from his eyes what seemed to be scales, and he could see once more. Upon this he rose and received baptism; Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he received his sight. He arose and was baptized. And immediately there fell from his eyes as it were scales, he saw again also presently, and having risen, was baptized, Jump to Previous Able Baptism Baptized Dropped Eyes Fell Forthwith Immediately Instantly Once Presently Received Regained Rising Rose Saul's Scales Seemed Sight Something Straight VeilJump to Next Able Baptism Baptized Dropped Eyes Fell Forthwith Immediately Instantly Once Presently Received Regained Rising Rose Saul's Scales Seemed Sight Something Straight VeilExternal Links Acts 9:18 NIVActs 9:18 NLT Acts 9:18 ESV Acts 9:18 NASB Acts 9:18 ASV Acts 9:18 Bible Apps Acts 9:18 Biblia Paralela Acts 9:18 Chinese Bible Acts 9:18 French Bible Acts 9:18 German Bible Alphabetical: again and baptized could eyes fell from got he his Immediately like regained Saul's scales see sight something there up was NT Apostles: Acts 9:18 Immediately something like scales fell from his (Acts of the Apostles Ac) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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