KJV King James Version
And the Lord [said] unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for [one] called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Acts 9:11
And the Lord [said] unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for [one] called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.
WEB World English Bible
The Lord said to him, “Arise, and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judah for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus. For behold, he is praying,
ASV American Standard Version
And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus: for behold, he prayeth;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the Lord saith unto him, ‘Having risen, go on unto the street that is called Straight, and seek in the house of Judas, one by name Saul of Tarsus, for, lo, he doth pray,
Surrounding context — 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.
9 And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.
10 And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I [am here], Lord.
11 And the Lord [said] unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for [one] called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,
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.
13 Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:
14 And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.
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ὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenκύριοςG2962 · kurioslord: GodπρὸςG4314 · prosto/withαὐτόν·G846 · autosit/s/heἀναστὰςG450 · anistēmito ariseπορεύθητιG4198 · poreuōto travelἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoῥύμηνG4505 · rhumēlaneτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoκαλουμένηνG2564 · kaleōto call: callεὐθεῖανG2117 · euthusStraightκαὶG2532 · kaiandζήτησονG2212 · zēteōto seekἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongοἰκίᾳG3614 · oikiahomeἸούδαG2455 · IoudasJudasΣαῦλονG4569 · SaulosSaulὀνόματιG3686 · onomanameΤαρσέα·G5018 · Tarseusof TarsusἰδοὺG2400 · idoulook!γὰρG1063 · garforπροσεύχεταιG4336 · proseuchomaito pray
Cross-references
Acts 9:30[Which] when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.Acts 21:39But Paul said, I am a man [which am] a Jew of Tarsus, [a city] in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.Acts 22:3I am verily a man [which am] a Jew, born in Tarsus, [a city] in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, [and] taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.Luke 11:9-10And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.Acts 11:25Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul:Luke 18:7-14And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?Matthew 7:7-8Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:Jeremiah 29:12-13Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.Zechariah 12:10And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for [his] only [son], and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for [his] firstborn.Deuteronomy 4:29But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find [him], if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.Psalm 50:15And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.Jeremiah 31:18-20I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself [thus]; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed [to the yoke]: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou [art] the LORD my God.Isaiah 55:6-7Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:Acts 11:13And he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and said unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter;Acts 2:21And it shall come to pass, [that] whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.John 4:10Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.Jonah 2:1-4Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish’s belly,Psalm 40:1-2To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
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