KJV King James Version
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.
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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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.
WEB World English Bible
Saul arose from the ground, and when his eyes were opened, he saw no one. They led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Saul arose from the earth, and his eyes having been opened, he beheld no one, and leading him by the hand they brought him to Damascus,
Surrounding context — Acts 9
5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: [it is] hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
6 And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord [said] unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
7 And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.
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,
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἠγέρθηG1453 · egeirōto ariseδὲG1161 · dethenΣαῦλοςG4569 · SaulosSaulἀπὸG575 · apoaway fromτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoγῆς,G1093 · gēearth: planetἀνεῳγμένωνG455 · anoigōto openδὲG1161 · dethenτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoὀφθαλμῶνG3788 · ophthalmoseyeαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heοὐδὲνG3762 · oudeisnoneἔβλεπεν·G991 · blepōto seeχειραγωγοῦντεςG5496 · cheiragōgeōto guideδὲG1161 · dethenαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heεἰσήγαγονG1521 · eisagōto bring inεἰςG1519 · eistowardΔαμασκόν.G1154 · DamaskosDamascus
Cross-references
Acts 22:11And 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 9:18And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.2 Kings 6:17-20And 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 fire round about Elisha.Acts 13:11And 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 lead him by the hand.Genesis 19:11And they smote the men that [were] at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.Exodus 4:11And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?
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