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Acts 9:11
“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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Lord addresses Ananias in a vision in Damascus, directing him to find Saul, who is at that moment praying blind.
The words — ἀναστὰς (anastas), "having risen up," is an aorist participle that precedes the aorist imperative πορευθήτι (poreuthēti), "do go," sequencing the command: first rise, then move.
The thread — The "ask for" language echoes Luke 11:9, and Saul's Tarsus origin recurs in Acts 9:30 and 11:25, where others travel to find him.
Why it lands — The command is to go toward a man who has just been persecuting the church; the verse asks the reader to act on direction even when the target is someone who has done harm.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,
Cross-references
- Acts 9:30 When the brothers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.
- Luke 11:9 So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
- Acts 11:25 Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul,
- Acts 21:39 But Paul answered, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Now I beg you to allow me to speak to the people.”
- Acts 22:3 “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I was just as zealous for God as any of you are today.
- Matthew 7:7 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
- Luke 18:7 Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay in helping them?
- Deuteronomy 4:29 But if from there you will seek the LORD your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
- Psalms 50:15 Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
- Isaiah 55:6 Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.