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Acts 9:17
So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Ananias arrives at a house and places his hands on Saul, addressing him as "Brother Saul" immediately after receiving a direct command from the Lord.
The words — The narrative records Ananias’s arrival with εἰσῆλθεν (eisēlthen, "entered") the house and his physical act of laying hands on the blinded traveler.
The thread — The physical laying on of hands for spiritual impartation parallels Acts 8:17 and Acts 6:6, while the specific promise to be filled with the Holy Spirit corresponds to the Pentecost event in Acts 2:4.
Why it lands — The text states that a designated messenger acts on Christ's commission to restore Saul's physical sight and impart the Spirit, establishing a pattern of apostolic mediation for spiritual restoration.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.
Cross-references
- Acts 8:17 Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
- Acts 2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
- Acts 6:6 They presented these seven to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
- Acts 22:12 There a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there,
- Acts 13:52 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
- 1 Timothy 5:22 Do not be too quick in the laying on of hands and thereby share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
- 1 Peter 1:22 Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
- Genesis 45:4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near me.” And they did so. “I am Joseph, your brother,” he said, “the one you sold into Egypt!
- Matthew 19:13 Then little children were brought to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them and pray for them. And the disciples rebuked those who brought them.
- Mark 6:5 So He could not perform any miracles there, except to lay His hands on a few of the sick and heal them.