10 “Ananias!”
11 “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,
12 and in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and laying his hands on him, that he might receive his sight.”
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Narration or other speakers' words are omitted to show Jesus' words. Read in context for the full passage.15 “Go your way, for he is my chosen vessel to bear my name before the nations and kings, and the children of Israel.
16 For I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name’s sake.”
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Background (3)
Historical source · 1897 · selected excerpts
- Ananias
(2.) A Christian at Damascus (Acts 9:10). He became Paul's instructor; but when or by what means he himself became a Christian we have no information.
- Tarsus
The chief city of Cilicia. […] It was the native place of the Apostle Paul (Acts 21:39).
- Saul (also called Paul)
His circumcision-name was Saul […] He was a native of Tarsus, the capital of Cilicia, a Roman province in the south-east of Asia Minor.