Acts 9:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
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“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Acts 9:8 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 19:11And they struck the men at the entrance, young and old, with blindness, so that they wearied themselves trying to find the door.
- Exodus 4:11And the LORD said to him, “Who gave man his mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, the sighted or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD?
- 2 Kings 6:17Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the hills were full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
- Acts 9:18At that instant, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and his sight was restored. He got up and was baptized,
- Acts 13:11Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be blind and unable to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.
- Acts 22:11Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.
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