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came to me, and standing by me said to me, `Brother Saul, receive your sight!` In that very hour I looked up at him.
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An Instant Miracle
Commentators highlight the immediacy of Paul's healing. The Greek word for "looked up" is the same one used for "receive your sight," implying he both regained his sight and used it in the same instant. The phrase "in that very hour" also means "immediately," emphasizing the sudden and powerful work of God.
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I looked up on him (αναβλεψα εις αυτον). First aorist active indicative and same word as αναβλεψον (Receive thy sight). Hence here…
19th Century
Baptist
If Paul was to be an apostle, it was necessary for him to see the Lord Christ, for one of the qualifications of an apostle was that he should be ab…
At Damascus Paul was visited by Ananias, God’s messenger to bring about renewal of Paul’s sight and to announce God’s purpose for him as a witness …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Came unto me Being at the house of Judas, in that street of Damascus called Straight, (Acts 9:11) and st…
Presbyterian
The apostle goes on to relate how he was confirmed in the change he had made. The Lord having chosen the sinner, so that he should know his will, h…
