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Acts 9:17-22 (MSG)

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17 So Ananias went and found the house, placed his hands on blind Saul, and said, "Brother Saul, the Master sent me, the same Jesus you saw on your way here. He sent me so you could see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit." 18 No sooner were the words out of his mouth than something like scales fell from Saul's eyes--he could see again! He got to his feet, was baptized, 19 and sat down with them to a hearty meal. Saul spent a few days getting acquainted with the Damascus disciples, 20 but then went right to work, wasting no time, preaching in the meeting places that this Jesus was the Son of God. 21 They were caught off guard by this and, not at all sure they could trust him, they kept saying, "Isn't this the man who wreaked havoc in Jerusalem among the believers? And didn't he come here to do the same thing--arrest us and drag us off to jail in Jer 22 But their suspicions didn't slow Saul down for even a minute. His momentum was up now and he plowed straight into the opposition, disarming the Damascus Jews and trying to show them that this Jesus was the Messiah.


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 17) Baptism / Conversions - Saul - baptized and his sins were washed away
(v. 18) Baptism / Conversions - Saul - baptized and his sins were washed away
(v. 18) Prayer - Paul - praying for sight

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 17) Getting Started (part II) (2011-11-20)
(v. 18) Getting Started (part II) (2011-11-20)
(v. 19) Getting Started (part II) (2011-11-20)
(v. 20) Getting Started (part II) (2011-11-20)
(v. 21) Getting Started (part II) (2011-11-20)
(v. 22) Falling in Love with God - Jesus: Anointed One (2008-04-09)
(v. 22) Getting Started (part II) (2011-11-20)

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 17) Sermon: I am Innocent of the Blood of all Men (version 2) (2007-03-16)
(v. 18) Sermon: I am Innocent of the Blood of all Men (version 2) (2007-03-16)
(v. 20) Devotional: Focus on your Purpose (2008-12-12)

Definition(s):
Ananias (An-a-nigh-ass): or Ananiah, the cloud of the Lord
Damascus (Da-mas-kus): a sack full of blood; the similitude of burning
Jerusalem (Je-roo-sa-lem): vision of peace
Jesus (Jeez-us): savior; deliverer
Saul (Sawl): demanded; lent; ditch; death