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Acts 9:1-19 (MSG)

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¹ All this time Saul was breathing down the necks of the Master's disciples, out for the kill. He went to the Chief Priest ² and got arrest warrants to take to the meeting places in Damascus so that if he found anyone there belonging to the Way, whether men or women, he could arrest them and bring them to Jerusalem. ³ He set off. When he got to the outskirts of Damascus, he was suddenly dazed by a blinding flash of light. ⁴ As he fell to the ground, he heard a voice: "Saul, Saul, why are you out to get me?" ⁵ He said, "Who are you, Master?" "I am Jesus, the One you're hunting down. ⁶ I want you to get up and enter the city. In the city you'll be told what to do next." ⁷ His companions stood there dumbstruck--they could hear the sound, but couldn't see anyone-- ⁸ while Saul, picking himself up off the ground, found himself stone blind. They had to take him by the hand and lead him into Damascus. ⁹ He continued blind for three days. He ate nothing, drank nothing. ¹⁰ There was a disciple in Damascus by the name of Ananias. The Master spoke to him in a vision: "Ananias." "Yes, Master?" he answered. ¹¹ "Get up and go over to Straight Avenue. Ask at the house of Judas for a man from Tarsus. His name is Saul. He's there praying. ¹² He has just had a dream in which he saw a man named Ananias enter the house and lay hands on him so he could see again." ¹³ Ananias protested, "Master, you can't be serious. Everybody's talking about this man and the terrible things he's been doing, his reign of terror against your people in Jerusalem! ¹⁴ And now he's shown up here with papers from the Chief Priest that give him license to do the same to us." ¹⁵ But the Master said, "Don't argue. Go! I have picked him as my personal representative to Gentiles and kings and Jews. ¹⁶ And now I'm about to show him what he's in for--the hard suffering that goes with this job." 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,


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 8) Fasting - Saul - did not eat for three day because of his blindness
(v. 9) Fasting - Saul - did not eat for three day because of his blindness
(v. 11) Prayer - Paul - praying for sight
(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. 2) Waking Dead - Fellowship of the Heart (2010-09-21)
(v. 4) Believers is Jesus (2015-06-05)
(v. 9) Kingdom First - Hungry and Humility (part 2) (2010-01-23)
(v. 9) To Live is Christ - Know Christ (2010-03-18)
(v. 13) Waking Dead - Wisdom and Heart (2010-08-28)
(v. 13) Risk Assessment (2015-06-30)
(v. 14) Waking Dead - Wisdom and Heart (2010-08-28)
(v. 14) Risk Assessment (2015-06-30)
(v. 15) Risk Assessment (2015-06-30)
(v. 15) Names of the Believers (part IV) (2011-05-04)
(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)

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 1) Sermon: I am Innocent of the Blood of all Men (version 2) (2007-03-16)
(v. 2) Sermon: I am Innocent of the Blood of all Men (version 2) (2007-03-16)
(v. 3) Sermon: I am Innocent of the Blood of all Men (version 2) (2007-03-16)
(v. 4) Sermon: I am Innocent of the Blood of all Men (version 2) (2007-03-16)
(v. 5) Sermon: I am Innocent of the Blood of all Men (version 2) (2007-03-16)
(v. 6) Sermon: I am Innocent of the Blood of all Men (version 2) (2007-03-16)
(v. 7) Sermon: I am Innocent of the Blood of all Men (version 2) (2007-03-16)
(v. 8) Sermon: I am Innocent of the Blood of all Men (version 2) (2007-03-16)
(v. 9) Sermon: I am Innocent of the Blood of all Men (version 2) (2007-03-16)
(v. 10) Sermon: I am Innocent of the Blood of all Men (version 2) (2007-03-16)
(v. 11) Sermon: I am Innocent of the Blood of all Men (version 2) (2007-03-16)
(v. 12) Sermon: I am Innocent of the Blood of all Men (version 2) (2007-03-16)
(v. 13) Sermon: I am Innocent of the Blood of all Men (version 2) (2007-03-16)
(v. 14) Sermon: I am Innocent of the Blood of all Men (version 2) (2007-03-16)
(v. 15) Sermon: I am Innocent of the Blood of all Men (version 2) (2007-03-16)
(v. 16) Sermon: I am Innocent of the Blood of all Men (version 2) (2007-03-16)
(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)

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
Jesus (Jeez-us): savior; deliverer
Judas (Joo-das): Jude, same as Judah
Saul (Sawl): demanded; lent; ditch; death
So (Soh):