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Acts 9:1-19 (TNIV)

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¹ Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord's disciples. He went to the high priest ² and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem. ³ As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. ⁴ He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?" ⁵ "Who are you, Lord?" Saul asked. "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting," he replied. ⁶ "Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do." ⁷ The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless; they heard the sound but did not see anyone. ⁸ Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus. ⁹ For three days he was blind, and did not eat or drink anything. ¹⁰ In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord called to him in a vision, "Ananias!" "Yes, Lord," he answered. ¹¹ The Lord told him, "Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying. ¹² In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight." ¹³ "Lord," Ananias answered, "I have heard many reports about this man and all the harm he has done to your people in Jerusalem. ¹⁴ And he has come here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on your name." ¹⁵ But the Lord said to Ananias, "Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel. ¹⁶ I will show him how much he must suffer for my name." ¹⁷ ¹⁸ Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul's eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized, ¹⁹ and after taking some food, he regained his strength. Saul spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.

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
Judas (Joo-das): Jude, same as Judah
Saul (Sawl): demanded; lent; ditch; death
Tarsus (Tar-suss): winged; feathered
So (Soh):