Acts 9:18

9:17 And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.

And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.

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Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he received his sight. He arose and was baptized.

And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.

And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight immediately, and arose, and was baptized.

9:19 And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.

What does Acts 9:18 mean?

Acts 9:18 is a verse in the book of Acts, in the New Testament. In the original Greek, key words include καί (kai), εὐθέως (eutheos), ἀποπίπτω (apopipto).

Greek interlinear

Andκαίkai/kahee/G2532apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.

immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheos/yoo-theh'-oce/G2112adverb from 2117; directly, i.e. at once or soon:--anon, as soon as, forthwith, immediately, shortly, straightway.

there

fellἀποπίπτωapopipto/ap-op-ip'-to/G634from 575 and 4098; to fall off:--fall.

fromἀπόapo/apo'/G575a primary particle; "off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative):--(X here-)after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of), for(-th), from, in, (out) of, off, (up-)on(-ce), since, with. In composition (as a prefix) it usually denotes separation, departure, cessation, completion, reversal, etc.

hisαὐτόςautos/ow-tos'/G846from the particle au (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.

eyesὀφθαλμόςophthalmos/of-thal-mos'/G3788from 3700; the eye (literally or figuratively); by implication, vision; figuratively, envy (from the jealous side-glance):--eye, sight.

asὡσείhosei/ho-si'/G5616from 5613 and 1487; as if:--about, as (it had been, it were), like (as).

had

been

scales:λεπίςlepis/lep-is'/G3013from lepo (to peel); a flake:--scale.

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received

sightἀναβλέπωanablepo/an-ab-lep'-o/G308from 303 and 991; to look up; by implication, to recover sight:--look (up), see, receive sight.

forthwith,παραχρῆμαparachrema/par-akh-ray'-mah/G3916from 3844 and 5536 (in its original sense); at the thing itself, i.e. instantly:--forthwith, immediately, presently, straightway, soon.

andτέte/teh/G5037a primary particle (enclitic) of connection or addition; both or also (properly, as correlation of 2532):--also, and, both, even, then, whether. Often used in composition, usually as the latter participle.

arose,ἀνίστημιanistemi/an-is'-tay-mee/G450from 303 and 2476; to stand up (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive):--arise, lift up, raise up (again), rise (again), stand up(-right).

andκαίkai/kahee/G2532apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.

was

baptized.βαπτίζωbaptizo/bap-tid'-zo/G907from a derivative of 911; to immerse, submerge; to make whelmed (i.e. fully wet); used only (in the New Testament) of ceremonial ablution, especially (technically) of the ordinance of Christian baptism:--Baptist, baptize, wash.

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What does Acts 9:18 say?

Acts 9:18 (King James Version) reads: "And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized."

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Acts 9:18 is in the New Testament of the Bible, in the book of Acts.

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