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Selected Verse: Acts 22:12 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ac 22:12 |
Strong Concordance |
And [1161] one [5100] Ananias [367], a devout [2152] man [435] according [2596] to the law [3551], having a good report [3140] of [5259] all [3956] the Jews [2453] which dwelt [2730] there, |
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King James |
And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there, |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| Ananias, a devout man, according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there--One would not know from this description of Ananias that he was a Christian at all, the apostles object being to hold him up as unexceptionable, even to the most rigid Jews. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| See the notes on Act 9:17-18. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
A devout man, etc
In Act 9:10, he is called a disciple. Paul here "affirms that he was not introduced to Christianity by an opponent of Judaism, but by a strict Jew" (Gloag). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| A devout man according to the law - A truly religious person, and though a believer in Christ, yet a strict observer of the law of Moses. |
17 And [1161] Ananias [367] went his way [565], and [2532] entered [1525] into [1519] the house [3614]; and [2532] putting [2007] his hands [5495] on [1909] him [846] said [2036], Brother [80] Saul [4549], the Lord [2962], even Jesus [2424], that appeared [3700] unto thee [4671] in [1722] the way [3598] as [3739] thou camest [2064], hath sent [649] me [3165], that [3704] thou mightest receive thy sight [308], and [2532] be filled with [4130] the Holy [40] Ghost [4151].
18 And [2532] immediately [2112] there fell [634] from [575] his [846] eyes [3788] as [5616] it had been scales [3013]: and he received sight [308] forthwith [3916], and [5037] arose [450], and [2532] was baptized [907].
10 And [1161] there was [2258] a certain [5100] disciple [3101] at [1722] Damascus [1154], named [3686] Ananias [367]; and [2532] to [4314] him [846] said [2036] the Lord [2962] in [1722] a vision [3705], Ananias [367]. And [1161] he said [2036], Behold [2400], I [1473] am here, Lord [2962].