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Acts 22:11 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus. "
Acts 22:11
Verse in Context
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And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.
And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do.
And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus.
And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt
Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.
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Acts 22:1
"Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you."
Acts 22:2
"(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)"
Acts 22:3
"I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day."
Acts 22:4
"And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women."
Acts 22:5
"As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished."
Acts 22:6
"And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me."
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