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Acts 13:11 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Now, behold, the hand of the Lord is on you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun for a season!” Immediately a mist and darkness fell on him. He went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand. "

Acts 13:11

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9 But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fastened his eyes on him

10 and said, “You son of the devil, full of all deceit and all cunning, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

11 Now, behold, the hand of the Lord is on you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun for a season!” Immediately a mist and darkness fell on him. He went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

12 Then the proconsul, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord.

13 Now Paul and his company set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia. John departed from them and returned to Jerusalem.

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Deuteronomy 28:28

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"The LORD will strike you with madness, with blindness, and with astonishment of heart."

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Mark 8:23

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"He took hold of the blind man by the hand, and brought him out of the village. When he had spat on his eyes, and laid his hands on him, he asked him if he saw anything."

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John 12:40

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"“He has blinded their eyes and he hardened their heart, lest they should see with their eyes, and perceive with their heart, and would turn, and I would heal them.”"

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Isaiah 42:16

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"I will bring the blind by a way that they don’t know. I will lead them in paths that they don’t know. I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight. I will do these things, and I will not forsake them."

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Jeremiah 13:16

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"Give glory to the LORD your God, before he causes darkness, and before your feet stumble on the dark mountains, and while you look for light, he turns it into the shadow of death, and makes it deep darkness."

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2 Kings 6:18

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"When they came down to him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, and said, “Please strike this people with blindness.” He struck them with blindness according to Elisha’s word."

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Acts 13:1

"Now in the assembly that was at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul."

Acts 13:2

"As they served the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, “Separate Barnabas and Saul for me, for the work to which I have called them.”"

Acts 13:3

"Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away."

Acts 13:4

"So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia. From there they sailed to Cyprus."

Acts 13:5

"When they were at Salamis, they proclaimed God’s word in the Jewish synagogues. They also had John as their attendant."

Acts 13:6

"When they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar Jesus,"

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