13 Then G1161 Ananias G367 answered, G611 Lord, G2962 I have heard G191 by G575 many G4183 of G4012 this G5127 man, G435 how much G3745 evil G2556 he hath done G4160 to thy G4675 saints G40 at G1722 Jerusalem: G2419
14 And G2532 here G5602 he hath G2192 authority G1849 from G3844 the chief priests G749 to bind G1210 all G3956 that call G1941 on thy G4675 name. G3686
15 But G1161 the Lord G2962 said G2036 unto G4314 him, G846 Go thy way: G4198 for G3754 he G3778 is G2076 a chosen G1589 vessel G4632 unto me, G3427 to bear G941 my G3450 name G3686 before G1799 the Gentiles, G1484 and G2532 kings, G935 and G5037 the children G5207 of Israel: G2474
16 For G1063 I G1473 will shew G5263 him G846 how great things G3745 he G846 must G1163 suffer G3958 for G5228 my G3450 name's sake. G3686 G5228
17 And G1161 Ananias G367 went his way, G565 and G2532 entered G1525 into G1519 the house; G3614 and G2532 putting G2007 his hands G5495 on G1909 him G846 said, G2036 Brother G80 Saul, G4549 the Lord, G2962 even Jesus, G2424 that appeared G3700 unto thee G4671 in G1722 the way G3598 as G3739 thou camest, G2064 hath sent G649 me, G3165 that G3704 thou mightest receive thy sight, G308 and G2532 be filled with G4130 the Holy G40 Ghost. G4151
18 And G2532 immediately G2112 there fell G634 from G575 his G846 eyes G3788 as G5616 it had been scales: G3013 and he received sight G308 forthwith, G3916 and G5037 arose, G450 and G2532 was baptized. G907
19 And G2532 when he had received G2983 meat, G5160 he was strengthened. G1765 Then G1161 was G1096 Saul G4569 certain G5100 days G2250 with G3326 the disciples G3101 which were at G1722 Damascus. G1154
20 And G2532 straightway G2112 he preached G2784 Christ G5547 in G1722 the synagogues, G4864 that G3754 he G3778 is G2076 the Son G5207 of God. G2316
21 But G1161 all G3956 that heard G191 him were amazed, G1839 and G2532 said; G3004 Is G2076 not G3756 this G3778 he that destroyed G4199 them which G3588 called on G1941 this G5124 name G3686 in G1722 Jerusalem, G2419 and G2532 came G2064 hither G5602 for G1519 that G5124 intent, G1519 that G2443 he might bring G71 them G846 bound G1210 unto G1909 the chief priests? G749
22 But G1161 Saul G4569 increased G1743 the more G3123 in strength, G1743 and G2532 confounded G4797 the Jews G2453 which G3588 dwelt G2730 at G1722 Damascus, G1154 proving G4822 that G3754 this G3778 is G2076 very Christ. G5547
23 And G1161 after G5613 that many G2425 days G2250 were fulfilled, G4137 the Jews G2453 took counsel G4823 to kill G337 him: G846
24 But G1161 their G846 laying await G1917 was known G1097 of Saul. G4569 And G5037 they watched G3906 the gates G4439 day G2250 and G2532 night G3571 to G3704 kill G337 him. G846
25 Then G1161 the disciples G3101 took G2983 him G846 by night, G3571 and let him down G2524 G5465 by G1223 the wall G5038 in G1722 a basket. G4711
26 And G1161 when Saul G4569 was come G3854 to G1519 Jerusalem, G2419 he assayed G3987 to join himself G2853 to the disciples: G3101 but G2532 they were G5399 all G3956 afraid G5399 of him, G846 and believed G4100 not G3361 that G3754 he was G2076 a disciple. G3101
27 But G1161 Barnabas G921 took G1949 him, G846 and brought G71 him to G4314 the apostles, G652 and G2532 declared G1334 unto them G846 how G4459 he had seen G1492 the Lord G2962 in G1722 the way, G3598 and G2532 that G3754 he had spoken G2980 to him, G846 and G2532 how G4459 he had preached boldly G3955 at G1722 Damascus G1154 in G1722 the name G3686 of Jesus. G2424
28 And G2532 he was G2258 with G3326 them G846 coming in G1531 and G2532 going out G1607 at G1722 Jerusalem. G2419
29 And G2532 he spake G2980 boldly G3955 in G1722 the name G3686 of the Lord G2962 Jesus, G2424 and G5037 G2532 disputed G4802 against G4314 the Grecians: G1675 but G1161 they went about G2021 to slay G337 him. G846
30 Which when G1161 the brethren G80 knew, G1921 they brought G2609 him G846 down G2609 to G1519 Caesarea, G2542 and G2532 sent G1821 him G846 forth G1821 to G1519 Tarsus. G5019
31 Then G3303 G3767 had G2192 the churches G1577 rest G1515 throughout G2596 all G3650 Judaea G2449 and G2532 Galilee G1056 and G2532 Samaria, G4540 and were edified; G3618 and G2532 walking in G4198 the fear G5401 of the Lord, G2962 and G2532 in the comfort G3874 of the Holy G40 Ghost, G4151 were multiplied. G4129
32 And G1161 it came G1096 to pass, as G1330 Peter G4074 passed throughout G1330 G1223 all G3956 quarters, he came down G2718 also G2532 to G4314 the saints G40 which G3588 dwelt G2730 at Lydda. G3069
33 And G1161 there G1563 he found G2147 a certain G5100 man G444 named G3686 Aeneas, G132 which had kept G2621 G1909 his bed G2895 G1537 eight G3638 years, G2094 and G3739 was G2258 sick of the palsy. G3886
34 And G2532 Peter G4074 said G2036 unto him, G846 Aeneas, G132 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 maketh G2390 thee G4571 whole: G2390 arise, G450 and G2532 make G4766 thy G4572 bed. G4766 And G2532 he arose G450 immediately. G2112
35 And G2532 all G3956 that dwelt G2730 at Lydda G3069 and G2532 Saron G4565 saw G1492 him, G846 and G3748 turned G1994 to G1909 the Lord. G2962
36 Now G1161 there was G2258 at G1722 Joppa G2445 a certain G5100 disciple G3102 named G3686 Tabitha, G5000 which G3739 by interpretation G1329 is called G3004 Dorcas: G1393 this woman G3778 G846 was G2258 full G4134 of good G18 works G2041 and G2532 almsdeeds G1654 which G3739 she did. G4160
37 And G1161 it came to pass G1096 in G1722 those G1565 days, G2250 that she was sick, G770 and died: G599 whom when G1161 they G846 had washed, G3068 G846 they laid G5087 her in G1722 an upper chamber. G5253
38 And G1161 forasmuch as G5607 Lydda G3069 was nigh G1451 to Joppa, G2445 and the disciples G3101 had heard G191 that G3754 Peter G4074 was G2076 there, G1722 G846 they sent G649 unto G4314 him G846 two G1417 men, G435 desiring G3870 him that he would G3635 not G3361 delay G3635 to come G1330 to G2193 them. G846
39 Then G1161 Peter G4074 arose G450 and went with G4905 them. G846 When he G3739 was come, G3854 they brought him G321 into G1519 the upper chamber: G5253 and G2532 all G3956 the widows G5503 stood by G3936 him G846 weeping, G2799 and G2532 shewing G1925 the coats G5509 and G2532 garments G2440 which G3745 Dorcas G1393 made, G4160 while she was G5607 with G3326 them. G846
40 But G1161 Peter G4074 put G1544 them all G3956 forth, G1854 and kneeled down, G5087 G1119 and prayed; G4336 and G2532 turning G1994 him to G4314 the body G4983 said, G2036 Tabitha, G5000 arise. G450 And G1161 she opened G455 her G846 eyes: G3788 and G2532 when she saw G1492 Peter, G4074 she sat up. G339
41 And G1161 he gave G1325 her G846 his hand, G5495 and lifted G450 her G846 up, G450 and G1161 when he had called G5455 the saints G40 and G2532 widows, G5503 presented G3936 her G846 alive. G2198
42 And G1161 it was G1096 known G1110 throughout G2596 all G3650 Joppa; G2445 and G2532 many G4183 believed G4100 in G1909 the Lord. G2962
43 And G1161 it came to pass, G1096 that he G846 tarried G3306 many G2425 days G2250 in G1722 Joppa G2445 with G3844 one G5100 Simon G4613 a tanner. G1038
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Commentary on Acts 9 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 9
In this chapter we have,
Act 9:1-9
We found mention made of Saul twice or thrice in the story of Stephen, for the sacred penman longed to come to his story; and now we are come to it, not quite taking leave of Peter but from henceforward being mostly taken up with Paul the apostle of the Gentiles, as Peter was of the circumcision. His name in Hebrew was Saul-desired, though as remarkably little in stature as his namesake king Saul was tall and stately; one of the ancients calls him, Homo tricubitalis-but four feet and a half in height; his Roman name which he went by among the citizens of Rome was Paul-little. He was born in Tarsus, a city of Cilicia, a free city of the Romans, and himself a freeman of that city. His father and mother were both native Jews; therefore he calls himself a Hebrew of the Hebrews; he was of the tribe of Benjamin, which adhered to Judah. His education was in the schools of Tarsus first, which was a little Athens for learning; there he acquainted himself with the philosophy and poetry of the Greeks. Thence he was sent to the university at Jerusalem, to study divinity and the Jewish law. His tutor was Gamaliel, an eminent Pharisee. He had extraordinary natural parts, and improved mightily in learning. He had likewise a handicraft trade (being bred to tent-making), which was common with those among the Jews who were bred scholars (as Dr. Lightfoot saith), for the earning of their maintenance, and the avoiding of idleness. This is the young man on whom the grace of God wrought this mighty change here recorded, about a year after the ascension of Christ, or little more. We are here told,
Act 9:10-22
As for God, his work is perfect; if he begin, he will make an end: a good work was begun in Saul, when he was brought to Christ's feet, in that word, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And never did Christ leave any that were brought to that. Though Saul was sadly mortified when he lay three days blind, yet he was not abandoned. Christ here takes care of the work of his own hands. He that hath torn will heal-that hath smitten will bind up-that hath convinced will comfort.
Act 9:23-31
Luke here makes no mention of Paul's journey into Arabia, which he tells us himself was immediately after his conversion, Gal. 1:16, 17. As soon as God had revealed his Son in him, that he might preach him, he went not up to Jerusalem, to receive instructions from the apostles (as any other convert would have done, that was designed for the ministry), but he went to Arabia, where there was new ground to break up, and where he would have opportunity of teaching, but not learning; thence he returned to Damascus, and there, three years after his conversion, this happened, which is here recorded.
Act 9:32-35
Here we have,
Act 9:36-43
Here we have another miracle wrought by Peter, for the confirming of the gospel, and which exceeded the former-the raising of Tabitha to life when she had been for some time dead. Here is,