THEOSISActs 9:18Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And immediately there fell from his eyes as it were scales: and he received his sight. And rising up, he was baptized.
και ευθεως απεπεσον απο των οφθαλμων αυτου ωσει λεπιδες ανεβλεψεν τε τε παραχρημα και αναστας εβαπτισθη
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Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- 2 Cor 3:14But their senses were made dull. For, until this present day, the selfsame veil, in the reading of the old testament, remaineth not taken away (because in Christ it is made void).
- Acts 22:16And now why tarriest thou? Rise up and be baptized and wash away thy sins, invoking his name.
- Acts 2:38But Peter said to them: Do penance: and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of your sins. And you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
- Acts 13:12Then the proconsul, when he had seen what was done, believed, admiring at the doctrine of the Lord.
- Acts 13:13Now when Paul and they that were with him had sailed from Paphos, they came to Perge in Pamphylia. And John departing from them, returned to Jerusalem.
- Acts 13:37But he whom God hath raised from the dead saw no corruption.
- Acts 13:38Be it known therefore to you, men, brethren, that through him forgiveness of sins is preached to you: and from all the things from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.
- 2 Cor 4:6For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God, in the face of Christ Jesus.
The original text
Greek text, 14 words with lemma, transliteration and Strong’s number. Tap to expand.
- ΚαὶkaiandG2532 · καί
- εὐθέωςeutheōsimmediatelyG2112 · εὐθέως
- ἀπέπεσανapepesanI fall away fromG634 · ἀποπίπτω
- αὐτοῦautouheG846 · αὐτός
- ἀπὸapofromG575 · ἀπό
- τῶνtōntheG3588 · ὁ
- ὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnthe eyeG3788 · ὀφθαλμός
- ὡςhōsasG5613 · ὡς
- λεπίδεςlepidesa scaleG3013 · λεπίς
- ἀνέβλεψένaneblepsenI look upG308 · ἀναβλέπω
- τεteandG5037 · τε
- καὶkaiandG2532 · καί
- ἀναστὰςanastasI raise upG450 · ἀνίστημι
- ἐβαπτίσθηebaptisthēI dipG907 · βαπτίζω