Acts 9:19Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And when he had taken meat, he was strengthened. And he was with the disciples that were at Damascus, for some days.
και λαβων τροφην ενισχυσεν εγενετο δε ο σαυλος μετα των εν δαμασκω μαθητων ημερας τινας
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Acts 26:20But to them first that are at Damascus and at Jerusalem, and unto all the country of Judea, and to the Gentiles did I preach, that they should do penance and turn to God, doing works worthy of penance.
- 1 Sam 30:12As also a piece of a cake of figs, and two bunches of raisins. And when he had eaten them, his spirit returned, and he was refreshed: for he had not eaten bread, nor drunk water, three days and three nights.
- Gal 1:17Neither went I to Jerusalem, to the apostles who were before me: but I went into Arabia, and again I returned to Damascus.
- Acts 27:33And when it began to be light, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying: This day is the fourteenth day that you have waited and continued fasting, taking nothing.
- Acts 27:36Then were they all of better cheer: and they also took some meat.
- Eccl 9:7Go then, and eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with gladness: because thy works please God.
- Acts 11:26And they conversed there in the church a whole year: and they taught a great multitude, so that at Antioch the disciples were first named Christians.
- 1 Sam 10:10And they came to the foresaid hill, and behold a company of prophets met him: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he prophesied in the midst of them.
The original text
Greek text, 13 words with lemma, transliteration and Strong’s number. Tap to expand.
- καὶkaiandG2532 · καί
- λαβὼνlabōnI receiveG2983 · λαμβάνω
- τροφὴνtrophēnfoodG5160 · τροφή
- ἐνίσχυσενenischysenI invigorateG1765 · ἐνισχύω
- ἘγένετοegenetoI come into beingG1096 · γίνομαι
- δὲdebutG1161 · δέ
- μετὰmetawithG3326 · μετά
- τῶνtōntheG3588 · ὁ
- ἐνeninG1722 · ἐν
- ΔαμασκῷdamaskōDamascusG1154 · Δαμασκός
- μαθητῶνmathētōna learnerG3101 · μαθητής
- ἡμέραςhēmerasa dayG2250 · ἡμέρα
- τινὰςtinasany oneG5100 · τις