Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For three days he was blind, and did not eat or drink anything. New Living Translation He remained there blind for three days and did not eat or drink. English Standard Version And for three days he was without sight, and neither ate nor drank. Berean Standard Bible For three days he was without sight, and he did not eat or drink anything. Berean Literal Bible And he was three days without seeing, and neither did he eat nor drink. King James Bible And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink. New King James Version And he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank. New American Standard Bible And for three days he was without sight, and neither ate nor drank. NASB 1995 And he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank. NASB 1977 And he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank. Legacy Standard Bible And he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank. Amplified Bible And he was unable to see for three days, and he neither ate nor drank. Christian Standard Bible He was unable to see for three days and did not eat or drink. Holman Christian Standard Bible He was unable to see for three days and did not eat or drink. American Standard Version And he was three days without sight, and did neither eat nor drink. Contemporary English Version and for three days he was blind and did not eat or drink. English Revised Version And he was three days without sight, and did neither eat nor drink. GOD'S WORD® Translation For three days he couldn't see and didn't eat or drink. Good News Translation For three days he was not able to see, and during that time he did not eat or drink anything. International Standard Version For three days he couldn't see, and he didn't eat or drink anything. Majority Standard Bible For three days he was without sight, and he did not eat or drink anything. NET Bible For three days he could not see, and he neither ate nor drank anything. New Heart English Bible He was without sight for three days, and neither ate nor drank. Webster's Bible Translation And he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank. Weymouth New Testament And for two days he remained without sight, and did not eat or drink anything. World English Bible He was without sight for three days, and neither ate nor drank. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand he was three days without seeing, and he neither ate nor drank. Berean Literal Bible And he was three days without seeing, and neither did he eat nor drink. Young's Literal Translation and he was three days without seeing, and he did neither eat nor drink. Smith's Literal Translation And he was three days not seeing, and he ate not, nor drank. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he was there three days, without sight, and he did neither eat nor drink. Catholic Public Domain Version And in that place, he was without sight for three days, and he neither ate nor drank. New American Bible For three days he was unable to see, and he neither ate nor drank. New Revised Standard Version For three days he was without sight, and neither ate nor drank. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd he was unable to see for three days during which he neither ate nor drank. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he could see nothing for three days, and he did not eat or drink. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAnd he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank. Godbey New Testament and he was three days not seeing, neither did he eat nor drink. Haweis New Testament And he was three days seeing nothing, and did neither eat nor drink. Mace New Testament where he was three days without sight, and did neither eat nor drink. Weymouth New Testament And for two days he remained without sight, and did not eat or drink anything. Worrell New Testament And he was three days without seeing; and he neither ate, nor drank. Worsley New Testament And he was three days without sight, and did neither eat nor drink. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Road to Damascus…8Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus. 9 For three days he was without sight, and he did not eat or drink anything. 10In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered.… Cross References Acts 22:11 Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus. Acts 26:12-18 In this pursuit I was on my way to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests. / About noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions. / We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’ ... 2 Corinthians 4:6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. Galatians 1:15-16 But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased / to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood, 1 Timothy 1:12-16 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, that He considered me faithful and appointed me to service. / I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy. / And the grace of our Lord overflowed to me, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. ... John 9:39-41 Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.” / Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?” / “If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.” Matthew 6:16-18 When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward. / But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, / so that your fasting will not be obvious to men, but only to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. Matthew 9:15 Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while He is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast. Luke 18:35-43 As Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting beside the road, begging. / When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening. / “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by,” they told him. ... Exodus 34:28 So Moses was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights without eating bread or drinking water. He wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant—the Ten Commandments. Deuteronomy 9:9 When I went up on the mountain to receive the tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant that the LORD made with you, I stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights. I ate no bread and drank no water. 1 Kings 19:8 So he got up and ate and drank. And strengthened by that food, he walked forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God. Jonah 3:5-10 And the Ninevites believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least. / When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. / Then he issued a proclamation in Nineveh: “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let no man or beast, herd or flock, taste anything at all. They must not eat or drink. ... Daniel 9:3 So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes. Isaiah 58:3-6 “Why have we fasted, and You have not seen? Why have we humbled ourselves, and You have not noticed?” “Behold, on the day of your fast, you do as you please, and you oppress all your workers. / You fast with contention and strife to strike viciously with your fist. You cannot fast as you do today and have your voice be heard on high. / Is this the fast I have chosen: a day for a man to deny himself, to bow his head like a reed, and to spread out sackcloth and ashes? Will you call this a fast and a day acceptable to the LORD? ... Treasury of Scripture And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink. Acts 9:11,12 And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth, … 2 Chronicles 33:12,13,18,19 And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, … Esther 4:16 Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish. Jump to Previous Able Ate Blind Drank Drink Eat Food Sight ThreeJump to Next Able Ate Blind Drank Drink Eat Food Sight ThreeActs 9 1. Saul, going toward Damascus, is stricken down to the earth, 8. and led blind to Damascus; 10. is called to the apostleship; 18. and is baptized by Ananias. 20. He preaches Christ boldly. 23. The Jews lay wait to kill him; 29. so do the Grecians, but he escapes both. 31. The church having rest, Peter heals Aeneas; 36. and restores Tabitha to life. For three days The phrase "for three days" is significant in biblical numerology, where the number three often symbolizes completeness or divine perfection. In the context of Saul's conversion, these three days of blindness and fasting represent a period of transformation and preparation. Historically, three days is a recurring motif in Scripture, such as Jonah's three days in the belly of the fish (Jonah 1:17) and Jesus' resurrection on the third day (1 Corinthians 15:4). This period signifies a transition from death to life, from old to new, and from darkness to light. he was without sight and he did not eat or drink anything Parallel Commentaries ... Greek [For]καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. three τρεῖς (treis) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural Strong's 5140: Three. Or neuter tria a primary number; 'three'. days ἡμέρας (hēmeras) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural Strong's 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. he was ἦν (ēn) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. without μὴ (mē) Adverb Strong's 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. sight, βλέπων (blepōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 991: (primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern. A primary verb; to look at. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. he did not eat ἔφαγεν (ephagen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 5315: A primary verb; to eat. [or] οὐδὲ (oude) Conjunction Strong's 3761: Neither, nor, not even, and not. From ou and de; not however, i.e. Neither, nor, not even. drink [anything]. ἔπιεν (epien) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 4095: To drink, imbibe. A prolonged form of pio, which poo occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses; to imbibe. Links Acts 9:9 NIVActs 9:9 NLT Acts 9:9 ESV Acts 9:9 NASB Acts 9:9 KJV Acts 9:9 BibleApps.com Acts 9:9 Biblia Paralela Acts 9:9 Chinese Bible Acts 9:9 French Bible Acts 9:9 Catholic Bible NT Apostles: Acts 9:9 He was without sight for three days (Acts of the Apostles Ac) |
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