Acts 9:18
Strong's Lexicon
At that instant,
εὐθέως (eutheōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 2112: Immediately, soon, at once. Adverb from euthus; directly, i.e. At once or soon.

[something] like
ὡς (hōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.

scales
λεπίδες (lepides)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3013: A scale, a scaly substance thrown off from the body. From lepo; a flake.

fell
ἀπέπεσαν (apepesan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 634: To fall away (from), fall off. From apo and pipto; to fall off.

from
ἀπὸ (apo)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.

[Saul’s]
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

eyes,
ὀφθαλμῶν (ophthalmōn)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3788: The eye; fig: the mind's eye. From optanomai; the eye; by implication, vision; figuratively, envy.

and
τε (te)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 5037: And, both. A primary particle of connection or addition; both or also.

his sight was restored.
ἀνέβλεψέν (aneblepsen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 308: To look up, recover my sight. From ana and blepo; to look up; by implication, to recover sight.

He got up
ἀναστὰς (anastas)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 450: To raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear. From ana and histemi; to stand up.

[and] was baptized,
ἐβαπτίσθη (ebaptisthē)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 907: Lit: I dip, submerge, but specifically of ceremonial dipping; I baptize.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
At that instant, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and his sight was restored. He got up and was baptized,

Young's Literal Translation
And immediately there fell from his eyes as it were scales, he saw again also presently, and having risen, was baptized,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
At once something like scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he got up and was baptized.

New American Standard Bible
And immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he regained his sight, and he got up and was baptized;

King James Bible
And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul's eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized,

New Living Translation
Instantly something like scales fell from Saul's eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he got up and was baptized.

English Standard Version
And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he rose and was baptized;

New American Standard Bible
And immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he regained his sight, and he got up and was baptized;

King James Bible
And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
At once something like scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he got up and was baptized.

International Standard Version
All at once something like scales fell from Saul's eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized,

NET Bible
Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized,

American Standard Version
And straightway there fell from his eyes as it were scales, and he received his sight; and he arose and was baptized;

English Revised Version
And straightway there fell from his eyes as it were scales, and he received his sight; and he arose and was baptized;

Young's Literal Translation
And immediately there fell from his eyes as it were scales, he saw again also presently, and having risen, was baptized,
















Cross References
Acts 9:8
And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.

Acts 9:17
And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.

Acts 9:19
And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.

Acts 22:13
Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.

Acts 22:16
And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

Acts 1:1
The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

Acts 9:16
For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.

Acts 9:15
But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:

Acts 9:20
And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.

Acts 9:21
But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests?
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