מעשי השליחים 9:17

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וַיֵּלֶךְ חֲנַנְיָה וַיָּבֹא הַבָּיְתָה וַיָּשֶׂם אֶת־יָדָיו עָלָיו וַיֹּאמַר שָׁאוּל אָחִי הָאָדוֹן יֵשׁוּעַ הַנִּרְאֶה אֵלֶיךָ בַּדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר־בָּאתָ בָּהּ שְׁלָחַנִי לְמַעַן תִּפָּקַחְנָה עֵינֶיךָ וְתִמָּלֵא רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ׃

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Modern Translation
וילך חנניה ויבא הביתה וישם את ידיו עליו ויאמר שאול אחי האדון ישוע הנראה אליך בדרך אשר באת בה שלחני למען תשוב ותראה ותמלא רוח הקדש׃

Bible Verse Review
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Ananias: Acts 22:12, Acts 22:13

and putting: Acts 6:6, Acts 8:17, Acts 13:3, Acts 19:6, Matthew 19:13, Mark 6:5, 1 Timothy 4:14, 1 Timothy 5:22, 2 Timothy 1:6, Hebrews 6:2

Brother: Acts 9:13, Acts 9:14, Acts 21:20, Acts 22:13, Genesis 45:4, Luke 15:30, Luke 15:32, Romans 15:7, Philemon 1:16, 1 Peter 1:22, 1 Peter 1:23

the Lord: Acts 9:4, Acts 9:5, Acts 9:10, Acts 9:11, Acts 9:15, Acts 10:36, Acts 22:14, Acts 26:15, Luke 1:16, Luke 1:17, Luke 1:76, Luke 2:11, 1 Corinthians 15:8, 1 Corinthians 15:47

that thou: Acts 9:8, Acts 9:9, Acts 9:12

and be: Acts 2:4, Acts 4:31, Acts 8:17, Acts 13:52

Reciprocal: Genesis 33:9 - my brother Psalms 68:18 - rebellious Isaiah 35:5 - the eyes Mark 16:18 - they shall lay Luke 13:13 - he laid Luke 15:27 - Thy brother Acts 9:3 - as Acts 9:27 - how he had seen Acts 10:20 - for Acts 13:11 - thou Acts 26:18 - open Acts 28:8 - laid 1 Corinthians 5:11 - called 1 Corinthians 9:1 - have

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Ananias went his way,.... He arose from off his bed or seat, where he was, went out of his house, and on the way to the place where Saul was; he had nothing more to say, his objections were answered; there was no room to excuse himself, nor did he now desire it, but quietly yields, and cheerfully obeys:

and entered into the house; or "that house", the house of Judas, where Saul was, and whither Ananias was directed, Acts 9:11

and putting his hands on him; on Saul, in the same form Saul had seen him, in vision, doing it: and which was done, either as a prayer gesture; or for the healing of him, the restoring him to his sight; or that he might receive the gifts of the Holy Ghost; and it may be on all these accounts: and

said, brother Saul; he calls him "brother", not because he was of the same nation, but because he was now of the same faith; because he was a regenerate person, and belonged to the family of God, and was of the same household of faith: and this he said, not upon what he had received from Saul's own mouth, for he addressed him in this manner as soon as he came to him; but upon what the Lord had said concerning him; though it was indeed common with the Jewish doctors to salute one another with this name.

"When R. Jose ben Kisma was sick, R. Chanina ben Tradion went to visit him; he said unto him, Chanina, אחי אחי "my brother, my brother", c. o.''

So Shemaiah called Abtalion his brother p. And in like manner R. Eleazar ben Azariah saluted R. Ishmael q. And R. Joshua speaks of R. Tarphon in the same language r:

the Lord, even Jesus that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest that is, who appeared to Saul as he was in the way to Damascus; not that Jesus was in the way, for he was in heaven, and appeared from thence to Saul, who was in the way: and he mentions Jesus by name, and this appearance of his, partly to assure him of his mission from him; for otherwise he could have known nothing of his appearance to him; and partly to show the love of Christ to him, and though he had persecuted him in so violent a manner, he had a compassionate regard for him; as also to encourage and comfort him, who had been trembling, and astonished at what he had heard from Jesus. This same glorious person, adds he,

hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight; his bodily sight, which he had been without three days, by the imposition of hands:

and be filled with the Holy Ghost; with the extraordinary gifts of the Spirit, such as speaking with divers tongues, healing diseases, and the like; for as for the graces of the Spirit, and even Gospel light and knowledge, and gifts for preaching it, he had received these already.

o T. Bab. Avoda Zara, fol. 18. 1. Vid. fol. 27. 2. p T. Bab. Yoma, fol. 35. 2. q T. Bab. Beracot, fol. 11. 1. r Misn. Yadaim, c. 4. sect. 3.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Putting his hands on him - This was not “ordination,” but was the usual mode of imparting or communicating blessings. See the notes on Matthew 19:13; Matthew 9:18.

Brother Saul - An expression recognizing him as a fellow-Christian.

Be filled with the Holy Ghost - See the notes on Acts 2:4.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 9:17. Brother Saul — As he found that the Head of the Church had adopted Saul into the heavenly family, he made no scruple to give him the right hand of fellowship, and therefore said, Brother Saul.

The Lord, even Jesus — Of what use is this intrusive word even here? It injures the sense. St. Luke never wrote it; and our translators should not have inserted it. The Lord Jesus, the sovereign Jesus who appeared unto thee in the way, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost. Christ could have cured him so miraculously by his own power, without human means, as he had enlightened his heart without them; but he will honour man by making him his agent, even in working miracles.

And be filled with the Holy Ghost. — So it appears that the Holy Spirit was given to him at this time, and probably by the imposition of the hands of Ananias. To say that it would be degrading to an apostle to receive the Holy Ghost by means of one who was not an apostle is a very flimsy argument against the evidence which the text affords that Saul did receive this Spirit by the ministry of Ananias: besides, Saul was not an apostle at this time; he was not even a Christian; and the Holy Ghost, which he received now, was given more to make him a thorough Christian convert than to make him an apostle. No person will deny that he was baptized by Ananias; and certainly there was as strong an objection against an apostle receiving baptism from one who was not an apostle as there could be in receiving the Holy Spirit from such a person. It is very likely that Ananias was either one of the seventy disciples commissioned by Jesus Christ himself, or one of those who had been converted on the day of pentecost. If he were the former, any authority that man could have he had. But who was the instrument is a matter of little importance; as the apostleship, and the grace by which it was to be fulfilled, came immediately from Jesus Christ himself. Nor has there ever been an apostle, nor a legitimate successor of an apostle, that was not made such by Christ himself. If we consider the authority as coming by man, or through any description of men, we should be arrested and confounded by the difficult question, Who baptized the apostles? Jesus Christ baptized no man, John 4:2. Who then baptized Peter! Can the Roman conclave answer this question? I trow not. It would be as difficult to answer it as to prove Peter's supremacy. We have no evidence who baptized the apostles, who themselves baptized so many others. The truth is, none but Christ ever made an apostle; and none but himself can make and qualify a Christian minister.