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Ananias left and went into the house where Saul was staying. Ananias placed his hands on him and said, "Saul, the Lord Jesus has sent me. He is the same one who appeared to you along the road. He wants you to be able to see and to be filled with the Holy Spirit."

Suddenly something like fish scales fell from Saul's eyes, and he could see. He got up and was baptized.

Herod and the people of Tyre and Sidon were very angry with each other. But their country got its food supply from the region that he ruled. So a group of them went to see Blastus, who was one of Herod's high officials. They convinced Blastus that they wanted to make peace between their cities and Herod,

The people in Berea were much nicer than those in Thessalonica, and they gladly accepted the message. Day after day they studied the Scriptures to see if these things were true.

While Paul was waiting in Athens, he was upset to see all the idols in the city.

So Paul stood up in front of the council and said: People of Athens, I see that you are very religious.

where he met Aquila, a Jewish man from Pontus. Not long before this, Aquila had come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Emperor Claudius had ordered the Jewish people to leave Rome. Paul went to see Aquila and Priscilla

I have gone from place to place, preaching to you about God's kingdom, but now I know that none of you will ever see me again.

They were especially sad because Paul had told them, "You will never see me again." Then they went with him to the ship.

Paul went with us to see James the next day, and all the church leaders were present.

Everyone who heard this praised God and said to Paul: My friend, you can see how many tens of thousands of the Jewish people have become followers! And all of them are eager to obey the Law of Moses.

The light had been so bright that I couldn't see. And the other men had to lead me by the hand to Damascus.

He came to me and said, "Saul, my friend, you can now see again!" At once I could see.

Then Ananias told me, "The God that our ancestors worshiped has chosen you to know what he wants done. He has chosen you to see the One Who Obeys God and to hear his voice.

For several days we could not see either the sun or the stars. A strong wind kept blowing, and we finally gave up all hope of being saved.

Morning came, and the ship's crew saw a coast that they did not recognize. But they did see a cove with a beach. So they decided to try to run the ship aground on the beach.

to tell our ancestors, ‘Go to these people and tell them: You will listen and listen, but never understand. You will look and look, but never see.

All of you have stubborn hearts. Your ears are stopped up, and your eyes are covered. You cannot see or hear or understand. If you could, you would turn to me, and I would heal you.'"

For two years Paul stayed in a rented house and welcomed everyone who came to see him.

I want to see you and share with you the same blessings that God's Spirit has given me. Then you will grow stronger in your faith.