Acts 9:13

"and in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and laying his hands on him, that he might receive his sight.”"

Key Reflection

In this vision, God sends Ananias to restore Paul's sight, symbolizing the divine intervention necessary for spiritual renewal. This act marks a pivotal moment in Paul's transformation from persecutor to apostle, highlighting the unexpected ways in which God can transform lives.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verses 13,14. I have heard by many, etc. This was in the vision, Ac 9:10. The passage of such a train of thoughts through the mind was perfectly natural at the command to go and search out Saul. There would instantly occur all that had been heard of his fury in persecution; and the expression here may indicate the state of a mind amazed that such an one should need his counsel, and afraid, perhaps of entrusting himself to one thus bent on persecution. All this evidently passed in the dream or vision of Ananias; and perhaps cannot be considered as any deliberate unwillingness to go to him.

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