Acts 9:18

2 Corinthians 3:14; 2 Corinthians 4:6; Acts 13:12; Acts 13:13; Acts 13:37; Acts 13:38; Acts 2:38; Acts 2:41; Acts 22:16

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

As it had been scales - ὡσεὶ λεπίδες hōsei lepides. The word ὡσεὶ hōsei, “as it had been,” is designed to qualify the following wo...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Paul's Conversion. This belongs geographically to the field of the Hellenist mission, which was announced in Acts 8:4 , and occupied that whole ch...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

immediately . straightway. Greek. eutheos, fell . fell away. Greek. apopipto. Only here. scales. Greek. lepis. Only here in NT. In Septua...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

18. There fell from his eyes as it had been scales. The blindness of Paul, as we have said before did not proceed from fear alone or from am...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized. There fell from his eye...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

There fell from his eyes as it had been scales:— Perhaps the outward coats of his eyes might have been scorched by the heat of that splendid light...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized. And immediately...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Saul Becomes a Christian 1-30. The Conversion of Saul is to regarded as a miraculous event. The way for it may have been prepared by Stephen's spe...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

And was baptized ] It is added ( Acts 22:16 ) that St. Paul received at his baptism the remission of his former sins. The three accounts of St. Pau...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

There fell from his eyes as it had been scales. — The description suggests the thought that the blindness was caused by an incrustation, caused by...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Opened Eyes Acts 9:10-22 How graciously God makes use of prepared souls as partners in the work of salvation! It would have been easy for the r...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Opposition, the leader of which seems to have been Saul, continued. Armed with letters from the high priest, he attempted to put an end to the Nazare...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord. (11)...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And immediately there fell from his eyes, as it had been scales ,.... Which were little thin skins or films, like the scales of fishes, which were f...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized. Ver. 18. There fell...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And Ananias went his way With all readiness and joy undertook the message, not presuming to object any further; and entered into the house To whi...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Philip the evangelist is now put in the background, as the Spirit of God begins a work of another kind, using a most unexpected workman. Saul was fil...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ananias Sent to Saul; Ananias Restores Saul's Sight; Saul Associates with the Disciples; Saul Preaches Christ at Damascus...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Scales, as scales of fish: it was no ordinary blindness, nor from any ordinary cause, and could not have been cured by common means.
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Saul's Experience on the Damascus Road (9:1-19).
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And immediately there fell from his eyes as it were scales, and he received his sight, and he arose and was baptised, and he took food and was stren...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 9:10 . That Ananias (see on Acts 9:1 ) was one of the Seventy is an unsupported conjecture; that he was a “devout” man S...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Acts 9:1-19 The Conversion of St. Paul. That blessed war of aggression which Jesus Christ wages upon the evil one is a war which is made to maint...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Acts 9:1-23 Early History and Conversion of Paul. Viewed as a public event in the history of the Christian Church, the conversion of Paul furnish...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Acts 9:1-2 . And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, and desired of hi...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

l, 2. And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings, and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, And desired of him let...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Acts 9:1 . And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,- Notice that litt...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 9:1 . Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord. Not less than two thousand of them, who fell in t...
The Biblical Illustrator

And suddenly there shined round about him a light from heave. The heavenly light As the supernatural reflects the moral in all the miracles of...
The Biblical Illustrator

And there was a certain disciple at Damascus called Ananias. Ananias of Damascus 1. Most people have watched a little steam tug busily towing s...
The Biblical Illustrator

And Ananias,…putting his hands on him said, brother Saul. Saul converted I. The ministry which helps to complete the great change. If the appea...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Acts 9:1 But for and, A.V.; breathing for breathing out, A.V.; threatening for threatenings, A.V. Threatening and s...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The baptism of Saul:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales; and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.
Wells of Living Water Commentary

Saul's Conversion: A Pattern and a Prophecy 1 Timothy 1:15-16 ; with Acts 9:1-43 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We marvel, therefore, that what God w...
Wells of Living Water Commentary

Saul Saved to Serve Acts 9:18-25 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Following his baptism Saul received meat for his famished body, and was strengthened. Then...

¹⁸ And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.

Related Commentaries of Acts 9:18

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Acts 9:18