Acts 9:19

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and after taking some food, his strength returned.For several days he was with the disciples in Damascus,

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  • Acts 26:20 : 20 but I declared to those in Damascus first, and then to those in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds consistent with repentance.
  • Acts 27:33-36 : 33 As day was about to dawn, Paul urged them all to take some food, saying,“Today is the fourteenth day you have been in suspense and have gone without food; you have eaten nothing. 34 Therefore I urge you to take some food, for this is important for your survival. For not one of you will lose a hair from his head.” 35 After he said this, Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all, broke it, and began to eat. 36 So all of them were encouraged and took food themselves.
  • Gal 1:17 : 17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before me, but right away I departed to Arabia, and then returned to Damascus.
  • 1 Sam 10:10-12 : 10 When Saul and his servant arrived at Gibeah, a company of prophets was coming out to meet him. Then the Spirit of God rushed upon Saul and he prophesied among them. 11 When everyone who had known him previously saw him prophesying with the prophets, the people all asked one another,“What on earth has happened to the son of Kish? Does even Saul belong with the prophets?” 12 A man who was from there replied,“And who is their father?” Therefore this became a proverb:“Is even Saul among the prophets?”
  • 1 Sam 30:12 : 12 They gave him a slice of pressed figs and two bunches of raisins to eat. This greatly refreshed him, for he had not eaten food or drunk water for three days and three nights.
  • Eccl 9:7 : 7 Life is Brief, so Cherish its Joys Go, eat your food with joy, and drink your wine with a happy heart, because God has already approved your works.
  • Acts 11:26 : 26 and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught a significant number of people. Now it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called Christians.

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  • Acts 9:6-13
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    6But stand up and enter the city and you will be told what you must do.”

    7(Now the men who were traveling with him stood there speechless, because they heard the voice but saw no one.)

    8So Saul got up from the ground, but although his eyes were open, he could see nothing. Leading him by the hand, his companions brought him into Damascus.

    9For three days he could not see, and he neither ate nor drank anything.

    10Now there was a disciple in Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision,“Ananias,” and he replied,“Here I am, Lord.”

    11Then the Lord told him,“Get up and go to the street called‘Straight,’ and at Judas’ house look for a man from Tarsus named Saul. For he is praying,

    12and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and place his hands on him so that he may see again.”

    13But Ananias replied,“Lord, I have heard from many people about this man, how much harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem,

  • Acts 9:17-18
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    17So Ananias departed and entered the house, placed his hands on Saul and said,“Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you came here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”

    18Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized,

  • Acts 9:25-28
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    25But his disciples took him at night and let him down through an opening in the wall by lowering him in a basket.

    26Saul Returns to Jerusalem When he arrived in Jerusalem, he attempted to associate with the disciples, and they were all afraid of him, because they did not believe that he was a disciple.

    27But Barnabas took Saul, brought him to the apostles, and related to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken out boldly in the name of Jesus.

    28So he was staying with them, associating openly with them in Jerusalem, speaking out boldly in the name of the Lord.

  • Acts 9:20-23
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    20and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying,“This man is the Son of God.”

    21All who heard him were amazed and were saying,“Is this not the man who in Jerusalem was ravaging those who call on this name, and who had come here to bring them as prisoners to the chief priests?”

    22But Saul became more and more capable, and was causing consternation among the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.

    23Saul’s Escape from Damascus Now after some days had passed, the Jews plotted together to kill him,

  • Acts 9:1-4
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    1The Conversion of Saul Meanwhile Saul, still breathing out threats to murder the Lord’s disciples, went to the high priest

    2and requested letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, either men or women, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

    3As he was going along, approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.

    4He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him,“Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”

  • Acts 22:13
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    13came to me and stood beside me and said to me,‘Brother Saul, regain your sight!’ And at that very moment I looked up and saw him.

  • Acts 22:9-11
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    9Those who were with me saw the light, but did not understand the voice of the one who was speaking to me.

    10So I asked,‘What should I do, Lord?’ The Lord said to me,‘Get up and go to Damascus; there you will be told about everything that you have been designated to do.’

    11Since I could not see because of the brilliance of that light, I came to Damascus led by the hand of those who were with me.

  • Acts 22:6-7
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    6As I was en route and near Damascus, about noon a very bright light from heaven suddenly flashed around me.

    7Then I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me,‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’

  • Acts 13:9
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    9But Saul(also known as Paul), filled with the Holy Spirit, stared straight at him

  • Acts 20:11
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    11Then Paul went back upstairs, and after he had broken bread and eaten, he talked with them a long time, until dawn. Then he left.

  • Acts 26:12-14
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    12“While doing this very thing, as I was going to Damascus with authority and complete power from the chief priests,

    13about noon along the road, Your Majesty, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining everywhere around me and those traveling with me.

    14When we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in Aramaic,‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? You are hurting yourself by kicking against the goads.’

  • Acts 27:35-36
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    35After he said this, Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all, broke it, and began to eat.

    36So all of them were encouraged and took food themselves.

  • Acts 14:9
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    9This man was listening to Paul as he was speaking. When Paul stared intently at him and saw he had faith to be healed,

  • Acts 27:33
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    33As day was about to dawn, Paul urged them all to take some food, saying,“Today is the fourteenth day you have been in suspense and have gone without food; you have eaten nothing.

  • 1 Sam 28:20
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    20Saul quickly fell full length on the ground and was very afraid because of Samuel’s words. He was completely drained of energy, not having eaten anything all that day and night.

  • Gal 1:23
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    23They were only hearing,“The one who once persecuted us is now proclaiming the good news of the faith he once tried to destroy.”

  • 1 Kgs 19:8
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    8So he got up and ate and drank. That meal gave him the strength to travel forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God.

  • Acts 9:30
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    30When the brothers found out about this, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus.

  • 1 Sam 9:24
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    24So the cook picked up the leg and brought it and set it in front of Saul. Samuel said,“What was kept is now set before you! Eat, for it has been kept for you for this meeting time, from the time I said,‘I have invited the people.’” So Saul ate with Samuel that day.

  • Acts 18:27
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    27When Apollos wanted to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, he assisted greatly those who had believed by grace,

  • Luke 24:43
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    43and he took it and ate it in front of them.

  • Gal 1:17-18
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    17nor did I go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before me, but right away I departed to Arabia, and then returned to Damascus.

    18Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas and get information from him, and I stayed with him fifteen days.

  • Matt 4:2
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    2After he fasted forty days and forty nights he was famished.

  • Luke 18:43
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    43And immediately he regained his sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they too gave praise to God.

  • Acts 18:23
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    23After he spent some time there, Paul left and went through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

  • Acts 9:43
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    43So Peter stayed many days in Joppa with a man named Simon, a tanner.