🌊WEB · Acts 9:11
What does Acts 9:11 mean?
"The Lord said to him, “Arise, and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judah for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus. For behold, he is praying,"
— Acts 9:11 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
Saul arose from the ground, and when his eyes were opened, he saw no one. They led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.
He was without sight for three days, and neither ate nor drank.
Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias!” He said, “Behold, it’s me, Lord.”
The Lord said to him, “Arise, and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judah for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus. For behold, he is praying,
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.”
But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he did to your saints at Jerusalem.
Here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on your name.”
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Biblical perspective
What does 9:11 mean in the Bible?
Searching for the meaning behind this number? Amos 9:11 is a genuine prophecy about restoration — God promising to rebuild what has been broken.
Several books of the Bible have a chapter 9, verse 11. Amos 9:11 stands out as a restoration promise that the New Testament connects to the inclusion of all nations.
Amos 9:11
"In that day I will raise up the tent of David who has fallen, and close up its breaches, and I will raise up its ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old."
Romans 9:11
"For being not yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him who calls..."
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