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Acts 9 — Sermon Preparation
Saul of Tarsus is dramatically converted on the road to Damascus, and Peter heals Aeneas and raises Tabitha in Lydda and Joppa. Below is a research summary for Acts 9, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Greek words / lemmas
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- classic sermon excerpts
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- preachers & commentators
Acts 9 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ὄνομα | ónoma | G3686 | 11 | called, name |
| Δαμασκός | Damaskós | G1154 | 7 | Damascus |
| ἀνίστημι | anístēmi | G450 | 8 | arise, lift up, raise up, rise |
| Ἁνανίας | Ananías | G367 | 5 | Ananias |
| Σαῦλος | Saûlos | G4569 | 5 | Saul |
| μαθητής | mathētḗs | G3101 | 7 | disciple |
| Πέτρος | Pétros | G4074 | 6 | Peter, rock |
How preachers through history handled this text
33 public-domain excerpts on Acts 9, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“A good work was begun in Saul, when he was brought to Christ's feet with those words, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And never did Christ leave any who were brought to that. Behold, the proud Pharisee, the unmerciful oppressor, the daring blasphemer, prayeth! And thus it is even now, and with the proud infidel, or the abandoned sinner. What happy tidings are these to all who understand the nature and power of prayer, of such prayer as the humbled sinner presents for the blessings of free salvation! …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Acts 9:10–22 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Damascus— Acts 9:10
- Straight Street— Acts 9:11
- Tarsus— Acts 9:11
- Jerusalem— Acts 9:13
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