Passage

Acts 9.14

Book: Acts · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"12. and he hath seen a man named Ananias coming in, and laying his hands on him, that he might receive his sight. 13. But Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many of this man, how much evil he did to thy saints at Jerusalem:"

"14. and here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call upon thy name."

"15. But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles and kings, and the children of Israel: 16. for I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name's sake." (Acts 9:12-16, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"12. 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.” 13. But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he did to your saints at Jerusalem."

"14. Here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on your name.”"

"15. But the Lord said to him, “Go your way, for he is my chosen vessel to bear my name before the nations and kings, and the children of Israel. 16. For I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name’s sake.”" (Acts 9:12-16, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"12. And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight. 13. Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:"

"14. And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name."

"15. But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel: 16. For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake." (Acts 9:12-16, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"12. and he saw in a vision a man, by name Ananias, coming in, and putting a hand on him, that he may see again.' 13. And Ananias answered, 'Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how many evils he did to Thy saints in Jerusalem,"

"14. and here he hath authority from the chief priests, to bind all those calling on Thy name.'"

"15. And the Lord said unto him, 'Be going on, because a choice vessel to Me is this one, to bear My name before nations and kings, the sons also of Israel; 16. for I will shew him how many things it behoveth him for My name to suffer.'" (Acts 9:12-16, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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