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One of Jesus’ disciples, Ananias, following the Lord’s directions to the street called Straight, entered the house where Paul was staying “and putting his hands on him said, ‘Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me that thou mightest receive thy sight and be filled with the Holy Ghost.’”<ref>Acts 9:17.</ref> | One of Jesus’ disciples, Ananias, following the Lord’s directions to the street called Straight, entered the house where Paul was staying “and putting his hands on him said, ‘Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me that thou mightest receive thy sight and be filled with the Holy Ghost.’”<ref>Acts 9:17.</ref> | ||
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[[File:479px-Ananias restoring the sight of st paul (34663925).jpg|thumb|Ananias Restoring the Sight of St. Paul, by Pietro da Cortona (c.1631)]] | [[File:479px-Ananias restoring the sight of st paul (34663925).jpg|thumb|<translate>Ananias Restoring the Sight of St. Paul, by Pietro da Cortona (c.1631)</translate>]] | ||
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By the act of this messenger, Paul had the immediate proof that the voice he had heard midst the blinding light was none other than that of Jesus himself. Thus, it is recorded that through the Lord’s instrument, Ananias, “immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales; and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.”<ref>Acts 9:18.</ref> | By the act of this messenger, Paul had the immediate proof that the voice he had heard midst the blinding light was none other than that of Jesus himself. Thus, it is recorded that through the Lord’s instrument, Ananias, “immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales; and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.”<ref>Acts 9:18.</ref> | ||