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Berean Standard Bible

““Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.”

Acts 9:11

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Saul, the persecutor, has been struck blind on the road to Damascus and is waiting in the city. The Lord speaks in a vision to a disciple named Ananias and tells him to go to Saul.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.

World English Bible (WEB)

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,

King James Version (KJV)

And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,

American Standard Version (ASV)

And the Lord [said] unto him, Arise, and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus: for behold, he prayeth;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the Lord said to him, Get up, and go to the street which is named Straight, and make search at the house of Judas for one named Saul of Tarsus: for he is at prayer;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and the Lord said unto him, 'Having risen, go on unto the street that is called Straight, and seek in the house of Judas,one by name Saul of Tarsus, for, lo, he does pray,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y el Señor le dijo: Levántate, y ve á la calle que se llama la Derecha, y busca en casa de Judas á uno llamado Saulo, de Tarso: porque he aquí, él ora;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

―Vete a la calle la Derecha, a la casa de un hombre llamado Judas. Pregunta allí por Saulo de Tarso. Ahora mismo él está orando, porque

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