Act 9:17 | NET2full | STEP | So Ananias departed and entered the house , placed his hands on Saul and said , “ Brother Saul , the Lord Jesus , who appeared to you on the road as you came here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit .”

‏ Acts 9:17

17 So Ananias departed and entered the house, placed ^{▼▼tn Grk “and placing his hands on Saul, he said.” The participle ἐπιθείς (epitheis) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. For the same reason καί (kai) has not been translated before the participle.} his hands on Saul ^{▼▼tn Grk “on him”; the referent (Saul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} and said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you came here, ^{▼▼tn Grk “on the road in which you came,” but the relative clause makes for awkward English style, so it was translated as a temporal clause (“as you came here”).} has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” ^{▼▼sn Be filled with the Holy Spirit. Here someone who is not an apostle (Ananias) commissions another person with the Spirit.}