Kisah Para Rasul 9:1
Saulus, yang masih menghembuskan ancaman dan pembunuhan terhadap murid-murid Tuhan, pergi kepada imam besar,
(a) Saul; lihat kemasukan for Acts 7:58.
(b) Pembunuhan. Saul was complicit in the murder of Stephen (Acts 8:1) and actively engaged in the arrest, imprisonment, and execution of Christians (see kemasukan for Acts 8:3).
The man who hated the church became the man who wrote the chapter on love that is read at many weddings. Such is the transforming power of God’s grace.
(c) Disciples. The first Christians called themselves disciples or followers, which was a holdover from the time when people followed Jesus. However, none of the New Testament epistle writers used this word. See kemasukan for Acts 6:1.
(d) imam besar was probably still Caiaphas. Although old Annas is identified as the high priest in Acts 4:6, Annas was a former high priest who retained his title and considerable influence within the Sanhedrin. The actual high priest at the time of Christ’s death and in the years following was Caiaphas.
Kisah Para Rasul 9:2
dan meminta surat daripada-Nya kepada rumah-rumah ibadat di Damsyik, supaya jikalau ia menjumpai seorang dari Jalan itu, baik lelaki mahupun perempuan, ia boleh membawa mereka dalam keadaan terikat ke Yerusalem.
(a) Damascus; lihat ayat seterusnya.
(b) Lelaki dan wanita. Lihat kemasukan for Acts 8:3.
Kisah Para Rasul 9:3
Ketika dia dalam perjalanan, kebetulan dia sedang mendekati Damsyik, dan tiba-tiba cahaya dari langit memancar mengelilinginya;
(a) Damascus, one of the oldest cities in the world and the capital of modern-day Samaria, is about 150 miles northeast of Jerusalem.
The Damascus Road conversion of Saul is one of the most dramatic scenes in the Bible, and the story is told no less than three times (Acts 9:3–6, 22:6–11, 26:13–18).
(b) Cahaya. Cahaya ini lebih terang daripada matahari dan menyebabkan Saul buta. Lihat kemasukan for Acts 26:13.
Kisah Para Rasul 9:4
Dan ia rebah ke tanah dan mendengar suara yang berkata kepadanya: "Saulus, Saulus, mengapakah engkau menganiaya Aku?"
Suara. The Lord spoke to Saul in his native language, that is Hebrew (Acts 26:14).
Kisah Para Rasul 9:10
Di Damsyik ada seorang murid bernama Ananias; dan Tuhan berkata kepadanya dalam penglihatan, "Ananias." Dan dia berkata, "Inilah aku, Tuhan."
(a) Disciple; lihat kemasukan for Acts 6:1.
(b) Ananias adalah seorang Kristian yang tinggal di Damsyik dan salah seorang lelaki paling berani dalam Alkitab. Sementara orang lain berlari dan bersembunyi dari Saul, dia pergi dan berdoa untuknya.
(c) Vision. Visions are supernatural revelations that are so compelling they appear as real images, even though they are received in our spirits. A vision is sometimes experienced during a trance (Acts 10:10, 11:5, 22:17). People who had visions in the Bible include: Abraham (Gen. 15:1), Jacob (Gen. 46:2), Ezekiel (Eze. 1:1), Daniel (Dan. 8:1), Zacharias (Luke 1:22), Ananias (Acts 9:10), Cornelius (Acts 10:3), Peter (Acts 10:10–19, 11:5), John (Rev. 9:17), and Paul (Acts 9:12, 16:9–10, 18:9, 22:17).
Acts 9:13
But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he did to Your saints at Jerusalem;
Saints. The original adjective (hagios) is often translated holy. You are holy and sanctified because Jesus makes you so (John 17:19, Heb. 10:14). One with the Lord, you are as holy as the Holy One himself (1 Cor. 6:11). “If the root is holy, so are the branches” (Rom. 11:16). You are the holy temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 3:16).
The word “saint” in popular culture is often used to describe a certain kind of person (e.g., a kind person, or a miracle-worker). But in the New Testament, the word “saint” describes a new kind of species, namely the new creation (2 Cor. 5:17, Gal. 3:28). A saint is someone who has died, been buried and raised to new life with Christ (Rom. 6:3–5, Eph. 2:5–6). A saint is no longer part of Adam’s family, but has become a member of God’s family and a co-heir with Christ (Rom. 8:17, Eph. 2:19, 3:6).
This is the first of about sixty occasions where Christians are called saints in the New Testament. Throughout scripture, Christians are consistently referred to as sanctified saints (e.g., Acts 20:32, 26:18, Rom. 1:7, 12:1, 15:25, 1 Cor. 1:2, 6:11, 16:1, 2 Cor. 1:1, Eph. 1:1, Php. 1:1, Col. 1:2, Phm. 1:5, Heb. 2:11, 10:10, 14, 13:24, Jude 1:1).
Kisah Para Rasul 9:15
Tetapi Tuhan berkata kepadanya, “Pergilah, kerana dia adalah alat pilihan-Ku, untuk membawa nama-Ku di hadapan bangsa-bangsa lain dan raja-raja dan anak-anak Israel;
Raja-raja. God told Ananias that Saul would carry his name to kings or rulers. This prophecy came true. Saul (a.k.a. Paul) preached to kings such as Herod Agrippa (Acts 25:22), Roman governors and proconsuls (Acts 13:12, 24:24), and the emperor himself (Acts 27:24).
Acts 9:21
All those hearing him continued to be amazed, and were saying, “Is this not he who in Jerusalem destroyed those who called on this name, and who had come here for the purpose of bringing them bound before the chief priests?”
(a) Called on his name; see kemasukan for Acts 2:21.
(b) The chief priests; see kemasukan for Matt. 2:4.
Kisah Para Rasul 9:26
Apabila dia tiba di Yerusalem, dia cuba untuk bergaul dengan murid-murid; tetapi mereka semua takut kepadanya, tidak percaya bahawa dia seorang murid.
(a) When he came to Jerusalem. The journey from Damascus to Jerusalem took about three years. After Paul left Damascus in a basket, he went south into the Roman province of Arabia Petraea before eventually returning to Damascus (Gal. 1:17). Three years later, he came to Jerusalem (Gal. 1:18). This was the first of at least five visits Paul made to Jerusalem after his conversion. On his second visit, he and Barnabas brought funds for famine relief from the church in Antioch (Acts 11:27–30). On his third visit, he attended the Jerusalem Council that was convened to settle the issue of whether believers needed to be circumcised (Acts 15:1–4). His fourth visit to Jerusalem came at the end of his third missionary trip (Acts 18:22), and his fifth visit resulted in his arrest and imprisonment (Acts 21:17ff).
(b) Disciples. The first Christians called themselves disciples or followers, which was a holdover from the time when people followed Jesus. However, none of the New Testament epistle writers used this word. See kemasukan for Acts 6:1.
(c) Takut dengan dia. Murid-murid mempunyai sebab yang kukuh untuk takut kepada Saul. Lihat kemasukan for Acts 8:3.
(d) Tidak percaya bahawa dia adalah seorang murid. Mereka menyangka bahawa pertukaran Saul yang didakwa adalah muslihat yang direka untuk mendedahkan mereka.
Saul was God’s chosen instrument (see Acts 9:15), yet the apostles shut him out. They probably had a meeting to discuss the rumors coming out of Damascus. “We’ve heard he’s changed and is preaching about Jesus.” But they didn’t believe what they were hearing. “It’s a trap.” They made a judgment based on their own fear and understanding and in doing so they put themselves on the wrong side of God’s purposes. They walked by sight rather than by faith. Even mature believers can be tempted to walk after the flesh.
The man who would go on to write most of the New Testament was initially rejected as an unbeliever by the men who had been with Jesus.
Kisah Para Rasul 9:27
Tetapi Barnabas menangkap dia dan membawanya kepada rasul-rasul dan menceritakan kepada mereka bagaimana dia melihat Tuhan di jalan, dan bahawa Dia telah bercakap dengan dia, dan bagaimana di Damsyik dia bercakap dengan berani dalam nama Yesus.
(a) Barnabas. Joseph Barnabas, a Levite from Cyprus (Acts 4:36), was the first Christian in Jerusalem to recognize the hand of God on Saul’s life. He became one of Saul’s closest friends and most important coworkers. Barnabas accompanied Paul on visits to Jerusalem and his first visit to Galatia (Acts 11:29–30, 13:2–4, 15:1–2).
The Bible doesn’t explain why Barnabas alone received Saul. It’s possible that Barnabas and Saul already knew each other. The former was from Cyprus (Acts 4:36) while the latter was from Tarsus across the water.
Barnabas adalah daripada suku imam Lewi, manakala Saul adalah seorang Farisi. Mereka berdua adalah orang Yahudi yang taat yang telah berpindah ke Yerusalem. Mungkin mereka bertemu di kuil dan menjadi kawan. Kemudian Barnabas menjadi seorang Kristian dan persahabatan itu tegang. Tetapi setelah Saulus bertemu Tuhan, persahabatan itu dipulihkan dan Barnabas memperkenalkan Saulus kepada para rasul. Ini semua adalah spekulasi, tetapi apa yang tidak boleh kita pertikaikan adalah bahawa "anak penghibur" itu cepat mempercayai yang terbaik dalam Saul dan kita semua sepatutnya gembira dia melakukannya.
(b) Damascus; see kemasukan for Acts 9:3.
Kisah Para Rasul 9:35
Dan semua orang yang tinggal di Lida dan Saron melihat dia, dan mereka berbalik kepada Tuhan.
Berpaling kepada Tuhan. Dalam perjanjian baru, pertaubatan sering digambarkan sebagai berbalik kepada Tuhan (lihat kemasukan for Acts 26:20).
Acts 9:43
And Peter stayed many days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.
Simon the tanner was one of nine men named Simon in the New Testament; see kemasukan for Matt. 4:18.
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