King James Version

Acts 9:18

And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “as” (ὡς) before scales here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “like” (ὡσεὶ) before scales here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “immediately” (παραχρῆμα) before And here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andεὐθέωςeutheōsimmediatelyεὐθέωςadverb — “immediately”G2112immediately, soon, at once.This verse uses “immediately”.immediatelyἀπέπεσανapepesanthere fellἀποπίπτω (apopiptō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “there fell”, a single actionG634I fall away (from), fall off.there fellαὐτοῦautouhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.hisἀπὸapoaway fromἀπόpreposition — “away from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōneyesὀφθαλμός (ophthalmos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “eyes”, the of-formG3788the eye; fig: the mind's eye.eyesὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asλεπίδεςlepidesit had been scalesλεπίς (lepis)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “it had been scales”, the subject formG3013a scale, a scaly substance thrown off from the body.it had been scalesἀνέβλεψένaneblepsenand he received sightἀναβλέπω (anablepō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “and he received sight”, a single actionG308I look up, recover my sight.and he received sightτεteandτέconjunction — “and”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.andκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀναστὰςanastasto ariseἀνίστημι (anistēmi)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to arise”, a single actionG450I raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear.ἐβαπτίσθηebaptisthēwas baptizedβαπτίζω (baptizō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “was baptized”, a single actionG907lit: I dip, submerge, but specifically of ceremonial dipping; I baptize.was baptized

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ὡσεὶhōseiasὡσείparticle — “as”G5616as if, as it were, like; with numbers: about.παραχρῆμαparachrēmaforthwithπαραχρῆμαadverb — “forthwith”G3916instantly, immediately, on the spot.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And immediately there fell from his eyes as it were scales, he saw again also presently, and having risen, was baptized,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And straightway there fell from his eyes as it were scales, and he received his sight; and he arose and was baptized;

Young’s Literal Translation

And immediately there fell from his eyes as it were scales, he saw again also presently, and having risen, was baptized,

World English Bible

Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he received his sight. He arose and was baptized.

Darby Translation

And straightway there fell from his eyes as it were scales, and he saw, and rising up was baptised;

Douay-Rheims

And immediately there fell from his eyes as it were scales, and he received his sight; and rising up, he was baptized.

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