And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.

(And he saw a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hands upon him, that he might receive his sight.)

and has seen in a vision a man by name Ananias coming in and putting his hand on him, so that he should see.

and he saw in a vision a man, by name Ananias, coming in, and putting a hand on him, that he may see again.'

He has seen a man called Ananias come and lay his hands upon him so that he may recover his sight."

And he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and putting his hands on him, so that he may be able to see.

(And Paul saw a man named Ananias entering and imposing hands upon him, so that he might receive his sight.)

and he has seen, in a vision, a man named Ananias coming in and placing his hands on him, so that he may recover his sight."

He saw a man, named Ananias. It is uncertain whether Luke do yet repeat the words of Christ, or he add this of his own. Those which take it in the person of Luke are moved with some show of absurdity, because it is an unlikely thing that Christ used these words. Although this may be easily answered thus, to wit, that Christ confirmeth Ananias after this sort, There is no cause why thou shouldst fear but that he will receive thee willingly, forasmuch as he already knoweth thy shape by a vision. I have also told him thy name, and whatsoever thou shalt do with him. Yet may the reader choose whether he will.

And he hath seen in a vision - When this was shown to Saul, or how, is not recorded. The vision was shown to Saul to assure him when Ananias came that he was no impostor. He was thus prepared to receive consolation from this disciple. He was even apprised of his name, that he might be the more confirmed.

Hath seen in a vision - While God prepares Ananias, by a vision, to go and minister to Saul, he at the same time prepares Saul, by another vision, to profit by this ministry.

And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias,.... Some read this verse in a parenthesis, and take them to be the words of Luke the historian; but it is rather a continuation of the words of Christ, telling Ananias, for his greater encouragement to go to Saul, that he had seen him in a vision, and had knowledge both of his person, and of his name, and of what he was to do to him; for in the vision or dream, he had been represented to him as
coming in; to the house, and into the room where he was:
and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight; without which he had been three days, and which he did receive upon Ananias's putting his hands on him.

And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias, &c.--Thus, as in the case of Cornelius and Peter afterwards, there was a mutual preparation of each for each. But we have no account of the vision which Saul had of Ananias coming unto him and putting his hands upon him for the restoration of his sight, save this interesting allusion to it in the vision which Ananias himself had.

A man called Ananias - His name also was revealed to Saul.