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Acts 22:11 KJV
Acts · chapter 22 · verse 11
And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus.Acts 22:11 · King James Version
Acts 22:11 in context
9And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.
10And I said, What shall I do, LORD? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do.
11And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus.
12And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,
13Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- glorydoxaopinion, judgment, view, opinion, estimate, whether good or bad concerning someone, in…G1391 →
- lightphōslight, the light, emitted by a lamp, a heavenly light such as surrounds angels when they…G5457 →
- handcheiragōgeōto lead by the handG5496 →
- cameerchomaito come, of persons, to come from one place to another, and used both of persons arriving…G2064 →
- seeemblepōto turn one s eyes on, look at, metaph. to look at with the mind, to considerG1689 →
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Paul here gives such an account of himself as might serve not only to satisfy the chief captain that he was not that Egyptian he took him to be, but the Jews also that he was not that enemy to their church and nation, to their law and temple, they took him to be, and that what he did in preaching Christ, and…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 3-21