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Acts 22:9 KJV
Acts · chapter 22 · verse 9
And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.Acts 22:9 · King James Version
Acts 22:9 in context
7And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
8And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- indeedmentruly, certainly, surely, indeedG3303 →
- afraidemphobosthrown into fear, terrified, affrightedG1719 →
- lightphōslight, the light, emitted by a lamp, a heavenly light such as surrounds angels when they…G5457 →
- heardakouōto be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf, to hear, to attend to, consider what…G191 →
- voicephōnēa sound, a tone, of inanimate things, as musical instruments, a voice, of the sound of…G5456 →
- spakelaleōto utter a voice or emit a sound, to speak, to use the tongue or the faculty of speech…G2980 →
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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