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Acts 9:7
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The men riding with Saul couldn't believe what was happening. They heard a voice but saw nothing other than Saul falling to the ground.
The men who traveled with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but seeing no one.
And the men who traveled with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but seeing no one.
And the men who were with him were not able to say anything; hearing the voice, but seeing no one.
But the men who were travelling with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but beholding no one.
And the men who journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice but seeing no one.
The men who were traveling with him stood speechless, hearing the sound but seeing no one.
The men who traveled with him stood speechless, hearing the voice, but seeing no one.
And the men that journeyed with him stood astonished, hearing a noise, but seeing no man.
Meanwhile the men who travelled with Saul were standing dumb with amazement, hearing a sound, but seeing no one.
And the men which iourneyed with him, stood speechlesse, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.
But the men traveling with him had been standing speechless, indeed hearing the voice, but seeing no one.
As for ye me that iourneyed wt him, they stode and were amased: for they herde a voyce, but sawe noman.
the mean while the men who accompany'd him, remain'd astonish'd, hearing a voice, but seeing no one.
His companions stood there dumbstruck—they could hear the sound, but couldn't see anyone—while Saul, picking himself up off the ground, found himself stone-blind. They had to take him by the hand and lead him into Damascus. He continued blind for three days. He ate nothing, drank nothing.
The men who were traveling with him [were terrified and] stood speechless, hearing the voice but seeing no one.
And the men that journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing the voice, but beholding no man.
The men who were traveling with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but seeing no one.
The men which iornayed with him stode amased for they herde a voyce but sawe no man.
And the men that journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing the voice, but seeing no man.
And the men who journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.
And the men who are journeying with him stood speechless, hearing indeed the voice but seeing no one,
The people traveling with Saul stood there but said nothing. They heard the voice, but they saw no one.
(Now the men who were traveling with him stood there speechless, because they heard the voice but saw no one.)
The men with Saul stood there speechless. They had heard the voice, but they had not seen anyone.
The men traveling with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but seeing no one.
The men who were traveling with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but seeing no one.
The men also which iourneyed with him, stood amased, hearing his voyce, but seeing no man.
And the men who journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing only a voice, but seeing no man.
The men who traveled with him stood speechless, hearing the voice, but seeing no one.
Meanwhile, the men who were traveling with him were standing speechless, for they heard the voice but didn't see anyone.Daniel 10:7; Acts 22:9; 26:13;">[xr]
And the men who went with him in the way stood astonished, because the voice alone they heard, but a man was not seen by them.
And the men who travelled with him in the way, stood amazed; for they heard merely the voice, and no one was visible to them.
The men with Saul stood speechless, for they heard the sound of someone's voice but saw no one!
Those with Saul were not able to say anything. They heard a voice but saw no one.
And the men that journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing the voice, but beholding no man.
The men who were traveling with him stood speechless because they heard the voice but saw no one.
But, the men who were accompanying him, stood speechless, - hearing, indeed, the voice, but beholding no one.
And the Lord said to him: Arise and go into the city; and there it shall be told thee what thou must do. Now the men who went in company with him stood amazed, hearing indeed a voice but seeing no man.
And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.
(Now the men who were traveling together with him stood speechless, because they heard the voice but saw no one.)
The men also which iourneyed with him, stoode amased, hearing a voyce, but seyng no man.
The men traveling with Saul just stood there, unable to speak. They heard the voice, but they saw no one.
The men who traveled with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but seeing no one.
The men who were traveling with Saul had stopped, not saying a word; they heard the voice but could not see anyone.
And the Lord seide to hym, Rise vp, and entre in to the citee, and it schal be seide to thee, what it bihoueth thee to do. And tho men that wenten with hym, stoden astonyed; for thei herden a vois, but thei sien no man.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Acts 22:9, Acts 26:13, Acts 26:14, Daniel 10:7, Matthew 24:40, Matthew 24:41
Reciprocal: Daniel 8:16 - I heard
Cross-References
God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth."
Bring out all the living creatures that are with you-birds, livestock, and everything that crawls upon the ground-so that they can spread out over the earth and be fruitful and multiply upon it."
And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.
These three were the sons of Noah, and from them the whole earth was populated.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the men which journeyed with him,.... Out of respect to him, to keep him company; or rather to assist him in his designs:
stood speechless: astonished and amazed, they had not power to speak one word, nor to rise from the ground, and move one step forward; they were as if they were thunderstruck, and fastened to the earth; for this standing is not opposed to their being fallen to the earth, but to their going forward, and only expresses the surprise and stupidity that had seized them:
hearing a voice, but seeing no man; that is, they heard the voice of Saul, saying, who art thou? and what wilt thou have me to do? but saw nobody that he spoke to, which surprised them; for it is certain they did not hear the voice of Christ, that spake to him, Acts 22:9 or if they heard the voice of Christ, it was only the sound of his voice, but did not understand what he said; but the former seems rather to be the sense, and the best way of reconciling the two passages.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And the men which journeyed with him - Why these men attended him is unknown. They might have been appointed to aid him, or they may have been travelers with whom Saul had accidentally fallen in.
Stood speechless - In Acts 26:14, it is said that they all fell to the earth at the appearance of the light. But there is no contradiction. The narrative in that place refers to the immediate effect of the appearance of the light. They were immediately smitten to the ground together. This was before the voice spake to Saul, Acts 26:14. In this place Acts 9:7 the historian is speaking of what occurred after the first alarm. There is no improbability that they rose from the ground immediately, and surveyed the scene with silent amazement and alarm. The word “speechless” ἐννεοὶ enneoi properly denotes “those who are so astonished or stupefied as to be unable to speak.” In the Greek writers it means those who are deaf-mutes.
Hearing a voice - Hearing a sound or noise. The word here rendered “voice” is thus frequently used, as in Genesis 3:8; 1 Samuel 12:18; Psalms 29:3-4; Matthew 24:31 (Greek); 1 Thessalonians 4:16. In Acts 22:9, it is said, “They which were with me (Paul) saw indeed the light, and were afraid, but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.” In this place, the words “heard not the voice” must be understood in the sense of “understanding the words,” of hearing the address, the distinct articulation, which Paul heard. They heard a “noise”; they were amazed and alarmed, but they did not hear the distinct words addressed to Saul. A similar instance occurs in John 12:28-29, when the voice of God came from heaven to Jesus, “The people who stood by and heard it said it thundered.” They heard the sound, the noise; they did not distinguish the words addressed to him. See also Daniel 10:7, and 1 Kings 19:11-13.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Acts 9:7. Stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man. — The men were εννεοι, stupified, hearing τηςφωνης, the voice or thunder, but not distinguishing the words, which were addressed to Saul alone; and which were spoken out of the thunder, or in a small, still voice, after the peal had ceased. The remarkable case, 1 Kings 19:11-13, may serve to illustrate that before us. And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord; and the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lard; and after the wind an earthquake; and after the earthquake a fire; and after the fire a still small voice; and when Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave, and behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, WHAT DOST THOU HERE, ELIJAH! The thunder must have been heard by all; the small, still voice by Saul alone. This consideration amply reconciles the passage in the text with that in Acts 22:9, where Paul says, They that were with me saw the light and were afraid, but they heard not the voice of him that spoke with one. They had heard the thunder which followed the escape of the lightning, but they heard not the voice of him that spake to Saul; they did not hear the words, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest, c. but they saw and heard enough to convince them that the whole was supernatural; for they were all struck down to the earth with the splendour of the light, and the sound of the thunder, which I suppose took place on this occasion. It has been a question among divines, whether Jesus Christ did really appear to Saul on this occasion. The arguments against the real appearance are not strong. St. Luke tells us that those who were with him heard the voice, but they saw no man; which is a strong intimation that he saw what they did not. Ananias, it seems, was informed that there had been a real appearance, for, in addressing Saul, Acts 9:17, he says, The Lord Jesus that APPEARED unto THEE in the way as thou camest, c. And Barnabas intimates thus much, when he brought him before the apostles at Jerusalem, for he declared unto them how he had SEEN the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken unto him and, Acts 22:14, where the discourse of Ananias is given more at large, he says, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee that thou shouldest know his will, and SEE that JUST ONE, and shouldest HEAR the voice of his mouth; so we find that hearing the voice, or words of his mouth, was not what is called the appearance; for, besides this, there was an actual manifestation of the person of Christ. But St. Paul's own words, 1 Corinthians 9:1, put the subject out of dispute: Am I not an apostle? Am I not free? HAVE I NOT SEEN JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD? To which may be added, 1 Corinthians 15:8, And last of all, HE WAS SEEN OF ME ALSO, as of one born out of due time.
