Acts 9

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Acts 9:26-31

9:26-31 When he arrived in Jerusalem he tried to make contact with the disciples. They were all afraid of him because they did not believe that he was a disciple. But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles and told them the story of how, upon the road, he had seen the Lord and that he had spoken with him, and that in Damascus he had spoken boldly in the name of Jesus. He went in and out with them in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord. He talked and debated with the... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Acts 9:32-43

9:32-43 In the course of a tour of the whole area, Peter came down to the saints who lived at Lydda. There he found a man called Aeneas who had been bed-ridden for eight years. He was paralysed. So Peter said to him, "Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you. Rise and make your bed." At once he stood up and all who lived at Lydda and at Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord. In Joppa there was a disciple called Tabitha--Dorcas is the translation of her name. She was full of good works and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 9:1

And Saul yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter ,.... The historian having given an account of the dispersion of all the preachers of the Gospel at Jerusalem, excepting the apostles, and of their success in other parts, especially of Philip's, returns to the history of Saul; who, not satisfied with the murder of Stephen, and with the havoc he made of the church at Jerusalem, haling them out of their houses to prison, continued not only to threaten them with confiscation of goods and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 9:2

And desired of him letters to Damascus ,.... Damascus was the head or metropolis of Syria, Isaiah 7:8 And so Pliny F26 L. 36. c. 8. calls it Damascus of Syria: it was a very ancient city; it was in the times of Abraham; his servant Eliezer is said to be of it, Genesis 15:2 and some say it was built by him the said Eliezer; though Josephus F1 Antiqu. l. 1. c. 6. sect. 5. makes Uz, a grandson of Shem, to be the founder of it; whose surname is conjectured, by some, to be... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 9:3

And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus ,.... Some say it was a mile from Damascus: though, no mention is made of his obtaining letters from the high priest, only of his desiring them; yet there is no doubt but they were granted him; the design of the historian, under a divine direction, being to give an account of the temper and disposition of Saul; and he having got them, set out on his journey in high spirits, and proceeded on with the same wicked intentions, till he came near the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 9:4

And he fell to the earth ,.... Not being able to bear the light, and still less the divine glory and majesty which he perceived was present; and therefore, in great confusion, amazement, and fear, he fell with his face to the ground, and lay there prostrate and so did also those that were with him, Acts 26:14 and heard a voice, saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me ? this voice was the real voice of Christ in his human nature, and who visibly and in person appeared, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 9:5

And he said, who art thou, Lord ?.... For he knew not whether it was God, or an angel, or who it was that spake to him; he knew not Christ by his form or voice, as Stephen did, when he saw him standing at the right hand of God; he was in a state of ignorance, and knew neither the person, nor voice of Christ, and yet his heart was so far softened and wrought upon, that he was desirous of knowing who he was; and the Lord said, I am Jesus, whom thou persecutest . The Alexandrian copy, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 9:6

And he trembling and astonished ,.... At the light and voice, and appearance of Christ, and especially at the words last spoken; he was now pricked to the heart, and filled with a sense of sin, and loaded with guilt, and had dreadful apprehensions of his state and condition, on account of his past wickedness, and the present course of sin he was in: so persons under first convictions "tremble" at the sight of their sins, which rise up like so many ghosts, and stare them in the face, and load... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 9:7

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... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 9:8

And Saul arose from the earth ,.... As he was bid by Christ, Acts 9:6 and when his eyes were opened he saw no man ; neither Christ, who appeared to him from heaven, whom he had before seen, nor even any of his companions, nor indeed any object: the Syriac version renders it, "he saw nothing"; not anything at all; and the Ethiopic version, "he could not see": when he opened his eye lids, he perceived his sight was gone, and this showed it to be real blindness; and which was an emblem of... read more

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Acts 9:26-31

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Acts 9:32-43

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 9:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 9:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 9:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 9:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 9:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 9:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 9:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 9:8

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