Acts 9:7 ESV

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 9:7

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... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 9:7

Acts 9:7. And the men which journeyed with him Who at first fell to the ground, as Saul did: upon recovering themselves and rising up; stood speechless With astonishment and terror; hearing a voice Ακουοντες μεν της φωνης , hearing indeed the voice; namely, the sound of that voice which had spoken to Saul; but without distinctly understanding the sense of what was said. This seems the most probable way of reconciling this with Acts 22:9; and it is confirmed by John 12:29; where we... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 9:1-19

Conversion of Saul (9:1-19a)The name by which Christianity was known was ‘the Way’ (see 9:2; 19:9,23; 22:4; 24:14,22). Possibly the name originated with the Christians themselves, who believed their movement was the way of the Lord, the way of salvation and the way of life. But to the Christians’ opponents the name represented a movement that had to be destroyed.By this time the gospel had spread north at least as far as the Syrian city of Damascus, which had a large Jewish population. The... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 9:7

journeyed with. Greek. sunodeuo. Only here. speechless. Greek. enneos or eneos. Only here in N.T., but found in Septuagint Proverbs 17:28 (holdeth his peace) and Isaiah 56:10 (dumb). hearing. The companions of Saul heard the sound of the voice, but did not distinguish the words spoken. Compare Acts 22:9 . This is expressed by the word "voice" ( phone ) being in the genitive case here, and in the accusative case in Acts 9:4 . Compare John 12:28-30 . seeing. Greek. theoreo. App-133 .:11.... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 9:7

And the men that journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but beholding no man.Paul's account of this as given in Acts 22:9 states that his companions "heard not the voice of him that spake to me," and this is sometimes alleged as a contradiction of what is said here; but it should be noted that the word translated "voice" here may also be rendered "sound" (English Revised Version margin), revealing the meaning to be the same as that in John 12:29, where it was said that the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 9:7

Acts 9:7. Stood speechless, hearing a voice— Stood perfectly astonished;—stood fixed and confounded. The original implies the attitude of a person who is so astonished as not to be able to stir. In chap. Act 22:9 it is said, that they did not hear the voice of him that spake: but this is easily reconciled with the present passage, by the double sense of the Greek word φωνη, which signifies either a human voice, or indistinct sound of words, in general; or a distinct voice or speech. In the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 9:7

7. the men . . . stood speechless—This may mean merely that they remained so; but if the standing posture be intended, we have only to suppose that though at first they "all fell to the earth" ( :-), they arose of their own accord while Saul yet lay prostrate. hearing a—rather "the" voice—Paul himself says, "they heard not the voice of Him that spake to me" (Acts 22:9). But just as "the people that stood by heard" the voice that saluted our Lord with recorded words of consolation and assurance,... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 9:1-9

Saul’s conversion on the Damascus road 9:1-9"Without question, the story of Saul’s ’conversion’ is one of the most important events, if not the most important event, that Luke records in Acts." [Note: Timothy J. Ralston, "The Theological Significance of Paul’s Conversion," Bibliotheca Sacra 147:586 (April-June 1990):303.] "In this passage we have the most famous conversion story in all history." [Note: Barclay, p. 71. Cf. Neil, p. 125.] "The conversion of the Ethiopian eunuch was in a chariot;... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 9:1-19

1. Saul’s conversion and calling 9:1-19aLuke recorded the conversion and calling of Saul of Tarsus to demonstrate the supernatural power and sovereign direction of God. Saul’s conversion was one of the most miraculous and significant instances of repentance that took place during the early expansion of the church. His calling to be God’s main missionary to the Gentiles was equally dramatic. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 9:1-31

C. The mission of Saul 9:1-31The writer focused our attention next on a key figure in the spread of the Christian mission and on significant events in the development of that mission to the Gentiles. Peter’s evangelization of Cornelius (ch. 10) will continue to advance this theme. Luke has given us three portraits of significant individuals in the evangelization of Gentiles: Stephen, Philip, and now, climactically, Saul. He stressed that Saul’s conversion and calling to be an apostle to the... read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 9:7

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 9:7

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 9:1-19

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 9:7

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 9:7

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 9:7

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 9:7

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 9:1-9

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 9:1-19

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 9:1-31

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